Hesekiel 16

1 Och Herrans ord skedde till mig, och sade:

Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

2 Du menniskobarn, uppenbara Jerusalems stad sin styggelse;

“You human, cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their detestable behavior.

3 Och säg: Detta säger Herren Herren till Jerusalem: Ditt fädernesland och ditt slägte är utaf de Cananeers land; din fader af de Amoreer, och din moder af de Hetheer.

Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says to you people of Jerusalem: [It is as though you are a woman who] [MET] was born in the country where the Canaan people-group lived. [It is as though] [MET] your father belonged to the Amor people-group and your mother belonged to the Heth people-group.

4 Ditt slägte hafver icke skorit dig naflan bort, då du född vardt; så hafver man ej heller badat dig med vatten, att du måtte ren vordit, ej heller bestrukit med salt, ej heller bebundit med linda.

[It is as though] [MET] on the day that you were born, your umbilical cord was not cut, and your body was not washed in water, and it was not rubbed with salt or wrapped in strips of cloth, [like Israeli babies always are].

5 Ty ingen ömkade sig öfver dig, att han måtte förbarmat sig öfver dig, och bevist dig något af denna stycken; utan du vardt kastad ut på markena; så föraktad var din själ, då du född vardt.

No one pitied you or acted kindly toward you by doing those things for you. Instead, [it was as though] [MET] you were thrown into a field, because on the day that you were born, you were despised {everyone despised you}.

6 Men jag gick framom dig, och såg dig liggande i ditt blod, och sade till dig: Du skall lefva, då du så uti ditt blod lågst; ja, till dig sade jag, då du så i ditt blod lågst: Du skall lefva.

Then [it was as though] [MET] I passed by and saw you lying in your own blood and kicking. And while you lay there kicking in your own blood, I said to you, “I want you to remain alive!”

7 Och jag hafver uppfödt dig, och låtit dig stor varda, lika som en frukt på markene, och vast nu uppvuxen, och stor och dägelig vorden; din bröst voro växt, och du hade fått skönt långt hår; men du vast ännu nakot och blygelig.

[It was as though] I caused you to grow up, like plants in the field grow; you grew up and became tall and became like [MET] a very beautiful jewel. [It was as though] [MET] your breasts (formed/became large), and your hair became long, although you were still naked [DOU].

8 Och jag gick framom dig, och såg uppå dig, och si, du vast manväxt: Då bredde jag mina kjortels flik öfver dig, och öfvertäckte dina blygd; och jag trolofvade dig, och gaf mig uti förbund med dig, säger Herren Herren, att du skulle vara min.

When I saw you several years later, [it was as though] [MET] I saw that you were old enough to have sex [EUP]. So [it was as though] [MET] I spread the corner of my robe over [to symbolize that I would marry you], with the result that you were no longer naked. I solemnly promised [that I would marry you] and made a marriage agreement with you, and you became my wife. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say.

9 Och jag tvådde dig med vatten, och utvaskade dig af ditt blod, och smorde dig med balsam;

[And then it was as though] [MET] I bathed you and washed the blood from you and put ointment on your body.

10 Och klädde dig med stickad kläder, och drog sköna skor uppå dig; jag gaf dig skön kläder, och gaf dig silkesdok;

[It was as though] [MET] I put a fine linen robe on you and gave you other expensive clothes. I put an embroidered dress on you and put leather sandals on your feet.

11 Och beprydde dig med klenodier, och lade smide på dina armar, och kedjor uppå din hals;

[It was as though] [MET] I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck. Those things all had nice jewels fastened to them.

12 Och gaf dig, ett ännespann i ditt änne, och örnaringar i din öron, och en skön krono uppå ditt hufvud;

I put a gold ring in your nose and fastened earrings to your ears and put a beautiful crown on your head.

13 Summa, du blefst beprydd med guld, och med silfver, och beklädd med bästa linnkläde, silke och stickad verk; du åt ock semlobröd, hannog och oljo, och vast öfvermåtton dägelig, och fick ett rike.

So [it was as though] you wore gold and silver ornaments. You had clothes made from fine (linen/white cloth) and other expensive embroidered material/cloth. You ate [bread made from] fine flour, honey, and olive oil. You became very beautiful, like [MET] a queen.

14 Och ditt rykte gick vida ut ibland Hedningarna, för dina fägrings skull, den ganska fullkomlig var, genom sådana prydning, som jag uppå dig hängt hade, säger Herren Herren.

You were very beautiful, with the result that people in other nations heard about you, because they knew that I, Yahweh the Lord, am the one who had caused you to become very beautiful.

15 Men du förlätst dig uppå dina fägring; och efter du så beprisad vast, bedref du horeri, så att du gjorde dig menliga hvarjom och enom, som framom gick, och gjorde hans vilja.

But [it was as though] [MET] you realized that because people knew that you were very beautiful, you could [earn a lot of money by] becoming a prostitute. [It was as though] you had sex with [EUP] every man who came along, and they all enjoyed your beauty.

16 Och du tog af din kläder, och gjorde dig brokot altare deraf, och bedraf ditt horeri deruppå, såsom aldrig någon tid skedt är, eller ske skall.

[It was as though] you took some of your clothes to make beautifully decorated shrines, and that is where you had sex with those men. Those things should certainly never occur!

17 Och du tog ock din sköna tyg, som jag dig af mitt guld och silfver gifvit hade, och gjorde dig mansbeläte deraf, och bedref ditt horeri med dem.

You took the fine gold and silver jewelry that I gave you, and you made male idols for yourself, in order to have sex with them.

18 Och tog din stickade kläder, och betäckte dem dermed; och mina oljo och rökverk lade du fram för dem.

You took some of your embroidered clothes to put on those idols, and you burned oil and incense in front of them [to honor them].

19 Min mat, som jag dig gaf till att äta, semlor, oljo och hannog, lade du för dem till en söt rök; ja det kom dertill, säger Herren Herren.

And the [bread that was made from] fine flour and the olive oil and honey that I gave to you to eat, you offered to be a fragrant sacrifice to those idols. I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that is what happened.

20 Du togst dina söner och döttrar, som du mig födt hade, och offrade dem, dem till spis; menar du nu, att det en ringa ting är med ditt horeri;

And you even took your sons and daughters who were [as though they were] [MET] my children, and sacrificed them to be food for the idols. That was much worse [RHQ] than your becoming a prostitute.

21 Att du slagtar min barn, och låter dem för dem uppbränna?

You slaughtered [those who were like] [MET] my children, and offered them to be sacrifices to the gods!

22 Likväl hafver du, i all din styggelse och horeri, icke ens tänkt uppå dins ungdoms tid, huru blott och nakot du vast, och lågst i ditt blod.

All during the time when you were acting like a prostitute and doing other detestable things, you did not think about the time when [it was as though] you were very young, naked [DOU], lying in your own blood and kicking.

23 Öfver alla dessa dina ondsko, ack ve! ve dig, säger Herren Herren;

So I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that terrible things will happen to you. In addition to all the other wicked things that you did,

24 Byggde du dig bergkyrkor, och gjorde dig bergaltare på alla gator;

you built a shrine to worship idols in every [city] square/plaza.

25 Och främst på alla vägar byggde du dig bergaltare, och gjorde dina fägring till en styggelse; du neg med din ben för alla de der framgingo, och bedref stort boleri.

At the beginning of every street you built a shrine, and showed people your beautiful body, offering it to have sex with every man who walked by, becoming a better known prostitute every day.

26 Först bedraf du boleri med dinom grannom, Egypti barnom, hvilke stort kött hade, och brukade stort boleri, till att reta mig.

[It was as though] [MET] you had sex with men from Egypt who were eager to have sex with you, men who lived near to Israel. You caused me to become very angry because you became more eager to have sex with more and more of them.

27 Men jag räckte mina hand ut emot dig, och styrde sådana ditt sätt, och öfvergaf dig uti dina fiendars vilja, de Philisteers döttrars, hvilke skämdes för ditt skamlösa väsende.

So I punished [IDM] you and caused your enemies to capture some of your country. I enabled your greedy enemies from Philistia to defeat you; and even they were shocked because of your disgraceful behavior.

28 Sedan bedref du boleri med Assurs barnom, och kunde dess icke mätt varda; ja, då du hade bedrifvit boleri med dem, och dess icke mätt varda kunde,

[It was as though] you had sex with soldiers from Assyria, too, because you always wanted more sex. And after that, you still were not satisfied.

29 Förökade du ändå ditt boleri med köpmän af Chaldeen; så kunde du ändå der, med icke mätt varda.

So you also had sex [with soldiers from] Babylonia, a country full of merchants/businessmen, but even that did not satisfy you.

30 Huru skall jag dock omskära ditt hjerta? säger Herren Herren, efter du sådana enes arga horos gerningar gör,

I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that when you did all those things, acting like [MET] a bold prostitute, you were showing that you were ready to do anything that you wanted to [IDM].

31 Dermed att du byggde dine bergkyrkor främst på alla vägar, och gjorde din altare på alla gator; dertill vast du icke såsom en annor sköka, den man med penningar köpa måste;

When you built shrines to worship idols on every street corner and in every city square/plaza, you were not like a prostitute: Prostitutes charge money, but you refused to take money for what you did.

32 Eller som en horkona, som uti sins mans stad, tillåter en annan.

You are like [MET] a woman who commits adultery: You prefer to [have sex with] strangers rather than with your husband.

33 Ty allom androm skökom gifver man penningar, men du gifver allom dinom bolarom penningar till, och begåfvar dem; att de allstädes till dig komma skola, till att bedrifva boleri med dig.

Prostitutes are paid, but [it is as though] you give gifts to all your lovers; you bribe them to come to you from everywhere to have sex with you.

34 Och man finner i dig, i ditt horeri, tvärtemot det vandt är med andra qvinnor; efter man intet löper efter dig; utan du gifver ock penningar till, och man gifver dig inga penningar, alltså gör du då tvärtom.

So although you act like [MET] a prostitute, you are not like other prostitutes: No one needs to request you to have sex [EUP] with them. You are the opposite of other prostitutes; instead of them giving any money to you, you give men money to have sex with you.

35 Derföre, du sköka, hör Herrans ord.

Therefore, [you people of] Jerusalem, who are like a prostitute [MET], listen to what I, Yahweh the Lord, am saying about you!

36 Detta säger Herren Herren: Efter du så gerna gifver penningar till, och upptäcker dina skam igenom ditt boleri emot dina bolar, och emot alla dins styggelses afgudar, och utgjuter dina barnas blod, hvilka du dem offrar;

I say that [what you have done is as though] [MET] you took off your clothes and acted like a prostitute and had sex with men who are not your husband. [What I mean is that you have been worshiping] detestable idols, and you have murdered [MTY] your own children to be sacrifices to them.

37 Derföre, si, jag skall församla alla dina bolar, med hvilkom du hafver vällust bedrifvit, samt med allom dem som du för vänner håller, till dina fiendar, och jag skall församla dem båda emot dig allestäds, och skall upptäcka dina skam, att de alla dina skam se skola;

So [what I am going to do is as though] I will gather those who you think have loved you and those whom you hated. I will gather them around you [to attack you], and [what I will do is as though] I will strip your clothes off you, and they will see you when you are completely naked.

38 Och skall låta gå ene horos och blodsutgjuterskos rätt öfver dig, och skall utgjuta ditt blod med grymhet och nit;

I will punish you like women who commit adultery and who murder people [MTY] are punished. I will get revenge on you and get rid of you because I am extremely angry with you.

39 Och skall gifva dig uti deras händer, att de skola afbryta dina bergkyrkor, och din bergaltare nederrifva, och afkläda dig din kläder, och borttaga dig din sköna tyg, och låta dig sitta nakota och blotta.

I will allow [your enemies who you thought] loved you [IRO] to defeat you, and they will tear down your shrines. [It will be as though] they will strip off your fancy clothes and take away your fine jewelry and cause you to be completely naked [DOU].

40 Och de skola låta komma emot dig stora hopar med folk, hvilka dig stena skola, och hugga dig alla sönder med sin svärd;

They will bring a mob to attack you, and that mob will throw stones at you and cut you to pieces with their swords.

41 Och uppbränna din hus med eld, och göra dig din rätt för många qvinnors ögon; alltså skall jag göra en ända med ditt horeri, att du icke mer skall gifva penningar till;

They will burn down your houses and punish you while many women are watching. I will cause your acting like a prostitute and paying your lovers to have sex with you to end.

42 Och skall släcka min harm uppå dig, och mätta mitt nit uppå dig, att jag må tillfrids varda, och icke mer behöfva vredgas;

Then I will no longer be angry [DOU] with you. I will stop being jealous [because of your worshiping gods other than me only].

43 Derföre, att du icke ihågkom dins ungdoms tid; utan rette mig med allt detta; derföre vill jag ock lägga alla dina vägar uppå ditt hufvud, säger Herren Herren; ty du frågar der intet efter, att du så öfverdådeliga allehanda styggelse bedrifver.

You have forgotten [the wonderful things that I did for you] in previous years [MET]. You have caused me to become extremely angry because of all the [evil things] that you have done. In addition to all the other detestable things that you did, you committed many sexual sins. So I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that I will punish you [IDM] for doing those things.

44 Si, alle de som ordspråk pläga bruka, de skola detta ordspråket säga om dig: Dottren är såsom modren.

People who [like to] quote proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “[behave] like their mothers [behave].”

45 Du äst dine moders dotter, hvilken ifrå sin man och barn lopp; och äst dina systrars syster, hvilka ifrå sina män och barn lupo; edor moder är Hetheisk, och edar fader en Amoreer.

You are like your mother; [it was as though] she detested her husband and her children. You are like your sisters, who also despised their husbands and their children. [It was as though] [MET] your father belonged to the Amor people-group and your mother belonged to the Heth people-group.

46 Samarien är din äldre syster, med sina döttrar, som bo på venstra sidone vid dig, och Sodom är din yngre syster, med sina döttrar, som bo på högra sidone vid dig.

And [it was as though] [MET] your older sister was Samaria, and she and her daughters lived to the north of you, and [it was as though] your younger sister was Sodom, and she and her daughters lived to the south of you.

47 Ändock du likväl icke lefvat hafver efter deras väsende, eller gjort efter deras styggelse, der fattas icke mycket uti, att du icke slemmare ting gjort hafver än de, i allt ditt väsende.

You not only imitated all [DOU] their detestable behavior, but you quickly became more sinful than they were.

48 Så sant som jag lefver, säger Herren Herren; Sodom din syster, samt med sina döttrar, hafver så icke gjort, som du och dina döttrar.

I, Yahweh the Lord, solemnly declare that as surely as I am alive, [the people who lived in] [MTY] Sodom and other nearby cities never did the detestable things that you [people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah] have done.

49 Si, det var dine systers Sodoms missgerning: högmod och all tings öfverflödighet, och god frid, den hon och hennes döttrar hade; men dem fattiga och torftiga gjorde de icke ( gerna ) hjelp;

These are the sins [the people who lived in] Sodom, who were like your sister [MET]: The people who lived there and in nearby cities were arrogant. In spite of having more food to eat than they needed, they refused to help the poor and needy [DOU] people among them.

50 Utan voro stolta, och gjorde styggelse för mig; derföre hafver jag ock bortkastat dem, då jag begynte se dertill.

The people of Sodom and nearby cities [MET] were proud and did detestable things in my presence, so I got rid of them when I saw what they had been doing.

