All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

凡在我以先来的都是贼，是强盗；羊却不听他们。

凡在我以前来的都是贼，是强盗；羊没有听从他们。

凡在我以前来的都是贼，是强盗；羊没有听从他们。

在我以前来的，都是贼，是强盗，羊不听从他们。

所有在我以先来的，都是贼和强盗；羊却不听从他们。

所有在我以前来的，是贼、是强盗，因此羊没有听从他们。

凡在我以先來的都是賊，是強盜；羊卻不聽他們。

凡在我以前來的都是賊，是強盜；羊沒有聽從他們。

凡在我以前來的都是賊，是強盜；羊沒有聽從他們。

在我以前來的，都是賊，是強盜，羊不聽從他們。

所有在我以先來的，都是賊和強盜；羊卻不聽從他們。

凡在我以先來的是賊，是強盜；羊卻不聽他們。

所有在我以前來的，是賊、是強盜，因此羊沒有聽從他們。

凡先我來者、竊也、盜也、羊弗之聽、

不由門入者、竊也、盜也、羊不之聽、

凡先我來者、賊也、盜也、羊亦不聽之、

凡先予而至者、竊也、盜也、而羊亦不之聽焉。

All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.

All who have come before me are thieves and robbers. But the sheep have not listened to them.

All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them.

All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

All those who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

“ Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and tell them, even the shepherds,‘ The Lord Yahweh says:“ Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed the sheep?

There is a conspiracy of her prophets within it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey. They have devoured souls. They take treasure and precious things. They have made many widows within it.Her priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hidden their eyes from my Sabbaths. So I am profaned among them.Her princes within it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.Her prophets have plastered for them with whitewash, seeing false visions, and divining lies to them, saying,‘ The Lord Yahweh says,’ when Yahweh has not spoken.

“ Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber.

For before these days Theudas rose up, making himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves. He was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nothing.

His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They can’t bark— dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.Yes, the dogs are greedy. They can never have enough. They are shepherds who can’t understand. They have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.“ Come,” say they,“ I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”

For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the meat of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

“ Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” says Yahweh.

Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.

Yahweh my God says:“ Feed the flock of slaughter.Their buyers slaughter them, and go unpunished. Those who sell them say,‘ Blessed be Yahweh, for I am rich;’ and their own shepherds don’t pity them.For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land,” says Yahweh;“ but, behold, I will deliver the men everyone into his neighbor’s hand, and into the hand of his king. They will strike the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.”So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called“ Favor”, and the other I called“ Union”, and I fed the flock.I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.Then I said,“ I will not feed you. That which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat each other’s flesh.”

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.”