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‟.
[Yahweh also says], “You people of Babylon, you should go and sit in the dust/dirt [to show that you are mourning], because your time to rule [MTY] [other countries] is almost ended. People will never again say that Babylonia is beautiful [like] a very attractive/beautiful young woman.
2 Tag fat paa Kværnen og mal Mel; slaa Sløret til Side, løft Slæbet, blot Benene, vad over Floderne!
[You will be slaves, so] take heavy stones and grind grain [like slave women do]. Take off your [beautiful] veils and take off your robes [as you prepare to cross streams to go where you will be forced to go].
3 Lad din Blusel blottes og din Skam ses; jeg vil hævne mig, og jeg skal ikke møde noget Menneske.
You will be naked and [very] ashamed. I will get vengeance on you and not pity you.”
4 Vor Genløser, hans Navn er Herre Zebaoth, Israels Hellige.
The one who frees us [people of Judah], whom we call ‘the Commander of the armies of angels’, is 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.
[Yahweh says], “You people of Babylon, sit silently in the darkness, because people will never again say that your city is [like] [MET] a queen that rules many 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 the people whom I chose [to belong to me], and I punished them. I allowed you [people of Babylon] to conquer them. But [when you conquered them], you did not have mercy on them. You (oppressed/treated cruelly) [MET] even the old people.
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.
You said, ‘We will rule [other nations] forever; [it is as though our city] will be the queen [of the world] forever!’ But you did not think about the things [that you were doing], or think about what would result.
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.
You people [of Babylon] who enjoy pleasure and sex, listen to this: You enjoy a luxurious life and you feel secure. You say, ‘We are [like gods], and there are no others like us. Our women will never become widows, and our children will never be killed [in wars].’
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.
But both of those things will happen to you suddenly: Many of your women will become widows and many of your children will die, even though you perform much sorcery and many kinds of magic [to prevent bad things from happening to you].
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.
You felt protected even though you were doing many wicked things, and you said, ‘No one will see what we [are doing]!’ [You thought that] you were very wise and knew many things, and you said, ‘We are gods, and there are no others like us,’ but you deceived yourselves.
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.
So you will experience terrible things, and you will not be able to prevent them by working magic. You will experience disasters, and you will not be able to pay anyone to prevent those things from happening. (A catastrophe/Something terrible) will happen to you suddenly, something that you will not realize [is about to happen].
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.
So you can continue to perform all your magic spells [IRO]! You can perform the many kinds of sorcery that you have practiced for many years! Perhaps [doing those things will enable you to] be successful; perhaps you will be able to cause your enemies to be afraid of you!
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.
But [all that has resulted from your] doing all the things that the magicians have told you to do is that you have become tired! The men who look at the stars every month and predict what will happen should come forward and rescue you [from the disasters that you are about to experience].
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.
But [they cannot do that, because] they are like [SIM] straw that is burning in a fire; they cannot save themselves from being burned up in the flames. Those men are unable to help you [MET]; they are as useless as stubble [that burns quickly and produces no heat] for you.
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.
The people whom you have associated with and worked with since you were young [will not help you], because they will just continue doing their own foolish things, and they will not pay any attention to you [when you cry out for help].”
