Profetier mod Ammon, Moab, Edom og filistrenes land
1Herren sagde til mig:2„Du menneske, vend dit ansigt mod ammonitterne og profetér imod dem.3Sig til dem: Hør, hvad Herren siger: Fordi I kun havde spottende ord tilovers for mit tempel, da det blev ødelagt, fordi I hånede Israel, da landet blev ramt af katastrofen, og fordi I lo ad Judas folk, dengang de blev ført i eksil,4vil jeg overgive jer til ørkenbeduinerne, der kommer imod jer fra øst. De slår lejr på jeres marker, tager jeres frugthøst og mælken fra jeres køer.5Jeg forvandler hovedstaden Rabba til en græsgang for kameler og Ammons land til en brakmark, hvor fåreflokke hviler sig. Da vil I indse, at jeg er Herren.6Herren siger: Fordi I klappede i hænderne, stampede med fødderne og jublede af skadefryd og foragt for mit folk,7bliver I som straf overgivet til jeres fjender, så I bliver udryddet og ikke længere er en nation og et folk. Da vil I indse, at jeg er Herren.8Herren siger: Moabitterne påstår ligesom edomitterne, at Judas folk er som alle andre folk.9-10Derfor åbner jeg Moabs østgrænse, så landets stolte byer, Bet-Jeshimot, Ba’al-Meon og Kirjatajim går tabt. Dem giver jeg til ørkenbeduinerne fra øst, som strømmer ind i landet, ligesom de gør i Ammon. Moab bliver udslettet som nation og folk.11Sådan straffer jeg moabitterne. Da vil de indse, at jeg er Herren.12Herren siger: Edoms folk syndede groft ved at hævne sig på Judas befolkning.13Derfor løfter jeg min hånd imod Edom og udrydder hele befolkningen og alt kvæget i landet. Fra Teman til Dedan bliver alt lagt i ruiner, folket bliver sablet ned, og landet bliver øde.14Straffen over Edom skal udføres af mit folk, Israel. Gennem dem udløser jeg min vrede og hævn. Så vil de indse, at jeg er Herren.15Herren siger: Filistrene var hævngerrige og fulde af foragt og gammelt fjendskab over for mit folk.16Derfor løfter jeg min hånd imod filistrene og udrydder også kreterne mod syd og de øvrige folk langs kysten.17Ja, jeg tager frygtelig hævn over dem for den behandling, de gav mit folk. Når det sker, vil de indse, at jeg er Herren.”
1The word of the Lord came to me:2“Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them. (Jer 49,1; Ez 2,1; Ez 6,2; Ez 21,20; Ez 21,28)3Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God, Because you said, ‘Aha!’ over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah when they went into exile, (Ez 2,4; Ez 3,11; Ez 3,27; Ez 7,22; Ez 26,2; Ez 36,2)4therefore behold, I am handing you over to the people of the East for a possession, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings in your midst. They shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. (Dom 6,3)5I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon[1] a fold for flocks. Then you will know that I am the Lord. (2.Sam 11,1; 2.Sam 12,26; Ez 21,20; Ez 24,27; Zef 2,15)6For thus says the Lord God: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within your soul against the land of Israel, (Salm 98,8; Es 55,12; Ez 6,11; Ez 25,15; Ez 36,5; Zef 2,8; Zef 2,10)7therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand against you, and will hand you over as plunder to the nations. And I will cut you off from the peoples and will make you perish out of the countries; I will destroy you. Then you will know that I am the Lord. (Ez 6,14; Ez 7,21; Ez 25,4)
Prophecy Against Moab and Seir
8“Thus says the Lord God: Because Moab and Seir[2] said, ‘Behold, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,’ (Es 15,1; Jer 25,17; Jer 48,1; Ez 25,12)9therefore I will lay open the flank of Moab from the cities, from its cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. (Josva 12,3; 1.Krøn 5,8; Jer 48,1; Ez 25,8)10I will give it along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, that the Ammonites may be remembered no more among the nations, (Ez 21,32; Ez 25,2; Ez 25,4)11and I will execute judgments upon Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord. (Ez 6,7; Ez 25,8)
Prophecy Against Edom
12“Thus says the Lord God: Because Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended in taking vengeance on them, (2.Krøn 28,17; Salm 137,7; Es 21,11; Es 34,5; Jer 49,7; Ez 25,8; Ez 25,15; Ez 32,29; Ez 35,2; Ez 35,5; Amos 1,11; Ob 1,1)13therefore thus says the Lord God, I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off from it man and beast. And I will make it desolate; from Teman even to Dedan they shall fall by the sword. (1.Krøn 1,45; Es 21,13; Ez 6,14; Ez 27,15; Ez 27,20; Ez 38,13; Amos 1,12)14And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they shall do in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath, and they shall know my vengeance, declares the Lord God. (Ez 25,17; Amos 9,12; Ob 1,18)
Prophecy Against Philistia
15“Thus says the Lord God: Because the Philistines acted revengefully and took vengeance with malice of soul to destroy in never-ending enmity, (Es 14,29; Jer 25,20; Jer 47,1; Ez 25,6; Ez 25,12; Ez 36,5; Joel 3,4; Amos 1,6; Zef 2,4)16therefore thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the rest of the seacoast. (1.Sam 30,14; Ez 25,13)17I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I lay my vengeance upon them.” (Ez 5,15; Ez 25,14)