Ezekiel 33
1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
2 “Son of man, declare this to your people; say to them, 'When I bring a sword against any land, then the people of that land take one man from among themselves and make him a watchman for them.
Du Menneskesøn! tal til dit Folks Børn, og sig til dem: Naar jeg skulde føre Sværd over et Land, og Folk i Landet toge een Mand iblandt sig og gjorde ham til deres Vægter,
3 He looks for the sword as it comes on the land, and he blows his horn to warn the people!
og han saa Sværdet komme over Landet og blæste i Trompeten og advarede Folket;
4 If the people hear the sound of the horn but do not pay attention, and if the sword comes and kills them, then each one's blood is on his own head.
og den, som da hørte Trompetens Lyd, dog ikke vilde lade sig advare, og Sværdet kom og tog ham bort; Saa, skal hans Blod være over hans Hoved.
5 If someone hears the sound of the horn and pays no attention, his blood is on him; but if he pays attention, he will save his own life.
Han hørte Trompetens Lyd og lod sig ikke advare, hans Blod skal være over ham; men havde han ladet sig advare, vilde han have reddet sit Liv.
6 However, if the watchman sees the sword as it is coming, but if he does not blow the horn, with the result that the people are not warned, and if the sword comes and takes anyone's life, then that person dies in his own sin, but I will require his blood from the watchman.'
Men naar Vægteren saa Sværdet komme og ej blæste i Trompeten, og Folket ej advaredes, og Sværdet kom og tog en Sjæl bort af dem: Saa blev han vel borttagen for sin Misgernings Skyld, men hans Blod vil jeg kræve af Vægterens Haand.
7 Now you yourself, son of man! I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; you will hear the words from my mouth and warn them on my behalf.
Og du, Menneskesøn! jeg har sat dig til Vægter for Israels Hus, at, naar du hører et Ord af min Mund, du skal advare dem paa mine Vegne.
8 If I say to a wicked person, 'Wicked one, you will surely die!' but if you do not announce this so as to warn the wicked about his way, then he who is wicked will die in his sin, but I will require his blood from your hand!
Naar jeg siger til den ugudelige: Du ugudelige skal visselig dø, og du ikke taler for at advare den ugudelige for hans Vej, da skal han, den ugudelige, vel dø for sin Misgerning, men hans Blod vil jeg kræve af din Haand.
9 But you, if you warn the wicked about his way, so that he might turn back from it, and if he does not turn back from his way, then he will die in his sin, but you yourself will have saved your own life.
Men naar du advarer den ugudelige for hans Vej, at han skal omvende sig derfra, og han, dog ikke omvender sig fra sin Vej, da skal han dø for sin Misgerning, men du skal have din Sjæl frelst.
10 So you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, 'You are saying this, “Our transgressions and our sins are on us, and we are decaying in them! How can we live?”'
Og du Menneskesøn! sig til Israels Hus: I sige saaledes: Vore Overtrædelser og vore Synder ere over os, og vi hensvinde under dem; hvorledes kunne vi da leve?
11 Say to them, 'As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—I do not delight in the death of the wicked, for if the wicked repents from his way, then he will live! Repent! Repent from your wicked ways! For why should you die, house of Israel?'
Sig til dem: Saa sandt jeg lever, siger den Herre, Herre: Jeg har ikke Behag i den ugudeliges Død, men deri, at den ugudelige omvender sig fra sin Vej, at han maa leve; vender om, vender om fra eders onde Veje! hvorfor ville I dog dø, Israels Hus?
12 So now you, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of a righteous person will not save him if he sins! The wickedness of a wicked person will not cause him to perish if he repents from his sin! For the righteous person will not be able to live because of his righteousness if he sins.
Og du Menneskesøn! sig til dit Folks Børn: Den retfærdiges Retfærdighed skal ikke redde ham paa hans Overtrædelses Dag, og den ugudelige skal ikke falde for sin Ugudelighed paa den Dag, han omvender sig fra sin Ugudelighed, og den retfærdige skal ikke kunne leve derved, paa den Dag han synder.
13 If I say to the righteous, “He will surely live!” and if he trusts in his righteousness and then commits injustice, I will not call to mind any of his righteousness. He will die for the wickedness he committed.
Naar jeg siger om den retfærdige: Han skal visselig leve, og han forlader sig paa sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, da skal ingen af hans retfærdige Gerninger ihukommes; men han skal dø i sin Uretfærdighed, som han gjorde.
14 So if I say to the wicked, “You will surely die,” but if he then repents from his sins and does what is just and right—
Og naar jeg siger til den ugudelige: Du skal visselig dø, og han omvender sig fra sin Synd og gør Ret og Retfærdighed,
15 if he restores the loan guarantee that he wickedly demanded, or if he makes restitution for what he has stolen, and if he walks in the statutes that give life and no longer commits sin—then he will surely live. He will not die.
saa at den ugudelige giver Pant tilbage, betaler det, han har røvet, vandrer efter Livets Bud og ikke gør Uret, da skal han visselig leve, han skal ikke dø.
16 None of the sins that he has committed will be called to mind for him. He has acted justly and rightly, and so, he will surely live!
