Ezekiel 21

1 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 Du Menneskesøn! vend dit Ansigt imod Jerusalem, og lad Ordene falde som Draaber imod Helligdommene, og spaa imod Israels Land;

“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and pour in drops toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the soil of Israel.

3 og sig til Israels Land: Saa siger Herren: Se jeg kommer imod dig og uddrager mit Sværd af sin Skede, og jeg vil udrydde af dig den retfærdige med den ugudelige.

And you shall say to the land of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, and I will cast my sword from its sheath, and I will slay the just and the impious among you.

4 Efterdi jeg vil udrydde af dig den retfærdige med den ugudelige, derfor skal mit Sværd udfare af sin Skede: Imod alt Kød fra Sønden til Norden.

But in as much as I have slain among you the just and the impious, for this reason my sword will go forth from its sheath against all flesh, from the south even to the north.

5 Og alt Kød skal fornemme, at jeg Herren, jeg har uddraget mit Sværd af sin Skede: Det skal ikke mere vende tilbage.

So may all flesh know that I, the Lord, have led my sword out of its sheath irrevocably.

6 Og du Menneskesøn, suk! saa det bryder i dine Lænder, og saa det er dig bittert, skal du sukke for deres Øjne.

And as for you, son of man, groan in the breaking of your back, and groan in bitterness before them.

7 Og det skal ske, naar de sige til dig: Hvorfor sukker du? da skal du sige: For et Rygte; thi det kommer, og hvert Hjerte skal smelte, og alle Hænder skulle synke, og hver Aand skal blive sløv, og alle Knæ skulle ryste som Vand; se, det kommer, og det sker, siger den Herre, Herre.

And when they will say to you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you shall say: ‘On behalf of the report, for it is approaching. And every heart will waste away, and every hand will be broken, and every spirit will be weakened, and water will flow across every knee.’ Behold, it is approaching and it will happen, says the Lord God.”

8 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

9 Du Menneskesøn! spaa og sig: Saa siger Herren, sig: Et Sværd, et Sværd, det er gjort hvast og blankt tillige!

“Son of man, prophesy, and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: Speak: The sword! The sword has been sharpened and polished!

10 For at udføre en Slagtning er det gjort hvast, og for at lyne er det gjort blankt; — eller skulle vi vel glæde os til, at min Søns Scepter vil lade haant om alt Træ?

It has been sharpened, so that it may cut down victims! It has been polished, so that it may shine! You are disturbing the scepter of my son. You have cut down every tree.

11 Man gav det hen at gøres blankt for at tage det i Haand; Sværdet er gjort hvast, og det er gjort blankt for at give det i Morderens Haand.

And I have sent it to be made smooth, so that it may be handled. This sword has been sharpened, and it has been polished, so that it may be in the hand of the one who kills.

12 Raab og hyl, du Menneskesøn! thi det skal komme over mit Folk, ja, over alle Fyrster i Israel; de ere overgivne til Sværdet tillige med mit Folk; derfor slaa paa Hoften!

Cry out and wail, O son of man! For this has been done among my people, this is among all the leaders of Israel, who have fled. They have been handed over to the sword, with my people. Therefore, slap your thigh,

13 Thi Prøven er sket! og hvad, dersom endog det haanende Scepter ikke holder Stand? siger den Herre, Herre.

for it has been tested. And this one, when he will have overthrown the scepter, will not be, says the Lord God.

14 Og du Menneskesøn! spaa og slaa Haand i Haand; og Sværdet skal blive dobbelt, ja tredobbelt; det er et Sværd, for hvilket der skal ligge ihjelslagne; det er et Sværd, for hvilket den store skal ligge ihjelslagen; det er imod dem fra alle Sider.

You therefore, O son of man, prophesy, and strike hand against hand, and let the sword be doubled, and let the sword of the slain be tripled. This is the sword of the great slaughter, which causes them to be utterly stupefied,

15 Paa det at Hjertet maa smelte, og der maa blive mange Anstød, har jeg sat det blinkende Sværd imod alle deres Porte; ak! det er gjort til at lyne, det er draget til at slagte.

and to waste away in heart, and which multiplies ruin. At all their gates, I have presented the consternation of the sword, which has been sharpened and polished so as to shine, which has been dressed for the slaughter.

16 Tag dig sammen til højre! vend dig til venstre! hvorhen din Æg er beskikket.

Be sharpened! Go to the right or to the left, whichever way is the desire of your face.

17 Ogsaa jeg vil slaa min Haand i min Haand og stille min Harme; jeg Herren, jeg har talt det.

And then I will clap hand against hand, and I will fulfill my indignation. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

18 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saalunde:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

19 Og du Menneskesøn! afsæt dig to Veje, ad hvilke Kongen af Babels Sværd skal komme, de skulle begge udgaa fra eet Land, og tegn en Haand, tegn den, hvor Vejen til hver Stad begynder.

