Ezekiel 21
1 Da kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
2 Menneskesøn, vend dit Ansigt mod Jerusalem, lad din Tale strømme mod Helligdommen og profeter mod Israels Land!
“You human, turn toward Jerusalem. Preach about what will happen to the temple [there]. Preach about what will happen to the Israeli people.
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.
Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: I am opposed to 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.
[what I will do to you will be as though] [MET] I will pull my sword from its sheath [and strike you]. I will kill everyone, including righteous people and wicked people [DOU]. I will get rid of everyone, from the south to the north.
5 Og alt Kød skal kende, at jeg, HERREN, har draget mit Sværd at Skeden; det skal ikke vende tilbage!
Then everyone will know [it is as though] I, Yahweh, have struck people with my sword, and I will not put it back in its sheath again.’
6 Men du, Menneskesøn, støn, støn for deres Øjne, som om dine Lænder skulde briste, i bitter Smerte!
Therefore, you human, groan! Groan in front of the Israeli people very sadly and sorrowfully [IDM, DOU].
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 ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ tell them, ‘Because of the news that they soon will hear. Everyone will be very fearful [IDM], and their knees will become as weak as [SIM] water. [A great disaster] will soon occur. That is what Yahweh the Lord is promising.’”
8 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said],
9 Menneskesøn, profeter og sig: Saa siger HERREN:
“You human, prophesy and say [to them], ‘This is what Yahweh says: I have sharpened my sword and polished it.
10 Et Sværd, et Sværd er hvæsset og slebet blankt, hvæsset med Slagtning for Øje, blankt til at udsende Lyn....
It is sharpened in order that I can [many people with it]; it is polished so that it will flash like lightning. The people of Judah will not [their being punished like this], but they did not repent [I only struck them] with a stick.
11 Jeg gav en Slagter det, at han skal tage det fat; det er hvæsset og slebet for at gives en Drabsmand i Hænde,
A sword should be polished, and be grasped [in someone’s hand]. It should be sharpened and polished, ready for someone to use it to kill people.
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!
[So, ] you human, cry and wail, because I will use my sword to kill my people, including the leaders of Israel. They and all the other people, my people, will be killed by swords, so beat your [to show that you are sad].
13 ..... lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
I am about to test my people, and the kings [MTY] of Judah will not escape being punished. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say.
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,
So, you human, prophesy; clap your [to show that you are very happy about what is going to happen]. My sword will strike them again and again; it is a sword for slaughtering many people, while I attack them from every side.
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.
In order that people will be very much afraid [IDM] and many people will be killed, I have [soldiers holding] my swords at every [city] gate, ready to slaughter people. Those swords will flash like lightning, as the [soldiers] grasp them to slaughter people.
16 Indjag Rædsel baade til højre og venstre, hvor din Od rettes hen!
Their swords [APO] will slash to the right and [then] to the left, whichever way they turn the blades.
17 Ogsaa jeg vil slaa Hænderne sammen og køle min Vrede. Jeg, HERREN, har talet!
Then I will clap my [triumphantly]; and [then] I will no longer be angry. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.’”
18 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
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,
“You human, [a map], and on it mark two roads for the King of Babylonia to march [along with his army, carrying] their swords. When they depart from their country, they will come to a sign post where the road divides.
20 saa at Sværdet baade kan komme til Rabba i Ammoniternes Land og til Juda og Jerusalem midt i Juda.
[If they continue on the one road, ] they will attack [city], the capital of the Ammon people-group. [If they continue on the other road, ] they will come to Judah and to Jerusalem, [a city] with walls around it.
21 Thi Babels Konge staar paa Vejskellet, hvor de to Veje skilles, for at tage Varsler; han ryster Pilene, raadspørger Husguderne, ransager Leveren.
[When the army of] Babylonia comes to where the road divides, [they will stop], and the king will perform magic rituals [to decide which road to go on]. He will throw arrows; [then] consult his [about which road to go on], and he will (examine/look at) the [of a sheep].
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.
With his right hand he will pick up the arrow marked ‘Jerusalem’. He will [command his soldiers to go to Jerusalem. When they arrive there, they] will set up (rams/devices to [down the walls], ) and [then] the king will give the command for them to slaughter [the people]. They will shout [a battle-cry], and they will set up the rams against the [city] gates. They will build a dirt ramp [against the walls around the city], and set up things to bash those walls.
23 Ederne, svorne ved Gud, regnede de lige med falsk Spaadom, men han bringer deres Brøde i Minde, for at de skal fanges.
The [in Jerusalem] who had promised [to be loyal to the King of Babylonia will think that those rituals must be wrong. They will think that his army should not be attacking them]. But he will remind them of the sins [MTY] that they had committed, [his army] will capture them.
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, [tell the Israeli people that] this is what Yahweh the Lord says: ‘You people have allowed everyone to see that you are openly [against the King of Babylonia], and by doing that you have shown that everything that you do is sinful. Therefore you will be captured and [to Babylonia].’
25 Og du, gudløse Hedning, Israels Fyrste, hvis Time slaar, naar din Misgerning er fuldmoden,
Also, say, ‘You very wicked [DOU] king of Israel, it is your [to die]. It is the time for you to be punished.’
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!
And this is what Yahweh the Lord says [to you soldiers from Babylonia]: ‘Take off [the king’s] turban and his crown, because now things will be different than they were [before]. [in Jerusalem] who had no authority will now be given authority, and those who had authority will have their authority taken from them.
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.
[Jerusalem] will be completely ruined. I will cause it to be ruined, and it will not be rebuilt/restored until the king to whom the city truly belongs comes; I will give it to [to rule it].’”
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, you human, prophesy and say [this]: 'This is what Yahweh the Lord says about the Ammon people-group, and about what they have said to insult [Israel]: [“The King of Babylon says, ] ‘[My soldiers have] swords’ [APO]; they have pulled out those swords to slaughter many people. They have polished them in order to kill people, and to make those swords flash like lightning.
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.
[Your prophets] have given you false visions about [what will happen to] you, and they have given you messages that are not true. So swords will strike the necks of those wicked people; it is time for them to be killed; it is the day when they will be [for their sins].
30 Vend tilbage til din Borg! Paa det Sted, hvor du skabtes, i det Land, du stammer fra, vil jeg dømme dig.
You must put your swords back in their sheaths [because the days for you to slaughter your enemies are ended]. I will judge those people in the country where they were born.
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.
I will pour out my punishment [MTY] on them. Because I am very angry with them, my breath on them will scorch them [like] fire [MET]. I will allow brutal men to capture them, men who are experts in killing people.
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 [like] fuel [MET] [that is burned] in a fire. Your blood will be shed in your own land. No one will remember you any more. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.” '”
