Ezekiel 11

1 Saa løftede Aanden mig og bragte mig til HERRENS Hus's Østport, den der vender mod Øst. Og se, ved Indgangen til Porten var der fem og tyve Mænd, og jeg saa iblandt dem Ja'azanja, Azzurs Søn, og Pelatja, Benajas Søn, Folkets Fyrster.

And the wind, lifting me up, took me to the east doorway of the Lord's house, looking to the east: and at the door I saw twenty-five men; and among them I saw Jaazaniah, the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah, rulers of the people.

2 Og han sagde til mig: »Menneskesøn! Det er de Mænd, som pønser paa Uret og lægger onde Raad op i denne By,

Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:

3 idet de siger: «Er Husene ikke nys bygget? Byen er Gryden, vi Kødet!»

Who say, This is not the time for building houses: this town is the cooking-pot and we are the flesh.

4 Profetér derfor imod dem, profetér, Menneskesøn!«

For this cause be a prophet against them, be a prophet, O son of man.

5 Saa faldt HERRENS Aand paa mig, og han sagde til mig: Sig: Saa siger HERREN: Saaledes taler I, Israels Hus; jeg kender godt, hvad der stiger op i eders Aand.

And the spirit of the Lord came on me, and he said to me, Say, These are the words of the Lord: This is what you have said, O children of Israel; what comes into your mind is clear to me.

6 Mange har I dræbt i denne By; I har fyldt dens Gader med dræbte.

You have made great the number of your dead in this town, you have made its streets full of dead men.

7 Derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: De, som I dræbte og henslængte i dens Midte, de er Kødet, og Byen er Gryden; men eder vil jeg føre ud af den.

For this reason the Lord has said: Your dead whom you have put down in its streets, they are the flesh, and this town is the cooking-pot: but I will make you come out from inside it.

8 I frygter for Sværd, og Sværd vil jeg bringe over eder, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

You have been fearing the sword, and I will send the sword on you, says the Lord.

9 Jeg vil føre eder ud af den og give eder i fremmedes Haand, og jeg vil holde Dom over eder.

I will make you come out from inside the town and will give you up into the hands of men from other lands, and will be judge among you.

10 For Sværd skal I falde; ved Israels Grænse vil jeg dømme eder. Og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN.

You will come to your death by the sword; and I will be your judge in the land of Israel; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

11 Byen skal ikke være eder en Gryde, og I skal ikke være Kødet deri; ved Israels Grænse vil jeg dømme eder.

This town will not be your cooking-pot, and you will not be the flesh inside it; I will be your judge at the limit of the land of Israel;

12 Og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN, hvis Vedtægter I ikke fulgte, og hvis Lovbud I ikke levede efter, hvorimod I levede efter eders Nabofolks Lovbud. —

And you will be certain that I am the Lord: for you have not been guided by my rules or given effect to my orders, but you have been living by the orders of the nations round about you.

13 Men medens jeg profeterede saaledes, døde Pelatja, Benajas Søn. Da faldt jeg paa mit Ansigt og raabte med høj Røst: »Ak, Herre, HERRE, vil du da helt udrydde Israels Rest?«

Now while I was saying these things, death came to Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah. Then falling down on my face and crying out with a loud voice, I said, Ah, Lord! will you put an end to all the rest of Israel?

14 Saa kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

15 Menneskesøn! Dine Brødre, dine Medfanger og alt Israels Hus, alle de, om hvem Jerusalems Indbyggere siger: »De er langt borte fra HERREN, os er Landet givet i Eje!« —

Son of man, your countrymen, your relations, and all the children of Israel, all of them, are those to whom the people of Jerusalem have said, Go far from the Lord; this land is given to us for a heritage:

16 derfor skal du sige: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Ja, jeg har ført dem langt bort blandt Folkene og spredt dem i Landene, og kun i ringe Maade var jeg dem en Helligdom i de Lande, hvor de kom hen.

For this reason say, This is what the Lord has said: Though I have had them moved far off among the nations, and though I have sent them wandering among the countries, still I have been a safe place for them for a little time in the countries where they have come.

17 Men derfor skal du sige: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Jeg vil samle eder sammen fra Folkeslagene og sanke eder op i Landene, hvor I er spredt, og give eder Israels Jord.

Then say, This is what the Lord has said: I will get you together from the peoples, and make you come out of the countries where you have been sent in flight, and I will give you the land of Israel.

18 Derhen skal de komme og fjerne alle dets væmmelige Guder og alle dets Vederstyggeligheder;

And they will come there, and take away all the hated and disgusting things from it.

19 jeg giver dem et nyt Hjerte og indgiver dem en ny Aand; jeg tager Stenhjertet ud af deres Legeme og giver dem et Kødhjerte,

And I will give them a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in them; and I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh:

20 for at de maa følge mine Vedtægter og holde mine Lovbud og gøre efter dem. Saa skal de være mit Folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud.

So that they may be guided by my rules and keep my orders and do them: and they will be to me a people, and I will be to them a God.

21 Men hines Hjerter holder sig til deres væmmelige Guder og deres Vederstyggeligheder; dem gengælder jeg deres Færd, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

But as for those whose heart goes after their hated and disgusting things, I will send on their heads the punishment of their ways, says the Lord.

22 Saa løftede Keruberne Vingerne og samtidig Hjulene; og Israels Guds Herlighed var oven over dem.

Then the wings of the winged ones were lifted up, and the wheels were by their side; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them on high.

23 Og HERRENS Herlighed steg op fra Byen og stillede sig paa Bjerget østen for.

And the glory of the Lord went up from inside the town, and came to rest on the mountain on the east side of the town.

24 Derpaa løftede Aanden mig og bragte mig ved Guds Aand i Synet til de landflygtige i Kaldæa; og Synet, som jeg havde skuet, steg op og svandt bort.

And the wind, lifting me up, took me in the visions of God into Chaldaea, to those who had been taken away as prisoners. So the vision which I had seen went away from me.

25 Saa kundgjorde jeg de landflygtige alle de Ord, HERREN havde aabenbaret mig.

Then I gave an account to those who had been taken prisoners of all the things which the Lord had made me see.