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Ezekiel 37
New King James Version
Ezekiel 37
New King James Version
The Dry Bones Live
37 The (A)hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out (B)in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. 3 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
So I answered, “O Lord God, (C)You know.”
4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will (D)cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. 6 I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. (E)Then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.
9 Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the [a]breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: (F)“Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ” 10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, (G)and [b]breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the (H)whole house of Israel. They indeed say, (I)‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, (J)O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and (K)bring you into the land of Israel. 13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. 14 I (L)will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’ ”
One Kingdom, One King
15 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 16 “As for you, son of man, (M)take a stick for yourself and write on it: ‘For Judah and for (N)the children of Israel, his companions.’ Then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.’ 17 Then (O)join them one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand.
18 “And when the children of your people speak to you, saying, (P)‘Will you not show us what you mean by these?’— 19 (Q)say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will take (R)the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand.” ’ 20 And the sticks on which you write will be in your hand (S)before their eyes.
21 “Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely (T)I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; 22 and (U)I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and (V)one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again. 23 (W)They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but (X)I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
24 (Y)“David My servant shall be king over them, and (Z)they shall all have one shepherd; (AA)they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them. 25 (AB)Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children’s children, (AC)forever; and (AD)My servant David shall be their prince forever. 26 Moreover I will [c]make (AE)a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and (AF)multiply them, and I will set My (AG)sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27 (AH)My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be (AI)their God, and they shall be My people. 28 (AJ)The nations also will know that I, the Lord, (AK)sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” ’ ”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 37:9 Breath of life
- Ezekiel 37:10 Breath of life
- Ezekiel 37:26 Lit. cut
Hesekiel 37
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Hesekiel 37
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
De förtorkade benen får liv
37 Herrens hand kom över mig, och av Herrens Ande leddes jag bort och sattes ner i en dal full av ben. 2 Han förde mig runt bland dem, och de låg i stora mängder överallt i dalen, helt förtorkade. 3 Han frågade mig: ”Människa, kan de här benen bli levande igen?” Jag svarade: ”Herre, Herre, det är bara du som vet det.” 4 Då sa han till mig: ”Profetera till dessa ben och säg: ’Ni torra ben, hör Herrens ord! 5 Så säger Herren, Herren till dessa ben: Jag ska låta ande komma in i er, och ni ska få liv. 6 Jag ska fästa senor vid er, ge er kött och täcka er med hud. Jag ska ge er ande så att ni får liv. Då ska ni inse att jag är Herren.’ ”
7 Jag profeterade så som jag hade blivit befalld. Medan jag profeterade hördes något, ett rassel. Benen förenade sig med varandra, ben fogades till ben. 8 Jag såg att de fick senor och muskler och täcktes med hud, men ännu hade de ingen ande.
9 Då sa han till mig: ”Profetera till anden[a], profetera, människa! Säg: ’Så säger Herren, Herren: Kom från de fyra väderstrecken, o ande, och blås på dessa dräpta, så att de får liv igen.’ ”
10 Jag profeterade som han hade befallt mig. Då kom anden in i dem, de blev levande och reste sig upp på fötterna likt en väldig armé.
11 Han sa till mig: ”Du människa, de här benen är hela Israels folk. De säger: ’Våra ben är uttorkade. Allt hopp är ute. Det är slut med oss.’ 12 Profetera därför och säg till dem: ’Så säger Herren, Herren: Jag ska öppna era gravar och låta er komma upp ur dem, mitt folk, och låta er komma tillbaka till Israels land. 13 Då ska ni, mitt folk, inse att jag är Herren, när jag öppnar era gravar och låter er komma upp ur dem. 14 Jag ska låta min Ande komma in i er, så att ni får liv, och jag ska låta er bo i ert eget land. Då ska ni inse att jag, Herren, har talat och gjort det, säger Herren.’ ”
De två stavarna förenas
15 Herrens ord kom till mig: 16 ”Du människa, ta en stav och skriv på den: ’För Juda och israeliterna som tillhör honom.’ Ta sedan en annan stav och skriv på den: ’Efraims stav, för Josef och alla israeliter som tillhör honom.’ 17 För dem sedan samman så att de blir en enda stav i din hand.
