Ezekiel 33
1 HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:
A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
2 Menneskesøn, tal til dine Landsmænd og sig: Når jeg fører Sværdet over et Land, og Folket i Landet tager en af sin Midte og gør ham til deres Vægter,
“Son of man, tell your people: If I brought an army to attack a country, the people there would choose one of them to be their watchman.
3 og han ser Sværdet komme over Landet og støder i Hornet og advarer Folket,
When he saw the army advancing to attack the country, he would blow the trumpet to warn everyone.
4 men den, der hører Hornets Klang, ikke lader sig advare, og Sværdet kommer og river ham bort, da kommer hans Blod over hans Hoved.
So if you hear the trumpet but don't pay attention to the warning, and you're killed in the attack, you will be responsible for your own death.
5 Han hørte Hornets klang uden at lade sig advare, hans Blod kommer over hans Hoved; men den, som har advaret, har reddet sin Sjæl.
Since you heard the trumpet but didn't pay attention to the warning, then you will be responsible for your own death. If you had paid attention the warning, you could have saved your life.
6 Men når Vægteren ser Sværdet komme og ikke støder i Hornet, så at Folket ikke advares, og Sværdet kommer og over en af dem bort, så rives han vel bort for sin Misgerning, men hans Blod vil jeg kræve af Vægterens Hånd.
But if the watchman saw the attack coming and didn't blow the trumpet to warn everyone, and someone is killed, then that person will die in their sins, but I will hold the watchman responsible for their death.
7 Men dig, Menneskesøn, har jeg sat til Vægter for Israels Hus; hører du et Ord af min Mund, skal du advare dem fra mig.
Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the people of Israel. Listen to what I tell you and warn them for me.
8 Når jeg siger til den gudløse: "Du skal visselig dø!" og du ikke taler for at advare ham mod hans Vej, så skal den gudløse vel dø for sin Misgerning, men hans Blod vil jeg kræve af din Hånd.
If I tell the wicked ‘You're wicked; you're going to die’; but you don't warn them to change what they're doing, then they'll die in their sins and I will hold your responsible for their deaths.
9 Advarer du derimod den gudløse mod hans Vej, for at han skal omvende sig fra den, og han ikke omvender sig, så skal han dø for sin Misgerning, men du har reddet din Sjæl.
But if you warn the wicked to change what they're doing, and they don't, they will die in their sins, but you will save your own life.
10 Og du, Menneskesøn, sig til Israels Hus: I siger: "Vore Overtrædelser og Synder tynger os, og vi svinder hen i dem, hvor kan vi da leve?"
Son of man, tell the people of Israel that this is what they've been saying, ‘We recognize our sins and wrongs, and they weigh on us, wearing us out. How can we go on living?’
11 Sig til dem: Så sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: Jeg har ikke Lyst til den gudløses Død, men til at han omvender sig fra sin Vej, at han må leve! Vend om, vend om fra eders onde Veje Hvorfor vil I dø, Israels Hus?
Tell them: As I live, declares the Lord God, it brings me no pleasure when wicked people die. I wish they would stop sinning and live! Stop! Stop sinning! Why should you die, people of Israel?
12 Men du, Menneskesøn, sig til dine Landsmænd: Den retfærdiges Retfærdighed skal ikke redde ham, den Dag han synder, og den gudløses Gudløshed skal ikke fælde ham, den Dag han omvender sig fra sin Gudløshed, og en retfærdig skal ikke blive i Live ved sin Retfærdighed, den Dag han gør Synd.
So, son of man, tell your people: All the good things a good person has done won't save them when they sin; while the bad things a bad person has done won't be a problem for them if they stop sinning. But good people won't live if they start sinning.
13 Når jeg siger til den retfærdige: "Du skal visselig leve!" og han stoler på sin Retfærdighed og øver Uret, så skal intet af hans Retfærdighed tilregnes ham, men han skal dø for den Uret, han øver.
If I tell a good person that they will live and then they rely on their goodness and start sinning, then none of the good things they did will be remembered; he will die because of the sins.
14 Og når jeg siger til den gudløse: "Du skal visselig dø!" og han omvender sig fra sin Synd og gør Ret og Skel,
But if I tell a bad person, ‘You're going to die’ and they stop sinning and do what is good and right,
15 idet han giver Pant tilbage, godtgør, hvad han har ranet, og følger Livets Bud uden at øve Uret, så skal han leve og ikke dø;
if they return security given for a loan, pay back what they've stolen, and follows my laws about how to live, not doing wrong—then they will live; they won't die.
16 ingen af de Synder, han har gjort, skal tilregnes ham; han har gjort Ret og Skel, visselig skal han leve.
None of their sins will be remembered; they have done what is good and right and so they will live.
