Ezekiel 31
1 And it cometh to pass, in the eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been unto me, saying:
Og det skete i det ellevte Aar, i den tredje Maaned, paa den første Dag i Maaneden, at Herrens Ord kom til mig saaledes:
2 'Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and unto his multitude: To whom hast thou been like in thy greatness?
Du Menneskesøn! sig til Farao, Kongen i Ægypten, og til hans Hob: Hvem er du lig i din Storhed?
3 Lo, Asshur, a cedar in Lebanon, Fair in branch, and shading bough, and high in stature, And between thickets hath its foliage been.
Se, Assur var en Ceder paa Libanon, med dejlige Grene og en skyggende Krone og høj af Vækst, og dens Top var imellem Skyerne.
4 Waters have made it great, The deep hath exalted him with its flowings, Going round about its planting, And its conduits it hath sent forth unto all trees of the field.
Vand gjorde den stor, og Dybets Vand gjorde den høj, med sine Strømme gik det trindt omkring sin Plantning og udsendte sine Vandløb til alle Træer paa Marken.
5 Therefore higher hath been his stature than all trees of the field, And multiplied are his boughs, and long are his branches, Because of many waters in his shooting forth,
Derfor blev dens Vækst højere end alle Træernes paa Marken, og dens Grene bleve store og dens Skud lange formedelst det meget Vand, idet den skød frem.
6 In his boughs made a nest hath every fowl of the heavens, And under his branches brought forth hath every beast of the field, And in his shade dwell do all great nations.
Alle Himmelens Fugle gjorde Rede i dens Grene, og alle vilde Dyr paa Marken fødte under dens Krone, og alle store Folkeslag boede under dens Skygge.
7 And he is fair in his greatness, In the length of his thin shoots, For his root hath been by great waters.
Og den var dejlig ved sin Storhed, ved sine lange Grene; thi dens Rod var ved meget Vand.
8 Cedars have not hid him in the garden of God, Firs have not been like unto his boughs, And chesnut-trees have not been as his branches, No tree in the garden of God hath been like unto him in his beauty,
Cedrene i Guds Have fordunkle den ej, Cypresserne vare ikke at ligne med dens Grene, og Kastanietræerne vare intet imod dens Skud, der var intet Træ i Guds Have den ligt i dens Skønhed.
9 Fair I have made him in the multitude of his thin shoots, And envy him do all trees of Eden that [are] in the garden of God.
Jeg gjorde den dejlig med dens mange Grene, og alle Edens Træer, som vare i Guds Have, bare Avind imod den.
10 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because that thou hast been high in stature, And he yieldeth his foliage between thickets, And high is his heart in his haughtiness,
Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Fordi du ophøjede dig af din Vækst, og han strakte sin Top op imellem Skyerne, og hans Hjerte hovmodede sig formedelst hans Højhed:
11 I give him into the hand of a god of nations, He dealeth sorely with him, In his wickedness I have cast him out.
Saa vil jeg give ham i Folkenes Fyrstes Haand; denne skal handle med ham efter sin Villie; for hans Ugudelighed har jeg uddrevet ham;
12 And cut him off do strangers, The terrible of nations, and they leave him, On the mountains and in all valleys have his thin shoots fallen, And broken are his boughs at all streams of the land, And go down from his shade do all peoples of the land, and they leave him.
— og fremmede, de forfærdelige iblandt Folkene, fældede den og kastede den hen; paa Bjergene og i alle Dalene faldt dens Kviste, og dens Grene sønderbrødes ved alle Vandløbene i Landet, og alle Jordens Folk stege ned fra dens Skygge og forlode den;
13 On his ruin dwell do all fowls of the heavens, And on his boughs have been all the beasts of the field,
alle Himmelens Fugle nedlode sig paa dens faldne Stamme, og alle vilde Dyr paa Marken vare ved dens Grene; —
14 In order that none of the trees of the waters May become haughty because of their stature, Nor give their foliage between thickets, Nor any drinking waters stand up unto them in their haughtiness, For all of them are given up to death, Unto the earth — the lower part, In the midst of the sons of men, Unto those going down to the pit.
paa det at ingen Træer ved Vandet skulle ophøje sig af deres Vækst og ej strække deres Top op imellem Skyerne, og ingen Træer, som drikke Vand, skulle stole paa sig selv for deres Højheds Skyld; thi de ere alle sammen overgivne til Døden, for at komme til Underverdenens Land, midt iblandt Menneskens Børn, til dem, som nedfare i Hulen.
15 Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In the day of his going down to sheol I have caused mourning, I have covered for him the deep, and diminish its flowings, And restrained are many waters, And I make Lebanon black for him, And all trees of the field have been covered for him. (Sheol h7585)
Saa siger den Herre, Herre: Paa den Tid, der han for ned i Dødsriget, gjorde jeg, at man sørgede; jeg tilhyllede Dybet for hans Skyld og standsede dets Strømme, og de mange Vande holdtes tilbage, og jeg klædte Libanon i Sørgedragt for hans Skyld, ja, alle Træer paa Marken forsmægtede for hans Skyld. (Sheol h7585)
16 From the sound of his fall I have caused nations to shake, In My causing him to go down to sheol, With those going down to the pit, And comforted in the earth — the lower part, are all trees of Eden, The choice and the good of Lebanon, All drinking waters. (Sheol h7585)
Jeg gjorde, at Folkene bævede ved Lyden af hans Fald, da jeg styrtede ham ned i Dødsriget til dem, som fare ned i Hulen, og alle Edens Træer, de udvalgte og skønneste paa Libanon, alle de, som drikke Vand, trøstede sig i Underverdenens Land. (Sheol h7585)
17 Also they with him have gone down to sheol, Unto the pierced of the sword, And — his arm — they dwelt in his shade in the midst of nations. (Sheol h7585)
Ogsaa de nedføre med ham i Dødsriget til dem, som vare ihjelslagne med Sværd, da de som hans Hjælpere havde siddet i hans Skygge midt iblandt Folkene. (Sheol h7585)
18 Unto whom hast thou been thus like, In honour and in greatness among the trees of Eden, And thou hast been brought down with the trees of Eden, Unto the earth — the lower part, In the midst of the uncircumcised thou liest, With the pierced of the sword? It [is] Pharaoh, and all his multitude, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'
Hvem ligner du, saaledes som du var i Ære og Storhed iblandt Edens Træer? ja, du skal nedstyrtes med Edens Træer til Underverdenens Land; midt iblandt de uomskaarne skal du ligge ved dem, som ere ihjelslagne ved Sværdet. Dette er Farao og al hans Hob, siger den Herre, Herre.
