Jezekiel 15

1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

2 And thou, son of man—of all the wood, of the branches that are among the trees of the forest, what shall be made of the wood of the vine?

Menneskesøn! Hvad har Vinstokken forud for alle andre Træer, Ranken, som staar iblandt Skovens Træer?

3 Will they take wood of it to make [it fit] for work? will they take of it a peg to hang any vessel upon it?

Tager man Gavntræ deraf? Eller tager man deraf en Knag til at hænge alskens Redskaber paa?

4 It is only given to the fire to be consumed; the fire consumes that which is yearly pruned of it, and it is utterly gone. Will it be useful for [any] work?

Naar den saa oven i købet har været givet Ilden til Føde, saa at Ilden har fortæret begge dens Ender, og Midten er svedet, duer den saa til noget?

5 Not even while it is yet whole will it be [useful] for [any] work: if the fire shall have utterly consumed it, will it still be [fit] for work?

Se, da den endnu var uskadt, brugtes den ikke til noget, endsige at den skulde kunne bruges til noget nu, da Ilden har fortæret den og den er svedet.

6 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord, As the vine-tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given up to the fire to be consumed, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Som det gaar Vinstokken blandt Skovens Træer, hvilke jeg giver Ilden til Føde, saaledes giver jeg Jerusalems Indbyggere hen;

7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth of the fire, and [yet] fire shall devour them; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set my face against them.

jeg vender mit Aasyn imod dem; af Ilden slap de ud, men Ild skal dog fortære dem; og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN, naar jeg vender mit Aasyn imod dem.

8 And I will give up the land to ruin, because they have utterly transgressed, saith the Lord.

Og jeg gør Landet øde, fordi de var troløse, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.