Ezekiel 15

1 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

The LORD’s word came to me, saying,

2 Menneskesøn! Hvad har Vinstokken forud for alle andre Træer, Ranken, som staar iblandt Skovens Træer?

“Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?

3 Tager man Gavntræ deraf? Eller tager man deraf en Knag til at hænge alskens Redskaber paa?

Will wood be taken of it to make anything? Will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it?

4 Naar den saa oven i købet har været givet Ilden til Føde, saa at Ilden har fortæret begge dens Ender, og Midten er svedet, duer den saa til noget?

Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire has devoured both its ends, and the middle of it is burned. Is it profitable for any work?

5 Se, da den endnu var uskadt, brugtes den ikke til noget, endsige at den skulde kunne bruges til noget nu, da Ilden har fortæret den og den er svedet.

Behold, when it was whole, it was suitable for no work. How much less, when the fire has devoured it, and it has been burned, will it yet be suitable for any work?”

6 Derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Som det gaar Vinstokken blandt Skovens Træer, hvilke jeg giver Ilden til Føde, saaledes giver jeg Jerusalems Indbyggere hen;

Therefore the Lord GOD says: “As the vine wood among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

7 jeg vender mit Aasyn imod dem; af Ilden slap de ud, men Ild skal dog fortære dem; og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN, naar jeg vender mit Aasyn imod dem.

I will set my face against them. They will go out from the fire, but the fire will still devour them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.

8 Og jeg gør Landet øde, fordi de var troløse, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,” says the Lord GOD.