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 my hearing with a loud voice, and said, “Let the guards come up to the city, each with his weapon of destruction 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.

Then behold! Six men came from the pathway of the upper gate that faces north, each with his weapon of slaughter in his hand. There was a man in their midst dressed in linen with a scribe's equipment at his side. So they went in and stood beside the bronze 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,

Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherubim where it had been to the threshold of the house. He called to the man dressed in linen who had the scribe's equipment at 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!«

Yahweh said to him, “Pass through the midst of the city—the midst of Jerusalem—and make a mark on the foreheads of those who groan and sigh about all the abominations being performed in the midst of the city.”

5 Og til de andre hørte jeg ham sige: »Gaa efter ham ud gennem Byen og hug ned! Vis ingen Medynk eller Skaansel!

Then he spoke to the others within my hearing, “Pass through the city after him and kill. Do not let your eyes have compassion, and do not spare

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,

either old man, young man, virgin, little children or women. Kill all of them! But do not approach anyone who has the mark on his head. Begin at my sanctuary!” So they began with the elders who were in front of 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.

He said to them, “Defile the house, and fill its courtyards with the dead. Proceed!” So they went out and attacked 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?«

As they were attacking it, I found myself alone and I fell on my face and cried out and said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh, will you destroy all the remnant of Israel in the outpouring of your wrath on 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.

He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of blood and the city full of perversions, since they say, 'Yahweh has forgotten the land,' and 'Yahweh does not see!'

10 Derfor viser jeg heller ingen Medynk eller Skaansel, men gengælder dem deres Færd.«

So then, my eye will not look with compassion, and I will not spare them. I will instead bring it all on their heads.”

11 Og se, Manden i det linnede Klædebon og med Skrivetøjet ved Lænden kom tilbage og meldte: »Jeg har gjort, som du bød.«

Behold! The man dressed in linen who had the scribe's equipment by his side came back. He reported and said, “I have done all that you have commanded.”