Ezekiel 29
1 I det tiende år, på den tolvte dag i den tiende måned kom HERRENs Ord til mig således:
In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the eleventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 Menneskesøn, vend dit Ansigt mod Farao, Ægyptens Konge, og profeter mod ham og hele Ægypten.
“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and you shall prophesy about him and about all of Egypt.
3 Tal og sig: Så siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg kommer over dig, Farao, Ægyptens Konge, du store drage, som ligger midt i dine Strømme, som siger: "Nilen er min, jeg skabte den selv!"
Speak, and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, you great dragon, who rests in the midst of your rivers. And you say: ‘Mine is the river, and I have made myself.’
4 Jeg sætter Kroge i Kæberne på dig og lader dine Strømmes Fisk hænge ved dine Skæl og drager dig op af dine Strømme med alle deres Fisk, som hænger ved dine Skæl.
But I will place a bridle in your jaws. And I will adhere the fish of your rivers to your scales. And I will draw you out of the midst of your rivers, and all your fish will adhere to your scales.
5 Jeg slænger dig hen i Ørkenen med alle dine Strømes Fisk; på åben Mark skal du falde, ej samles op eller jordes; til Jordens Dyr og Himlens Fugle giver jeg dig som Føde.
And I will cast you into the desert, with all the fish of your river. You will fall upon the surface of the earth; you will not be taken up, nor gathered together. I have given you to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the air, to be devoured.
6 Og kende skal hver en Ægypter, at jeg er HERREN. Fordi du har været en Rørkæp for Israels Hus -
And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord. For you have been a staff made of reed to the house of Israel.
7 du splintredes, når de greb om dig, og flænged dem hele Hånden; du brast, når de støtted sig til dig, fik hver en Lænd til at vakle -
When they took hold of you with the hand, you broke, and so you wounded all of their shoulders. And when they leaned on you, you shattered, and so you injured all of their lower backs.
8 derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg bringer Sværd over dig og udrydder Folk og Fæ af dig;
Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will lead the sword over you, and I will destroy both man and beast from among you.
9 Ægypten skal blive til Ørk og Øde; og de skal kende, at jeg er HERREN, fordi du sagde: "Nilen er min, jeg skabte den selv!"
And the land of Egypt will be a desert and a wilderness. And they shall know that I am the Lord. For you have said, ‘The river is mine, and I have made it.’
10 Se, derfor kommer jeg over dig og dine Strømme og gør Ægypten til Øde og Ørk fra Migdol til Syene og Ætiopiens Grænse.
Therefore, behold, I am against you and against your rivers. And I will make the land of Egypt into a wilderness, destroyed by the sword from the tower of Syene all the way to the borders of Ethiopia.
11 Hverken Mennesker eller Dyr skal sætte deres Fod der, ingen skal færdes der, og det skal ligge hen uden Indbyggere i fyrretyve År.
The foot of man will not pass through it, and the foot of cattle will not walk in it. And it will be uninhabited for forty years.
12 Jeg gør Ægypten til en Ørk blandt øde Lande, og Byerne skal ligge øde hen blandt tilintetgjorte Byer i fyrretyve År; og jeg spreder Ægypterne blandt Folkene og udstrør dem i Landene.
And I will set the land of Egypt in desolation, in the midst of desolate lands, and its cities in the midst of overturned cites. And they will be desolate for forty years. And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and I will disperse them among the lands.
13 Thi så siger den Herre HERREN: Efter fyrretyvears Forløb vil jeg sanke Ægypterne sammen fra de Folkeslag, de er spredt iblandt,
For thus says the Lord God: After the end of forty years, I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they had been scattered.
14 og vende Ægyptens Skæbne og føre dem tilbage til Patros, det Land, de stammer fra, og der skal de blive et lille Rige.
And I will lead back the captivity of Egypt, and I will collect them in the land of Pathros, in the land of their nativity. And in that place, they will be a lowly kingdom.
15 Det skal blive mindre end de andre Riger og ikke mere svinge sig op over Folkene; jeg gør dem få i Tal, for at de ikke mere skal råde over Folkene.
It will be the lowest among the other kingdoms, and it will no longer be exalted above the nations. And I will diminish them, lest they rule over the Gentiles.
16 Og fremtidig skal de ikke være Israels Huss Tillid og således minde mig om dets Misgerning, når det slutter sig til dem; og de skal kende, at jeg er den Herre HERREN.
And they will no longer be the confidence of the house of Israel, teaching iniquity, so that they may flee and follow them. And they shall know that I am the Lord God.”
17 I det syv og tyvende År på den første Dag i den første Måned kom HERRENs Ord til mig således:
And it happened that, in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
18 Menneskesøn! Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel har ladet sin Hær udføre et stort Arbejde mod Tyrus; hvert Hoved er skaldet, hver Skulder flået, og hverken han eller Hæren fik Løn af Tyrus for det Arbejde, han udførte imod det.
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has caused his army to serve with great servility against Tyre. Every head was shaven, and every shoulder was stripped of hair. And wages have not been paid to him, nor to his army, for Tyre, for the service by which he served for me against it.
19 Derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg giver Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel Ægypten; han skal bortføre dets Rigdom, tage Bytte og røve Rov der; og det skal være hans Hærs Løn;
Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will station Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, in the land of Egypt. And he will take its multitude, and he will prey upon its profits, and he will plunder its spoils. And this shall be the wages for his army
20 som Vederlag for hans Arbejde giver jeg ham Ægypten, fordi de sled for mig, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
and for the work by which he has served against it. I have given to him the land of Egypt, because he has labored for me, says the Lord God.
21 På den Dag lader jeg et Horn vokse frem for Israels Hus, og dig giver jeg at åbne din Mund iblandt dem; og de skal kende, at jeg er HERREN.
In that day, a horn will spring forth for the house of Israel, and I will give to you an open mouth in their midst. And they shall know that I am the Lord.”
