Esajas 22
1 Profeti imod Synernes Dal. Hvad fattes dig dog, at du med alle dine saaledes stiger op paa Tagene?
The burden of the valley of vision. What does it mean to you, then, that each of you have even climbed to the rooftops?
2 Du, som var fuld af Brusen, du støjende Stad, du jublende By! dine ihjelslagne ere ikke ihjelslagne med Sværd og ikke døde i Krigen.
Filled with clamor, a busy city, an exultant city: your dead have not been slain by the sword, nor did they die in battle.
3 Alle dine Fyrster ere flygtede til Hobe, tiden Bue ere de fangne; alle; som fandtes i dig, ere fangne, til Hobe, de maatte fly langt bort.
All your leaders have fled together, and they have been bound by hardship. All who were found were chained together. They have fled far away.
4 Derfor siger jeg: Ser bort fra mig, jeg vil beskelig græde; trænger ikke paa for at trøste mig over mit Folks Datters Ødelæggelse.
For this reason, I said: “Depart from me. I will weep bitterly. Make no attempt to console me, over the devastation of the daughter of my people.”
5 Thi der er en Forstyrrelses og Nedtrædelses og Forvirrings Dag fra Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, i Synernes Dal, paa Hvilken Murene blive nedbrudte, og man raaber imod Bjergene.
For it is a day of death, and of trampling, and of weeping to the Lord, the God of hosts, in the valley of vision: examining the wall and the magnificence above the mountain.
6 Og Elam bar Kogger, fulgt af Vogne med Mænd paa og af Ryttere, og Kir blottede Skjoldet.
And Elam took up the quiver and the chariot of the horseman; and he stripped the wall of the shield.
7 Og det skete, at dine udvalgte Dale bleve fulde af Vogne, og Ryttere toge Stilling imod Porten.
And your elect valleys will be filled with chariots, and the horsemen will position themselves at the gates.
8 Og han borttog Dækket fra Juda; og du saa dig om paa den Dag efter Rustningen i Skovhuset.
And the covering of Judah will be exposed, and in that day, you will see the weaponry of the forest house.
9 Og I saa Revnerne paa Davids Stad, at de vare mange, og I samlede den nederste Dams Vand.
And you will see breaches in the city of David, for these have been multiplied. But you have gathered together the waters of the lower fish-pool.
10 Og I talte Jerusalems-Huse og nedbrøde Huse for at befæste Muren.
And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem. And you have destroyed the houses in order to fortify the wall.
11 Og I gjorde en Grav imellem de tvende Mure for Vandet af den gamle Dam; men I saa ikke hen til ham, som havde beskikket det, til ham, som havde besluttet det for lang Tid siden, saa I ikke.
And you have made a pit between two walls for the waters of the ancient fish-pool. But you have not gazed upward to him who made it, and you have not considered, even from a distance, its Maker.
12 Og Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, opfordrede paa den Dag til Graad og Sorg og til at gøre Hovedet skaldet og til at ombinde sig med Sæk.
And in that day, the Lord, the God of hosts, will call to weeping and mourning, to baldness and the wearing of sackcloth.
13 Men se, der er Fryd og Glæde, man ihjelslaar Øksne og slagter Faar, æder Kød og drikker Vin: „Lader os æde og drikke; thi vi skulle dø i Morgen!‟
But behold: gladness and rejoicing, the killing of calves and the slaughter of rams, the eating of meat and the drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.”
14 Men den Herre Zebaoth har saaledes aabenbaret sig for mine Øren: Denne Misgerning skal ikke udsones for eder, inden I dø! siger Herren, den Herre Zebaoth.
And the voice of the Lord of hosts was revealed in my ears: “Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you, until you die,” says the Lord, the God of hosts.
15 Saa sagde Herren, den Herre Zebaoth: Gak, kom ind til denne Rentemester, til Sebna, som er Hofmester, og sig til ham:
Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts: Go forth and enter to him who lives in the tabernacle, to Shebna, who is in charge of the temple, and you shall say to him:
16 Hvad har du her? og hvem har du her, at du har hugget dig her en Grav? som den, der lader hugge sin Grav i det høje, som den, der lader sig en Bolig udhule i Klippen!
“What are you here, or who are you claiming to be here? For you have hewn a sepulcher for yourself here. You have diligently hewn a memorial in a rock, as a tabernacle to yourself.
17 Se, Herren skal bortkaste dig med et Kast, du Mand! og skjule dig aldeles.
Behold, the Lord will cause you to be carried away, like a domesticated rooster, and he will remove you, like an outer garment.
18 Han skal sno dig sammen i en Snoning, som en Bold, hen til et vidt og bredt Land; der skal du dø, og der skulle dine herlige Vogne komme hen, du, som er en Skændsel for din Herres Hus!
He will crown you with a crown of tribulation. He will toss you like a ball into a broad and spacious land. There you will die, and there the chariot of your glory will be, for it is a shame to the house of your Lord.”
19 Og jeg vil støde dig ned fra dit Stade, og han skal nedkaste dig fra din Plads,
And I will expel you from your station, and I will depose you from your ministry.
20 Og det skal ske paa den Dag, da vil jeg kalde ad min Tjener Eliakim, Hilkias Søn.
And this shall be in that day: I will call my servant Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah.
21 Og jeg vil iføre ham din Kjortel og styrke ham med dit Bælte og give dit Herredømme i hans Haand; og han skal være en Fader for dem, som bo i Jerusalem, og for Judas Hus.
And I will clothe him with your vestment, and I will strengthen him with your belt, and I will give your authority to his hand. And he shall be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
22 Og jeg vil lægge Nøglen til Davids Hus paa hans Skuldre, og han skal oplade, og ingen skal tillukke, og han skal tillukke, og ingen skal oplade.
And I will place the key of the house of David upon his shoulder. And when he opens, no one will close. And when he closes, no one will open.
23 Og jeg vil fæste ham som en Nagle paa et fast Sted, og han skal være et Ærens Sæde for sin Faders Hus.
And I will fasten him like a peg in a trustworthy place. And he will be upon a throne of glory in the house of his father.
24 Og de skulle hænge paa ham al hans Faders Hus's Herlighed, de ædle og de vilde Skud, alle Smaakar, baade Bægere og alle Flasker.
And they will suspend over him all the glory of his father’s house: various kinds of vessels and every little article, from the vessels of bowls even to every instrument of music.
25 Paa den Dag, siger den Herre Zebaoth, skal Naglen borttages, den, som var fæstet paa et fast Sted, og den skal afhugges og falde, og den Byrde, som hang derpaa, skal ødelægges; thi Herren har talt det.
In that day, says the Lord of hosts, the peg which was fastened in a trustworthy place shall be taken away. And he will be broken, and he will fall, and he will perish, along with all that had depended upon him, because the Lord has spoken it.
