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Esekíel 20-21
Icelandic Bible
Esekíel 20-21
Icelandic Bible
20 Á sjöunda árinu, tíunda dag hins fimmta mánaðar, komu nokkrir af öldungum Ísraels til þess að ganga til frétta við Drottin, og settust niður frammi fyrir mér.
2 Þá kom orð Drottins til mín, svohljóðandi: "Mannsson, tala þú til öldunga Ísraels og seg við þá: Svo segir Drottinn Guð:
3 Þér eruð komnir til þess að ganga til frétta við mig? Svo sannarlega sem ég lifi vil ég eigi láta yður ganga til frétta við mig, _ segir Drottinn Guð.
4 En viljir þú dæma þá, viljir þú dæma, mannsson, þá leið þeim fyrir sjónir svívirðingar feðra þeirra og seg við þá: Svo segir Drottinn Guð:
5 Þegar ég útvaldi Ísrael, vann ég niðjum Jakobs húss eið og gjörði mig þeim kunnan á Egyptalandi. Þá vann ég þeim eið og sagði: Ég er Drottinn, Guð yðar!
6 Þann dag vann ég þeim eið að því að leiða þá burt af Egyptalandi til þess lands, er ég hafði kannað fyrir þá, er flyti í mjólk og hunangi, _ það er prýði meðal landanna.
7 Og ég sagði við þá: Sérhver yðar varpi burt þeim viðurstyggðum, er þér hafið fyrir augum, og saurgið yður ekki á skurðgoðum Egyptalands. Ég er Drottinn, Guð yðar.
8 En þeir voru mér mótsnúnir og vildu eigi hlýða mér. Þeir vörpuðu eigi burt viðurstyggðum þeim, er þeir höfðu fyrir augum, og þeir yfirgáfu eigi skurðgoð Egyptalands. Þá hugði ég að úthella reiði minni yfir þá, að svala heift minni á þeim í Egyptalandi.
9 En ég gjörði það samt ekki, fyrir nafns míns sakir, svo að það skyldi eigi vanhelgað verða í augum heiðingja þeirra, er þeir bjuggu meðal, því að í augsýn þeirra hafði ég gjört mig þeim kunnan, til þess að flytja þá burt af Egyptalandi.
10 Og ég flutti þá burt af Egyptalandi og leiddi þá inn í eyðimörkina.
11 Og ég gaf þeim setningar mínar og kunngjörði þeim lög mín, þau er maðurinn skal halda, til þess að hann megi lifa.
12 Ég gaf þeim og hvíldardaga mína, að þeir væru sambandstákn milli mín og þeirra, til þess að menn skyldu viðurkenna, að ég, Drottinn, er sá, sem helgar þá.
13 En Ísraelsmenn voru mér mótsnúnir í eyðimörkinni. Þeir breyttu eigi eftir setningum mínum og höfnuðu lögum mínum, þeim er maðurinn skal halda, til þess að hann megi lifa, og hvíldardaga mína vanhelguðu þeir stórum. Þá hugði ég að úthella reiði yfir þá í eyðimörkinni til þess að gjöreyða þeim.
14 En ég gjörði það samt ekki, fyrir nafns míns sakir, svo að það skyldi eigi vanhelgað verða í augum heiðingja þeirra, er horft höfðu á að ég flutti þá burt.
15 Þó sór ég þeim í eyðimörkinni, að ég skyldi ekki leiða þá inn í landið, sem ég hafði gefið þeim og flýtur í mjólk og hunangi, _ það er prýði meðal landanna _,
16 af því að þeir höfnuðu lögum mínum og breyttu ekki eftir boðorðum mínum og vanhelguðu hvíldardaga mína, því að hjarta þeirra elti skurðgoð þeirra.
17 En ég kenndi í brjósti um þá meir en svo að ég vildi tortíma þeim, og gjörði því ekki út af við þá í eyðimörkinni.
18 Og ég sagði við sonu þeirra í eyðimörkinni: ,Breytið ekki eftir siðvenjum feðra yðar og haldið eigi lög þeirra og saurgið yður ekki á skurðgoðum þeirra.
