Ezekiel 31
1 Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the first day of the third month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
I elfte året, på första dagen i tredje månaden, kom HERRENS ord till mig; han sade:
2 “You human, say to the King of Egypt and all of his people, ‘[You think that] there is [RHQ, IRO] no country whose power is as great as the power of your country.
Du människobarn, säg till Farao, konungen i Egypten, och till hans larmande hop: Vem kan förliknas med dig i din storhet?
3 You think that your country is as great as Assyria was: Assyria was previously like [MET] a tall cedar tree in Lebanon; [it was as though] it had big beautiful branches that provided shade for [other trees in] the forest. It was very tall; its top was above the leaves of the other trees.
Se, du är ett ädelt träd, en ceder på Libanon, med sköna grenar och skuggrik krona och hög stam, en som med sin topp räcker upp bland molnen.
4 Water came from deep springs, and as a result that cedar tree grew tall and very green. Then water flowed around the base of the tree into channels that took water to other nearby trees.
Vatten gåvo den växt, djupets källor gjorde den hög. Ty med sina strömmar omflöto de platsen där den var planterad; först sedan sände de sina flöden till alla andra träd på marken.
5 That huge tree grew very tall, higher than all the other trees around it. Its branches grew very thick and long [DOU] because of the abundant water [at the base of the tree].
Så fick den högre stam än alla träd på marken, den fick talrika kvistar och långa grenar, genom det myckna vatten den hade, när den sköt skott.
6 Birds built their nests in the branches, and wild animals gave birth to their babies under those branches. [And it was as though people of] all the great nations lived in the shade of that tree.
Alla himmelens fåglar byggde sig nästen bland dess kvistar, under dess grenar födde alla markens djur sina ungar, och i dess skugga bodde allahanda stora folk.
7 It was majestic and beautiful; its branches spread out widely because the roots of the tree grew down into the ground where there was a plentiful supply of water.
Och den blev skön genom sin storhet och genom sina grenars längd, där den stod med sin rot invid stora vatten.
8 The cedar trees in my garden [in Eden] were not as great as that tree, and the branches of the pine/cypress trees were not as long and thick as the branches of that cedar tree. And the branches of the plane trees were not as long and thick, either. No tree in my garden was as beautiful as that cedar tree.
Ingen ceder i Guds lustgård gick upp emot denna, ingen cypress hade kvistar som kunde förliknas med dennas, ingen lönn bar grenar, jämförliga med dennas; nej, intet träd i Guds lustgård liknade den i skönhet
9 Because I caused that tree to become very beautiful with its magnificent green branches, [all the leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] those other trees in Eden envied [the country represented by] that tree.’
Så skön hade jag låtit den bliva, i dess rikedom på grenar, att alla Edens träd i Guds lustgård måste avundas den.
10 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘That tree, which [represents Assyria], grew very tall, and its top was higher than the other trees, and it became very proud because of being very tall.
Därför säger Herren, HERREN så Eftersom du växte så hög, ja, eftersom ditt träd sträckte sin topp upp bland molnen och förhävde sig i sitt hjärta över att det var så högt,
11 Therefore, I enabled another mighty nation to conquer it and to destroy it as it deserved to be destroyed. I have already discarded it.
därför skall jag prisgiva det åt en som är väldig bland folken. Han skall förvisso utföra sitt verk därpå, ty för dess ogudaktighets skull har jag förkastat det.
12 A foreign army, one that has caused people of other nations to be terrified, cut it down and left it. Its branches fell on the mountains and in the valleys. Some of its branches lay broken in all the ravines in the land. All the people of other nations came out from being under its shade and left it.
Ja, främlingar hava fått hugga ned det, de grymmaste folk, och hava låtit det ligga. Dess kvistar hava nu fallit på bergen och i alla dalar; dess grenar hava blivit avbrutna och kastade i alla landets bäckar, och alla folk på jorden hava måst draga bort därifrån och försaka dess skugga och låta det ligga.
13 Birds (settled/went to live) on the fallen tree, and wild animals lived among its branches.
På dess kullfallna stam bo alla himmelens fåglar, och på dess grenar lägra sig alla markens djur.
14 The result of what I have done is that no other trees, even if they have plenty of water, will ever grow very high and become proud, and lift their tops above the branches of other trees. I do not want any other tree to grow high like that cedar tree did; trees will all certainly die and decay in the ground, like people die and go down to their graves.’
Så sker, för att ett träd som växer vid vatten aldrig skall yvas över sin höjd och sträcka sin topp upp bland molnen; ja, för att icke ens de väldigaste av dem skola stå och yvas, intet träd som har haft vatten att dricka. Ty de äro allasammans hemfallna åt döden och måste ned i jordens djup, till att vara där bland människors barn, hos dem som hava farit ned i graven.
15 This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘When that great tree was cut down, [it was as though] the springs that watered it mourned for it, because I caused the plentiful water [from the springs] to dry up. I caused [the mountains in] Lebanon to become black, and all the trees there to wither. (Sheol h7585)
Så säger Herren, HERREN: På den dag då det for ned till dödsriket lät jag djupet för dess skull hölja sig i sorgdräkt; jag hämmade strömmarna där, och de stora vattnen höllos tillbaka. Jag lät Libanon för dess skull kläda sig i svart, och alla träd på marken förtvinade i sorg över det. (Sheol h7585)
16 I caused the people of other nations to tremble when they heard that tree fall to the ground. [They realized] that it would decay, like all people who die and are buried decay. And all the [leaders of other countries represented by] other beautiful trees in my garden in Eden and in Lebanon, were like beautiful trees [that were very proud]. They were ones which had roots that grew down deep into the [ground where there was plenty of] water. They were comforted when [the king represented by] [MET] that cedar tree was there with them in the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Genom dånet av dess fall kom jag folken att bäva, när jag störtade det ned i dödsriket, till dem som hade farit ned i graven. Men då tröstade sig i jordens djup alla Edens träd, de yppersta och bästa på Libanon, alla de som hade haft vatten att dricka. (Sheol h7585)
17 The [leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] trees that grew in the shade of the huge tree, [the allies of] the great nation [that the cedar tree represents], had also joined those who had been killed by the sword and gone down to where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Också de hade, såsom det trädet, måst fara ned till dödsriket, till dem som voro slagna med svärd; dit foro ock de som hade varit dess stöd och hade bott i dess skugga bland folken. (Sheol h7585)
18 [This parable is about you] people of Egypt. [You think that] [RHQ, IRO] there is no other nation that is as great and glorious as yours is. But your nation will also be destroyed, [as Assyria was], along with those other nations. Your people will be there among the other people who are not fit to worship me, people who have been killed by their enemies’ swords. That is what will happen to the king of Egypt and all his people. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, [have predicted it].’”
Kan nu något bland Edens träd förliknas med dig i härlighet och storhet? Och dock skall du, såsom Edens träd, störtas ned i jordens djup och ligga där bland oomskurna, hos dem som äro slagna med svärd. Så skall det gå Farao och hela hans larmande hop, säger Herren, HERREN.
