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 thy face toward Jerusalem, and let thy speech flow towards the holy places, and prophesy against the land 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 say to the land of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off in thee the just, and the wicked.
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.
And forasmuch as I have cut off in thee the just, and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of 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!
That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of its sheath not to be turned back.
6 Men du, Menneskesøn, støn, støn for deres Øjne, som om dine Lænder skulde briste, i bitter Smerte!
And thou, son of man, mourn with the breaking of thy loins, and with bitterness sigh 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 shall say to thee: Why mournest thou? thou shalt say: For that which I hear: because it cometh, and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be made feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and water shall run down every knee: behold it cometh, and it shall be done, saith 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 say: Thus saith the Lord God: Say: The sword, the sword is sharpened, and furbished.
10 Et Sværd, et Sværd er hvæsset og slebet blankt, hvæsset med Slagtning for Øje, blankt til at udsende Lyn....
It is sharpened to kill victims: it is furbished that it may glitter: thou removest the sceptre of my son, thou hast 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 given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, that it may be in the hand of the slayer.
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, and howl, O son of man, for this sword is upon my people, it is upon all the princes of Israel, that are fled: they are delivered up to the sword with my people, strike therefore upon thy thigh,
13 ..... lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
Because it is tried: and that when it shall overthrow the sceptre, and it shall not be, saith 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,
Thou therefore, O son of man, prophesy, and strike thy hands together, and let the sword be doubled, and let the sword of the slain be tripled: this is the sword of a great slaughter, that maketh them stand amazed,
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 languish in heart, and that multiplieth ruins. In all their gates I have set the dread of the sharp sword, the sword that is furbished to glitter, that is made ready for slaughter.
16 Indjag Rædsel baade til højre og venstre, hvor din Od rettes hen!
Be thou sharpened, go to the right hand, or to the left, which way soever thou hast a mind to set thy face.
17 Ogsaa jeg vil slaa Hænderne sammen og køle min Vrede. Jeg, HERREN, har talet!
And I will clap my hands together, and will satisfy 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 thou son of man, set thee two ways, for the sword of the king of Babylon to come: both shall come forth out of one land: and with his hand he shall draw lots, he shall consult at the head of the way of the city.
20 saa at Sværdet baade kan komme til Rabba i Ammoniternes Land og til Juda og Jerusalem midt i Juda.
Thou shalt make a way that the sword may come to Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and to Juda unto Jerusalem the strong city.
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 in the highway, at the head of two ways, seeking divination, shuffling arrows: he inquired of the idols, and 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.
On his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth in slaughter, to lift up the voice in howling, to set engines against the gates, to cast up a mount, to build forts.
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 as one consulting the oracle in vain, and imitating the leisure of sabbaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity that they may be taken.
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 saith the Lord God: Because you have remembered your iniquity, and have discovered your prevarications, and your sins have appeared in all your devices: because, I say, you have remembered, you shall be taken with the hand.
25 Og du, gudløse Hedning, Israels Fyrste, hvis Time slaar, naar din Misgerning er fuldmoden,
But thou profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come that hath been appointed in 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 saith the Lord God: Remove the diadem, take off the crown: is it not this that hath exalted the low one, and brought down him that was high?
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.
I will shew it to be iniquity, iniquity, iniquity: but this was not done till he came to whom judgment belongeth, and I will give it 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 thou son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach, and thou shalt say: sword, O sword, come out of the scabbard to kill, be furbished to destroy, and to glitter,
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.
Whilst they see vain things in thy regard, and they divine lies: to bring thee upon the necks of the wicked that are wounded, whose appointed day is come in 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.
Return into thy sheath. I will judge thee in the place wherein thou wast created, in the land of thy 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 thee my indignation: in the fire of my rage will I blow upon thee, and will give thee into the hands of men that are brutish and contrive thy 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.
Thou shalt be fuel for the fire, thy blood shall be in the midst of the land, thou shalt be forgotten: for I the Lord have spoken it.
