Hesekiel 33
Schlachter 2000
Die Verheissung der zukünftigen Wiederherstellung für Israel
Der Wächterdienst des Propheten
33 Und das Wort des Herrn erging an mich folgendermaßen:
2 Menschensohn, rede zu den Kindern deines Volkes und sage ihnen: Wenn ich das Schwert über ein Land bringe, so nimmt das Volk des Landes einen Mann aus seiner Mitte und bestimmt ihn zu seinem Wächter.
3 Wenn nun dieser das Schwert über sein Land kommen sieht, so stößt er ins Schopharhorn und warnt das Volk.
4 Wenn dann jemand den Schall des Schopharhornes hört und sich nicht warnen lassen will, und das Schwert kommt und rafft ihn weg, so kommt sein Blut auf seinen Kopf;
5 denn da er den Schall des Schopharhornes hörte, sich aber nicht warnen ließ, so sei sein Blut auf ihm! Hätte er sich warnen lassen, so hätte er seine Seele gerettet.
6 Wenn aber der Wächter das Schwert kommen sieht und nicht ins Schopharhorn stößt und das Volk nicht gewarnt wird und das Schwert kommt und einen von ihnen wegrafft, so wird derjenige zwar um seiner Sünde willen weggerafft, aber sein Blut werde ich von der Hand des Wächters fordern.
7 Nun habe ich dich, o Menschensohn, für das Haus Israel zum Wächter bestellt, damit du das Wort aus meinem Mund hören und sie von mir aus warnen sollst.
8 Wenn ich zu dem Gottlosen[a] sage: »Du Gottloser, du musst gewisslich sterben!« und du sagst es ihm nicht, um den Gottlosen vor seinem Weg zu warnen, so wird jener, der Gottlose, um seiner Sünde willen sterben; aber sein Blut will ich von deiner Hand fordern.
9 Wenn du aber den Gottlosen vor seinem Weg warnst, damit er davon umkehrt, und er von seinem Weg nicht umkehren will, so wird er um seiner Sünde willen sterben; du aber hast deine Seele gerettet.
10 Du nun, Menschensohn, sprich zu dem Haus Israel: So redet ihr und sagt: »Unsere Übertretungen und unsere Sünden liegen auf uns, dass wir darunter verschmachten; wie können wir leben?«
11 Sprich zu ihnen: So wahr ich lebe, spricht Gott, der Herr: Ich habe kein Gefallen am Tod des Gottlosen, sondern daran, dass der Gottlose umkehre von seinem Weg und lebe! Kehrt um, kehrt um von euren bösen Wegen! Warum wollt ihr sterben, o Haus Israel?
12 Und du, Menschensohn, sprich zu den Kindern deines Volkes: Den Gerechten wird seine Gerechtigkeit nicht retten an dem Tag, da er sich versündigt; und den Gottlosen wird seine Gottlosigkeit nicht zu Fall bringen an dem Tag, da er von seiner Gottlosigkeit umkehrt, so wenig, wie den Gerechten seine Gerechtigkeit am Leben erhalten wird an dem Tag, da er sündigt.
13 Wenn ich von dem Gerechten sage: »Er soll gewisslich leben!«, und er verlässt sich auf seine Gerechtigkeit und tut Unrecht, so soll nicht mehr an all seine gerechten Taten gedacht werden; sondern um seines Unrechts willen, das er getan hat, soll er sterben.
14 Und wenn ich zu dem Gottlosen sage: »Du sollst gewisslich sterben!«, und er kehrt von seiner Sünde um und übt Recht und Gerechtigkeit,
15 sodass der Gottlose das Pfand wiedergibt, den Raub zurückerstattet und in den Satzungen des Lebens wandelt, ohne Unrecht zu tun, so soll er gewisslich leben und nicht sterben.
16 Auch soll bei ihm nicht mehr an alle seine Sünden gedacht werden, die er getan hat; er hat Recht und Gerechtigkeit geübt, er soll gewisslich leben!
17 Dennoch sagen die Kinder deines Volkes: »Der Weg des Herrn ist nicht richtig!« — dabei ist es doch ihr Weg, der nicht richtig ist!
18 Wenn der Gerechte sich von seiner Gerechtigkeit abkehrt und Unrecht tut, so muss er deshalb sterben;
19 wenn aber der Gottlose sich von seiner Gottlosigkeit abkehrt und Recht und Gerechtigkeit übt, so soll er deswegen leben!
20 Da ihr aber sagt: »Der Weg des Herrn ist nicht richtig!«, so will ich jeden von euch nach seinen Wegen richten, Haus Israel!
Hesekiel erhält die Nachricht von der Einnahme Jerusalems
21 Und es geschah im zwölften Jahr, am fünften Tag des zehnten Monats unserer Gefangenschaft, da kam ein Entflohener von Jerusalem zu mir und sprach: Die Stadt ist geschlagen!
22 Aber die Hand des Herrn war auf mich gekommen an dem Abend, ehe der Entflohene zu mir kam, und er hatte mir den Mund aufgetan, als jener am Morgen zu mir kam; und der Mund wurde mir aufgetan, sodass ich nicht mehr stumm war.
