Ezekiel 9
1 Så hørte jeg ham råbe med vældig røst: "Byens hjemsøgelse nærmer sig, og hver har sit Mordvåben i Hånden!"
Then I heard him shout out with a loud voice, “Start the attack, you who are in charge of punishing Jerusalem! Pick up your weapons!”
2 Og se, seks Mænd kom fra den øvre nordport, hver med sin Stridshammer i Hånden, og een iblandt dem bar linned Klædebon og havde et Skrivetøj ved sin Lænd; og de kom og stillede sig ved Siden af Kobberalteret.
I watched as six men approached from the upper gate that faces north. All of them were carrying battle axes. There was another man with them. He was dressed in linen and had a scribe's writing kit at his side. They entered and stood next to the bronze altar.
3 Men Israels Guds Herlighed havde hævet sig fra Keruberne, som den hvilede på, og flyttet sig hen til Templets Tærskel; og han råbte til Manden i det linnede Klædebon og med Skrivetøjet ved Lænden,
The glory of the God of Israel rose from its usual place on the cherubim and went over to the Temple entrance. The Lord called out to the man dressed in linen with the writing kit,
4 og HERREN sagde til ham: "Gå midt igennem Byen, igennem Jerusalem, og sæt et Mærke på de Mænds Pander, der sukker og jamrer over alle de Vederstyggeligbeder, som øves i dets Midte!"
“Go through the whole the city of Jerusalem and place a mark on the foreheads of those who sighing and mourning at all the disgusting sins that are done there.”
5 Og til de andre hørte jeg ham sige: "Gå efter ham ud gennem Byen og hug ned! Vis ingen Medynk eller Skånsel!
Then I heard him tell the others, “Follow him all through the city and start killing people. Don't be kind or merciful to anyone!
6 Oldinge og Ynglinge, jomfruer, Børn og Kvinder skal I hugge ned og udrydde; men ingen af dem, der bærer Mærket, må I røre! Begynd ved min Helligdom!" Så begyndte de med de Ældste, som stod foran Templet,
Kill the old men, the young men and girls, the women and children, but do not go anywhere near those who have the mark. Start at my sanctuary.” So they started by killing the elders who were in front of the Temple.
7 Og han sagde til dem: "Gør Templet urent, fyld Forgårdene med dræbte og drag så ud!" Og de drog ud og huggede ned i Byen.
Then he told them, “Make the Temple unclean and fill the courtyards with dead bodies. Go ahead and do it!” So they went and started killing all through the city.
8 Men medens de huggede ned og jeg var ene tilbage, faldt jeg på mit Ansigt og råbte: "Ak, Herre, HERRE vil du da tilintetgøre alt, hvad der er levnet af Israel, ved at udøse din Vrede over Jerusalem?"
While they were busy killing people, I was left by myself. I fell facedown to the ground and cried out, “Lord God, when you pour out your anger on Jerusalem, are you going to destroy everyone who's left in Israel?”
9 Han svarede: "lsraels og Judas Huses Brøde er såre, såre stor, thi Landet er fuldt af Blodskyld og Byen af Retsbrud; thi de siger, at HERREN har forladt Byen, og at HERREN intet ser.
“The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are really terrible,” he replied. “The whole country is full of murderers, and those living in the city are criminals. They're saying, ‘The Lord has given up on our country. He can't see what we're doing.’
10 Derfor viser jeg heller ingen Medynk eller Skånsel, men gengælder dem deres Færd."
But I certainly won't be kind to them or have mercy on them. I will make sure they suffer the consequences of what they've done.”
11 Og se, Manden i det linnede klædebon og med Skrivetøjet ved Lænden kom tilbage og meldte: "Jeg har gjort, som du bød."
Then the man in linen with the writing kit returned and reported, “I've done what you told me to do.”
