Esajas 14
1 Thi Herren skal forbarme sig over Jakob og atter udvælge Israel og lade dem bosætte sig i deres Land; og den fremmede skal slutte sig til dem og holde sig til Jakobs Hus.
[But] Yahweh will act mercifully toward the Israeli people; he will choose [the people of] Israel [to be his people again], and he will allow them to [return here and] live in their own land again. Then people from [many] other countries will come here and unite with the Israeli people.
2 Og Folkene skulle tage dem og føre dem til deres Hjem, og Israels Hus skal tage hine til Eje som Tjenere og Tjenestepiger i Herrens Land og holde dem fangne, som havde fanget dem selv, og regere over sine Undertrykkere.
People of other nations will help them to return to their [own] land, and those who come from other countries will (work for/become the servants of) the Israeli people. Those who captured people of Israel will be captured by Israeli soldiers, and the people of Israel will rule over the people who [previously] oppressed them.
3 Og det skal ske paa den Dag, naar Herren skaffer dig Rolighed efter din Møje og din Uro og efter den haarde Trældom, med hvilken man lod dig trælle:
Some day Yahweh will free you [Israeli people] from suffering and trouble and from being afraid, and from being cruelly treated as slaves [MTY].
4 Da skal du istemme denne Sang imod Kongen af Babel og sige: Hvorledes er Undertrykkeren hørt op! hvorledes er Trykket hørt op!
When that happens, you will make fun of the King of Babylon by saying this: “You treated us cruelly, but that has ended! Your insolently causing others to suffer is finished!
5 Herren har sønderbrudt de ugudeliges Stav, Herskernes Spir,
You evil ruler, Yahweh will get rid of your power, and you will oppress people no longer!
6 som slog Folkene i Grumhed med Slag uden Afladelse og regerede over Folkefærd i Vrede, med skaanselløs Forfølgelse.
You attacked people many times because you were very angry with them, and you subdued/conquered [other] nations by causing them to suffer endlessly.
7 Al Jorden hviler og er stille, de raabe med frydefuldt Skrig.
[But soon] everything will be quiet and peaceful on the earth. Everyone [PRS] will sing [again]!
8 Cypresserne glæde sig ogsaa over dig, ja, Cedrene paa Libanon, og sige: Fra den Tid, du ligger, kommer ingen op at omhugge os.
[It will be as though] even the trees in the forests will joyfully sing this song, the cyprus/pine [trees] and the cedar [trees] in Lebanon will sing it: ‘You (have been overthrown/are no longer a ruler), and now no one comes to get rid of us [MET].’
9 Dødsriget her neden til bæver for dig, for at møde dig, naar du kommer, det bringer Dødningerne til at rejse sig for din Skyld, alle Jordens mægtige, det lader alle Folkekongerne staa op fra deres Troner. (Sheol h7585)
The dead people are [PRS] are eagerly waiting for you to come to the place where they are. The spirits of the world leaders will be delighted to welcome you; those who were kings of many nations [before they died] will stand up [to welcome you]. (Sheol h7585)
10 Alle svare de og sige til dig: Du er og bleven afmægtig som vi, du er bleven os lig!
They will all shout to you [together], ‘Now you are as weak as we are!’
11 Din Højhed med dine Psaltres Brusen er nedkastet til Dødsriget; Orme bredes under dig, og Maddiker bedække dig. (Sheol h7585)
You were very proud and powerful, [but all] that ended when you died, along with the sounds of harps [being played in your palace]. [Now in your grave] maggots will be under you [like a sheet] [MET], and worms will cover you [like a blanket] [MET]. (Sheol h7585)
12 Hvorledes er du falden ned fra Himmelen, du Morgenstjerne, du Morgenrødens Søn? hvorledes er du nedhugget til Jorden, du, som nedtraadte Folkefærd?
You have [disappeared from the earth like] [MET] a star which has fallen from the sky; you [were very well-known] [like] [MET] the morning star [which is seen by everyone]; you destroyed [many] nations, but now you have been destroyed.
13 Og du sagde i dit Hjerte: Jeg vil stige op til Himmelen, ophøje min Trone over Guds Stjerner, og jeg vil sidde paa Forsamlingsbjerget, yderst imod Norden;
You [proudly] said to yourself, ‘I will ascend to heaven, to my throne above God’s stars. I will rule on the mountain where [the gods] gather together, far in the north.
14 jeg vil fare op over de højeste Skyer, jeg vil være den Højeste lig!
I will ascend above the clouds and become like the highest/greatest god!’
[But you were not able to do that]; instead, you were carried down to your grave, and you went to the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
16 Hvo dig ser, skal stirre paa dig, de skulle betragte dig og sige: Mon denne være den Mand, som bragte Jorden til at bæve? som bragte Rigerne til at skælve?
The [other dead] people there stare at you; they wonder what happened to you. [They say], ‘Is this the man who caused the earth to shake and caused the [people in many] kingdoms to tremble?
17 som gjorde Jorderige til en Ørk og nedbrød dets Stæder? som ikke løste sine bundne for at lade dem gaa hjem?
