Ezekiel 34

1 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

The LORD’s word came to me, saying,

2 Du Menneskesøn! spaa imod Israels Hyrder, spaa, og sig til dem, til Hyrderne: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Ve Israels Hyrder, som ere deres egne Vogtere! skulle ikke Hyrderne være Faarenes Vogtere?

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and tell them, even the shepherds, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed the sheep?

3 I æde Fedmen og klæde eder med Ulden, I slagte det fede, men Faarene vogte I ikke.

You eat the fat. You clothe yourself with the wool. You kill the fatlings, but you don’t feed the sheep.

4 Det svage styrkede I ikke, og det syge lægede I ikke, og det, som havde lidt Brud, forbandt I ikke, og det fordrevne førte I ikke tilbage, og det, som var tabt, ledte I ikke efter; men med Haardhed og med Grumhed herskede I over dem.

You haven’t strengthened the diseased. You haven’t healed that which was sick. You haven’t bound up that which was broken. You haven’t brought back that which was driven away. You haven’t sought that which was lost, but you have ruled over them with force and with rigor.

5 Og de bleve adspredte, fordi de havde ingen Hyrde, og de ere blevne til Føde for alle vilde Dyr paa Marken; saa bleve de adspredte.

They were scattered, because there was no shepherd. They became food to all the animals of the field, and were scattered.

6 Mine Faar fare vild paa alle Bjergene og paa alle fremragende Høje, ja, mine Faar ere adspredte over det ganske Land, og der er ingen, som spørger, og ingen, som leder efter dem.

My sheep wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill. Yes, my sheep were scattered on all the surface of the earth. There was no one who searched or sought.”

7 Derfor, I Hyrder, hører Herrens Ord!

“‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the LORD’s word:

8 Saa sandt jeg lever, siger den Herre, Herre: Fordi mine Faar ere blevne til Rov, og mine Faar ere blevne til Føde for alle vilde Dyr paa Marken, eftersom de ingen Hyrde havde, og mine Hyrder ikke søgte mine Faar; men Hyrderne bleve deres egne Vogtere og vogtede ikke mine Faar:

“As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “surely because my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the animals of the field, because there was no shepherd, and my shepherds didn’t search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and didn’t feed my sheep,

9 Derfor, I Hyrder, hører Herrens Ord!

therefore, you shepherds, hear the LORD’s word!”

10 Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg kommer imod Hyrderne og kræver mine Faar af deres Haand og lader dem blive fri for at vogte Faarene, saa Hyrderne ikke mere skulle være deres egne Vogtere; og jeg vil redde mine Faar af deres Mund, og de skulle ikke være dem til Føde.

The Lord GOD says: “Behold, I am against the shepherds. I will require my sheep at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the sheep. The shepherds won’t feed themselves any more. I will deliver my sheep from their mouth, that they may not be food for them.”

11 Thi saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, da vil jeg, jeg spørge efter mine Faar og se efter dem.

“‘For the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek them out.

12 Som en Hyrde ser efter sin Hjord paa den Dag, han er midt iblandt sine Faar, som ere adspredte, saaledes vil jeg se efter mine Faar og føre dem frelste hjem fra alle de Steder, hvorhen de vare adspredte paa Sky og Mørkhedsdag.

As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is amongst his sheep that are scattered abroad, so I will seek out my sheep. I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

13 Og jeg vil føre dem ud fra Folkene og samle dem fra Landene og føre dem ind i deres Land; og jeg vil vogte dem paa Israels Bjerge, i Dalene, og hvor de bo i Landet.

I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

14 Paa en god Græsgang vil jeg lade dem græsse, og deres Overdrev skal være paa Israels høje Bjerge; der skulle de ligge paa et godt Overdrev, og paa en fed Græsgang skulle de græsse over Israels Bjerge.

I will feed them with good pasture, and their fold will be on the mountains of the height of Israel. There they will lie down in a good fold. They will feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

15 Jeg vil selv vogte mine Faar og selv lade dem hvile, siger den Herre, Herre.

I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down,” says the Lord GOD.

