Hesekiel 33
Svenska Folkbibeln
Hesekiel som väktare i Israel
33 Herrens ord kom till mig. Han sade:
2 "Du människobarn, tala till dina landsmän och säg till dem: När jag låter svärdet drabba ett land och folket i det landet utser en man bland sig och gör honom till sin väktare, 3 och han ser svärdet komma över landet och blåser i hornet och varnar folket, 4 men den som får höra ljudet från hornet ändå inte låter varna sig, utan svärdet kommer och tar bort honom, då kommer hans blod över hans eget huvud. 5 Han hörde ljudet från hornet men lät inte varna sig. Därför kommer hans blod över honom själv. Om han hade låtit varna sig, hade han räddat sitt liv.
6 Men om väktaren ser svärdet komma och inte blåser i hornet för att varna folket, och svärdet kommer och tar bort någon bland dem, då dör denne genom sin egen missgärning, men hans blod skall jag utkräva av väktarens hand.
7 Du människobarn, jag har satt dig till väktare för Israels hus för att du på mitt uppdrag skall varna dem, när du hör ett ord från min mun. 8 När jag säger till den ogud-aktige: Du ogudaktige, du måste dö! och du då inte varnar honom för den väg han går, så skall den ogudaktige dö genom sin missgärning, men hans blod skall jag utkräva av din hand. 9 Men om du varnar den ogudaktige för den väg han går, för att han skall vända om ifrån den, och han ändå inte vänder om ifrån sin väg, då skall han dö genom sin missgärning, men du själv har räddat ditt liv.
Gud vill ingen syndares död
10 Du människobarn, säg till Israels hus: Ni säger: Våra överträdelser och synder tynger oss, och vi förgås genom dem. Hur kan vi då leva? 11 Svara dem: Så sant jag lever, säger Herren, Herren, jag gläder mig inte åt den ogudaktiges död. I stället vill jag att den ogudaktige vänder om från sin väg och får leva. Vänd om, vänd om från era onda vägar! Inte vill ni väl dö, ni av Israels hus?
12 Men du människobarn, säg till dina landsmän: Den rättfärdiges rättfärdighet skall inte rädda honom när han syndar. Den ogudaktige skall inte komma på fall genom sin ogudaktighet, när han vänder om från sin ogudaktighet. Den rättfärdige skall inte heller kunna leva genom sin rättfärdighet när han syndar. 13 Om jag säger till den rättfärdige att han skall få leva, och han sedan förlitar sig på sin rättfärdighet och gör det som är orätt, så skall ingen av alla hans rättfärdiga gärningar bli ihågkommen, utan han skall dö för det orätta han har gjort. 14 Om jag säger till den ogudaktige: Du måste dö! och han sedan vänder om från sin synd och gör vad som är rätt och rättfärdigt, 15 så att han, den ogudaktige, ger tillbaka den pant han har fått och ersätter vad han har stulit och vandrar efter livets stadgar, så att han inte gör det som är orätt, då skall han förvisso få leva och inte dö. 16 Man skall inte komma ihåg några av de synder han har begått. Eftersom han har gjort vad som är rätt och rättfärdigt, skall han förvisso få leva.
17 Men när dina landsmän säger: Herrens väg är inte rätt, då är det tvärtom deras egen väg som inte är rätt. 18 Om den rättfärdige vänder om från sin rättfärdighet och syndar, måste han dö. 19 Men om den ogudaktige vänder om från sin ogudaktighet och gör vad som är rätt och rättfärdigt, då skall han få leva. 20 Ändå säger ni: Herrens väg är inte rätt. Men jag skall döma var och en av er efter hans vägar, ni av Israels hus."
Jerusalem har fallit på grund av folkets trolöshet
21 I det tolfte året sedan vi hade blivit bortförda i fångenskap, på femte dagen i tionde månaden,[a] kom en flykting från Jerusalem till mig och berättade: "Staden har fallit." 22 På kvällen före flyktingens ankomst hade Herrens hand kommit över mig. På morgonen öppnade han min mun innan mannen kom. Min mun öppnades och jag var inte längre stum.
23 Herrens ord kom till mig. Han sade: 24 "Du människobarn, de som bor ibland ruinerna i Israels land säger: Abraham var ensam, och ändå ärvde han landet. Vi är många, så mycket mer måste väl vi då ärva landet! 25 Säg därför till dem: Så säger Herren, Herren: Ni äter kött med blodet i, ni riktar blicken mot era eländiga avgudar, och ni låter blod flyta. Skulle ni då ärva landet? 26 Ni litar på era svärd. Ni gör avskyvärda ting, och ni kränker varandras hustrur. Skulle ni då ärva landet? 27 Så skall du säga till dem: Så säger Herren, Herren: Så sant jag lever, de som bor där bland ruinerna skall falla för svärd, och den som finns ute på öppna fältet skall jag låta slukas av de vilda djuren, och de som bor i bergfästen och grottor skall dö genom pest. 28 Jag skall göra landet öde och tomt och dess stolta makt skall upphöra. Israels berg skall läggas öde, så att ingen går fram där. 29 Då skall de inse att jag är Herren, när jag gör landet till en ödslig ödemark på grund av alla de avskyvärda ting som de har gjort.
