Ezekiel 17

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,	1 וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר
2 'Son of man, put a riddle, propound a parable to the House of Israel.	2 בֶּן־אָדָם חוּד חִידָה וּמְשֹׁל מָשָׁל אֶל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל
3 Say, "The Lord Yahweh says this: A great eagle with great wings, long-pinioned, rich with many-coloured plumage, came to the Lebanon.	3 וְאָמַרְתָּ כֹּה־אָמַר ׀ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הַנֶּשֶׁר הַגָּדֹול גְּדֹול הַכְּנָפַיִם אֶרֶךְ הָאֵבֶר מָלֵא הַנֹּוצָה אֲשֶׁר־לֹו הָרִקְמָה בָּא אֶל־הַלְּבָנֹון וַיִּקַּח אֶת־צַמֶּרֶת הָאָרֶז
4 He took the top of the cedar tree, he plucked off the top branch, he carried it off to the country ofmerchants and set it down in a city of shopkeepers.	4 אֵת רֹאשׁ יְנִיקֹותָיו קָטָף וַיְבִיאֵהוּ אֶל־אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן בְּעִיר רֹכְלִים שָׂמֹו
5 Next, he took one of the country's seeds and put it in a fertile field; by the side of a generous stream,like a wil ow tree, he placed it.	5 וַיִּקַּח מִזֶּרַע הָאָרֶץ וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ בִּשְׂדֵה־זָרַע קָח עַל־מַיִם רַבִּים צַפְצָפָה שָׂמֹו
6 It grew and became a fruitful vine of modest size, grew up towards the eagle, its roots grewdownwards. So it became a vine, branching out and sprouting new shoots.	6 וַיִּצְמַח וַיְהִי לְגֶפֶן סֹרַחַת שִׁפְלַת קֹומָה לִפְנֹות דָּלִיֹּותָיו אֵלָיו וְשָׁרָשָׁיו תַּחְתָּיו יִהְיוּ וַתְּהִי לְגֶפֶן וַתַּעַשׂ בַּדִּים וַתְּשַׁלַּח פֹּארֹות
7 But there was another great eagle with great wings and thick plumage. And now the vine twisted itsroots towards him and stretched its branches towards him, for him to water it away from the bed where it wasplanted.	7 וַיְהִי נֶשֶׁר־אֶחָד גָּדֹול גְּדֹול כְּנָפַיִם וְרַב־נֹוצָה וְהִנֵּה הַגֶּפֶן הַזֹּאת כָּפְנָה שָׁרֳשֶׁיהָ עָלָיו וְדָלִיֹּותָיו שִׁלְחָה־לֹּו לְהַשְׁקֹות אֹותָהּ מֵעֲרֻגֹות מַטָּעָהּ
8 It was in a fertile field, by the side of a wide stream that the vine had been planted, to branch out andbear fruit and become a noble vine."	8 אֶל־שָׂדֶה טֹּוב אֶל־מַיִם רַבִּים הִיא שְׁתוּלָה לַעֲשֹׂות עָנָף וְלָשֵׂאת פֶּרִי לִהְיֹות לְגֶפֶן אַדָּרֶת׃ ס
9 Say, "The Lord Yahweh says this: Will it succeed? Wil the eagle not tear out its roots and strip off itsfruit, so that al the new leaves it puts out wil wither, and no great strength is needed nor many people to pul itup by the roots?	9 אֱמֹר כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִה תִּצְלָח הֲלֹוא אֶת־שָׁרָשֶׁיהָ יְנַתֵּק וְאֶת־פִּרְיָהּ ׀ יְקֹוסֵס וְיָבֵשׁ כָּל־טַרְפֵּי צִמְחָהּ תִּיבָשׁ וְלֹא־בִזְרֹעַ גְּדֹולָה וּבְעַם־רָב לְמַשְׂאֹות אֹותָהּ מִשָּׁרָשֶׁיהָ
10 Planted it may be -- wil it succeed? Wil it not shrivel up when the east wind blows? It wil wither inthe bed where it was growing!" '	10 וְהִנֵּה שְׁתוּלָה הֲתִצְלָח הֲלֹוא כְגַעַת בָּהּ רוּחַ הַקָּדִים תִּיבַשׁ יָבֹשׁ עַל־עֲרֻגֹת צִמְחָהּ תִּיבָשׁ׃ פ
11 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as fol ows:	11 וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר
12 'Say to that tribe of rebels, "Do you not know what this means?" Say this, 'Look, the king of Babyloncame to Jerusalem; he carried away the king and the princes, and took them to his home in Babylon.	12 אֱמָר־נָא לְבֵית הַמֶּרִי הֲלֹא יְדַעְתֶּם מָה־אֵלֶּה אֱמֹר הִנֵּה־בָא מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיִּקַּח אֶת־מַלְכָּהּ וְאֶת־שָׂרֶיהָ וַיָּבֵא אֹותָם אֵלָיו בָּבֶלָה
13 He took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, forcing him to swear loyalty, havingalready deported the leading men of the country,	13 וַיִּקַּח מִזֶּרַע הַמְּלוּכָה וַיִּכְרֹת אִתֹּו בְּרִית וַיָּבֵא אֹתֹו בְּאָלָה וְאֶת־אֵילֵי הָאָרֶץ לָקָח
