Ezekiel 23

1 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

2 Du Menneskesøn! der var to Kvinder, Døtre af een Moder,

“Son of man, 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 acted as prostitutes in Egypt in the time of their youth. They acted as prostitutes there. Their breasts were squeezed and their virgin nipples were fondled there.

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.

Their names were Oholah—the older sister—and Oholibah—her younger sister. Then they became mine and bore sons and daughters. Their names mean this: Oholah means Samaria, and Oholibah means Jerusalem.

5 Og Ohola bolede og antog fremmede i mit Sted og brændte af Kærlighed til sine Bolere, til Assyrerne, som stode hende nær,

But Oholah acted as a prostitute even when she was mine; she lusted for her lovers, for the Assyrians who were dominant,

6 til dem, som vare klædte i blaat Purpur, Fyrster og Befalingsmænd, alle sammen yndige unge Karle, Ryttere, som rede paa Heste.

the governor who wore blue, and for his officials, who were strong and handsome, all of them men riding on 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.

So she gave herself as a prostitute to them, to all the best of Assyria's men, and she made herself unclean with everyone she lusted for—and with all their idols.

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.

For she had not left her prostitute behavior behind in Egypt, when they had slept with her when she had been a young girl, when they first began to fondle her virgin breasts, when they first began to pour out their promiscuous behavior on her.

9 Derfor gav jeg hende i hendes Boleres Haand, i Assurs Børns Haand, imod hvilke hun brændte af Kærlighed.

Therefore I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians for whom she lusted.

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 uncovered her nakedness, took her sons and daughters, killed her with the sword, and she became notorious among other women, so they executed judgment on her.

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.

Her sister Oholibah saw this, but she lusted even more passionately and acted like a prostitute even more than her sister.

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.

She lusted for the Assyrians, the governors and the dominating officials who dressed impressively, who were men riding horses. All of them were strong, handsome men.

13 Og jeg saa, at hun var besmittet, de gik begge een Vej.

I saw that she had made herself unclean. It was the same for both sisters.

14 Og hun drev sin Bolen end videre; der hun saa Mænd malede paa Væggen, Billeder af Kaldæer, malede med rødt,

Then she increased her prostitution even more. She saw men carved on walls, figures of Chaldeans 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:

wearing belts around their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads. All of them had the appearance of officers of chariot troops, the likeness of sons of Babylonia, whose native land is Chaldea.

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 her eyes saw them, she lusted for them, so she sent out messengers to them in Chaldea.

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 Babylonians came to her and to her bed of lust, and they made her unclean with their promiscuousness. By what she had done she was made unclean, so she turned herself away from them in disgust.

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.

When she displayed her acts of prostitution and uncovered her nakedness, I turned away from her, just as I had turned away in disgust from her sister.

19 Dog udvidede hun sin bolerske Handel, idet hun kom sin Ungdoms Dage i Hu, da hun bolede i Ægyptens Land.

Then she increased her prostitution as she remembered the days of her youth, when she was a prostitute in the land of Egypt.

20 Og hun brændte af Kærlighed til deres Bolere, hvis Kød var som Aseners Kød, og hvis Brynde var som Hestes Brynde.

So she lusted for her lovers, whose private parts were like those of donkeys, and whose reproductive emissions were 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.

This is how you committed shameful acts of your youth, when the Egyptians fondled your nipples and squeezed your young 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:

Therefore, Oholibah, the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Behold! I will turn your lovers against you. Those from whom you turned away, I will bring them against 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.

the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, strong, handsome men, governors and commanders, all of them are officers and men of reputation, all of them 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.

They will come against you with weapons, and with chariots and wagons, and with a great crowd of people. They will set large shields, small shields, and helmets against you all around. I will give them the opportunity to punish you, and they will punish you with their actions.

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.

For I will set my jealous anger on you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and your ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will take away your sons and your daughters, and your survivors will be devoured by fire.

26 Og de skulle trække dine Klæder af dig og tage din Prydelses Tøj.

They will strip you of your clothes and take away all of your jewelry.

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.

So I will remove your shameful behavior from you and your acts of prostitution from the land of Egypt. You will not lift up your eyes toward them with longing, and you will think of Egypt no longer.'

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.

For the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Behold! I will give you into the hand of the ones you hate, back into the hand of the ones from whom you had turned away.

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 deal with you hatefully; they will take all your possessions and abandon you naked and bare, and your nakedness will be uncovered just as when you engaged in promiscuity and prostitutions.

30 Dette skal gøres imod dig, fordi du ved din Bolen er gaaet efter Hedningerne, fordi du besmittede dig ved deres Afguder.

These things will be done to you in your acting like a prostitute, lusting after nations by which you became unclean with their idols.

31 Du har gaaet paa din Søsters Vej, og jeg vil give hendes Bæger i din Haand.

You have walked in the way of your sister, so I will put her cup of punishment into your hand.'

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.

The Lord Yahweh says this, 'You will drink your sister's cup that is deep and large. You will become a laughingstock and a subject for derision—this cup contains a great amount.

33 Du skal fyldes af Beruselse og Bedrøvelse; Forskrækkelses og Ødelæggelses Bæger er din Søsters, Samarias, Bæger.

You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, the cup of horror and devastation; the cup of your sister Samaria.

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 it and drain it empty; then you will shatter it and tear your breasts with the pieces. For I have declared it—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'

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, the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Because you have forgotten me and thrown me away behind your back, so also you will bear the consequences of your shameful behavior and acts of sexual immorality.'”

36 Og Herren sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! vil du dømme Ohola og Oholiba? forkynd dem dog deres Vederstyggeligheder;

Yahweh said to me, “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? So present to them their disgusting actions,

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.

since they have committed adultery, and since there is blood on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and they have even caused their sons to pass through the fire, as food for their idols.

38 Endnu dette have de gjort mig: De have besmittet min Helligdom paa den samme Dag og vanhelliget mine Sabbater.

Then they continue to do this to me: They make my sanctuary unclean, and on the same day they defile my Sabbaths.

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.

For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, then they came to my sanctuary on the same day to defile it! So behold! This is what they have done in the middle of my house.

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;

You sent out for men who came from far away, to whom messengers had been sent—now behold. They indeed came, those for whom you bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with 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.

There you sat on a beautiful bed and at a table arranged before it where you placed my incense and my oil.

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.

So the sound of a noisy crowd was around her; including all kinds of men, even Sabeans were brought in from the wilderness, and they put bracelets on their hands and 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 of her who was worn out by adultery, 'Now they will be sexually immoral with her, and she with them.'

44 Og man kom til hende, som man kommer til en bolersk Kvinde; saaledes kom de til Ohola og til Oholiba, de skændige Kvinder.

They went in to her and slept with her as men go in to be with a prostitute. In this way they slept with Oholah and Oholibah, who were immoral women.

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 pass judgment and punish them as adulteresses, and they will punish them with the sentence for those who shed blood, because they are adulteresses and blood is on their hands.

46 Thi saa siger den Herre, Herre: Jeg fører en Forsamling op imod dem og giver dem hen til Ustadighed og til Rov,

So the Lord Yahweh says this: I will raise up a company against them and give them up to be terrorized and plundered.

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.

Then that company will stone them with stones and cut them down 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.

For I will remove shameful behavior from the land and discipline all the women so they will no longer act like prostitutes.

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.

So they will set your shameful behavior against you. You will bear the guilt of your sins with your idols, and in this way you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”