Ezekiel 31

1 I det ellevte Aar paa den første Dag i den tredje Maaned kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes:

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, that the word of Yahweh came unto 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 unto Pharaoh king of Egypt and unto his multitude, — Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

3 Se, du er en Libanonceder med smukke Grene og skyggefuld Krone, høj af Vækst, hvis Top rager op i Skyerne;

Lo! Assyria, was a cedar in Lebanon, Beautiful in bough and Dense in foliage and Lofty in stature, — and Among the clouds, came to be his top:

4 Vand gav den Vækst, Verdensdybet Højde; sine Strømme lod det flyde rundt om dens Sted og sendte sine Vandløb til hele dens Mark.

The waters made him great, the roaring deep, made him high—with its currents going round about the place where it was planted, Its channels also, it sent forth unto 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.

For this cause higher, was his stature than any of the trees of the field, -And multiplied were his boughs And lengthened were his branches, By reason of the mighty waters when he shot forth shoots.

6 Alle Himlens Fugle bygged i dens Grene, under dens Kviste fødte hvert Markens Dyr, i dens Skygge boede al Verdens Folk.

Among his branches, all the birds of the heavens, made their nests, And under his boughs, all the wild beasts of the field, brought forth, — And, in his shade, dwelt all the mighty nations.

7 Den blev stor og dejlig med lange Grene, den stod jo med Roden ved rigeligt Vand.

Thus became he beautiful in his greatness, In the length of his waving branches, Because his root had gone towards mighty 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 hid him not. in the garden of God, Fir-trees were not like unto his boughs, Nor plane-trees, like his branches, —no, tree in the garden of God, was like unto him in his beauty.

9 Jeg gjorde den skøn med dens mange Kviste, saa alle Edens Træer i Guds Have misundte den.

Beautiful, I made him in the abundance of his waving branches, - Therefore was he envied by all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.

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, saith My Lord Yahweh, Because thou hast become lofty in stature, And he hath stretched his top among the clouds, And his heart is exalted in his loftiness.

11 derfor overgiver jeg den til en, som er vældig blandt Folkene; han skal gøre med den efter dens Gudløshed og tilintetgøre den.

Let me then deliver him into the hand of the chief of the nations, He shall effectually deal with him! According to his lawlessness, have I driven 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.

Therefore have foreigners the terrible of the nations cut him down. And abandoned him, — Upon the mountains and in all valleys, have fallen his waving branches And broken have been his boughs in all the river-beds of the land, And all the peoples of the earth have come down out of his shade. And abandoned him:

13 Paa den faldne Stamme slaar alle Himmelens Fugle sig ned, og paa Grenene lejrer alle Markens Dyr sig,

Upon his trunk, shall settle down all the birds of the heavens, - And among his boughs, are to be found all the wild beasts of the field: —

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.

To the end that none of the trees of the waters— May exalt themselves in their stature or stretch their top among the clouds, Nor their mighty ones take their stand in their height- any that drink of the waters, — Because they all, are delivered to death Unto the earth below. In the midst of the sons of Adam. Amongst them who descend into 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, saith My Lord Yahweh, In the day when he descended into hades, I caused a mourning. I covered over him the roaring deep, And restrained the currents thereof And stayed were the mighty waters, So caused I gloom over him unto Lebanon, And all the trees of the field for him were covered with a shroud. (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)

At the sound of his fall, I made nations tremble, When I caused him to descend into hades, with them who descend into the pit, — Then were grieved in the earth below-All the trees of Eden, The choicest and best of Lebanon All who had drunk the 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)

Even they, with him descended into hades. Among them who were thrust through with the sword, - Even his seed who dwelt in his shade in the midst of 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.

Unto whom couldst thou be likened thus, in glory and in greatness, among the trees of Eden? Yet shalt thou be caused to descend with the trees of Eden into the earth below In the midst of the uncircumcised, shalt thou lie down With them who were thrust through by the sword, the same, is Pharaoh and all his multitude, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.