Esekiel 19
1 Og du, set i med ein syrgjesong um Israels fyrstar
Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel
2 og seg: «Kvar er mor di? Ei løvemor. Millom løvor ho låg, i ungløve-lag sine ungar ho ol.
with these words: “What was your mother? She was a lioness among the lions! She lay down in her place among the young lions and reared her cubs.
3 Og ho tamde upp ungen den eine, han vart ungløva, han, og han lærde å riva til seg ran; menner han åt.
She raised one of her cubs, and he grew up to be young lion. Once he had learned how to tear up his prey, he started eating people.
4 Og folkeslag høyrde um honom; han vart fanga i deira grav, og med naseringar på vart han førd til Egypt.
But when the nations heard about him, he was caught in their trap. They used hooks to drag him away to Egypt.
5 Og ho såg det - for ho stunda -: Hennar von var spilt. So tok ho ein til av sine ungar, honom sette ho til løva å vera.
When she realized that the hope she had been waiting for was gone, she made another of her cubs into a young lion.
6 Og han sveiv ikring millom løvor, ei ungløva sjølv. Og han lærde å røva til seg ran; menner åt han.
He went around with the other lions, and became strong. Once he had learned how to tear up his prey, he started eating people.
7 Og han skjemde enkjorne deira, og han lagde deira byar øyde. Og landet med alt som var i det tok fæla av buringi hans.
He tore down their fortresses and destroyed their towns. All the people living in the country were appalled when they heard him roaring.
8 Då gjekk dei imot honom, folki frå fylki rundt ikring, og breidde sitt garn yver honom. Han vart fanga i deira grav.
Then the people of the countries all around attacked him. They threw their net over him; he was caught in their trap.
9 Og dei sette honom i bur, med naseringar på, og førde honom til kongen i Babel. So sette dei honom i tjukkmura borger, for at ein aldri meir skulde høyra hans røyst burtpå Israelsfjelli.
They used hooks to put him in a cage and took him to the king of Babylon. They led him away and imprisoned him so his roar wasn't heard any more in Israel's mountains.
10 Medan du fekk vera i ro, var di mor som eit vintre, planta attmed vatn, rikt på frukt og på greiner av alt det vatnet det hadde.
Your mother was like a vine planted in your vineyard at the waterside. It produced a lot of fruit and had many branches because it had plenty of water.
11 Og det fekk sterke greiner til hovdingestavar, og høgt voks det upp millom skyer, og det var audsynt for si høgd og for rankorne mange.
Its branches were strong like rulers' scepters. It grew high above the tree canopy. People could see how tall and full of leaves it was.
12 Då vart det rive upp i harm og kasta på jordi, og austanvinden forturka frukti. Greinerne dei sterke vart rivne av og torna, elden øydde deim ut.
But it was uprooted in anger and thrown down on the ground. The east wind blew and dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped of leaves and they withered. Then they were burned up in the fire.
13 Og no er det planta i audni, i eit land so turt og tyrst.
Now the vine has been replanted in the desert, in a dry and waterless land.
14 Og eld gjekk ut frå den kvistute grein, han øydde frukti. Og det hev ikkje meir nokor sterk grein til hovdingstav.» - Ein syrgjesong er det, og til ein syrgjesong vart det.
A fire blazed out from its main trunk and burned up its fruit. None of its branches that were once like a ruler's scepter are strong any more.” This is a funeral song and is to be used for mourning.
