Jezekiel 9
1 And he cried in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, The judgment of the city has drawn near; and each had the weapons of destruction in his hand.
Saa hørte jeg ham raabe med vældig Røst: »Byens Hjemsøgelse nærmer sig, og hver har sit Mordvaaben i Haanden!«
2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the high gate that looks toward the north, and each one's axe was in his hand; and there was one man in the midst of them clothed with a long robe down to the feet, and a sapphire girdle was on his loins: and they came in and stood near the brazen altar.
Og se, seks Mænd kom fra den øvre Nordport, hver med sin Stridshammer i Haanden, og een iblandt dem bar linned Klædebon og havde et Skrivetøj ved sin Lænd; og de kom og stillede sig ved Siden af Kobberalteret.
3 And the glory of the God of Israel, that was upon them, went up from the cherubs to the porch of the house. And he called the man that was clothed with the long robe, who had the girdle on his loins;
Men Israels Guds Herlighed havde hævet sig fra Keruberne, som den hvilede paa, og flyttet sig hen til Templets Tærskel; og han raabte til Manden i det linnede Klædebon og med Skrivetøjet ved Lænden,
4 And said to him, Go through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that groan and that grieve for all the iniquities that are done in the midst of them.
og HERREN sagde til ham: »Gaa midt igennem Byen, igennem Jerusalem, og sæt et Mærke paa de Mænds Pander, der sukker og jamrer over alle de Vederstyggeligheder, som øves i dets Midte!«
5 And he said to the first in my hearing, Go after him into the city, and strike: and let not your eyes spare, and have no mercy.
Og til de andre hørte jeg ham sige: »Gaa efter ham ud gennem Byen og hug ned! Vis ingen Medynk eller Skaansel!
6 Slay utterly old man and youth, and virgin, and infants, and women: but go you not near any on whom is the mark: begin at my sanctuary. So they began with the elder men who were within in the house.
Oldinge og Ynglinge, Jomfruer, Børn og Kvinder skal I hugge ned og udrydde; men ingen af dem, der bærer Mærket, maa I røre! Begynd ved min Helligdom!« Saa begyndte de med de Ældste, som stod foran Templet,
7 And he said to them, Defile the house, and go out and fill the ways with dead bodies, and strike.
Og han sagde til dem: »Gør Templet urent, fyld Forgaardene med dræbte og drag saa ud!« Og de drog ud og huggede ned i Byen.
8 And it came to pass as they were striking, that I fell upon my face, and cried out, and said, Alas, O Lord! will you destroy the remnant of Israel, in pouring out your wrath upon Jerusalem?
Men medens de huggede ned og jeg var ene tilbage, faldt jeg paa mit Ansigt og raabte: »Ak, Herre, HERRE vil du da tilintetgøre alt, hvad der er levnet af Israel, ved at udøse din Vrede over Jerusalem?«
9 Then said he to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Juda is become very exceedingly great: for the land is filled with many nations, and the city is filled with iniquity and uncleanness: because they have said, The Lord has forsaken the earth, The Lord looks not upon [it].
Han svarede: »Israels og Judas Hus's Brøde er saare, saare stor, thi Landet er fuldt af Blodskyld og Byen af Retsbrud; thi de siger, at HERREN har forladt Byen, og at HERREN intet ser.
10 Therefore mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have any mercy: I have recompensed their ways upon their heads.
Derfor viser jeg heller ingen Medynk eller Skaansel, men gengælder dem deres Færd.«
11 And, behold, the man clothed with the long robe, and girded with the girdle about his loins, answered and said, I have done as you did command me.
Og se, Manden i det linnede Klædebon og med Skrivetøjet ved Lænden kom tilbage og meldte: »Jeg har gjort, som du bød.«
