Hesekiel 23
1 Och Herrans ord skedde till mig, och sade:
Yahweh said to me,
2 Du menniskobarn, det voro två qvinnor, ene moders döttrar.
“You human, [listen to this parable about Jerusalem and Samaria]. Once there were two women, daughters of the same mother.
3 Dessa bedrefvo horeri uti Egypten, allt ifrå sin ungdom; der läto de handtera sin bröst, och i ungdomenom krama sina spenar.
They lived in Egypt. And from the time that they were young women, they became prostitutes. In that land, [men] fondled their breasts and caressed their bosoms [DOU].
4 Den äldre het Ahala, och hennes syster Ahaliba; och jag tog dem till ägta, och de födde mig söner och döttrar; och Ahala het Samarien, och Ahaliba Jerusalem.
The older [sister] was Oholah, and her [younger] sister was Oholibah. [It was as though] they became my [wives. Later] they gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah represents Samaria, and Oholibah represents Jerusalem.
5 Ahala bedrat horeri, då jag hade tagit henne, och var brinnande till sina bolar, nämliga till de Assyrier, som till henne kommo;
Oholah acted like a prostitute while she was [still] my wife. She desired to have sex with those she loved—soldiers from Assyria.
6 Till herrar och Förstar, som med silke beklädde voro, och till alla unga lustiga karlar, till resenärar ( och vagnar );
[Some of them] were army officers and commanders. They wore [beautiful] blue [uniforms. They were] all handsome young men. Some of them rode horses.
7 Och bolade med alla dägeliga karlar i Assyrien, och orenade sig men allom deras afgudom, ehvar hon till någon upptänd vardt.
She acted like a prostitute toward all the important Assyrian officials, and became unacceptable to me by worshiping all the idols of the men she wanted to have sex with.
8 Dertill öfvergaf hon icke sitt horeri med dem uti Egypten, hvilke när henne legat hade ifrå hennes ungdom, och hennes bröst i hennes ungdom kramat, och stort horeri med henne bedrifvit hade.
When she was a young woman in Egypt, she started being a prostitute, and [young] men caressed her breasts and had sex with her; and when she became older, she did not quit acting like a prostitute.
9 Då öfvergaf jag henne uti hennes bolars, Assurs barnas, hand, till hvilka hon i lust brinnandes var.
So I allowed the Assyrian soldiers, whom she wanted to have sex with, to capture her.
10 De upptäckte hennes skam, och togo hennes söner och döttrar bort, men henne dråpo de med svärd; och ryktet kom ut, att denna qvinnan straffad var.
They stripped all her clothes off her. They took away her sons and daughters. And then they killed her with a sword. [Other] women started talking about what had happened to her, about how she had been punished.
11 Då nu hennes syster Ahaliba det såg, brann hon i lusta mycket värre än den andra, och bedref horeri mer än hennes syster;
[younger] sister Oholibah saw those [that happened to Oholah], but she was a prostitute, and she desired to have sex with men more than [older] sister had desired.
12 Och var upptänd till Assurs barn, till herrar och Förstar, som till henne välklädde kommo, till resenärar ( och vagnar ), och till alla unga lustiga karlar.
Oholibah [also] wanted to have sex with the Assyrian soldiers. [Some of them were] army officers and commanders. [They all] wore beautiful blue uniforms. They were all handsome young men. [Some of] them rode horses.
13 Då såg jag, att de båda hade i lika måtto orenat sig.
I saw what she did that caused her to became unacceptable to me, just like [older] sister.
14 Dock dessa bedref sitt horeri mer; ty då hon såg målade män på väggene i röd färgo, de Chaldeers beläte.
But she did [even] worse things. She saw drawings of men from Babylonia on the walls, painted in red.
15 Begjordade om deras länder, och spetsota, brokota hattar på deras hufvud, och alle anseende voro såsom väldige män, efter den drägt, som Babels och de Chaldeers barn i deras land hade;
The [in the drawings] had belts around their waists and long turbans on their heads. They all resembled officers from Babylonia [DOU] [who rode in chariots].
16 Brann hon i lusta till dem, så snart hon dem varse vardt, och sände bådskap till dem in uti Chaldeen.
As soon as she saw those drawings, she wanted to have sex with those men, and she sent messages to them in Babylonia.
17 Då nu Babels barn till henne kommo, till att sofva när henne, vardt hon genom dem orenad uti sitt horeri, och vardt så orenad, att hon leddes vid dem.
Then the soldiers from Babylonia came to her, they lay in bed with her, and they had sex with her. Then she became disgusted with them and turned away from them.
18 Och då hennes horeri och skam så allstinges uppenbar var, leddes jag ock vid henne, lika som jag vid hennes syster var ledse vorden.
But when she continued to openly/boldly act like a prostitute [DOU], I became disgusted with her, and I rejected her like I had rejected [older] sister.
