Ezekiel 31
1 I det ellevte År på den første dag i den tredje måned kom Herrens Ord til mig således:
Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of Jehovah came to me, saying:
2 Menneskesøn, sig til Farao, Ægyptens Konge, og til hans larmende Hob: Ved hvem kan du lignes i Storhed?
Son of man, say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and to his multitude: To whom art thou like in thy greatness?
3 Se, du er en Libanonceder med smukke Grene og skyggefuld Krone, høj af Vækst, hvis Top rager op i Skyerne;
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar upon Lebanon, with fair branches; An overshadowing thicket, high of stature; And his top was among thick boughs.
4 Vand gav den Vækst, Verdensdybet Højde; sine Strømme lod det flyde rundt om dens Sted og sendte sine Vandløb til hele dens Mark.
The waters made him great; the deep waters made him high; Their streams went around their plantation, And sent forth their channels to all the trees of the field.
5 Derfor blev den større af Vækst end hvert Træ på Marken; mange blev dens Kviste og Grenene lange af megen Væde.
Therefore his height was exalted Above all the trees of the field. And his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long, Because of the abundance of water when he shot forth.
6 Alle Himlens Fugle bygged i dens Grene, under dens Kviste fødte hvert Markens Dyr, i dens Skygge boede al Verdens folk.
In his boughs all the birds of heaven made their nests, And under his branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young; And under his shadow dwelt all the great nations.
7 Den blev stor og dejlig med lange Grene, den stod jo med Roden ved rigeligt Vand.
Thus was he beautiful in his greatness, in the length of his branches; For his root was by many waters.
8 Guds Haves Cedre var ikke dens Lige, ingen Cypres havde Mage til Grene, ingen Platan havde Kviste som den; intet Træ i Guds Have målte sig med den i Skønhed.
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him; The cypress-trees were not like his boughs, And the plane-trees were not like his branches. Not any tree in the garden of God Was like to him in his beauty.
9 Jeg gjorde den skøn med dens mange Kviste, så alle Edens Træer i Guds Have misundte den.
I made him beautiful in the multitude of his branches, So that all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, envied him.
10 Derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Fordi den blev høj af Vækst og løftede sin Krone op i Skyerne og Hjertet hovmodede sig over dens Højde,
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because he lifted himself up in stature, And shot up his top among the thick boughs, And his heart was lifted up on account of his height,
11 derfor overgiver jeg den til en, som er vældig blandt Folkene; han skal gøre med den efter dens Gudløshed og tilintetgøre den.
Therefore I delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations, To deal hardly with him; I drave him out for his wickedness;
12 Fremmede, de grummeste blandt Folkene hugger den om og kaster den hen; på Bjerge og i alle Dale falder dens Kviste; dens Grene ligger knækket i alle Landets Kløfter, og alle Jordens Folkeslag går bort fra dens Skygge og lader den ligge.
And strangers, the terrible of the nations, cut him off and cast him away. Upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches fell; And his boughs were broken in all the valleys of the land. And all the nations of the earth withdrew from his shadow and left him;
13 På den faldne Stamme slår alle Himmelens Fugle sig ned, og på Grenene lejrer alle Markens Dyr sig,
Upon his ruin dwelt all the birds of the heavens, And upon his branches were all the beasts of the forest.
14 for at ingen Træer ved Vande skal hovmode sig over deres Vækst og løfte deres Krone op i Skyerne og gøre sig til af deres Højde, ingen Træer, som smager Vand; thi alle er hjemfaldne til Døden og må til Underverdenen, midt iblandt Menneskens Børn, blandt dem, der steg ned i Graven.
To the end that none of all the trees by the waters Might exalt themselves for their stature, Nor shoot up their top among the thick boughs, And that none of the trees that drink water should cleave to them on account of their height; For all of them are delivered to death, to the lower parts of the earth, In the midst of the sons of men, To them that have gone down to the pit.
15 Så siger den Herre HERREN: Den Dag den farer ned i Dødsriget, lukker jeg Verdensdybet for den og holder dets Strømme tilbage, så de mange Vande standses; jeg lader Libanon sørge over den, og alle Markens Træer vansmægter over den. (Sheol h7585)
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to the grave, I caused the deep to mourn, I covered it for him; I restrained on account of him the streams, and the great waters were kept back; And I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, And all the trees of the field fainted for him. (Sheol h7585)
16 Ved Drønet af dens Fald bringer jeg Folkene til at bæve, når jeg styrter den ned i Dødsriget til dem, der steg ned i Graven; og nede i Underverdenen trøster alle Edens Træer sig, de ypperste og bedste på Libanon, alle, som smager Vand. (Sheol h7585)
At the sound of his fall I made the nations to shake, When I cast him down to the grave, To them that have gone down to the pit; And all the trees of Eden, The choice and best of Lebanon, Even all that drink water, Were comforted in the lower parts of the earth. (Sheol h7585)
17 Også de farer med den ned i Dødsriget til de sværdslagne, da de som dens Hjælpere har siddet i dens Skygge blandt Folkene. (Sheol h7585)
They also went down into the grave with him, To them that have been slain with the sword; They also that were his arm, That dwelt under his shadow among the nations. (Sheol h7585)
18 Hvem var din Lige i Herlighed og Størrelse blandt Edens Træer? Og dog styrtes du med Edens Træer ned i Underverdenen; midt iblandt uomskårne skal du ligge hos de sværdslagne. Dette er Farao og al hans larmende Hob, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
To whom art thou thus like in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? Thou shalt be brought down with the trees of Eden To the lower parts of the earth; Thou shalt lie down in the midst of the uncircumcised, With them that are slain by the sword. Thus shall it be with Pharaoh and all his multitude, Saith the Lord Jehovah.