19 Ég er Drottinn, Guð yðar, lifið eftir boðorðum mínum og haldið lög mín og breytið eftir þeim.
20 Og haldið helga hvíldardaga mína, og séu þeir sambandstákn milli mín og yðar, til þess að menn viðurkenni, að ég er Drottinn, Guð yðar.`
21 En synirnir voru mér mótsnúnir: Þeir lifðu ekki eftir boðorðum mínum og héldu ekki lög mín, svo að þeir breyttu eftir þeim, sem maðurinn þó á að halda, til þess að hann megi lifa; hvíldardaga mína vanhelguðu þeir. Þá hugði ég að úthella reiði minni yfir þá, að svala heift minni á þeim í eyðimörkinni.
22 En ég dró höndina aftur að mér og gjörði það ekki, fyrir nafns míns sakir, svo að það skyldi eigi vanhelgað verða í augum heiðingja þeirra, er horft höfðu á, að ég flutti þá burt.
23 Þó sór ég þeim í eyðimörkinni, að ég skyldi tvístra þeim meðal þjóðanna og dreifa þeim út um löndin,
24 af því að þeir héldu ekki lög mín og höfnuðu boðorðum mínum og vanhelguðu hvíldardaga mína og höfðu ekki augun af skurðgoðum feðra sinna.
25 Ég gaf þeim þá og boðorð, sem ekki voru holl, og lög, er þeim eigi voru til lífs lagin.
26 Ég lét þá saurga sig á fórnargjöfum sínum, á því að brenna í eldi alla frumburði, til þess að þeim skyldi ofbjóða, svo að þeir yrðu að kannast við, að ég er Drottinn.
27 Tala þú þess vegna til Ísraelsmanna, mannsson, og seg við þá: Svo segir Drottinn Guð: Enn fremur hafa feður yðar smánað mig með þessu, að þeir rufu trúnað við mig.
28 Þegar ég hafði flutt þá inn í landið, sem ég hafði heitið þeim með eiði að gefa þeim, og þeir komu einhvers staðar auga á háa hæð og þéttlaufgað tré, þá slátruðu þeir þar fórnum sínum og báru þar fram hinar andstyggilegu gjafir sínar og létu þar þægilegan ilm sinn upp stíga og dreyptu þar dreypifórnum sínum.
29 Þá sagði ég við þá: ,Hvaða blóthæð er þetta, sem þér farið upp á?` Fyrir því er hún kölluð ,hæð` allt til þessa dags.
30 Seg því við Ísraelsmenn: Svo segir Drottinn Guð: Viljið þér saurga yður á sama hátt og feður yðar og drýgja hór með viðurstyggðum þeirra?
31 Já, með því að bera fram fórnargjafir yðar, með því að láta sonu yðar ganga gegnum eld, saurgið þér yður á öllum skurðgoðum yðar allt til þessa dags, og ég ætti að láta yður ganga til frétta við mig, þér Ísraelsmenn? Svo sannarlega sem ég lifi, segir Drottinn Guð, vil ég ekki láta yður ganga til frétta við mig.
32 Ekki skal það heldur verða, sem yður hefir til hugar komið. Þér hugsið: ,Vér viljum vera sem aðrar þjóðir, sem kynslóðir heiðnu landanna, og tilbiðja stokka og steina.`
33 Svo sannarlega sem ég lifi, _ segir Drottinn Guð _ skal ég ríkja yfir yður með sterkri hendi, útréttum armlegg og fossandi heift.
34 Og ég mun flytja yður frá þjóðunum og safna yður úr löndunum, þangað sem yður var tvístrað, með sterkri hendi, útréttum armlegg og fossandi heift,
35 og leiða yður inn í eyðimörkina milli þjóðanna og ganga þar í dóm við yður augliti til auglitis.
36 Eins og ég gekk í dóm við feður yðar í Egyptalands eyðimörk, svo mun ég og ganga í dóm við yður, _ segir Drottinn Guð.
