Ezekiel 31
1 In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Og det skete i det ellevte Aar, i den tredje Maaned, paa den første Dag i Maaneden, at Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Who can be compared to your greatness?
Du Menneskesøn! sig til Farao, Kongen i Ægypten, og til hans Hob: Hvem er du lig i din Storhed?
3 Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
Se, Assur var en Ceder paa Libanon, med dejlige Grene og en skyggende Krone og høj af Vækst, og dens Top var imellem Skyerne.
4 The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field.
Vand gjorde den stor, og Dybets Vand gjorde den høj, med sine Strømme gik det trindt omkring sin Plantning og udsendte sine Vandløb til alle Træer paa Marken.
5 Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.
Derfor blev dens Vækst højere end alle Træernes paa Marken, og dens Grene bleve store og dens Skud lange formedelst det meget Vand, idet den skød frem.
6 All the birds of the air nested in its branches, and all the beasts of the field gave birth beneath its boughs; all the great nations lived in its shade.
Alle Himmelens Fugle gjorde Rede i dens Grene, og alle vilde Dyr paa Marken fødte under dens Krone, og alle store Folkeslag boede under dens Skygge.
7 It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.
Og den var dejlig ved sin Storhed, ved sine lange Grene; thi dens Rod var ved meget Vand.
8 The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty.
Cedrene i Guds Have fordunkle den ej, Cypresserne vare ikke at ligne med dens Grene, og Kastanietræerne vare intet imod dens Skud, der var intet Træ i Guds Have den ligt i dens Skønhed.
9 I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’
Jeg gjorde den dejlig med dens mange Grene, og alle Edens Træer, som vare i Guds Have, bare Avind imod den.
10 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,
Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Fordi du ophøjede dig af din Vækst, og han strakte sin Top op imellem Skyerne, og hans Hjerte hovmodede sig formedelst hans Højhed:
11 I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it.
Saa vil jeg give ham i Folkenes Fyrstes Haand; denne skal handle med ham efter sin Villie; for hans Ugudelighed har jeg uddrevet ham;
12 Foreigners, the most ruthless of the nations, cut it down and left it. Its branches have fallen on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. And all the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it.
— og fremmede, de forfærdelige iblandt Folkene, fældede den og kastede den hen; paa Bjergene og i alle Dalene faldt dens Kviste, og dens Grene sønderbrødes ved alle Vandløbene i Landet, og alle Jordens Folk stege ned fra dens Skygge og forlode den;
13 All the birds of the air nested on its fallen trunk, and all the beasts of the field lived among its boughs.
alle Himmelens Fugle nedlode sig paa dens faldne Stamme, og alle vilde Dyr paa Marken vare ved dens Grene; —
14 This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’
paa det at ingen Træer ved Vandet skulle ophøje sig af deres Vækst og ej strække deres Top op imellem Skyerne, og ingen Træer, som drikke Vand, skulle stole paa sig selv for deres Højheds Skyld; thi de ere alle sammen overgivne til Døden, for at komme til Underverdenens Land, midt iblandt Menneskens Børn, til dem, som nedfare i Hulen.
15 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the day it was brought down to Sheol, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it; I held back its rivers; its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it. (Sheol h7585)
Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Paa den Tid, der han for ned i Dødsriget, gjorde jeg, at man sørgede; jeg tilhyllede Dybet for hans Skyld og standsede dets Strømme, og de mange Vande holdtes tilbage, og jeg klædte Libanon i Sørgedragt for hans Skyld, ja, alle Træer paa Marken forsmægtede for hans Skyld. (Sheol h7585)
16 I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below. (Sheol h7585)
Jeg gjorde, at Folkene bævede ved Lyden af hans Fald, da jeg styrtede ham ned i Dødsriget til dem, som fare ned i Hulen, og alle Edens Træer, de udvalgte og skønneste paa Libanon, alle de, som drikke Vand, trøstede sig i Underverdenens Land. (Sheol h7585)
17 They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations. (Sheol h7585)
Ogsaa de nedføre med ham i Dødsriget til dem, som vare ihjelslagne med Sværd, da de som hans Hjælpere havde siddet i hans Skygge midt iblandt Folkene. (Sheol h7585)
18 Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”
Hvem ligner du, saaledes som du var i Ære og Storhed iblandt Edens Træer? ja, du skal nedstyrtes med Edens Træer til Underverdenens Land; midt iblandt de uomskaarne skal du ligge ved dem, som ere ihjelslagne ved Sværdet. Dette er Farao og al hans Hob, siger den Herre, Herre.
