Ezekiel 37
1 Herrens Haand kom over mig, og Herren førte mig i Aanden ud og nedlod mig midt i en Dal, og den var fuld af Ben.
The hand of the Lord was set upon me, and he led me away in the Spirit of the Lord, and he released me in the midst of a plain which was full of bones.
2 Og han lod mig gaa forbi dem trindt omkring, og se, der laa saare mange oven paa Jorden i Dalen, og se, de vare saare tørre.
And he led me around, through them, on every side. Now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceedingly dry.
3 Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! mon disse Ben kunne blive levende? Og jeg sagde: Herre, Herre! du ved det.
And he said to me, “Son of man, do you think that these bones will live?” And I said, “O Lord God, you know.”
4 Og han sagde til mig: Spaa om disse Ben og sig til dem: I tørre Ben, hører Herrens Ord!
And he said to me, “Prophesy about these bones. And you shall say to them: Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord!
5 Saa siger den Herre, Herre til disse Ben: Se, jeg vil lade komme Aand i eder, og I skulle blive levende.
Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live.
6 Og jeg vil lægge Sener paa eder og lade Kød komme over eder og overdrage eder med Hud og bringe Aand i eder, at I blive levende; og I skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren.
And I will set sinews upon you, and I will cause flesh to grow over you, and I will extend skin over you. And I will give you spirit, and you shall live. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”
7 Og jeg spaaede, som mig var befalet, og der kom en Lyd, der jeg spaaede, og se, der blev en Raslen, og Benene nærmede sig, det ene Ben til det andet.
And I prophesied, just as he had instructed me. But a noise occurred, as I was prophesying, and behold: a commotion. And the bones joined together, each one at its joint.
8 Og jeg saa, og se, der kom Sener og Kød paa dem, og der trak sig en Hud der ovenover; men der var ikke Aand i dem.
And I saw, and behold: sinews and flesh rose up over them; and skin was extended over them. But they had no spirit within them.
9 Og han sagde til mig: Spaa over Aanden, spaa, du Menneskesøn! og sig til Aanden: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Kom, du Aand! fra de fire Vejr, og aand paa disse ihjelslagne, at de blive levende.
And he said to me: “Prophesy to the spirit! Prophesy, O son of man, and you shall say to the spirit: Thus says the Lord God: Approach, O spirit, from the four winds, and blow across these ones who were slain, and revive them.”
10 Og jeg spaaede, som han befalede mig, og Aanden kom i dem, og de bleve levende og stode paa deres Fødder, en saare stor Hær.
And I prophesied, just as he had instructed me. And spirit entered into them, and they lived. And they stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
11 Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! disse Ben ere Israels hele Hus; se, det siger: Vore Ben ere blevne tørre, og vor Forhaabning er borte, det er forbi med os!
And he said to me: “Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel. They say: ‘Our bones are dried out, and our hope has perished, and we have been cut off.’
12 Derfor spaa, og sig til dem: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg oplader eders Grave og fører eder op af eders Grave, mit Folk! og bringer eder til Israels Land.
Because of this, prophesy, and you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your tombs, and I will lead you away from your sepulchers, O my people. And I will lead you into the land of Israel.
13 Og I skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren, naar jeg oplader eders Grave, og naar jeg fører eder op af eders Grave, mit Folk!
And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have opened your sepulchers, and when I will have led you away from your tombs, O my people.
14 Og jeg vil sende min Aand i eder, at I blive levende, og jeg vil bosætte eder i eders Land, og I skulle fornemme, at jeg Herren, jeg har talt det og gjort det, siger Herren.
And I will place my Spirit within you, and you shall live. And I will cause you to rest upon your own soil. And you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and acted, says the Lord God.”
