1 He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you." 2 The Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke to me.

3 He said to me, "Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me even to this very day. 4 The children are impudent and stiff-hearted. I am sending you to them, and you shall tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Yahweh says.’ 5 They, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know that there has been a prophet among them. 6 You, son of man, don’t be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7 You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear or whether they will refuse; for they are most rebellious. 8 But you, son of man, hear what I tell you. Don’t be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth, and eat that which I give you."

9 When I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. 10 He spread it before me. It was written within and without; and lamentations, mourning, and woe were written in it.

1 En Hy het vir my gesê: Mensekind, staan op jou voete, dat Ek met jou kan spreek.

2 En die Gees het in my gekom sodra Hy met my gespreek het, en my op my voete laat staan; en ek het Hom gehoor wat met my gespreek het.

3 Hy sê toe vir my: Mensekind, Ek stuur jou na die kinders van Israel, na die opstandige nasies wat teen My opgestaan het; hulle en hul vaders het teen My oortree tot hierdie selfde dag toe.

4 En die kinders is hard van aangesig en verstok van hart. Ek stuur jou na hulle, en jy moet vir hulle sê: So spreek die Here HERE!

5 Maar of hulle nou al luister of nie -- want hulle is 'n wederstrewige huis -- hulle sal moet erken dat daar 'n profeet in hulle midde gewees het.

6 En jy, mensekind, wees nie vir hulle of vir hulle woorde bevrees nie, omdat distels en dorings by jou is, en jy by skerpioene woon; wees nie bevrees vir hulle woorde en wees voor hulle aangesig nie verskrik nie, want hulle is 'n wederstrewige huis.

7 Maar jy moet hulle my woorde verkondig, of hulle al luister of nie; want hulle is wederstrewig.

8 Maar jy, mensekind, luister na wat Ek jou sê; wees nie wederstrewig soos die wederstrewige huis nie; maak jou mond wyd oop, en eet wat Ek jou gee.

9 Toe kyk ek, en daar was 'n hand na my toe uitgesteek, en daarin 'n boekrol!

10 En Hy het dit voor my uitgesprei; en dit was beskrywe op die voor-- en agterkant, en daarop was geskrywe klaagliedere en gesug en wee.