Hesekiel 24
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Liknelsen om grytan
24 I det nionde året, på tionde dagen i tionde månaden[a] kom Herrens ord till mig: 2 ”Du människa, anteckna detta datum, just denna dag, för just denna dag har kungen av Babylonien anfallit Jerusalem. 3 Ge det upproriska släktet denna liknelse, säg: ’Så säger Herren, Herren:
Sätt på en gryta, sätt på den
och häll vatten i den!
4 Lägg i den köttbitar,
de bästa köttbitarna
från lår och bog,
och fyll på med de bästa benen.
5 Ta de bästa i fårhjorden
och lägg ved under grytan
för att koka benen.
Låt den koka
och benen koka med.
6 Så säger Herren, Herren:
Ve över den blodbefläckade staden,
en rostig gryta vars rost inte går bort!
Ta bort köttstyckena ur den, bit för bit,
utan att kasta lott om dem.
7 Stadens blod som den utgjutit är i dess mitt.
Den har utgjutit det på den kala klippan,
inte på marken där stoft skulle kunna övertäcka det.
8 För att ge utlopp åt min vrede
och hämnas har jag låtit dess eget blod
utgjutas på den kala klippan där det inte kan täckas över.
9 Så säger därför Herren, Herren:
Ve över den blodbefläckade staden!
Jag ska lägga där ved till ett stort bål.
10 Lägg på mer ved, tänd upp eld,
låt köttet koka väl och spadet koka in,
låt benen bli förbrända.
11 Sätt sedan den tomma grytan på den glödande kolen,
tills den blir så upphettad att kopparen glöder
och orenhet och rost bränns bort.
12 Men arbetet är förgäves, den myckna rosten går inte bort, inte ens i elden.
13 Din orenhet är skamlig. Därför att jag nu ville rena dig och du inte ville bli ren, får du förbli oren, tills jag har fullbordat min vrede på dig.
14 Jag, Herren, har talat. Det kommer att ske. Jag ska göra det. Jag ska inte hålla något tillbaka, inte visa skonsamhet, inte ångra mig. Efter dina gärningar ska du dömas, säger Herren, Herren.’ ”
15 Herrens ord kom till mig: 16 ”Du människa, jag kommer att plötsligt ta ifrån dig dina ögons lust. Men du får inte klaga eller gråta, inte fälla några tårar. 17 Sörj bara tyst för dig själv. Håll ingen dödsklagan. Sätt på dig turbanen och skorna, dölj inte ditt ansikte och ät inget sorgebröd[b].”
18 Jag talade till folket på morgonen, och på kvällen dog min hustru. Följande morgon gjorde jag som jag hade blivit befalld.
19 Då sa folket till mig: ”Vill du inte säga oss vad det betyder som du gör?”
20 Jag svarade: ”Herrens ord kom till mig: 21 Säg till israeliterna: ’Så säger Herren, Herren: Jag ska vanhelga min helgedom, ert fäste och er stolthet, era ögons lust, ert käraste. Era söner och döttrar som ni lämnat kvar kommer att falla för svärdet. 22 Ni kommer då att göra som jag har gjort. Ni kommer inte att dölja ert ansikte och inte äta sorgebröd. 23 Behåll turbanen och skorna på era fötter. Ni ska inte sörja eller gråta. Ni ska tyna bort för era synders skull och sucka med varandra. 24 Hesekiel är ett tecken för er. Ni kommer att få göra som han har gjort. Och när det sker, då ska ni inse att jag är Herren, Herren.’
25 Du människa, den dag jag tar ifrån dem deras fästning, glädjen över deras härlighet, deras ögons lust och det käraste de har, deras söner och döttrar, 26 då ska en flykting komma till dig för att tala om detta. 27 Då ska din mun öppnas inför flyktingen, och du kan tala och är inte mer stum. Du ska bli ett tecken för dem, och de ska inse att jag är Herren.”
Ezekiel 24
New American Standard Bible
Parable of the Boiling Pot
24 Now the word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, saying, 2 “Son of man, write the name of the day, this very day. The king of Babylon [a]has (A)laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. 3 Present a (B)parable to the (C)rebellious house and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord [b]God says:
“Put on the (D)pot, put it on and also pour water into it;
4 [c](E)Put in it the pieces of meat,
Every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder;
Fill it with choice bones.
5 Take the (F)choicest of the flock,
And also stack [d]wood under [e]the pot.
Make it boil vigorously.
Also boil its bones in it.”
6 ‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
“Woe to the (G)bloody city,
To the pot in which there is rust
And whose rust has not gone out of it!
Take out of it piece after piece,
[f]Without making a choice.
7 For her blood is in her midst;
She placed it on the bare rock;
She did not (H)pour it on the ground
To cover it with dust.
8 So that it may (I)cause wrath to come up to take vengeance,
I have put her blood on the bare rock,
So that it will not be covered.”
9 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
“(J)Woe to the bloody city!
I also will make the wood pile great.
10 Heap on the wood, kindle the fire,
[g]Cook the meat thoroughly
And mix in the spices,
And let the bones be burned up.
11 Then (K)set it empty on its burning coals
So that it may be hot
And its bronze may [h]glow,
And its (L)filthiness may be melted in it,
Its rust eliminated.
12 She has (M)wearied Me with work,
Yet her great rust has not gone from her;
Let her rust be in the fire!
13 In your filthiness is outrageous sin.
Because I would have cleansed you,
Yet you are (N)not clean,
You will not be cleansed from your filthiness again
Until I have [i](O)expended My wrath on you.
