Esajas 47
1 Stig ned og sæt dig i Støvet, du Jomfru, Babels Datter! sæt dig paa Jorden, her er ingen Trone, du Kaldæers Datter! thi du skal ikke mere naa det, at de kalde dig „den kælne‟ og „den yppige‟.
Descend, sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground. There is no throne for the daughter of the Chaldeans. For you shall no longer be called delicate and tender.
2 Tag fat paa Kværnen og mal Mel; slaa Sløret til Side, løft Slæbet, blot Benene, vad over Floderne!
Take a millstone and grind meal. Uncover your shame, bare your shoulder, reveal your legs, cross the streams.
3 Lad din Blusel blottes og din Skam ses; jeg vil hævne mig, og jeg skal ikke møde noget Menneske.
Your disgrace will be revealed, and your shame will be seen. I will seize vengeance, and no man will withstand me.
4 Vor Genløser, hans Navn er Herre Zebaoth, Israels Hellige.
Our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
5 Sid i Tavshed, og gak ind i Mørket, du Kaldæers Datter! thi du skal ikke blive ved at kaldes en Dronning over Riger.
Sit in silence, and enter into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no longer be called the noblewoman of kingdoms.
6 Jeg var vred paa mit Folk, jeg vanhelligede min Arv og gav dem i din Haand; du beviste dem ikke Barmhjertighed, du gjorde dit Aag saare svart over den alderstegne.
I was angry with my people. I have polluted my inheritance, and I have given them into your hand. You have not shown mercy to them. You have greatly increased the burden of your yoke upon the elders.
7 Og du sagde: Jeg skal være Dronning evindelig; saa at du ikke har lagt det paa Hjerte og ikke tænkt paa, hvad Enden skulde blive derpaa.
And you have said: “I will be a noblewoman forever.” You have not set these things upon your heart, and you have not remembered your end.
8 Saa hør nu dette, du vellystige! du som bor tryggelig og siger i dit Hjerte: Jeg, og ingen uden jeg, jeg skal ikke sidde Enke og ej vide, hvad det er at vorde barnløs.
And now, hear these things, you who are delicate and have confidence, who say in your heart: “I am, and there is no one greater than me. I will not sit as a widow, and I will not know barrenness.”
9 Men disse to Ting skulle i et Øjeblik komme over dig paa een Dag: At blive barnløs og Enke; i fuldt Maal skulle de komme over dig, uagtet dine mange Trolddomskunster, og uagtet dine mange stærke Besværgelser.
These two things will suddenly overwhelm you in one day: barrenness and widowhood. All things shall overwhelm you, because of the multitude of your sorceries and because of the great cruelty of your enchantments.
10 Du forlod dig paa din Ondskab, du sagde: Der er ingen, som ser mig; din Visdom og din Kløgt have forført dig, og du sagde i dit Hjerte: Jeg, og ingen uden jeg.
And you have trusted in your malice, and you have said: “There is no one who sees me.” Your wisdom and your knowledge, these have deceived you. And you have said in your heart: “I am, and beside me there is no other.”
11 Men det onde skal komme over dig, du skal ikke vide, naar dets Frembrud er, og en Ulykke skal falde paa dig, du skal ikke kunne forsone den; og der skal hastelig komme Ødelæggelse over dig, inden du ved det.
Evil will overwhelm you, and you will not notice its rising. And calamity will fall violently over you, and you will not be able to avert it. You will suddenly be overwhelmed by a misery such as you have never known.
12 Staa nu frem med dine Besværgelser og med dine mange Trolddomskunster, med hvilke du har trættet dig fra din Ungdom af; maaske du dog kunde hjælpe dig dermed, maaske du kunde gøre Modstand.
Stand with your incantations, and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth, as if somehow it might benefit you, or as if it were able to make you stronger.
13 Du har trættet dig ved dine mange Anslag; lad nu dem, som udspejde Himmelen, som se efter Stjernerne, dem, som give Besked for hver Maaned, staa frem og frelse dig fra de Ting, som skulle komme over dig.
You have failed in the multitude of your plans! Let the seers stand and save you, those who were contemplating the stars, and figuring the months, so that from these they might announce to you the things to come.
14 Se, de skulle være som Halm, Ilden skal opbrænde dem, de kunne ikke redde deres Liv fra Luens Magt; der skal ikke være en Glød at varme sig ved eller en Ild at sidde for.
Behold, they have become like stubble. Fire has consumed them. They will not free themselves from the power of the flames. These are not coals by which they may be warmed, nor is this a fire which they may sit beside.
15 Saaledes gaar det dig med dem, som du har trættet dig ved; de, som færdedes med dig fra din Ungdom af, de skulle fare vild hver til sin Side, der er ingen, som frelser dig.
So have all these things, in which you have labored, become to you. Your merchants from your youth, each one has erred in his own way. There is no one who can save you.
