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.34.5 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.
7¶ Therefore, 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;34.8 because…: or, without a shepherd 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.
11¶ For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. 12As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.34.12 As…: Heb. According to the seeking 13And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. 15I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD. 16I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
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.34.17 cattle: Heb. small cattle of lambs and kids34.17 he 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.
20¶ Therefore 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. 23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it. 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.34.29 of renown: or, for renown34.29 consumed: 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.
以色列的牧人
1耶和華對我說： 2「人子啊，你要這樣向以色列的牧人發預言，『主耶和華說，以色列的牧人啊，你們有禍了！你們只顧餵養自己，牧人豈不應該照顧羊群嗎？ 3但你們只顧吃羊的脂肪，穿羊毛衣，宰殺肥羊，卻不照顧羊群。 4你們沒有養壯瘦弱的，沒有醫治生病的，沒有包紮受傷的，沒有領回走散的，沒有尋找迷失的。你們反以暴力來管轄他們。 5因為沒有牧人，羊群便流離失散，成了野獸的食物。 6我的羊在群山和高崗上遊蕩，分散在各地，沒有人尋找他們。
7「『所以，你們這些牧人啊，要聽耶和華的話。 8主耶和華說，我憑我的永恆起誓，我必懲罰你們。因為我的羊沒有牧人，以致淪為所有野獸的食物。我的牧人不去尋找我的羊，他們只餵養自己，不餵養我的羊。 9你們這些牧人啊，要聽耶和華的話。 10主耶和華說，我要攻擊這些牧人，從他們手中討回我的羊，不再讓他們牧放羊群，使他們無法再餵養自己。我要從他們口中奪回我的羊，不再讓羊成為他們的食物。
11「『主耶和華說，看啊，我要親自尋找我的羊，找到他們。 12牧人怎樣尋找他四散的羊，我也照樣尋找我的羊，他們在密雲幽暗的日子失散到各地，我要把他們從那裡救回來。 13我要把他們從各國各族中領出來，帶他們回到自己的故土，我要在以色列的山嶺上、溪水旁和境內的草場上牧養他們。 14我要在佳美的草場上牧養他們，以色列的山嶺必成為他們的草場。他們要在佳美的草場上安臥，在以色列山嶺的肥美草場上吃草。 15主耶和華說，「我要親自餵養我的羊，讓他們得到安歇。 16我要尋找迷失的，領回分散的，包紮受傷的，醫治患病的，但我要消滅肥壯的。我要憑公義牧養他們。」
17「『我的羊群啊！至於你們，主耶和華這樣說，我要在你們中間施行審判，在公綿羊和公山羊之間進行審判。 18你們肥壯的羊在茂盛的草場上吃還不夠嗎？你們非要用蹄子踐踏吃剩的草嗎？你們喝清水還不夠嗎？你們非要用蹄子攪渾剩下的水嗎？ 19我其餘的羊只得吃你們踐踏的草，喝你們攪渾的水。
20「『所以主耶和華對他們說，看啊，我要親自在肥羊和瘦羊之間施行審判。 21你們肥羊用脅和肩拱，用角牴瘦弱的，使他們四散。 22因此我要拯救我的羊，使他們不再成為獵物，我要在羊與羊之間施行審判。 23我要立我的僕人大衛做他們的牧人，他將牧養他們，做他們的牧人。 24我耶和華要做他們的上帝，我的僕人大衛要在他們當中做王，這是耶和華說的。
25「『我要跟他們立平安的約，除去地上的惡獸，讓他們在曠野安居，在叢林安睡。 26我要賜福他們，也要賜福我聖山的周圍，我要按季節降雨給他們，使恩福如雨降下。 27田間的樹木必結果子，土地必長出莊稼，他們要在故鄉安居。我要折斷他們所負的軛，從奴役他們的人手中把他們拯救出來，他們便知道我是耶和華。 28他們必不再成為列國的獵物，也不會被地上的野獸吞吃。他們必安居樂業，不再受人驚嚇。 29我要把沃土賜給他們，使他們不再受饑荒之苦，也不再受各國的侮辱。 30這樣，以色列人就知道我耶和華——他們的上帝與他們同在，他們是我的子民，這是主耶和華說的。 31你們是我草場上的羊，你們是我的子民，我是你們的上帝。這是主耶和華說的。』」
