Esajas 38
1 I de Dage blev Ezekias dødssyg, og Esajas, Amoz's Søn, Profeten, kom til ham og sagde til ham: Saa sagde Herren: Beskik dit Hus, thi du skal dø og ikke leve.
About that time, Hezekiah became [very] ill and was close to dying. [So] I went to see him. And I gave him this message: “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You should tell the people in your palace what you want them to do after you die, because you will not recover from this illness. You are going to die’”
2 Og Ezekias vendte sit Ansigt til Væggen og bad til Herren
Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed this:
3 og sagde: Ak, Herre! kom dog i Hu, at jeg har trolig og med et retskaffent Hjerte vandret for dit Ansigt og gjort det, som er godt for dine Øjne; og Ezekias græd bitterligt.
“Yahweh, do not forget that I have always served you very faithfully, and I have done things that pleased you!” Then Hezekiah [started to] cry loudly.
4 Og Herrens Ord skete til Esajas, sigende:
[I left his room, but] Yahweh gave me this message:
5 Gak og sig til Ezekias: Saa siger Herren, din Fader Davids Gud: Jeg har hørt din Bøn, jeg har set din Graad; se, jeg lægger femten Aar til dine Dage.
“Go [back] to Hezekiah and tell him that this is what I, the God to whom your ancestor King David belonged, say: ‘I have heard what you prayed, and I have seen you crying. So listen: I will enable you to live 15 years more.
6 Og jeg vil fri dig og denne Stad fra Kongen af Assyriens Haand og beskærme denne Stad.
And, I will rescue you and this city from the power [MTY] of the King of Assyria. I will defend this city.
7 Og du skal have dette Tegn af Herren paa, at Herren skal gøre denne Gerning, som han har sagt:
And this is what I will do to prove that I will do what I have just now promised. I will cause the shadow of the sun to move ten steps backward on the sundial that was built by King Ahaz.’”
8 Se, jeg vil lade Solskivens Skygge, som med Solen er gaaet nedad paa Akas's Solskive, gaa ti Streger tilbage; og Solen gik ti Streger tilbage af de Streger, som den var gaaet ned.
So the shadow of the sun on the sundial moved backward ten steps.
9 Et Skrift af Ezekias, Judas Konge, der han havde været syg og var bleven helbredet af sin Sygdom:
When King Hezekiah was almost well again, he wrote this:
10 Jeg sagde: Nu, da jeg har faaet rolige Dage, maa jeg vandre ind ad Dødsrigets Porte; jeg maa savne det øvrige af mine Aar. (Sheol h7585)
I thought to myself, “Is it necessary for me to die and go to the place where the dead people are during this time of my life when I am still strong? Is Yahweh going to rob me of the remaining years that I [should live]?” (Sheol h7585)
11 Jeg sagde: Jeg skal ikke se Herren, Herren i de levendes Land; jeg skal ikke skue Mennesker mere, naar jeg er iblandt dem, som bo i Skyggeriget.
I said, “I will not see Yahweh [again] in this world where people are alive. I will not see my friends again, or be with others who [now] are alive in this world.
12 Min Levetid er afbrudt og flyttet fra mig som en Hyrdes Telt; jeg har sammenrullet mit Liv som en Væver sin Væv, fra Traadene afskæres jeg; fra Dag til Nat gør du Ende paa mig.
[It is as if] my life has been taken away like [SIM] a tent [whose pegs] have been pulled up by a shepherd and taken away. My time to live has been cut short, like a piece of cloth that a weaver [cuts and] rolls up [after he has finished weaving a cloth].” Suddenly, [it seemed that] my life was ending.
13 Jeg holdt mig stille indtil om Morgenen som en Løve; saa sønderbrydes alle mine Ben; fra Dag til Nat gør du Ende paa mig.
I waited patiently all during the night, but [my pain was as though] [MET] I was being torn apart by lions. [It seemed that] my life was finished.
14 Jeg klagede som en Trane, som en Svale, jeg kurrede som en Due; matte opløftede sig mine Øjne til det høje: Herre! jeg er beklemt, vær Borgen for mig!
[I was delirious, and] I chirped like a swift or a swallow, and moaned like a dove. My eyes became tired looking up [toward heaven] for help. I cried out, Lord, help me, [because] I am distressed!’
15 Hvad skal jeg sige? han har sagt mig det, og han har fuldkommet det; jeg skal vandre sagtelig alle mine Aar for min Sjæls Bitterheds Skyld.
But there was really nothing [RHQ] that I could say and ask him to reply to me, because it was Yahweh who sent this illness. [So now] I will live humbly during my [remaining] years because I am very anguished.
16 Herre! ved disse Ting lever man, og ved dem alle faar min Aand Liv; du gøre mig stærk og holde mig i Live!
Yahweh, the sufferings (OR, the promises) that you give are good, [because] what you do and what you say bring [new] life and health to us. And you restore/heal me and allow me [to continue] to live!
17 Se til Fred blev mig Bitterhed; ja, Bitterhed; men du har kærligt annammet min Sjæl fra Fordærvelsens Grav; thi du kastede alle mine Synder bag din Ryg.
Truly, my suffering was good for me; you loved me, and as a result you have rescued me from dying and have also forgiven all my sins.
18 Thi Dødsriget takker dig ej, Døden lover dig ej; de, som nedfare i Graven, vente ikke paa din Trofasthed. (Sheol h7585)
Dead people [MTY] cannot praise you; they cannot sing to praise you. Those who have descended to their graves cannot confidently expect you to faithfully [do things for them]. (Sheol h7585)
19 Den, som lever, ja den, som lever, han takker dig som jeg i Dag; en Fader underviser sine Børn om din Trofasthed.
Only people who are still alive, like I am, can praise you. Fathers tell their children how you are faithful, [and if I remain alive, I will do the same thing].
20 Herren er rede til at frelse mig, og med mine Harpetoner ville vi lege alle vort Livs Dage i Herrens Hus.
[I know that] Yahweh will fully heal me, [so] I will sing to praise him while others praise him playing musical instruments; I will do that every day of my life, in the temple of Yahweh.”
21 Men Esajas sagde, at de skulde tage en Klump af Figen og gøre den til et Plaster paa hans Byld, saa skulde han leve.
I had [previously] said to Hezekiah’s servants, “Prepare an ointment from [mashed] figs, and spread it on his boil, and then he will recover.” [So they did that, and Hezekiah recovered].
22 Og Ezekias sagde: Hvad Tegn er der paa, at jeg skal gaa op til Herrens Hus?
And Hezekiah had [previously] asked, “What will Yahweh do to prove that I will [recover and be able to] go to his temple?”