16 Efter det, som er tabt, vil jeg lede, og det fordrevne vil jeg føre tilbage, og det, som har lidt Brud, vil jeg forbinde, og det syge vil jeg styrke, men det fede og det stærke vil jeg ødelægge, jeg vil vogte det med Retfærdighed.

“I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will feed them in justice.”’

17 Og I, mine Faar! saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg dømmer imellem Lam og Lam, imellem fædrene og Bukkene.

“As for you, O my flock, the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, the rams and the male goats.

18 Mon det er eder for lidet, at I afgræsse den gode Græsgang, saa at I skulle træde det, som bliver tilovers af eders Græsgang, ned med eders Fødder? eller at I drikke det klarede Vand, saa at I skulle plumre det, som bliver tilovers, med eders Fødder?

Does it seem a small thing to you to have fed on the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? And to have drunk of the clear waters, but must you foul the residue with your feet?

19 Og mine Faar — skylle de græsse paa det, som er nedtraadt med eders Fødder? eller drikke det, som er plumret med eders Fødder?

As for my sheep, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.’

20 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre til dem: Se, jeg, jeg vil dømme imellem det fede Lam og imellem det magre Lam.

“Therefore the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

21 Fordi I med Side og Bov støde og med eders Horn stange alle de svage, indtil I have faaet dem adspredte og jagede udenfor,

Because you thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, until you have scattered them abroad,

22 derfor vil jeg frelse mine Faar, og de skulle ikke ydermere være til Rov, og jeg, vil dømme imellem Lam og Lam.

therefore I will save my flock, and they will no more be a prey. I will judge between sheep and sheep.

23 Og jeg vil lade een Hyrde staa frem for dem, og han skal vogte dem, nemlig min Tjener David; han, han skal vogte dem, og han skal være dem en Hyrde.

I will set up one shepherd over them, and he will feed them, even my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.

24 Og jeg Herren, jeg vil være deres Gud, og min Tjener David skal være en Fyrste midt iblandt dem; jeg Herren, jeg har talt det.

I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant David prince amongst them. I, the LORD, have spoken it.

25 Og jeg vil slutte med dem en Fredens Pagt og lade onde Dyr forsvinde af Landet, saa at de kunne bo tryggelig i Ørken og sove i Skovene.

“‘I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land. They will dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

26 Og jeg vil gøre dem og de Steder, som ere trindt omkring min Høj, til en Velsignelse; og jeg vil lade Regnen falde i rette Tid, det skal være Velsignelses Regnstrømme.

I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing. I will cause the shower to come down in its season. There will be showers of blessing.

27 Og Træet paa Marken skal give sin Frugt, og Jorden skal give sin Grøde, og de skulle være trygge i deres Land, og de skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren, naar jeg bryder deres Rykkende Aag og redder dem af deres Haand, som brugte dem til Trælle.

The tree of the field will yield its fruit, and the earth will yield its increase, and they will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those who made slaves of them.

28 Og de skulle ikke ydermere være et Rov for Hedningerne, og intet vildt Dyr paa Jorden skal opæde dem; men de skulle bo tryggelig, og der skal ingen forfærde dem.

They will no more be a prey to the nations, neither will the animals of the earth devour them; but they will dwell securely, and no one will make them afraid.

29 Og jeg vil fremkalde en Plantning for dem til Navnkundighed, og de skulle ikke ydermere bortrives af Hunger i Landet og ej mere bære Hedningernes Forhaanelse.

I will raise up to them a plantation for renown, and they will no more be consumed with famine in the land, and not bear the shame of the nations any more.

30 Og de skulle fornemme, at jeg Herren, deres Gud, er med dem, og at de ere mit Folk, Israels Hus, siger den Herre, Herre.

They will know that I, the LORD, their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, says the Lord GOD.

31 Og I, mine Faar, min Græsgangs Faar, I ere Mennesker; jeg er eders Gud, siger den Herre, Herre.

You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God,’ says the Lord GOD.”