19 Men hon bedref sitt horeri, ju mer och mer, och tänkte uppå sins ungdoms tid, då hon sitt horeri bedreref uti Egypti land;
But she became even more immoral, as she remembered when she was a young woman who was a prostitute in Egypt.
20 Och brann i lusta till sina bolar, hvilkas luste var lika som åsnars och hästars.
There she wanted to have sex with those who loved her, whose genitals were [very long], like [SIM] those of donkeys, and whose sexual emissions were huge, [like] those of horses.
21 Och du bedref dina otukt, lika som i dinom ungdom, då de uti Egypten handterade din bröst, och dina spenar kramade vordo.
So she desired to be immoral like she was when she was young, when men in Egypt caressed her bosom and fondled her breasts.”
22 Derföre, o Ahaliba, detta säger Herren Herren: Si, dina bolar, hvilka du leddes vid, skall jag uppväcka emot dig, och skall låta dem komma allt omkring dig.
“[represents you people of Jerusalem]. Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord say: ‘I will cause those [soldiers] who loved you but whom you turned away from because you became disgusted with them, to be angry with you. I will cause them to come and attack you from every side—
23 Nämliga Babels barn, och alla Chaldeer, med höfvitsmän, Förstar och herrar, och alla Assyrier med dem, dägeliga unga män, alla Förstar och herrar, riddare och ädlingar, och allahanda resenärer.
soldiers from Babylon and all the other places in Babylonia, [their allies] from Pekod and Shoa and [regions], and all the army of Assyria. [Yes], all of them are handsome young men, army officers and commanders, officers who ride in chariots, all riding on horses.
24 Och de skola komma öfver dig med resigtyg, och med en stor hop folk, och skola belägga dig med spetsar, sköldar och hjelmar, allt omkring; dem vill jag befalla rätten, att de skola döma öfver dig, efter sin rätt.
Their huge army will attack you with weapons, riding in chariots and pulling wagons [that will carry their army supplies]. They will surround you, carrying large and small shields, and wearing helmets. I will allow them to capture you and punish you in the way that they [always] [their enemies].
25 Jag skall låta mitt nit gå öfver dig, så att de skola handla obarmherteliga med dig; de skola skära dig näsa och öron af, och hvad qvart blifver, det skall falla genom svärd; de skola taga dina söner och döttrar bort, och uppbränna det qvart är i eld.
Because I am very angry with you, I will cause them to act [very] furiously toward you. They will cut off your noses and your ears. Then, those who are still alive, they will kill with their swords. They will take away your sons and daughters, and a fire will burn up those who remain alive.
26 De skola draga dig din kläder utaf, och borttaga din prydning.
They will strip off your clothes and your fine jewelry and take them away.
27 Alltså skall jag göra en ända uppå dine otukt, och ditt horeri med Egypti land, att du icke mer skall upphäfva din ögon efter dem, och icke mer tänka uppå Egypten.
In that way, I will stop all the immoral behavior that began when you became a prostitute in Egypt. You will no longer desire to do those things, or think [what you did in] Egypt.’
28 Ty så säger Herren Herren: Si, jag skall öfverantvarda dig dem i händer, hvilkas fiende du äst, och på hvilka du hafver släckt din lusta.
This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord say: ‘I am about to allow those whom you hate, those you became disgusted with and turned away from, to capture you.
29 De skola hafva sig med dig såsom fiender, och taga bort allt det du hafver sammandragit, och låta dig nakota och blotta, att din skam skall upptäckt varda, samt med dine otukt och horeri.
They will be cruel and take away everything that you have worked hard to acquire. They will leave you completely naked [DOU], and everyone will see that you truly are a prostitute.
30 Detta skall dig ske för ditt horeris skull, som du med Hedningomen bedrifvit hafver, och orenat dig på deras afgudom.
It is because of what you have done that you will be punished like that; you have been an immoral prostitute; you have had sex with men of other nations, and you have caused yourselves to become unacceptable to me [worshiping] their idols.
31 Du hafver gångit på dine systers väg; derföre gifver jag dig ock hennes kalk uti dina hand.
You have behaved [the people of Samaria, who are like] your [older] sister. So I will cause you to be punished [MET] like they were punished.’
32 Detta säger Herren Herren: Du måste dricka dine systers kalk, så djup och så vid som han är; du skall varda till så stort spott och hån, att det skall vara olideligit.
This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘[You will suffer like people suffer when they drink from a cup a lot of strong alcoholic drink]: [It will be as though] you will drink from the cup that the people of Samaria drank from; a big and tall cup. Because of your drinking what is in that cup, many people will scorn you and make fun of you because there is a lot of liquid in that cup.
33 Du måste dig drucken dricka af den starka drycken och jämren; ty dine systers Samarie kalk är en jämmers och sorgekalk.
