Ezekiel 29
1 I det tiende Aar, i den tiende Maaned, paa den tolvte Dag i Maaneden kom Herrens Ord til mig saaledes:
In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
2 Du Menneskesøn! vend dit Ansigt imod Farao, Kongen af Ægypten, og spaa imod ham og imod al Ægypten.
“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt; prophesy against him and against all of Egypt.
3 Tal og sig: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg kommer imod dig, Farao, Konge i Ægypten, du, som er den store Drage, der ligger midt i sine Strømme, og som siger: Min Strøm er min, og jeg har skabt mig den.
Declare and say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt. You, the great sea monster that lurks in the midst of the river, that says, “My river is my own. I have made it for myself.”
4 Men jeg vil kaste Kroge i dine Kæver og lade Fiskene i dine Strømme hænge ved dine Skæl, og jeg vil trække dig op midt af dine Strømme tillige med alle de Fisk i dine Strømme, der hænge ved dine Skæl.
For I will place hooks in your jaw, and the fish of your Nile will cling to your scales; I will lift you up from the middle of your river along with all the fish of the river that cling to your scales.
5 Og jeg vil kaste dig ud i Ørken, dig og alle Fisk fra dine Strømme, paa Marken skal du falde hen, du skal ikke samles til Hobe og ej sankes op, jeg har givet dig til Dyrene i Landet og til Fuglene under Himmelen som Føde.
I will throw you down into the wilderness, you and all the fish from your river. You will fall on the open field; you will not be gathered nor lifted up. I will give you as food to the living things of the earth and to the birds of the heavens.
6 Og alle Ægyptens Indbyggere skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren. Fordi de have været Israels Hus en Rørkæp —
Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, because they have been a reed stalk to the house of Israel.
7 naar de gribe din Haand, knækker du og splitter dem hver Skulder; og naar de støtte sig paa dig, sønderbrydes du og bringer dem alle Lænder til at vakle —
When they took hold of you in their hand, you broke and tore open their shoulder; and when they leaned on you, you were broken, and you caused their legs to be unsteady.
8 derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg lader et Sværd komme over dig, og jeg vil udrydde Mennesker og Kvæg af dig.
Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I will bring a sword against you. I will cut off both man and beast from you.
9 Og Ægyptens Land skal blive til Ødelæggelse og Øde; og de skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren. Fordi han siger: Det er min Strøm, og jeg har skabt den:
So the land of Egypt will become desolate and a ruin. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, because the sea monster had said, “The river is mine, for I have made it.”
10 Derfor se! vil jeg komme til dig og til dine Strømme og gøre Ægyptens Land til aldeles øde Ørkener, fra Migdol til Sy ene, og indtil Morlands Landemærke.
Therefore, behold! I am against you and against your river, so I will give the land of Egypt over to desolation and waste, and you will become a wasteland from the Migdol to Syene and the borders of Cush.
11 Der skal ikke gaa Menneskefod igennem det, og Fæs Fod skal ikke gaa der igennem; og det skal ikke bebos i fyrretyve Aar.
No man's foot will pass through it, and no wild animal's foot will pass through it. It will not be inhabited for forty years.
12 Og jeg vil gøre Ægyptens Land til et Øde midt iblandt de ødelagte Lande, og dets Stæder skulle blive øde midt iblandt de ødelagte Stæder, fyrretyve Aar; og jeg vil adsprede Ægypterne iblandt Folkene og strø dem ud i Landene.
For I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of uninhabited lands, and its cities in the midst of wasted cities will become a desolation for forty years; then I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them though the lands.
13 Thi saa siger den Herre, Herre: Naar fyrretyve Aar ere til Ende, vil jeg samle Ægypterne hjem fra Folkene, hvorhen de vare adspredte.
For the Lord Yahweh says this: At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples among whom they were scattered.
14 Og jeg vil vende Ægyptens Fangenskab og føre dem tilbage til Pathros Land, til deres Stammeland, og de skulle der være et ringe Rige.
I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the region of Pathros, to the land of their origin. Then they will be a lowly kingdom there.
15 Det skal være ringe fremfor andre Riger og ikke ophøje sig ydermere over Folkene; og jeg vil gøre dem ubetydelige, at de ikke skulle regere over Folkene.
It will be the lowliest of the kingdoms, and it will not be lifted up any more among the nations. I will diminish them so they will no longer rule over nations.
16 Og det skal ikke ydermere være Israels Hus til Fortrøstning, saa at det bringer mig deres Synd i Erindring, naar disse vende sig om efter dem, og de skulle fornemme, at jeg er den Herre, Herre.
The Egyptians will no longer be a reason for confidence for the house of Israel. Instead, they will be a reminder of the iniquity that Israel committed when they turned to Egypt for help. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.'”
17 Og det skete i det syv og tyvende Aar, i den første Maaned, paa den første Dag i Maaneden, at Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
Then it came about in the twenty-seventh year on the first of the first month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
18 Du Menneskesøn! Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, har paalagt sin Krigshær et svart Arbejde imod Tyrus, saa at hvert Hoved er skaldet og hver Skulder opslidt, og Løn har han og hans Hær ikke faaet ud af Tyrus for det Arbejde, han har haft med den.
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon stationed his army to do hard work against Tyre. Every head was rubbed until it was made bald, and every shoulder was made raw. Yet he and his army received no payment from Tyre for the hard work that he carried out against it.
19 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg giver Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, Ægyptens Land, og han skal tage dets Gods og bytte dets Bytte og røve dets Rov, og det skal være Løn for hans Hær.
Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Behold! I am giving the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and he will take away its wealth, plunder its possessions, and carry off all he finds there; that will be his army's wages.
20 Som hans Løn, for hvilken han har tjent imod den, har jeg givet ham Ægyptens Land; thi for mig have de tjent, siger den Herre, Herre.
I have given him the land of Egypt as the wages for the work they did for me—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.
21 Paa den Dag vil jeg lade et Horn skyde op for Israels Hus, og dig vil jeg give en opladt Mund midt iblandt dem; og de skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren.
On that day I will make a horn sprout up for the house of Israel, and I make you speak in their midst, so that they will know that I am Yahweh.'”
