< Ezekiel 23 >

1 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
Yahweh said to me,
2 Du Menneskesøn! der var to Kvinder, Døtre af een Moder,
“You human, [listen to this parable about Jerusalem and Samaria]. Once there were two women, daughters of the same mother.
3 og de bolede i Ægypten, i deres Ungdom bolede de; der trykkedes deres Bryster, og der befølte man deres jomfruelige Barm.
They lived in Egypt. And from the time that they were young women, they became prostitutes. In that land, [men] fondled their breasts and caressed their bosoms [DOU].
4 Og deres Navne vare: Ohola, den store, og Oholiba, hendes Søster; og de bleve mine og fødte Sønner og Døtre; og hvad deres Navne angaar, er Ohola Samaria, og Oholiba er Jerusalem.
The older [sister] was Oholah, and her [younger] sister was Oholibah. [It was as though] they became my [wives. Later] they gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah represents Samaria, and Oholibah represents Jerusalem.
5 Og Ohola bolede og antog fremmede i mit Sted og brændte af Kærlighed til sine Bolere, til Assyrerne, som stode hende nær,
Oholah acted like a prostitute while she was [still] my wife. She desired to have sex with those she loved—soldiers from Assyria.
6 til dem, som vare klædte i blaat Purpur, Fyrster og Befalingsmænd, alle sammen yndige unge Karle, Ryttere, som rede paa Heste.
[Some of them] were army officers and commanders. They wore [beautiful] blue [uniforms. They were] all handsome young men. Some of them rode horses.
7 Og hun vendte sine bolerske Lyster til dem, til alle de udvalgte af Assurs Børn; og ved alle dem, til hvilke hun brændte af Kærlighed, ved alle deres Afguder besmittede hun sig.
She acted like a prostitute toward all the important Assyrian officials, and became unacceptable to me by worshiping all the idols of the men she wanted to have sex with.
8 Og hun opgav ikke sit bolerske Væsen, som hun førte med sig fra Ægypten; thi de havde ligget hos hende i hendes Ungdom og havde befølt hendes jomfruelige Barm, og de havde udøst deres bolerske Lyster over hende.
When she was a young woman in Egypt, she started being a prostitute, and [young] men caressed her breasts and had sex with her; and when she became older, she did not quit acting like a prostitute.
9 Derfor gav jeg hende i hendes Boleres Haand, i Assurs Børns Haand, imod hvilke hun brændte af Kærlighed.
So I allowed the Assyrian soldiers, whom she wanted to have sex with, to capture her.
10 De blottede hendes Blusel, borttoge hendes Sønner og hendes Døtre og ihjelsloge hende selv med Sværdet; og hun fik Navn iblandt Kvinderne, da man havde holdt Dom over hende.
They stripped all her clothes off her. They took away her sons and daughters. And then they killed her with a sword. [Other] women started talking about what had happened to her, about how she had been punished.
11 Der hendes Søster Oholiba saa det, da drev hun det værre med sin Elskov end den anden og med sin Bolen værre end hendes Søsters Bolen.
[younger] sister Oholibah saw those [that happened to Oholah], but she was a prostitute, and she desired to have sex with men more than [older] sister had desired.
12 Hun brændte af Kærlighed til Assyriens Børn, til Fyrster og Befalingsmænd, som stode hende nær og vare klædte paa det pragtfuldeste, Ryttere, som rede paa Heste, alle sammen yndige unge Karle.
Oholibah [also] wanted to have sex with the Assyrian soldiers. [Some of them were] army officers and commanders. [They all] wore beautiful blue uniforms. They were all handsome young men. [Some of] them rode horses.
13 Og jeg saa, at hun var besmittet, de gik begge een Vej.
I saw what she did that caused her to became unacceptable to me, just like [older] sister.
14 Og hun drev sin Bolen end videre; der hun saa Mænd malede paa Væggen, Billeder af Kaldæer, malede med rødt,
But she did [even] worse things. She saw drawings of men from Babylonia on the walls, painted in red.
15 ombundne med Bælte om deres Lænder, med farvede Huer paa deres Hoveder, alle sammen af Anseelse som Høvedsmænd, efter Babels Børns Lignelse, hvis Fødeland er Kaldæa:
The [in the drawings] had belts around their waists and long turbans on their heads. They all resembled officers from Babylonia [DOU] [who rode in chariots].
16 Da brændte hun af Kærlighed til dem, saa snart hun saa dem med sine Øjne, og hun sendte Bud til dem til Kaldæa.
As soon as she saw those drawings, she wanted to have sex with those men, and she sent messages to them in Babylonia.
17 Og Babels Børn kom til hende, til Elskovsleje, og de besmittede hende med deres Bolen, og hun besmittede sig ved dem; derefter vendte hendes Sjæl sig fra dem.
Then the soldiers from Babylonia came to her, they lay in bed with her, and they had sex with her. Then she became disgusted with them and turned away from them.
18 Og hun drev sin Bolen aabenbart og blottede sin Blusel; og min Sjæl vendte sig fra hende, ligesom min Sjæl havde vendt sig fra hendes Søster.
