Hesekiel 25
Svenska Folkbibeln
Profetia mot Ammon
25 Herrens ord kom till mig, han sade: 2 "Du människobarn, vänd ditt ansikte mot Ammons barn och profetera mot dem. 3 Säg till Ammons barn: Hör Herrens, Herrens ord: Så säger Herren, Herren:
Eftersom du ropade "ha, ha" mot min helgedom när den blev vanhelgad och mot Israels land när det lades öde och mot Juda hus när det gick i landsflykt, 4 se, därför skall jag ge dig till österlänningarna, så att de får slå upp sina tältläger och sätta upp sina boningar i dig. De skall äta din frukt och de skall dricka din mjölk. 5 Jag skall göra Rabba till en betesmark för kameler och ammoniternas land till en lägerplats för fårhjordar, och ni skall inse att jag är Herren. 6 Ty så säger Herren, Herren: Eftersom du klappar i händerna och stampar med fötterna och med allt det förakt du har i din själ gläder dig över Israels lands olycka, 7 se, därför skall jag räcka ut min hand mot dig och ge dig till byte åt hednafolken. Jag skall utrota dig från folken och utplåna dig ur länderna. Jag skall förgöra dig, och du skall inse att jag är Herren.
Profetia mot Moab
8 Så säger Herren, Herren:
Eftersom Moab och Seir säger: "Se, det är med Juda hus som med alla andra folk", 9 därför skall jag öppna Moabs bergsluttningar så att de blir utan städer, utan sina gränsstäder, landets prydnad: Bet-Hajesimot, Baal-Meon och Kirjatajim. 10 Till besittning åt österlänningarna skall jag ge bort dem tillsammans med ammoniterna, så att man inte mer tänker på Ammons barn bland folken. 11 Moab skall jag döma, och de skall inse att jag är Herren.
Profetia mot Edom
12 Så säger Herren, Herren:
Eftersom Edom har handlat så hämndgirigt mot Juda hus och dragit på sig svår skuld genom sin hämnd, 13 därför, säger Herren, Herren, skall jag räcka ut min hand mot Edom och utrota både människor och djur. Jag skall ödelägga det, och från Teman till Dedan skall de falla för svärd. 14 Jag skall hämnas på Edom genom mitt folk Israel, och de skall handla med Edom enligt min brinnande vrede. Edom skall så få känna min hämnd, säger Herren, Herren.
Profetia mot filisteerna
15 Så säger Herren, Herren:
Eftersom filisteerna har handlat så hämndgirigt och med förakt i själen velat hämnas och i sin eviga fiendskap velat fördärva, 16 därför säger Herren, Herren så: Se, jag skall räcka ut min hand mot filisteerna och utrota kereteerna och förgöra dem som finns kvar i Kustlandet. 17 Jag skall hämnas stort på dem, när jag straffar dem i min vrede. Och de skall inse att jag är Herren, när jag låter min hämnd drabba dem."
Ezekiel 25
New American Standard Bible
Judgment on Gentile Nations—Ammon
25 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against the (A)sons of Ammon and prophesy against them, 3 and say to the sons of Ammon, ‘Hear the word of the Lord [a]God! This is what the Lord God says: “Because you said, ‘(B)Aha!’ against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into exile, 4 therefore, behold, I am going to give you to the [b](C)people of the east as a possession, and they will set up their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they will (D)eat your fruit and drink your milk. 5 I will make (E)Rabbah a pasture for camels, and the sons of Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” 6 For this is what the Lord God says: “Because you have (F)clapped your hands and stamped your feet, and have (G)rejoiced with all the malice in your soul against the land of Israel, 7 therefore, behold, I have (H)reached out with My hand against you and I will give you as (I)plunder to the nations. And I will (J)cut you off from the peoples and (K)eliminate you from the lands. I will exterminate you. So you will (L)know that I am the Lord.”
Moab
8 ‘The Lord God says this: “Because (M)Moab and Seir say, ‘Behold, the house of Judah is like all the nations,’ 9 therefore, behold, I am going to [c]deprive the flank of Moab of its cities, of its cities [d]which are on its frontiers, the glory of the land, (N)Beth-jeshimoth, (O)Baal-meon, and (P)Kiriathaim; 10 and I will give it as a possession along with the sons of Ammon to the [e](Q)people of the east, so that the sons of Ammon will not be remembered among the nations. 11 So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the Lord.”
Edom
12 ‘The Lord God says this: “Because (R)Edom has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has incurred great guilt, and avenged themselves upon them,” 13 therefore this is what the Lord God says: “I will also (S)reach out with My hand against Edom and (T)eliminate human and animal life from it. And I will turn it into ruins; from (U)Teman even to (V)Dedan they will fall by the sword. 14 And (W)I will inflict My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel. Therefore, they will act in Edom (X)in accordance with My anger and My wrath; so they will know My vengeance,” declares the Lord God.
Philistia
15 ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Because the Philistines have acted in (Y)revenge, and have taken vengeance with malice in their souls to destroy with everlasting hostility,” 16 therefore this is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am going to (Z)reach out with My hand against the Philistines and eliminate the (AA)Cherethites; and I will destroy the remnant of the seacoast. 17 I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will (AB)know that I am the Lord, when I inflict My vengeance on them.”’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 25:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
- Ezekiel 25:4 Lit sons
- Ezekiel 25:9 Lit open
- Ezekiel 25:9 Lit from its end
- Ezekiel 25:10 Lit sons
Ezekiel 25
The Message
Acts of Vengeance
25 1-5 God’s Message came to me:
“Son of man, face Ammon and preach against the people: Listen to the Message of God, the Master. This is what God has to say: Because you cheered when my Sanctuary was desecrated and the land of Judah was devastated and the people of Israel were taken into exile, I’m giving you over to the people of the east. They’ll move in and make themselves at home, eating the food right off your tables and drinking your milk. I’ll turn your capital, Rabbah, into pasture for camels and all your villages into corrals for flocks. Then you’ll realize that I am God.
6-7 “God, the Master, says, Because you clapped and cheered, venting all your malicious contempt against the land of Israel, I’ll step in and hand you out as loot—first come, first served. I’ll cross you off the roster of nations. There’ll be nothing left of you. And you’ll realize that I am God.”
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8-11 “God, the Master, says: Because Moab said, ‘Look, Judah’s nothing special,’ I’ll lay wide open the flank of Moab by exposing its lovely frontier villages to attack: Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. I’ll lump Moab in with Ammon and give them to the people of the east for the taking. Ammon won’t be heard from again. I’ll punish Moab severely. And they’ll realize that I am God.”
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12-14 “God, the Master, says: Because Edom reacted against the people of Judah in spiteful revenge and was so criminally vengeful against them, therefore I, God, the Master, will oppose Edom and kill the lot of them, people and animals both. I’ll waste it—corpses stretched from Teman to Dedan. I’ll use my people Israel to bring my vengeance down on Edom. My wrath will fuel their action. And they’ll realize it’s my vengeance. Decree of God the Master.”
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15-17 “God, the Master, says: Because the Philistines were so spitefully vengeful—all those centuries of stored-up malice!—and did their best to destroy Judah, therefore I, God, the Master, will oppose the Philistines and cut down the Cretans and anybody else left along the seacoast. Huge acts of vengeance, massive punishments! When I bring vengeance, they’ll realize that I am God.”
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