Ezekiel 33
1 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2 Menneskesøn, tal til dine Landsmænd og sig: Naar jeg fører Sværdet over et Land, og Folket i Landet tager en af sin Midte og gør ham til deres Vægter,
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them all, and set him for their watchman:
3 og han ser Sværdet komme over Landet og støder i Hornet og advarer Folket,
if he see the sword coming upon the land, and blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
4 men den, der hører Hornets Klang, ikke lader sig advare, og Sværdet kommer og river ham bort, da kommer hans Blod over hans Hoved.
then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning, if the sword come and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
5 Han hørte Hornets Klang uden at lade sig advare, hans Blod kommer over hans Hoved; men den, som har advaret, har reddet sin Sjæl.
He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood is upon him: whereas had he taken warning, he would have delivered his soul.
6 Men naar Vægteren ser Sværdet komme og ikke støder i Hornet, saa at Folket ikke advares, og Sværdet kommer og over en af dem bort, saa rives han vel bort for sin Misgerning, men hans Blod vil jeg kræve af Vægterens Haand.
But if the watchman see the sword coming, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned, if the sword come and take a person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.
7 Men dig, Menneskesøn, har jeg sat til Vægter for Israels Hus; hører du et Ord af min Mund, skal du advare dem fra mig.
So thou, son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and warn them from me.
8 Naar jeg siger til den gudløse: »Du skal visselig dø!« og du ikke taler for at advare ham mod hans Vej, saa skal den gudløse vel dø for sin Misgerning, men hans Blod vil jeg kræve af din Haand.
When I say unto the wicked, Wicked [man], thou shalt certainly die; and thou speakest not to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
9 Advarer du derimod den gudløse mod hans Vej, for at han skal omvende sig fra den, og han ikke omvender sig, saa skal han dø for sin Misgerning, men du har reddet din Sjæl.
But if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
10 Og du, Menneskesøn, sig til Israels Hus: I siger: »Vore Overtrædelser og Synder tynger os, og vi svinder hen i dem, hvor kan vi da leve?«
And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel, Thus ye speak, saying, Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we waste away in them, how then should we live?
11 Sig til dem: Saa sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: Jeg har ikke Lyst til den gudløses Død, men til at han omvender sig fra sin Vej, at han maa leve! Vend om, vend om fra eders onde Veje Hvorfor vil I dø, Israels Hus?
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
12 Men du, Menneskesøn, sig til dine Landsmænd: Den retfærdiges Retfærdighed skal ikke redde ham, den Dag han synder, og den gudløses Gudløshed skal ikke fælde ham, den Dag han omvender sig fra sin Gudløshed, og en retfærdig skal ikke blive i Live ved sin Retfærdighed, den Dag han gør Synd.
And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth.
13 Naar jeg siger til den retfærdige: »Du skal visselig leve!« og han stoler paa sin Retfærdighed og øver Uret, saa skal intet af hans Retfærdighed tilregnes ham, men han skal dø for den Uret, han øver.
When I say to the righteous that he shall certainly live, and he trusteth to his righteousness and doeth what is wrong, none of his righteous acts shall be remembered; but in his unrighteousness which he hath done, in it shall he die.
14 Og naar jeg siger til den gudløse: »Du skal visselig dø!« og han omvender sig fra sin Synd og gør Ret og Skel,
And when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt certainly die, and he turneth from his sin, and doeth judgment and justice;
15 idet han giver Pant tilbage, godtgør, hvad han har ranet, og følger Livets Bud uden at øve Uret, saa skal han leve og ikke dø;
if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, doing nothing that is wrong; he shall certainly live, he shall not die.
16 ingen af de Synder, han har gjort, skal tilregnes ham; han har gjort Ret og Skel, visselig skal han leve.
None of his sins which he hath committed shall be remembered against him: he hath done judgment and justice; he shall certainly live.
17 Og saa siger dine Landsmænd: »Herrens Vej er ikke ret!« Men det er deres Vej, som ikke er ret.
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
18 Naar den retfærdige vender sig fra sin Retfærdighed og øver Uret, skal han dø;
When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and doeth what is wrong, then he shall die therein.
19 og naar den gudløse omvender sig fra sin Gudløshed og gør Ret og Skel, skal han leve!
And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall live for these things.
20 Og dog siger I: »Herrens Vej er ikke ret!« Jeg vil dømme eder hver især efter eders Veje, Israels Hus.
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
21 I vor Landflygtigheds ellevte Aar paa den femte Dag i den tiende Maaned kom en Flygtning fra Jerusalem til mig med det Bud: »Byen er indtaget!«
And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth [month], on the fifth of the month, that one who had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten!
22 Men HERRENS Haand var kommet over mig, om Aftenen før Flygtningen kom, og han aabnede min Mund, før han kom til mig om Morgenen; saa aabnedes min Mund, og jeg var ikke mere stum.
Now the hand of Jehovah had been upon me in the evening, before he that had escaped came; and he had opened my mouth against his coming to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
23 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
24 Menneskesøn! De, der bor i Ruinerne i Israels Land, siger: »Abraham var kun een og fik dog Landet i eje; vi er mange, og os er Landet givet i Eje!«
Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited this land, and we are many: the land is given us for a possession.
25 Sig derfor til dem: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: I spiser Kød med Blod i, løfter eders Blik til eders Afgudsbilleder og udgyder Blod, og saa vil I have Landet i Eje!
Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood; and shall ye possess the land?
26 I støtter eder til eders Sværd, I øver Vederstyggelighed, I gør hverandres Hustruer urene, og saa vil I have Landet i Eje!
Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife; and shall ye possess the land?
27 Saaledes skal du sige til dem: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Saa sandt jeg lever: De i Ruinerne skal falde for Sværdet; dem i aabent Land giver jeg de vilde Dyr til Æde, og de i Klippeborgene og Hulerne skal dø af Pest.
Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: [As] I live, verily they that are in the waste places shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that are in the strongholds and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
28 Jeg, gør Landet til Ørk og Ødemark, dets stolte Herlighed faar Ende, og Israels Bjerge skal ligge øde, saa ingen færdes der;
And I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment, and the pride of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolated, so that none shall pass through.
29 og de, skal kende, at Jeg er HERREN, naar jeg gør Landet til Ørk og Ødemark for alle de Vederstyggeligheder, de har øvet.
And they shall know that I [am] Jehovah, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment because of all their abominations which they have committed.
30 Og du, Menneskesøn, se, dine Landsmænd taler om dig langs Murene og i Husdørene, den ene til den anden, hver til sin Broder, og siger: »Kom og hør, hvad det er for et Ord, der udgaar fra HERREN!«
And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people keep talking of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from Jehovah.
31 Og de kommer til dig, som var der Opløb, og sætter sig lige over for dig for at høre dine Ord. Men de gør ikke derefter; thi der er Løgn i deres Mund, og deres Hjerte higer efter Vinding.
And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.
32 Og se, du er dem som en, der synger en Elskovssang med liflig Røst og er dygtig til at spille; de hører dine Ord, men gør ikke derefter.
And behold, thou art unto them as a lovely song, a pleasant voice, and one that playeth well on an instrument; and they hear thy words, but they do them not.
33 Men naar det kommer — og se, det kommer — skal de kende, at en Profet har været iblandt dem.
And when this cometh to pass (behold, it will come), then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
