Ezekiel 21
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
2 Son of man, let your face be turned to Jerusalem, let your words be dropped in the direction of her holy place, and be a prophet against the land of Israel;
Du Menneskesøn! vend dit Ansigt imod Jerusalem, og lad Ordene falde som Draaber imod Helligdommene, og spaa imod Israels Land;
3 And say to the land of Israel, These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, and I will take my sword out of its cover, cutting off from you the upright and the evil.
og sig til Israels Land: Saa siger Herren: Se jeg kommer imod dig og uddrager mit Sværd af sin Skede, og jeg vil udrydde af dig den retfærdige med den ugudelige.
4 Because I am going to have the upright and the evil cut off from you, for this cause my sword will go out from its cover against all flesh from the south to the north:
Efterdi jeg vil udrydde af dig den retfærdige med den ugudelige, derfor skal mit Sværd udfare af sin Skede: Imod alt Kød fra Sønden til Norden.
5 And all flesh will see that I the Lord have taken my sword out of its cover: and it will never go back.
Og alt Kød skal fornemme, at jeg Herren, jeg har uddraget mit Sværd af sin Skede: Det skal ikke mere vende tilbage.
6 Make sounds of grief, son of man; with body bent and a bitter heart make sounds of grief before their eyes.
Og du Menneskesøn, suk! saa det bryder i dine Lænder, og saa det er dig bittert, skal du sukke for deres Øjne.
7 And when they say to you, Why are you making sounds of grief? then say, Because of the news, for it is coming: and every heart will become soft, and all hands will be feeble, and every spirit will be burning low, and all knees will be turned to water: see, it is coming and it will be done, says the Lord.
Og det skal ske, naar de sige til dig: Hvorfor sukker du? da skal du sige: For et Rygte; thi det kommer, og hvert Hjerte skal smelte, og alle Hænder skulle synke, og hver Aand skal blive sløv, og alle Knæ skulle ryste som Vand; se, det kommer, og det sker, siger den Herre, Herre.
8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
9 Son of man, say as a prophet, These are the words of the Lord: Say, A sword, a sword which has been made sharp and polished:
Du Menneskesøn! spaa og sig: Saa siger Herren, sig: Et Sværd, et Sværd, det er gjort hvast og blankt tillige!
10 It has been made sharp to give death; it is polished so that it may be like a thunder-flame: ...
For at udføre en Slagtning er det gjort hvast, og for at lyne er det gjort blankt; — eller skulle vi vel glæde os til, at min Søns Scepter vil lade haant om alt Træ?
11 And I have given it to the polisher so that it may be taken in the hand: he has made the sword sharp, he has had it polished, to put it into the hand of him who gives death.
Man gav det hen at gøres blankt for at tage det i Haand; Sværdet er gjort hvast, og det er gjort blankt for at give det i Morderens Haand.
12 Give loud cries and make sounds of grief, O son of man: for it has come on my people, it has come on all the rulers of Israel: fear of the sword has come on my people: for this cause give signs of grief.
Raab og hyl, du Menneskesøn! thi det skal komme over mit Folk, ja, over alle Fyrster i Israel; de ere overgivne til Sværdet tillige med mit Folk; derfor slaa paa Hoften!
Thi Prøven er sket! og hvad, dersom endog det haanende Scepter ikke holder Stand? siger den Herre, Herre.
14 So then, son of man, be a prophet, and put your hands together with a loud sound, and give two blows with the sword, and even three; it is the sword of those who are wounded, even the sword of the wounded; the great sword which goes round about them.
Og du Menneskesøn! spaa og slaa Haand i Haand; og Sværdet skal blive dobbelt, ja tredobbelt; det er et Sværd, for hvilket der skal ligge ihjelslagne; det er et Sværd, for hvilket den store skal ligge ihjelslagen; det er imod dem fra alle Sider.
15 In order that hearts may become soft, and the number of those who are falling may be increased, I have sent death by the sword against all their doors: you are made like a flame, you are polished for death.
Paa det at Hjertet maa smelte, og der maa blive mange Anstød, har jeg sat det blinkende Sværd imod alle deres Porte; ak! det er gjort til at lyne, det er draget til at slagte.
16 Be pointed to the right, to the left, wherever your edge is ordered.
Tag dig sammen til højre! vend dig til venstre! hvorhen din Æg er beskikket.
17 And I will put my hands together with a loud sound, and I will let my wrath have rest: I the Lord have said it.
Ogsaa jeg vil slaa min Haand i min Haand og stille min Harme; jeg Herren, jeg har talt det.
