Ezekiel 38

1 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

Yahweh gave me another message. He said to me,

2 Du Menneskesøn! vend dit Ansigt imod Gog i Magogs Land, Fyrsten over Rosk, Mesek og Tubal, og spaa imod ham!

“You human, turn and face Magog, the country where Gog [is the king]. He is [also] the ruler of [the nations of] Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy about [the terrible things that will happen to] him,

3 Og sig: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, jeg kommer imod dig, Gog, du Fyrste over Rosk, Mesek og Tubal!

and say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Gog, you who rule Meshech and Tubal, I am opposed to you.

4 Og jeg vil vende dig om og lægge Kroge i dine Kæver, og jeg vil føre dig ud tillige med al din Hær, Heste og Ryttere, alle sammen klædte i fuld Pragt, en stor Skare med store Skjolde og smaa Skjolde, alle sammen øvede i at bruge Sværd,

[It will be as though] I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws and bring you [to Israel]—you and all of your army, [including your] horses and men carrying weapons who ride the horses, and many other soldiers carrying large shields and small shields, all of them carrying swords.

5 med dem tillige Perser, Morianer og Putæer, alle sammen med Skjold og Hjelm,

[Armies from] Persia, Ethiopia, and Put/Libya will also come, all of them with shields and helmets.

6 Gomer og alle hans Hære, Thogarmas Hus i det yderste Nord og alle dets Hære, ja, mange Folkeslag sammen med dig.

An army from Gomer [north of Israel] will come, and an army from Togarmah far north [of Israel] will come. Armies of many nations will accompany you.’

7 Vær beredt og hold dig rede, du og alle dine Skarer, som ere forsamlede om dig! og du skal tage Vare paa dem.

[Tell Gog, ] ‘Get ready and be prepared to be the commander of all those groups of soldiers.

8 Efter mange Dage skal du blive hjemsøgt, i de sidste Aar skal du komme til et Land, som er udfriet fra Sværdet og samlet ud fra mange Folkefærd, over Israels Bjerge, som stadigt have været øde; dette er nu udført fra Folkene, og de bo der alle sammen tryggelig.

At some future time, I will command you to lead those armies to attack [Israel], a country whose [buildings] have been rebuilt after [they were destroyed in] wars. Their people will have been brought back from many nations [to live again] on the hills of Israel, which had been deserted for a long time. They had been brought back from [other] nations and will be living peacefully.

9 Og du skal drage op, du skal komme som et Bulder, du skal være som en Sky til at skjule Landet, du og alle dine Hære og de mange Folkeslag, som ere med dig.

You and all those armies from many nations will go up to Israel, advancing like [SIM] a big storm. Your army will be like a huge cloud that covers the land.

10 Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Og det skal ske paa denne Dag, at der skal opstige Ting i dit Hjerte, og at du skal optænke en ond Tanke;

But this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: On that day, you will have an idea about [DOU] doing an evil thing.

11 og du skal sige: Jeg vil drage op imod et Land med ubefæstede Byer; jeg vil komme over de rolige, som bo tryggelig, alle sammen bo de uden Mur og have hverken Portstænger eller Porte,

You will say [to yourself], “My [army] will invade a country where the villages do not have walls around them. We will attack people who are peaceful and do not suspect/think [that they will be attacked]. Their towns and villages do not have walls with gates and bars.

12 for at bytte Bytte og at røve Rov; — for at vende din Haand imod de øde Stæder, som nu ere beboede, og imod et Folk, som er sanket ud fra Hedningerne, og som forhverver sig Fæ og Gods, og som bor over Jordens Navle.

So [it will be easy for] us to attack the people who are living again in those towns that were previously destroyed. They are people who have been gathered from many countries [where they had lived for many years], people who now live safely in their land with all their livestock and other possessions. They are living in the country that is in the middle of the most important countries (OR, [that they think is] [IRO] the most important country) in the world. Our soldiers will take away [DOU] all their valuable possessions.”

