Ezekiel 9
1 Saa hørte jeg ham raabe med vældig Røst: »Byens Hjemsøgelse nærmer sig, og hver har sit Mordvaaben i Haanden!«
Then he cried in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause ye them that have charge over the city to draw near, every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.
2 Og se, seks Mænd kom fra den øvre Nordport, hver med sin Stridshammer i Haanden, og een iblandt dem bar linned Klædebon og havde et Skrivetøj ved sin Lænd; og de kom og stillede sig ved Siden af Kobberalteret.
And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lieth toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man in the midst of them clothed in linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side. And they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
3 Men Israels Guds Herlighed havde hævet sig fra Keruberne, som den hvilede paa, og flyttet sig hen til Templets Tærskel; og han raabte til Manden i det linnede Klædebon og med Skrivetøjet ved Lænden,
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man clothed in linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side.
4 og HERREN sagde til ham: »Gaa midt igennem Byen, igennem Jerusalem, og sæt et Mærke paa de Mænds Pander, der sukker og jamrer over alle de Vederstyggeligheder, som øves i dets Midte!«
And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
5 Og til de andre hørte jeg ham sige: »Gaa efter ham ud gennem Byen og hug ned! Vis ingen Medynk eller Skaansel!
And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye through the city after him, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:
6 Oldinge og Ynglinge, Jomfruer, Børn og Kvinder skal I hugge ned og udrydde; men ingen af dem, der bærer Mærket, maa I røre! Begynd ved min Helligdom!« Saa begyndte de med de Ældste, som stod foran Templet,
slay utterly the old man, the young man and the maiden, and little children and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.
7 Og han sagde til dem: »Gør Templet urent, fyld Forgaardene med dræbte og drag saa ud!« Og de drog ud og huggede ned i Byen.
And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.
8 Men medens de huggede ned og jeg var ene tilbage, faldt jeg paa mit Ansigt og raabte: »Ak, Herre, HERRE vil du da tilintetgøre alt, hvad der er levnet af Israel, ved at udøse din Vrede over Jerusalem?«
And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?
9 Han svarede: »Israels og Judas Hus's Brøde er saare, saare stor, thi Landet er fuldt af Blodskyld og Byen af Retsbrud; thi de siger, at HERREN har forladt Byen, og at HERREN intet ser.
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wresting [of judgment]: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
10 Derfor viser jeg heller ingen Medynk eller Skaansel, men gengælder dem deres Færd.«
And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will bring their way upon their head.
11 Og se, Manden i det linnede Klædebon og med Skrivetøjet ved Lænden kom tilbage og meldte: »Jeg har gjort, som du bød.«
And behold, the man clothed in linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.
