Ezekiel 15

The word of the Lord came to me:

Herren sagde til mig:

“Son of man, how is the wood of a vine different from that of a branch from any of the trees in the forest?

„Du menneske, hvad kan man bruge træet fra en vildtvoksende vinstok til? Det kan ikke sammenlignes med skovens andre træer.

Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on?

Man kan ikke engang bruge det til at lave knager eller kroge af.

And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars the middle, is it then useful for anything?

Prøver man at bruge det til brændsel, brænder de tynde grene alt for hurtigt, mens stammen har svært ved at fænge.

If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred?

Det kan altså hverken bruges til forarbejdning eller som brændsel.

“Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As I have given the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest as fuel for the fire, so will I treat the people living in Jerusalem.

Jerusalems indbyggere er som en vildtvoksende vinstok, jeg har kastet på bålet.

I will set my face against them. Although they have come out of the fire, the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the Lord.

Jeg vil sørge for, at de, der undslap ilden første gang, kommer på det næste bål. Da vil I indse, at jeg er Herren.

I will make the land desolate because they have been unfaithful, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

Ja, jeg lægger landet øde, fordi de gjorde oprør imod mig.”