Ezekiel 29

1 Almost ten [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the twelfth day of the tenth [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. [He said to me],

I det tiende Aar, i den tiende Maaned, paa den tolvte Dag i Maaneden kom Herrens Ord til mig saaledes:

2 “You human, turn toward Egypt and proclaim the terrible things that will happen to the king of Egypt and all his people.

Du Menneskesøn! vend dit Ansigt imod Farao, Kongen af Ægypten, og spaa imod ham og imod al Ægypten.

3 Give the king this message from [me], Yahweh the Lord: ‘You king of Egypt, I am your enemy; [you are like] [MET] a great monster/crocodile that lies in the [along the Nile River]. You say, “The Nile [River] is mine; I made it [for myself].”

Tal og sig: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg kommer imod dig, Farao, Konge i Ægypten, du, som er den store Drage, der ligger midt i sine Strømme, og som siger: Min Strøm er min, og jeg har skabt mig den.

4 But [it will be as though] I will put hooks in your jaws and drag you out [from the river] onto the land, with fish sticking to your scales.

Men jeg vil kaste Kroge i dine Kæver og lade Fiskene i dine Strømme hænge ved dine Skæl, og jeg vil trække dig op midt af dine Strømme tillige med alle de Fisk i dine Strømme, der hænge ved dine Skæl.

5 I will leave you and all those fish to die in the desert; you will fall onto the ground, and your [corpse] will not be picked up and buried, because I have declared that your flesh will be food for the wild animals and birds.

Og jeg vil kaste dig ud i Ørken, dig og alle Fisk fra dine Strømme, paa Marken skal du falde hen, du skal ikke samles til Hobe og ej sankes op, jeg har givet dig til Dyrene i Landet og til Fuglene under Himmelen som Føde.

6 When that happens, all the people of Egypt will know that it is I, Yahweh, [who have the power to do what I say that I will do]. The Israeli people [trusted that you would help them]. But you have been [like] [MET] a reed pole in their hands.

Og alle Ægyptens Indbyggere skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren. Fordi de have været Israels Hus en Rørkæp —

7 And when they leaned on that pole, it splintered and tore open their shoulders. When they leaned on you, [it was as though] you were a pole that broke, and as a result you wrenched their backs.

naar de gribe din Haand, knækker du og splitter dem hver Skulder; og naar de støtte sig paa dig, sønderbrydes du og bringer dem alle Lænder til at vakle —

8 Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: “I will bring [your enemies to attack] you with their swords, and they will kill your people and your animals.

derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg lader et Sværd komme over dig, og jeg vil udrydde Mennesker og Kvæg af dig.

9 Egypt will become an empty desert. Then the people of Egypt will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].” You [proudly] said, “The Nile [River] is mine; I made it!”

Og Ægyptens Land skal blive til Ødelæggelse og Øde; og de skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren. Fordi han siger: Det er min Strøm, og jeg har skabt den:

10 Therefore I am opposed to you and your streams, and I will cause Egypt to be ruined, and cause it to be an empty desert, from Migdol [in the north] to Aswan [in the south], as far [south] as the border of Ethiopia.

Derfor se! vil jeg komme til dig og til dine Strømme og gøre Ægyptens Land til aldeles øde Ørkener, fra Migdol til Sy ene, og indtil Morlands Landemærke.

11 For 40 years no one will walk through that area, and no one will live there.

Der skal ikke gaa Menneskefod igennem det, og Fæs Fod skal ikke gaa der igennem; og det skal ikke bebos i fyrretyve Aar.

12 Egypt will be barren/empty, and it will be surrounded by other desolate nations. The cities in Egypt will be empty and deserted for 40 years, surrounded by ruined cities in nearby nations. I will cause the people of Egypt to be scattered to countries [far away].

Og jeg vil gøre Ægyptens Land til et Øde midt iblandt de ødelagte Lande, og dets Stæder skulle blive øde midt iblandt de ødelagte Stæder, fyrretyve Aar; og jeg vil adsprede Ægypterne iblandt Folkene og strø dem ud i Landene.

13 But this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, [also] say: “At the end of 40 years, I will enable the people of Egypt to return home [again] from the nations to which they were scattered.

Thi saa siger den Herre, Herre: Naar fyrretyve Aar ere til Ende, vil jeg samle Ægypterne hjem fra Folkene, hvorhen de vare adspredte.

14 I will bring back the people of Egypt who had been captured, and I will enable them to live again in the Pathros area [in the south], where they lived previously. But Egypt will be a very unimportant [DOU] kingdom.

Og jeg vil vende Ægyptens Fangenskab og føre dem tilbage til Pathros Land, til deres Stammeland, og de skulle der være et ringe Rige.

15 It will be the least important of [all] the nations; it will never again be greater than the nearby countries. I will cause Egypt to be very weak, with the result that it will never again rule over other nations.

Det skal være ringe fremfor andre Riger og ikke ophøje sig ydermere over Folkene; og jeg vil gøre dem ubetydelige, at de ikke skulle regere over Folkene.

16 [When that happens, the leaders of] Israel will no longer be tempted to ask Egypt to help them. Egypt will be punished, and that will cause the Israeli people to not forget that they previously sinned by trusting that Egypt could help them. And the people of Israel will know that I, Yahweh the Lord, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].” '”

Og det skal ikke ydermere være Israels Hus til Fortrøstning, saa at det bringer mig deres Synd i Erindring, naar disse vende sig om efter dem, og de skulle fornemme, at jeg er den Herre, Herre.

17 Almost twenty-seven years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the first day [of the new year], Yahweh gave me this message:

Og det skete i det syv og tyvende Aar, i den første Maaned, paa den første Dag i Maaneden, at Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

18 “You human, the army of king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon fought very hard against Tyre, with the result that their heads were rubbed bare and their shoulders became (raw/full of blisters). But Nebuchadnezzar and his army did not get any valuable things from Tyre to reward them for their hard work [to destroy Tyre].

Du Menneskesøn! Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, har paalagt sin Krigshær et svart Arbejde imod Tyrus, saa at hvert Hoved er skaldet og hver Skulder opslidt, og Løn har han og hans Hær ikke faaet ud af Tyrus for det Arbejde, han har haft med den.

19 Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: 'I will enable King Nebuchadnezzar’s army to conquer Egypt. They will carry away from there all the valuable things, in order that the king can give them to his soldiers.

Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg giver Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, Ægyptens Land, og han skal tage dets Gods og bytte dets Bytte og røve dets Rov, og det skal være Løn for hans Hær.

20 I will enable them to conquer Egypt as a reward for what they did [to Tyre], because [I], Yahweh say that [it was as though] his army was working for me, [doing what I wanted them to do, when they destroyed Tyre].

Som hans Løn, for hvilken han har tjent imod den, har jeg givet ham Ægyptens Land; thi for mig have de tjent, siger den Herre, Herre.

21 And some day Israel will become a glorious nation [MET] again. When that happens, I will cause the Israeli people to respect what you say [MTY]. And then they will know that [it has happened because] I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].'”

Paa den Dag vil jeg lade et Horn skyde op for Israels Hus, og dig vil jeg give en opladt Mund midt iblandt dem; og de skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren.