Esekiel 31

1 So hende det i det ellevte året, den fyrste dagen i den tridje månaden, at Herrens ord kom til meg; han sagde:

And it happened that, in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 Menneskjeson! Seg med Farao, egyptarkongen, og hans ståkande mengd: Kven likjest du på i di storvyrda?

“Son of man, speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom can you be compared in your greatness?

3 Sjå, Assur var eit cedertre på Libanon med fagre greiner, ein skuggerik skog og høg på vokster, millom skyerne var hans kruna.

Behold, Assur is like the cedar of Lebanon, with fair branches, and full of leaves, and of high stature, and his summit has been elevated above the thick branches.

4 Vatnet gjorde honom stor, vatsdjupet gjorde honom høg. Med åerne sine gjekk det kringum hans plantehage og sende vatsveiterne sine burtåt alle trei på marki.

The waters have nourished him. The abyss has exalted him. Its rivers have flowed around his roots, and it has sent forth its streams to all the trees of the regions.

5 Difor vart han høgre på vokster enn alle trei på marki. Og mange var hans greiner og lange hans kvister, av all den vatningi, når han rette deim ut i veret.

Because of this, his height was exalted above all the trees of the regions, and his groves were multiplied, and his own branches were elevated, because of the many waters.

6 På kvistarne hans laga dei seg reir, alle himmelens fuglar, under greinerne hans fødde alle dyr på marki sine ungar, og hans skugge gav livd åt alle dei mange folkeslagi som budde der.

And when he had extended his shadow, all the birds of the air made their nests in his branches, and all the beasts of the forest conceived their young under his foliage, and an assembly of the many peoples lived under his shadow.

7 Og han var fager i sin vyrdelege storleik med sine lange greiner, for innmed roti hans var det nøgdi av vatn.

And he was most beautiful in his greatness and in the expansion of his groves. For his root was near many waters.

8 Inkje var cedertre i Guds hage hans jamlike; cypressor kunde ikkje liknast med hans kvister, og løntre var ikkje som hans greiner; det beid ikkje tre i Guds hage jamfagert med honom.

The cedars in the Paradise of God were not higher than he was. The spruce trees were not equal to his summit, and the plane trees were not equal to his fullness. No tree in the Paradise of God was similar to him or to his beauty.

9 Eg hadde prydt honom med greiner i mengd, og dei ovunda honom alle Eden-trei som var i Guds hage.

For I made him beautiful, and dense with many branches. And all the trees of delight, which were in the Paradise of God, were jealous of him.

10 Difor, so segjer Herren, Herren: Sidan han er vorten so høg på vokster og hev tøygt kruna si upp imillom skyerne, og hjarta hans ovmodar seg av denne store høgdi,

Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Since he was sublime in height, and he made his summit green and dense, and his heart was exalted because of his height,

11 so gjev eg honom i henderne på ein hovding yver folki; med honom fær han å gjera; det er for gudløysa hans eg hev drive honom ut.

I have delivered him into the hands of the most powerful one among the Gentiles, so that he will deal with him. I have cast him out, in accord with his impiety.

12 Og framande, valdsmennerne millom folki, hev hogge honom ned og late honom liggja. På fjelli og i kvar ein dal fall hans kvister, og greinerne hans ligg sundbrotne nedi kvart eit gil i landet. Og alle folk på jord er stigne ned utor skuggen hans som gav deim livd, og hev late honom liggja.

And foreigners, and the most cruel among the nations, will cut him down. And they will cast him on the mountains. And his branches will fall in every steep valley, and his grove will be broken apart on every cliff of the earth. And all the peoples of the earth will withdraw from his shadow, and abandon him.

13 På den falne stomnen hans held alle himmelens fuglar til, og yver greinerne hans fer kvart dyr i skog

All the birds of the air lived upon his ruins, and all the beasts of the countryside were among his branches.

14 - for at ikkje noko velvatna tre skal ovmoda seg av sin vokster og tøygja kruna si upp imillom skyerne, og dei velduge av deim, dei som syg vatn i mengd, ikkje skal standa der høgreiste. For alle er dei gjevne dauden i vald, so dei lyt fara ned til nedheimen, midt imillom mannsborni, til deim som er stigne ned i gravi.

For this reason, none of the trees among the waters will exalt themselves because of their height, nor will they place their summits above the thick branches and foliage, nor will any of those that are irrigated stand out because of their height. For they have all been delivered unto death, to the lowest part of the earth, into the midst of the sons of men, those who descend into the pit.

15 So segjer Herren, Herren: Den dagen han for ned til helheimen, let eg syrgja på honom; vatsdjupet breidde eg yver for hans skuld, og åerne derifrå stemde eg, og dei store vatn laut stana. Og eg klædde Libanon i svart for hans skuld, og kvart tre på marki ormegtast for hans skuld. (Sheol h7585)

Thus says the Lord God: In the day when he descended into hell, I led in grieving. I covered him with the abyss. And I held back its rivers, and I restrained the many waters. Lebanon was saddened over him, and all the trees of the field were struck together. (Sheol h7585)

16 Med dunen av hans fall fekk eg folkeslag til å skjelva, då eg støypte honom ned i helheimen med deim som fer ned i gravi. Då huggast dei i nedheimen, alle Eden-trei, dei likaste og beste på Libanon, alle som drikk vatn. (Sheol h7585)

I shook the Gentiles with the sound of his ruin, when I led him down to hell, with those who were descending into the pit. And all the trees of delights, the finest and best in Lebanon, all that were irrigated with waters, were consoled in the deepest parts of the earth. (Sheol h7585)

17 Dei og for ned i helheimen til deim som var slegne i hel med sverd. For dei hadde vore hans arm medan dei sat i livd i hans skugge midt imillom folki. (Sheol h7585)

For they, too, will descend with him into hell, to those who have been slain by the sword. And the arm of each one will reside under his shadow, in the midst of the nations. (Sheol h7585)

18 Kven likjest du soleis på i herlegdom og storvyrda ibland Eden-trei? - So skal du då verta støypt med Eden-trei ned i nedheimen; midt imillom u-umskorne skal du liggja med deim som er slegne i hel med sverd. Dette er Farao og heile hans ståkande mengd, segjer Herren, Herren.

To whom can you be compared, O famous and sublime one, among the trees of pleasure? Behold, you have been brought down, with the trees of pleasure, to the lowest part of the earth. You will sleep in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those who have been slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh, and all his multitude, says the Lord God.”