14 I, the Lord, have spoken; it is (P)coming and I will act. I will not overlook, I will not (Q)pity, and I will not be sorry; (R)according to your ways and according to your deeds [j]I will judge you,” declares the Lord God.’”
Death of Ezekiel’s Wife Is a Sign
15 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 16 “Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you (S)what is precious to your eyes with a (T)fatal blow; but you shall not (U)mourn and you shall not weep, and your (V)tears shall not come. 17 Groan silently; do (W)no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet, and do not [k]cover your mustache, and (X)do not eat the [l]bread of other people.” 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded. 19 And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are doing?” 20 Then I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 21 ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “This is what the Lord God says: ‘Behold, I am about to profane My sanctuary, the pride of your power, (Y)that which is precious in your eyes and the longing of your soul; and your (Z)sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword. 22 And you will do just as I have done; you will not [m]cover your mustache, and you will not eat the [n]bread of other people. 23 Your turbans will be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet. You (AA)will not mourn and you will not weep; but (AB)you will rot away in your guilty deeds, and you will groan [o]to one another. 24 So Ezekiel will be a (AC)sign to you; according to all that he has done, you will do. When it comes, then you will know that I am the Lord God.’”
25 ‘As for you, son of man, will it not be on the day when I take from them their (AD)stronghold, the joy of their splendor, that which is precious in their eyes and their [p]heart’s longing, their sons and their daughters, 26 that on that day the one who (AE)escapes will come to you with information for your ears? 27 On that day your (AF)mouth will be opened to him who escaped, and you will speak and no longer be silenced. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 24:2 Lit leaned on
- Ezekiel 24:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
- Ezekiel 24:4 Lit Gather her pieces
- Ezekiel 24:5 Cf. v 10; MT bones
- Ezekiel 24:5 Lit it
- Ezekiel 24:6 Lit No lot has fallen on it
- Ezekiel 24:10 Lit Finish
- Ezekiel 24:11 Lit burn
- Ezekiel 24:13 Lit caused to rest
- Ezekiel 24:14 As in several mss and ancient versions; MT they
- Ezekiel 24:17 Covering the beard and mustache was a mourning custom
- Ezekiel 24:17 I.e., food from others for mourners
- Ezekiel 24:22 See note 1 v 17
- Ezekiel 24:22 See note 2 v 17
- Ezekiel 24:23 Lit each to his brother
- Ezekiel 24:25 Lit soul’s burden
Ezekiel 24
The Message
Bring the Pot to a Boil
24 1-5 The Message of God came to me in the ninth year, the tenth month, and the tenth day of the month: “Son of man, write down this date. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. Tell this company of rebels a story:
“‘Put on the soup pot.
Fill it with water.
Put chunks of meat into it,
all the choice pieces—loin and brisket.
Pick out the best soup bones
from the best of the sheep in the flock.
Pile wood beneath the pot.
Bring it to a boil
and cook the soup.
6 “‘God, the Master, says:
“‘Doom to the city of murder,
to the pot thick with scum,
thick with a filth that can’t be scoured.
Empty the pot piece by piece;
don’t bother who gets what.
7-8 “‘The blood from murders
has stained the whole city;
Blood runs bold on the street stones,
with no one bothering to wash it off—
Blood out in the open to public view
to provoke my wrath,
to trigger my vengeance.
9-12 “‘Therefore, this is what God, the Master, says:
“‘Doom to the city of murder!
I, too, will pile on the wood.
Stack the wood high,
light the match,
Cook the meat, spice it well, pour out the broth,
and then burn the bones.
Then I’ll set the empty pot on the coals
and heat it red-hot so the bronze glows,
So the germs are killed
and the corruption is burned off.
But it’s hopeless. It’s too far gone.
The filth is too thick.
13-14 “‘Your encrusted filth is your filthy sex. I wanted to clean you up, but you wouldn’t let me. I’ll make no more attempts at cleaning you up until my anger quiets down. I, God, have said it, and I’ll do it. I’m not holding back. I’ve run out of compassion. I’m not changing my mind. You’re getting exactly what’s coming to you. Decree of God, the Master.’”
No Tears
15-17 God’s Message came to me: “Son of man, I’m about to take from you the delight of your life—a real blow, I know. But, please, no tears. Keep your grief to yourself. No public mourning. Get dressed as usual and go about your work—none of the usual funeral rituals.”
18 I preached to the people in the morning. That evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I’d been told.
19 The people came to me, saying, “Tell us why you’re acting like this. What does it mean, anyway?”
20-21 So I told them, “God’s Word came to me, saying, ‘Tell the family of Israel, This is what God, the Master, says: I will desecrate my Sanctuary, your proud impregnable fort, the delight of your life, your heart’s desire. The children you left behind will be killed.
22-24 “‘Then you’ll do exactly as I’ve done. You’ll perform none of the usual funeral rituals. You’ll get dressed as usual and go about your work. No tears. But your sins will eat away at you from within and you’ll groan among yourselves. Ezekiel will be your example. The way he did it is the way you’ll do it.
“‘When this happens you’ll recognize that I am God, the Master.’”
25-27 “And you, son of man: The day I take away the people’s refuge, their great joy, the delight of their life, what they’ve most longed for, along with all their children—on that very day a survivor will arrive and tell you what happened to the city. You’ll break your silence and start talking again, talking to the survivor. Again, you’ll be an example for them. And they’ll recognize that I am God.”
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