Ezekiel 31

1 And it happened that, in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Och det begaf sig i ellofte årena, på första dagen i tredje månadenom, skedde Herrans ord till mig, och sade:

2 “Son of man, speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom can you be compared in your greatness?

Du menniskobarn, säg till Pharao, Konungen i Egypten, och till allt hans folk: Huru stor menar du då att du äst?

3 Behold, Assur is like the cedar of Lebanon, with fair branches, and full of leaves, and of high stature, and his summit has been elevated above the thick branches.

Si, Assur var lika som ett cedreträ på Libanon, med sköna grenar, och tjockt af löf, och ganska högt, så att dess skate stod högt upp ibland stora tjocka qvistar.

4 The waters have nourished him. The abyss has exalted him. Its rivers have flowed around his roots, and it has sent forth its streams to all the trees of the regions.

Det hade vatten nog, att det högt vardt, och många källor, att det starkt vardt; dess strömmar gingo allt omkring dess rot, och dess bäcker till all trä i skogenom.

5 Because of this, his height was exalted above all the trees of the regions, and his groves were multiplied, and his own branches were elevated, because of the many waters.

Derföre är det högre vordet än all trä på markene, och fick många grenar och långa qvistar; ty det hade vatten nog till att utbreda sig.

6 And when he had extended his shadow, all the birds of the air made their nests in his branches, and all the beasts of the forest conceived their young under his foliage, and an assembly of the many peoples lived under his shadow.

Alle himmelens foglar bodde uppå dess qvistar, och all vilddjur hade ungar under dess grenar, och under dess skugga bodde mång och stor folk.

7 And he was most beautiful in his greatness and in the expansion of his groves. For his root was near many waters.

Det hade sköna, stora och långa grenar; ty dess rot hade mycket vatten.

8 The cedars in the Paradise of God were not higher than he was. The spruce trees were not equal to his summit, and the plane trees were not equal to his fullness. No tree in the Paradise of God was similar to him or to his beauty.

Och intet cedreträ var desso likt i Guds lustgård; furoträn voro dess grenom intet liknande, och mandelträn voro intet emot dess qvistar; ja, det var så dägeligit, att det öfvergick all trä i Guds lustgård.

9 For I made him beautiful, and dense with many branches. And all the trees of delight, which were in the Paradise of God, were jealous of him.

Jag hafver gjort det så skönt, att det fick så många qvistar, att all lustig trä i Guds lustgård båro afund dervid.

10 Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Since he was sublime in height, and he made his summit green and dense, and his heart was exalted because of his height,

Derföre säger Herren Herren alltså: Efter han så hög vorden är, att hans skate stod ibland stora, höga, tjocka qvistar, och hans hjerta upphof sig, att han så hög var;

11 I have delivered him into the hands of the most powerful one among the Gentiles, so that he will deal with him. I have cast him out, in accord with his impiety.

Derföre hafver jag gifvit honom dem mägtigasta ibland Hedningarna i händer; han skall vara till verka med honom, och fördrifvan, såsom han med sitt ogudaktiga väsende förtjent hafver;

12 And foreigners, and the most cruel among the nations, will cut him down. And they will cast him on the mountains. And his branches will fall in every steep valley, and his grove will be broken apart on every cliff of the earth. And all the peoples of the earth will withdraw from his shadow, and abandon him.

Att främmande skola utrota honom, nämliga Hedningarnas tyranner, och förskingra honom, att hans qvistar skola ligga på all berg, och i alla dalar, och hans qvistar sönderbrutne vid alla bäcker i landena, så att all folk på jordene måste bortdraga undan hans skugga, och öfvergifva honom.

13 All the birds of the air lived upon his ruins, and all the beasts of the countryside were among his branches.

Och alle himmelens foglar såto på hans kullfallna bål, och all vilddjur lade sig på hans afhuggna qvistar;

14 For this reason, none of the trees among the waters will exalt themselves because of their height, nor will they place their summits above the thick branches and foliage, nor will any of those that are irrigated stand out because of their height. For they have all been delivered unto death, to the lowest part of the earth, into the midst of the sons of men, those who descend into the pit.

På det härefter intet trä vid vatten skall förhäfva sig af sine höjd, att dess skate ibland stora, tjocka qvistar står, och att intet trä vid vatten skall förhäfva sig öfver de andra; ty de måste alle under jordena, och dödenom öfvergifne varda, lika som andra menniskor, de der uti kulona fara.

15 Thus says the Lord God: In the day when he descended into hell, I led in grieving. I covered him with the abyss. And I held back its rivers, and I restrained the many waters. Lebanon was saddened over him, and all the trees of the field were struck together. (Sheol h7585)

Detta säger Herren Herren: På den tiden, då han nederfor till helvetes, då gjorde jag en klagolåt, att djupet öfvertäckte honom, och hans strömmar måste stilla stå, och de stora vattnen intet löpa kunde; och gjorde det så, att Libanon sörjde öfver honom, och all trä i markene förtorkades öfver honom. (Sheol h7585)

16 I shook the Gentiles with the sound of his ruin, when I led him down to hell, with those who were descending into the pit. And all the trees of delights, the finest and best in Lebanon, all that were irrigated with waters, were consoled in the deepest parts of the earth. (Sheol h7585)

Jag förskräckte Hedningarna, då de hörde honom falla, då jag nederstörte honom till helvetes, med dem som uti kulona fara; och all lustig trä under jordene unte honom det väl, de ädlesta och bästa på Libanon, och all de som vid vatten ståndit hade. (Sheol h7585)

17 For they, too, will descend with him into hell, to those who have been slain by the sword. And the arm of each one will reside under his shadow, in the midst of the nations. (Sheol h7585)

Ty de måste ock med honom neder åt helvetet, till de slagna med svärd, efter de under hans arms skugga ibland Hedningarna bott hade. (Sheol h7585)

18 To whom can you be compared, O famous and sublime one, among the trees of pleasure? Behold, you have been brought down, with the trees of pleasure, to the lowest part of the earth. You will sleep in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those who have been slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh, and all his multitude, says the Lord God.”

Huru stor menar du då att du äst, med ditt prål och härlighet, ibland de lustiga trän? Ty du måste med de lustiga trän fara neder under jordena, och ligga ibland de oomskorna, hvilke med svärd slagne äro; alltså skall det gå dig, Pharao, med allo dino folke, säger Herren Herren.