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 there is a word of YHWH to me, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth 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, write! Write the name of the day for yourself, this very day; the king of Babylon has leaned toward Jerusalem in 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 use an allegory toward the house of rebellion, and you have said to them, Thus said Lord YHWH: To set on the pot, to set [it] on, and also to pour water into it,

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

To gather its pieces to it, every good piece, Thigh and shoulder, to fill in the choice of the 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.

To take the choice of the flock, And also to pile the bones under it, Boil it thoroughly, indeed, cook its bones in its midst.

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.

Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: Woe [to] the city of blood, A pot whose scum [is] in it, And its scum has not come out of it, By piece of it, by piece of it bring it out, a lot has not fallen 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 has been in her midst, She has set it on a clear place of a rock, She has not poured it on the earth, To cover it over 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.

To cause fury to come up to take vengeance, I have put her blood on a clear place of a rock—not to be covered.

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

Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: Woe [to] the city of blood, indeed, I make the pile great.

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

Make the wood abundant, Kindle the fire, consume the flesh, And make the compound, 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 cause it to stand empty on its coals, So that its bronze is hot and burning, Its uncleanness has been melted in its midst, Its scum is consumed.

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

She has wearied herself [with] sorrows, And the abundance of her scum does not go out of her, Her scum [is] in the fire.

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.

Wickedness [is] in your uncleanness, Because I have cleansed you, And you have not been cleansed, You are not cleansed from your uncleanness again, Until I have caused My fury to rest on you.

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, YHWH, have spoken, It has come, and I have done [it], I do not free, nor do I spare, nor do I regret, According to your ways, and according to your acts, They have judged you, A declaration of Lord YHWH.”

15 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

And there is a word of YHWH 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, behold, I am taking the desire of your eyes from you by a stroke, and you do not mourn, nor weep, nor let your tear come.

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!

Cease to groan [and] make no mourning [for] the dead, bind your headdress on yourself, and put your shoes on your feet, and you do not cover over the upper lip, and you do not eat [the] bread of men.”

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

And I speak to the people in the morning, and my wife dies in the evening, and I do in the morning as I have been commanded.

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 say to me, “Do you not declare to us what these [are] to us, that you are doing?”

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

And I say to them, “A word of YHWH has been 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 house of Israel, Thus said Lord YHWH: Behold, I am defiling My sanctuary, The excellence of your strength, The desire of your eyes, and the pitied of your soul, And your sons and your daughters whom you have left, fall by sword.

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

And you have done as I have done, You have not covered over the upper lip, And you do not eat [the] bread of men.

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 headdresses [are] on your heads, And your shoes [are] on your feet, You do not mourn nor do you weep, And you have wasted away for your iniquities, And you have howled to one another.

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 has been for a type to you; according to all that he has done you do. In its coming in—you have known that I [am] Lord YHWH.”

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 you, son of man, is it not in the day of My taking from them their strength, the joy of their beauty, the desire of their eyes, and the song of their soul—their sons and their 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 the escaped one comes to you to cause the ears to hear.

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 is opened with the escaped and you speak, and are not silent anymore, and you have been for a type to them, and they have known that I [am] YHWH.”