Esajas 39

1 Paa den samme Tid sendte Merodak Baladan, Baladans Søn, Kongen af Babel, Breve og Skænk til Ezekias; thi han havde hørt, at han havde været syg og var bleven karsk.

At that time Merodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present to Hezekiah; for he had heard that he had been sick and had recovered.

2 Og Ezekias blev glad ved dem og lod dem se Huset med sine dyrebare Sager, Sølvet og Guldet og de vellugtende Urter og den bedste Olie og hele sit Vaabenhus og alt det, som fandtes i hans Skatkammer; der var ingen Ting i hans Hus og i hans hele Rige, som Ezekias jo lod dem se.

And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver and the gold, and the spices and the fine oil, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found amongst his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not shew them.

3 Da kom Esajas, Profeten, til Kong Ezekias og sagde til ham: Hvad have disse Mænd sagt? og hvorfra ere de komne til dig? Og Ezekias sagde: De ere komne til mig fra et Land langt borte, fra Babel.

Then came the prophet Isaiah to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country to me, from Babylon.

4 Og han sagde: Hvad have de set i dit Hus? Og Ezekias sagde: De have set alt det, som er i mit Hus; der var ingen Ting, som jeg jo lod dem se i mine Skatkamre.

And he said, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah said, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewn them.

5 Da sagde Esajas til Ezekias: Hør den Herre Zebaoths Ord:

And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of Jehovah of hosts:

6 Se, de Dage komme, at alt det, som er i dit Hus, og hvad dine Fædre have samlet til Liggendefæ indtil denne Dag, skal føres til Babel; der skal intet blive tilovers, siger Herren.

Behold, days come when all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have laid up until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith Jehovah.

7 Og af dine Sønner, som nedstamme fra dig, som du skal avle, skulle de tage nogle ud, og de skulle være Kammertjenere i Kongen af Babels Palads.

And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

8 Men Ezekias sagde til Esajas: Det Herrens Ord, som du har talt, er godt; og han sagde: Blot der maa være Fred og Trofasthed i mine Dage!

And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. And he said, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.