Ezekiel 21
1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Da kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes:
2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
Menneskesøn, vend dit Ansigt mod Jerusalem, lad din Tale strømme mod Helligdommen og profeter mod Israels Land!
3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
Sig til Israels Land: Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg kommer over dig og drager mit Sværd af Skeden for at udrydde baade retfærdige og gudløse af dig.
4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth from its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
Fordi jeg vil udrydde baade retfærdige og gudløse af dig, derfor skal mit Sværd fare af Skeden mod alt Kød fra Syd til Nord.
5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
Og alt Kød skal kende, at jeg, HERREN, har draget mit Sværd at Skeden; det skal ikke vende tilbage!
6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with breaking heart; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
Men du, Menneskesøn, støn, støn for deres Øjne, som om dine Lænder skulde briste, i bitter Smerte!
7 And it shall be, when they say to thee, Why sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
Og naar de spørger: »Hvorfor stønner du?« saa svar: »Over en Tidende; thi naar den kommer, skal hvert Hjerte smelte, alle Hænder synke, hver Aand sløves og alle Knæ flyde som Vand. Se, den kommer, den fuldbyrdes, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.«
8 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished:
Menneskesøn, profeter og sig: Saa siger HERREN:
10 It is sharpened to make a grievous slaughter; it is polished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it despiseth the rod of my son, as every tree.
Et Sværd, et Sværd er hvæsset og slebet blankt, hvæsset med Slagtning for Øje, blankt til at udsende Lyn....
11 And he hath given it to be polished, that it may be handled: the sword is sharpened, and it is polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
Jeg gav en Slagter det, at han skal tage det fat; det er hvæsset og slebet for at gives en Drabsmand i Hænde,
12 Cry and wail, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
Raab og vaand dig, Menneskesøn! Thi det kommet over mit Folk, over alle Israels Fyrster; sammen med mit Folk er de givet til Sværdet. Derfor slaa dig paa Hoften!
13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword despise even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.
..... lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their private chambers.
Og du, Menneskesøn, profetér og slaa Hænderne sammen, gør Sværdet som to, ja, gør det som tre! Det er et dræbende Sværd, den store Hednings Sværd; indjag dem Rædsel dermed,
15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is sharpened for the slaughter.
at deres Hjerter maa ængstes og mange maa falde ved alle Porte. Jeg sætter dig til at slagte, du Sværd, som er gjort til at lyne, hvæsset til Slagtning.
16 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, wherever thy face is set.
Indjag Rædsel baade til højre og venstre, hvor din Od rettes hen!
17 I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.
Ogsaa jeg vil slaa Hænderne sammen og køle min Vrede. Jeg, HERREN, har talet!
18 The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,
HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
19 Also, thou son of man, mark two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both ways shall come forth from one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.
Du, Menneskesøn, afsæt dig to Veje, ad hvilke Babels Konges Sværd skal komme, saaledes at begge udgaar fra et og samme Land; og opstil en Vejviser der, hvor de to Byveje skilles,
20 Mark a way, that the sword may come to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.
saa at Sværdet baade kan komme til Rabba i Ammoniternes Land og til Juda og Jerusalem midt i Juda.
21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
Thi Babels Konge staar paa Vejskellet, hvor de to Veje skilles, for at tage Varsler; han ryster Pilene, raadspørger Husguderne, ransager Leveren.
22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a siege mound, and to build a fort.
I sin højre holder han Loddet »Jerusalem«, at han skal aabne Munden til Skrig og løfte Røsten til Krigsraab, rejse Stormbukke mod Portene, opkaste Stormvold og bygge Belejringstaarne.
23 And it shall be to them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
Ederne, svorne ved Gud, regnede de lige med falsk Spaadom, men han bringer deres Brøde i Minde, for at de skal fanges.
24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
Derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Fordi I bringer eders Brøde i Minde, idet eders Overtrædelser aabenbares, saa eders Synder bliver synlige i alt, hvad I gør, fordi I bringer eder i Minde ved dem, skal I fanges.
25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
Og du, gudløse Hedning, Israels Fyrste, hvis Time slaar, naar din Misgerning er fuldmoden,
26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
saa siger den Herre HERREN: Bort med Hovedbindet, ned med kronen! Som det var, er det ikke mere! Op med det lave, ned med det høje!
27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he cometh whose right it is; and I will give it him.
Grushobe, Grushobe, Grushobe gør jeg det til. Ve det! Saaledes skal det være, til han kommer, som har Retten til det; ham vil jeg give det.
28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is polished, to consume because of the glittering:
Du, Menneskesøn, profeter saaledes: Saa siger den Herre HERREN om Ammoniterne og deres Haan! Og sig: Et Sværd, et Sværd er draget til at slagte hvæsset til at udsende Lyn,
29 While they see vanity to thee, while they divine a lie to thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
medens man skuer dig Tomhed og spaar dig Løgn, for at det skal lægges paa de gudløse Hedningers Hals, hvis Time slaar, naar deres Misgerning er fuldmoden.
30 Shall I cause it to return into its sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
Vend tilbage til din Borg! Paa det Sted, hvor du skabtes, i det Land, du stammer fra, vil jeg dømme dig.
31 And I will pour out my indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of cruel men, and skilful to destroy.
Jeg vil udøse min Vrede over dig, blæse min Harmes Ild op imod dig og give dig i grumme Menneskers Haand, som er Mestre i at tilintetgøre.
32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the LORD have spoken it.
Du skal blive Ildens Føde, dit Blod skal flyde i dit Land; du skal ikke kommes i Hu, thi jeg, HERREN, har talet.