But when she continued to openly/boldly act like a prostitute [DOU], I became disgusted with her, and I rejected her like I had rejected [older] sister.
19 Dog udvidede hun sin bolerske Handel, idet hun kom sin Ungdoms Dage i Hu, da hun bolede i Ægyptens Land.
But she became even more immoral, as she remembered when she was a young woman who was a prostitute in Egypt.
20 Og hun brændte af Kærlighed til deres Bolere, hvis Kød var som Aseners Kød, og hvis Brynde var som Hestes Brynde.
There she wanted to have sex with those who loved her, whose genitals were [very long], like [SIM] those of donkeys, and whose sexual emissions were huge, [like] those of horses.
21 Saa søgte du igen til din Ungdoms Skændsel, da de fra Ægypten befølte din Barm for din Ungdoms Brysters Skyld.
So she desired to be immoral like she was when she was young, when men in Egypt caressed her bosom and fondled her breasts.”
22 Derfor, Oholiba! saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg vil opvække dine Bolere imod dig, dem, fra hvilke din Sjæl har vendt sig bort, og lade dem komme over dig trindt omkring fra:
“[represents you people of Jerusalem]. Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord say: ‘I will cause those [soldiers] who loved you but whom you turned away from because you became disgusted with them, to be angry with you. I will cause them to come and attack you from every side—
23 Babels Børn og alle Kaldæer, Pekod og Skoa og Koa, alle Assurs Børn med dem, yndige unge Karle, Fyrster og Befalingsmænd alle sammen, Høvedsmænd og ansete Mænd, som alle sammen ride paa Heste.
soldiers from Babylon and all the other places in Babylonia, [their allies] from Pekod and Shoa and [regions], and all the army of Assyria. [Yes], all of them are handsome young men, army officers and commanders, officers who ride in chariots, all riding on horses.
24 Og de skulle komme imod dig med Rustvogne, Vogne og Hjul og med en Skare af Folk med store Skjolde og smaa Skjolde og Hjelme; de skulle lejre sig imod dig trindt omkring; og jeg vil overgive dem Dommen, og de skulle dømme dig efter deres Ret.
Their huge army will attack you with weapons, riding in chariots and pulling wagons [that will carry their army supplies]. They will surround you, carrying large and small shields, and wearing helmets. I will allow them to capture you and punish you in the way that they [always] [their enemies].
25 Og jeg vil rette min Nidkærhed imod dig, at de skulle handle med dig i Grumhed, de skulle borttage din Næse og dine Øren, og hvad der bliver tilovers af dig, skal falde for Sværdet; de skulle tage dine Sønner og dine Døtre, og hvad der bliver tilovers af dig, skal fortæres med Ild.
Because I am very angry with you, I will cause them to act [very] furiously toward you. They will cut off your noses and your ears. Then, those who are still alive, they will kill with their swords. They will take away your sons and daughters, and a fire will burn up those who remain alive.
26 Og de skulle trække dine Klæder af dig og tage din Prydelses Tøj.
They will strip off your clothes and your fine jewelry and take them away.
27 Saa vil jeg bringe din Skændsel til at høre op hos dig og din Bolen fra Ægyptens Land, og du skal ikke opløfte dine Øjne til dem og ikke ydermere komme Ægypten i Hu.
In that way, I will stop all the immoral behavior that began when you became a prostitute in Egypt. You will no longer desire to do those things, or think [what you did in] Egypt.’
28 Thi saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg giver dig i deres Haand, som du hader, i deres Haand, som din Sjæl har vendt sig fra.
This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord say: ‘I am about to allow those whom you hate, those you became disgusted with and turned away from, to capture you.
29 Og de skulle handle med dig i Had og tage alt dit Erhverv og forlade dig nøgen og bar; og din bolerske Blusel og din Skændsel og din Bolen skal blive aabenbar.
They will be cruel and take away everything that you have worked hard to acquire. They will leave you completely naked [DOU], and everyone will see that you truly are a prostitute.
30 Dette skal gøres imod dig, fordi du ved din Bolen er gaaet efter Hedningerne, fordi du besmittede dig ved deres Afguder.
It is because of what you have done that you will be punished like that; you have been an immoral prostitute; you have had sex with men of other nations, and you have caused yourselves to become unacceptable to me [worshiping] their idols.
31 Du har gaaet paa din Søsters Vej, og jeg vil give hendes Bæger i din Haand.
You have behaved [the people of Samaria, who are like] your [older] sister. So I will cause you to be punished [MET] like they were punished.’
32 Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Du skal drikke af din Søsters Bæger, som er dybt og vidt; det skal blive til Latter og til Spot, da det holder meget i sig.
This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘[You will suffer like people suffer when they drink from a cup a lot of strong alcoholic drink]: [It will be as though] you will drink from the cup that the people of Samaria drank from; a big and tall cup. Because of your drinking what is in that cup, many people will scorn you and make fun of you because there is a lot of liquid in that cup.
