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Lament for the Princes of Israel
“As for you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel
“As for you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel
»Du aber, Hesekiel, stimm ein Klagelied über die Herrscher Israels an!
and say,
‘What was your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions,
She reared her cubs.
‘What was your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions,
She reared her cubs.
Das sollst du singen: ›Was für eine majestätische Löwin war deine Mutter! Sie hatte ihr Lager bei kräftigen Löwen und zog dort ihre Jungen auf.
‘When she brought up one of her cubs,
He became a lion,
And he learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
He became a lion,
And he learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
Um einen jungen Löwen kümmerte sie sich besonders; er wurde stark und lernte, auf Raubzüge zu gehen und sogar Menschen zu fressen.
‘Then nations heard about him;
He was captured in their pit,
And they brought him with hooks
To the land of Egypt.
He was captured in their pit,
And they brought him with hooks
To the land of Egypt.
Ganze Völker erklärten ihm den Krieg, als sie davon hörten; sie fingen ihn in einer Grube und zerrten ihn an Haken bis nach Ägypten.
‘When she saw, as she waited,
That her hope was lost,
She took another of her cubs
And made him a young lion.
That her hope was lost,
She took another of her cubs
And made him a young lion.
Die Löwin sah, dass die Hoffnung, die sie auf ihn gesetzt hatte, umsonst war, und so zog sie ein anderes ihrer Jungen auf.
‘And he walked about among the lions;
He became a young lion,
He learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
He became a young lion,
He learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
Der junge Löwe wuchs inmitten des Rudels heran; auch er wurde stark und lernte, auf Raubzüge zu gehen und sogar Menschen zu fressen.
‘He destroyed their fortified towers
And laid waste their cities;
And the land and its fullness were appalled
Because of the sound of his roaring.
And laid waste their cities;
And the land and its fullness were appalled
Because of the sound of his roaring.
Er machte sich über die Festungen her und legte ganze Städte in Trümmer; die Bewohner des Landes erstarrten vor Schreck, wenn sein Gebrüll ertönte.
‘Then nations set against him
On every side from their provinces,
And they spread their net over him;
He was captured in their pit.
On every side from their provinces,
And they spread their net over him;
He was captured in their pit.
Da versammelten sich die Völker aus den Provinzen ringsum, um gegen ihn zu kämpfen. Sie fingen ihn in einer Grube und warfen ihr Fangnetz über ihn.
‘They put him in a cage with hooks
And brought him to the king of Babylon;
They brought him in hunting nets
So that his voice would be heard no more
On the mountains of Israel.
And brought him to the king of Babylon;
They brought him in hunting nets
So that his voice would be heard no more
On the mountains of Israel.
An Haken zerrten sie ihn in einen Käfig und brachten ihn zum König von Babylonien. Dort hielt man ihn gefangen, denn seine Stimme sollte nicht mehr auf den Bergen Israels zu hören sein.
‘Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard,
Planted by the waters;
It was fruitful and full of branches
Because of abundant waters.
Planted by the waters;
It was fruitful and full of branches
Because of abundant waters.
Deine Mutter war wie ein Weinstock, der nahe am Fluss gepflanzt wurde. Nie fehlte es ihm an Wasser, er hatte viele Ranken und trug reiche Frucht.
‘And it had strong branches fit for scepters of rulers,
And its height was raised above the clouds
So that it was seen in its height with the mass of its branches.
And its height was raised above the clouds
So that it was seen in its height with the mass of its branches.
Seine Zweige wurden kräftig genug, um aus ihnen Zepter für Könige zu machen. Der Weinstock wuchs hoch hinauf, er ragte bis zu den Wolken; weithin sichtbar war er durch seine Größe und seine vielen Ranken.
‘But it was plucked up in fury;
It was cast down to the ground;
And the east wind dried up its fruit.
Its strong branch was torn off
So that it withered;
The fire consumed it.
It was cast down to the ground;
And the east wind dried up its fruit.
Its strong branch was torn off
So that it withered;
The fire consumed it.
Doch schließlich riss man ihn im Zorn aus dem Boden und warf ihn fort. Der heiße Ostwind trocknete ihn aus, seine Früchte wurden abgerissen. Sein kräftiger Stamm verdorrte und wurde vom Feuer verzehrt.
‘And now it is planted in the wilderness,
In a dry and thirsty land.
In a dry and thirsty land.
Nun ist der Weinstock wieder eingepflanzt, er steht in der dürren und trockenen Wüste.
‘And fire has gone out from its branch;
It has consumed its shoots and fruit,
So that there is not in it a strong branch,
A scepter to rule.’”
This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.
It has consumed its shoots and fruit,
So that there is not in it a strong branch,
A scepter to rule.’”
This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.
Seine Zweige haben Feuer gefangen, und alle seine Früchte sind ein Raub der Flammen geworden. Kein kräftiger Zweig ist mehr an ihm zu finden, aus dem man ein Zepter anfertigen könnte.‹« Dies ist ein Klagelied, und als solches wurde es immer wieder gesungen.