Ezekiel 31
1 Og det skete i det ellevte Aar, i den tredje Maaned, paa den første Dag i Maaneden, at Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
And it comes to pass, in the eleventh year, in the third [month], on the first of the month, a word of YHWH has been to me, saying,
2 Du Menneskesøn! sig til Farao, Kongen i Ægypten, og til hans Hob: Hvem er du lig i din Storhed?
“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: To whom have you been like in your greatness?
3 Se, Assur var en Ceder paa Libanon, med dejlige Grene og en skyggende Krone og høj af Vækst, og dens Top var imellem Skyerne.
Behold, Asshur, a cedar in Lebanon, Beautiful in branch, and shading bough, and high in stature, And its foliage has been between thickets.
4 Vand gjorde den stor, og Dybets Vand gjorde den høj, med sine Strømme gik det trindt omkring sin Plantning og udsendte sine Vandløb til alle Træer paa Marken.
Waters have made it great, The deep has exalted him with its flowings, Going around its planting, And it has sent forth its conduits to all trees of the field.
5 Derfor blev dens Vækst højere end alle Træernes paa Marken, og dens Grene bleve store og dens Skud lange formedelst det meget Vand, idet den skød frem.
Therefore his stature has been higher than all trees of the field, And his boughs are multiplied, and his branches are long, Because of many waters in his shooting forth.
6 Alle Himmelens Fugle gjorde Rede i dens Grene, og alle vilde Dyr paa Marken fødte under dens Krone, og alle store Folkeslag boede under dens Skygge.
Every bird of the heavens has made a nest in his boughs, And every beast of the field has brought forth under his branches, And all great nations dwell in his shade.
7 Og den var dejlig ved sin Storhed, ved sine lange Grene; thi dens Rod var ved meget Vand.
And he is beautiful in his greatness, In the length of his thin shoots, For his root has been by great waters.
8 Cedrene i Guds Have fordunkle den ej, Cypresserne vare ikke at ligne med dens Grene, og Kastanietræerne vare intet imod dens Skud, der var intet Træ i Guds Have den ligt i dens Skønhed.
Cedars have not hid him in the garden of God, Firs have not been like to his boughs, And plane-trees have not been as his branches, No tree in the garden of God has been like to him in his beauty,
9 Jeg gjorde den dejlig med dens mange Grene, og alle Edens Træer, som vare i Guds Have, bare Avind imod den.
I have made him beautiful in the multitude of his thin shoots, And all trees of Eden that [are] in the garden of God envy him.
10 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Fordi du ophøjede dig af din Vækst, og han strakte sin Top op imellem Skyerne, og hans Hjerte hovmodede sig formedelst hans Højhed:
Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: Because that you have been high in stature, And he yields his foliage between thickets, And his heart is high in his haughtiness,
11 Saa vil jeg give ham i Folkenes Fyrstes Haand; denne skal handle med ham efter sin Villie; for hans Ugudelighed har jeg uddrevet ham;
I give him into the hand of a god of nations, He deals severely with him, In his wickedness I have cast him out.
12 — og fremmede, de forfærdelige iblandt Folkene, fældede den og kastede den hen; paa Bjergene og i alle Dalene faldt dens Kviste, og dens Grene sønderbrødes ved alle Vandløbene i Landet, og alle Jordens Folk stege ned fra dens Skygge og forlode den;
And strangers cut him off, The terrible of nations, and they leave him, His thin shoots have fallen on the mountains and in all valleys, And his boughs are broken at all streams of the land, And all peoples of the land go down from his shade, and they leave him.
13 alle Himmelens Fugle nedlode sig paa dens faldne Stamme, og alle vilde Dyr paa Marken vare ved dens Grene; —
Every bird of the heavens dwells on his ruin, And all beasts of the field have been on his boughs,
14 paa det at ingen Træer ved Vandet skulle ophøje sig af deres Vækst og ej strække deres Top op imellem Skyerne, og ingen Træer, som drikke Vand, skulle stole paa sig selv for deres Højheds Skyld; thi de ere alle sammen overgivne til Døden, for at komme til Underverdenens Land, midt iblandt Menneskens Børn, til dem, som nedfare i Hulen.
In order that none of the trees of the waters May become haughty because of their stature, Nor give their foliage between thickets, Nor any drinking waters stand up to them in their haughtiness, For all of them are given up to death, To the lower earth, In the midst of the sons of men, To those going down to the pit.
15 Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Paa den Tid, der han for ned i Dødsriget, gjorde jeg, at man sørgede; jeg tilhyllede Dybet for hans Skyld og standsede dets Strømme, og de mange Vande holdtes tilbage, og jeg klædte Libanon i Sørgedragt for hans Skyld, ja, alle Træer paa Marken forsmægtede for hans Skyld. (Sheol h7585)
Thus said Lord YHWH: I have caused mourning in the day of his going down to Sheol, I have covered the deep over him, and diminish its flowings, And many waters are restrained, And I make Lebanon black for him, And all trees of the field [have been] a covering for him. (Sheol h7585)
16 Jeg gjorde, at Folkene bævede ved Lyden af hans Fald, da jeg styrtede ham ned i Dødsriget til dem, som fare ned i Hulen, og alle Edens Træer, de udvalgte og skønneste paa Libanon, alle de, som drikke Vand, trøstede sig i Underverdenens Land. (Sheol h7585)
I have caused nations to shake at the sound of his fall, In My causing him to go down to Sheol, With those going down to the pit, And all trees of Eden are comforted in the lower earth, The choice and good of Lebanon—All drinking waters. (Sheol h7585)
17 Ogsaa de nedføre med ham i Dødsriget til dem, som vare ihjelslagne med Sværd, da de som hans Hjælpere havde siddet i hans Skygge midt iblandt Folkene. (Sheol h7585)
Those with him have also gone down to Sheol, To the pierced of the sword, And—his arm—they dwelt in his shade in the midst of nations. (Sheol h7585)
18 Hvem ligner du, saaledes som du var i Ære og Storhed iblandt Edens Træer? ja, du skal nedstyrtes med Edens Træer til Underverdenens Land; midt iblandt de uomskaarne skal du ligge ved dem, som ere ihjelslagne ved Sværdet. Dette er Farao og al hans Hob, siger den Herre, Herre.
To whom have you been thus like, In glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? And you have been brought down with the trees of Eden, To the lower earth, You lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, With the pierced of the sword. This [is] Pharaoh, and all his multitude, A declaration of Lord YHWH!”
