Ezekiel 31
1 I det ellevte Aar paa den første Dag i den tredje Maaned kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes:
And it comes to pass, in the eleventh year, in the third [month], on the first of the month, a word of YHWH has been 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 multitude: To whom have you been like in your greatness?
3 Se, du er en Libanonceder med smukke Grene og skyggefuld Krone, høj af Vækst, hvis Top rager op i Skyerne;
Behold, Asshur, a cedar in Lebanon, Beautiful in branch, and shading bough, and high in stature, And its foliage has been between thickets.
4 Vand gav den Vækst, Verdensdybet Højde; sine Strømme lod det flyde rundt om dens Sted og sendte sine Vandløb til hele dens Mark.
Waters have made it great, The deep has exalted him with its flowings, Going around its planting, And it has sent forth its conduits to all 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.
Therefore his stature has been higher than all trees of the field, And his boughs are multiplied, and his branches are long, Because of many waters in his shooting forth.
6 Alle Himlens Fugle bygged i dens Grene, under dens Kviste fødte hvert Markens Dyr, i dens Skygge boede al Verdens Folk.
Every bird of the heavens has made a nest in his boughs, And every beast of the field has brought forth under his branches, And all great nations dwell in his shade.
7 Den blev stor og dejlig med lange Grene, den stod jo med Roden ved rigeligt Vand.
And he is beautiful in his greatness, In the length of his thin shoots, For his root has been 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.
Cedars have not hid him in the garden of God, Firs have not been like to his boughs, And plane-trees have not been as his branches, No tree in the garden of God has been like to him in his beauty,
9 Jeg gjorde den skøn med dens mange Kviste, saa alle Edens Træer i Guds Have misundte den.
I have made him beautiful in the multitude of his thin shoots, And all trees of Eden that [are] in the garden of God envy him.
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,
Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: Because that you have been high in stature, And he yields his foliage between thickets, And his heart is high in his haughtiness,
11 derfor overgiver jeg den til en, som er vældig blandt Folkene; han skal gøre med den efter dens Gudløshed og tilintetgøre den.
I give him into the hand of a god of nations, He deals severely with him, In his wickedness I have cast 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 strangers cut him off, The terrible of nations, and they leave him, His thin shoots have fallen on the mountains and in all valleys, And his boughs are broken at all streams of the land, And all peoples of the land go down from his shade, and they leave him.
13 Paa den faldne Stamme slaar alle Himmelens Fugle sig ned, og paa Grenene lejrer alle Markens Dyr sig,
Every bird of the heavens dwells on his ruin, And all beasts of the field have been on his boughs,
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 none of the trees of the waters May become haughty because of their stature, Nor give their foliage between thickets, Nor any drinking waters stand up to them in their haughtiness, For all of them are given up to death, To the lower earth, In the midst of the sons of men, To those going down to the pit.
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)
Thus said Lord YHWH: I have caused mourning in the day of his going down to Sheol, I have covered the deep over him, and diminish its flowings, And many waters are restrained, And I make Lebanon black for him, And all trees of the field [have been] a covering for 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 have caused nations to shake at the sound of his fall, In My causing him to go down to Sheol, With those going down to the pit, And all trees of Eden are comforted in the lower earth, The choice and good of Lebanon—All drinking waters. (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)
Those with him have also gone down to Sheol, To the pierced of the sword, And—his arm—they dwelt in his shade in the midst of 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.
To whom have you been thus like, In glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? And you have been brought down with the trees of Eden, To the lower earth, You lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, With the pierced of the sword. This [is] Pharaoh, and all his multitude, A declaration of Lord YHWH!”
