Ezekiel 17
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
2 Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,
Du Menneskesøn! fremsæt en mørk Tale, og fremfør en Lignelse for Israels Hus,
3 And say, This is what the Lord has said: A great eagle with great wings, full of long feathers of different colours, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:
og sig: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: En stor Ørn med to store Vinger, med lange Slagfjer, fuld af Fjer med brogede Farver, kom til Libanon og tog Toppen af Cederen;
4 Biting off the highest of its young branches, he took it to the land of Canaan, and put it in a town of traders.
den afbrød den øverste af dens Kviste og førte den til Købmandsland og satte den i Kræmmernes Stad.
5 And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree.
Og den tog af Landets Sæd en Plante og satte den i en Sædemark, den bragte den hen, hvor der var meget Vand, den satte den som en Pilekvist.
6 And its growth went on and it became a vine, low and widely stretching, whose branches were turned to him and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, putting out branches and young leaves.
Og denne voksede og blev til et sig udbredende Vintræ, lavt af Vækst, for at dets Grene skulde vende sig til den og dets Rødder være under den; og det blev til et Vintræ og fik Kviste og udskød Grene.
7 And there was another eagle with great wings and thick feathers: and now this vine, pushing out its roots to him, sent out its branches in his direction from the bed where it was planted, so that he might give it water.
Og der var en anden stor Ørn med store Vinger og mange Fjer; og se, dette Vintræ bøjede sine Rødder til den og udskød sine Grene til den ud fra det Bed, hvor det var plantet, at den skulde vande det.
8 He had it planted in a good field by great waters so that it might put out branches and have fruit and be a strong vine.
Det var plantet paa en god Ager ved meget Vand, at det kunde have faaet Grene og baaret Frugt, at det kunde blevet til et herligt Vintræ.
9 Say, This is what the Lord has said: Will it do well? will he not have its roots pulled up and its branches cut off, so that all its young leaves may become dry and it may be pulled up by its roots?
Sig: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Skal det lykkes? skal man ikke oprykke dets Rødder og afslaa dets Frugt, saa at det bliver tørt? Alle dets fremskudte Blade skulle hentørres, og det skal ikke ske ved en stærk Arm eller meget Folk, at man skal bringe det op fra sine Rødder.
10 And if it is planted will it do well? will it not become quite dry at the touch of the east wind, drying up in the bed where it was planted?
Og se, det var plantet, men mon det skal lykkes? skal det ikke blive tørt, saa snart Østen vejr rører ved det? det skal visselig blive tørt i det Bed, hvori det voksede.
11 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
12 Say now to this uncontrolled people, Are these things not clear to you? Say to them, See, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its rulers away with him to Babylon;
Sig dog til det genstridige Hus: Vide I ikke, hvad disse Ting betyde? sig: Se, Kongen af Babel kom til Jerusalem og tog dens Konge og dens Fyrster og førte dem til sig til Babel.
13 And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:
Og han tog een af den kongelige Sæd og gjorde en Pagt med ham, og han tog ham i Ed; men de vældige i Landet tog han bort,
14 So that the kingdom might be made low with no power of lifting itself up, but might keep his agreement to be his servants.
at Riget skulde holde sig nede og ikke hæve sig op, for at det skulde holde hans Pagt, at det maatte bestaa.
15 But he went against his authority in sending representatives to Egypt to get from them horses and a great army. Will he do well? will he be safe who does such things? if the agreement is broken will he be safe?
Men han affaldt fra ham, saa han sendte sine Bud til Ægypten, at de skulde give ham Heste og meget Folk. Mon det skal lykkes? skal den, som gør disse Ting, slippe derfra? han brød Pagten, og han skulde slippe derfra?
16 By my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death.
Saa sandt jeg lever, siger den Herre, Herre, forvist! paa det Sted, hvor den Konge er, som gjorde ham til Konge, hvis Ed han har foragtet, og hvis Pagt han har brudt, hos ham skal han dø midt i Babel.
17 And Pharaoh with his strong army and great forces will be no help to him in the war, when they put up earthworks and make strong walls for the cutting off of lives:
Og Farao skal ikke yde ham Bistand i Krigen, med en stor Hær og med en talrig Skare, naar man opkaster Belejringsvold, og naar man bygger Vagttaarn til at udrydde mange Sjæle.
18 For he put his oath on one side in letting the agreement be broken; and though he had given his hand to it, he did all these things; he will not get away safe.
Han foragtede Ed, saa at han brød Pagten; og se, han havde givet sin Haand og har dog gjort alle disse Ting, han skal ikke slippe derfra.
19 And so the Lord has said, By my life, truly, for my oath which he put on one side, and my agreement which has been broken, I will send punishment on his head.
Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Saa sandt jeg lever, forvist! min Ed, som han foragtede, og min Pagt, som han brød, vil jeg lade falde tilbage paa hans Hoved.
20 My net will be stretched out over him, and he will be taken in my cords, and I will send him to Babylon, and there I will be his judge for the wrong which he has done against me.
Og jeg vil udbrede mit Garn over ham, og han skal fanges i mit Net, og jeg vil føre ham til Babel og der gaa i Rette med ham for hans Troløshed, som han har begaaet imod mig.
21 All his best fighting-men will be put to the sword, and the rest will be sent away to every wind: and you will be certain that I the Lord have said it.
Og alle de, som fly med ham iblandt alle hans Hære, skulle falde for Sværdet og de overblevne adspredes for alle Vinde, og I skulle fornemme, at jeg Herren, jeg har talt.
22 This is what the Lord has said: Further, I will take the highest top of the cedar and put it in the earth; cutting off from the highest of his young branches a soft one, I will have it planted on a high and great mountain;
Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Men jeg vil tage af det høje Cedertræs Top og plante; af dets øverste Kviste vil jeg afbryde et spædt Skud og plante det paa et højt og fremragende Bjerg.
23 It will be planted on the high mountain of Israel: it will put out branches and have fruit and be a fair cedar: under it all birds of every sort will make their living-place, resting in the shade of its branches.
Paa Israels høje Bjerg vil jeg plante det, og det skal faa Grene og bære Frugt og blive til et herligt Cedertræ; og alle Haande Fugle iblandt alt det bevingede skulle bo under det, de skulle bo under dets Grenes Skygge.
24 And it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it.
Og alle Træer paa Marken skulle fornemme, at jeg, Herren, har fornedret et højt Træ, ophøjet et lavt Træ, gjort et grønt Træ tørt og gjort et tørt Træ grønt; jeg Herren, jeg har talt det og gjort det.