“And as for you, son of man, set for yourself two ways, so that the sword of the king of Babylon may approach. Both shall go forth from one land. And with a hand, he will grasp and cast lots; he will cast at the head of the way of the community.

20 Du skal afsætte en Vej, ad hvilken Sværdet kan komme til Ammons Børns Rabba og til Juda ind i den faste Stad Jerusalem.

You shall appoint a way, so that the sword may approach to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, or to Judah, into Jerusalem, greatly fortified.

21 Thi Kongen af Babel staar paa Vejskellet, hvor de to Veje begynde, for at lade sig spaa; han kaster med Pilene, han spørger Husguderne, han ser paa Leveren.

For the king of Babylon stood at the fork, at the head of the two ways, seeking divination, shuffling arrows; he inquired of idols, and he consulted entrails.

22 I hans højre Haand er Spaadommen „Jerusalem‟ falden, at han skal opstille Murbrækkere, at han skal oplade Munden med Mord og opløfte Røsten med Krigsskrig, opstille Murbrækkere imod Portene, opkaste en Belejringsvold, bygge Vagttaarne.

To his right was set the divination over Jerusalem, to place battering rams so as to open a mouth for the slaughter, to lift up the voice of wailing, to place battering rams opposite the gates, to cast up a rampart, to build fortifications.

23 Men det skal vorde dem som en Forfængelighedsspaadom i deres Øjne, de have Ed paa Ed; men han skal bringe Misgerningen i Erindring, og de skulle gribes.

And he shall be, in their eyes, like someone consulting an oracle in vain, or imitating the leisure of Sabbaths. But he will call to mind iniquities, so that it will be captured.

24 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Fordi I bringe eders Misgerning i Erindring, idet eders Overtrædelser blottes, saa at eders Synder ses i alle eders Gerninger, ja, fordi I bringes i Erindring, skulle I gribes med Haanden.

Therefore, thus says the Lord God: Because you have been remembered in your iniquities, and you have revealed your betrayals, and your sins have appeared within all your plans, because, I say, you have been remembered, you will be captured by a hand.

25 Og du gennemborede, du ugudelige, du Israels Fyrste, hvis Dag kommer til den Tid, naar Misgerningen medfører Enden!

But as for you, O impious leader of Israel, whose day has arrived that was predetermined at the time of iniquity:

26 Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Ypperstepræstehuen skal borttages, og Kongekronen bortføres; hvad der er, skal ikke være mere, det nedtrykte skal ophøjes og det høje nedtrykkes.

Thus says the Lord God: Take away the diadem, remove the crown. Is this not what has exalted the lowly one, and brought low the sublime one?

27 Omvæltning, Omvæltning, Omvæltning vil jeg gøre det til; heller ikke denne skal vare ved — indtil han kommer, hvem Retten hører til, og jeg giver ham den.

Iniquity, iniquity, iniquity I will make it. And this was not done until the one arrived to whom judgment belongs, and I will hand it over to him.

28 Og du Menneskesøn! spaa og sig: Saa siger den Herre, Herre om Ammons Børn og om deres Haan, ja, sig: Et Sværd, et Sværd er draget til Slagtning, det er gjort fuldkomment blankt til at lyne,

And as for you, son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus says the Lord God to the sons of Ammon, and to their disgrace, and you shall say: O sword, O sword, unsheathe yourself so as to slay; polish yourself so as to kill and to shine,

29 idet man bringer dig forfængelige Syner, idet man spaar dig Løgn for at lægge dig ved de ihjelslagne ugudeliges Halse, hvis Dag kom til den Tid, da Misgerningen medførte Enden.

while they look upon you in vain, and they divine lies, so that you may be given over to the necks of the wounded impious, whose day has arrived that was predetermined at the time of iniquity.

30 Stik Sværd i Skeden! paa det Sted, hvor du er skabt, i det Land, hvor du er født, vil jeg dømme dig.

Be returned to your sheath! I will judge you in the place where you were created, in the land of your nativity.

31 Og jeg vil udøse min Vrede over dig, min Fortørnelses Ild vil jeg oppuste imod dig, og jeg vil give dig i grumme Mænds Hænder, som ere Mestre til at ødelægge.

And I will pour out upon you my indignation. In the fire of my fury, I will fan you, and I will give you over to the hands of cruel men, who have devised destruction.

32 Du skal være Ilden til Næring, dit Blod skal blive midt i Landet, du skal ikke ihukommes; thi jeg Herren, jeg har talt det.

You will be food for the fire; your blood will be in the midst of the land; you will be delivered to oblivion. For I, the Lord, have spoken.”