Esajas 10
1 Ve dem, som give ugudelige Love og udstede uretfærdige Skrivelser
“Woe [to] those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness,
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!
Of My people, That widows may be their prey, That they may spoil 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?
And what do you do at a day of inspection? And at desolation that comes from afar? Near whom do you flee for help? And where do you 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.
It has bowed down without Me In the place of a bound one, And they fall in the place of the slain.” With all this His anger has not turned back, And His hand is still stretched out.
5 Ve Assur, min Vredes Ris! min Harme er Kæppen i hans Haand.
“Woe [to] Asshur, a rod of My anger, And My indignation [is] a staff in their hand.
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 send him against a profane nation, And concerning a people of My wrath I charge him, To spoil spoil, and to seize prey, And to make it a treading-place as the clay of out places.
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.
And he does not think [it] so, And his heart does not reckon [it] so, For—to destroy [is] in his heart, And to cut off nations—not a few.
8 Thi han siger: Ere mine Fyrster ikke Konger til Hobe?
For he says, Are my princes not altogether kings?
9 Er det ikke gaaet Kalno som Karkemis? ikke Hamath som Arpad? ikke Samaria som Damaskus?
Is not Calno as 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 gotten to the kingdoms of a worthless thing, and their carved images, [Greater] than Jerusalem and than Samaria,
11 Mon jeg ikke, saaledes som jeg har gjort ved Samaria og dens Afguder, saaledes skal gøre ved Jerusalem og ved dens Afguder?
Do I not—as I have done to Samaria, And to her worthless things, So do to Jerusalem and to her grievous things?”
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 has come to pass, When the Lord fulfills all His work In Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I see concerning the fruit of the greatness Of the heart of the king of Asshur, And concerning the glory of the height 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 worked by the power of my hand, And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, And I remove borders of the peoples, And I have spoiled their chief ones, And I put down the inhabitants as a mighty one,
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 gets to the wealth of the peoples as to a nest, And as a gathering of forsaken eggs I have gathered all the earth, And there has not been one moving wing, Or opening mouth, or whispering.”
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?
Does the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Does the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which 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.
Therefore the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, Sends leanness among his fat ones, And under his glory He kindles a burning As 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 has been for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame, And it has burned, and devoured his thorn And his brier 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 his fruitful field, He consumes from soul even to flesh, And it has been as the fainting of a standard-bearer.
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 forest [are] few, And a youth writes them.
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 has come to pass in that day, The remnant of Israel, And the escaped of the house of Jacob, Do not add anymore to lean on its striker, And have leaned on YHWH, The Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 De overblevne skulle omvende sig, de overblevne af Jakob, til den vældige Gud.
A remnant returns—a remnant 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 though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, A remnant of it returns, A consumption determined, Overflowing [with] righteousness.
23 Thi Fordærvelsen og det besluttede Raad skal Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, udføre, midt i hele Landet.
For a consumption that is determined, The Lord, YHWH of Hosts, Is making 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 said the Lord, YHWH of Hosts: “Do not be afraid, My people, inhabiting Zion, because of Asshur, He strikes you with a rod, And his staff lifts up against you, 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 very little [while], And the indignation has been completed, And My anger by their wearing out.”
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 YHWH of Hosts is awaking for him, A scourge like the striking of Midian at the rock Oreb, And his rod [is] over the sea, And he has lifted it 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 has come to pass in that day, His burden is turned from off your shoulder, And his yoke from off your neck, And the yoke has been destroyed, because of prosperity.
28 Han kommer over Ajat, han drager igennem Migron, han lader sit Tros blive tilbage i Mikmas.
He has come in against Aiath, He has passed over into Migron, At Michmash he looks after his vessels.
29 De drage igennem Passet, de blive Natten over i Geba; Rama bæver, Sauls Gibea flyr.
They have gone over the passage, They have made Geba a lodging place, Rama has trembled, Gibeah of Saul fled.
30 Raab højt, du Gallims Datter! giv Agt, Lajsa! ulykkeligt er Anathoth.
Cry aloud [with] your voice, daughter of Gallim, Give attention, Laish! Answer her, Anathoth.
31 Madmena flygter, Indbyggerne i Gebim samle sig til Flugt.
Madmenah has fled away, The inhabitants of the high places have hardened themselves.
32 Endnu bliver han staaende denne Dag i Nob; saa løfter han sin Haand imod Zions Hus's Bjerg, imod Jerusalems Høj.
Yet today to remain in Nob, The mountain of the daughter of Zion waves its hand, 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 Lord, YHWH of Hosts, Is lopping a branch with violence, And the high of stature are cut down, And the lofty have become low,
34 Og den tykke Skov nedhugges med Jernet, og Libanon falder for den Mægtige.
And He has gone around the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon falls by a mighty one!
