Ezekiel 31
1 I det ellevte Aar paa den første Dag i den tredje Maaned kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes:
Now in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 Menneskesøn, sig til Farao, Ægyptens Konge, og til hans larmende Hob: Ved hvem kan du lignes i Storhed?
Son of man, say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and to his people; Whom are you like in your great power?
3 Se, du er en Libanonceder med smukke Grene og skyggefuld Krone, høj af Vækst, hvis Top rager op i Skyerne;
See, a pine-tree with beautiful branches and thick growth, giving shade and very tall; and its top was among the clouds.
4 Vand gav den Vækst, Verdensdybet Højde; sine Strømme lod det flyde rundt om dens Sted og sendte sine Vandløb til hele dens Mark.
It got strength from the waters and the deep made it tall: its streams went round about its planted land and it sent out its waterways to all the trees of the field.
5 Derfor blev den større af Vækst end hvert Træ paa Marken; mange blev dens Kviste og Grenene lange af megen Væde.
In this way it became taller than all the trees of the field; and its branches were increased and its arms became long because of the great waters.
6 Alle Himlens Fugle bygged i dens Grene, under dens Kviste fødte hvert Markens Dyr, i dens Skygge boede al Verdens Folk.
In its branches all the birds of heaven came to rest, and under its arms all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and great nations were living in its shade.
7 Den blev stor og dejlig med lange Grene, den stod jo med Roden ved rigeligt Vand.
So it was beautiful, being so tall and its branches so long, for its root was by great waters.
8 Guds Haves Cedre var ikke dens Lige, ingen Cypres havde Mage til Grene, ingen Platan havde Kviste som den; intet Træ i Guds Have maalte sig med den i Skønhed.
No cedars were equal to it in the garden of God; the fir-trees were not like its branches, and plane-trees were as nothing in comparison with its arms; no tree in the garden of God was so beautiful.
9 Jeg gjorde den skøn med dens mange Kviste, saa alle Edens Træer i Guds Have misundte den.
I made it beautiful with its mass of branches: so that all the trees in the garden of God were full of envy of it.
10 Derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Fordi den blev høj af Vækst og løftede sin Krone op i Skyerne og Hjertet hovmodede sig over dens Højde,
For this cause the Lord has said: Because he is tall, and has put his top among the clouds, and his heart is full of pride because he is so high,
11 derfor overgiver jeg den til en, som er vældig blandt Folkene; han skal gøre med den efter dens Gudløshed og tilintetgøre den.
I have given him up into the hands of a strong one of the nations; he will certainly give him the reward of his sin, driving him out.
12 Fremmede, de grummeste blandt Folkene hugger den om og kaster den hen; paa Bjerge og i alle Dale falder dens Kviste; dens Grene ligger knækket i alle Landets Kløfter, og alle Jordens Folkeslag gaar bort fra dens Skygge og lader den ligge.
And men from strange lands, who are to be feared among the nations, after cutting him off, have let him be: on the mountains and in all the valleys his branches have come down; his arms are broken by all the waterways of the land; all the peoples of the earth have gone from his shade, and have let him be.
13 Paa den faldne Stamme slaar alle Himmelens Fugle sig ned, og paa Grenene lejrer alle Markens Dyr sig,
All the birds of heaven have come to rest on his broken stem where it is stretched on the earth, and all the beasts of the field will be on his branches:
14 for at ingen Træer ved Vande skal hovmode sig over deres Vækst og løfte deres Krone op i Skyerne og gøre sig til af deres Højde, ingen Træer, som smager Vand; thi alle er hjemfaldne til Døden og maa til Underverdenen, midt iblandt Menneskens Børn, blandt dem, der steg ned i Graven.
In order that no trees by the waters may be lifted up in their growth, putting their tops among the clouds; and that no trees which are watered may take their place on high: for they are all given up to death, to the lowest parts of the earth among the children of men, with those who go down to the underworld.
15 Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Den Dag den farer ned i Dødsriget, lukker jeg Verdensdybet for den og holder dets Strømme tilbage, saa de mange Vande standses; jeg lader Libanon sørge over den, og alle Markens Træer vansmægter over den. (Sheol h7585)
This is what the Lord has said: The day when he goes down to the underworld, I will make the deep full of grief for him; I will keep back her streams and the great waters will be stopped: I will make Lebanon dark for him, and all the trees of the field will be feeble because of him. (Sheol h7585)
16 Ved Drønet af dens Fald bringer jeg Folkene til at bæve, naar jeg styrter den ned i Dødsriget til dem, der steg ned i Graven; og nede i Underverdenen trøster alle Edens Træer sig, de ypperste og bedste paa Libanon, alle, som smager Vand. (Sheol h7585)
I will send shaking on the nations at the sound of his fall, when I send him down to the underworld with those who go down into the deep: and on earth they will be comforting themselves, all the trees of Eden, the best of Lebanon, even all the watered ones. (Sheol h7585)
17 Ogsaa de farer med den ned i Dødsriget til de sværdslagne, da de som dens Hjælpere har siddet i dens Skygge blandt Folkene. (Sheol h7585)
And they will go down with him to the underworld, to those who have been put to the sword; even those who were his helpers, living under his shade among the nations (Sheol h7585)
18 Hvem var din Lige i Herlighed og Størrelse blandt Edens Træer? Og dog styrtes du med Edens Træer ned i Underverdenen; midt iblandt uomskaarne skal du ligge hos de sværdslagne. Dette er Farao og al hans larmende Hob, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
Whom then are you like? for you will be sent down with the trees of Eden into the lowest parts of the earth: there you will be stretched out among those without circumcision, with those who were put to the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his people, says the Lord.