30 Men du, människobarn, dina landsmän talar om dig vid murarna och i ingångarna till husen. De talar med varandra och säger: Kom och hör, vad det är för ett ord som nu kommer från Herren. 31 De kommer till dig som de brukade göra och sätter sig hos dig som mitt folk. De hör dina ord men gör inte efter dem. De talar ljuvliga ord med munnen, men deras hjärtan strävar efter orätt vinning. 32 Och se, du är för dem lik den som sjunger kärleksvisor med vacker röst och spelar väl. De hör dina ord men gör inte efter dem. 33 Men när det kommer - och se, det kommer - då skall de inse att en profet har varit ibland dem."
Footnotes
- Hesekiel 33:21 tolfte året . . . på femte dagen i tionde månaden 8 jan. 584 f. Kr.
Ezekiel 33
King James Version
33 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.
7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
10 Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
12 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.
13 When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
14 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
15 If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
17 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.
19 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
20 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
21 And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
22 Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
23 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
24 Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
25 Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
26 Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land?
27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
28 For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.
29 Then shall they know that I am the Lord, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
30 Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord.
31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
Ezekiel 33
New King James Version
The Watchman and His Message
33 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, speak to (A)the children of your people, and say to them: (B)‘When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their (C)watchman, 3 when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people, 4 then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does (D)not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, (E)his blood shall be on his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will [a]save his life. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, (F)he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’
7 (G)“So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 9 Nevertheless if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have [b]delivered your soul.
10 “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the house of Israel: ‘Thus you say, “If our transgressions and our sins lie upon us, and we (H)pine[c] away in them, (I)how can we then live?” ’ 11 Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, (J)‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked (K)turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For (L)why should you die, O house of Israel?’
The Fairness of God’s Judgment
12 “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the children of your people: ‘The (M)righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; as for the wickedness of the wicked, (N)he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.’ 13 When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, (O)but he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die. 14 Again, (P)when I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ if he turns from his sin and does [d]what is lawful and [e]right, 15 if the wicked (Q)restores the pledge, (R)gives back what he has stolen, and walks in (S)the statutes of life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 16 (T)None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
17 (U)“Yet the children of your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not [f]fair.’ But it is their way which is not fair! 18 (V)When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall die because of it. 19 But when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is lawful and right, he shall live because of it. 20 Yet you say, (W)‘The way of the Lord is not [g]fair.’ O house of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his own ways.”
The Fall of Jerusalem
21 And it came to pass in the twelfth year (X)of our captivity, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, (Y)that one who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, (Z)“The city has been [h]captured!”
22 Now (AA)the hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening before the man came who had escaped. And He had (AB)opened my mouth; so when he came to me in the morning, my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.
The Cause of Judah’s Ruin
23 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 24 “Son of man, (AC)they who inhabit those (AD)ruins in the land of Israel are saying, (AE)‘Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. (AF)But we are many; the land has been given to us as a (AG)possession.’
25 “Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: (AH)“You eat meat with blood, you (AI)lift up your eyes toward your idols, and (AJ)shed blood. Should you then possess the (AK)land? 26 You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you (AL)defile one another’s wives. Should you then possess the land?” ’
27 “Say thus to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “As I live, surely (AM)those who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and the one who is in the open field (AN)I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and (AO)caves shall die of the pestilence. 28 (AP)For I will make the land most desolate, [i]her (AQ)arrogant strength shall cease, and (AR)the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that no one will pass through. 29 Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.” ’
Hearing and Not Doing
30 “As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses; and they (AS)speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother, ‘Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’ 31 So (AT)they come to you as people do, they (AU)sit before you as My people, and they (AV)hear your words, but they do not do them; (AW)for with their mouth they show much love, but (AX)their hearts pursue their own gain. 32 Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do (AY)not do them. 33 (AZ)And when this comes to pass—surely it will come—then (BA)they will know that a prophet has been among them.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 33:5 Or deliver his soul
- Ezekiel 33:9 Or saved your life
- Ezekiel 33:10 Or waste away
- Ezekiel 33:14 justice
- Ezekiel 33:14 righteousness
- Ezekiel 33:17 Or equitable
- Ezekiel 33:20 Or equitable
- Ezekiel 33:21 Lit. struck down
- Ezekiel 33:28 Lit. pride of her strength
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
