Ezekiel 17
1 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 Du Menneskesøn! fremsæt en mørk Tale, og fremfør en Lignelse for Israels Hus,
“Son of man, propose an enigma and describe a parable to the house of Israel,
3 og sig: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: En stor Ørn med to store Vinger, med lange Slagfjer, fuld af Fjer med brogede Farver, kom til Libanon og tog Toppen af Cederen;
and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: A large eagle, with great wings and elongated pinions, full of feathers with many colors, came to Lebanon. And he took the kernel of the cedar.
4 den afbrød den øverste af dens Kviste og førte den til Købmandsland og satte den i Kræmmernes Stad.
He tore off the summit of its branches, and he transported it to the land of Canaan; he placed it in a city of merchants.
5 Og den tog af Landets Sæd en Plante og satte den i en Sædemark, den bragte den hen, hvor der var meget Vand, den satte den som en Pilekvist.
And he took from the seed of the land and placed it in the ground for seed, so that it might take firm root above many waters; he placed it at the surface.
6 Og denne voksede og blev til et sig udbredende Vintræ, lavt af Vækst, for at dets Grene skulde vende sig til den og dets Rødder være under den; og det blev til et Vintræ og fik Kviste og udskød Grene.
And when it had germinated, it increased into a more extensive vine, low in height, with its branches facing toward itself. And its roots were underneath it. And so, it became a vine, and sprouted branches, and produced shoots.
7 Og der var en anden stor Ørn med store Vinger og mange Fjer; og se, dette Vintræ bøjede sine Rødder til den og udskød sine Grene til den ud fra det Bed, hvor det var plantet, at den skulde vande det.
And there was another large eagle, with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine seemed to bend its roots towards him, extending its branches toward him, so that he might irrigate it from the garden of its germination.
8 Det var plantet paa en god Ager ved meget Vand, at det kunde have faaet Grene og baaret Frugt, at det kunde blevet til et herligt Vintræ.
It had been planted in a good land, above many waters, so that it would produce branches and bear fruit, so that it would become a large vine.
9 Sig: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Skal det lykkes? skal man ikke oprykke dets Rødder og afslaa dets Frugt, saa at det bliver tørt? Alle dets fremskudte Blade skulle hentørres, og det skal ikke ske ved en stærk Arm eller meget Folk, at man skal bringe det op fra sine Rødder.
Speak: Thus says the Lord God: What if it does not prosper? Should he not pull up its roots, and strip off its fruit, and dry up all the branches that it has produced, and let it wither, though he is without a strong arm and without many people to pull it up by the root?
10 Og se, det var plantet, men mon det skal lykkes? skal det ikke blive tørt, saa snart Østen vejr rører ved det? det skal visselig blive tørt i det Bed, hvori det voksede.
Behold, it has been planted. What if it does not prosper? Should it not be dried up when the burning wind touches it, and should it not wither in the garden of its germination?”
11 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
12 Sig dog til det genstridige Hus: Vide I ikke, hvad disse Ting betyde? sig: Se, Kongen af Babel kom til Jerusalem og tog dens Konge og dens Fyrster og førte dem til sig til Babel.
“Say to the provoking house: Do you not know what these things signify? Say: Behold, the king of Babylon arrives in Jerusalem. And he will take away its king and princes, and he will lead them away to himself in Babylon.
13 Og han tog een af den kongelige Sæd og gjorde en Pagt med ham, og han tog ham i Ed; men de vældige i Landet tog han bort,
And he will take one from the offspring of the king, and he will strike a pact with him and receive an oath from him. Moreover, he will take away the strong ones of the land,
14 at Riget skulde holde sig nede og ikke hæve sig op, for at det skulde holde hans Pagt, at det maatte bestaa.
so that it may be a lowly kingdom, and may not lift itself up, and may instead keep his pact and serve it.
15 Men han affaldt fra ham, saa han sendte sine Bud til Ægypten, at de skulde give ham Heste og meget Folk. Mon det skal lykkes? skal den, som gør disse Ting, slippe derfra? han brød Pagten, og han skulde slippe derfra?
But, withdrawing from him, he sent messengers to Egypt, so that it would give him horses and many people. Should he who has done these things prosper and obtain safety? And should he who has broken the pact go free?
16 Saa sandt jeg lever, siger den Herre, Herre, forvist! paa det Sted, hvor den Konge er, som gjorde ham til Konge, hvis Ed han har foragtet, og hvis Pagt han har brudt, hos ham skal han dø midt i Babel.
As I live, says the Lord God, in the place of the king, who appointed him as king, whose oath he has made void, and whose pact he has broken, under which he was living with him, in the midst of Babylon, he shall die.
17 Og Farao skal ikke yde ham Bistand i Krigen, med en stor Hær og med en talrig Skare, naar man opkaster Belejringsvold, og naar man bygger Vagttaarn til at udrydde mange Sjæle.
And not with a great army, nor with many people will Pharaoh undertake a battle against him, when he will cast up ramparts and build defenses, in order to put to death many souls.
18 Han foragtede Ed, saa at han brød Pagten; og se, han havde givet sin Haand og har dog gjort alle disse Ting, han skal ikke slippe derfra.
For he has despised an oath, in that he broke the pact. And behold, he had given his hand. And so, since he has done all these things, he shall not escape.
19 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Saa sandt jeg lever, forvist! min Ed, som han foragtede, og min Pagt, som han brød, vil jeg lade falde tilbage paa hans Hoved.
Because of this, thus says the Lord God: As I live, I will place upon his head the oath that he has spurned and the pact that he has betrayed.
20 Og jeg vil udbrede mit Garn over ham, og han skal fanges i mit Net, og jeg vil føre ham til Babel og der gaa i Rette med ham for hans Troløshed, som han har begaaet imod mig.
And I will spread my net over him, and he will be captured in my dragnet. And I will lead him into Babylon, and I will judge him there for the transgression by which he has despised me.
21 Og alle de, som fly med ham iblandt alle hans Hære, skulle falde for Sværdet og de overblevne adspredes for alle Vinde, og I skulle fornemme, at jeg Herren, jeg har talt.
And all his fugitives, with all his procession, will fall by the sword. Then the remainder will be scattered into every wind. And you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken.”
22 Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Men jeg vil tage af det høje Cedertræs Top og plante; af dets øverste Kviste vil jeg afbryde et spædt Skud og plante det paa et højt og fremragende Bjerg.
Thus says the Lord God: “I myself will take from the kernel of the exalted cedar, and I will establish it. I will tear off a tender twig from the top of its branches, and I will plant it on a mountain, lofty and exalted.
23 Paa Israels høje Bjerg vil jeg plante det, og det skal faa Grene og bære Frugt og blive til et herligt Cedertræ; og alle Haande Fugle iblandt alt det bevingede skulle bo under det, de skulle bo under dets Grenes Skygge.
On the sublime mountains of Israel, I will plant it. And it shall spring forth in buds and bear fruit, and it shall be a great cedar. And all the birds will live under it, and every bird will make its nest under the shadow of its branches.
24 Og alle Træer paa Marken skulle fornemme, at jeg, Herren, har fornedret et højt Træ, ophøjet et lavt Træ, gjort et grønt Træ tørt og gjort et tørt Træ grønt; jeg Herren, jeg har talt det og gjort det.
And all the trees of the regions will know that I, the Lord, have brought low the sublime tree, and have exalted the lowly tree, and have dried up the green tree, and have caused the dry tree to flourish. I, the Lord, have spoken and acted.”
