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Laba Walaala Ah Oo Ganacsada Jirkooda

23 Oo haddana Eraygii Rabbiga ayaa ii yimid isagoo leh, Wiilka Aadamow, waxaa jiray laba naagood oo isku hooyo ah. Oo dhillanimo bay Masar ku sameeyeen, oo intii ay yaryaraayeen ayay dhilloobeen. Halkaasna naasahoodii waa lagu tuujiyey, oo halkaasaa ibihii naasaha ee bikradnimadooda lagu nabareeyey. Oo labadooda tan weyn waxaa la odhan jiray Aaholaah, oo walaasheed magaceeduna wuxuu ahaa Aaholiibaah, oo kuwaygay noqdeen, oo waxay dhaleen wiilal iyo gabdho. Haddaba magacyadoodu waa sidan, Aaholaah waa Samaariya, oo Aaholiibaahna waa Yeruusaalem. Aaholaah waxay dhillaysatay iyadoo taydii ah, oo waxay caashaqday kuwii iyada jeclaa ee reer Ashuur oo deriska la ahaa, kuwaas oo dhar buluug ah xidhnaa, oo ahaa saraakiil iyo taliyayaal, oo kulligood dhallinyaro suurad wacan ahaa, oo ahaa fardooley fardo fuushan. Oo iyadu kulligood bay ka dhillaysatay, kuwaasoo kulligood ahaa raggii Ashuur ee ugu wacanaa, oo ku alla kii ay caashaqday iyo sanamyadoodii oo dhanba way isugu nijaasaysay. Oo iyadu innaba kama ay tegin dhillanimadeedii tan iyo markay Masar joogtay, waayo, iyadoo yar ayay la seexdeen, oo ibihii naasaha ee bikradnimadeeda way nabareeyeen, oo dhillanimadoodii ayay iyada ku kor shubeen. Oo sidaas daraaddeed waxaan u gacangeliyey kuwii iyada jeclaan jiray ee reer Ashuur oo ay caashaqday. 10 Kuwaasu cawradeedii bay soo bandhigeen, oo waxay qaateen wiilasheedii iyo gabdhaheedii, iyadiina seef bay ku dileen, oo magaceediina magac xun buu dumarka dhexdiisa ku noqday, waayo, xukummo baa lagu soo dejiyey. 11 Oo walaasheed Aaholiibaahna waxaas way aragtay, laakiinse iyadu way kaga sii darnayd caashaqeedii, oo xagga dhillanimadana way ka sii darnayd dhillanimada walaasheed. 12 Waxay caashaqday kuwii reer Ashuur ee deriska la ahaa, oo ahaa saraakiil iyo taliyayaal si qurux badan u xidhan, oo ahaa fardooley fardo fuushan, oo kulligood wada ahaa dhallinyaro suurad wacan. 13 Oo anigu waxaan arkay inay nijaasowday, oo ay labadoodiiba isku jid qaadeen. 14 Dhillanimadeediina way sii kordhisay, waayo, waxay aragtay niman derbiga ku taswiiran, oo ahaa taswiirihii reer Kaldayiin oo asal guduudan lagu taswiiray, 15 oo dhexda dhex-xidhyo ugu xidhan yihiin, oo madaxana duubab la sibaaqeeyey ugu xidhan yihiin, oo kulligood la wada moodo amiirro u eg reer Baabuloon dalkoodu Kalday yahay. 16 Oo isla markii ay aragtay ayay caashaqday, oo farriinqaadayaal dalkii Kalday bay ugu dirtay. 17 Oo reer Baabuloon ayaa iyada sariirtii caashaqa ugu soo galay, oo dhillanimadoodii iyaday ku nijaaseeyeen, oo iyana iyagay la nijaasowday, oo nafsaddeediina iyagay ka go'day. 18 Sidaasay dhillanimadeedii u soo bandhigtay oo cawradeedii daahay ka qaadday, markaasaa nafsaddaydii iyada uga go'day sidii ay nafsaddaydu walaasheed uga go'day oo kale. 19 Laakiinse waxay sii badisay dhillanimadeedii iyadoo wakhtigii yaraanteeda soo xusuusanaysa markay dalkii Masar ku dhillowday. 20 Waxay caashaqday dhillayadeeda uu jiidhkoodu yahay sida jiidhka dameerrada, oo ay shahwaddooduna tahay sida shahwadda fardaha oo kale. 21 Oo sidaas ayaad u soo xusuusatay sharkii yaraantaada markay Masriyiintu ibihii naasahaaga ee yaraantaada nabarayn jireen.

