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Hesekiel 19
Hoffnung für Alle
Hesekiel 19
Hoffnung für Alle
Ein Klagelied
19 »Du aber, Hesekiel, stimm ein Klagelied über die Herrscher Israels an! 2 Das sollst du singen:
›Was für eine majestätische Löwin war deine Mutter!
Sie hatte ihr Lager bei kräftigen Löwen
und zog dort ihre Jungen auf.
3 Um einen jungen Löwen kümmerte sie sich besonders;
er wurde stark und lernte, auf Raubzüge zu gehen
und sogar Menschen zu fressen.
4 Ganze Völker erklärten ihm den Krieg, als sie davon hörten;
sie fingen ihn in einer Grube
und zerrten ihn an Haken bis nach Ägypten.
5 Die Löwin sah, dass die Hoffnung,
die sie auf ihn gesetzt hatte, umsonst war,
und so zog sie ein anderes ihrer Jungen auf.
6 Der junge Löwe wuchs inmitten des Rudels heran;
auch er wurde stark und lernte, auf Raubzüge zu gehen
und sogar Menschen zu fressen.
7 Er machte sich über die Festungen[a] her
und legte ganze Städte in Trümmer;
die Bewohner des Landes erstarrten vor Schreck,
wenn sein Gebrüll ertönte.
8 Da versammelten sich die Völker aus den Provinzen ringsum,
um gegen ihn zu kämpfen.
Sie fingen ihn in einer Grube
und warfen ihr Fangnetz über ihn.
9 An Haken zerrten sie ihn in einen Käfig
und brachten ihn zum König von Babylonien.
Dort hielt man ihn gefangen,
denn seine Stimme sollte nicht mehr
auf den Bergen Israels zu hören sein.
10 Deine Mutter war wie ein Weinstock[b],
der nahe am Fluss gepflanzt wurde.
Nie fehlte es ihm an Wasser,
er hatte viele Ranken und trug reiche Frucht.
11 Seine Zweige wurden kräftig genug,
um aus ihnen Zepter für Könige zu machen.
Der Weinstock wuchs hoch hinauf,
er ragte bis zu den Wolken;
weithin sichtbar war er
durch seine Größe und seine vielen Ranken.
12 Doch schließlich riss man ihn im Zorn aus dem Boden
und warf ihn fort.
Der heiße Ostwind trocknete ihn aus,
seine Früchte wurden abgerissen.
Sein kräftiger Stamm verdorrte
und wurde vom Feuer verzehrt.
13 Nun ist der Weinstock wieder eingepflanzt,
er steht in der dürren und trockenen Wüste.
14 Seine Zweige haben Feuer gefangen,
und alle seine Früchte sind ein Raub der Flammen geworden.
Kein kräftiger Zweig ist mehr an ihm zu finden,
aus dem man ein Zepter anfertigen könnte.‹«
Dies ist ein Klagelied, und als solches wurde es immer wieder gesungen.
Ezekiel 19
King James Version
Ezekiel 19
King James Version
19 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.
5 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
7 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.
8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
9 And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
10 Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
11 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.
12 But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.
13 And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
14 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
Ezekiel 19
New International Version
Ezekiel 19
New International Version
A Lament Over Israel’s Princes
19 “Take up a lament(A) concerning the princes(B) of Israel 2 and say:
“‘What a lioness(C) was your mother
among the lions!
She lay down among them
and reared her cubs.(D)
3 She brought up one of her cubs,
and he became a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
and he became a man-eater.
4 The nations heard about him,
and he was trapped in their pit.
They led him with hooks(E)
to the land of Egypt.(F)
5 “‘When she saw her hope unfulfilled,
her expectation gone,
she took another of her cubs(G)
and made him a strong lion.(H)
6 He prowled among the lions,
for he was now a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
and he became a man-eater.(I)
7 He broke down[a] their strongholds
and devastated(J) their towns.
The land and all who were in it
were terrified by his roaring.
8 Then the nations(K) came against him,
those from regions round about.
They spread their net(L) for him,
and he was trapped in their pit.(M)
9 With hooks(N) they pulled him into a cage
and brought him to the king of Babylon.(O)
They put him in prison,
so his roar(P) was heard no longer
on the mountains of Israel.(Q)
10 “‘Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard[b](R)
planted by the water;(S)
it was fruitful and full of branches
because of abundant water.(T)
11 Its branches were strong,
fit for a ruler’s scepter.
It towered high
above the thick foliage,
conspicuous for its height
and for its many branches.(U)
12 But it was uprooted(V) in fury
and thrown to the ground.
The east wind(W) made it shrivel,
it was stripped of its fruit;
its strong branches withered
and fire consumed them.(X)
13 Now it is planted in the desert,(Y)
in a dry and thirsty land.(Z)
14 Fire spread from one of its main[c] branches
and consumed(AA) its fruit.
No strong branch is left on it
fit for a ruler’s scepter.’(AB)
“This is a lament(AC) and is to be used as a lament.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 19:7 Targum (see Septuagint); Hebrew He knew
- Ezekiel 19:10 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts your blood
- Ezekiel 19:14 Or from under its
Ezekiel 19
New King James Version
Ezekiel 19
New King James Version
Israel Degraded
19 “Moreover (A)take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2 and say:
‘What is your mother? A lioness:
She lay down among the lions;
Among the young lions she nourished her cubs.
3 She brought up one of her cubs,
And (B)he became a young lion;
He learned to catch prey,
And he devoured men.
4 The nations also heard of him;
He was trapped in their pit,
And they brought him with chains to the land of (C)Egypt.
5 ‘When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost,
She took (D)another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
6 (E)He roved among the lions,
And (F)became a young lion;
He learned to catch prey;
He devoured men.
7 [a]He knew their desolate places,
And laid waste their cities;
The land with its fullness was desolated
By the noise of his roaring.
8 (G)Then the nations set against him from the provinces on every side,
And spread their net over him;
(H)He was trapped in their pit.
9 (I)They put him in a cage with [b]chains,
And brought him to the king of Babylon;
They brought him in nets,
That his voice should no longer be heard on (J)the mountains of Israel.
10 ‘Your mother was (K)like a vine in your [c]bloodline,
Planted by the waters,
(L)Fruitful and full of branches
Because of many waters.
11 She had strong branches for scepters of rulers.
(M)She towered in stature above the thick branches,
And was seen in her height amid the [d]dense foliage.
12 But she was (N)plucked up in fury,
She was cast down to the ground,
And the (O)east wind dried her fruit.
Her strong branches were broken and withered;
The fire consumed them.
13 And now she is planted in the wilderness,
In a dry and thirsty land.
14 (P)Fire has come out from a rod of her branches
And devoured her fruit,
So that she has no strong branch—a scepter for ruling.’ ”
(Q)This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 19:7 LXX He stood in insolence; Tg. He destroyed its palaces; Vg. He learned to make widows
- Ezekiel 19:9 Or hooks
- Ezekiel 19:10 Lit. blood, so with MT, Syr., Vg.; LXX like a flower on a pomegranate tree; Tg. in your likeness
- Ezekiel 19:11 Or many branches
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