Ingen af hans Synder, som han har begaaet, skal kommes ham i Hu; han har gjort Ret og Retfærdighed, han skal Visselig leve.
17 But your people say, “The way of the Lord is not fair!” but it is your ways that are not fair!
Dog sige dit Folks Børn: Herrens Vej er ikke rigtig; men det er dem selv, hvis Vej ikke er rigtig.
18 When the righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits sin, then he will die in it!
Naar den retfærdige vender om fra sin Retfærdighed og gør Uret, da skal han dø derfor.
19 When the wicked turns away from his wickedness and does what is just and righteous, he will live because of those things!
Og naar den ugudelige vender om fra sin Ugudelighed og gør Ret og Retfærdighed, da skal han leve derved.
20 But you people say, “The way of the Lord is not fair!” I will judge each of you according to his way, house of Israel!'”
Og dog sige I: Herrens Vej er ikke rigtig; jeg skal dømme eder, Israels Hus! hver efter hans Veje.
21 It happened in the twelfth year, on the fifth day of the tenth month of our captivity, that a fugitive came to me from Jerusalem and said, “The city has been captured!”
Og det skete i det tolvte Aar, i den tiende Maaned, paa deri femte Dag i Maaneden efter vor Bortførelse, da kom een til mig, som var undkommen fra Jerusalem, og sagde: Staden er indtagen.
22 The hand of Yahweh had been on me in the evening before the fugitive came, and my mouth was opened by the time that he came to me in the dawn. So my mouth was open; I was no longer mute!
Og Herrens Haand var kommen over mig om Aftenen, før den undslupne kom, og han oplod min Mund, inden denne kom til mig om Morgenen; saa oplodes min Mund, og jeg var ikke ydermere stum.
23 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
24 “Son of man, the ones inhabiting those ruins in the land of Israel are talking and say, 'Abraham was only one person, and he inherited the land, but we are many! The land has been given to us as a possession.'
Du Menneskesøn! de, som bo paa disse øde Steder i Israels Land, sige saaledes: Abraham var een og ejede Landet, og vi ere mange, os er Landet givet til Ejendom.
25 Therefore say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: You eat blood, and you lift up your eyes towards your idols, then you pour out people's blood. Should you really possess the land?
Derfor sig til dem: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: I æde Kød tillige med Blod og opløfte eders Øjne til eders Afguder og udøse Blod! og I skulle eje Landet!
26 You have depended on your swords and have done disgusting things; each man defiles his neighbor's wife. Should you really possess the land?'
I stole paa eders Sværd, I gøre Vederstyggeligheder og vanære hver sin Næstes Hustru; og I skulle eje Landet.
27 You will say this to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: As I live, surely the ones in the ruins will fall by the sword, and I will give those in the fields to the living creatures as food, and those in fortresses and in caves will die of plagues.
Saaledes skal du sige til dem: Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Saa sandt jeg lever, de, som ere paa de øde Steder, skulle falde for Sværdet, og den, som er paa Marken, ham har jeg givet til de vilde Dyr, at de skulle æde ham, og de, som ere i Fæstningerne og i Hulerne, skulle dø af Pest.
28 Then I will turn the land into a desolation and a horror, and the pride of its might will end, for the mountains of Israel will be deserted, and there will be no one to pass through them.'
Og jeg vil gøre Landet til en Ødelæggelse og en Ørk, og dets Magts Stolthed skal ophøre; og Israels Bjerge skulle ligge øde, at ingen skal gaa over dem.
29 So they will know that I am Yahweh, when I make the land a desolation and a waste because of all the abominations that they have done.
Saa skulle de fornemme, at jeg er Herren, naar jeg gør Landet til en Ødelæggelse og en Ørk, formedelst alle deres Vederstyggeligheder, som de have gjort.
30 So now you, son of man—your people are saying things about you beside the walls and the gates of the houses, and each says to one another—each man to his brother, 'Let us go and listen to the prophet's word that comes out from Yahweh!'
Og du Menneskesøn! dit Folks Børn tale indbyrdes om dig ved Væggene og i Husdørene, og den ene taler med den anden, hver med sin Broder, sigende: Kære, kommer og hører, hvad det er for et Ord, som udgaar fra Herren.
31 So my people will come to you, as they often do, and will sit in front of you and listen to your words, but they will not obey them. Right words are in their mouths, but their hearts are going after unjust profit.
Og de skulle komme til dig, som et Folk kommer, og sidde for dit Ansigt som mit Folk, og de skulle høre dine Ord og ikke gøre efter dem; men det, der er behageligt i deres Mund, gøre de, og deres Hjerte gaar efter deres egen Fordel.
32 For you are like a lovely song to them, a beautiful sound that is well played on a stringed instrument, so they will listen to your words, but none of them will obey them.
Og se, du er dem som en behagelig Sanger, der har en dejlig Røst; og som kan spille smukt; derfor skulle de høre dine Ord, men dog ikke gøre efter dem.
33 So when all of this happens—behold! it will happen!—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
Men naar det kommer — se, det kommer! — da skulle de fornemme, at der har været en Profet midt iblandt dem.
