Ezekiel 15

1 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

And the word of the Lord 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 branching tree which is among the trees of the woods?

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

Will its wood be used for any work? do men make of it a pin for hanging any vessel on?

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?

See, it is put into the fire for burning: the fire has made a meal of its two ends and the middle part of it is burned; is it good 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.

Truly, before it was cut down, it was not used for any purpose: how much less, when the fire has made a meal of it and it is burned, will it be made into anything?

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;

For this cause the Lord has said: Like the vine-tree among the trees of the woods which I have given to the fire for burning, so will I give the people 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.

And my face will be turned against them; and though they have come out of the fire they will be burned up by it; and it will be clear to you that I am the Lord when my face is turned against them.

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

And I will make the land a waste because they have done evil, says the Lord.