51 Så hafver ock Samarien icke gjort hälftena af dina synder; utan du hafver så mycket mer gjort dina styggelser än hon, att du hafver gjort dina systrar fromma emot all din styggelser, som du gjort hafver.

Also, [the people of] Samaria did not commit half as many sins as you have committed. You have done more disgusting things than they have done. You cause the people of Samaria to appear to be good, compared to you.

52 Så bär ock nu dina skam, du som dina systrar fromma gör genom dina synder, i hvilkom du större styggelser, än de, gjort hafver, och hafver gjort dem frommare än du äst; så skäm dig nu, och bär din skam, att du dina systrar fromma gjort hafver.

Your sins are worse than their sins, so they seem to be less wicked than you are. So I will punish you more than I punished them. As a result, you will be ashamed and disgraced [DOU].

53 Men jag skall omvända deras fängelse, nämliga desse Sodoms fängelse, och hennes döttrars, och desse Samaries fängelse, och hennes döttrars, och desse dins fängelses fångar, samt med dem;

However, [some day] I will [the people of] Sodom and Samaria and the cities near to them [MET] to prosper again. And I will cause you to prosper again, too.

54 Så att du måste bära dina skam och hån, för allt det du gjort hafver, och I ändå likväl tröstade varda.

You will be very ashamed [DOU] of the wicked things that you have done, and that will cause the people of those cities to be encouraged.

55 Och din syster, denna Sodom, och hennes döttrar, skola omvända varda, lika som de tillförene varit hafva, och Samarien och hennes döttrar skola omvända varda, lika som de tillförene varit hafva; du också med dina döttrar skolen omvända varda, lika som I tillförene varit hafven.

[The people of] Sodom and Samaria will prosper again, and you and the people in nearby cities will prosper also.

56 Och du skall icke mer prisa den samma dina syster Sodom, såsom på dins högmods tid;

You (sneered at/despised) [the people of] Sodom when you were proud,

57 Då din ondska ännu icke upptäckt var, såsom på den tiden då Syrie döttrar och de Philisteers döttrar allestäds skämde dig, och föraktade dig allt omkring;

before it was revealed that you were very wicked. And now [the people of] Edom and [the people of] Philistia all insult you and despise you.

58 Då I måsten bära edra laster och styggelser, säger Herren.

And you are being punished for all your immoral behavior and other detestable things that you do.

59 Ty så säger Herren Herren: Jag skall göra dig lika som du gjort hafver, att du föraktade eden och bröt förbundet.

This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: I will continue to punish you like you deserve to be punished, because by rejecting the agreement that I made with you, you have despised that solemn agreement that you promised to obey.

60 Men jag vill tänka uppå, mitt förbund, som jag med dig gjort hafver i dins ungdoms tid; och skall göra ett evigt förbund med dig.

But I will not forget the agreement that I made with you long ago [MET], and I will make an agreement with you that will endure forever.

61 Så skall du komma dina vägar ihåg, och skämmas; då du dina äldre och yngre systrar till dig tagandes varder, de jag dig till döttrar gifva skall, dock icke af ditt förbund;

Then you will think about what you have done, and you will be ashamed about those things when you welcome [the people of] Sodom and Samaria, cities which are like [MET] older and younger sisters to you people of Jerusalem. I will [put them under your control by] causing them to become like [MET] your daughters, but they will not have the same agreement that I will make with you.

62 Utan jag vill göra mitt förbund med dig, att du förnimma skall, att jag är Herren;

I will establish my agreement with you, and you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].

63 På det du skall tänka deruppå och skämmas, och för skams skull icke djerfvas upplåta din mun, när jag dig förlåtandes varder allt det du gjort hafver, säger Herren Herren.

Then when I have forgiven you for all your sins, you will think about all the sins that you committed and you will be ashamed, and you will never again [boast about them], because you will be humiliated.’”