Ezekiel 29

1 I det tiende Aar, paa den tolvte Dag i den tiende Maaned kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes:

In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth of the month, came the word of Yahweh unto me, saying:

2 Menneskesøn, vend dit Ansigt mod Farao, Ægyptens Konge, og profeter mod ham og hele Ægypten.

Son of man, Set thy face against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, And prophesy against him, and against Egypt all of it:

3 Tal og sig: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg kommer over dig, Farao, Ægyptens Konge, du store drage, som ligger midt i dine Strømme, som siger: »Nilen er min, jeg skabte den selv!«

Speak, and thou shalt say— Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh Behold me! against thee O Pharaoh king of Egypt, The great Crocodile that lieth along in the midst of his rivers: Who saith— My river is, mine own, Since I myself made it me!

4 Jeg sætter Kroge i Kæberne paa dig og lader dine Strømmes Fisk hænge ved dine Skæl og drager dig op af dine Strømme med alle deres Fisk, som hænger ved dine Skæl.

Therefore will I put hooks in thy jaws, And cause the fish of thy rivers to stick fast in thy scales, - And will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, And, all the fish of thy rivers, to thy scales, shall stick fast;

5 Jeg slænger dig hen i Ørkenen med alle dine Strømmes Fisk; paa aaben Mark skal du falde, ej samles op eller jordes; til Jordens Dyr og Himlens Fugle giver jeg dig som Føde.

And I will stretch thee out towards the desert, Thee and all the fish of thy rivers, On the face of the field, shalt thou lie Thou shalt not be carried away nor shalt thou be gathered, To the wild beast of the earth and to the bird of the heavens, have I given thee for food.

6 Og kende skal hver en Ægypter, at jeg er HERREN. Fordi du har været en Rørkæp for Israels Hus —

So shall all the inhabitants of Egypt know that I, am Yahweh, Because they were a staff of reed to the house of Israel:

7 du splintredes, naar de greb om dig, og flænged dem hele Haanden; du brast, naar de støtted sig til dig, fik hver en Lænd til at vakle —

Whensoever they took hold of thee by the hand, thou didst run through, and tear open for them every hand, —And whensoever they leaned upon thee, thou didst break, and caused all their loins to halt.

8 derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg bringer Sværd over dig og udrydder Folk og Fæ af dig;

Therefore, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, Behold me! bringing upon thee a sword, - And I will cut off out of thee, man and beast;

9 Ægypten skal blive til Ørk og Øde; og de skal kende, at jeg er HERREN, fordi du sagde: »Nilen er min, jeg skabte den selv!«

And the land of Egypt shall become an astonishment and a desolation, So shall they know that, I, am Yahweh, —Because he said— The river is mine own, Since, I, myself made it!

10 Se, derfor kommer jeg over dig og dine Strømme og gør Ægypten til Øde og Ørk fra Migdol til Syene og Ætiopiens Grænse.

Therefore, behold me! against thee and against thy rivers, - And I will make the land of Egypt to be most desolate an astounding desolation, from Migdol to Syene even up to the boundary of Ethiopia:

11 Hverken Mennesker eller Dyr skal sætte deres Fod der, ingen skal færdes der, og det skal ligge hen uden Indbyggere i fyrretyve Aar.

The foot of man shall not pass through it, Nor shall the foot of beast, pass through it, Neither shall it be inhabited forty years:

12 Jeg gør Ægypten til en Ørk blandt øde Lande, og Byerne skal ligge øde hen blandt tilintetgjorte Byer i fyrretyve Aar; og jeg spreder Ægypterne blandt Folkene og udstrør dem i Landene.

So will I make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of lands made desolate And her cities—in the midst of cities that have been laid waste, shall become a desolation forty years, - And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations, And scatter them throughout the lands.

13 Thi saa siger den Herre HERREN: Efter fyrretyve Aars Forløb vil jeg sanke Ægypterne sammen fra de Folkeslag, de er spredt iblandt,

For thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, — At the end of forty years, will I gather the Egyptians from among the peoples whither I had dispersed them;

14 og vende Ægyptens Skæbne og føre dem tilbage til Patros, det Land, de stammer fra, og der skal de blive et lille Rige.

And I will turn the captivity of the Egyptians, And will cause them to return To the land of Pathros Upon the land of their nativity, - And they shall become, there a kingdom abased:

15 Det skal blive mindre end de andre Riger og ikke mere svinge sig op over Folkene; jeg gør dem faa i Tal, for at de ikke mere skal raade over Folkene.

More than [any of] the kingdoms, shall she be abased, And shall lift herself up no more over the nations, —Yea I will make them too small to rule over the nations.

16 Og fremtidig skal de ikke være Israels Hus's Tillid og saaledes minde mig om dets Misgerning, naar det slutter sig til dem; og de skal kende, at jeg er den Herre HERREN.

So shall it become no more unto the house of Israel a security. Calling to mind iniquity, by their turning to follow them, - And they shall know that, I, am The Lord Yahweh.

17 I det syv og tyvende Aar paa den første Dag i den første Maaned kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes:

And it came to pass in the twenty-seventh year in the first month on the first of the month, that the word of Yahweh came unto me saying:

18 Menneskesøn! Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel har ladet sin Hær udføre et stort Arbejde mod Tyrus; hvert Hoved er skaldet, hver Skulder flaaet, og hverken han eller Hæren fik Løn af Tyrus for det Arbejde, han udførte imod det.

Son of man Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, hath made his army undergo a long service against Tyre, Every head, hath been made bald, and, Every shoulder, worn bare, — But pay, hath he had none nor hath his army, out of Tyre, for the service wherewith he hath served against it.

19 Derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg giver Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel Ægypten; han skal bortføre dets Rigdom, tage Bytte og røve Rov der; og det skal være hans Hærs Løn;

Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Behold me! giving to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, the land of Egypt, — And he shall carry off her multitude And capture her spoil And seize her prey, So shall she become pay for his army.

20 som Vederlag for hans Arbejde giver jeg ham Ægypten, fordi de sled for mig, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

As a reward for his labour wherewith he hath served, have I given to him the land of Egypt, —in that they wrought for me, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.

21 Paa den Dag lader jeg et Horn vokse frem for Israels Hus, og dig giver jeg at aabne din Mund iblandt dem; og de skal kende, at jeg er HERREN.

In that day, will I cause to bud a horn for the house of Israel, And to thee, will I give an opening of mouth in their midst, So shall they know that, I, am Yahweh.