Ezekiel 8
1 On the fifth day of the sixth month [of that year], almost six years after we Israeli people had been (exiled/forced to go to Babylon), I was sitting in my house. The elders of Judah were sitting in front of me. Suddenly the power [MTY] of Yahweh the Lord came on me.
Og det skete i det sjette Aar, i den sjette Maaned, paa den femte Dag i Maaneden, da jeg sad I mit Hus, og de Ældste af Juda sade for mit Ansigt, at den Herre, Herres Haand faldt paa mig der.
2 [in a vision] I saw someone who resembled a man. Below his waist, [his body] was like fire, and above his waist [his body] was glowing like very hot metal.
Og Jegg saa, og se, der var en Skikkelse af Udseende som Ild, fra hans Lænder at se til og nedad Ild; og fra hans Lænder og opad var det, som man saa en Glans, af Udseende som glødende Malm.
3 He reached out what seemed to be a hand and grabbed me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up high above the earth, and in visions God took me [from Babylon] to Jerusalem. He took me [to the temple], to the north gate, to the place where there was an idol that caused Yahweh to be very disgusted and furious.
Og han udrakte Skikkelsen af en Haand og tog mig ved Haaret paa mit Hoved; og Aanden opløftede mig imellem Jorden og imellem Himmelen og førte mig, i Syner fra Gud, til Jerusalem, hen imod Indgangen til den indre Forgaards Port, som vender imod Norden, hvor Nidkærhedens Billede, som vakte Nidkærhed, stod.
4 And there in front of me was the brilliant light that indicated the presence of the God whom the Israeli [people previously worshiped. It was] like the vision that I had seen alongside the Kebar River/Canal.
Og se, der var Israels Guds Herlighed, lig det Syn, som jeg, havde set i Dalen.
5 Yahweh said to me, “You human, look toward the north!” So I looked, and I saw in the entrance of the gate near the altar that idol that caused Yahweh to be disgusted and furious.
Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! opløft dog dine Øjne imod Norden; og jeg opløftede mine Øjne imod Norden, og se, Nord for Alterporten stod dette Nidkærhedens Billede ved Indgangen.
6 He said to me, “You human, do you see what those Israeli people [MTY] are doing? They are doing detestable things here, things that will cause me to abandon my temple. But you will see things that are even more detestable.”
Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! ser du, hvad disse gøre? det er store Vederstyggeligheder, som Israels Hus gør her, saa at jeg maa vige langt bort fra min Helligdom; men du skal endnu fremdeles se store Vederstyggeligheder.
7 Then he brought me to the entrance of the courtyard. I looked and saw a hole in the wall.
Og han førte mig til Indgangen til Forgaarden, og jeg saa, og se, der var et Hul i Væggen.
8 He said to me, “You human, dig through the wall here.” So I dug through the wall, and I saw a doorway inside.
Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! bryd dog ind igennem Væggen; og jeg brød ind igennem Væggen, og se, der var en Dør.
9 He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked and detestable things that they are doing there!”
Og han sagde til mig: Gak ind og se de slemme Vederstyggeligheder, som de gøre her.
10 So I went in through the doorway and looked, and I saw, all over the [of a big room, drawings of] all kinds of creatures that scurry across the ground and [other] detestable animals, and drawings of all the idols that the people of [were worshiping].
Og jeg gik ind og saa, og se, der var alle Haande Ormes og Dyrs Billeder, Vederstyggelighed, og alle Israels Hus's Afguder udgravede paa Væggen, rundt omkring.
11 In front of them stood 70 elders of Israel. Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, was standing among them. Each of them was holding a pan in which incense was burning, and fragrant smoke of the burning incense was rising up.
Og halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd af Israels Hus's Ældste, samt Jaasanja, Safans Søn, som stod midt iblandt dem, stode for deres Ansigt, og hver havde sit Røgelsekar i sin Haand, og der opsteg en Skydamp af Røgelsen.
12 Yahweh said to me, “You human, look at [RHQ] what the Israeli elders are doing here in the darkness, each of them standing in front of the shrine of his own idol! They are saying, ‘Yahweh does not see us; Yahweh has deserted this country.’”
Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! ser du hvad de Ældste af Israels Hus gøre i Mørket, hver i sine Billedkamre? thi de sige: Herren ser os ikke, Herren har forladt Landet.
13 He also said, “But you will see things that are even more detestable!”
Og han sagde til mig: Du skal endnu fremdeles se store Vederstyggeligheder, som de gøre.
14 Then he took me to the entrance at the north gate of the temple. I saw women sitting there, mourning for [the death of the god of the people of Babylonia], Tammuz.
Og han førte mig til Indgangen til Herrens Hus's Port, som er imod Norden; og se, der sade Kvinderne, som begræd Thammus.
15 He said to me, “You human, you see this [RHQ], but you will see things that are more detestable than this!”
Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! ser du det? du skal endnu fremdeles se Vederstyggeligheder, større end disse.
16 Then he took me into the courtyard outside the temple. There at the entrance of the temple, between the porch and the altar, were about 25 men. Their backs were toward the temple and their faces were toward the east, and they were bowing down to [worship] the sun [as it rose] in the east.
Og han førte mig i Herrens Hus's inderste Forgaard, og se, ved Indgangen til Herrens Tempel, imellem Forhallen og imellem Alteret, var der ligesom fem og tyve Mænd, med Ryggen vendte imod Herrens Tempel og med Ansigtet imod Østen, og de bøjede sig imod Østen for Solen.
17 He said to me, “You human, you see [RHQ] what they are doing. [Do you think that] it is not important that these men of Judah are doing these detestable things here? [But they are doing other terrible things]. They are acting violently throughout their country, and continually causing me to be angry. Look at them! They are insulting me by their actions [IDM]!
Og han sagde til mig: Du Menneskesøn! ser du dette? er det Judas Hus for lidet at gøre de Vederstyggeligheder, som de gøre her, at de endog fylde Landet med Vold og komme atter for at opirre mig? og se, de holde Vinkvisten op for deres Næse.
18 So I will show them that I am very angry. I will not pity them or act mercifully toward them. And even if they shout to me [to help them], I will not pay attention to them.”
Derfor vil jeg ogsaa gaa frem med Harme, mit Øje skal ikke spare, og jeg vil ikke skaane; og de skulle raabe for mine Øren med høj Røst, og jeg vil ikke høre dem.
