1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. 2 And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. 4 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
6 ¶ And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. 8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.
9 ¶ And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; 10 And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
1 haec visio similitudinis gloriae Domini
et vidi et cecidi in faciem meam
et audivi vocem loquentis et dixit ad me
fili hominis sta supra pedes tuos et loquar tecum
2 et ingressus est in me spiritus postquam locutus est mihi
et statuit me supra pedes meos
et audivi loquentem ad me
3 et dicentem
fili hominis mitto ego te ad filios Israhel
ad gentes apostatrices quae recesserunt a me
patres eorum praevaricati sunt pactum meum
usque ad diem hanc
4 et filii dura facie et indomabili corde sunt
ad quos ego mitto te
et dices ad eos haec dicit Dominus Deus
5 si forte vel ipsi audiant et si forte quiescant
quoniam domus exasperans est
et scient quia propheta fuerit in medio eorum
6 tu ergo fili hominis ne timeas eos neque sermones eorum metuas
quoniam increduli et subversores sunt tecum
et cum scorpionibus habitas
verba eorum ne timeas et vultus eorum ne formides
quia domus exasperans est
7 loqueris ergo verba mea ad eos
si forte audiant et quiescant quoniam inritatores sunt
8 tu autem fili hominis audi quaecumque loquor ad te
et noli esse exasperans sicut domus exasperatrix est
aperi os tuum et comede quaecumque ego do tibi
9 et vidi et ecce manus missa ad me in qua erat involutus liber
et expandit illum coram me
qui erat scriptus intus et foris
et scriptae erant in eo lamentationes et carmen et vae