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1이스라엘 장로 두어 사람이 나아와 내 앞에 앉으니 2여호와의 말씀이 내게 임하여 가라사대 3인자야 이 사람들이 자기 우상을 마음에 들이며 죄악의 거치는 것을 자기 앞에 두었으니 그들이 내게 묻기를 내가 조금인들 용납하랴 4그런즉 너는 그들에게 말하여 이르라 나 주 여호와가 말하노라 이스라엘 족속 중에 무릇 그 우상을 마음에 들이며 죄악의 거치는 것을 자기 앞에 두고 선지자에게 나아오는 자에게는 나 여호와가 그 우상의 많은 대로 응답하리니 5이는 이스라엘 족속이 다 그 우상으로 인하여 나를 배반하였으므로 내가 그들의 마음에 먹은 대로 그들을 잡으려 함이니라 6그런즉 너는 이스라엘 족속에게 이르기를 주 여호와의 말씀에 너희는 마음을 돌이켜 우상을 떠나고 얼굴을 돌이켜 모든 가증한 것을 떠나라 7이스라엘 족속과 이스라엘 가운데 우거하는 외인 중에 무릇 나를 떠나고 자기 우상을 마음에 들이며 죄악의 거치는 것을 자기 앞에 두고 자기를 위하여 내게 묻고자 하여 선지자에게 나아오는 자에게는 나 여호와가 친히 응답하여 8그 사람을 대적하여 그들로 놀라움과 감계와 속담거리가 되게 하여 내 백성 가운데서 끊으리니 너희가 나를 여호와인 줄 알리라 9만일 선지자가 유혹을 받고 말을 하면 나 여호와가 그 선지자로 유혹을 받게 하였음이어니와 내가 손을 펴서 내 백성 이스라엘 가운데서 그를 멸할 것이라 10선지자의 죄악과 그에게 묻는 자의 죄악이 같은즉 각각 자기의 죄악을 담당하리니 11이는 이스라엘 족속으로 다시는 미혹하여 나를 떠나지 않게 하며 다시는 모든 범죄함으로 스스로 더럽히지 않게 하여 그들로 내 백성을 삼고 나는 그들의 하나님이 되려 함이니라 나 주 여호와의 말이니라 하셨다 하라 12여호와의 말씀이 또 내게 임하여 가라사대 13인자야 가령 어느 나라가 불법하여 내게 범죄하므로 내가 손을 그 위에 펴서 그 의뢰하는 양식을 끊어 기근을 내려서 사람과 짐승을 그 나라에서 끊는다 하자 14비록 노아, 다니엘, 욥, 이 세 사람이 거기 있을지라도 그들은 자기의 의로 자기의 생명만 건지리라 나 주 여호와의 말이니라 15가령 내가 사나운 짐승으로 그 땅에 통행하여 적막케 하며 황무케 하여 사람으로 그 짐승을 인하여 능히 통행하지 못하게 한다 하자 16비록 이 세 사람이 거기 있을지라도 나의 삶을 두고 맹세하노니 그들은 자녀도 건지지 못하고 자기만 건지겠고 그 땅은 황무하리라 나 주 여호와의 말이니라 17가령 내가 칼로 그 땅에 임하게 하고 명하기를 칼아 이 땅에 통행하라 하여 사람과 짐승을 거기서 끊는다 하자 18비록 이 세 사람이 거기 있을지라도 나의 삶을 두고 맹세하노니 그들은 자녀도 건지지 못하고 자기만 건지리라 나 주 여호와의 말이니라 19가령 내가 그 땅에 온역을 내려 죽임으로 내 분을 그 위에 쏟아 사람과 짐승을 거기서 끊는다 하자 20비록 노아, 다니엘, 욥이 거기 있을지라도 나의 삶을 두고 맹세하오니 그들은 자녀도 건지지 못하고 자기의 의로 자기의 생명만 건지리라 나 주 여호와의 말이니라 하시니라 21주 여호와께서 가라사대 내가 나의 네 가지 중한 벌 곧 칼과 기근과 사나운 짐승과 온역을 예루살렘에 함께 내려 사람과 짐승을 그 중에서 끊으리니 그 해가 더욱 심하지 않겠느냐 22그러나 그 가운데 면하는 자가 남아 있어 끌려 나오리니 곧 자녀들이라 그들이 너희에게로 나아오리니 너희가 그 행동과 소위를 보면 내가 예루살렘에 내린 재앙 곧 그 내린 모든 일에 대하여 너희가 위로를 받을 것이라 23너희가 그 행동과 소위를 볼 때에 그들로 인하여 위로를 받고 내가 예루살렘에서 행한 모든 일이 무고히 한 것이 아닌 줄을 알리라 나 주 여호와의 말이니라

1Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me. 2Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 3Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? 4Therefore speak to them, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Every man of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet; I Yahweh will answer him therein according to the multitude of his idols; 5that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols. 6Therefore tell the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Return, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. 7For everyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live in Israel, who separates himself from me, and takes his idols into his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet to inquire for himself of me; I Yahweh will answer him by myself: 8and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am Yahweh. 9If the prophet is deceived and speak a word, I, Yahweh, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand on him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. 10They shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him who seeks him; 11that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, says the Lord Yahweh. 12Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 13Son of man, when a land sins against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out my hand on it, and break the staff of its bread, and send famine on it, and cut off from it man and animal; 14though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, says the Lord Yahweh. 15If I cause evil animals to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the animals; 16though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only should be delivered, but the land should be desolate. 17Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off from it man and animal; 18though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only should be delivered themselves. 19Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my wrath on it in blood, to cut off from it man and animal; 20though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, they should deliver neither son nor daughter; they should but deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 21For thus says the Lord Yahweh: How much more when I send my four severe judgments on Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the evil animals, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and animal! 22Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be carried out, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come out to you, and you shall see their way and their doings; and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought on it. 23They shall comfort you, when you see their way and their doings; and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, says the Lord Yahweh.

