Ezekiel 21
1 Da kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 Menneskesøn, vend dit Ansigt mod Jerusalem, lad din Tale strømme mod Helligdommen og profeter mod Israels Land!
“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and pour in drops toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the soil of Israel.
3 Sig til Israels Land: Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg kommer over dig og drager mit Sværd af Skeden for at udrydde baade retfærdige og gudløse af dig.
And you shall say to the land of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, and I will cast my sword from its sheath, and I will slay the just and the impious among you.
4 Fordi jeg vil udrydde baade retfærdige og gudløse af dig, derfor skal mit Sværd fare af Skeden mod alt Kød fra Syd til Nord.
But in as much as I have slain among you the just and the impious, for this reason my sword will go forth from its sheath against all flesh, from the south even to the north.
5 Og alt Kød skal kende, at jeg, HERREN, har draget mit Sværd at Skeden; det skal ikke vende tilbage!
So may all flesh know that I, the Lord, have led my sword out of its sheath irrevocably.
6 Men du, Menneskesøn, støn, støn for deres Øjne, som om dine Lænder skulde briste, i bitter Smerte!
And as for you, son of man, groan in the breaking of your back, and groan in bitterness before them.
7 Og naar de spørger: »Hvorfor stønner du?« saa svar: »Over en Tidende; thi naar den kommer, skal hvert Hjerte smelte, alle Hænder synke, hver Aand sløves og alle Knæ flyde som Vand. Se, den kommer, den fuldbyrdes, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.«
And when they will say to you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you shall say: ‘On behalf of the report, for it is approaching. And every heart will waste away, and every hand will be broken, and every spirit will be weakened, and water will flow across every knee.’ Behold, it is approaching and it will happen, says the Lord God.”
8 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
9 Menneskesøn, profeter og sig: Saa siger HERREN:
“Son of man, prophesy, and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: Speak: The sword! The sword has been sharpened and polished!
10 Et Sværd, et Sværd er hvæsset og slebet blankt, hvæsset med Slagtning for Øje, blankt til at udsende Lyn....
It has been sharpened, so that it may cut down victims! It has been polished, so that it may shine! You are disturbing the scepter of my son. You have cut down every tree.
11 Jeg gav en Slagter det, at han skal tage det fat; det er hvæsset og slebet for at gives en Drabsmand i Hænde,
And I have sent it to be made smooth, so that it may be handled. This sword has been sharpened, and it has been polished, so that it may be in the hand of the one who kills.
12 Raab og vaand dig, Menneskesøn! Thi det kommet over mit Folk, over alle Israels Fyrster; sammen med mit Folk er de givet til Sværdet. Derfor slaa dig paa Hoften!
Cry out and wail, O son of man! For this has been done among my people, this is among all the leaders of Israel, who have fled. They have been handed over to the sword, with my people. Therefore, slap your thigh,
13 ..... lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
for it has been tested. And this one, when he will have overthrown the scepter, will not be, says the Lord God.
14 Og du, Menneskesøn, profetér og slaa Hænderne sammen, gør Sværdet som to, ja, gør det som tre! Det er et dræbende Sværd, den store Hednings Sværd; indjag dem Rædsel dermed,
You therefore, O son of man, prophesy, and strike hand against hand, and let the sword be doubled, and let the sword of the slain be tripled. This is the sword of the great slaughter, which causes them to be utterly stupefied,
15 at deres Hjerter maa ængstes og mange maa falde ved alle Porte. Jeg sætter dig til at slagte, du Sværd, som er gjort til at lyne, hvæsset til Slagtning.
and to waste away in heart, and which multiplies ruin. At all their gates, I have presented the consternation of the sword, which has been sharpened and polished so as to shine, which has been dressed for the slaughter.
16 Indjag Rædsel baade til højre og venstre, hvor din Od rettes hen!
Be sharpened! Go to the right or to the left, whichever way is the desire of your face.
17 Ogsaa jeg vil slaa Hænderne sammen og køle min Vrede. Jeg, HERREN, har talet!
And then I will clap hand against hand, and I will fulfill my indignation. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
18 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
19 Du, Menneskesøn, afsæt dig to Veje, ad hvilke Babels Konges Sværd skal komme, saaledes at begge udgaar fra et og samme Land; og opstil en Vejviser der, hvor de to Byveje skilles,
“And as for you, son of man, set for yourself two ways, so that the sword of the king of Babylon may approach. Both shall go forth from one land. And with a hand, he will grasp and cast lots; he will cast at the head of the way of the community.