18 And the word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saalunde:
19 And you, son of man, have two ways marked out, so that the sword of the king of Babylon may come; let the two of them come out of one land: and let there be a pillar at the top of the road:
Og du Menneskesøn! afsæt dig to Veje, ad hvilke Kongen af Babels Sværd skal komme, de skulle begge udgaa fra eet Land, og tegn en Haand, tegn den, hvor Vejen til hver Stad begynder.
20 Put a pillar at the top of the road for the sword to come to Rabbah in the land of the children of Ammon, and to Judah and to Jerusalem in the middle of her.
Du skal afsætte en Vej, ad hvilken Sværdet kan komme til Ammons Børns Rabba og til Juda ind i den faste Stad Jerusalem.
21 For the king of Babylon took his place at the parting of the ways, at the top of the two roads, to make use of secret arts: shaking the arrows this way and that, he put questions to the images of his gods, he took note of the inner parts of dead beasts.
Thi Kongen af Babel staar paa Vejskellet, hvor de to Veje begynde, for at lade sig spaa; han kaster med Pilene, han spørger Husguderne, han ser paa Leveren.
22 At his right hand was the fate of Jerusalem, to give orders for destruction, to send up the war-cry, to put engines of war against the doors, lifting up earthworks, building walls.
I hans højre Haand er Spaadommen „Jerusalem‟ falden, at han skal opstille Murbrækkere, at han skal oplade Munden med Mord og opløfte Røsten med Krigsskrig, opstille Murbrækkere imod Portene, opkaste en Belejringsvold, bygge Vagttaarne.
23 And this answer given by secret arts will seem false to those who have given their oaths and have let them be broken: but he will keep the memory of evil-doing so that they may be taken.
Men det skal vorde dem som en Forfængelighedsspaadom i deres Øjne, de have Ed paa Ed; men han skal bringe Misgerningen i Erindring, og de skulle gribes.
24 For this cause the Lord has said: Because you have made your evil-doing come to mind by the uncovering of your wrongdoing, causing your sins to be seen in all your evil-doings; because you have come to mind, you will be taken in them.
Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Fordi I bringe eders Misgerning i Erindring, idet eders Overtrædelser blottes, saa at eders Synder ses i alle eders Gerninger, ja, fordi I bringes i Erindring, skulle I gribes med Haanden.
25 And you, O evil one, wounded to death, O ruler of Israel, whose day has come in the time of the last punishment;
Og du gennemborede, du ugudelige, du Israels Fyrste, hvis Dag kommer til den Tid, naar Misgerningen medfører Enden!
26 This is what the Lord has said: Take away the holy head-dress, take off the crown: this will not be again: let that which is low be lifted up, and that which is high be made low.
Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Ypperstepræstehuen skal borttages, og Kongekronen bortføres; hvad der er, skal ikke være mere, det nedtrykte skal ophøjes og det høje nedtrykkes.
27 I will let it be overturned, overturned, overturned: this will not be again till he comes whose right it is; and I will give it to him.
Omvæltning, Omvæltning, Omvæltning vil jeg gøre det til; heller ikke denne skal vare ved — indtil han kommer, hvem Retten hører til, og jeg giver ham den.
28 And you, son of man, say as a prophet, This is what the Lord has said about the children of Ammon and about their shame: Say, A sword, even a sword let loose, polished for death, to make it shining so that it may be like a flame:
Og du Menneskesøn! spaa og sig: Saa siger den Herre, Herre om Ammons Børn og om deres Haan, ja, sig: Et Sværd, et Sværd er draget til Slagtning, det er gjort fuldkomment blankt til at lyne,
29 Your vision is to no purpose, your use of secret arts gives a false answer, to put it on the necks of evil-doers who are wounded to death, whose day has come, in the time of the last punishment.
idet man bringer dig forfængelige Syner, idet man spaar dig Løgn for at lægge dig ved de ihjelslagne ugudeliges Halse, hvis Dag kom til den Tid, da Misgerningen medførte Enden.
30 Go back into your cover. In the place where you were made, in the land from which you were taken, I will be your judge.
Stik Sværd i Skeden! paa det Sted, hvor du er skabt, i det Land, hvor du er født, vil jeg dømme dig.
31 And I will let loose my burning passion on you, breathing out on you the fire of my wrath: and I will give you up into the hands of men like beasts, trained to destruction.
Og jeg vil udøse min Vrede over dig, min Fortørnelses Ild vil jeg oppuste imod dig, og jeg vil give dig i grumme Mænds Hænder, som ere Mestre til at ødelægge.
32 You will be food for the fire; your blood will be drained out in the land; there will be no more memory of you: for I the Lord have said it.
Du skal være Ilden til Næring, dit Blod skal blive midt i Landet, du skal ikke ihukommes; thi jeg Herren, jeg har talt det.
