Rotherham(i)
16 Thou, therefore, Son of man, Take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the sons of Israel his companions, Then take thou another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the house of Israel, his companions.
17 Then bring them near––the one to the other––for thee, into one stick,––And they shall become united in thy hand.
18 And, when the sons of thy people, speak unto thee, saying,––Wilt thou not tell us, what, these things, are, to thee?
19 speak unto them, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Lo! I myself, am going to take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions,––And I will place them upon it, even upon the stick of Judah, And will make of them one, stick, And they shall become one, in my hand.
20 And the sticks whereon thou shalt write shall remain in thy hand, before their eyes.
21 Therefore speak thou unto them, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Lo! I myself, am going to take the sons of Israel, from among the nations, whither they have gone,––And I will gather them from every side, And will bring them in upon their own soil;
22 And will make of them one, nation in the land, among the mountains of Israel, And, one king, shall they all, have, for king,––And they shall remain no longer, two nations, Nor shall they be divided into two kingdoms, any more.
23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more, With their manufactured gods, or, With their detestable things, or, With any of their transgressions,––But I will save them out of all their dwelling–places, wherein they have sinned, And I will cleanse them, And they shall become my, people, And, I, will become their, God.
24 And, my servant David, shall be king over them, And, one shepherd, shall they all, have,––And, in my regulations, shall they walk, And, my statutes, shall they observe, and do them.