Ezekiel 15

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

HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

2 Son of man, what shall be made of the wood of the vine, out of all the trees of the woods that are among the trees of the forests?

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

3 Shall wood be taken of if, to do any work, or shall a pin be made of it for any vessel to hang thereon?

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

4 Behold it is cast into the fire for fuel: the fire hath consumed both ends thereof, and the midst thereof is reduced to ashes: shall 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 Even when it was whole it was not fit for work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured and consumed it, shall any work be made of it?

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 thus saith the Lord God: As the vine tree among the trees of the forests which I have given to the fire to be consumed, so will I deliver 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 out from fire, and fire shall consume them: and you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall 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 shall have made their land a wilderness, and desolate, because they have been transgressors, saith the Lord God.

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