Ezekiel 14

1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.

Nogle af Israels ældste kom til mig og satte sig lige over for mig.

2 The word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Saa kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes;

3 "Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?

Menneskesøn! Disse Mænd har lukket deres Afgudsbilleder ind i deres Hjerte og stillet det, der blev dem Aarsag til Skyld, for deres Ansigt — skulde jeg lade mig raadspørge af dem?

4 Therefore speak to them, and tell them, 'Thus says Jehovah: "Every man of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet; I Jehovah will answer him in it according to the multitude of his idols;

Tal derfor med dem og sig: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Hver den af Israels Hus, som lukker sine Afgudsbilleder ind i sit Hjerte og sættet det, der blev dem Aarsag til Skyld, for sit Ansigt og saa kommer til Profeten, ham vil jeg, HERREN, selv svare trods hans mange Afgudsbilleder

5 that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols."'

for at gribe Israels Hus i Hjertet, fordi de faldt fra mig med alle deres Afgudsbilleder.

6 "Therefore tell the house of Israel, 'Thus says Jehovah: "Return, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

Sig derfor til Israels Hus: Saa siger den Herre HERREN: Vend om, vend eder bort fra eders Afgudsbilleder og vend eders Ansigt bort fra alle eders Vederstyggeligheder!

7 For everyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live in Israel, who separates himself from me, and takes his idols into his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet to inquire for himself of me; I Jehovah will answer him by myself:

Thi hver den af Israels Hus og af de fremmede, der bor i Israel, som skiller sig fra mig og lukker sine Afgudsbilleder ind i sit Hjerte og sætter det, der blev ham Aarsag til Skyld, for sit Ansigt og saa kommer til Profeten, for at denne skal raadspørge mig for ham, ham vil jeg, HERREN, selv svare;

8 and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am Jehovah.

jeg retter mit Aasyn mod den Mand og gør ham til Tegn og Mundheld og udrydder ham af mit Folk; og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN.

9 "'"If the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, Jehovah, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand on him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

Men lader Profeten sig lokke til at sige et Ord, saa er det mig, HERREN, der har lokket ham, og jeg udrækker min Haand imod ham og udrydder ham af mit Folk Israel.

10 They shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him who seeks him;

De skal begge bære deres Skyld, Spørgeren og Profeten skal være lige skyldige,

11 that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God," says Jehovah.'"

for at Israels Hus ikke mere skal fare vild fra mig og blive urent ved alle sine Overtrædelser; da skal de være mit Folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

12 The word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

13 "Son of man, when a land sins against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out my hand on it, and break the staff of its bread, and send famine on it, and cut off from it man and animal;

Menneskesøn! Naar et Land troløst synder imod mig, og jeg udrækker min Haand imod det og bryder Brødets Støttestav for det og sender Hungersnød over det og udrydder Folk og Fæ,

14 though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, says Jehovah."

og disse tre Mænd var i dets Midte: Noa, Daniel og Job, saa skulde kun de tre redde deres Liv ved deres Retfærdighed, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

15 "If I cause evil animals to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the animals;

Eller lader jeg Rovdyr fare igennem Landet og gøre det folketomt, saa det bliver øde og ingen tør gaa derigennem for de vilde Dyr,

16 though these three men were in it, as I live," says Jehovah, "they should deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only should be delivered, but the land should be desolate.

og disse tre Mænd var i dets Midte — saa sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: De skulde ikke redde deres Sønner eller Døtre; de selv alene skulde reddes, men Landet maatte blive øde.

17 "Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, 'Sword, go through the land'; so that I cut off from it man and animal;

Eller lader jeg Sværdet komme over dette Land og siger: »Sværdet skal fare igennem Landet!« og udrydder Folk og Fæ deraf,

18 though these three men were in it, as I live, says Jehovah, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only should be delivered themselves.

og disse tre Mænd var i dets Midte — saa sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: De skulde ikke redde deres Sønner eller Døtre; de selv alene skulde reddes.

19 "Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my wrath on it in blood, to cut off from it man and animal;

Eller sender jeg Pest over dette Land og udgyder min Harme over det med Blod og udrydder Folk og Fæ deraf,

20 though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, says Jehovah, they could not save either son nor daughter; they would save only their own souls by their righteousness.

og Noa, Daniel og Job var i dets Midte — saa sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN: De skulde ikke redde Søn eller Datter; de selv alene skulde redde deres Liv ved deres Retfærdighed.

21 "For thus says Jehovah: 'How much more when I send my four severe judgments on Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the evil animals, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and animal.

Men saa siger den Herre HERREN: Og dog, naar jeg sender mine fire grumme Straffedomme, Sværd, Hunger, Rovdyr og Pest, over Jerusalem for at udrydde Folk og Fæ deraf,

22 Yet, look, there shall be left a remnant that shall be carried forth, both sons and daughters: look, they shall come forth to you, and you shall see their way and their doings; and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought on it.

se, da skal der levnes en Flok undslupne, som fører Sønner og Døtre ud derfra; se, de skal drage hid til eder, og I skal se deres Færd og Gerninger; da skal I trøste eder over den Ulykke, jeg har bragt over Jerusalem, alt det, jeg har bragt over det.

23 They shall comfort you, when you see their way and their doings; and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it,' says Jehovah."

De skal være eder en Trøst, naar I ser deres Færd og Gerninger, og I skal skønne, at jeg ikke uden Grund gjorde alt, hvad jeg lod det times, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.