14 so that the kingdom would remain modest and without ambitions, and would keep and honour histreaty.	14 לִהְיֹות מַמְלָכָה שְׁפָלָה לְבִלְתִּי הִתְנַשֵּׂא לִשְׁמֹר אֶת־בְּרִיתֹו לְעָמְדָהּ
15 But the prince rebelled against him and sent envoys to Egypt to procure himself horses and a largenumber of troops. Wil he succeed? Wil a man who has done this go unpunished? Can he break a treaty and gounpunished?	15 וַיִּמְרָד־בֹּו לִשְׁלֹחַ מַלְאָכָיו מִצְרַיִם לָתֶת־לֹו סוּסִים וְעַם־רָב הֲיִצְלָח הֲיִמָּלֵט הָעֹשֵׂה אֵלֶּה וְהֵפֵר בְּרִית וְנִמְלָט
16 As I live, I swear it -- declares the Lord Yahweh -- in Babylon, in the country of the king who put himon the throne, whose oath he has disregarded and whose treaty he has broken, there he will die.	16 חַי־אָנִי נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה אִם־לֹא בִּמְקֹום הַמֶּלֶךְ הַמַּמְלִיךְ אֹתֹו אֲשֶׁר בָּזָה אֶת־אָלָתֹו וַאֲשֶׁר הֵפֵר אֶת־בְּרִיתֹו אִתֹּו בְתֹוךְ־בָּבֶל יָמוּת
17 Despite the pharaoh's great army and hordes of men, he wil not be able to save him by fighting,however many earthworks are raised, however many trenches dug to the loss of many lives.	17 וְלֹא בְחַיִל גָּדֹול וּבְקָהָל רָב יַעֲשֶׂה אֹותֹו פַרְעֹה בַּמִּלְחָמָה בִּשְׁפֹּךְ סֹלְלָה וּבִבְנֹות דָּיֵק לְהַכְרִית נְפָשֹׁות רַבֹּות
18 He has disregarded the oath by breaking the treaty to which he had pledged himself and, havingdone al this, wil not go unpunished.	18 וּבָזָה אָלָה לְהָפֵר בְּרִית וְהִנֵּה נָתַן יָדֹו וְכָל־אֵלֶּה עָשָׂה לֹא יִמָּלֵט׃ ס
19 "So, the Lord Yahweh says this: As I live, I swear it: my oath which he has disregarded, my treatywhich he has broken, I shall make them both recoil on his own head.	19 לָכֵן כֹּה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה חַי־אָנִי אִם־לֹא אָלָתִי אֲשֶׁר בָּזָה וּבְרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר הֵפִיר וּנְתַתִּיו בְּרֹאשֹׁו
20 I shal throw my net over him, he wil be caught in my mesh; I shall take him to Babylon and punishhim there for being unfaithful to me.	20 וּפָרַשְׂתִּי עָלָיו רִשְׁתִּי וְנִתְפַּשׂ בִּמְצוּדָתִי וַהֲבִיאֹותִיהוּ בָבֶלָה וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּי אִתֹּו שָׁם מַעֲלֹו אֲשֶׁר מָעַל־בִּי
21 Al the pick of al his troops wil fal by the sword, and the survivors be scattered to al the winds. Andyou wil know that I, Yahweh, have spoken.	21 וְאֵת כָּל־ [מִבְרָחֹו כ] (מִבְרָחָיו ק) בְּכָל־אֲגַפָּיו בַּחֶרֶב יִפֹּלוּ וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִים לְכָל־רוּחַ יִפָּרֵשׂוּ וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה דִּבַּרְתִּי׃ ס
22 "The Lord Yahweh says this: From the top of the tal cedar tree, from the highest branch I shal take ashoot and plant it myself on a high and lofty mountain.	22 כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וְלָקַחְתִּי אָנִי מִצַּמֶּרֶת הָאֶרֶז הָרָמָה וְנָתָתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ יֹנְקֹותָיו רַךְ אֶקְטֹף וְשָׁתַלְתִּי אָנִי עַל הַר־גָּבֹהַ וְתָלוּל
23 I shal plant it on the highest mountain in Israel. It wil put out branches and bear fruit and grow into anoble cedar tree. Every kind of bird wil live beneath it, every kind of winged creature will rest in the shade of itsbranches.	23 בְּהַר מְרֹום יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶשְׁתֳּלֶנּוּ וְנָשָׂא עָנָף וְעָשָׂה פֶרִי וְהָיָה לְאֶרֶז אַדִּיר וְשָׁכְנוּ תַחְתָּיו כֹּל צִפֹּור כָּל־כָּנָף בְּצֵל דָּלִיֹּותָיו תִּשְׁכֹּנָּה
24 And al the trees of the countryside wil know that I, Yahweh, am the one who lays the tal tree lowand raises the low tree high, who makes the green tree wither and makes the withered bear fruit. I, Yahweh,have spoken, and I wil do it." '	24 וְיָדְעוּ כָּל־עֲצֵי הַשָּׂדֶה כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה הִשְׁפַּלְתִּי ׀ עֵץ גָּבֹהַ הִגְבַּהְתִּי עֵץ שָׁפָל הֹובַשְׁתִּי עֵץ לָח וְהִפְרַחְתִּי עֵץ יָבֵשׁ אֲנִי יְהוָה דִּבַּרְתִּי וְעָשִׂיתִי׃ פ