1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus says the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

3 You eat the fat, and you clothe yourselves with the wool, you kill them that are fed: but you feed not the flock.

4 The diseased have you not strengthened, neither have you healed those who were sick, neither have you bound up those who were broken, neither have you brought again those who were driven away, neither have you sought those who were lost; but with force and with cruelty have you ruled them.

5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became food to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

7 Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

8 As I live, says the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became food to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

9 Therefore, O you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

10 Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be food for them.

11 For thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search for my sheep, and seek them out.

12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered on a cloudy and dark day.

13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a rich pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord GOD.

16 I will seek those who were lost, and bring again those who were driven away, and will bind up those who were broken, and will strengthen those who were sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

17 And as for you, O my flock, thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between the rams and the male goats.

18 Seems it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but must you tread down with your feet the rest of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but must you foul the rest with your feet?

19 And as for my flock, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.

20 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and between the lean sheep.

21 Because you have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad;

22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.

23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.

25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing.

27 And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those who enslaved them.

28 And they shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither shall the beasts of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.

29 And I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the nations any more.

30 Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, says the Lord GOD.

31 And you my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, says the Lord GOD.

1 E veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: 2 Filho do homem, profetiza contra os pastores de Israel; profetiza e dize aos pastores: Assim diz o Senhor Jeová: Ai dos pastores de Israel que se apascentam a si mesmos! Não apascentarão os pastores as ovelhas? 3 Comeis a gordura, e vos vestis da lã, e degolais o cevado; mas não apascentais as ovelhas. 4 A fraca não fortalecestes, e a doente não curastes, e a quebrada não ligastes, e a desgarrada não tornastes a trazer, e a perdida não buscastes; mas dominais sobre elas com rigor e dureza. 5 Assim, se espalharam, por não haver pastor, e ficaram para pasto de todas as feras do campo, porquanto se espalharam. 6 As minhas ovelhas andam desgarradas por todos os montes e por todo o alto outeiro; sim, as minhas ovelhas andam espalhadas por toda a face da terra, sem haver quem as procure, nem quem as busque.

7 Portanto, ó pastores, ouvi a palavra do Senhor: 8 Vivo eu, diz o Senhor Jeová, visto que as minhas ovelhas foram entregues à rapina e vieram a servir de pasto a todas as feras do campo, por falta de pastor, e os meus pastores não procuram as minhas ovelhas, pois se apascentam a si mesmos e não apascentam as minhas ovelhas, 9 portanto, ó pastores, ouvi a palavra do Senhor: 10 Assim diz o Senhor Jeová: Eis que eu estou contra os pastores e demandarei as minhas ovelhas da sua mão; e eles deixarão de apascentar as ovelhas e não se apascentarão mais a si mesmos; e livrarei as minhas ovelhas da sua boca, e lhes não servirão mais de pasto.

11 Porque assim diz o Senhor Jeová: Eis que eu, eu mesmo, procurarei as minhas ovelhas e as buscarei. 12 Como o pastor busca o seu rebanho, no dia em que está no meio das suas ovelhas dispersas, assim buscarei as minhas ovelhas; e as farei voltar de todos os lugares por onde andam espalhadas no dia de nuvens e de escuridão. 13 E as tirarei dos povos, e as farei vir dos diversos países, e as trarei à sua terra, e as apascentarei nos montes de Israel, junto às correntes e em todas as habitações da terra. 14 Em bons pastos as apascentarei, e nos altos montes de Israel será a sua malhada; ali, se deitarão numa boa malhada e pastarão em pastos gordos nos montes de Israel. 15 Eu apascentarei as minhas ovelhas, e eu as farei repousar, diz o Senhor Jeová. 16 A perdida buscarei, e a desgarrada tornarei a trazer, e a quebrada ligarei, e a enferma fortalecerei; mas a gorda e a forte destruirei; apascentá-las-ei com juízo.

17 E, quanto a vós, ó ovelhas minhas, assim diz o Senhor Jeová: Eis que eu julgarei entre gado pequeno e gado pequeno, entre carneiros e bodes. 18 Acaso não vos basta pastar o bom pasto, senão que pisais o resto de vossos pastos a vossos pés? E beber as profundas águas, senão que enlameais o resto com os vossos pés? 19 E, quanto às minhas ovelhas, elas pastam o que foi pisado com os vossos pés e bebem o que tem sido turvado com os vossos pés.

20 Por isso, o Senhor Jeová assim lhes diz: Eis que eu, eu mesmo, julgarei entre o gado gordo e o gado magro. 21 Visto como, com o lado e com o ombro, dais empurrões e, com as vossas pontas, escorneais todas as fracas, até que as espalhais para fora, 22 eu livrarei as minhas ovelhas, para que não sirvam mais de rapina, e julgarei entre gado miúdo e gado miúdo. 23 E levantarei sobre elas um só pastor, e ele as apascentará; o meu servo Davi é que as há de apascentar; ele lhes servirá de pastor. 24 E eu, o Senhor, lhes serei por Deus, e o meu servo Davi será príncipe no meio delas; eu, o Senhor, o disse.

25 E farei com elas um concerto de paz e acabarei com a besta ruim da terra; e habitarão no deserto seguramente e dormirão nos bosques. 26 E a elas e aos lugares ao redor do meu outeiro, eu porei por bênção; e farei descer a chuva a seu tempo; chuvas de bênção serão. 27 E as árvores do campo darão o seu fruto, e a terra dará a sua novidade, e estarão seguras na sua terra; e saberão que eu sou o Senhor, quando eu quebrar as varas do seu jugo e as livrar da mão dos que se serviam delas. 28 E não servirão mais de rapina aos gentios, e a besta-fera da terra nunca mais as comerá; e habitarão seguramente, e ninguém haverá que as espante. 29 E lhes levantarei uma plantação de renome, e nunca mais serão consumidas pela fome na terra, nem mais levarão sobre si opróbrio dos gentios. 30 Saberão, porém, que eu, o Senhor, seu Deus, estou com elas e que elas são o meu povo, a casa de Israel, diz o Senhor Jeová. 31 Vós, pois, ó ovelhas minhas, ovelhas do meu pasto; homens sois, mas eu sou o vosso Deus, diz o Senhor Jeová.