Esajas 10
1 Ve dem, som give ugudelige Love og udstede uretfærdige Skrivelser
Cursed are those who make evil decisions, and the writers who make the records of their cruel acts:
2 for at fortrænge de ringe fra deres Ret og for at fravende de elendige iblandt mit Folk deres Ret, at Enkerne maa være deres Bytte, og at de kunne berøve de faderløse!
Who do wrong to the poor in their cause, and take away the right of the crushed among my people, so that they may have the property of widows, and get under their power those who have no father.
3 Men hvad ville I gøre imod Hjemsøgelsens Dag og imod den Ødelæggelse, som skal komme langt borte fra? til hvem ville I fly om Hjælp? og hvor ville I lade eders Herlighed blive?
And what will you do in the day of punishment, and in the destruction which is coming from far? to whom will you go for help, and what will become of your glory?
4 Enhver, som ikke maa bøje sig iblandt de bundne, skal falde iblandt de ihjelslagne. Med alt dette har hans Vrede ikke lagt sig; men hans Haand er endnu udrakt.
... For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
5 Ve Assur, min Vredes Ris! min Harme er Kæppen i hans Haand.
Ho! Assyrian, the rod of my wrath, the instrument of my punishment!
6 Jeg sender ham imod et vanhelligt Folk og giver ham Befaling imod det Folk, som jeg er vred paa, til at gøre Bytte og røve Rov og til at træde det ned som Ler paa Gader.
I will send him against a nation of wrongdoers, and against the people of my wrath I will give him orders, to take their wealth in war, crushing them down like the dust in the streets.
7 Men han, han mener det ikke saa, og hans Hjerte tænker ikke saa; men hans Hu staar til at ødelægge og at udrydde ikke faa Folk.
But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations.
8 Thi han siger: Ere mine Fyrster ikke Konger til Hobe?
For he says, Are not all my captains kings?
9 Er det ikke gaaet Kalno som Karkemis? ikke Hamath som Arpad? ikke Samaria som Damaskus?
Will not the fate of Calno be like that of Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
10 Ligesom min Haand har ramt Afgudernes Riger, hvor der var flere Billeder end i Jerusalem og i Samaria:
As my hand has come on the kingdoms of the images, whose pictured images were more in number than those of Jerusalem and Samaria;
11 Mon jeg ikke, saaledes som jeg har gjort ved Samaria og dens Afguder, saaledes skal gøre ved Jerusalem og ved dens Afguder?
So, as I have done to Samaria and her images, I will do to Jerusalem and her images.
12 Og det skal ske, naar Herren har udrettet al sin Gerning paa Zions Bjerg og i Jerusalem, da vil jeg hjemsøge Kongen af Assyriens Hovmods Frugt og hans Hoffærdigheds Pragt.
For this cause it will be that, when the purpose of the Lord against Mount Zion and Jerusalem is complete, I will send punishment on the pride of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his uplifted eyes.
13 Fordi han siger: Ved min Haands Kraft har jeg gjort det og ved min Visdom, thi jeg er forstandig; og jeg borttager Folkenes Landemærker og har røvet deres Forraad, og som den mægtige nedkaster jeg dem, som sidde i Højsædet.
For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;
14 Og min Haand har fundet hen til Folkenes Gods som til en Fuglerede, og jeg har sanket alt Landet, som man sanker Æg, der ere forladte; og der var ingen, som rørte en Vinge, eller som oplod Næbet og peb.
And I have put my hands on the wealth of the peoples, as on the place where a bird has put her eggs; and as a man may take the eggs from which a bird has gone, so I have taken all the earth for myself: and not a wing was moved, and not a mouth gave out a sound.
15 Kan vel Øksen rose sig imod den, som hugger med den? eller Saven trodse den, som trækker den? som om en Stav vilde svinge den, som opløfter den, eller som om en Kæp vilde opløfte den, som ikke er Træ?
Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using it, or the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? As if a rod had the power of shaking him who is using it, or as if a stick might take up him who is not wood.
16 Derfor skal Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, sende Magerhed paa hans fede, og under hans Herlighed skal der brænde et Baal som et brændende Baal.
For this cause the Lord, the Lord of armies, will make his fat become wasted; and in his inner parts a fire will be lighted like a burning flame.
17 Og Israels Lys skal vorde en Ild, og hans Hellige skal vorde en Lue; og den skal brænde og fortære hans Torn og Tidsler paa een Dag.
