Esajas 13
1 En Profeti imod Babel, som Esajas, Amoz's Søn, saa.
The burden of Babylon which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw.
2 Oprejser Banner paa et nøgent Bjerg, opløfter Røsten til dem, vinker med Haanden, at de gaa ind ad Fyrsternes Døre.
Over the foggy mountain lift up a sign! Raise the voice, lift up the hand, and let the rulers enter through the gates!
3 Jeg har givet Befaling til dem, jeg har helliget og kaldet til min Vredes Tjeneste, mine vældige, mine stoltelig jublende.
In my wrath, I commanded my sanctified ones, and I called my strong ones, those who exult in my glory.
4 Der høres en Tummel paa Bjergene som af et stort Folk, et Bulder af samlede Hedningeriger; den Herre Zebaoth mønstrer Krigshær.
On the mountains, there is the voice of a multitude, as if of a numerous people, a voice with the sound of kings, of nations gathered together. For the Lord of hosts has given orders to soldiers of war,
5 De komme fra et langt fraliggende Land, fra Himmelens Ende, Herren og hans Vredes Vaaben til at ødelægge den hele Jord.
to those who are arriving from a far off land, from the heights of the heavens. It is the Lord and the instruments of his fury, so that he may bring ruin to all the earth.
6 Hyler, thi Herrens Dag er nær, den skal komme som en Ødelæggelse fra den Almægtige.
Wail aloud! For the day of the Lord draws near! It will arrive like a devastation from the Lord.
7 Derfor skulle alle Hænder slappes og hvert Menneskehjerte blive modfaldent.
Because of it, every hand will fail, and every heart of man will waste away and be crushed.
8 Og de skulle forfærdes, Veer og Smerter skulle betage dem, de skulle vride sig som den, der føder, de skulle forfærdede se, den ene paa den anden, deres Ansigter skulle blusse som Lue.
Writhing and pain will seize them. They will be in pain, like a woman in labor. Each one will appear stupefied to his neighbor. Their countenances will be like faces which have been burned up.
9 Se, Herrens Dag kommer grum og fuld af Harme og brændende Vrede for at gøre Jorden til en Ørk og udslette dens Synder derfra.
Behold, the day of the Lord approaches: a cruel day, full of indignation and wrath and fury, which will place the earth in solitude and crush the sinners from it.
10 Thi Stjernerne paa Himmelen og deres Stjernebilleder skulle ikke lade deres Lys skinne, Solen skal formørkes, naar den gaar op, og Maanen skal ikke lade sit Lys skinne.
For the stars of the heavens, in their splendor, will not display their light. The sun will be obscured at its rising, and the moon will not shine in her brightness.
11 Og jeg vil hjemsøge Jorderige for det onde og de ugudelige for deres Misgerning; og jeg vil bringe de hovmodiges Stolthed til at høre op og bøje Voldsmænds Overmod.
And I will act against the evils of the world, and against the impious for their iniquity. And I will cause the pride of the unfaithful to cease, and I will bring down the arrogance of the strong.
12 Jeg vil gøre Folk sjældnere end Guld og Mennesker sjældnere end Guld fra Ofir.
A man will be more precious than gold, and mankind will become like pure refined gold.
13 Derfor vil jeg ryste Himmelen, og Jorden skal skælvende vige fra sit Sted, i den Herre Zebaoths Fortørnelse og paa hans brændende Vredes Dag.
For this purpose, I will stir up heaven, and the earth will be moved from its place, because of the indignation of the Lord of hosts, because of the day of his furious wrath.
14 Og det skal gaa som med en jaget Raa og som med Faar, hvilke ingen samler: De skulle vende sig hver til sit Folk og fly hver til sit Land.
And they will be like a doe fleeing away, or like sheep; and there will be no one who may gather them together. Each one will turn to his own people, and every one will flee to his own land.
15 Hver den, som bliver naaet, skal gennemstikkes, og hver den, som gribes, skal falde ved Sværdet.
All who are found will be killed, and all who are caught unaware will fall by the sword.
16 Og deres spæde Børn skulle knuses for deres Øjne, deres Huse plyndres og deres Hustruer skændes.
Their infants will be thrown down violently before their eyes. Their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be violated.
17 Se, imod dem vil jeg opvække Mederne, dem, som ikke agte Sølv, ej heller have Lyst til Guld;
Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them. They will not seek silver, nor desire gold.
18 men deres Buer skulle sønderknuse Drenge, og de skulle ikke forbarme sig over Livs Frugt, deres Øje skal ikke skaane Børnene.
Instead, with their arrows, they will put the little children to death, and they will take no pity on breastfeeding women, and their eye will not spare their children.
19 Og Babel, Rigernes Krone, Kaldæernes herlige Prydelse, skal blive, som da Gud omkastede Sodoma og Gomorra.
And then Babylon, the glorious one among kingdoms, that famous pride of the Chaldeans, will be destroyed, even as the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 Den skal i Evighed ikke rejse sig, og den skal ikke bebos fra Slægt til Slægt, og ingen Araber skal opslaa Telt der, ej heller Hyrder lade Kvæg ligge der.
It will not be inhabited, even unto the end, and it will not be reestablished, even from generation to generation. The Arab will not pitch his tents there, nor will the shepherds take rest there.
21 Men Ørkens Vildt skal ligge der, og deres Huse skulle være fulde af hylende Dyr, og Strudser skulle bo der og Skovtrolde springe der.
Instead, the wild beasts will rest there, and their houses will be filled with serpents, and ostriches will live there, and the hairy ones will leap about there.
22 Og Ulve skulle tude imod hverandre i de forladte Huse og Drager i de lystige Paladser; og det er nær for Haanden, at dens Tid kommer, og dens Dage skulle ikke forhales.
And the tawny owls will answer one another there, in its buildings, and the Sirens in its shrines of pleasure.