37 Ég mun láta yður renna fram hjá mér undir stafnum og láta yður gangast undir skyldukvöð sáttmálans.
38 Og ég skil þá frá yður, er gjörðust mér mótsnúnir og rufu trúnað við mig. Ég vil flytja þá burt úr því landi, þar sem þeir dvöldust sem útlendingar, en inn í Ísraelsland skulu þeir ekki koma, svo að þér viðurkennið, að ég er Drottinn.
39 En þér, Ísraelsmenn, _ svo segir Drottinn Guð: Fari hver yðar og þjóni skurðgoðum sínum. En eftir þetta skuluð þér vissulega hlýða á mig og eigi framar vanhelga mitt heilaga nafn með fórnargjöfum yðar og skurðgoðum.
40 Því að á mínu heilaga fjalli, á fjallhnjúki Ísraels, segir Drottinn Guð, munu allir Ísraelsmenn, eins og þeir eru margir til, þjóna mér. Þar mun ég taka þeim náðarsamlega, og þar mun ég girnast fórnargjafir yðar og frumgróðafórnir ásamt öllu, sem þér helgið.
41 Ég mun taka yður náðarsamlega sem þægilegum ilm, þegar ég flyt yður frá þjóðunum og safna yður úr löndunum, þangað sem yður var tvístrað, og þá skal ég sýna mig heilagan á yður í augsýn þjóðanna.
42 Og þá skuluð þér viðurkenna, að ég er Drottinn, er ég leiði yður inn í Ísraelsland, inn í landið, sem ég sór að gefa feðrum yðar.
43 Þar munuð þér þá minnast breytni yðar og allra verka yðar, er þér saurguðuð yður á, og yður mun bjóða við sjálfum yður sökum allra þeirra illverka, er þér hafið framið.
44 Og þér skuluð viðurkenna, að ég er Drottinn, er ég fer svo með yður vegna nafns míns, en fer ekki með yður eftir yðar vondu breytni og yðar glæpsamlegu verkum, Ísraelsmenn, _ segir Drottinn Guð."
45 Og orð Drottins kom til mín, svohljóðandi:
46 "Mannsson, horf þú í suðurátt og lát orð þín streyma mót hádegisstað og spá móti skóginum í Suðurlandinu,
47 og seg við skóginn í Suðurlandinu: Heyr orð Drottins! Svo segir Drottinn Guð: Sjá, ég kveiki eld í þér, sem eyða skal hverju grænu tré og hverjum þurrum viði, sem í þér er. Eldsloginn skal ekki slokkna, og öll andlit skulu sviðna af honum frá suðri til norðurs.
48 Og allir menn skulu sjá, að ég, Drottinn, hefi kveikt hann, hann skal ekki slokkna."
49 Þá sagði ég: "Æ, Drottinn Guð! Þeir segja um mig: ,Talar hann ekki ávallt í ráðgátum?"`
21 Þá kom orð Drottins til mín, svohljóðandi:
2 "Mannsson, snú þér í móti Jerúsalem og lát orð þín streyma mót helgidóminum og spá gegn Ísraelslandi
3 og seg við Ísraelsland: Svo segir Drottinn: Sjá, ég skal finna þig og mun draga sverð mitt úr slíðrum og afmá hjá þér ráðvanda og óguðlega.
4 Af því að ég ætla að afmá hjá þér ráðvanda og óguðlega, fyrir því mun sverð mitt hlaupa úr slíðrum á alla menn frá suðri til norðurs.
5 Og allir menn skulu viðurkenna, að ég, Drottinn, hefi dregið sverð mitt úr slíðrum, það skal ekki framar þangað aftur hverfa.
