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‟.
Come down and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans. You will no longer be called dainty and delicate.
2 Tag fat paa Kværnen og mal Mel; slaa Sløret til Side, løft Slæbet, blot Benene, vad over Floderne!
Take the millstone and grind flour; remove your veil, strip off your flowing robe, uncover 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 nakedness will be uncovered, yes, your shame will be seen: I will take vengeance and will not spare a man.
4 Vor Genløser, hans Navn er Herre Zebaoth, Israels Hellige.
Our Redeemer, Yahweh 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 go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; for you will no longer be called queen 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 defiled my heritage and gave them over into your hand, but you showed them no mercy; you placed a very heavy yoke on 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, “I will rule forever as sovereign queen.” You did not take these things to heart, nor did you consider how they would turn out.
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.
So now hear this, you who love pleasure and sit securely; you who say in your heart, “I exist, and there is no one else like me; I will never sit as a widow, nor will I ever experience loss of children.”
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 these two things will come to you in a moment in one day: the loss of children and widowhood; in full force they will come on you, despite your sorceries and your many incantations and amulets.
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 have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, “No one sees me”; your wisdom and your knowledge lead you astray, but you say in your heart, “I exist, and there is no one else like me.”
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.
Disaster will overcome you; you will not be able to drive it away with your incantations. Destruction will fall on you; you will not be able to ward it off. Calamity will strike you suddenly, before you know it.
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.
Persist in casting your spells and your many sorceries which you have faithfully recited since your childhood; perhaps you will be successful, perhaps you will scare away disaster.
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 are tired out with your many consultations; let those men stand up and save you—those who chart the heavens and look at the stars, those who declare the new moons—let them save you from what will happen to you.
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.
See, they will become like stubble. The fire will burn them up. They will not save themselves from the hand of the flame. There are no coals to warm them and no fire for them to sit by!
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.
This is what they have become to you— those with whom you have worked, and you have bought and sold with them since your youth— they wandered about each one in his own direction; there is no one who can rescue you.”
