Anden Kongebog 19
1 Og det skete, der Kong Ezekias hørte det, da sønderrev han sine Klæder og iførte sig Sæk og gik ind i Herrens Hus.
And it comes to pass, at King Hezekiah’s hearing, that he tears his garments, and covers himself with sackcloth, and enters the house of YHWH,
2 Og han sendte Eliakim, som var Hovmester, og Sebna, Kansleren, og de ældste af Præsterne, som havde iført sig Sæk, til Profeten Esajas, Amoz's Søn.
and sends Eliakim, who [is] over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and the elderly of the priests, covering themselves with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, son of Amoz,
3 Og de sagde til ham: Saa sagde Ezekias: Denne Dag er Nødens og Tugtelsens og Bespottelsens Dag; thi Børnene ere komne til Fødselens Sted, og der er ingen Kraft til at føde.
and they say to him, “Thus said Hezekiah: This day [is] a day of distress, and rebuke, and despising; for sons have come to the birth, and there is not power to bring forth.
4 Maaske Herren din Gud vil høre alle Rabsakes Ord, hvem hans Herre, Kongen af Assyrien, sendte for at forhaane den levende Gud, og han vil straffe ham for de Ord, som Herren din Gud har hørt; saa opløft din Bøn folde overblevne, som findes.
It may be your God YHWH hears all the words of the chief of the butlers with which the king of Asshur his lord has sent him to reproach the living God, and has decided concerning the words that your God YHWH has heard, and you have lifted up prayer for the remnant that is found.”
5 Der Kong Ezekias's Tjenere kom til Esajas,
And the servants of King Hezekiah come to Isaiah,
6 da sagde Esajas til dem: Saa skulle I sige til eders Herre: Saa sagde Herren: Frygt ikke for de Ord, som du hørte, de, hvormed Kongen af Assyriens Tjenere forhaanede mig.
and Isaiah says to them, “Thus you say to your lord, Thus said YHWH: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Asshur have reviled Me.
7 Se, jeg vil indgive ham en Aand, og han skal høre et Rygte og drage tilbage til sit Land, og jeg vil fælde ham med Sværd i hans Land.
Behold, I am giving a spirit in him, and he has heard a report, and has turned back to his land, and I have caused him to fall by the sword in his land.”
8 Og der Rabsake kom tilbage, da fandt han, at Kongen af Assyrien stred imod Libna; thi han havde hørt, at han var rejst fra Lakis.
And the chief of the butlers turns back and finds the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah, for he has heard that he has journeyed from Lachish.
9 Og der han hørte om Thirhaka, Morlands Konge, og der sagdes: Se, han er dragen ud at stride imod dig, da sendte han igen Bud til Ezekias og lod sige:
And he hears concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, saying, “Behold, he has come out to fight with you”; and he turns and sends messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
10 Saa skulle I sige til Ezekias, Judas Konge: Lad din Gud, som du forlader dig paa, ikke bedrage dig, saa at du siger: Jerusalem skal ikke gives i Kongen af Assyriens Haand.
“Thus you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Do not let your God in whom you are trusting lift you up, saying, Jerusalem is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur.
11 Se, du har hørt, hvad Kongerne af Assyrien have gjort ved alle Landene, at de have ødelagt dem, og skulde du blive friet?
Behold, you have heard that which the kings of Asshur have done to all the lands—to devote them; and are you delivered?
12 Have Hedningernes Guder friet dem, som mine Fædre ødelagde, nemlig Gosan og Karan og Rezef og Edens Børn, som vare i Thelassar?
Did the gods of the nations deliver them whom my fathers destroyed—Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden, who [are] in Thelassar?
13 Hvor er Kongen af Hamath og Kongen af Arfad og Kongen af Sefarvajms Stad, af Hena og Iva?
Where [is] the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?”
14 Og Ezekias tog Brevene af Budenes Haand og læste dem; og han gik op til Herrens Hus, og Ezekias udbredte dem for Herrens Ansigt.
And Hezekiah takes the letters out of the hand of the messengers and reads them, and goes up to the house of YHWH, and Hezekiah spreads it before YHWH.
15 Og Ezekias bad for Herrens Ansigt og sagde: Herre! Israels Gud, du som sidder over Keruber, du alene er Gud over alle Riger paa Jorden, du gjorde Himmelen og Jorden.
And Hezekiah prays before YHWH and says, “O YHWH, God of Israel, inhabiting the cherubim, You [are] God Himself—You alone—to all the kingdoms of the earth: You have made the heavens and the earth.
16 Herre, bøj dine Øren og hør! Herre, oplad dine Øjne og se! og hør Senakeribs Ord, som han sendte for at haane den levende Gud!
Incline, O YHWH, Your ear, and hear; open, O YHWH, Your eyes, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib with which he has sent him to reproach the living God.
17 Det er sandt, Herre! Kongerne af Assyrien have ødelagt Hedningerne og deres Land.
Truly, O YHWH, kings of Asshur have laid waste the nations and their land,
18 Og de have overgivet deres Guder til Ilden, fordi de ikke vare Guder, men Menneskens Hænders Gerning, Træ og Sten, og de tilintetgjorde dem.
and have put their gods into fire, for they [are] no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone, and destroy them.
19 Men nu, Herre, vor Gud! kære, frels os fra hans Haand, at alle Riger paa Jorden maa kende, at du, Herre, du alene er Gud.
And now, O our God YHWH, please save us out of his hand, and all kingdoms of the earth know that You [are] YHWH God—You alone.”
20 Da sendte Esajas, Amoz's Søn, til Ezekias og lod sige: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg har hørt, hvad du har bedet mig om imod Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien.
