Ezekiel 14
1 Nogle af Israels ældste kom til mig og satte sig lige over for mig.
And there came to me men of the people of Israel, of the elders, and sat before me.
2 Så kom HERRENs Ord til mig således;
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
3 Menneskesøn! Disse Mænd har lukket deres Afgudsbilleder ind i deres Hjerte og stillet det, der blev dem Årsag til Skyld, for deres Ansigt - skulde jeg lade mig rådspørge af dem?
Son of man, these men have conceived their devices in their hearts, and have set before their faces the punishment of their iniquities: shall I indeed answer them?
4 Tal derfor med dem og sig: Så siger den Herre HERREN: Hver den af Israels Hus, som lukker sine Afgudsbilleder ind i sit Hjerte og sættet det, der blev dem Årsag til Skyld, for sit Ansigt og så kommer til Profeten, ham vil jeg, HERREN, selv svare trods hans mange Afgudsbilleder
Therefore speak to them, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord; Any man of the house of Israel, who shall conceive his devices in his heart, and shall set the punishment of his iniquity before his face, and shall come to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him [according to the things] in which his mind is entangled,
5 for at gribe Israels Hus i Hjertet, fordi de faldt fra mig med alle deres Afgudsbilleder.
that he should turn aside the house of Israel, according to their hearts that are estranged from me in their thoughts.
6 Sig derfor til Israels Hus: Så siger den Herre HERREN: Vend om, vend eder bort fra eders Afgudsbilleder og vend eders Ansigt bort fra alle eders Vederstyggeligheder!
Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God, Be converted, and turn from your [evil] practices, and from all your sins, and turn your faces back again.
7 Thi hver den af Israels Hus og af de fremmede, der bor i Israel, som skiller sig fra mig og lukker sine Afgudsbilleder ind i sit Hjerte og sætter det, der blev ham Årsag til Skyld, for sit Ansigt og så kommer til Profeten, for at denne skal rådspørge mig for ham, ham vil jeg, HERREN, selv svare;
For any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, who shall separate himself from me, and conceive his imaginations in his heart, and set before his face the punishment of his iniquity, and come to the prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the Lord will answer him, [according to the things] wherein he is entangled.
8 jeg retter mit Åsyn mod den mand og gør ham til Tegn og Mundheld og udrydder ham af mit Folk; og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN.
And I will set my face against that man, and will make him desolate and ruined, and will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am the Lord.
9 Men lader Profeten sig lokke til at sige et Ord, så er det mig, HERREN, der har lokket ham, og jeg udrækker min Hånd imodham og udrydder ham af mit Folk Israel.
And if a prophet should cause to err and should speak, I the Lord have caused that prophet to err, and will stretch out my hand upon him, and will utterly destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
10 De skal begge bære deres Skyld, Spørgeren og Profeten skal være lige skyldige,
And they shall bear their iniquity according to the trespass of him that asks; and it shall be in like manner to the prophet according to the trespass:
11 for at Israels Hus ikke mere skal fare vild fra mig og blive urent ved alle sine Overtrædelser; da skal de være mit Folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
that the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, and that they may no more defile themselves with any of their transgressions: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God, says the Lord.
12 HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
13 Menneskesøn! Når et Land troløst synder imod mig, og jeg udrækker min Hånd imod det og bryder Brødets Støttestav for det og sender Hungersnød over det og udrydder Folk og Fæ,
Son of man, if a land shall sin against me by committing a trespass, then will I stretch out my hand upon it, and will break its staff of bread, and will send forth famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast.
14 og disse tre Mænd var i dets Mtidte: Noa, Daniel og Job, så skulde kun de tre redde deres Liv ved deres Retfærdighed, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
And though these three men should be in the midst of it, Noe, and Daniel, and Job, they [alone] should be delivered by their righteousness, says the Lord.
15 Eller lader jeg Rovdyr fare igennem Landet og gøre det folketomt, så det bliver øde og ingen tør gå derigennem for de vilde Dyr,
If again I bring evil beasts upon the land, and take vengeance upon it, and it be ruined, and there be no one to pass through for fear of the wild beasts:
16 og disse tre Mænd var i dets Midte - så sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: De skulde ikke redde deres Sønner eller Døtre; de selv alene skulde reddes, men Landet måtte blive øde.
and [if] these three men should be in the midst of it, [as] I live, says the Lord, neither sons nor daughters shall be saved, but these only shall be saved, and the land shall be destroyed.
17 Eller lader jeg Sværdet komme over dette Land og siger: "Sværdet skal fare igennem Landet!" og udrydder Folk og Fæ deraf,
Or again if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Let the sword go through the land; and I cut off from them man and beast:
18 og disse tre Mænd var i dets Midte - så sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: De skulde ikke redde deres Sønner eller Døtre; de selv alene skulde reddes.
though these three men were in the midst of it, as I live, says the Lord, they shall not deliver sons or daughters, but they only shall be saved themselves.
19 Eller sender jeg Pest over dette Land og udgyder min Harme over det med Blod og udrydder Folk og Fæ deraf,
Or [if] again I send pestilence upon that land, and pour out my wrath upon it in blood, to destroy from off it man and beast:
20 og Noa, Daniel og Job var i dets Midte - så sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: De skulde ikke redde Søn eller Datter; de selv alene skulde redde deres Liv ved deres Retfærdighed.
and should Noe, and Daniel, and Job, be in the midst of it, [as] I live, says the Lord, there shall be left [them] neither sons nor daughters; [only] they by their righteousness shall deliver their souls.
21 Men så siger den Herre HERREN: Og dog, når jeg sender mine fire grumme Straffedomme, Sværd, Hunger, Rovdyr og Pest, over Jerusalem for at udrydde Folk og Fæ deraf,
Thus says the Lord, And if I even send upon Jerusalem my four sore judgments, sword, and famine, and evil beasts, and pestilence, to destroy from out of it man and beast;
22 se, da skal der levnes en Flok undslupne, som fører Sønner og Døtre ud derfra; se, de skal drage hid til eder, og I skal se deres Færd og Gerninger; da skal I trøste eder over den Ulykke, jeg har bragt over Jerusalem, alt det, jeg har bragt over det.
yet, behold, [there shall be] men left in it, the escaped thereof, who [shall] lead forth of it sons and daughters: behold, they [shall] go forth to you, and you shall see their ways and their thoughts: and you shall mourn over the evils which I have brought upon Jerusalem, [even] all the evils which I have brought upon it.
23 De skal være eder en Trøst, når I ser deres Færd og Gerninger, og I skal skønne, at jeg ikke uden Grund gjorde alt, hvad jeg lod det times, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
And they shall comfort you, because you shall see their ways and their thoughts: and you shall know that I have not done in vain all that I have done in it, says the Lord.
