Ezekiel 24

1 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig i det niende Aar, i den tiende Maaned, paa den tiende Dag i Maaneden, og han sagde:

And the word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying,

2 Du Menneskesøn! skriv dig denne Dags Navn, denne selv samme Dags; Kongen af Babel har lagt sig imod Jerusalem paa denne selv samme Dag.

Son of man, put down in writing this very day: The king of Babylon let loose the weight of his attack against Jerusalem on this very day.

3 Og fremsæt en Lignelse for det genstridige Hus, og sig til dem: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Sæt Gryden paa, sæt den paa, og øs ogsaa Vand derudi!

And make a comparison for this uncontrolled people, and say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Put on the cooking-pot, put it on the fire and put water in it:

4 Saml deri de Stykker, som høre dertil, alle de gode Stykker, Kølle og Bov; fyld den med de bedste Ben!

And get the bits together, the fat tail, every good part, the leg and the top part of it: make it full of the best bones.

5 Tag det bedste af Hjorden, og læg ogsaa for Benenes Skyld en Stabel Brænde derunder; bring den til at koge godt, at ogsaa Benene deri blive kogte.

Take the best of the flock, put much wood under it: see that its bits are boiling well; let the bones be cooked inside it.

6 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Ve den blodskyldige Stad, en Gryde, hvori der er Rust, og hvis Rust ikke er gaaet af den! tag et Stykke efter det andet ud deraf, der skal ikke kastes Lod derover.

For this is what the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood, the cooking-pot which is unclean inside, which has never been made clean! take out its bits; its fate is still to come on it.

7 Thi dens Blod er blevet midt udi den, den har lagt det paa en solbrændt Klippe; den udøste det ikke paa Jorden, at man kunde have skjult det med Støv.

For her blood is in her; she has put it on the open rock not draining it on to the earth so that it might be covered with dust;

8 Paa det jeg skulde lade min Vrede opstige, paa det jeg skulde hævne strengelig, har jeg ladet dens Blod komme paa den solbrændte Klippe, at det ikke skulde skjules.

In order that it might make wrath come up to give punishment, she has put her blood on the open rock, so that it may not be covered.

9 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Ve den blodskyldige Stad! ogsaa jeg vil gøre Brændestabelen stor.

For this cause the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood! and I will make great the burning mass.

10 Bær meget Træ til, optænd Ilden, lad Kødet blive mørt, og lad Suppen koge, saa at Benene forbrændes.

Put on much wood, heating up the fire, boiling the flesh well, and making the soup thick, and let the bones be burned.

11 Og sæt den saa tom paa dens Gløder, paa det den kan blive hed og dens Kobber glødes og dens Urenhed smeltes midt i den, at dens Rust kan fortæres.

And I will put her on the coals so that she may be heated and her brass burned, so that what is unclean in her may become soft and her waste be completely taken away.

12 Ved at volde Anstrengelse havde den trættet mig, og dens megen Rust gik dog ikke af den; i Ilden med dens Rust!

I have made myself tired to no purpose: still all the waste which is in her has not come out, it has an evil smell.

13 I din Urenhed er Skændsel; fordi jeg har renset dig, og du dog ikke blev ren, saa skal du ikke mere blive ren for din Urenhed, førend jeg har stillet min Harme paa dig.

As for your unclean purpose: because I have been attempting to make you clean, but you have not been made clean from it, you will not be made clean till I have let loose my passion on you in full measure.

14 Jeg Herren, jeg har talt det, det kommer, og jeg har gjort det, jeg vil ikke lade det fare og ikke spare, ej heller angre det; efter dine Veje og efter dine Gerninger skulle de dømme dig, siger den Herre, Herre.

I the Lord have said the word and I will do it; I will not go back or have mercy, and my purpose will not be changed; in the measure of your ways and of your evil doings you will be judged, says the Lord.

15 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

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

16 Du Menneskesøn! se, ved eet Slag vil jeg tage fra dig dine Øjnes Lyst; men du skal ikke klage og ikke græde, og dine Taarer skulle ikke komme frem.

Son of man, see, I am taking away the desire of your eyes by disease: but let there be no sorrow or weeping or drops running from your eyes.

17 Suk i Tavshed, hold ikke Sorg for de døde, bind dit Hovedsmykke paa dig, og drag dine Sko paa dine Fødder, og dæk ikke over Skægget, og æd ikke Folks Brød!

Let there be no sound of sorrow; make no weeping for your dead, put on your head-dress and your shoes on your feet, let not your lips be covered, and do not take the food of those in grief.

18 Og jeg talte til Folket om Morgenen, og min Hustru døde om Aftenen; og jeg gjorde næste Morgen, som mig var befalet.

So in the morning I was teaching the people and in the evening death took my wife; and in the morning I did what I had been ordered to do.

19 Og Folket sagde til mig: Vil du ikke give os til Kende, hvad disse Ting betyde for os, at du gør saaledes?

And the people said to me, Will you not make clear to us the sense of these things; is it for us you do them?

20 Og jeg sagde til dem: Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

Then I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

21 Sig til Israels Hus: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg vanhelliger min Helligdom, eders Magts Stolthed, eders Øjnes Lyst og eders Sjæles Længsel; og eders Sønner og eders Døtre, som I efterlade, skulle falde for Sværdet.

Say to the people of Israel, The Lord has said, See, I will make my holy place unclean, the pride of your strength, the pleasure of your eyes, and the desire of your soul; and your sons and daughters, who did not come with you here, will be put to the sword.

22 Og I skulle gøre, ligesom jeg har gjort: I skulle ikke dække over Skægget og ikke æde Folks Brød.

And you will do as I have done, not covering your lips or taking the food of those in grief.

23 Men edens Hovedsmykker skulle være paa eders Hoveder og eders Sko paa eders Fødder, I skulle ikke klage og ikke græde, men I skulle svinde hen i eders Misgerninger og sukke, den ene med den anden.

And your head-dresses will be on your heads and your shoes on your feet: there will be no sorrow or weeping; but you will be wasting away in the punishment of your evil-doing, and you will be looking at one another in wonder.

24 Og Ezekiel skal blive eder til et Undertegn, I skulle gøre efter alt det, som han har gjort; naar det kommer, da skulle I fornemme, at jeg er den Herre, Herre.

And Ezekiel will be a sign to you; everything he has done you will do: when this takes place, you will be certain that I am the Lord.

25 Og du Menneskesøn! mon der ikke paa den Dag, naar jeg borttager fra dem deres Magt, deres Prydelses Glæde, deres Øjnes Lyst og deres Sjæles Længsel, deres Sønner og deres Døtre,

And as for you, son of man, your mouth will be shut in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which their hearts are fixed, and their sons and daughters.

26 mon der ikke paa den Dag skal komme een, som er undsluppen, til dig, for at kundgøre det for dine Øren?

In that day, one who has got away safe will come to you to give you news of it.

27 Paa den samme Dag skal din Mund oplades, naar den undslupne er kommen, og du skal tale og ikke mere være stum; og du skal være bleven dem til et Undertegn, og de skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren.

In that day your mouth will be open to him who has got away safe, and you will say words to him and your lips will no longer be shut: so you will be a sign to them and they will be certain that I am the Lord.