Ezekiel 13

1 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

A message from the Lord came to me, saying,

2 Du Menneskesøn! spaa imod Israels Profeter, dem, som spaa, og sig til dem, som ere Profeter efter deres eget Hjertes Kald: Hører Herrens Ord!

“Son of man, you are to prophesy against the prophets of Israel who right now are busy prophesying. Tell those who make up their own prophecies: Listen to the word of the Lord!

3 Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Ve over de daarlige Profeter, som gaa efter deres egen Aand og efter det, som de ikke have set.

This is what the Lord God says: Disaster is coming to these foolish prophets who follow their own ideas. They haven't seen anything.

4 Som Ræve i Ørken ere dine Profeter blevne, o Israel!

Israel, your prophets are like foxes that live in the ruins.

5 I stillede eder ikke op for Gabet og murede ikke Muren op om Israels Hus for at kunne holde Stand i Krigen paa Herrens Dag.

They didn't go and help repair the gaps in the wall that defends the people of Israel so that it would stand secure during the battle on the Day of the Lord.

6 Deres Syner ere Forfængelighed og løgnagtig Spaadom, naar de sige: „Herren siger det”, skønt Herren ikke har sendt dem, og de haabe dog, at Ordet skal stadfæstes.

The visions they see are false, and the prophecies they give are lies. They claim, ‘This is what the Lord says,’ when the Lord didn't send them. Even so they still expect their message to be fulfilled!

7 Have I ikke skuet forfængeligt Syn og udsagt løgnagtig Spaadom, naar I sige: „Herren siger det”, skønt jeg ikke har talt?

Isn't it a false vision that you people saw? Isn't it a prophecy of lies when you announce, ‘This is what the Lord says,’ even though I haven't said anything?

8 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Efterdi eders Tale er Forfængelighed og eders Syn Løgn, derfor se, jeg kommer til eder, siger den Herre, Herre;

So this is what the Lord God says: Since you've spoken lies and claimed to see false visions, then watch out, because I'm against you, declares the Lord God.

9 og min Haand skal være imod de Profeter, som have forfængelige Syner, og som spaa Løgn; de skulle ikke være i mit Folks Raad og ikke indskrives i Israels Hus's Bog, ej heller komme til Israels Land; og I skulle fornemme, at jeg er den Herre, Herre.

I will punish the prophets who see false visions and give prophecies that are lies. They will not belong to the assembly of my people or be listed in the register of Israelites, and they won't be allowed to enter the country of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord God.

10 Fordi, ja fordi de forførte mit Folk ved at sige: Fred! og der var ikke Fred; og dette opfører en Væg, og se, de stryge den an med løs Kalk,

They have deceived my people by saying, ‘We shall have peace,’ when there won't be any peace. It's like they're putting a coat of whitewash on an unstable wall of loose stones that the people have built.

11 saa sig til dem, som anstryge med løs Kalk, at den maa falde af: Der kommer en overskyllende Regn, og I Hagelstene! falder ned, og et Stormvejr bryde løs!

So tell those people whitewashing the wall that it's going to collapse. Rain will come pouring down. I will send hailstones crashing down on it. A windstorm will blow hard against it.

12 Og se, naar Væggen er falden, mon der da ikke skal siges til eder: Hvor er Anstrygningen, med hvilken I have anstrøget den?

Don't you think that when the wall collapses people are going to ask you, ‘What happened to the whitewash you painted it with?’

13 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Jeg vil lade et Stormvejr bryde løs i min Harme, og der skal komme en overskyllende Regn i min Vrede og Hagelstene i min Harme til at fuldende det.

So this is what the Lord God says: In my furious anger I'm going to send a windstorm, pouring rain, and hailstones to destroy the wall.

14 Og jeg vil nedbryde Væggen, som I have anstrøget med løs Kalk, og styrte den til Jorden, og dens Grundvold skal blottes; og den skal falde, og I skulle omkomme derudi og fornemme, at jeg er Herren.

I will demolish the wall you whitewashed, knocking it to the ground to reveal its foundations. The city is going to fall, and you're going to be destroyed with it. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

15 Og jeg vil fuldkomme min Harme paa Væggen og paa dem, som have anstrøget den med løs Kalk; og jeg vil sige til eder: Borte er Væggen, og borte ere de, som anstrøge den,

Once the wall and those who whitewashed it have experienced my anger, I will tell you: The wall is no more, and those who whitewashed it are no more,

16 nemlig Israels Profeter, de, som spaaede om Jerusalem, og de, som saa Syner om Fred for den, skønt der ingen Fred var, siger den Herre, Herre.

those ‘prophets’ of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and claimed to have seen a vision of peace for her when there wasn't going to be any peace, declares the Lord God.

17 Og du Menneskesøn! vend dit Ansigt imod dit Folks Døtre, dem, som ere Profetinder efter deres eget Hjertes Kald, og spaa imod dem!

Now, son of man, you are to oppose those Israelite women who make up prophecies in their own minds. Prophesy against them

18 Og du skal sige: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Ve de Kvinder, som sy Puder om alle mine Armled, og som gøre Hætter til Hoveder af al Slags Vækst for at fange Sjæle! mit Folks Sjæle fange I og ville dog holde eders egne Sjæle i Live?

and tell them that this is what the Lord God says: Disaster is coming to the women who sew bracelets of magic charms for their wrists and make veils for all kinds of people to wear as ways to trap and exploit them. Do you think you can trap the lives of my people yet still keep your own?

19 Og I vanhellige mig for mit Folk for nogle Haandfuld Byg og for nogle Stykker Brød for at dræbe Sjæle, som ikke skulde dø, og for at holde Sjæle i Live, som ikke skulde leve, idet I lyve for mit Folk, for dem, som høre paa Løgn?

You have disgraced me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people who believe in you, you have killed those who shouldn't have died and let others live who shouldn't.

20 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg kommer imod eders Puder, ved hvilke I fange, idet jeg lader Sjælene flyve ud; og jeg vil rive dem af eders Arme og udlade de Sjæle, hvilke I have fanget, ja, Sjælene til at flyve ud.

So this is what the Lord God says: Watch out! I condemn the magic charms you use to trap people like birds, and I will rip them off your arms. I will set free those you have trapped.

21 Og jeg vil sønderrive eders Hætter og redde mit Folk af eders Haand, og de skulle ikke mere være i eders Haand til et Bytte; og I skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren.

I will also rip off your veils and rescue my people from your power, so that they will no longer be your victims. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

22 Fordi I ved Løgn gjorde den retfærdiges Hjerte forsagt, skønt jeg ikke havde bedrøvet det, og styrkede den ugudeliges Hænder, saa at han ikke omvendte sig fra sin onde Vej, at jeg kunde holde ham i Live:

Because you have discouraged good people with your lies, even though I didn't have anything against them, and because you have encouraged the wicked that they shouldn't give up from their evil ways to save their lives,

23 Derfor skulle I ikke have forfængelige Syner og ikke drive eders Spaadomskunst ydermere; og jeg vil redde mit Folk af eders Haand, og I skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren.

from now on you won't claim these false visions or practice magic. I will rescue my people from your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”