Is this the man who [tried to] cause the world to become a desert, who conquered its cities and did not allow the people whom he captured to return to their homes?’
18 Alle Folkenes Konger, de ligge alle med Ære, hver i sit Hus;
All the kings of the earth [who have died] were greatly honored when they were buried,
19 men du, du er henslængt, uden Grav, som en vederstyggelig Kvist, bedækket med ihjelslagne, som ere gennemborede med Sværd, som fore ned i Stenhulens Dyb; du er som et nedtraadt Aadsel.
but your [corpse will] not be buried; it will be thrown away like [SIM] a worthless branch [of a tree]. Your corpse will be under a heap of other corpses of soldiers that were killed by [their enemies’] swords, and [their corpses] were not buried; you will be with those who have gone down to the stony ground in a big pit.
20 Du skal ikke forenes med dem ved Begravelse; thi du har ødelagt dit Land, ihjelslaget dit Folk; de ondes Sæd skal ikke nævnes evindelig.
Your [corpse] will not be buried because you have destroyed your nation and have caused your people to be killed. The descendants of wicked people [like you] will never be honored again.
21 Bereder hans Børn et Blodbad for deres Fædres Misgerning, at de ikke rejse sig, hverken til at arve Jorden eller til at fylde Jorderiges Kreds med Stæder.
[People will say], ‘Slaughter this man’s children because of the sins that their ancestors committed! Do not allow them to become rulers and conquer [all the nations in] the world, and fill the world with the cities [that they rule]!’”
22 Thi jeg vil staa op imod dem, siger den Herre Zebaoth, og udrydde Babels Navn og hans overblevne og Søn og Sønnesøn, siger Herren.
[This is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says: “I [myself] will cause Babylon to be conquered. I will get rid of Babylon and its people and their descendants.
23 Og jeg vil gøre den til Bo for Pindsvin og til Vandsumpe og feje den bort med Ødelæggelsens Kost, siger den Herre Zebaoth.
I will cause Babylon to be a place where owls live, a place full of swamps; I will get rid of it completely [as though] [MET] I were sweeping it with a broom. [That is what I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say.”
24 Den Herre Zebaoth har svoret og sagt: Sandelig, som jeg har tænkt, skal det ske, og som jeg har besluttet, skal det staa fast:
The Commander of the armies of angels has [also] solemnly promised this: “The things that I have planned will surely happen [DOU].
25 At jeg skal sønderknuse Assur i mit Land og nedtræde ham paa mine Bjerge, saa at hans Aag skal tages fra dem, og hans Byrde vige fra deres Skuldre!
[When the army of] Assyria is in my land [of Israel], I will crush them. [It will be as though] I will trample them on my mountains. My people will no longer be the slaves [MET] of the people of Assyria; [it will be as though] [MET] I will take away the burdens that are on their shoulders.
26 Dette er det Raad, som er besluttet over den hele Jord, og dette er den Haand, som er udrakt over alle Folkefærd.
I have a plan for everyone on the earth, a plan to show my power [MTY] to punish all the nations.
27 Thi den Herre Zebaoth har besluttet det, og hvo vil gøre det til intet? og hans Haand er udrakt, og hvo vil afvende den?
[I], the Commander of the armies of angels, have spoken, and no one can [RHQ] change my mind. When I raise my fist [to strike Assyria], no one [RHQ] will be able to stop me [from doing that].”
28 I det Aar, der Kong Akas døde, skete denne Profeti.
I received this message [from Yahweh] during the year that King Ahaz died:
29 Glæd dig ikke, du ganske Filisterland! at hans Stav, som slog dig, er sønderbrudt; thi af Slangens Rod skal udgaa en Basilisk, og dens Frugt skal blive en flyvende Drage.
You people of Philistia, do not rejoice that the enemy army [MET] that attacked you has been defeated and that their king is dead. He was [as dangerous as] [MET] a snake, but there will be another king, who will be more [dangerous] than a cobra; he will be [like] [MET] a quick-moving poisonous snake.
30 Og de førstefødte af de ringe skulle finde Næring og de fattige ligge tryggelig; men jeg vil døde din Rod med Hunger, og man skal ihjelslaa de overblevne af dig.
Those of my people who are very poor will take care of their flocks of sheep, and the needy people will lie down safely, but I will cause you people [of Philistia] who are still alive [DOU] to die from famine.
31 Hyl, Port! skrig, Stad! vær mistrøstig, du ganske Filisterland! thi der skal komme en Røg af Norden, og der er ingen Efternøler i hans Skarer.
[So], you people of Philistia, wail at the gates of your cities! You should be extremely afraid, because [a very powerful army] will come from the north [to attack you]; [their chariots will stir up the dust like] [MET] a cloud of smoke. Each of their soldiers is ready to fight.
32 Og hvad skal man svare Folkets Bud? — At Herren har grundfæstet Zion, og at de elendige af hans Folk skulle have Tilflugt i den.
If messengers [from Philistia] come to us [Israeli people], this is what we must [RHQ] tell them: “Yahweh has established Jerusalem, [not Philistia], and his people who are oppressed will be safe inside [the walls of] Jerusalem.”