22 Sidaas daraaddeed Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Aaholiibaahay, bal ogow, kuwii ku caashaqi jiray ayaan kugu soo kicin doonaa, kuwaasoo ay naftaadu ka go'day, oo iyagaan dhinac kasta kaaga soo dayn doonaa, 23 kuwaasoo ah reer Baabuloon, iyo reer Kaldayiin oo dhan, iyo Feqood, iyo Shooca, iyo Qooca, iyo reer Ashuur oo dhan oo iyaga la jira, oo kulligood ah rag dhallinyaro ah oo suurad wacan oo ah saraakiil iyo taliyayaal, iyo amiirro, iyo rag caan ah, oo kulligood fardo fuushan. 24 Oo waxay kugula soo duuli doonaan hub iyo gaadhifardood iyo giraangiro iyo guuto dad, oo hareerahaaga oo dhan ayay kaaga soo kici doonaan iyagoo wata gaashaan weyn, iyo gaashaan yar, iyo koofiyad bir ah, oo waxaan iyaga u dhiibi doonaa xukun, oo waxay kuu xukumi doonaan sida ay xukummadoodu yihiin. 25 Oo waxaan kugu soo dayn doonaa xanaaqayga masayrka ah, oo iyaguna cadho bay kugula macaamiloon doonaan. Waxay kaa gooyn doonaan sanka iyo dhegaha, oo intii kaa hadhaana seef bay ku dhici doontaa. Waxayna kaxaysan doonaan wiilashaada iyo gabdhahaagaba, oo intii kaa hadhana dab baa baabbi'in doona. 26 Oo weliba dharkaaga way kaa wada muruxsan doonaan, oo jowharadahaaga qurxoonna way kaa furan doonaan. 27 Oo sidaasaan kaaga joojin doonaa sharkaagii iyo dhillanimadaadii aad dalka Masar ka keentay, si aadan indhahaaga kor ugu taagin, oo aadan Masar kol dambe soo xusuusan. 28 Waayo, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Bal eeg, waxaan kugu ridi doonaa gacantii kuwa aad neceb tahay, iyo gacantii kuwii ay nafsaddaadu ka go'day. 29 Iyagu si nacayb badan ayay kugula macaamiloon doonaan, oo wixii aad ku hawshootay oo dhanna way kaa qaadan doonaan, oo waxay kaa tegi doonaan adigoo qaawan oo aan dednayn. Oo cawradii dhillanimadaadana daahaa laga qaadi doonaa, xataa sharkaaga iyo dhillanimadaadaba. 30 Waxyaalahaas waa lagugu samayn doonaa, maxaa yeelay, dhillanimo baad quruumaha la daba gashay, oo sanamyadooda waad ku nijaasowday. 31 Waxaad qaadday jidkii walaashaa, oo sidaas daraaddeed koobkeedii gacantaan kuu gelin doonaa. 32 Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Waxaad cabbi doontaa walaashaa koobkeedii dheeraa oo weynaa, oo fudaydsasho baa laguugu qosli doonaa oo waa lagu quudhsan doonaa, waayo, wuu buuxaa. 33 Aad baad u sakhraami doontaa oo murug baa kaa buuxsami doonta, oo waxaad ku cabbi doontaa koobkii yaabka iyo baabba'da, kaasoo ah koobkii walaashaa Samaariya. 34 Waad cabbi doontaa, oo weliba waad heenheensan doontaa, oo burburkiisana waad ruugi doontaa, oo naasahaagaad jiidi doontaa, waayo, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Aniga ayaa saas ku hadlay.

35 Sidaas daraaddeed Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Waad i illowday oo dhabarkaaga gadaashiisaad igu xoortay, sidaas daraaddeed waa inaad sharkaaga iyo dhillanimadaadaba u xambaarataa.

