Ezekiel 38
King James Version
38 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
10 Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord God; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Hesekiel 38
Schlachter 2000
Weissagung gegen Gog
38 Und das Wort des Herrn erging an mich folgendermaßen:
2 Menschensohn, wende dein Angesicht gegen Gog im Land Magog, den Fürsten von Rosch, Mesech und Tubal, und weissage gegen ihn,
3 und sprich: So spricht Gott, der Herr: Siehe, ich komme über dich, Gog, du Fürst von Rosch, Mesech und Tubal!
4 Und ich will dich herumlenken und will dir Haken in deine Kinnbacken legen; ich will dich und deine ganze Kriegsmacht herausführen, Rosse und Reiter, alle prächtig gekleidet, eine große Menge,[a] die alle Ganzschilde, Kleinschilde und Schwerter tragen:
5 Perser, Kuschiten und Put[b] mit ihnen, alle mit Kleinschild und Helm,
6 Gomer samt allen seinen Truppen, das Haus Togarma vom äußersten Norden, auch mit allen seinen Truppen, viele Völker mit dir.
7 So mache dich nun bereit und rüste dich mit all deiner Menge, die sich bei dir versammelt hat, und sei du ihr Aufseher!
8 Nach vielen Tagen sollst du aufgeboten werden; zur letzten Zeit[c] wirst du in das Land kommen, das dem Schwert entkommen und aus vielen Völkern wieder gesammelt worden ist, auf die Berge Israels, die die ganze Zeit verödet waren; es wurde aber aus den Völkern herausgeführt, und sie wohnen nun alle in Sicherheit.
9 Du aber wirst heraufziehen, herankommen wie ein Unwetter; du wirst sein wie eine finstere Wolke, die das Land bedecken will, du und alle deine Truppen und viele Völker mit dir.
10 So spricht Gott, der Herr: Ja, es wird geschehen zu jener Zeit, da wird dir allerlei in den Sinn kommen, und du wirst böse Pläne schmieden.
11 Du wirst sagen: »Ich will hinaufziehen in das offene Land[d]; ich will über die kommen, die ruhig und sicher wohnen; sie wohnen ja alle ohne Mauern; sie haben weder Riegel noch Tore!«
12 Um Beute zu machen und Raub zu raffen, wirst du deine Hand an die wieder bewohnten Ruinen zu legen suchen, und an das Volk, das aus den Heidenvölkern gesammelt worden ist, das Vieh und Güter bekommen hat und das den Mittelpunkt[e] der Erde bewohnt.
13 Dann werden Saba und Dedan und die Kaufleute von Tarsis und alle ihre jungen Löwen[f] zu dir sagen: Bist du gekommen, um Beute zu machen? Hast du deine Menge gesammelt, um zu plündern, um Silber und Gold zu nehmen, um Vieh und Güter wegzuführen und großen Raub an dich zu reißen?
14 Darum weissage, Menschensohn, und sprich zu Gog: So spricht Gott, der Herr: Wirst du es zu jener Zeit nicht erkennen, dass mein Volk Israel in Sicherheit wohnt?
15 Ja, du wirst von deinem Ort herkommen, aus dem äußersten Norden, du und viele Völker mit dir, die alle auf Pferden reiten, eine große Menge und ein mächtiges Heer.
16 Und du wirst gegen mein Volk Israel heraufziehen, wie eine finstere Wolke, die das Land bedecken will. Zur letzten Zeit[g] wird es geschehen, dass ich dich gegen mein Land heraufkommen lasse, damit mich die Heidenvölker erkennen sollen, wenn ich mich an dir, Gog, vor ihren Augen heilig erweisen werde!
17 So spricht Gott, der Herr: Bist du nicht der, von dem ich vor Zeiten geredet habe durch meine Knechte, die Propheten Israels, die in jenen Tagen viele Jahre lang weissagten, dass ich dich gegen sie heraufführen werde?