15 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saalunde:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
16 Og du Menneskesøn! tag dig et Stykke Træ og skriv derpaa: „For Juda og for hans Medbrødre af Israels Børn‟; og tag et andet Stykke Træ og skriv derpaa: „For Josef‟ — det er Efraims Træ — „og for hele Israels Hus, hans Medbrødre‟,
“And as for you, son of man, take up a piece of wood for yourself, and write upon it: ‘For Judah, and for the sons of Israel, his companions.’ And take up another piece of wood, and write upon it: ‘For Joseph, the wood of Ephraim, and for the entire house of Israel, and for his companions.’
17 og føj dem sammen, det ene til det andet, for dig til eet Stykke Træ, saa at de blive til eet i din Haand.
And join these, one to the other, for yourself, as one piece of wood. And they will be united in your hand.
18 Og naar dit Folks Børn sige til dig: Vil du ikke give os til Kende, hvad du mener med disse Ting:
Then, when the sons of your people will speak to you, saying: ‘Will you not tell us what you intend by this?’
19 Da sig til dem: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg vil tage Josefs Træ, som er i Efraims Haand, og Israels Stammer, hans Medbrødre, som jeg sætter derpaa, samt Judas Træ, og jeg vil gøre dem til eet Stykke Træ, og de skulle være eet i min Haand.
you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take up the wood of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, which are joined to him, and I will put them together with the wood of Judah, and I will make them one piece of wood. And they will be one in his hand.
20 Og de Stykker Træ, som du skriver paa, skulle være i din Haand for deres Øjne;
Then the pieces of wood, on which you have written, will be in your hand, before their eyes.
21 og tal til dem: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg tager Israels Børn ud fra Hedningerne, hvor de vandre, og jeg vil samle dem trindt omkring fra og lade dem komme til deres Land.
And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take up the sons of Israel, from the midst of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them together on every side, and I will lead them onto their own soil.
22 Og jeg vil gøre dem til eet Folk i Landet paa Israels Bjerge, og een Konge skal være Konge for dem alle, og de skulle ikke ydermere være tvende Folk og ej ydermere dele sig i to Riger fremdeles.
And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will be ruler over all. And they will no longer be two nations, nor will they be divided any more into two kingdoms.
23 De skulle ej heller mere besmitte sig ved deres Afguder og ved deres Vederstyggeligheder eller ved nogen af alle deres Overtrædelser; eg jeg vil fri dem for alle deres Boliger, i hvilke de have syndet, og rense dem; og de skulle være mit Folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud,
And they will no longer be defiled by their idols, and by their abominations, and by all their iniquities. And I will save them, out of all the settlements in which they have sinned, and I will cleanse them. And they will be my people, and I will be their God.
24 Og min Tjener David skal være Konge over dem, og der skal være een Hyrde for dem alle, og de skulle vandre efter mine Bud, holde mine Skikke og gøre efter dem.
And my servant David shall be the king over them, and they shall have one shepherd. They shall walk in my judgments, and they shall keep my commandments, and they shall do them.
25 Og de skulle bo i Landet, som jeg har givet min Tjener Jakob, i hvilket eders Fædre boede; og de skulle bo der, de og deres Børn og deres Børnebørn til evig Tid, og David min Tjener skal være deres Fyrste evindelig.
And they shall live upon the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your fathers lived. And they shall live upon it, they and their sons, and the sons of their sons, even for all time. And David, my servant, shall be their leader, in perpetuity.
26 Og jeg vil slutte en Freds Pagt med dem, det skal være dem en evig Pagt, og jeg vil bosætte dem og gøre dem mangfoldige og sætte min Helligdom midt iblandt dem evindelig.
And I will strike a covenant of peace with them. This will be an everlasting covenant for them. And I will establish them, and multiply them. And I will set my sanctuary in their midst, unceasingly.
27 Og min Bolig skal være hos dem, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skulle være mit Folk.
And my tabernacle shall be among them. And I will be their God, and they will be my people.
28 Og Hedningerne skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren, som helliger Israel, naar min Helligdom bliver midt iblandt dem evindelig.
And the Gentiles shall know that I am the Lord, the Sanctifier of Israel, when my sanctuary will be in their midst, forever.”
