Ezekiel 31

1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Og det skete i det ellevte Aar, i den tredje Maaned, paa den første Dag i Maaneden, at Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:

2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

Du Menneskesøn! sig til Farao, Kongen i Ægypten, og til hans Hob: Hvem er du lig i din Storhed?

3 Behold, the Assyrian [was] a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

Se, Assur var en Ceder paa Libanon, med dejlige Grene og en skyggende Krone og høj af Vækst, og dens Top var imellem Skyerne.

4 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

Vand gjorde den stor, og Dybets Vand gjorde den høj, med sine Strømme gik det trindt omkring sin Plantning og udsendte sine Vandløb til alle Træer paa Marken.

5 Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.

Derfor blev dens Vækst højere end alle Træernes paa Marken, og dens Grene bleve store og dens Skud lange formedelst det meget Vand, idet den skød frem.

6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.

Alle Himmelens Fugle gjorde Rede i dens Grene, og alle vilde Dyr paa Marken fødte under dens Krone, og alle store Folkeslag boede under dens Skygge.

7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.

Og den var dejlig ved sin Storhed, ved sine lange Grene; thi dens Rod var ved meget Vand.

8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.

Cedrene i Guds Have fordunkle den ej, Cypresserne vare ikke at ligne med dens Grene, og Kastanietræerne vare intet imod dens Skud, der var intet Træ i Guds Have den ligt i dens Skønhed.

9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that [were] in the garden of God, envied him.

Jeg gjorde den dejlig med dens mange Grene, og alle Edens Træer, som vare i Guds Have, bare Avind imod den.

10 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;

Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Fordi du ophøjede dig af din Vækst, og han strakte sin Top op imellem Skyerne, og hans Hjerte hovmodede sig formedelst hans Højhed:

11 I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.

Saa vil jeg give ham i Folkenes Fyrstes Haand; denne skal handle med ham efter sin Villie; for hans Ugudelighed har jeg uddrevet ham;

12 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.

— og fremmede, de forfærdelige iblandt Folkene, fældede den og kastede den hen; paa Bjergene og i alle Dalene faldt dens Kviste, og dens Grene sønderbrødes ved alle Vandløbene i Landet, og alle Jordens Folk stege ned fra dens Skygge og forlode den;

13 Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:

alle Himmelens Fugle nedlode sig paa dens faldne Stamme, og alle vilde Dyr paa Marken vare ved dens Grene; —

14 To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.

paa det at ingen Træer ved Vandet skulle ophøje sig af deres Vækst og ej strække deres Top op imellem Skyerne, og ingen Træer, som drikke Vand, skulle stole paa sig selv for deres Højheds Skyld; thi de ere alle sammen overgivne til Døden, for at komme til Underverdenens Land, midt iblandt Menneskens Børn, til dem, som nedfare i Hulen.

15 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him. (Sheol h7585)

Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Paa den Tid, der han for ned i Dødsriget, gjorde jeg, at man sørgede; jeg tilhyllede Dybet for hans Skyld og standsede dets Strømme, og de mange Vande holdtes tilbage, og jeg klædte Libanon i Sørgedragt for hans Skyld, ja, alle Træer paa Marken forsmægtede for hans Skyld. (Sheol h7585)

16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. (Sheol h7585)

Jeg gjorde, at Folkene bævede ved Lyden af hans Fald, da jeg styrtede ham ned i Dødsriget til dem, som fare ned i Hulen, og alle Edens Træer, de udvalgte og skønneste paa Libanon, alle de, som drikke Vand, trøstede sig i Underverdenens Land. (Sheol h7585)

17 They also went down into hell with him unto [them that be] slain with the sword; and [they that were] his arm, [that] dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen. (Sheol h7585)

Ogsaa de nedføre med ham i Dødsriget til dem, som vare ihjelslagne med Sværd, da de som hans Hjælpere havde siddet i hans Skygge midt iblandt Folkene. (Sheol h7585)

18 To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with [them that be] slain by the sword. This [is] Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.

Hvem ligner du, saaledes som du var i Ære og Storhed iblandt Edens Træer? ja, du skal nedstyrtes med Edens Træer til Underverdenens Land; midt iblandt de uomskaarne skal du ligge ved dem, som ere ihjelslagne ved Sværdet. Dette er Farao og al hans Hob, siger den Herre, Herre.