Ezekiel 15

1 HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

2 Menneskesøn! Hvad har Vinstokken forud for alle andre Træer, Ranken, som står iblandt Skovens Træer?

Son of man, What shall become of the wood of the vine more than of any other wood, of the branch which was standing among the trees of the forest?

3 Tager man Gavntræ deraf? Eller tager man deraf en Knag til at hænge alskens Redskaber på?

Can wood be taken therefrom to employ it for any work? or will men take from it a pin to hang thereon any vessel?

4 Når den så oven i købet har været givet Ilden til Føde, så at Ilden har fortæret begge dens Ender, og Midten er svedet, duer den så til noget?

Behold, if it be given up to the fire to be consumed, —[and] the fire have consumed both its ends, and the middle of it be scorched; will it be fit for any work?

5 Se, da den endnu var uskadt, brugtes den ikke til noget, endsige at den skulde kunne bruges til noget nu, da Ilden har fortæret den og den er svedet.

Behold, when it was yet entire, it could not be employed for any work: how much more [must this be] when the fire hath consumed it, and it is scorched, —and shall it yet be employed for any work?

6 Derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Som det går Vinstokken blandt Skovens Træer, hvilke jeg giver Ilden til Føde, således giver jeg Jerusalems Indbyggere hen;

Therefore thus hath said the Lord Eternal, As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given up to the fire to be consumed: so do I give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

7 jeg vender mit Åsyn imod dem; af Ilden slap de ud, men Ild skal dog fortære dem; og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN, når jeg vender mit Åsyn imod dem.

And I will set my face against them: from the fire have they gone forth, yet the fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them.

8 Og jeg gør Landet øde, fordi de var troløse, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

And I will render the land a desert; because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord Eternal.