And Isaiah son of Amoz sends to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: That which you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Asshur I have heard;
21 Dette er det Ord, som Herren har talt imod ham: Jomfruen, Zions Datter, foragter dig og spotter dig, Jerusalems Datter ryster med Hovedet ad dig.
this [is] the word that YHWH spoke concerning him: Trampled on you—laughed at you Has the virgin daughter of Zion; Shaken the head behind you Has the daughter of Jerusalem!
22 Hvem har du bespottet og forhaanet? og imod hvem opløftede du Røsten? du opløftede dine Øjne højt imod Israels hellige.
Whom have you reproached and reviled? And against whom lifted up a voice? Indeed, you lift up your eyes on high—Against the Holy One of Israel!
23 Du bespottede Herren ved dine Sendebud og sagde: Med mine Vognes Mangfoldighed er jeg opfaren paa Bjergenes Højder, Libanons Toppe, og jeg vil afhugge dens høje Cedere, dens udvalgte Fyrre, jeg vil komme til dens yderste Bolig, til dens frodige Skov.
By the hand of your messengers You have reproached the Lord, and say, In the multitude of my chariots I have come up to a high place of mountains—The sides of Lebanon, And I cut down the height of its cedars, The choice of its firs, And I enter the lodging of its extremity, The forest of its Carmel.
24 Jeg har gravet Brønde og drukket de fremmede Vande og udtørret alle dybe Floder med mine Fødders Saaler.
I have dug, and drunk strange waters, And I dry up with the sole of my steps All floods of a bulwark.
25 Har du ikke hørt, at jeg har gjort dette for lang Tid siden, at jeg har beskikket det i gamle Dage? nu har jeg ladet det komme, og det skal være til at ødelægge de faste Stæder, at de blive til øde Grushobe.
Have you not heard from afar [that] I made it, From days of old that I formed it? Now I have brought it in, And it becomes a desolation, Ruinous heaps [are] fortified cities,
26 Og de, som bo deri, bleve afmægtige, bleve knuste og beskæmmede, de bleve som Græs paa Marken og som de grønne Urter, som Hø paa Tagene og som Korn, der er blevet forbrændt, før det sætter Aks.
And their inhabitants [are] feeble-handed, They were broken down, and are dried up, They have been the herb of the field, And the greenness of the tender grass, Grass of the roofs, And blasted grain—before it has risen up!
27 Og jeg ved din Bolig og din Udgang og din Indgang, og at du raser imod mig.
And your sitting down, and your going out, And your coming in, I have known, And your anger toward Me;
28 Efterdi du raser imod mig, og din Sorgløshed er kommen op for mine Øren, saa vil jeg lægge min Krog i din Næse og mit Bidsel i dine Læber og føre dig ad den Vej tilbage, som du kom paa.
Because of your anger toward Me, And your noise—it came up into My ears, I have put My hook in your nose, And My bridle in your lips, And have caused you to turn back In the way in which you came.
29 Og dette skal være dig Tegnet: At man i dette Aar skal æde det, som opvokser uden Arbejde, og i det andet Aar det, som vokser af sig selv; men i det tredje Aar saar da og høster og planter Vingaarde og æder deres Frugt!
And this [is] the sign to you, Food of the year [is] the spontaneous growth, And in the second year the self-produced, And in the third year you sow, and reap, And plant vineyards, and eat their fruits.
30 Thi det undkomne, som er overblevet af Judas Hus, skal atter faa Rødder nedefter og bære Frugt opefter.
And it has continued—The escaped of the house of Judah That has been left—to take root beneath, And has made fruit upward.
31 Thi fra Jerusalem skal der udgaa nogle overblevne og fra Zions Bjerg nogle undkomne; Herren Zebaoths Nidkærhed skal gøre det.
For a remnant goes out from Jerusalem, And an escape from Mount Zion; The zeal of YHWH [of Hosts] does this.
32 Derfor saa sagde Herren om Kongen af Assyrien: Han skal ikke komme ind i denne Stad og ikke skyde en Pil derind og ikke komme for den med Skjold og ingen Vold opkaste imod den.
Therefore, thus said YHWH, Concerning the king of Asshur: He does not come into this city, Nor does he shoot an arrow there, Nor does he come before it with shield, Nor does he pour out a mound against it.
33 Han skal drage ad den Vej tilbage, som han kom paa, og ikke komme ind i denne Stad, siger Herren.
In the way that he comes in—In it he turns back, And to this city he does not come in, A declaration of YHWH—
34 Thi jeg vil beskærme denne Stad for at frelse den for min Skyld og for Davids, min Tjeners, Skyld.
And I have covered over this city, To save it for My own sake, And for the sake of My servant David.”
35 Og det skete i den samme Nat, at Herrens Engel for ud og slog i Assyrernes Lejr Hundrede og fem og firsindstyve Tusinde, og der man stod aarle op om Morgenen, se, da vare de alle sammen døde Kroppe.
And it comes to pass, in that night, that a messenger of YHWH goes out, and strikes one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of Asshur, and they rise early in the morning, and behold, all of them [are] dead corpses.
36 Saa rejste Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien, og drog bort og vendte tilbage og blev i Ninive.
And Sennacherib king of Asshur journeys, and goes, and turns back, and dwells in Nineveh;
37 Og det skete, der han tilbad i Nisroks, sin Guds Hus, da ihjelsloge Adra-Melek og Sar-Ezer, hans Sønner, ham med Sværd, og de undkom til Ararats Land, og hans Søn Asarhaddon blev Konge i hans Sted.
and it comes to pass, he is bowing himself in the house of his god Nisroch, and [his sons] Adramelech and Sharezar have struck him with the sword, and they have escaped to the land of Ararat, and his son Esar-Haddon reigns in his stead.
