Esajas 37
1 Og det skete, der Kong Ezekias hørte det, da sønderrev han sine Klæder og iførte sig Sæk og gik ind i Herrens Hus.
And it happened that, when king Hezekiah had heard this, he rent his garments, and he wrapped himself in sackcloth, and he entered the house of the Lord.
2 Og han sendte Eliakim, som var Hofmester, og Sebna, Kansleren, og de ældste af Præsterne, som havde iført sig Sæk, til Profeten Esajas, Amoz's Søn.
And he sent Eliakim, who was over the house, and Shebna, the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah, the son of Amoz, the prophet.
3 Og de sagde til ham: Saa sagde Ezekias: Denne Dag er Nødens og Tugtelsens og Bespottelsens Dag; thi Børnene ere komne til Fødselens Sted, og der er ingen Kraft til at føde.
And they said to him: “Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of tribulation, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy. For the sons have arrived at the time for birth, but there is not enough strength to bring them forth.
4 Maaske Herren din Gud vil høre Rabsakes Ord, hvem hans Herre, Kongen af Assyrien, sendte for at forhaane den levende Gud, og han vil straffe ham for de Ord, som Herren din Gud har hørt; saa opløft en Bøn for de overblevne, som findes.
Perhaps, somehow, the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of the Assyrians, his lord, has sent to blaspheme the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, lift up your prayers on behalf of the remnant which has been left behind.”
5 Der Kong Ezekias's Tjenere kom til Esajas,
And so the servants of king Hezekiah went to Isaiah.
6 da sagde Esajas til dem: Saa skulle I sige til eders Herre: Saa sagde Herren: Frygt ikke for de Ord, som du hørte, dem, hvormed Kongen af Assyriens Tjenere forhaanede mig.
And Isaiah said to them: “You shall say this to your lord: Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid to face the words that you have heard, by which the servants of the king of the Assyrians blasphemed me.
7 Se, jeg vil indgive ham en Aand, og han skal høre et Rygte og drage tilbage til sit Land, og jeg vil fælde ham med Sværd i hans Land.
Behold, I will send a spirit to him, and he will hear a message, and he will return to his own land. And I will cause him to fall by the sword, in his own land.”
8 Og der Rabsake kom tilbage, da, fandt han, at Kongen af Assyrien stred imod Libna; thi han hørte, at han var rejst fra Lakis.
Then Rabshakeh returned, and he found the king of the Assyrians fighting against Libnah. For he had heard that he had set out from Lachish.
9 Og der han hørte om Thiraka, Morlands Konge, og der sagdes: Han er dragen ud at stride imod dig: — Der han hørte det, da sendte han Bud til Ezekias og lod sige:
And he heard from Tirhakah, the king of Ethiopia: “He has gone forth so that he may fight against you.” And when he had heard this, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying:
10 Saa skulle I sige til Ezekias, Judas Konge: Lad din Gud, som du forlader dig paa, ikke bedrage dig, saa at du siger: Jerusalem skal ikke gives i Kongen af Assyriens Haand.
“You shall say this to Hezekiah, the king of Judah, saying: Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying: ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.’
11 Se, du har hørt, hvad Kongerne af Assyrien have gjort ved alle Landene, at de have ødelagt dem, og skulde du blive friet?
Behold, you have heard about all that the kings of the Assyrians have done to all the lands that they have conquered, and so, how can you be delivered?
12 Have Hedningernes Guder friet dem, som mine Fædre ødelagde, nemlig Gosan og Haran og Rezef og Edens Børn, som vare i Telassar?
Have the gods of the nations rescued those whom my fathers have conquered: Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden who were at Telassar?
13 Hvor er Kongen af Hamat og Kongen af Arfad og Kongen af Sefarvajms Stad og af Hena og Jova?
Where is the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad, or the king of the city of Sepharvaim, or of Hena and Ivvah?”
14 Og Ezekias tog Brevene af Budenes Haand og læste dem; og han gik op til Herrens Hus, og Ezekias udbredte dem for Herrens Ansigt.
And Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers, and he read it, and he went up to the house of the Lord, and Hezekiah spread it out in the sight of the Lord.
15 Og Ezekias bad til Herren og sagde:
And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying:
16 Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud! du, som sidder over Keruber, du alene er Gud over alle Riger paa Jorden, du gjorde Himlene og Jorden.
“O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel who sits upon the Cherubim: you alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
17 Herre! bøj dit Øre og hør; Herre! oplad dine Øjne og se; og hør alle, Senakeribs Ord, som han sendte for at haane den levende Gud.
O Lord, incline your ear and listen. O Lord, open your eyes and see. And hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to blaspheme the living God.
18 Det er sandt, Herre! Kongerne af Assyrien have ødelagt alle Landene og deres eget Land.
For truly, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have laid waste to countries and territories.
19 Og de have overgivet deres Guder til Ilden, fordi de ikke vare Guder, men Menneskenes Hænders Gerning, Træ og Sten, og de tilintetgjorde dem.
And they have cast their gods into the fire. For these were not gods, but the works of men’s hands, of wood and of stone. And they broke them into pieces.
20 Men nu, Herre vor Gud! frels os fra hans Haand, at alle Riger paa Jorden maa kende, at du er Herre, du alene.
And now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand. And let all the kingdoms of the earth acknowledge that you alone are Lord.”
21 Da sendte Esajas, Amoz's Søn, til Ezekias og lod sige: Saa giger Herren, Israels Gud: Du har bønfaldet mig angaaende Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien.
And Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent to Hezekiah, saying: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Because of what you have prayed to me about Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians,
22 Dette er det Ord, som Herren har talt imod ham: Jomfruen, Zions Datter, foragter dig og spotter dig, Jerusalems Datter ryster med Hovedet ad dig.
this is the word that the Lord has spoken over him: The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you and mocked you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
23 Hvem har du bespottet og forhaanet? og imod hvem opløftede du Røsten? og du opløftede dine Øjne højt imod Israels Hellige.
Whom have you insulted? And whom have you blasphemed? And against whom have you lifted up your voice and raised up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel!
24 Du bespottede Herren ved dine Tjenere og sagde: Med mine Vognes Mangfoldighed er jeg opfaren paa Bjergenes Højder, Libanons Toppe; og jeg vil afhugge dens høje Cedre, dens udvalgte Fyrre, og jeg vil komme til dens højeste Tinde, til dens frodige Skov.
By the hand of your servants, you have reproached the Lord. And you have said: ‘With a multitude of my four-horse chariots, I have ascended the heights of the mountains adjoining Lebanon. And I will cut down its lofty cedars and its choice pine trees. And I will reach the top of its summit, to the forest of its Carmel.
25 Jeg har gravet Brønde og drukket Vand og udtørret alle dybe Floder med mine Fødders Saaler.
I dug deep, and I drank water, and I dried up all the river banks with the sole of my foot.’
26 Har du ikke hørt, at jeg har gjort dette for lang Tid siden, at jeg har beskikket det i gamle Dage? nu har jeg ladet det komme, og det skal være til at ødelægge de faste Stæder, at de blive til øde Grushobe.
Have you not heard what I have done to it in past times? In ancient times, I formed it. And now I have brought it forth. And it has been made so that the hills and the fortified cities would fight together, unto its destruction.
27 Og de, som bo deri, bleve afmægtige, bleve knuste og beskæmmede; de bleve som Græs paa Marken og som de grønne Urter, som Hø paa Tagene og som Korn, der er blevet forbrændt, før, det sætter Aks.
Their inhabitants had unsteady hands. They trembled and were confused. They became like the plants of the field, and the grass of the pastures, and like the weeds on the rooftops, which wither before they are mature.
28 Og jeg ved din Bolig og din Udgang og din Indgang, og at du raser imod mig.
I know your habitation, and your arrival, and your departure, and your madness against me.
29 Efterdi du raser imod mig, og din Sorgløshed er kommen op for mine Øren, saa vil jeg lægge min Krog i din Næse og mit Bidsel i dine Læber og føre dig tilbage ad den Vej, som du kom paa.
When you became angry against me, your arrogance rose up to my ears. Therefore, I will place a ring in your nose, and a bit between your lips. And I will turn you back on the road by which you arrived.
30 Og dette skal være dig Tegnet: At man i dette Aar skal æde det, som opvokser uden Arbejde, og i det andet Aar det, som vokser af sig selv; men i det tredje Aar saar da og høster, og planter Vingaarde og æder deres Frugt!
But this shall be a sign for you: Eat, in this year, whatever springs up on its own. And in the second year, eat fruits. But in the third year, sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
31 Thi det undkomne, som er overblevet af Judas Hus, skal atter faa Rødder nedefter og bære Frugt opefter.
And what will be saved from the house of Judah, and what is left behind, will form deep roots, and will bear high fruits.
32 Thi fra Jerusalem skal der udgaa nogle overblevne og fra Zions Bjerg nogle undkomne; den Herre Zebaoths Nidkærhed skal gøre det.
For from Jerusalem, a remnant shall go forth, and salvation from mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
33 Derfor saa siger Herren om Kongen af Assyrien: Han skal ikke komme ind i denne Stad og ikke skyde en Pil derind og ikke komme for den med Skjold og ingen Vold opkaste imod den.
For this reason, thus says the Lord about the king of the Assyrians: He will not enter this city, nor shoot an arrow into it, nor overtake it with a shield, nor dig a rampart all around it.
34 Han skal drage tilhage ad den Vej, som han kom paa, og ikke komme ind i denne Stad, siger Herren.
He will return on the road by which he arrived. And into this city, he will not enter, says the Lord.
35 Men jeg vil beskærme denne Stad for at frelse den, for min Skyld og for Davids, min Tjeners, Skyld.
And I will protect this city, so that I may save it for my own sake, and for the sake of David, my servant.”
36 Da for Herrens Engel ud og slog i Assyrernes Lejr hundrede og fem og firsindstyve Tusinde; og der man stod aarle op om Morgenen, se, da vare de alle sammen døde Kroppe.
Then the Angel of the Lord went forth and struck down, in the camp of the Assyrians, one hundred eighty-five thousand. And they arose in the morning, and behold, all these were dead bodies.
37 Saa rejste Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien, og drog bort og vendte tilbage, og han blev i Ninive.
And Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, departed and went away. And he returned and lived at Nineveh.
38 Og det skete, der han tilbad i Nisroks, sin Guds, Hus, da ihjelsloge hans Sønner, Adramelek og Sar-Ezer, ham med Sværd, og de undkom til Ararats Land, og hans Søn Asarhaddon blev Konge i hans Sted.
And it happened that, as he was adoring his god in the temple of Nisroch, his sons, Adramelech and Sharezer, struck him with the sword. And they fled into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon, his son, reigned in his place.
