Ezekiel 8

1 In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.

I det sjette Aar paa den femte Dag i den sjette Maaned da jeg sad i mit Hus og Judas Ældste sad hos mig, faldt den Herre HERRENS Haand paa mig.

2 Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His waist down His appearance was like fire, and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber.

Og jeg skuede, og se, der var noget ligesom en Mand; fra hans Hofter og nedefter var der Ild, og fra Hofterne og opefter saa det ud som straalende Lys, som funklende Malm.

3 He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.

Han rakte noget som en Haand ud og greb mig ved en Lok af mit Hovedhaar, og Aanden løftede mig op mellem Himmel og Jord og førte mig i Guds Syner til Jerusalem, til Indgangen til den indre Forgaards Nordport, hvor Nidkærhedsbilledet, som vakte Nidkærhed, stod.

4 And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.

Og se, der var Israels Guds Herlighed; at se til var den, som jeg saa den i Dalen.

5 “Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.

Og han sagde til mig: »Menneskesøn, løft dit Blik mod Nord!« Jeg løftede mit Blik mod Nord, og se, norden for Alterporten stod Nidkærhedsbilledet, ved Indgangen.

6 “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”

Og han sagde til mig: »Menneskesøn, ser du, hvad de gør? Store er de Vederstyggeligheder, Israels Hus øver her, saa jeg maa vige langt bort fra min Helligdom. Men du skal faa endnu større Vederstyggeligheder at se!«

7 Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall.

Saa førte han mig hen til Indgangen til Forgaarden.

8 “Son of man,” He told me, “dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway.

Og han sagde til mig: »Menneskesøn, bryd igennem Væggen!« Og da jeg brød igennem Væggen, saa jeg en Indgang.

9 Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.”

Og han sagde til mig: »Gaa ind og se, hvilke grimme Vederstyggeligheder de øver der!«

10 So I went in and looked, and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, along with all the idols of the house of Israel.

Og da jeg kom derind og skuede, se, da var alskens væmmelige Billeder af Kryb og Kvæg og alle Israels Hus's Afgudsbilleder indridset rundt om paa Væggen.

11 Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.

Og halvfjerdsindstyve af Israels Hus's Ældste med Ja'azanja, Sjafans Søn, i deres Midte stod foran dem, hver med sit Røgelsekar i Haanden, medens Røgelseskyens Duft steg op.

12 “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”

Da sagde han til mig: »Ser du, Menneskesøn, hvad Israels Hus's Ældste øver i Mørke hver i sine Billedkamre? Thi de siger: HERREN ser intet, HERREN har forladt Landet!«

13 Again, He told me, “You will see them committing even greater abominations.”

Og han sagde til mig: »Du skal faa endnu større Vederstyggeligheder at se, som de øver!«

14 Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz.

Saa førte han mig hen til Indgangen til HERRENS Hus's Nordport, og se, der sad Kvinder og græd over Tammuz.

15 “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Yet you will see even greater abominations than these.”

Og han sagde til mig: »Ser du det, Menneskesøn? Men du skal faa endnu større Vederstyggeligheder at se!«

16 So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.

Saa førte han mig hen til HERRENS Hus's indre Forgaard, og se, ved Indgangen til HERRENS Helligdom mellem Forhallen og Alteret var der omtrent fem og tyve Mænd; med Ryggen mod HERRENS Helligdom og Ansigtet mod Øst tilbad de Solen.

17 “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!

Og han sagde til mig: »Ser du det, Menneskesøn? Har Judas Hus ikke nok i at øve de Vederstyggeligheder her, siden de fylder Landet med Vold og krænker mig endnu mere? Se, hvor de sender Stank op i Næsen paa mig!

18 Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”

Men derfor vil ogsaa jeg handle med dem i Vrede; jeg viser dem ingen Medynk eller Skaansel, og selv om de højlydt raaber mig ind i Øret, vil jeg ikke høre dem.«