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 ails you now, that you are wholly gone up to the housetops?

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.

You that are full of stirs, a tumultuous city, joyous city: your slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead 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 rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in you are bound together, which have fled from far.

4 Derfor siger jeg: Ser bort fra mig, jeg vil beskelig græde; trænger ikke paa for at trøste mig over mit Folks Datters Ødelæggelse.

Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labor not to comfort me, because of the spoiling 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 trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.

6 Og Elam bar Kogger, fulgt af Vogne med Mænd paa og af Ryttere, og Kir blottede Skjoldet.

And Elam bore the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

7 Og det skete, at dine udvalgte Dale bleve fulde af Vogne, og Ryttere toge Stilling imod Porten.

And it shall come to pass, that your choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

8 Og han borttog Dækket fra Juda; og du saa dig om paa den Dag efter Rustningen i Skovhuset.

And he discovered the covering of Judah, and you did look in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.

9 Og I saa Revnerne paa Davids Stad, at de vare mange, og I samlede den nederste Dams Vand.

You have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

10 Og I talte Jerusalems-Huse og nedbrøde Huse for at befæste Muren.

And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have you broken down 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.

You made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but you have not looked to the maker thereof, neither had respect to him that fashioned it long ago.

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 did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with 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!‟

And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall 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 it was revealed in my ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till you die, says the Lord 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 GOD of hosts, Go, get you to this treasurer, even to Shebna, which is over the house, and say,

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 have you here? and whom have you here, that you have hewed you out a sepulcher here, as he that hews him out a sepulcher on high, and that engraves an habitation for himself in a rock?

17 Se, Herren skal bortkaste dig med et Kast, du Mand! og skjule dig aldeles.

Behold, the LORD will carry you away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover you.

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 surely violently turn and toss you like a ball into a large country: there shall you die, and there the chariots of your glory shall be the shame of your lord’s house.

19 Og jeg vil støde dig ned fra dit Stade, og han skal nedkaste dig fra din Plads,

And I will drive you from your station, and from your state shall he pull you down.

20 Og det skal ske paa den Dag, da vil jeg kalde ad min Tjener Eliakim, Hilkias Søn.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that 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 robe, and strengthen him with your girdle, and I will commit your government into his hand: and he shall be 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 the key of the house of David will I lay on his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall 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 as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.

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 shall hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.

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, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was on it shall be cut off: for the LORD has spoken it.