1Daarna kwamen tot mij mannen uit de oudsten van Israel, en zaten neder voor mijn aangezicht. 2Toen geschiedde des HEEREN woord tot mij, zeggende: 3Mensenkind, deze mannen hebben hun drekgoden in hun hart opgezet, en hebben den aanstoot hunner ongerechtigheid recht voor hun aangezichten gesteld; word Ik dan ernstiglijk van hen gevraagd? 4Daarom spreek met hen, en zeg tot hen: Alzo zegt de Heere HEERE: Een ieder man uit het huis Israels, die de drekgoden in zijn hart opzet, en den aanstoot zijner ongerechtigheid recht voor zijn aangezicht stelt, en komt tot den profeet, Ik, de HEERE zal hem, als hij komt, antwoorden naar de menigte zijner drekgoden; 5Opdat Ik het huis Israels in hun hart grijpe, dewijl zij allen door hun drekgoden van Mij vervreemd zijn. 6Daarom zeg tot het huis Israels: Alzo zegt de Heere HEERE: Bekeert u, en keert u af van uw drekgoden, en keert uw aangezichten af van al uw gruwelen. 7Want ieder man uit het huis Israels, en uit den vreemdeling, die in Israel verkeert, die zich van achter Mij afscheidt, en zet zijn drekgoden op in zijn hart, en stelt den aanstoot zijner ongerechtigheid recht voor zijn aangezicht, en komt tot den profeet, om Mij door hem te vragen; Ik ben de HEERE, hem zal geantwoord worden door Mij; 8En Ik zal Mijn aangezicht tegen dienzelven man zetten, en zal hem stellen tot een teken en tot spreekwoorden, en zal hem uitroeien uit het midden Mijns volks; en gijlieden zult weten, dat Ik de HEERE ben. 9Als nu een profeet overreed zal zijn, en iets gesproken zal hebben, Ik, de HEERE, heb dienzelven profeet overreed, en Ik zal Mijn hand tegen hem uitstrekken, en zal hem verdelgen uit het midden van Mijn volk Israel. 10En zij zullen hun ongerechtigheid dragen; gelijk de ongerechtigheid des vragers zal zijn; alzo zal zijn de ongerechtigheid des profeten; 11Opdat het huis Israels niet meer van achter Mij afdwale, en zij zich niet meer verontreinigen met al hun overtredingen; alsdan zullen zij Mij tot een volk zijn, en Ik zal hun tot een God zijn, spreekt de Heere HEERE. 12Verder geschiedde des HEEREN woord tot mij, zeggende: 13Mensenkind, als een land tegen Mij gezondigd zal hebben, zwaarlijk overtredende, zo zal Ik Mijn hand daartegen uitstrekken, en zal hetzelve den staf des broods breken, en een honger daarin zenden, dat Ik daaruit mensen en beesten uitroeie; 14Ofschoon deze drie mannen, Noach, Daniel en Job, in het midden deszelven waren, zij zouden door hun gerechtigheid alleen hun ziel bevrijden, spreekt de Heere HEERE. 15Zo Ik het boos gedierte make door het land door te gaan, hetwelk dat van kinderen berove, zodat het woest worde, dat er niemand doorga, vanwege het gedierte; 16Die drie mannen in het midden deszelven zijnde, zo waarachtig als Ik leef, spreekt de Heere HEERE, zo zij zonen, en zo zij dochteren bevrijden zouden, zij zelven alleen zouden bevrijd worden, maar het land zou woest worden. 17Of als Ik het zwaard brenge over datzelve land, en zegge: Zwaard! ga door, door dat land, zodat Ik daarvan uitroeie mensen en beesten; 18Ofschoon die drie mannen in het midden deszelven waren, zo waarachtig als Ik leef, spreekt de Heere HEERE, zij zouden zonen noch dochteren bevrijden, maar zij zelven alleen zouden bevrijd worden. 19Of als Ik de pestilentie in datzelve land zende, en Mijn grimmigheid daarover met bloed uitgiete, om daarvan mensen en beesten uit te roeien; 20Ofschoon Noach, Daniel en Job in het midden deszelven waren, zo waarachtig als Ik leef, spreekt de Heere HEERE, zo zij een zoon, of zo zij een dochter zouden bevrijden, zij zouden alleen hun ziel door hun gerechtigheid bevrijden. 21Want alzo zegt de Heere HEERE: Hoeveel te meer als Ik mijn vier boze gerichten, het zwaard, en den honger, en het boze gedierte, en de pestilentie gezonden zal hebben tegen Jeruzalem, om daaruit mensen en beesten uit te roeien! 22Doch ziet, daarin zullen ontkomenen overblijven, die uitgevoerd zullen worden, zonen en dochteren; ziet, zij zullen tot ulieden uitkomen, en gij zult hun weg zien, en hun handelingen; en gij zult vertroost worden over het kwaad, dat Ik over Jeruzalem gebracht zal hebben, ja, al wat Ik zal gebracht hebben over haar. 23Zo zullen zij u vertroosten, als gij hun weg en hun handelingen zien zult; en gij zult weten, dat Ik niet zonder oorzaak gedaan heb, al wat Ik in haar gedaan heb, spreekt de Heere HEERE.