Ezekiel 15

1 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:

2 “Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that has been, Among trees of the forest?

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

3 Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it?

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

4 Behold, it has been given to the fire for fuel, The fire has eaten its two ends, And its midst has been scorched! Is it profitable for work?

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

5 Behold, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less when fire has eaten of it, And it is scorched, Has it been used yet 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, thus said Lord YHWH: “As the vine-tree among trees of the forest, That I have given to the fire for fuel, So I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Som det går Vinstokken blandt Skovens Træer, hvilke jeg giver Ilden til Føde, således giver jeg Jerusalems Indbyggere hen;

7 And I have set My face against them, They have gone forth from the fire, And the fire consumes them, And you have known that I [am] YHWH, In My setting My face against them.

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

8 And I have made the land a desolation, Because they have committed a trespass,” A declaration of Lord YHWH!

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