Esajas 19

1 Et Udsagn om Ægypten. Se, HERREN farer paa letten Sky og kommer til Ægypten; Ægyptens Guder bæver for ham, Ægyptens Hjerte smelter i Brystet.

The doom of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and is coming to Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved because of his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in its inward parts.

2 Jeg hidser Ægypten mod Ægypten, saa de kæmper Broder mod Broder, Ven mod Ven, By mod By, Rige mod Rige.

And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his fellow; city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

3 Ægyptens Forstand staar stille, dets Raad gør jeg til intet, saa de søger Guder og Manere, Genfærd og Aander.

And the spirit of Egypt shall be emptied out in its inward parts, and its counsel will I frustrate; and they will inquire of the idols, and of the charmers, and of those that have familiar spirits, and of the wizards.

4 Jeg giver Ægypten hen i en haardhjertet Herres Haand, en Voldskonge bliver deres Hersker, saa lyder det fra Herren, Hærskarers HERRE.

And I will surrender the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a rigorous king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Eternal of hosts.

5 Vandet i Floden svinder, Strømmen bliver sid og tør;

And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

6 Strømmene udspreder Stank, Ægyptens Floder svinder og tørres; Rør og Siv visner hen,

And the rivers shall become foul; and shallow and dried up shall become the deep streams: reeds and flags shall wither.

7 alt Græsset ved Nilbredden dør, al Sæd ved Nilen hentørres, svinder og er ikke mere.

The well-rooted plants by the stream, by the mouth of the stream, and every thing sown by the stream, shall dry up, be scattered [by the wind, ] and be no more.

8 Fiskerne sukker og sørger, alle, som meder i Nilen; de, som, sætter Garn i Vandet, gribes af Modløshed.

The fishermen also shall lament, and all they that cast an angle into the stream shall mourn; and they that spread nets upon the face of the waters shall languish.

9 Til Skamme er de, som væver Linned, Heglersker og de, som væver Byssus;

And ashamed shall be they that work in fine flax, and they that weave white cloth.

10 Spinderne er sønderknust, hver Daglejer sørger bittert.

And its foundations shall be beaten down, all that build sluices shall be grieved in soul.

11 Kun Daarer er Zoans Øverster, Faraos viseste Raadmænd saa dumt et Raad. Hvor kan I sige til Farao: »Jeg er en Ætling af Vismænd, Ætling af Fortidens Konger?«

Surely fools are the princes of Zo'an! the wise of the counsellors of Pharaoh [impart] silly counsel: how can ye say unto Pharaoh, I am a son of the wise, a son of the ancient kings?

12 Ja, hvor er nu dine Vismænd? Lad dem dog kundgøre dig og lade dig vide, hvad Hærskarers HERRE har for mod Ægypten!

Where are they, these, thy wise men? that they may tell thee now, that they know what the Lord of hosts hath resolved on over Egypt.

13 Zoans Fyrster blev Daarer, Fyrster i Nof blev Taaber. Ægypten er bragt til at rave af Stammernes Hjørnesten.

The princes of Zo'an are become fools, deceived are the princes of Noph; and Egypt is led astray by the chiefs of its tribes.

14 I dets Indre har HERREN udgydt Svimmelheds Aand; Ægypten fik de til at rave i al dets Id, som den drukne raver i sit Spy.

The Lord hath poured out in the midst thereof a spirit of perverseness: and they have led Egypt astray in all its work, as a drunkard reeleth astray in his vomit.

15 For Ægypten lykkes intet, hverken for Hoved eller Hale, Palme eller Siv.

And there shall not be for Egypt [successful] work, which the head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.

16 Paa hin Dag skal Ægypten blive som Kvinder; det skal ængstes og grue for Hærskarers HERRES svungne Haand, som han svinger imod det.

On that day shall Egypt be like the women: and it shall tremble and be in dread because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he waveth over it.

17 Judas Land bliver Ægypten en Rædsel; hver Gang nogen minder dem derom, gribes de af Angst for, hvad Hærskarers HERRE har for imod det.

And the land of Judah shall become unto Egypt a terror, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be in dread, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts, which he hath resolved against it.

18 Paa hin Dag skal fem Byer i Ægypten tale Kana'ans Tungemaal og sværge ved Hærskarers HERRE; en af dem skal kaldes Ir-Haheres.

On that day shall be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan, and swearing by the Lord of hosts; “The city of destruction” shall one be called.

19 Paa hin Dag skal HERREN have et Alter midt i Ægypten og en Stenstøtte ved dets Grænse.

On that day shall there be all altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at its border to the Lord.

20 Det skal være Tegn og Vidne for Hærskarers HERRE i Ægypten; naar de raaber til HERREN over dem, som mishandler dem, vil han sende dem en Frelser; han skal stride og udfri dem.

And it shall be for a sign and for a testimony unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he will send them a helper, and a chief, and he shall deliver them.

21 Da skal HERREN give sig til Kende for Ægypten, Ægypterne skal lære HERREN at kende paa hin Dag; de skal bringe Slagtoffer og Afgrødeoffer og gøre Løfter til HERREN og indfri dem.

And the Lord will be made known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord on that day, and will do service [with] sacrifice and oblation; yea, they will make vows unto the Lord and perform [them].

22 HERREN skal slaa Ægypten, slaa og læge; og naar de omvender sig til HERREN, bønhører han dem og læger dem.

And the Lord will thus strike Egypt, striking and healing it: and they will return unto the Lord, and he will be entreated of them, and heal them.

23 Paa hin Dag skal der gaa en banet Vej fra Ægypten til Assyrien, og Assyrien skal komme til Ægypten og Ægypten til Assyrien, og Ægypten skal tjene Herren sammen med Assyrien.

On that day there shall be a highway out of Egypt to Asshur, and Asshur shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptians into Asshur, and the Egyptians shall serve with Asshur [the Lord].

24 Paa hin Dag skal Israel selvtredje, sammen med Ægypten og Assyrien, være en Velsignelse midt paa Jorden,

On that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Asshur, a blessing in the midst of the earth.

25 som Hærskarers HERRE velsigner med de Ord: »Velsignet være Ægypten, mit Folk, og Assyrien, mine Hænders Værk, og Israel, min Arvelod!«

Whom the Lord of hosts will have blessed, saying, Blessed be my people Egypt, and Asshur the work of my hands, and my heritage Israel.