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?

And you, son of man—of all the wood, of the branches that are amongst the trees of the forest, what shall be made of the wood of the vine?

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

Will they take wood of it to make [it fit] for work? will they take of it a peg to hang any vessel upon 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?

It is only given to the fire to be consumed; the fire consumes that which is yearly pruned of it, and it is utterly gone. Will it be useful 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.

Not even while it is yet whole will it be [useful] for [any] work: if the fire shall have utterly consumed it, will it still be [fit] for 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 say, Thus says the Lord, As the vine tree amongst the trees of the forest, which I have given up to the fire to be consumed, so have I given up 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.

And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth of the fire, and [yet] fire shall devour them; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set my face against them.

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

And I will give up the land to ruin, because they have utterly transgressed, says the Lord.