Ezekiel 21
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Da kom HERRENs Ord til mig sååledes:
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;
Mennesskesøn, vend dit Ansigt mod Jerusalem, lad din Tale strømme mod Helligdommen og profeter mod 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.
Sig til Israels Land: Så siger HERREN: Se, jeg kommer over dig og drager mit Sværd af Skedn for at udrydde både retfærdige og gudløse af dig.
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:
Fordi jeg vil udrydde både retfærdige og gudløse af dig, derfor skal mit Sværd fare af Skeden mod alt Kød fra Syd til Nord.
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 kende, at jeg, HERREN, har draget mit Sværd at Skeden; det skal ikke vende tilbage!
6 Make sounds of grief, son of man; with body bent and a bitter heart make sounds of grief before their eyes.
Men du, Menneskesøn, støn, støn for deres Øjne, som om dine Lænder skulde briste, i bitter Smerte!
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 når de spørger: "Hvorfor stønner du?" så svar: "Over en Tidende; thi når den kommer, skal hvert Hjerte smelte, alle Hænder synke, hver Ånd sløves og alle Knæ flyde som Vand. Se, den kommer, den fuldbyrdes, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN."
8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:
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:
Menneskesøn, profeter og sig: Så siger HERREN:
10 It has been made sharp to give death; it is polished so that it may be like a thunder-flame: ...
Et Sværd, et Sværd er hvæsset og slebet blankt, hvæsset med Slagtning for Øje, blankt til at udsende Lyn..."
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.
Jeg gav en Slagter det, at han skal tage det fat; det er hvæsset og slebet for at gives en Drabsmand i Hænde,
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.
Råb og vånd dig, Menneskesøn! Thi det kommet over mit Folk, over alle Israels Fyrster; sammen med mit Folk er de givet til Sværdet. Derfor slå dig på Hoften!
lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.
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, profeter og slå Hænderne sammen, gør Sværdet som to, ja, gør det som tre! Det er et dræbende Sværd, den store Hednings Sværd; indjag dem Rædsel dermed,
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.
at deres Hjerter må ængstes og mange må falde ved alle Porte. Jeg sætter dig til at slagte, du Sværd, som er gjort til at lyne, hvæsset til Slagtning.
16 Be pointed to the right, to the left, wherever your edge is ordered.
Indjag Rædsel både til højre og venstre, hvor din Od rettes hen!
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.
Også jeg vil slå Hænderne sammen og køle min Vrede. Jeg, HERREN, har talet!
18 And the word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:
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:
Du, Menneskesøn, afsæt dig to Veje, ad hvilke Babels konges Sværd skal komme, således at begge udgår fra et og samme Land; og opstil en Vejviser der, hvor de to Byveje skilles,
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.
så at Sværdet både kan komme til Rabba i Ammoniternes Land og til Juda og Jerusalem midt i Juda.
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 Babels Konge står på Vejskellet, hvor de to Veje skilles, for at tage Varsler; han ryster Pilene", rådspørger Husguderne, ransager 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 sin højre holder han Loddet "Jerusalem", at han skal åbne Munden til Skrig og løfte Røsten til Krigsråb, rejse Stormbukke mod Portene, opkaste Stormvold og bygge Belejringstårne.
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.
Ederne, svorne ved Gud, regnede de lige med falsk Spådom, men han bringer deres Brøde i Minde, for at de skal fanges.
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, så siger den Herre HERREN: Fordi I bringer eders Brøde i Minde, idet eders Overtrædelser åbenbares, så eders Synder bliver synlige i alt, hvad I gør, fordi I bringer eder i Minde ved dem, skal I fanges.
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, gudløse Hedning, Israels Fyrste, hvis Time slår, når din Misgerning er fuldmoden,
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.
så siger den Herre HERREN: Bort med Hovedbindet, ned med kronen! Som det var, er det ikke mere! Op med det lave, ned med det høje!
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.
Grushobe, Grushobe, Grushobe gør jeg det til. Ve det! Således skal det være, til han kommer, som har Retten til det; ham vil jeg give det.
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:
Du, Menneskesøn, profeter således: Så siger den Herre HERREN om Ammoniterne og deres Hån! Og sig: Et Sværd, et Sværd er draget til at slagte hvæsset til at udsende Lyn,
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.
medens man skuer dig Tomhed og spår dig Løgn, for at det skal lægges på de gudløse Hedningers Hals, hvis Time slår, når deres Misgerning er fuldmoden.
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.
Vend tilbage til din Borg! På det Sted, hvor du skabtes, i det Land, du stammer fra, 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.
Jeg vil udøse min Vrede over dig, blæse min Harmes Ild op imod dig og give dig i grumme Menneskers Hånd, som er Mestre i at tilintetgøre.
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 blive Ildens Føde, dit Blod skal flyde i dit Land; du skal ikke kommes i Hu, thi jeg, HERREN, har talet.
