Esajas 10
1 Ve dem, som give ugudelige Love og udstede uretfærdige Skrivelser
Woe to those who make unfair laws, and who, when writing, write injustice:
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!
in order to oppress the poor in judgment, and to do violence to the case of the humble of my people, in order that widows may be their prey, and that they might plunder the orphan.
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?
What will you do on the day of visitation and calamity which is approaching from afar? To whom will you flee for assistance? And where will you leave behind your own 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.
so that you may not be bowed down under the chains, and fall with the slain? Concerning all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.
5 Ve Assur, min Vredes Ris! min Harme er Kæppen i hans Haand.
Woe to Assur! He is the rod and the staff of my fury, and my indignation is in their hands.
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 to a deceitful nation, and I will order him against the people of my fury, so that he may take away the plunder, and tear apart the prey, and place it to be trampled like the mud of 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 he will not consider it to be so, and his heart will not suppose it to be this way. Instead, his heart will be set to crush and to exterminate more than a few nations.
8 Thi han siger: Ere mine Fyrster ikke Konger til Hobe?
For he will say:
9 Er det ikke gaaet Kalno som Karkemis? ikke Hamath som Arpad? ikke Samaria som Damaskus?
“Are not my princes like many kings? Is not Calno like Carchemish, and Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
10 Ligesom min Haand har ramt Afgudernes Riger, hvor der var flere Billeder end i Jerusalem og i Samaria:
In the same manner as my hand reached the kingdoms of the idol, so also will it reach their false images, those of Jerusalem and of Samaria.
11 Mon jeg ikke, saaledes som jeg har gjort ved Samaria og dens Afguder, saaledes skal gøre ved Jerusalem og ved dens Afguder?
Should I not do to Jerusalem and her false images, just as I have done to Samaria and her idols?”
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.
And this shall be: when the Lord will have completed each of his works on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I will act against the fruit of the exalted heart of king Assur, and against the glory of the haughtiness of his 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: “I have acted with the strength of my own hand, and I have understood with my own wisdom, and I have removed the limits of the people, and I have plundered their leaders, and, like one with power, I have pulled down those residing on high.
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 my hand has reached to the strength of the people, as to a nest. And, just as the eggs which have been left behind are gathered, so have I gathered the entire earth. And there was no one who moved a wing, or opened a mouth, or uttered a snarl.”
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?
Should the axe glorify itself over him who wields it? Or can the saw exalt itself over him who pulls it? How can a rod lift itself up against him who wields it, or a staff exalt itself, though it is only 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.
Because of this, the sovereign Lord, the Lord of hosts, will send leanness among his fat ones. And under the influence of his glory, a burning ardor will rage, like a consuming fire.
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 like a fire, and the Holy One of Israel will be like a flame. And his thorns and briers will be set ablaze and devoured, 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 the glory of his forest and of his beautiful hill will be consumed, from the soul even to the flesh. And he will flee away in terror.
19 Og de overblevne Træer i hans Skov skulle være faa i Tal, og et Barn skal kunne opskrive dem.
And what remains of the trees of his forest will be so few, and so easily numbered, that even a child could write them down.
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 this shall be in that day: those not added to the remnant of Israel, and those who escape of the house of Jacob, will not lean upon him who strikes them. Instead, they will lean upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 De overblevne skulle omvende sig, de overblevne af Jakob, til den vældige Gud.
The remnant of Jacob, again I say the remnant, will be converted to the mighty 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, will be like the sand of the sea, yet only a remnant of them will be converted. The consummation, having been shortened, will be inundated with justice.
23 Thi Fordærvelsen og det besluttede Raad skal Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, udføre, midt i hele Landet.
For the Lord, the God of hosts, will accomplish an abbreviation and a consummation, in the midst of all the earth.
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 reason, the Lord, the God of hosts, says this: “My people, who inhabit Zion: do not be afraid of Assur. He will strike you with his rod, and he will lift up his staff over you, on the way of Egypt.
25 Thi endnu et lidet, en føje Tid, saa skal Fortørnelsen endes, og min Vrede komme for at fortære dem.
But after a little while and a brief time, my indignation will be consumed, and my fury will turn to their wickedness.”
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 hosts will raise up a scourge over him, like the scourge of Midian at the rock of Oreb, and he will raise up his rod over the sea, and he will lift it up against the way of Egypt.
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 this shall be in that day: his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, and his yoke will be taken away from your neck, and the yoke will decay at the appearance of the oil.
28 Han kommer over Ajat, han drager igennem Migron, han lader sit Tros blive tilbage i Mikmas.
He will approach Aiath; he will cross into Migron; he will entrust his vessels to Michmash.
29 De drage igennem Passet, de blive Natten over i Geba; Rama bæver, Sauls Gibea flyr.
They have passed through in haste; Geba is our seat; Ramah was stupefied; Gibeah of Saul fled.
30 Raab højt, du Gallims Datter! giv Agt, Lajsa! ulykkeligt er Anathoth.
Neigh with your voice, daughter of Gallim; pay attention, Laishah, impoverished woman of Anathoth.
31 Madmena flygter, Indbyggerne i Gebim samle sig til Flugt.
Madmenah has moved away; be strengthened, you inhabitants of Gebim.
32 Endnu bliver han staaende denne Dag i Nob; saa løfter han sin Haand imod Zions Hus's Bjerg, imod Jerusalems Høj.
It is still daylight, so stand at Nob. He will shake 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.
Behold, the sovereign Lord of hosts will crush the little bottle of wine with terror, and the exalted in stature will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low.
34 Og den tykke Skov nedhugges med Jernet, og Libanon falder for den Mægtige.
And the dense forest will be overturned with iron. And Lebanon, with its exalted ones, will fall.
