Ezekiel 9
1 Og han raabte for mine Øren med høj Røst og sagde: I, som holde Vagt over Staden! kommer hid, hver med sit ødelæggende Vaaben i sin Haand.
And he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying: The visitations of the city are at hand, and every one hath a destroying weapon in his hand.
2 Og se, der kom seks Mand ad Vejen fra den øverste Port, som vender imod Norden, og hver havde sit knusende Vaaben i sin Haand; men der var een Mand midt iblandt dem, klædt i Linklæder, med et Skriveredskab ved Hoften; og de gik ind og stode ved Siden af Kobberalteret.
And behold six men came from the way of the upper gate, which looketh to the north: and each one had his weapon of destruction in his hand: and there was one man in the midst of them clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn at his reins: and they went in, and stood by the brazen altar.
3 Og Israels Guds Herlighed hævede sig op fra Keruben, over hvilken den var, hen til Husets Dørtærskel; og han kaldte ad den Mand, som var klædt i Linklæderne og som havde Skriveredskabet ved Hoften.
And the glory of the Lord of Israel went up from the cherub, upon which he was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man that was clothed with linen, and had a writer’s inkhorn at his loins.
4 Og Herren sagde til ham: Gak midt igennem Staden, midt igennem Jerusalem, og sæt et Tegn paa Panden af de Mænd, som sukke og jamre over alle de Vederstyggeligheder, som ske i dens Midte.
And the Lord said to him: Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem: and mark Thau upon the foreheads of the men that sigh, and mourn for all the abominations that are committed in the midst thereof.
5 Og til de andre sagde han for mine Øren: Gaar igennem Staden efter ham, og slaar ned; eders Øjne skulle ikke spare, og I skulle ikke skaane.
And to the others he said in my hearing: Go ye after him through the city, and strike: let not your eyes spare, nor be ye moved with pity.
6 Gamle Mænd, unge Karle og Jomfruer og smaa Børn og Kvinder skulle I slaa ihjel, saa at de udryddes; men rører ikke nogen, paa hvem Tegnet er, og begynder fra min Helligdom af! Og de begyndte med de gamle Mænd, som vare foran Huset.
Utterly destroy old and young, maidens, children and women: but upon whomsoever you shall see Thau, kill him not, and begin ye at my sanctuary. So they began at the ancient men who mere before the house.
7 Og han sagde til dem: Besmitter Huset og fylder Forgaarden med ihjelslagne; gaar derpaa ud; og de gik ud og sloge ihjel i Staden.
And he said to them: Defile the house, and ill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew them that were in the city.
8 Og det skete, der de ihjelsloge dem, og jeg blev tilbage, da faldt jeg ned paa mit Ansigt og raabte og sagde: Ak, Herre, Herre! vil du da ødelægge alt det, som er blevet tilovers af Israel, idet du udøser din Harme over Jerusalem?
And the slaughter being ended I was left: and I fell upon my face, and crying, I said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, wilt thou then destroy all the remnant of Israel, by pouring out thy fury upon Jerusalem?
9 Og han sagde til mig: Israels og Judas Hus's Misgerning er over al Maade stor, og Landet er fyldt med Blodskyld, og Staden er fuld af Retskrænkelse; thi de sige: Herren har forladt Landet, og Herren ser det ikke.
And he said to me: The iniquity of the house of Israel, and of Juda, is exceeding great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is filled with perverseness: for they have said: The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.
10 Og jeg! — mit Øje skal heller ikke spare, og jeg vil ikke skaane; men jeg vil lade deres Vej falde tilbage paa deres Hoved.
Therefore neither shall my eye spare, nor will I have pity: I will requite their way upon their head.
11 Og se, den Mand, som var klædt i Linklæderne, og som havde Skriveredskaber ved Hoften, bragte Svar tilbage og sagde: Jeg har gjort, ligesom du befalede mig.
And behold the man that was clothed with linen, that had the inkhorn at his back, returned the word, saying: I have done as thou hast commanded me.