36 Oo weliba Rabbigu wuxuu kaloo igu yidhi, Wiilka Aadamow, Aaholaah iyo Aaholiibaah miyaad xukumi doontaa? Bal waxyaalahooda karaahiyada ah u sheeg. 37 Waayo, way sinaysteen, oo dhiig baa gacmahooda ku jira, oo sanamyadoodana way ka sinaysteen, oo wiilashoodii ay ii dhaleenna dab bay u dhex marsiiyeen si ay u baabba'aan aawadeed. 38 Oo weliba saasoo kalay igu sameeyeen. Iyagu isku maalin ayay meeshaydii quduuska ahayd nijaaseeyeen, oo sabtiyadaydiina wax nijaas ah bay ka dhigeen. 39 Waayo, markay carruurtoodii sanamyadooda u qaleen ayay isla maalintaasba meeshaydii quduuska ahayd u soo galeen inay nijaaseeyaan, oo bal eeg, waxaas ayay gurigayga dhexdiisa ku sameeyeen. 40 Oo weliba rag baad meel fog uga cid dirsatay, oo waxaa loo diray wargeeye, oo bal eeg, iyana way yimaadeen, oo iyaga aawadood ayaad isu soo maydhay, oo u indhakuushatay, oo wax baad isugu sharraxday, 41 oo waxaad ku fadhiisatay sariir haybad badan oo miis horteeda lagu soo diyaarshay, kaasoo aad fooxaygii iyo saliiddaydii saartay. 42 Oo waxaa iyada la jiray codka dadka faraha badan, oo raaxaysan, oo dadkii faraha badnaana waxaa la yimid sakhraamiin cidlada laga keenay, oo waxay gacmaha u geliyeen dugaagado, oo madaxana taaj qurux badan bay u saareen. 43 Markaasaan tii sinada ku gabowday ka idhi, Miyey haddana ka sinaysan doonaan, oo iyaduse miyey iyaga ka dhillaysan doontaa? 44 Laakiinse iyadii waxay ugu galeen sidii naag dhillo ah loogu galo oo kale, oo sidaasay ugu galeen naagihii sharka ahaa oo ahaa Aaholaah iyo Aaholiibaah. 45 Oo ragga xaqa ahu waxay iyaga u xukumi doonaan sida dhillooyin iyo naago dhiig galay loo xukumo oo kale, maxaa yeelay, iyagu waa dhillooyin, oo gacmahoodana dhiig baa ku yaal. 46 Waayo, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Guuto baan iyaga ku soo kicin doonaa, oo cabsi iyo dhac baan u gacangelin doonaa. 47 Oo guutadaasu iyagay dhagxin doontaa oo seefaf ku kala jarjari doontaa, oo wiilashooda iyo gabdhahoodaba way wada layn doonaan, oo guryahoodana dab bay ku gubi doonaan. 48 Oo sidaasaan shar dalka uga joojin doonaa, si naagaha oo dhan loo baro inaanay mar dambe sidii sharkiinnii oo kale u falin. 49 Oo sharkiinnii waa laydinka abaalmarin doonaa, oo dembiyadii sanamyadiinna ayaad xambaaran doontaan, oo markaasaad ogaan doontaan inaan anigu ahay Sayidka Rabbiga ah.

Two Adulterous Sisters

23 The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother.(A) They became prostitutes in Egypt,(B) engaging in prostitution(C) from their youth.(D) In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed.(E) The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.(F)

“Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians(G)—warriors(H) clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all of them handsome young men, and mounted horsemen. She gave herself as a prostitute to all the elite of the Assyrians and defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after.(I) She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt,(J) when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.(K)

“Therefore I delivered her into the hands(L) of her lovers,(M) the Assyrians, for whom she lusted.(N) 10 They stripped(O) her naked, took away her sons and daughters and killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women,(P) and punishment was inflicted(Q) on her.(R)

11 “Her sister Oholibah saw this,(S) yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.(T) 12 She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors in full dress, mounted horsemen, all handsome young men.(U) 13 I saw that she too defiled herself; both of them went the same way.(V)