And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: wasting and burning up his thorns in one day.
18 Og hans Skovs og hans Frugthaves Herlighed skal den fortære med Rub og Stub; og han skal blive som en syg, der vansmægter.
And he will put an end to the glory of his woods and of his planted fields, soul and body together; and it will be as when a man is wasted by disease.
19 Og de overblevne Træer i hans Skov skulle være faa i Tal, og et Barn skal kunne opskrive dem.
And the rest of the trees of his wood will be small in number, so that a child may put them down in writing.
20 Og det skal ske paa den Dag, da skulle de overblevne i Israel og de undkomne af Jakobs Hus ikke mere forlade sig paa den, som slaar det; men de skulle forlade sig paa Herren, Israels Hellige, i Oprigtighed.
And it will be in that day that the rest of Israel, and those of Jacob who have come safely through these troubles, will no longer go for help to him whose rod was on their back, but their faith will be in the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
21 De overblevne skulle omvende sig, de overblevne af Jakob, til den vældige Gud.
The rest, even the rest of Jacob, will come back to the Strong God.
22 Thi om dit Folk, o Israel! er som Havets Sand, skulle kun de overblevne deraf omvende sig; Fordærvelsen er bestemt, den breder sig ud med Retfærdighed som en Strøm.
For though your people, O Israel, are as the sand of the sea, only a small number will come back: for the destruction is fixed, overflowing in righteousness.
23 Thi Fordærvelsen og det besluttede Raad skal Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, udføre, midt i hele Landet.
For the Lord, the Lord of armies, is about to make destruction complete in all the land.
24 Derfor, saa siger Herren, den Herre Zebaoth: Frygt ikke, mit Folk! du, som bor i Zion, for Assur; han slaar dig med Staven og opløfter sin Kæp over dig, paa samme Vis som Ægypterne.
For this cause the Lord, the Lord of armies, says, O my people living in Zion, have no fear of the Assyrian, even if his rod comes on your back, and his stick is lifted up as in Egypt.
25 Thi endnu et lidet, en føje Tid, saa skal Fortørnelsen endes, og min Vrede komme for at fortære dem.
For in a very short time my passion will be over, and my wrath will be turned to their destruction.
26 Og den Herre Zebaoth skal svinge en Svøbe over ham, som da Midian blev slaaet paa Orebs Klippe, og sin Stav, som han hævede over Havet, den skal han opløfte paa samme Vis som i Ægypten.
And the Lord of armies will be shaking a whip against him, as when he overcame Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be lifted up against them as it was against the Egyptians.
27 Og det skal ske paa den Dag, da skal hans Byrde borttages fra dine Skuldre og hans Aag fra din Hals; og Aaget skal sprænges for Fedmens Skyld.
And in that day the weight which he put on your back will be taken away, and his yoke broken from off your neck.
28 Han kommer over Ajat, han drager igennem Migron, han lader sit Tros blive tilbage i Mikmas.
He has gone up from Pene-Rimmon, he has come to Aiath; he has gone past Migron, at Michmash he puts his forces in order.
29 De drage igennem Passet, de blive Natten over i Geba; Rama bæver, Sauls Gibea flyr.
They have gone across the mountain; Geba will be our resting-place tonight, they say: Ramah is shaking with fear; Gibeah of Saul has gone in flight.
30 Raab højt, du Gallims Datter! giv Agt, Lajsa! ulykkeligt er Anathoth.
Give a loud cry, daughter of Gallim; let Laishah give ear; let Anathoth give answer to her.
31 Madmena flygter, Indbyggerne i Gebim samle sig til Flugt.
Madmenah has gone; the men of Gebim are putting their goods in a safe place.
32 Endnu bliver han staaende denne Dag i Nob; saa løfter han sin Haand imod Zions Hus's Bjerg, imod Jerusalems Høj.
This very day he is stopping at Nob; he is shaking his hand against the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
33 Se, Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, skal nedhugge de skønne Grene, saa man gruer; og de ranke Stammer skulle afhugges, og de høje skulle blive lave.
See, the Lord, the Lord of armies, is cutting off his branches with a great noise, and his strong ones are falling and his high ones are coming down.
34 Og den tykke Skov nedhugges med Jernet, og Libanon falder for den Mægtige.
And he is cutting down the thick places of the wood with an axe, and Lebanon with its tall trees is coming down.
