Esajas 10
1 Ve dem, som give ugudelige Love og udstede uretfærdige Skrivelser
Woe to them that make wicked laws: and when they write, 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!
To oppress the poor in judgment, and do violence to the cause of the humble of my people: that widows might be their prey, and that they might rob the fatherless.
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 in the day of visitation, and of the calamity which cometh from afar? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave 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.
That you be not bowed down under the bond, and fall with the slain? In all these things his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
5 Ve Assur, min Vredes Ris! min Harme er Kæppen i hans Haand.
Woe to the Assyrian, he is the rod and the staff of my anger, 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 give him a charge against the people of my wrath, to take away the spoils, and to lay hold on the prey, and to tread them down like the mire 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 shall not take it so, and his heart shall not think so: but his heart shall be set to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.
8 Thi han siger: Ere mine Fyrster ikke Konger til Hobe?
For he shall say:
9 Er det ikke gaaet Kalno som Karkemis? ikke Hamath som Arpad? ikke Samaria som Damaskus?
Are not my princes as so many kings? is not Calano as Charcamis: and Emath as Arphad? 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 hath found the kingdoms of the idol, so also their idols 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?
Shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem 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 it shall come to pass, that when the Lord shall have performed all his works in mount Sion, and in Jerusalem, I will visit the fruit of the proud heart of the king of Assyria, and 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 hath said: By the strength of my own hand I have done it, and by my own wisdom I have understood: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have taken the spoils of the princes, and as a mighty man hath pulled down them that sat 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 hath found the strength of the people as a nest; and as eggs are gathered, that are left, so have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or made the least noise.
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?
Shall the axe boast itself against him that cutteth with it? or shall the saw exalt itself against him by whom it is drawn? as if a rod should lift itself up against him that lifteth it up, and a staff exalt itself, which is but 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.
Therefore the sovereign Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall send leanness among his fat ones: and under his glory shall be kindled a burning, as it were the burning of a 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 shall be as a fire, and the Holy One thereof as a flame: and his thorns and his briers shall be set on fire, and shall be 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, shall be consumed from the soul even to the flesh, and he shall run away through fear.
19 Og de overblevne Træer i hans Skov skulle være faa i Tal, og et Barn skal kunne opskrive dem.
And they that remain of the trees of his forest shall be so few, that they shall easily be numbered, and a child shall 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 it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and they that shall escape of the house of Jacob, shall lean no more upon him that striketh them: but they shall 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 shall be converted, the remnant, I say, of Jacob, 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 if thy people, O Israel, shall be as the sand of the sea, a remnant of them shall be converted, the consumption abridged shall overflow with justice.
23 Thi Fordærvelsen og det besluttede Raad skal Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, udføre, midt i hele Landet.
For the Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption, and an abridgment in the midst of 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.
Therefore, thus saith the Lord the God of hosts: O my people that dwellest in Sion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall strike thee with his rod, and he shall lift up his staff over thee in the way of Egypt.
25 Thi endnu et lidet, en føje Tid, saa skal Fortørnelsen endes, og min Vrede komme for at fortære dem.
For yet a little and a very little while, and my indignation shall cease, and my wrath shall be upon 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 shall raise up a scourge against him, according to the slaughter of Madian in the rock of Oreb, and his rod over the sea, and he shall lift it up in 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 it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall putrify at the presence of the oil.
28 Han kommer over Ajat, han drager igennem Migron, han lader sit Tros blive tilbage i Mikmas.
He shall come into Aiath, he shall pass into Magron: at Machmas he shall lay up his carriages.
29 De drage igennem Passet, de blive Natten over i Geba; Rama bæver, Sauls Gibea flyr.
They have passed in haste, Gaba is our lodging: Rama was astonished, Gabaath of Saul fled away.
30 Raab højt, du Gallims Datter! giv Agt, Lajsa! ulykkeligt er Anathoth.
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim, attend, O Laisa, poor Anathoth.
31 Madmena flygter, Indbyggerne i Gebim samle sig til Flugt.
Medemena is removed: ye inhabitants of Gabim, take courage.
32 Endnu bliver han staaende denne Dag i Nob; saa løfter han sin Haand imod Zions Hus's Bjerg, imod Jerusalems Høj.
It is yet day enough, to remain in Nobe: he shall shake his hand against the mountain of the daughter of Sion, 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 shall break the earthen vessel with terror, and the tall of stature shall be cut down, and the lofty shall be humbled.
34 Og den tykke Skov nedhugges med Jernet, og Libanon falder for den Mægtige.
And the thickets of the forest shall be cut down with iron, and Libanus with its high ones shall fall.
