Ezekiel 8

1 Og det skete i det sjette Aar, i den sjette Maaned, paa den femte Dag i Maaneden, da jeg sad I mit Hus, og de Ældste af Juda sade for mit Ansigt, at den Herre, Herres Haand faldt paa mig der.

And it happened that, in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, and the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.

2 Og Jegg saa, og se, der var en Skikkelse af Udseende som Ild, fra hans Lænder at se til og nedad Ild; og fra hans Lænder og opad var det, som man saa en Glans, af Udseende som glødende Malm.

And I saw, and behold, there was an image with the appearance of fire. From the appearance of his waist, and downward, there was fire. And from his waist, and upward, there was the appearance of splendor, like the sight of amber.

3 Og han udrakte Skikkelsen af en Haand og tog mig ved Haaret paa mit Hoved; og Aanden opløftede mig imellem Jorden og imellem Himmelen og førte mig, i Syner fra Gud, til Jerusalem, hen imod Indgangen til den indre Forgaards Port, som vender imod Norden, hvor Nidkærhedens Billede, som vakte Nidkærhed, stod.

And as the image of a hand went out, it took hold of me by a lock of my head. And the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven. And he brought me into Jerusalem, within a vision of God, next to the inner gate that looked toward the north, where there was stationed an idol of rivalry, so as to provoke an envious emulation.

4 Og se, der var Israels Guds Herlighed, lig det Syn, som jeg, havde set i Dalen.

And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, in accord with the vision that I had seen in the plain.

5 Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! opløft dog dine Øjne imod Norden; og jeg opløftede mine Øjne imod Norden, og se, Nord for Alterporten stod dette Nidkærhedens Billede ved Indgangen.

And he said to me: “Son of man, lift up your eyes to the way of the north.” And I lifted up my eyes to the way of the north. And behold, from the north of the gate of the altar was the idol of rivalry, at the same entrance.

6 Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! ser du, hvad disse gøre? det er store Vederstyggeligheder, som Israels Hus gør her, saa at jeg maa vige langt bort fra min Helligdom; men du skal endnu fremdeles se store Vederstyggeligheder.

And he said to me: “Son of man, you see what these ones are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here. Do you not think, then, that I should withdraw far away from my own sanctuary? But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations.”

7 Og han førte mig til Indgangen til Forgaarden, og jeg saa, og se, der var et Hul i Væggen.

And he led me in by the door of the atrium. And I saw, and behold, there was an opening in the wall.

8 Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! bryd dog ind igennem Væggen; og jeg brød ind igennem Væggen, og se, der var en Dør.

And he said to me: “Son of man, dig in the wall.” And when I had dug in the wall, there appeared one door.

9 Og han sagde til mig: Gak ind og se de slemme Vederstyggeligheder, som de gøre her.

And he said to me: “Enter and see the most wicked abominations which they are committing here.”

10 Og jeg gik ind og saa, og se, der var alle Haande Ormes og Dyrs Billeder, Vederstyggelighed, og alle Israels Hus's Afguder udgravede paa Væggen, rundt omkring.

And entering, I saw, and behold, every kind of image of reptiles and animals, the abominations, and all of the idols of the house of Israel were depicted on the wall all around, throughout the entire place.

11 Og halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd af Israels Hus's Ældste, samt Jaasanja, Safans Søn, som stod midt iblandt dem, stode for deres Ansigt, og hver havde sit Røgelsekar i sin Haand, og der opsteg en Skydamp af Røgelsen.

And there were seventy men out of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, standing in their midst, and they stood before the pictures. And each one had a censer in his hand. And a cloud of smoke rose up from the incense.

12 Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! ser du hvad de Ældste af Israels Hus gøre i Mørket, hver i sine Billedkamre? thi de sige: Herren ser os ikke, Herren har forladt Landet.

And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each one while hidden in his chamber. For they say: ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has forsaken the earth.’”

13 Og han sagde til mig: Du skal endnu fremdeles se store Vederstyggeligheder, som de gøre.

And he said to me: “If you turn again, you will see even greater abominations, which these ones are committing.”

14 Og han førte mig til Indgangen til Herrens Hus's Port, som er imod Norden; og se, der sade Kvinderne, som begræd Thammus.

And he led me in through the door of the gate of the Lord’s house, which looked toward the north. And behold, women were sitting there, mourning for Adonis.

15 Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! ser du det? du skal endnu fremdeles se Vederstyggeligheder, større end disse.

And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations than these.”

16 Og han førte mig i Herrens Hus's inderste Forgaard, og se, ved Indgangen til Herrens Tempel, imellem Forhallen og imellem Alteret, var der ligesom fem og tyve Mænd, med Ryggen vendte imod Herrens Tempel og med Ansigtet imod Østen, og de bøjede sig imod Østen for Solen.

And he led me into the inner atrium of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the vestibule and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east. And they were adoring toward the rising of the Sun.

17 Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! ser du dette? er det Judas Hus for lidet at gøre de Vederstyggeligheder, som de gøre her, at de endog fylde Landet med Vold og komme atter for at opirre mig? og se, de holde Vinkvisten op for deres Næse.

And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. Can this be so trivial to the house of Judah, when they commit these abominations, just as they have committed here, that, having filled the earth with iniquity, they now turn to provoke me? And behold, they are applying a branch to their nose.

18 Derfor vil jeg ogsaa gaa frem med Harme, mit Øje skal ikke spare, og jeg vil ikke skaane; og de skulle raabe for mine Øren med høj Røst, og jeg vil ikke høre dem.

Therefore, I also will act toward them in my fury. My eye will not be lenient, nor will I take pity. And when they will have cried out to my ears with a loud voice, I will not heed them.”