Esajas 10
1 Ve dem, der giver Ulykkeslove og ivrigt fører Uret til Bogs
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees
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 deprive the needy of justice, and to rob the poor amongst my people of their rights, that widows may be their plunder, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
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?
What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
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 will only bow down under the prisoners, and will fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
5 Ve Assur, min Harmes Kæp, min Vrede er Stokken i hans Haand.
Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my 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 profane nation, and against the people who anger me I will give him a command to take the plunder and to take 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.
However, he doesn’t mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.
8 Thi han siger: »Er ej mine Høvedsmænd Konger til Hobe?
For he says, “Aren’t all of my princes kings?
9 Gik det ej Kalno som Karkemisj, mon ikke Hamat som Arpad, Samaria som Damaskus?
Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?”
10 Som min Haand fandt hen til Afgudernes Riger, der dog havde flere Gudebilleder end Jerusalem og Samaria —
As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, whose engraved images exceeded those of Jerusalem and of 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 to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
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,
Therefore it will happen that when the Lord has performed his whole work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the wilful proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the insolence of his arrogant 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 has said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding. I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers.
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.«
My hand has found the riches of the peoples like a nest, and like one gathers eggs that are abandoned, I have gathered all the earth. There was no one who moved their wing, or that opened their 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!
Should an axe brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone 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 the Lord, GOD of Hosts, will send amongst his fat ones leanness; and under his glory a burning will be kindled like the burning of 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;
The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.
18 hans Skovs og Frugthaves Herlighed skal den rydde Rub og Stub, og han bliver som en syg, der hentæres.
He will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, both soul and body. It will be as when a standard bearer faints.
19 De Træer, som levnes i hans Skov, bliver det let at tælle; et Barn kan skrive dem op.
The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number.
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.
It will come to pass in that day that the remnant of Israel, and those who have escaped from the house of Jacob will no more again lean on him who struck them, but shall lean on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 En Rest skal omvende sig, Jakobs Rest, til den vældige Gud.
A remnant will return, even the remnant of Jacob, to 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 your people, Israel, are like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
23 thi Ødelæggelse og fastslaaet Raad fuldbyrder Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, over al Jorden.
For the Lord, GOD of Hosts, will make a full end, and that determined, throughout all the earth.
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 the Lord, GOD of Hosts, says, “My people who dwell in Zion, don’t be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strike you with the rod, and lift up his staff against you, as Egypt did.
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 against you will be accomplished, and my anger will be directed to his 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.
The LORD of Hosts will stir up a scourge against him, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb. His rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up like he did against Egypt.
27 Paa hin Dag tager han Byrden af din Skulder og Aaget af din Nakke, ja, Aaget brister for Fedme.
It will happen in that day that his burden will depart from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing oil.
28 Han rykker mod Ajjat, drager uden om Migron, i Mikmas lader han Trosset blive;
He has come to Aiath. He has passed through Migron. At Michmash he stores his baggage.
29 de gaar over Passet: »I Geba holder vi Natterast!« Rama ryster, Sauls Gibea flyr.
They have gone over the pass. They have taken up their lodging at Geba. Ramah trembles. Gibeah of Saul has fled.
30 Skrig højt, Gallims Datter! Lyt til, Lajsja! Stem i, Anatot!
Cry aloud with your voice, daughter of Gallim! Listen, Laishah! You poor Anathoth!
31 Madmena flyr, Gebims Folk bjærger deres Gods.
Madmenah is a fugitive. The inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.
32 Endnu i Dag staar han i Nob; han svinger Haanden mod Zions Datters Bjerg, Jerusalems Høj —
This very day he will halt at Nob. He shakes his hand at the mountain 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, GOD of Hosts, will lop the boughs with terror. The tall will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low.
34 Med Jernet gør han lyst i Skovens Tykning, og Libanon falder for den Herlige.
He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.