20 saa at Sværdet baade kan komme til Rabba i Ammoniternes Land og til Juda og Jerusalem midt i Juda.
You shall appoint a way, so that the sword may approach to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, or to Judah, into Jerusalem, greatly fortified.
21 Thi Babels Konge staar paa Vejskellet, hvor de to Veje skilles, for at tage Varsler; han ryster Pilene, raadspørger Husguderne, ransager Leveren.
For the king of Babylon stood at the fork, at the head of the two ways, seeking divination, shuffling arrows; he inquired of idols, and he consulted entrails.
22 I sin højre holder han Loddet »Jerusalem«, at han skal aabne Munden til Skrig og løfte Røsten til Krigsraab, rejse Stormbukke mod Portene, opkaste Stormvold og bygge Belejringstaarne.
To his right was set the divination over Jerusalem, to place battering rams so as to open a mouth for the slaughter, to lift up the voice of wailing, to place battering rams opposite the gates, to cast up a rampart, to build fortifications.
23 Ederne, svorne ved Gud, regnede de lige med falsk Spaadom, men han bringer deres Brøde i Minde, for at de skal fanges.
And he shall be, in their eyes, like someone consulting an oracle in vain, or imitating the leisure of Sabbaths. But he will call to mind iniquities, so that it will be captured.
24 Derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Fordi I bringer eders Brøde i Minde, idet eders Overtrædelser aabenbares, saa eders Synder bliver synlige i alt, hvad I gør, fordi I bringer eder i Minde ved dem, skal I fanges.
Therefore, thus says the Lord God: Because you have been remembered in your iniquities, and you have revealed your betrayals, and your sins have appeared within all your plans, because, I say, you have been remembered, you will be captured by a hand.
25 Og du, gudløse Hedning, Israels Fyrste, hvis Time slaar, naar din Misgerning er fuldmoden,
But as for you, O impious leader of Israel, whose day has arrived that was predetermined at the time of iniquity:
26 saa siger den Herre HERREN: Bort med Hovedbindet, ned med kronen! Som det var, er det ikke mere! Op med det lave, ned med det høje!
Thus says the Lord God: Take away the diadem, remove the crown. Is this not what has exalted the lowly one, and brought low the sublime one?
27 Grushobe, Grushobe, Grushobe gør jeg det til. Ve det! Saaledes skal det være, til han kommer, som har Retten til det; ham vil jeg give det.
Iniquity, iniquity, iniquity I will make it. And this was not done until the one arrived to whom judgment belongs, and I will hand it over to him.
28 Du, Menneskesøn, profeter saaledes: Saa siger den Herre HERREN om Ammoniterne og deres Haan! Og sig: Et Sværd, et Sværd er draget til at slagte hvæsset til at udsende Lyn,
And as for you, son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus says the Lord God to the sons of Ammon, and to their disgrace, and you shall say: O sword, O sword, unsheathe yourself so as to slay; polish yourself so as to kill and to shine,
29 medens man skuer dig Tomhed og spaar dig Løgn, for at det skal lægges paa de gudløse Hedningers Hals, hvis Time slaar, naar deres Misgerning er fuldmoden.
while they look upon you in vain, and they divine lies, so that you may be given over to the necks of the wounded impious, whose day has arrived that was predetermined at the time of iniquity.
30 Vend tilbage til din Borg! Paa det Sted, hvor du skabtes, i det Land, du stammer fra, vil jeg dømme dig.
Be returned to your sheath! I will judge you in the place where you were created, in the land of your nativity.
31 Jeg vil udøse min Vrede over dig, blæse min Harmes Ild op imod dig og give dig i grumme Menneskers Haand, som er Mestre i at tilintetgøre.
And I will pour out upon you my indignation. In the fire of my fury, I will fan you, and I will give you over to the hands of cruel men, who have devised destruction.
32 Du skal blive Ildens Føde, dit Blod skal flyde i dit Land; du skal ikke kommes i Hu, thi jeg, HERREN, har talet.
You will be food for the fire; your blood will be in the midst of the land; you will be delivered to oblivion. For I, the Lord, have spoken.”
