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.
It happened, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah.
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.
He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the 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.
They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah, 'This day is a day of trouble, of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.
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 Jehovah your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Jehovah your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.'"
5 Der Kong Ezekias's Tjenere kom til Esajas,
So the servants of king Hezekiah came 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.
Isaiah said to them, "Thus you shall tell your master, 'Thus says Jehovah, "Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed 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.
Look, I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear news, and will return to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own 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.
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed 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:
When he heard it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, "Look, he has come out to fight against you," he sent messengers again 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 shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, "Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
11 Se, du har hørt, hvad Kongerne af Assyrien have gjort ved alle Landene, at de have ødelagt dem, og skulde du blive friet?
Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly. Will you be delivered?
12 Have Hedningernes Guder friet dem, som mine Fædre ødelagde, nemlig Gosan og Karan og Rezef og Edens Børn, som vare i Thelassar?
Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the people of Eden that were in Telassar?
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, of 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.
Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the house of Jehovah, and spread it before Jehovah.
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.
Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah, and said, "Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sit above the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and 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 your ear, Jehovah, and hear. Open your eyes, Jehovah, and see. Hear the words of Sennacherib, with which he has sent to defy the living God.
17 Det er sandt, Herre! Kongerne af Assyrien have ødelagt Hedningerne og deres Land.
Truly, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,
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 cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they have destroyed 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.
Now therefore, Jehovah our God, save us, I beg you, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Jehovah, are God 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.
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, 'Whereas you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard you.
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 Jehovah has spoken concerning him: "The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you and ridiculed you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
22 Hvem har du bespottet og forhaanet? og imod hvem opløftede du Røsten? du opløftede dine Øjne højt imod Israels hellige.
Whom have you defied and blasphemed? Against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted 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 your messengers you have defied Jehovah, and have said, 'With the multitude of my chariots, I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall cedars, and its choice fir trees; and I will enter into his farthest lodging place, the forest of his fruitful field.
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 with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.'
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.
Haven't you heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? Now have I brought it to pass, that it should be yours to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.
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.
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power. They were dismayed and confounded. They were like the grass of the field, and like the green herb, like the grass on the rooftops when it is scorched by the east wind.
27 Og jeg ved din Bolig og din Udgang og din Indgang, og at du raser imod mig.
But I know your sitting down, and your going out, and your coming in, and your raging against 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 raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by 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!
"'This shall be the sign to you: You shall eat this year that which grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs of the same; and in the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat its fruit.
30 Thi det undkomne, som er overblevet af Judas Hus, skal atter faa Rødder nedefter og bære Frugt opefter.
The remnant that has escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
31 Thi fra Jerusalem skal der udgaa nogle overblevne og fra Zions Bjerg nogle undkomne; Herren Zebaoths Nidkærhed skal gøre det.
For out of Jerusalem a remnant will go out, and out of Mount Zion those who shall escape. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will do 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 says Jehovah concerning the king of Assyria, 'He shall not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up 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.
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come to this city,' says Jehovah.
34 Thi jeg vil beskærme denne Stad for at frelse den for min Skyld og for Davids, min Tjeners, Skyld.
'For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.'"
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.
It happened that night, that the angel of Jehovah went out, and struck one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the morning, look, these were all dead bodies.
36 Saa rejste Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien, og drog bort og vendte tilbage og blev i Ninive.
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and lived at 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.
It happened, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
