Ezekiel 34

1 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 Menneskesøn, profeter mod Israels Hyrder, profeter og sig til dem: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Ve Israels Hyrder, som røgtede sig selv! Skal Hyrderne ikke røgte Hjorden?

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD to the shepherds; Woe [be] to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

3 I fortærede Mælken, med Ulden klædte I eder, de fede Dyr slagtede I, men Hjorden røgtede I ikke;

Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe yourselves with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: [but] ye feed not the flock.

4 de svage Dyr styrkede I ikke, de syge lægte I ikke, de saarede forbandt I ikke, de adsplittede bragte I ikke tilbage, de vildfarende opsøgte I ikke, men I styrede dem med Haardhed og Grumhed.

The diseased ye have not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up [that which was] broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

5 Derfor spredtes de, eftersom der ingen Hyrde var, og blev til Æde for alle Markens vilde Dyr; ja, de spredtes.

And they were scattered, because [there is] no shepherd: and they became food to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

6 Min Hjord flakkede om paa alle Bjerge og paa hver en høj Banke, og over hele Jorden spredtes min Hjord, og ingen spurgte eller ledte efter dem.

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yes, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek [for them].

7 Derfor, I Hyrder, hør HERRENS Ord!

Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

8 Saa sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: Fordi min Hjord blev til Rov, fordi min Hjord blev til Æde for alle Markens vilde Dyr, eftersom der ingen Hyrde var, og Hyrderne ikke spurgte efter min Hjord, og fordi Hyrderne røgtede sig selv og ikke min Hjord,

[As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became food to every beast of the field, because [there was] no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

9 derfor, I Hyrder, hør HERRENS Ord!

Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

10 Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg, kommer over Hyrderne og kræver min Hjord af deres Haand, og jeg sætter dem fra at vogte min Hjord; Hyrderne skal ikke mere kunne røgte sig selv; jeg redder min Hjord af deres Gab, saa den ikke skal tjene dem til Æde.

Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I [am] against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be food for them.

11 Thi saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg vil selv spørge efter min Hjord og tage mig af den.

For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [even] I, will both search for my sheep, and seek them out.

12 Som en Hyrde tager sig af sin Hjord paa Stormvejrets Dag, saaledes tager jeg mig af min Hjord og redder den fra de Steder, hvorhen de spredtes paa Skyernes og Mulmets Dag;

As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep [that are] scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

13 jeg fører dem bort fra Folkeslagene, samler dem fra Landene og bringer dem til deres Land, og jeg, røgter dem paa Israels Bjerge, i Kløfterne og paa alle Landets beboede Steder.

And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

14 Paa gode Græsgange vil jeg vogte dem, og paa Israels Bjerghøjder skal deres Græsmarker være; der skal de lejre sig paa gode Græsmarker, og i fede Græsgange skal de græsse paa Israels Bjerge.

I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and [in] a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

15 Jeg vil selv røgte min Hjord og selv lade dem lejre sig, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

16 De vildfarende Dyr vil jeg opsøge, de adsplittede vil jeg bringe tilbage, de saarede vil jeg forbinde de svage vil jeg styrke, og de fede og kraftige vil jeg vogte; jeg vil røgte dem, som det er ret.

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up [that which was] broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

17 Og I, min Hjord! Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg vil skifte. Ret mellem Faar og Faar, mellem Vædre og Bukke.

And [as for] you, O my flock, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he-goats.

18 Er det eder ikke nok at græsse paa den bedste Græsgang, siden I nedtramper, hvad der er levnet af eders Græsgange? Er det eder ikke nok at drikke det klare Vand, siden I med eders Fødder plumrer, hvad der er levnet?

[Seemeth it] a small thing to you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drank of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

19 Min Hjord maa græsse, hvad I har nedtrampet, og drikke, hvad I har plumret med eders Fødder!

And [as for] my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

20 Derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg kommer for at skifte Ret mellem de fede og de magre Faar.

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD to them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.

21 Fordi I med Side og Skulder skubbede alle de svage Dyr bort og stangede dem med eders Horn, til I fik dem drevet ud,

Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;

22 derfor vil jeg hjælpe min Hjord, saa den ikke mere skal blive til Rov, og skifte Ret mellem Faar og Faar.

Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

23 Jeg sætter een Hyrde over dem, min Tjener David, og han skal vogte dem; han skal vogte dem, og han skal være deres Hyrde.

And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, [even] my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

24 Og jeg, HERREN, vil være deres Gud, og min Tjener David skal være Fyrste iblandt dem, saa sandt jeg, HERREN, har talet.

And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken [it].

25 Jeg vil slutte en Fredspagt med dem og udrydde de vilde Dyr at Landet, saa de trygt kan bo i Ørkenen og sove i Skovene.

And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

26 Og jeg gør dem og Landet rundt om min Høj til Velsignelse, og jeg sender Regn i rette Tid, mine Byger skal blive til Velsignelse.

And I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.

27 Markens Træer skal give deres Frugt og Landet sin Afgrøde; trygt skal de bo paa deres Jord, og de skal kende, at jeg er HERREN, naar jeg bryder Stængerne paa deres Aag og frelser dem af deres Haand, som gjorde dem til Trælle.

And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that subjected them to service.

28 Ikke mere skal de blive til Rov for Folkene, og Landets vilde Dyr skal ikke æde dem; trygt skal de bo, uden at nogen skræmmer dem.

And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make [them] afraid.

29 Jeg lader en Fredens Plantning vokse op for dem, og ingen skal rives bort af Hunger i Landet, og de skal ikke mere bære Folkenes Haan.

And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.

30 De skal kende, at jeg, HERREN deres Gud, er med dem, og at de er mit Folk, Israels Hus, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God [am] with them, and [that] they, [even] the house of Israel, [are] my people, saith the Lord GOD.

31 I er min Hjord, I er den Hjord, jeg røgter, og jeg er eders Gud, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, [are] men, [and] I [am] your God, saith the Lord GOD.