1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
3Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
4The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
5And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.because�: or, without a shepherd
6My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
7Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
8As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
9Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
10Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
11Sebab beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH; Lihatlah, aku, yakni aku, akan menyelami domba-dombaku, dan akan mencari mereka.
12Seperti seorang gembalah mencari-cari kawanannya pada hari yang dia di kalangan dombanya yang terserak; maka aku akan mencari-cari domba-dombaku, dan akan melepaskan mereka dari segala tempat di mana mereka terserak pada hari yang mendung dan gelap.
13Dan aku akan membawa mereka keluar dari antara bangsa-bangsa, dan mengumpulkan mereka dari negeri-negeri, dan akan membawa mereka ke tanah mereka sendiri, dan memberi makan kepada mereka di atas gunung-gunung Israel di tepi sungai, dan di setiap tempat yang didiami penghuni di negeri.
14Dan aku akan memberi makan kepada mereka di padang yang baik, dan di atas gunung-gunung tinggi Israel akan kawanan mereka berada: di sana mereka akan berbaring di kawanan yang baik, dan di padang yang subur akan mereka makan di atas gunung-gunung Israel.
15Aku akan memberi makan kepada kawananku, dan aku akan menjadikan mereka berbaring, firman Tuhan ALLAH.
16Aku akan mencari itu yang sudah hilang, dan akan membawa semula itu yang telah dihalau, dan akan mengikat itu yang telah pecah, dan akan menguatkan itu yang sudah sakit: tetapi aku akan membinasakan yang gemuk dan yang kuat; aku akan memberi mereka makan penghakiman.
17And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.cattle: Heb. small cattle of lambs and kidshe goats: Heb. great he goats
18Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?
19And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
20Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
21Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;
22Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.
23Dan aku akan menetapkan satu orang gembala atas mereka, dan dia akan memberi makan kepada mereka, yakni hambaku Daud; dia akan memberi mereka makan, dan dia akan menjadi gembala mereka.
24Dan ku TUHAN akan menjadi Allah mereka, dan hambaku Daud, sebagai penguasa di kalangan mereka; Aku TUHAN telah berfirman itu.
25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
26And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
27And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
28And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.
29And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.of renown: or, for renownconsumed: Heb. taken away
30Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD.
31And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.