Esajas 10
1 Ve dem, der giver Ulykkeslove og ivrigt fører Uret til Bogs
Woe unto them that decree iniquitous decrees, and to the writers that prescribe oppression,
2 for at trænge de ringe fra Retten og røve de armes Ret i mit Folk, at Enker kan blive deres Bytte og faderløse kan plyndres.
to turn away the poor from judgment, and to take away the right from the afflicted of my people; that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
3 Hvad gør I paa Straffens Dag, naar Undergang kommer fra det fjerne? Til hvem vil I ty om Hjælp, hvor gemmer I da eders Rigdom?
And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the sudden destruction [which] shall come from far? To whom will ye flee for help, and where will ye leave your glory?
4 Enten maa I knæle blandt Fanger, eller ogsaa falde paa Valen! Men trods alt har hans Vrede ej lagt sig, hans Haand er fremdeles rakt ud.
They can but crouch under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
5 Ve Assur, min Harmes Kæp, min Vrede er Stokken i hans Haand.
Ah! the Assyrian! the rod of mine anger! and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
6 Jeg sender ham mod et vanhelligt Folk, opbyder ham mod min Vredes Folk til at gøre Bytte og røve og trampe det ned som Skarn paa Gaden.
I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge; to take the spoil, and to seize the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
7 Men han, han mener det ej saa, hans Hjerte tænker ej saa. Nej, at ødelægge, det er hans Attraa, at udrydde Folk, ikke faa.
But he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; for it is in his heart to extirpate and cut off nations not a few.
8 Thi han siger: »Er ej mine Høvedsmænd Konger til Hobe?
For he saith, Are not my princes all kings?
9 Gik det ej Kalno som Karkemisj, mon ikke Hamat som Arpad, Samaria som Damaskus?
Is not Calno as Karkemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?
10 Som min Haand fandt hen til Afgudernes Riger, der dog havde flere Gudebilleder end Jerusalem og Samaria —
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, — and their graven images exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 mon jeg da ikke skal handle med Jerusalem og dets Gudebilleder, som jeg handlede med Samaria og dets Afguder?«
— shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her images?
12 Men naar Herren fuldbyrder alt sit Værk paa Zions Bjerg og i Jerusalem, vil jeg hjemsøge Assyrerkongens Hjertes Hovmodsfrugt og hans Øjnes trodsige Pral,
And it shall come to pass, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and upon Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stoutness of heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
13 fordi han siger: »Med min stærke Haand greb jeg ind, med min Visdom, thi jeg er klog. Jeg flyttede Folkeslags Grænser og rev deres Skatte til mig, stødte Folk fra Tronen i Almagt;
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done [it], and by my wisdom, for I am intelligent; and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and, like a valiant man, I have brought down them that sit [on thrones];
14 min Haand fandt til Folkenes Rigdom som hen til en Fuglerede; som man sanker forladte Æg, har jeg sanket den vide Jord, og ingen rørte en Vinge, aabnede Næbbet og peb.«
and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples, and as one gathereth forsaken eggs, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped.
15 Mon Øksen bryster sig mod den, som hugger, gør Saven sig til mod den, som saver? Som om Kæppen kan svinge den, der løfter den, Stokken løfte, hvad ikke er Træ!
— Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? As if the rod should wield them that lift it up; as if the staff should lift up [him who is] not wood!
16 Derfor sender Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, Svindsot i hans Fedme, og under hans Herlighed luer en Lue som luende Ild;
Therefore shall the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness, and under his glory he shall kindle a burning, like the burning of a fire:
17 Israels Lys bliver til Ild og dets Hellige til en Flamme, og den brænder og fortærer hans Tidsel og Torn paa een Dag;
and the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briars in one day,
18 hans Skovs og Frugthaves Herlighed skal den rydde Rub og Stub, og han bliver som en syg, der hentæres.
and it shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body; and they shall be as when a sick man fainteth.
19 De Træer, som levnes i hans Skov, bliver det let at tælle; et Barn kan skrive dem op.
And the remainder of the trees of his forest shall be few: yea, a child might write them.
20 Paa hin Dag skal Israels Rest og det, som undslipper af Jakobs Hus, ikke mere støtte sig til den, der slaar det, men til HERREN, Israels Hellige, i Sandhed.
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the remnant of Israel and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob shall no more again rely upon him that smote them; but they shall rely upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 En Rest skal omvende sig, Jakobs Rest, til den vældige Gud.
The remnant shall return, the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
22 Thi var end dit Folk som Sandet ved Havet, Israel, kun en Rest deraf skal omvende sig. Ødelæggelse er fastslaaet, og med Retfærdighed vælter den frem;
For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, [only] a remnant of them shall return: the consumption determined shall overflow in righteousness.
23 thi Ødelæggelse og fastslaaet Raad fuldbyrder Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, over al Jorden.
For a consumption, and [one] determined, will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, accomplish in the midst of all the land.
24 Derfor, saa siger Herren, Hærskarers HERRE: Frygt ikke, mit Folk, som bor i Zion, for Assyrien, naar det slaar dig med Kæppen og løfter sin Stok imod dig som fordum Ægypten!
Therefore thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts: O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian; he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt:
25 Thi end om en føje Stund er Vreden ovre, og min Harme vender sig til deres Fordærv.
for yet a very little while, and the indignation shall be accomplished, and mine anger, in their destruction.
26 Saa svinger Hærskarers HERRE Svøben imod det, som da Midjan blev slaaet ved Orebs Klippe; hans Stok er udrakt imod Havet, og han løfter den som fordum mod Ægypten.
And Jehovah of hosts will stir up a scourge against him, according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and his rod [shall be] upon the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
27 Paa hin Dag tager han Byrden af din Skulder og Aaget af din Nakke, ja, Aaget brister for Fedme.
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck; and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. ...
28 Han rykker mod Ajjat, drager uden om Migron, i Mikmas lader han Trosset blive;
He is come to Aiath, he hath passed through Migron; at Michmash he layeth up his baggage.
29 de gaar over Passet: »I Geba holder vi Natterast!« Rama ryster, Sauls Gibea flyr.
They are gone through the pass; they make their lodging at Geba: Ramah trembleth, Gibeah of Saul is fled.
30 Skrig højt, Gallims Datter! Lyt til, Lajsja! Stem i, Anatot!
Lift up thy voice, daughter of Gallim! Hearken, O Laish! — Poor Anathoth!
31 Madmena flyr, Gebims Folk bjærger deres Gods.
Madmenah is fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim take to flight.
32 Endnu i Dag staar han i Nob; han svinger Haanden mod Zions Datters Bjerg, Jerusalems Høj —
Still a day of halting at Nob; he shaketh his hand [against] the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. ...
33 Se, Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, afhugger hans Grene med Gru; de knejsende Stammer fældes, de stolte Træer maa segne.
Behold the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, shall lop the boughs with violence; and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be brought low;
34 Med Jernet gør han lyst i Skovens Tykning, og Libanon falder for den Herlige.
and he shall make clearings in the thickets of the forest with iron; and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