14 “But she carried her prostitution still further. She saw men portrayed on a wall,(W) figures of Chaldeans[a] portrayed in red,(X) 15 with belts(Y) around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like Babylonian chariot officers, natives of Chaldea.[b] 16 As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers(Z) to them in Chaldea.(AA) 17 Then the Babylonians(AB) came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. After she had been defiled by them, she turned away from them in disgust.(AC) 18 When she carried on her prostitution openly and exposed her naked body,(AD) I turned away(AE) from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.(AF) 19 Yet she became more and more promiscuous as she recalled the days of her youth, when she was a prostitute in Egypt. 20 There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. 21 So you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom was caressed and your young breasts fondled.[c](AG)

22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stir up your lovers(AH) against you, those you turned away from in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side(AI) 23 the Babylonians(AJ) and all the Chaldeans,(AK) the men of Pekod(AL) and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, handsome young men, all of them governors and commanders, chariot officers and men of high rank, all mounted on horses.(AM) 24 They will come against you with weapons,[d] chariots and wagons(AN) and with a throng of people; they will take up positions against you on every side with large and small shields and with helmets. I will turn you over to them for punishment,(AO) and they will punish you according to their standards. 25 I will direct my jealous anger(AP) against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and your ears, and those of you who are left will fall by the sword. They will take away your sons and daughters,(AQ) and those of you who are left will be consumed by fire.(AR) 26 They will also strip(AS) you of your clothes and take your fine jewelry.(AT) 27 So I will put a stop(AU) to the lewdness and prostitution you began in Egypt. You will not look on these things with longing or remember Egypt anymore.

28 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to deliver you into the hands(AV) of those you hate, to those you turned away from in disgust. 29 They will deal with you in hatred and take away everything you have worked for. They will leave you stark naked,(AW) and the shame of your prostitution will be exposed.(AX) Your lewdness(AY) and promiscuity(AZ) 30 have brought this on you, because you lusted after the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.(BA) 31 You have gone the way of your sister; so I will put her cup(BB) into your hand.(BC)

32 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“You will drink your sister’s cup,
    a cup large and deep;
it will bring scorn and derision,(BD)
    for it holds so much.(BE)
33 You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow,
    the cup of ruin and desolation,
    the cup of your sister Samaria.(BF)
34 You will drink it(BG) and drain it dry
    and chew on its pieces—
    and you will tear your breasts.

I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.(BH)

35 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you have forgotten(BI) me and turned your back on me,(BJ) you must bear(BK) the consequences of your lewdness and prostitution.”

36 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then confront(BL) them with their detestable practices,(BM) 37 for they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, as food for them.(BN) 38 They have also done this to me: At that same time they defiled my sanctuary(BO) and desecrated my Sabbaths.(BP) 39 On the very day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my sanctuary and desecrated(BQ) it. That is what they did in my house.(BR)

40 “They even sent messengers for men who came from far away,(BS) and when they arrived you bathed yourself for them, applied eye makeup(BT) and put on your jewelry.(BU) 41 You sat on an elegant couch,(BV) with a table(BW) spread before it on which you had placed the incense(BX) and olive oil that belonged to me.(BY)

42 “The noise of a carefree(BZ) crowd was around her; drunkards(CA) were brought from the desert along with men from the rabble, and they put bracelets(CB) on the wrists of the woman and her sister and beautiful crowns on their heads.(CC) 43 Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute,(CD) for that is all she is.’ 44 And they slept with her. As men sleep with a prostitute, so they slept with those lewd women, Oholah and Oholibah. 45 But righteous judges will sentence them to the punishment of women who commit adultery and shed blood,(CE) because they are adulterous and blood is on their hands.(CF)

46 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Bring a mob(CG) against them and give them over to terror and plunder.(CH) 47 The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords; they will kill their sons and daughters(CI) and burn(CJ) down their houses.(CK)

48 “So I will put an end(CL) to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not imitate you.(CM) 49 You will suffer the penalty for your lewdness and bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry.(CN) Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(CO)

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:14 Or Babylonians
  2. Ezekiel 23:15 Or Babylonia; also in verse 16
  3. Ezekiel 23:21 Syriac (see also verse 3); Hebrew caressed because of your young breasts
  4. Ezekiel 23:24 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.