6 En þú, mannsson, styn þungan. Mjaðmir þínar engist saman, og styn af sárri kvöl í augsýn þeirra.
7 Og er þeir þá segja við þig: ,Af hverju stynur þú?` þá seg: ,Yfir fregn nokkurri, sem svo er, að þegar hún kemur mun hvert hjarta bráðna, allar hendur verða lémagna, allur dugur dofna og öll kné leysast sundur og verða að vatni. Sjá, hún kemur og hún reynist sönn, _ segir Drottinn Guð."`
8 Og orð Drottins kom til mín, svohljóðandi:
9 "Mannsson, spá þú og seg: Svo segir Drottinn: Seg þú: Sverð, sverð er hvesst og fægt.
10 Það er hvesst til þess að drepa menn unnvörpum, það er fægt, til þess að það bliki sem elding . . .
11 Og það var látið burt til fægingar, til þess að það yrði hnefað. Það var hvesst, sverðið, og það var fægt, til þess að það yrði selt vegandanum í hendur.
12 Hljóða þú og æp, mannsson, því að það er ætlað til höfuðs þjóð minni, til höfuðs öllum höfðingjum Ísraels. Undir sverðið eru þeir seldir, ásamt þjóð minni, fyrir því skalt þú slá þér á brjóst.
13 Því það er prófraun. Og hvað, ef jafnvel sprotinn, sem virðir vettugi, verður eigi framar til? _ segir Drottinn Guð.
14 En þú, mannsson, spá og klappa lófum saman, tvisvar, já þrisvar skal sverðið sveiflast. Það er sverð hinna vegnu, sverð hins mikla manndráps, er svífur í kringum þá.
15 Til þess að hjörtu skjálfi og hinir föllnu verði margir, hefi ég sett sverð manndrápsins við öll hlið þeirra. Sverðið er gjört til þess að leiftra, hvesst til þess að brytja.
16 Sníð þú til hægri, bein þér til vinstri, hvert sem egg þinni er snúið.
17 Þá skal ég og klappa lófum saman og svala heift minni. Ég, Drottinn, hefi talað."
18 Þá kom orð Drottins til mín, svohljóðandi:
19 "En þú, mannsson, tak til tvo vegu, er sverð Babelkonungs skal fara. Þeir skulu báðir liggja frá sama landi. Og set leiðarvísi þar sem vegurinn hefst heim að hvorri borg,
20 til þess að sverðið komi yfir Rabba, höfuðborg Ammóníta, og yfir Júdaland og Jerúsalem í því miðju.
21 Því að Babelkonungur stendur á vegamótum, þar sem báðir vegirnir hefjast, til þess að leita véfréttar. Hann hristir örvarnar, spyr húsgoðin, skoðar lifrina.
22 Í hægri hendi hans er hlutur Jerúsalem: ,Hann skal reisa víghrúta, opna munninn með ópum, láta heróp gjalla, reisa víghrúta gegn hliðunum, hleypa upp jarðhrygg, hlaða víggarða.`
23 Og þeim virðist það lygavéfrétt; þeir hafa unnið hina helgustu eiða, _ en hann minnir á misgjörð þeirra, til þess að þeir verði teknir höndum.
24 Fyrir því segir Drottinn Guð svo: Með því að hann minnti á misgjörð yðar, er trúrof yðar varð opinbert, svo að syndir yðar urðu berar í öllu athæfi yðar, _ með því að hann minnti á yður, skuluð þér verða teknir höndum þeirra vegna.
25 En þú, dauðadæmdi guðleysingi, höfðingi Ísraels, hvers dagur er kominn, þá er tími endasektarinnar rennur upp,
26 svo segir Drottinn Guð: Burt með höfuðdjásnið, niður með kórónuna! Þetta skal ekki lengur vera svo. Upp með hið lága, niður með hið háa!
27 Að rústum, rústum, rústum vil ég gjöra allt. Þetta ríki skal ekki heldur vera til, uns sá kemur, sem hefir réttinn, er ég hefi gefið honum.
28 En þú, mannsson, spá þú og seg: Svo segir Drottinn Guð um Ammóníta og smánan þeirra: Sverð, sverð er dregið úr slíðrum, fægt til að brytja niður, til þess að láta eldingar leiftra,
29 en þér boðuðu menn hégómasýnir og fluttu þér lygispádóma, til þess að setja það á háls hinna dauðadæmdu guðleysingja, hverra dagur er kominn, þá er tími endasektarinnar rennur upp.