23 Da erging das Wort des Herrn an mich folgendermaßen:
24 Menschensohn, die Bewohner dieser Ruinen im Land Israel sagen: »Abraham war nur ein einzelner Mann und hat das Land zum Besitz erhalten; wir aber sind viele, und uns ist das Land zum Besitz gegeben!«
25 Darum sprich zu ihnen: So spricht Gott, der Herr: Ihr habt [das Fleisch] mitsamt dem Blut gegessen; ihr habt eure Augen zu euren Götzen erhoben und habt Blut vergossen; und ihr solltet dennoch das Land besitzen?
26 Ihr verlasst euch auf euer Schwert; ihr [Frauen] verübt Gräuel und ihr [Männer] verunreinigt einer die Frau des anderen; und ihr solltet dennoch das Land besitzen?
27 So sollst du zu ihnen reden: So spricht Gott, der Herr: So wahr ich lebe, alle die, welche in diesen Ruinen wohnen, sollen durchs Schwert fallen; und wer auf dem freien Feld ist, den will ich den wilden Tieren zum Fraß preisgeben; die aber in den Festungen und Höhlen sind, sollen an der Pest sterben!
28 Und ich will das Land zur Einöde machen und es verwüsten; und ihre Kraft, auf die sie stolz sind, soll ein Ende haben; und die Berge Israels sollen so schrecklich wüst daliegen, dass niemand darüber hinwandern wird.
29 Dann werden sie erkennen, dass ich der Herr bin, wenn ich das Land zur Einöde machen und es verwüsten werde wegen aller ihrer Gräuel, die sie verübt haben.
30 Und du, Menschensohn, die Kinder deines Volkes unterreden sich deinetwegen an den Mauern und unter den Türen der Häuser und sagen zueinander, jeder zu seinem Bruder: »Kommt doch und hört, was für ein Wort vom Herrn ausgeht!«
31 Und sie werden zu dir kommen, wie das Volk zusammenkommt, und werden als mein Volk vor dir sitzen und deine Worte hören, aber nicht danach handeln. Denn wenn sie auch mit dem Mund ihre Liebe bekunden, so läuft ihr Herz doch hinter dem Gewinn her.
32 Und siehe, du bist für sie wie ein liebliches Lied, wie einer, der eine schöne Stimme hat und gut die Saiten spielen kann; sie werden deine Worte hören, aber sie nicht tun.
33 Wenn es aber kommt — und siehe, es kommt! —, so werden sie erkennen, dass ein Prophet in ihrer Mitte gewesen ist.
Footnotes
- (33,8) od. Gesetzlosen.
Ezekiel 33
New International Version
Renewal of Ezekiel’s Call as Watchman
33 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, speak to your people and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword(A) against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman,(B) 3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet(C) to warn the people, 4 then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning(D) and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head.(E) 5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head.(F) If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves.(G) 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’(H)
7 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman(I) for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.(J) 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,(K)’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for[a] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.(L) 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so,(M) they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved.(N)
10 “Son of man, say to the Israelites, ‘This is what you are saying: “Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away(O) because of[b] them. How then can we live?(P)”’ 11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.(Q) Turn!(R) Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’(S)
12 “Therefore, son of man, say to your people,(T) ‘If someone who is righteous disobeys, that person’s former righteousness will count for nothing. And if someone who is wicked repents, that person’s former wickedness will not bring condemnation. The righteous person who sins will not be allowed to live even though they were formerly righteous.’(U) 13 If I tell a righteous person that they will surely live, but then they trust in their righteousness and do evil, none of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered; they will die for the evil they have done.(V) 14 And if I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but they then turn away from their sin and do what is just(W) and right— 15 if they give back what they took in pledge(X) for a loan, return what they have stolen,(Y) follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die.(Z) 16 None of the sins(AA) that person has committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.(AB)
17 “Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just. 18 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil,(AC) they will die for it.(AD) 19 And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live by doing so.(AE) 20 Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.”(AF)
Jerusalem’s Fall Explained
21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a man who had escaped(AG) from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!(AH)” 22 Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the Lord was on me,(AI) and he opened my mouth(AJ) before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.(AK)
23 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 24 “Son of man, the people living in those ruins(AL) in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many;(AM) surely the land has been given to us as our possession.’(AN) 25 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you eat(AO) meat with the blood(AP) still in it and look to your idols and shed blood, should you then possess the land?(AQ) 26 You rely on your sword, you do detestable things,(AR) and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife.(AS) Should you then possess the land?’
27 “Say this to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those who are left in the ruins will fall by the sword, those out in the country I will give to the wild animals to be devoured, and those in strongholds and caves will die of a plague.(AT) 28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and her proud strength will come to an end, and the mountains(AU) of Israel will become desolate so that no one will cross them.(AV) 29 Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolate(AW) waste because of all the detestable things they have done.’(AX)
30 “As for you, son of man, your people are talking together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, saying to each other, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the Lord.’ 31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(AY) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(AZ) for unjust gain.(BA) 32 Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs(BB) with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.(BC)
33 “When all this comes true—and it surely will—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.(BD)”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 33:8 Or in; also in verse 9
- Ezekiel 33:10 Or away in
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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