Ezekiel 33

1 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 Du Menneskesøn! tal til dit Folks Børn, og sig til dem: Naar jeg skulde føre Sværd over et Land, og Folk i Landet toge een Mand iblandt sig og gjorde ham til deres Vægter,

Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say to them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman:

3 og han saa Sværdet komme over Landet og blæste i Trompeten og advarede Folket;

If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he shall blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

4 og den, som da hørte Trompetens Lyd, dog ikke vilde lade sig advare, og Sværdet kom og tog ham bort; Saa, skal hans Blod være over hans Hoved.

Then whoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword will come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.

5 Han hørte Trompetens Lyd og lod sig ikke advare, hans Blod skal være over ham; men havde han ladet sig advare, vilde han have reddet sit Liv.

He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.

6 Men naar Vægteren saa Sværdet komme og ej blæste i Trompeten, og Folket ej advaredes, og Sværdet kom og tog en Sjæl bort af dem: Saa blev han vel borttagen for sin Misgernings Skyld, men hans Blod vil jeg kræve af Vægterens Haand.

But if the watchman will see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword will come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.

7 Og du, Menneskesøn! jeg har sat dig til Vægter for Israels Hus, at, naar du hører et Ord af min Mund, du skal advare dem paa mine Vegne.

So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

8 Naar jeg siger til den ugudelige: Du ugudelige skal visselig dø, og du ikke taler for at advare den ugudelige for hans Vej, da skal han, den ugudelige, vel dø for sin Misgerning, men hans Blod vil jeg kræve af din Haand.

When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

9 Men naar du advarer den ugudelige for hans Vej, at han skal omvende sig derfra, og han, dog ikke omvender sig fra sin Vej, da skal han dø for sin Misgerning, men du skal have din Sjæl frelst.

Nevertheless, if thou shalt warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he will not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

10 Og du Menneskesøn! sig til Israels Hus: I sige saaledes: Vore Overtrædelser og vore Synder ere over os, og vi hensvinde under dem; hvorledes kunne vi da leve?

Therefore, O thou son of man, speak to the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?

11 Sig til dem: Saa sandt jeg lever, siger den Herre, Herre: Jeg har ikke Behag i den ugudeliges Død, men deri, at den ugudelige omvender sig fra sin Vej, at han maa leve; vender om, vender om fra eders onde Veje! hvorfor ville I dog dø, Israels Hus?

Say to them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked should turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

12 Og du Menneskesøn! sig til dit Folks Børn: Den retfærdiges Retfærdighed skal ikke redde ham paa hans Overtrædelses Dag, og den ugudelige skal ikke falde for sin Ugudelighed paa den Dag, han omvender sig fra sin Ugudelighed, og den retfærdige skal ikke kunne leve derved, paa den Dag han synder.

Therefore, thou son of man, say to the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

13 Naar jeg siger om den retfærdige: Han skal visselig leve, og han forlader sig paa sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, da skal ingen af hans retfærdige Gerninger ihukommes; men han skal dø i sin Uretfærdighed, som han gjorde.

When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he will trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

14 Og naar jeg siger til den ugudelige: Du skal visselig dø, og han omvender sig fra sin Synd og gør Ret og Retfærdighed,

Again, when I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he will turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

15 saa at den ugudelige giver Pant tilbage, betaler det, han har røvet, vandrer efter Livets Bud og ikke gør Uret, da skal han visselig leve, han skal ikke dø.

If the wicked will restore the pledge, give again that which he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

16 Ingen af hans Synder, som han har begaaet, skal kommes ham i Hu; han har gjort Ret og Retfærdighed, han skal Visselig leve.

None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned to him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

17 Dog sige dit Folks Børn: Herrens Vej er ikke rigtig; men det er dem selv, hvis Vej ikke er rigtig.

Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

18 Naar den retfærdige vender om fra sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, da skal han dø derfor.

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, for that he shall even die.

19 Og naar den ugudelige vender om fra sin Ugudelighed og gør Ret og Retfærdighed, da skal han leve derved.

But if the wicked will turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, for that he shall live.

20 Og dog sige I: Herrens Vej er ikke rigtig; jeg skal dømme eder, Israels Hus! hver efter hans Veje.

Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.

21 Og det skete i det tolvte Aar, i den tiende Maaned, paa deri femte Dag i Maaneden efter vor Bortførelse, da kom een til mig, som var undkommen fra Jerusalem, og sagde: Staden er indtagen.

And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came to me, saying, The city is smitten.

22 Og Herrens Haand var kommen over mig om Aftenen, før den undslupne kom, og han oplod min Mund, inden denne kom til mig om Morgenen; saa oplodes min Mund, og jeg var ikke ydermere stum.

Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, before he that had escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

23 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

24 Du Menneskesøn! de, som bo paa disse øde Steder i Israels Land, sige saaledes: Abraham var een og ejede Landet, og vi ere mange, os er Landet givet til Ejendom.

Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given to us for inheritance.

25 Derfor sig til dem: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: I æde Kød tillige med Blod og opløfte eders Øjne til eders Afguder og udøse Blod! og I skulle eje Landet!

Therefore say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

26 I stole paa eders Sværd, I gøre Vederstyggeligheder og vanære hver sin Næstes Hustru; og I skulle eje Landet.

Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?

27 Saaledes skal du sige til dem: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Saa sandt jeg lever, de, som ere paa de øde Steder, skulle falde for Sværdet, og den, som er paa Marken, ham har jeg givet til de vilde Dyr, at de skulle æde ham, og de, som ere i Fæstningerne og i Hulerne, skulle dø af Pest.

Say thou thus to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that are in the forts and in the caves shall die by the pestilence.

28 Og jeg vil gøre Landet til en Ødelæggelse og en Ørk, og dets Magts Stolthed skal ophøre; og Israels Bjerge skulle ligge øde, at ingen skal gaa over dem.

For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.

29 Saa skulle de fornemme, at jeg er Herren, naar jeg gør Landet til en Ødelæggelse og en Ørk, formedelst alle deres Vederstyggeligheder, som de have gjort.

Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.

30 Og du Menneskesøn! dit Folks Børn tale indbyrdes om dig ved Væggene og i Husdørene, og den ene taler med den anden, hver med sin Broder, sigende: Kære, kommer og hører, hvad det er for et Ord, som udgaar fra Herren.

Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.

31 Og de skulle komme til dig, som et Folk kommer, og sidde for dit Ansigt som mit Folk, og de skulle høre dine Ord og ikke gøre efter dem; men det, der er behageligt i deres Mund, gøre de, og deres Hjerte gaar efter deres egen Fordel.

And they come to thee as the people come, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

32 Og se, du er dem som en behagelig Sanger, der har en dejlig Røst; og som kan spille smukt; derfor skulle de høre dine Ord, men dog ikke gøre efter dem.

And, lo, thou art to them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do not perform them.

33 Men naar det kommer — se, det kommer! — da skulle de fornemme, at der har været en Profet midt iblandt dem.

And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come, ) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.