When you become very drunk, you will become very sad, [drinking what is in] that cup [MTY] will cause you to become ruined and deserted, like what happened [MET] to [the people of] Samaria, [who are like] [MET] your sister.
34 Den samma måste du slätt utdricka, och slå honom i stycker sönder, och sönderrifva din bröst; ty jag hafver det sagt, säger Herren Herren.
You will drink all the liquid that is in that cup; then you will break that cup into pieces [use those pieces to] gash/cut your [because you will be very sad].’ [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.
35 Derföre säger Herren Herren alltså: Derföre, att du hafver förgätit mig, och kastat mig bakom din rygg, så bär ock nu dina otukt och ditt horeri.
Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘Because you have forgotten me and rejected me [IDM], you must be punished for your immoral behavior and for [like] a prostitute.’”
36 Och Herren sade till mig: Du menniskobarn, vill du icke straffa Ahala och Ahaliba, och hålla dem före deras styggelse;
Yahweh said to me, “You human, you must [RHQ] [the people of those two cities represented by] Oholah and Oholibah. You must remind them of their detestable behavior:
37 Huru de hafva bedrifvit horeri, och utgjutit blod, och bedrifvit horeri med afgudom? Dertill uppbrände de sin barn, som de mig födt hade, dem till offer.
[It is as though the people of those cities] have committed adultery and have murdered [MTY] people. They have been unfaithful to me by [worshiping] idols. They have even sacrificed their own children, who belonged to me, to be food for their idols.
38 Derutöfver hafva de gjort mig detta: De orenade min helgedom på den tiden, och ohelgade mina Sabbather.
They have done [disgraceful things]: They have caused my temple to be an unacceptable place for worship, and have not respected the Sabbath days.
39 Ty då de slagtade af gudomen sin barn, gingo de på samma dagen in uti min helgedom, till att ohelga honom: si, sådant hafva de begått uti mino huse.
On the same day that they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my temple, which caused it to be an unacceptable place for worshiping me.
40 De hafva ock sändt båd efter män som utu fjerran land komma skulle; och si, när de kommo, badade du dig, och färgade dig, och prydde dig med smide, dem till äro;
They sent messages to men [in countries] far away. And when those men arrived, [the women of those two cities] bathed themselves for them, painted their eyebrows, and put on jewelry.
41 Och satt på ena sköna säng, för hvilko stod ett bord tillredt; der rökte du uppå, och offrade min oljo deruppå.
They sat on a beautiful couch, with a table in front of it on which they had put incense and [olive] oil that belonged to me.
42 Der var ett stort glädjerop; och mannomen, som vida vägna ifrå mycket folk och af öknene komne voro, gåfvo de smide uppå deras armar, och sköna kransar på deras hufvud.
Soon there was a noisy crowd around them. Among the crowd there were men from Sheba who had come from the [of Arabia]. They put bracelets on the arms of the [two] sisters and put beautiful crowns on their heads.
43 Men jag tänkte: Hon är van med hor af ålder; hon kan intet återvända af boleri.
Then I said about the woman who had become exhausted by her having sex with many men, ‘Now allow those men to act toward her as though she is a prostitute, because that is all that she is.’
44 Ty man går till henne in, lika som man till ena sköko ingår; rätt så går man till Ahala och Ahaliba, de otuktiga qvinnor, in.
So they had sex [EUP] with those two women, Oholah and Oholibah, like men have sex with prostitutes.
45 Derföre skola de män, som rätten fullfölja, straffa dem, lika som man horkonor och blodsutgjuterskor straffa skall; ty de äro horkonor, och deras händer äro fulla med blod.
But righteous men will condemn them to be punished, like women who commit adultery and who murder others are punished, because those women commit adultery and they murder [MTY] others.
46 Alltså säger Herren Herren: För upp öfver dem en stor hop, och gif dem till sköfvels och rof;
So this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: Bring a mob to attack Samaria and Jerusalem, and allow that mob to cause the people of those cities to be terrified, and to rob them.
47 Att de måga stena dem, och stinga dem igenom med sin svärd, och dräpa deras söner och döttrar, och bränna deras hus upp med eld.
The mob will throw stones at [to kill them]; they will cut them into pieces with their swords, they will kill their sons and daughters, and burn down their houses.
48 Alltså skall jag göra en ända på otuktena i landena, så att alla qvinnor skola se dervid, och icke göra efter slika otukt.
In that way I will cause them to stop their immoral behavior. It will warn other women to not imitate/do what you people of Jerusalem are doing.
49 Och man skall lägga edra otukt uppå eder, och I skolen bära edra afgudars synder, på det I skolen förnimma, att jag är Herren Herren.
[people of Jerusalem] will be punished for your immoral behavior and for your worshiping idols. Then you will know that I, Yahweh the Lord, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”