30 Slíðra það aftur. Ég skal dæma þig á þeim stað, þar sem þú varst skapaður, í því landi, þar sem þú ert upp runninn,
31 og ég skal úthella yfir þig reiði minni og blása á þig mínum heiftarloga og selja þig í hendur dýrslegra manna, glötunarsmiða.
32 Eldsmatur skalt þú verða, blóði þínu skal úthellt inni í landinu. Þín skal eigi framar minnst verða. Ég, Drottinn, hefi talað þetta."
Ezekiel 20-21
New International Version
Ezekiel 20-21
New International Version
Rebellious Israel Purged
20 In the seventh year, in the fifth month on the tenth day, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire(A) of the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.(B)
2 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 3 “Son of man, speak to the elders(C) of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Have you come to inquire(D) of me? As surely as I live, I will not let you inquire of me, declares the Sovereign Lord.(E)’
4 “Will you judge them? Will you judge them, son of man? Then confront them with the detestable practices of their ancestors(F) 5 and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose(G) Israel, I swore with uplifted hand(H) to the descendants of Jacob and revealed myself to them in Egypt. With uplifted hand I said to them, “I am the Lord your God.(I)” 6 On that day I swore(J) to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey,(K) the most beautiful of all lands.(L) 7 And I said to them, “Each of you, get rid of the vile images(M) you have set your eyes on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols(N) of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.(O)”
8 “‘But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me;(P) they did not get rid of the vile images they had set their eyes on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt.(Q) So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in Egypt.(R) 9 But for the sake of my name, I brought them out of Egypt.(S) I did it to keep my name from being profaned(T) in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived and in whose sight I had revealed myself to the Israelites. 10 Therefore I led them out of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.(U) 11 I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, by which the person who obeys them will live.(V) 12 Also I gave them my Sabbaths(W) as a sign(X) between us,(Y) so they would know that I the Lord made them holy.(Z)
13 “‘Yet the people of Israel rebelled(AA) against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my decrees but rejected my laws(AB)—by which the person who obeys them will live—and they utterly desecrated my Sabbaths.(AC) So I said I would pour out my wrath(AD) on them and destroy(AE) them in the wilderness.(AF) 14 But for the sake of my name I did what would keep it from being profaned(AG) in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.(AH) 15 Also with uplifted hand I swore(AI) to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands(AJ)— 16 because they rejected my laws(AK) and did not follow my decrees and desecrated my Sabbaths. For their hearts(AL) were devoted to their idols.(AM) 17 Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy(AN) them or put an end to them in the wilderness. 18 I said to their children in the wilderness, “Do not follow the statutes of your parents(AO) or keep their laws or defile yourselves(AP) with their idols. 19 I am the Lord your God;(AQ) follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.(AR) 20 Keep my Sabbaths(AS) holy, that they may be a sign(AT) between us. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.(AU)”
21 “‘But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws,(AV) of which I said, “The person who obeys them will live by them,” and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger(AW) against them in the wilderness.(AX) 22 But I withheld(AY) my hand, and for the sake of my name(AZ) I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. 23 Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would disperse them among the nations and scatter(BA) them through the countries, 24 because they had not obeyed my laws but had rejected my decrees(BB) and desecrated my Sabbaths,(BC) and their eyes lusted after(BD) their parents’ idols.(BE) 25 So I gave(BF) them other statutes that were not good and laws through which they could not live;(BG) 26 I defiled them through their gifts—the sacrifice(BH) of every firstborn—that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the Lord.(BI)’
27 “Therefore, son of man, speak to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In this also your ancestors(BJ) blasphemed(BK) me by being unfaithful to me:(BL) 28 When I brought them into the land(BM) I had sworn to give them and they saw any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, made offerings that aroused my anger, presented their fragrant incense and poured out their drink offerings.(BN) 29 Then I said to them: What is this high place(BO) you go to?’” (It is called Bamah[a] to this day.)
Rebellious Israel Renewed
30 “Therefore say to the Israelites: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Will you defile yourselves(BP) the way your ancestors did and lust after their vile images?(BQ) 31 When you offer your gifts—the sacrifice of your children(BR) in the fire—you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. Am I to let you inquire of me, you Israelites? As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will not let you inquire of me.(BS)
32 “‘You say, “We want to be like the nations, like the peoples of the world, who serve wood and stone.” But what you have in mind will never happen. 33 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will reign over you with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm(BT) and with outpoured wrath.(BU) 34 I will bring you from the nations(BV) and gather(BW) you from the countries where you have been scattered—with a mighty hand(BX) and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath.(BY) 35 I will bring you into the wilderness(BZ) of the nations and there, face to face, I will execute judgment(CA) upon you. 36 As I judged your ancestors in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will judge you, declares the Sovereign Lord.(CB) 37 I will take note of you as you pass under my rod,(CC) and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.(CD) 38 I will purge(CE) you of those who revolt and rebel against me. Although I will bring them out of the land where they are living, yet they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(CF)
39 “‘As for you, people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Go and serve your idols,(CG) every one of you! But afterward you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name(CH) with your gifts and idols.(CI) 40 For on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel,(CJ) declares the Sovereign Lord, there in the land all the people of Israel will serve me, and there I will accept them. There I will require your offerings(CK) and your choice gifts,[b] along with all your holy sacrifices.(CL) 41 I will accept you as fragrant incense(CM) when I bring you out from the nations and gather(CN) you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will be proved holy(CO) through you in the sight of the nations.(CP) 42 Then you will know that I am the Lord,(CQ) when I bring you into the land of Israel,(CR) the land I had sworn with uplifted hand to give to your ancestors.(CS) 43 There you will remember your conduct(CT) and all the actions by which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves(CU) for all the evil you have done.(CV) 44 You will know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for my name’s sake(CW) and not according to your evil ways and your corrupt practices, you people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.(CX)’”
Prophecy Against the South
45 The word of the Lord came to me: 46 “Son of man, set your face toward(CY) the south; preach against the south and prophesy against(CZ) the forest of the southland.(DA) 47 Say to the southern forest:(DB) ‘Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to set fire to you, and it will consume(DC) all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and every face from south to north(DD) will be scorched by it.(DE) 48 Everyone will see that I the Lord have kindled it; it will not be quenched.(DF)’”
49 Then I said, “Sovereign Lord,(DG) they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just telling parables?(DH)’”[c]
Babylon as God’s Sword of Judgment
21 [d]The word of the Lord came to me:(DI) 2 “Son of man, set your face against(DJ) Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary.(DK) Prophesy against(DL) the land of Israel 3 and say to her: ‘This is what the Lord says: I am against you.(DM) I will draw my sword(DN) from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.(DO) 4 Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword(DP) will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.(DQ) 5 Then all people will know that I the Lord have drawn my sword(DR) from its sheath; it will not return(DS) again.’(DT)
6 “Therefore groan, son of man! Groan before them with broken heart and bitter grief.(DU) 7 And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?(DV)’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt with fear(DW) and every hand go limp;(DX) every spirit will become faint(DY) and every leg will be wet with urine.’(DZ) It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
8 The word of the Lord came to me: 9 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord says:
“‘A sword, a sword,
sharpened and polished—
10 sharpened for the slaughter,(EA)
polished to flash like lightning!
“‘Shall we rejoice in the scepter of my royal son? The sword despises every such stick.(EB)
11 “‘The sword is appointed to be polished,(EC)
to be grasped with the hand;
it is sharpened and polished,
made ready for the hand of the slayer.
12 Cry out and wail, son of man,
for it is against my people;
it is against all the princes of Israel.
They are thrown to the sword
along with my people.
Therefore beat your breast.(ED)
13 “‘Testing will surely come. And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue? declares the Sovereign Lord.’
14 “So then, son of man, prophesy
and strike your hands(EE) together.
Let the sword strike twice,
even three times.
It is a sword for slaughter—
a sword for great slaughter,
closing in on them from every side.(EF)
15 So that hearts may melt with fear(EG)
and the fallen be many,
I have stationed the sword for slaughter[e]
at all their gates.
Look! It is forged to strike like lightning,
it is grasped for slaughter.(EH)
16 Slash to the right, you sword,
then to the left,
wherever your blade is turned.
17 I too will strike my hands(EI) together,
and my wrath(EJ) will subside.
I the Lord have spoken.(EK)”
18 The word of the Lord came to me: 19 “Son of man, mark out two roads for the sword(EL) of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same country. Make a signpost(EM) where the road branches off to the city. 20 Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites(EN) and another against Judah and fortified Jerusalem. 21 For the king of Babylon will stop at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He will cast lots(EO) with arrows, he will consult his idols,(EP) he will examine the liver.(EQ) 22 Into his right hand will come the lot for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to give the command to slaughter, to sound the battle cry,(ER) to set battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp(ES) and to erect siege works.(ET) 23 It will seem like a false omen to those who have sworn allegiance to him, but he will remind(EU) them of their guilt(EV) and take them captive.
24 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because you people have brought to mind your guilt by your open rebellion, revealing your sins in all that you do—because you have done this, you will be taken captive.
25 “‘You profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come,(EW) whose time of punishment has reached its climax,(EX) 26 this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take off the turban, remove the crown.(EY) It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low.(EZ) 27 A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin! The crown will not be restored until he to whom it rightfully belongs shall come;(FA) to him I will give it.’(FB)
28 “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says about the Ammonites(FC) and their insults:
“‘A sword,(FD) a sword,
drawn for the slaughter,
polished to consume
and to flash like lightning!
29 Despite false visions concerning you
and lying divinations(FE) about you,
it will be laid on the necks
of the wicked who are to be slain,
whose day has come,
whose time of punishment has reached its climax.(FF)
30 “‘Let the sword return to its sheath.(FG)
In the place where you were created,
in the land of your ancestry,(FH)
I will judge you.
31 I will pour out my wrath on you
and breathe(FI) out my fiery anger(FJ) against you;
I will deliver you into the hands of brutal men,
men skilled in destruction.(FK)
32 You will be fuel for the fire,(FL)
your blood will be shed in your land,
you will be remembered(FM) no more;
for I the Lord have spoken.’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 20:29 Bamah means high place.
- Ezekiel 20:40 Or and the gifts of your firstfruits
- Ezekiel 20:49 In Hebrew texts 20:45-49 is numbered 21:1-5.
- Ezekiel 21:1 In Hebrew texts 21:1-32 is numbered 21:6-37.
- Ezekiel 21:15 Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Ezekiel 20-21
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Ezekiel 20-21
King James Version
20 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me.
2 Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,
3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.
4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
5 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the Lord your God;
6 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:
7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.
11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.
12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.
13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
15 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;
16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.
17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:
19 I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God.
21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.
23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;
24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.
25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord.
27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.
28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.
29 Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name whereof is called Bamah unto this day.
30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?
31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.
32 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.
33 As I live, saith the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:
34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.
35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.
36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord God.
37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:
38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.
42 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.
43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.
44 And ye shall know that I am the Lord when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord God.
45 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
48 And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
49 Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
21 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
5 That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord God.
8 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord God.
14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together. and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.
15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.
16 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.
17 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the Lord have said it.
18 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying,
19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.
20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.
21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.
23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
24 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
26 Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.
28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
29 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
30 Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.
32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the Lord have spoken it.
Hið almenna bréf Jakobs 5
Icelandic Bible
Hið almenna bréf Jakobs 5
Icelandic Bible
5 Hlustið á, þér auðmenn, grátið og kveinið yfir þeim bágindum, sem yfir yður munu koma.
2 Auður yðar er orðinn fúinn og klæði yðar eru orðin möletin,
3 gull yðar og silfur er orðið ryðbrunnið og ryðið á því mun verða yður til vitnis og eta hold yðar eins og eldur. Þér hafið fjársjóðum safnað á síðustu dögunum.
