Esajas 14
1 Thi HERREN forbarmer sig over Jakob og udvælger atter Israel. Han lader dem fæste Bo i deres eget Land, og fremmede skal slutte sig til dem og føjes til Jakobs Hus.
For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
2 Folkeslag skal tage dem og bringe dem hjem igen; og Israels Hus skal i HERRENS Land tage Folkeslagene i Eje som Trælle og Trælkvinder; de skal gøre dem til Fanger, hvis Fanger de var, og herske over deres Bødler.
And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
3 Paa den Dag HERREN giver dig Hvile for din Møje og Uro og for den haarde Trældom, der lagdes paa dig,
And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear, and from the hard bondage wherein you were made to serve,
4 skal du istemme denne Spottevise om Babels Konge: Hvor er dog Bødlen stille, Tvangshuset tyst!
That you shall take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How has the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
5 HERREN har brudt de gudløses Stok, Herskernes Kæp,
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
6 som slog i Vrede Folkeslag, Slag i Slag, og tvang i Harme Folk med skaanselsløs Tvang.
He who stroke the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hinders.
7 Al Jorden har Fred og Ro, bryder ud i Jubel;
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
8 selv Cypresserne glæder sig over dig, Libanons Cedre: »Siden dit Fald kommer ingen op for at fælde os!«
Yea, the fir trees rejoice at you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since you are laid down, no tree chopper has come up against us.
9 Dødsriget nedentil stormer dig heftigt i Møde, vækker for din Skyld Dødninger, al Jordens store, jager alle Folkenes Konger op fra Tronen; (Sheol h7585)
Hell from beneath is moved for you to meet you at your coming: it stirs up the dead for you, even all the chief ones of the earth; it has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. (Sheol h7585)
10 de tager alle til Orde og siger til dig: »Ogsaa du blev kraftløs som vi, du blev vor Lige!«
All they shall speak and say unto you, Are you also become weak as we? are you become like unto us?
11 Til Dødsriget sendtes din Højhed, dine Harpers Brus, dit Leje er redt med Raaddenskab, dit Tæppe er Orme. (Sheol h7585)
Your pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of your viols: the worm is spread under you, and the worms cover you. (Sheol h7585)
12 Nej, at du faldt fra Himlen, du straalende Morgenstjerne, fældet og kastet til Jorden, du Folkebetvinger!
How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how are you cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations!
13 Du, som sagde i Hjertet: »Jeg stormer Himlen, rejser min Trone deroppe over Guds Stjerner, tager Sæde paa Stævnets Bjerg i yderste Nord,
For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 stiger op over Skyernes Højder, den Højeste lig« —
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Yet you shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. (Sheol h7585)
16 Ser man dig, stirrer man paa dig med undrende Blikke: »Er det ham, som fik Jorden til at bæve, Riger til at skælve,
They that see you shall narrowly look upon you, and consider you, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
17 ham, som gjorde Verden til Ørk og jævnede Byer, ikke gav Fangerne fri til at drage mod Hjemmet?«
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
18 Folkenes Konger hviler med Ære hver i sit Hus,
All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
19 men du er slængt hen uden Grav som et usseligt Foster, dækket af faldne, slagne med Sværd og kastet i Stenbruddets Hul som et nedtraadt Aadsel.
But you are cast out of your grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcass trodden under feet.
20 I Graven samles du ikke med dine Fædre, fordi du ødte dit Land og dræbte dit Folk. Ugerningsmændenes Afkom skal aldrig nævnes.
You shall not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land, and slain your people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
21 Bered hans Sønner et Blodbad for Faderens Brøde! De skal ikke staa op og indtage Jorden og fylde Verden med Stæder.
Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
22 Jeg staar op imod dem, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, og udrydder af Babel Navn og Rest, Skud og Spire, lyder det fra HERREN;
For I will rise up against them, says the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, says the LORD.
23 jeg gør det til Rørdrummers Eje og til side Sumpe; jeg fejer det bort med Undergangens Kost, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE.
I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, says the LORD of hosts.
24 Hærskarers HERRE har svoret saaledes: Visselig, som jeg har tænkt det, saa skal det ske, og som jeg satte mig for, saa staar det fast:
The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
25 Jeg knuser Assur i mit Land, nedtramper ham paa mine Bjerge, hans Aag skal vige fra dem, hans Byrde skal vige fra dets Skuldre.
That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.
26 Det er, hvad jeg satte mig for imod al Jorden, det er den Haand, som er udrakt mod alle Folk.
This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
27 Thi Hærskarers HERRES Raad, hvo kuldkaster det? Hans udrakte Haand, hvo tvinger vel den tilbage?
For the LORD of hosts has purposed, and who shall nullify it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
28 I Kong Akaz's Dødsaar kom dette Udsagn:
In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
29 Glæd dig ej, hele Filisterland, at Kæppen, der slog dig, er brudt! Thi af Slangerod kommer en Øgle, dens Frugt er en flyvende Drage.
Rejoice not you, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that stroke you is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
30 Paa min Vang skal de ringe græsse, de fattige lejre sig trygt; men jeg dræber dit Afkom ved Sult; hvad der levnes, slaar jeg ihjel.
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill your root with famine, and he shall slay your remnant.
31 Hyl, Port, skrig, By, Angst gribe dig, hele Filisterland! Thi nordenfra kommer Røg, i Fjendeskaren nøler ingen.
Wail, O gate; cry, O city; you, whole Palestina, are dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
32 Og hvad skal der svares Folkets Sendebud? At HERREN har grundfæstet Zion, og de arme i hans Folk søger Tilflugt der.
What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD has founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