18 Es soll aber zu jener Zeit geschehen, zu der Zeit, wenn Gog gegen das Land Israel heranzieht, spricht Gott, der Herr, dass mir das Zornesfeuer in mein Angesicht steigen wird.
19 Und ich sage es in meinem Eifer, im Feuer meines Zornes; wahrlich, zu jener Zeit wird es ein großes Erdbeben geben im Land Israel.
20 Die Fische im Meer werden vor mir erbeben, die Vögel des Himmels, die Tiere des Feldes, auch alles Gewürm, das auf dem Erdboden kriecht, und alle Menschen, die auf Erden sind. Auch die Berge sollen einstürzen, die Felswände fallen und alle Mauern zu Boden sinken.
21 Ich will auch auf allen meinen Bergen das Schwert gegen ihn[h] aufbieten, spricht Gott, der Herr, sodass das Schwert eines jeden sich gegen den anderen richten wird.
22 Und ich will ihn richten mit Pest und Blut; einen überschwemmenden Regen und Hagelsteine, Feuer und Schwefel will ich regnen lassen auf ihn und auf seine Kriegsscharen, auf die vielen Völker, die bei ihm sind.
23 So will ich mich groß und heilig erweisen und mich zu erkennen geben vor den Augen vieler Völker; und sie sollen erkennen, dass ich der Herr bin!
Footnotes
- (38,4) od. eine große Versammlung.
- (38,5) ein Volk im Gebiet des heutigen Libyen.
- (38,8) w. am Ende der Jahre.
- (38,11) w. in das Land der offenen [d.h. unbefestigten] Dörfer.
- (38,12) w. Nabel.
- (38,13) bildhaft für ihre raubgierigen Herrscher.
- (38,16) w. Am Ende der Jahre.
- (38,21) d.h. gegen Gog und sein Heer.
Ezekiel 38
New King James Version
Gog and Allies Attack Israel
38 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 (A)“Son of man, (B)set your face against (C)Gog, of the land of (D)Magog, [a]the prince of Rosh, (E)Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. 4 (F)I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and (G)lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, (H)all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. 5 Persia, [b]Ethiopia, and [c]Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 (I)Gomer and all its troops; the house of (J)Togarmah from the far north and all its troops—many people are with you.
7 (K)“Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them. 8 (L)After many days (M)you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword (N)and gathered from many people on (O)the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them (P)dwell safely. 9 You will ascend, coming (Q)like a storm, covering the (R)land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you.”
10 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan: 11 You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of (S)unwalled villages; I will (T)go to a peaceful people, (U)who dwell [d]safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’— 12 to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out your hand against the waste places that are again inhabited, (V)and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land. 13 (W)Sheba, (X)Dedan, the merchants (Y)of Tarshish, and all (Z)their young lions will say to you, ‘Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’
14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord God: (AA)“On that day when My people Israel (AB)dwell safely, will you not know it? 15 (AC)Then you will come from your place out of the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army. 16 You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It will be in the latter days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may (AD)know Me, when I am (AE)hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes.” 17 Thus says the Lord God: “Are you he of whom I have spoken in former days by My servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied for years in those days that I would bring you against them?
Judgment on Gog
18 “And it will come to pass at the same time, when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the Lord God, “that My fury will show in My face. 19 For (AF)in My jealousy (AG)and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: (AH)‘Surely in that day there shall be a great [e]earthquake in the land of Israel, 20 so that (AI)the fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all creeping things that creep on the earth, and all men who are on the face of the earth shall shake at My presence. (AJ)The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.’ 21 I will (AK)call for (AL)a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord God. (AM)“Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22 And I will (AN)bring him to judgment with (AO)pestilence and bloodshed; (AP)I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, (AQ)great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23 Thus I will magnify Myself and (AR)sanctify Myself, (AS)and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 38:2 Tg., Vg., Aquila the chief prince of Meshech, also v. 3
- Ezekiel 38:5 Heb. Cush
- Ezekiel 38:5 Heb. Put
- Ezekiel 38:11 securely
- Ezekiel 38:19 Lit. shaking
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