Ezekiel 31
1 In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
I det ellevte Aar paa den første Dag i den tredje Maaned kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes:
2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Who can be compared to your greatness?
Menneskesøn, sig til Farao, Ægyptens Konge, og til hans larmende Hob: Ved hvem kan du lignes i 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, du er en Libanonceder med smukke Grene og skyggefuld Krone, høj af Vækst, hvis Top rager op i 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 gav den Vækst, Verdensdybet Højde; sine Strømme lod det flyde rundt om dens Sted og sendte sine Vandløb til hele dens Mark.
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 den større af Vækst end hvert Træ paa Marken; mange blev dens Kviste og Grenene lange af megen Væde.
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 Himlens Fugle bygged i dens Grene, under dens Kviste fødte hvert Markens Dyr, i dens Skygge boede al Verdens Folk.
7 It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.
Den blev stor og dejlig med lange Grene, den stod jo med Roden ved rigeligt 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.
Guds Haves Cedre var ikke dens Lige, ingen Cypres havde Mage til Grene, ingen Platan havde Kviste som den; intet Træ i Guds Have maalte sig med den i 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 skøn med dens mange Kviste, saa alle Edens Træer i Guds Have misundte 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 HERREN: Fordi den blev høj af Vækst og løftede sin Krone op i Skyerne og Hjertet hovmodede sig over dens Højde,
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.
derfor overgiver jeg den til en, som er vældig blandt Folkene; han skal gøre med den efter dens Gudløshed og tilintetgøre den.
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.
Fremmede, de grummeste blandt Folkene hugger den om og kaster den hen; paa Bjerge og i alle Dale falder dens Kviste; dens Grene ligger knækket i alle Landets Kløfter, og alle Jordens Folkeslag gaar bort fra dens Skygge og lader den ligge.
13 All the birds of the air nested on its fallen trunk, and all the beasts of the field lived among its boughs.
Paa den faldne Stamme slaar alle Himmelens Fugle sig ned, og paa Grenene lejrer alle Markens Dyr sig,
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.’
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 maa til Underverdenen, midt iblandt Menneskens Børn, blandt dem, der steg ned i Graven.
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 HERREN: Den Dag den farer ned i Dødsriget, lukker jeg Verdensdybet for den og holder dets Strømme tilbage, saa de mange Vande standses; jeg lader Libanon sørge over den, og alle Markens Træer vansmægter over den. (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)
Ved Drønet af dens Fald bringer jeg Folkene til at bæve, naar 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 paa Libanon, alle, som smager Vand. (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 farer med den ned i Dødsriget til de sværdslagne, da de som dens Hjælpere har siddet i dens Skygge blandt 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 var din Lige i Herlighed og Størrelse blandt Edens Træer? Og dog styrtes du med Edens Træer ned i Underverdenen; midt iblandt uomskaarne skal du ligge hos de sværdslagne. Dette er Farao og al hans larmende Hob, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
