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:
Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of Jehovah came 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 art thou like in thy 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, the Assyrian was a cedar upon Lebanon, with fair branches; An overshadowing thicket, high of stature; And his top was among thick boughs.
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.
The waters made him great; the deep waters made him high; Their streams went around their plantation, And sent forth their channels to all the 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 height was exalted Above all the trees of the field. And his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long, Because of the abundance of water when he shot 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.
In his boughs all the birds of heaven made their nests, And under his branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young; And under his shadow dwelt all the great nations.
7 Og den var dejlig ved sin Storhed, ved sine lange Grene; thi dens Rod var ved meget Vand.
Thus was he beautiful in his greatness, in the length of his branches; For his root was by many 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.
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him; The cypress-trees were not like his boughs, And the plane-trees were not like his branches. Not any tree in the garden of God Was 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 made him beautiful in the multitude of his branches, So that all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, envied 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 saith the Lord Jehovah: Because he lifted himself up in stature, And shot up his top among the thick boughs, And his heart was lifted up on account of his height,
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;
Therefore I delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations, To deal hardly with him; I drave him out for his wickedness;
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, the terrible of the nations, cut him off and cast him away. Upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches fell; And his boughs were broken in all the valleys of the land. And all the nations of the earth withdrew from his shadow and left him;
13 alle Himmelens Fugle nedlode sig paa dens faldne Stamme, og alle vilde Dyr paa Marken vare ved dens Grene; —
Upon his ruin dwelt all the birds of the heavens, And upon his branches were all the beasts of the forest.
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.
To the end that none of all the trees by the waters Might exalt themselves for their stature, Nor shoot up their top among the thick boughs, And that none of the trees that drink water should cleave to them on account of their height; For all of them are delivered to death, to the lower parts of the earth, In the midst of the sons of men, To them that have gone 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 saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to the grave, I caused the deep to mourn, I covered it for him; I restrained on account of him the streams, and the great waters were kept back; And I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, And all the trees of the field fainted 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)
At the sound of his fall I made the nations to shake, When I cast him down to the grave, To them that have gone down to the pit; And all the trees of Eden, The choice and best of Lebanon, Even all that drink water, Were comforted in the lower parts of the earth. (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)
They also went down into the grave with him, To them that have been slain with the sword; They also that were his arm, That dwelt under his shadow among the 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 art thou thus like in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? Thou shalt be brought down with the trees of Eden To the lower parts of the earth; Thou shalt lie down in the midst of the uncircumcised, With them that are slain by the sword. Thus shall it be with Pharaoh and all his multitude, Saith the Lord Jehovah.