17 Og så siger dine Landsmænd: "Herrens Vej er ikke ret!" Men det er deres Vej, som ikke er ret.
However, your people are complaining, ‘What the Lord does isn't right.’ But it's what they're doing that isn't right.
18 Når den retfærdige vender sig fra sin Retfærdighed og øver Uret, skal han dø;
If a good person stops doing good and sins, they will die because of it.
19 og når den gudløse omvender sig fra sin Gudløshed og gør Ret og Skel, skal han leve!
On the other hand, if a bad person turns from their sins and they do what is good and right, they will live as a result.
20 Og dog siger I: "Herrens Vej er ikke ret!" Jeg vil dømme eder hver især efter eders Veje, Israels Hus.
So how can you say, ‘What the Lord does isn't right’? Well, I'm going to judge each of you depending on what you've done, people of Israel.”
21 I vor Landflygtigheds ellevte År på den femte Dag i den tiende Måned kom en Flygtning fra Jerusalem til mig med det Bud: "Byen er indtaget!"
On the fifth day of the tenth month of the twelfth year of our exile, a refugee who'd escaped from Jerusalem arrived and told me, “The city has been captured!”
22 Men HERRENs Hånd var kommet over mig, om Aftenen før Flygtningen kom, og han åbnede min Mund, før han kom til mig om Morgenen; så åbnedes min Mund, og jeg var ikke mere stum.
The previous evening before the messenger arrived the Lord had touched me so I could speak again. This was before the man came to see me in the morning. I wasn't mute any longer—I could speak again.
23 HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:
A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
24 Menneskesøn! De, der bor i Ruinerne i Israels Land, siger: "Abraham var kun een og fik dog Landet i eje; vi er mange, og os er Landet givet i Eje!"
“Son of man, people living among the ruins in Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, but the country was given to him to own. There's plenty of us, so the country should belong to us.’
25 Sig derfor til dem: Så siger den Herre HERREN: I spiser Kød med Blod i, løfter eders Blik til eders Afgudsbilleder og udgyder Blod, og så vil I have Landet i Eje!
So tell them that this is what the Lord God says: You eat meat with the blood still in it. You go and worship your idols. You commit murder. Do you really think the country should belong to you?
26 I støtter eder til eders Sværd, I øver Vederstyggelighed, I gør hverandres Hustruer urene, og så vil I have Landet i Eje!
You rely on your swords to get your way. You have done some disgusting things. You're all having sex with each other's wives. Should the country belong to you?
27 Således skal du sige til dem: Så siger den Herre HERREN: Så sandt jeg lever: De i Ruinerne skal falde for Sværdet; dem i åbent Land giver jeg de vilde Dyr til Æde, og, de i Klippeborgene og Hulerne skal dø af Pest.
Tell them that this is what the Lord God says: As I live, in the people living among the ruins will be killed by the sword. Those living in the countryside will be eaten by wild animals. Those living in the fortresses and caves will die from disease.
28 Jeg, gør Landet til Ørk og Ødemark, dets stolte Herlighed får Ende, og Israels Bjerge skal ligge øde, så ingen færdes der;
I will turn the country into a wasteland, and power you are so proud of will be ended. The mountains of Israel will become wild places that no one will want to travel through.
29 og de, skal kende, at Jeg er HERREN, når jeg gør Landet til Ørk og Ødemark for alle de Vederstyggeligheder, de har øvet.
Then the people will acknowledge that I am the Lord, when I have turned the country into a wasteland because of all the disgusting things they have done.
30 Og du, Menneskesøn, se, dine Landsmænd taler om dig langs Murene og i Husdørene, den ene til den anden, hver til sin Broder, og siger: "Kom og hør, hvad det er for et ord, der udgår fra HERREN!"
Son of man, your people are talking about you out in the streets and in the doorways of their houses. They encourage one another, saying, ‘Come on! Let's go and hear a message from the Lord!’
31 Og de kommer til dig, som var der Opløb, og sætter sig lige over for dig for at høre dine Ord. Men de gør ikke derefter; thi der er Løgn i deres Mund, og deres Hjerte higer efter Vinding.
So my people come and visit you like they usually do. They sit and listen to the message you share, but they don't do anything about it. Even though they talk about love, all they're thinking about is how to cheat others.
32 Og se, du er dem som en, der synger en Elskovssang med liflig Røst og er dygtig til at spille; de hører dine Ord, men gør ikke derefter.
In fact, to them you're just someone who sings love songs with a lovely voice and who is a fine musician. They listen to the message you share, but they don't do anything about it.
33 Men når det kommer - og se, det kommer - skal de kende, at en Profet har været iblandt dem.
So when what you say does happen (and it will), then they will realize that they did have a prophet among them.”