18 När dina landsmän frågar dig vad du menar med detta, 19 ska du svara dem: ’Så säger Herren, Herren: Jag ska ta Josefs stav, som är i Efraims hand, och israeliternas som tillhör honom, och foga ihop den med Judas stav och göra dem till ett i min hand.’ 20 Stavarna som du har skrivit på ska du hålla fram inför deras ögon.
21 Säg till dem: ’Så säger Herren, Herren: Jag ska hämta tillbaka israeliterna från de folk som de gått till. Jag ska samla dem från alla håll och leda dem tillbaka till deras eget land. 22 Jag ska göra dem till ett enda folk i landet, på Israels berg. En kung ska regera över dem alla. De ska inte längre vara två folk eller uppdelade i två riken. 23 De ska sluta att orena sig med sina avgudar och vidrigheter och med alla sina överträdelser. Jag ska rädda dem från alla deras platser där de har syndat och rena dem. De ska vara mitt folk, och jag ska vara deras Gud.
24 David, min tjänare, ska vara kung över dem, och de ska alla ha en enda herde. De ska följa mina lagar och noga lyda mina befallningar. 25 De ska bo i landet jag gav åt min tjänare Jakob och där deras förfäder bodde. De och deras barn och barnbarn ska alltid bo där, och min tjänare David ska vara deras furste i all evighet. 26 Och jag ska ingå ett fredsförbund med dem, ett evigt förbund. De ska växa i antal och jag ska ställa min helgedom bland dem för alltid. 27 Jag ska själv bo mitt ibland dem, jag ska vara deras Gud och de ska vara mitt folk. 28 Då ska folken inse att jag är Herren som helgar Israel, när min helgedom förblir hos dem för evigt.’ ”
Footnotes
- 37:9 Eller ev. Anden. Sammanhanget talar dock för att det är (livs)anden som avses. I hebreiskan används samma ord för ”ande/Ande” och ”vind” (här, senare i versen, i betydelsen väderstreck).
Ezekiel 37
New International Version
Ezekiel 37
New International Version
The Valley of Dry Bones
37 The hand of the Lord was on me,(A) and he brought me out by the Spirit(B) of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley;(C) it was full of bones.(D) 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”
I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.(E)”
4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!(F) 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath[a] enter you, and you will come to life.(G) 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(H)’”
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath;(I) prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds(J) and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded(K) me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.(L)
11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’(M) 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel.(N) 13 Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord,(O) when I open your graves and bring you up from them.(P) 14 I will put my Spirit(Q) in you and you will live, and I will settle(R) you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.(S)’”
One Nation Under One King
15 The word of the Lord came to me: 16 “Son of man, take a stick of wood and write on it, ‘Belonging to Judah and the Israelites(T) associated with him.(U)’ Then take another stick of wood, and write on it, ‘Belonging to Joseph (that is, to Ephraim) and all the Israelites associated with him.’ 17 Join them together into one stick so that they will become one in your hand.(V)
18 “When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you tell us what you mean by this?’(W) 19 say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph—which is in Ephraim’s hand—and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join it to Judah’s stick. I will make them into a single stick of wood, and they will become one in my hand.’(X) 20 Hold before their eyes the sticks you have written on 21 and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.(Y) 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel.(Z) There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms.(AA) 23 They will no longer defile(AB) themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding,[b](AC) and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.(AD)
24 “‘My servant David(AE) will be king(AF) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(AG) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(AH) 25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(AI) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(AJ) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(AK) 26 I will make a covenant of peace(AL) with them; it will be an everlasting covenant.(AM) I will establish them and increase their numbers,(AN) and I will put my sanctuary among them(AO) forever.(AP) 27 My dwelling place(AQ) will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.(AR) 28 Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy,(AS) when my sanctuary is among them forever.(AT)’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 37:5 The Hebrew for this word can also mean wind or spirit (see verses 6-14).
- Ezekiel 37:23 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts all their dwelling places where they sinned
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