33 Du skal fyldes af Beruselse og Bedrøvelse; Forskrækkelses og Ødelæggelses Bæger er din Søsters, Samarias, Bæger.
When you become very drunk, you will become very sad, [drinking what is in] that cup [MTY] will cause you to become ruined and deserted, like what happened [MET] to [the people of] Samaria, [who are like] [MET] your sister.
34 Og du skal drikke og udsuge det, og sønderbryde Skaarene deraf og afrive dine Bryster; thi jeg har talt det, siger den Herre, Herre.
You will drink all the liquid that is in that cup; then you will break that cup into pieces [use those pieces to] gash/cut your [because you will be very sad].’ [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.
35 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Fordi du glemte mig og kastede mig bag din Ryg, saa bær du nu ogsaa din Skændsel og din Bolen.
Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘Because you have forgotten me and rejected me [IDM], you must be punished for your immoral behavior and for [like] a prostitute.’”
36 Og Herren sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! vil du dømme Ohola og Oholiba? forkynd dem dog deres Vederstyggeligheder;
Yahweh said to me, “You human, you must [RHQ] [the people of those two cities represented by] Oholah and Oholibah. You must remind them of their detestable behavior:
37 thi de have bedrevet Hor, og der er Blod paa deres Hænder, og de have bedrevet Hor med deres Afguder; tilmed lode de deres Børn, som de havde født mig, gaa igennem Ilden for dem til at fortæres.
[It is as though the people of those cities] have committed adultery and have murdered [MTY] people. They have been unfaithful to me by [worshiping] idols. They have even sacrificed their own children, who belonged to me, to be food for their idols.
38 Endnu dette have de gjort mig: De have besmittet min Helligdom paa den samme Dag og vanhelliget mine Sabbater.
They have done [disgraceful things]: They have caused my temple to be an unacceptable place for worship, and have not respected the Sabbath days.
39 Og der de havde slagtet deres Børn for deres Afguder, da gik de samme Dag i min Helligdom til at vanhellige den; og se, saaledes have de gjort midt udi mit Hus.
On the same day that they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my temple, which caused it to be an unacceptable place for worshiping me.
40 Og de sendte ogsaa Bud efter Mænd, som kom langvejs fra; til hvilke der var sendt Bud, og se, de kom, for hvilke du badede dig, sminkede dine Øjne og prydede dig dejligt;
They sent messages to men [in countries] far away. And when those men arrived, [the women of those two cities] bathed themselves for them, painted their eyebrows, and put on jewelry.
41 og du satte dig paa en herlig Seng, og der var et Bord dækket foran den, og du havde sat min Røgelse og min Olie derpaa.
They sat on a beautiful couch, with a table in front of it on which they had put incense and [olive] oil that belonged to me.
42 Og Lyden af Bulderet blev stille der, og til Mændene af Folkehoben bragtes Drankere fra Ørken, og de satte Armbaand paa deres Hænder og en dejlig Krone paa deres Hoveder.
Soon there was a noisy crowd around them. Among the crowd there were men from Sheba who had come from the [of Arabia]. They put bracelets on the arms of the [two] sisters and put beautiful crowns on their heads.
43 Og jeg sagde om hende, som var for gammel til Hor: Nu skal man til Gavns bole med hende, ja, med hende.
Then I said about the woman who had become exhausted by her having sex with many men, ‘Now allow those men to act toward her as though she is a prostitute, because that is all that she is.’
44 Og man kom til hende, som man kommer til en bolersk Kvinde; saaledes kom de til Ohola og til Oholiba, de skændige Kvinder.
So they had sex [EUP] with those two women, Oholah and Oholibah, like men have sex with prostitutes.
45 Og retfærdige Mænd, de skulle dømme dem, som Horkvinder dømmes, og som de Kvinder dømmes, der udøse Blod; thi de ere Horkvinder, og der er Blod paa deres Hænder.
But righteous men will condemn them to be punished, like women who commit adultery and who murder others are punished, because those women commit adultery and they murder [MTY] others.
46 Thi saa siger den Herre, Herre: Jeg fører en Forsamling op imod dem og giver dem hen til Ustadighed og til Rov,
So this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: Bring a mob to attack Samaria and Jerusalem, and allow that mob to cause the people of those cities to be terrified, and to rob them.
47 og de forsamlede skulle stene dem med Stene og sønderhugge dem med deres Sværd; de skulle ihjelslaa deres Sønner og deres Døtre og opbrænde deres Huse med Ild.
The mob will throw stones at [to kill them]; they will cut them into pieces with their swords, they will kill their sons and daughters, and burn down their houses.
48 Og jeg vil udrydde Skændsel af Landet, og alle Kvinder skulle lade sig advare, at de ikke gøre efter eders Skændsel.
In that way I will cause them to stop their immoral behavior. It will warn other women to not imitate/do what you people of Jerusalem are doing.
49 Og de skulle lægge eders Skændsel paa eder, og I skulle bære Synderne, I begik med eders Afguder, og I skulle fornemme, at jeg er den Herre, Herre.
[people of Jerusalem] will be punished for your immoral behavior and for your worshiping idols. Then you will know that I, Yahweh the Lord, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”

< Ezekiel 23 >