13 Seba og Dedan og Købmænd fra Tharsis og alle dets unge Løver skulle sige til dig: Er du kommen for at bytte Bytte? har du samlet din Skare for at røve Rov, for at borttage Sølv og Guld, for at tage Fæ og Gods, for at bytte stort Bytte?

[Then people of] Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and nearby villages will come and say to you, “Are you gathering all your soldiers in order to [attack Israel and] take away all their silver and gold? [Do you plan] to take away their livestock and all their other valuable possessions [DOU]?”’

14 Derfor spaa, du Menneskesøn! og sig til Gog: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Mon du ikke paa den Dag, naar mit Folk Israel bor tryggelig, skal faa det at vide?

Therefore, you human, prophesy about Gog and say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: At that time, when my people of Israel are living safely, you will certainly think about that.

15 Og du skal komme fra dit Sted, fra det yderste Nord, du og de mange Folk, som ere med dig, alle sammen ridende paa Heste, en stor Skare og en mægtig Hær.

So you will come from your place far north [of Israel], with the armies of many [other] nations, all riding horses, a huge army.

16 Og du skal drage op imod mit Folk Israel som en Sky til at skjule Landet; det skal ske i de sidste Dage, at jeg vil lade dig komme imod mit Land, paa det Hedningerne skulle kende mig, naar jeg helliggør mig paa dig for deres Øjne, o Gog!

You will march toward my Israeli people, and [your soldiers] will cover the land like a huge cloud. Gog, I will bring your army to attack the country that belongs to me, but [what I do] for you will show the people of other nations that I am holy.

17 Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Er du den, som jeg talte om i gamle Dage ved mine Tjenere, Profeterne i Israel, som spaaede i hine Dage, Aar efter Aar, at jeg vilde lade dig komme over dem?

This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say to Gog: In past years, when I gave messages to my servants, the prophets [in Israel], there were messages [RHQ] about you. At that time, they prophesied for [many] years that I would bring your [armies] to attack my people.

18 Og det skal ske paa den Dag, ja, paa den Dag, da Gog kommer over Israels Land, siger den Herre, Herre, at min Vrede skal stige op i min Næse.

[So] this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say will happen: When your [army] attacks Israel, I will be very angry with you.

19 Ogjeg har talt i min Nidkærhed, i min Vredes Ild: Sandelig, paa denne Dag skal der være en stor Rystelse i Israels Land.

I will be very furious, and to show that I am angry, there will be a great earthquake in Israel, [where your armies will be].

20 Og Fiskene i Havet og Fuglene under Himlene og de vilde Dyr paa Marken og alt Krybet, som kryber paa Jorden, og hvert Menneske, som er paa Jorden, skulle bæve for mit Ansigt, og Bjergene skulle omkastes og Taarnene falde, og hver Mur skal falde til Jorden.

The fish in the sea, the birds, the wild animals, and the animals/creatures that crawl on the ground, and all the people on the earth will tremble because of what I [am doing]. Mountains will fall down, cliffs will crumble, and walls everywhere will fall to the ground.

21 Og jeg vil kalde et Sværd frem imod ham hen over alle mine Bjerge, siger den Herre, Herre; den enes Sværd skal være imod den anden.

Gog, on all the mountains in the country that belongs to me I will cause your soldiers to fight against each other with their swords.

22 Og jeg vil gaa i Rette med ham ved Pest og ved Blod; og en overskyllende Regn og Hagelstene, Ild og Svovl vil jeg lade regne ned over ham og over hans Hære og over de mange Folk, som ere med ham.

I will punish [MTY] you [and your soldiers] with plagues and murders [MTY]. And I will send down [from the sky], on you and your troops that have come from many nations, huge amounts of rain and hail and burning sulfur.

23 Og jeg vil bevise mig stor og bevise mig hellig, og jeg vil give mig til Kende for mange Hedningers Øjne; og de skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren.

By doing that, I will cause [the people of] many nations to know that I am very great and holy, and they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do the things that I say that I will do].’”