4 Launin hrópa, þau sem þér hafið haft af verkamönnunum, sem slógu lönd yðar, og köll kornskurðarmannanna eru komin til eyrna Drottins hersveitanna.
5 Þér hafið lifað í sællífi á jörðinni og í óhófi. Þér hafið alið hjörtu yðar á slátrunardegi.
6 Þér hafið sakfellt og drepið hinn réttláta. Hann veitir yður ekki viðnám.
7 Þreyið því, bræður, þangað til Drottinn kemur. Sjáið akuryrkjumanninn, hann bíður eftir hinum dýrmæta ávexti jarðarinnar og þreyir eftir honum, þangað til hann hefur fengið haustregn og vorregn.
8 Þreyið og þér, styrkið hjörtu yðar, því að koma Drottins er í nánd.
9 Kvartið ekki hver yfir öðrum, bræður, svo að þér verðið ekki dæmdir. Dómarinn stendur fyrir dyrum.
10 Bræður, takið spámennina til fyrirmyndar, sem talað hafa í nafni Drottins og liðið illt með þolinmæði.
11 Því vér teljum þá sæla, sem þolgóðir hafa verið. Þér hafið heyrt um þolgæði Jobs og vitið, hvaða lyktir Drottinn gjörði á högum hans. Drottinn er mjög miskunnsamur og líknsamur.
12 En umfram allt, bræður mínir, sverjið ekki, hvorki við himininn né við jörðina né nokkurn annan eið. En já yðar sé já, nei yðar sé nei, til þess að þér fallið ekki undir dóm.
13 Líði nokkrum illa yðar á meðal, þá biðji hann. Liggi vel á einhverjum, þá syngi hann lofsöng.
14 Sé einhver sjúkur yðar á meðal, þá kalli hann til sín öldunga safnaðarins og þeir skulu smyrja hann með olíu í nafni Drottins og biðjast fyrir yfir honum.
15 Trúarbænin mun gjöra hinn sjúka heilan, og Drottinn mun reisa hann á fætur. Þær syndir, sem hann kann að hafa drýgt, munu honum verða fyrirgefnar.
16 Játið því hver fyrir öðrum syndir yðar og biðjið hver fyrir öðrum, til þess að þér verðið heilbrigðir. Kröftug bæn réttláts manns megnar mikið.
17 Elía var maður sama eðlis og vér, og hann bað þess heitt, að ekki skyldi rigna, og það rigndi ekki yfir landið í þrjú ár og sex mánuði.
18 Og hann bað aftur, og himinninn gaf regn og jörðin bar sinn ávöxt.
19 Bræður mínir, ef einhver meðal yðar villist frá sannleikanum og einhver snýr honum aftur,
James 5
New International Version
James 5
New International Version
Warning to Rich Oppressors
5 Now listen,(A) you rich people,(B) weep and wail(C) because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.(D) 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.(E) 4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(F) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(G) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(H) 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves(I) in the day of slaughter.[a](J) 6 You have condemned and murdered(K) the innocent one,(L) who was not opposing you.
Patience in Suffering
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.(M) See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting(N) for the autumn and spring rains.(O) 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming(P) is near.(Q) 9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters,(R) or you will be judged. The Judge(S) is standing at the door!(T)
10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets(U) who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 As you know, we count as blessed(V) those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance(W) and have seen what the Lord finally brought about.(X) The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.(Y)
12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.(Z)
The Prayer of Faith
13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray.(AA) Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.(AB) 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders(AC) of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil(AD) in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith(AE) will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins(AF) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.(AG) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.(AH)
17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are.(AI) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(AJ) 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.(AK)
19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth(AL) and someone should bring that person back,(AM) 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save(AN) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.(AO)
Footnotes
- James 5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting
James 5
King James Version
James 5
King James Version
5 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
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