Esajas 36

1 I Kong Ezekias's fjortende Regeringsaar drog Assyrerkongen Sankerib op mod alle Judas befæstede Byer og indtog dem.

Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.

2 Assyrerkongen sendte saa Rabsjake med en anselig Styrke fra Lakisj til Kong Ezekias i Jerusalem, og han gjorde Holdt ved Øvredammens Vandledning, ved Vejen til Blegepladsen.

And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.

3 Da gik Paladsøversten Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjebna og Kansleren Joa, Asafs Søn, ud til ham.

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah came forth to him, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder.

4 Rabsjake sagde til dem: »Sig til Ezekias: Saaledes siger Storkongen, Assyrerkongen: Hvad er det for en Fortrøstning, du hengiver dig til?

And Rabshakeh said to them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this in which thou trust?

5 Du mener vel, at et blot og bart Ord er det samme som Plan og Styrke i Krig? Og til hvem sætter du egentlig din Lid, siden du gør Oprør imod mig?

I say, thy counsel and strength for the war are but vain words. Now on whom do thou trust that thou have rebelled against me?

6 Se, du sætter din Lid til Ægypten, denne brudte Rørkæp, som river Saar i Haanden paa den, der støtter sig til den! Thi saaledes gaar det alle dem, der sætter deres Lid til Farao, Ægyptens Konge.

Behold, thou trust upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand, and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.

7 Men vil du sige til mig: Det er HERREN vor Gud, vi sætter vor Lid til! er det saa ikke ham, hvis Offerhøje og Altre Ezekias skaffede bort, da han sagde til Juda og Jerusalem: Foran dette Alter skal I tilbede!

But if thou say to me, We trust in Jehovah our God. Is that not he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

8 Og nu, indgaa et Væddemaal med min Herre, Assyrerkongen: Jeg giver dig to Gange tusinde Heste, hvis du kan stille Ryttere til dem!

Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

9 Hvorledes vil du afslaa et Angreb af en eneste Statholder, en af min Herres ringeste Tjenere? Og du sætter din Lid til Ægypten, til Vogne og Heste?

How then can thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

10 Mon det desuden er uden HERRENS Vilje, at jeg er draget op mod dette Land for at ødelægge det? Det var HERREN selv, der sagde til mig: Drag op mod dette Land og ødelæg det!«

And have I now come up without Jehovah against this land to destroy it? Jehovah said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

11 Men Eljakim, Sjebna og Joa sagde til Rabsjake: »Tal dog Aramaisk til dine Trælle, det forstaar vi godt; tal ikke Judæisk til os, medens Folkene paa Muren hører paa det!«

Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it. And speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people who are on the wall.

12 Men Rabsjake svarede dem: »Er det til din Herre og dig, min Herre har sendt mig med disse Ord? Er det ikke til de Mænd, der sidder paa Muren hos eder og æder deres eget Skarn og drikker deres eget Vand?«

But Rabshakeh said, Has my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words, and not to the men who sit upon the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own urine with you?

13 Og Rabsjake traadte hen og raabte med høj Røst paa Judæisk: »Hør Storkongens, Assyrerkongens, Ord!

Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.

14 Saaledes siger Kongen: Lad ikke Ezekias vildlede eder, thi han er ikke i Stand til at frelse eder!

Thus says the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you.

15 Og lad ikke Ezekias forlede eder til at sætte eders Lid til HERREN, naar han siger: HERREN skal sikkert frelse os, og denne By skal ikke overgives i Assyrerkongens Haand!

Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in Jehovah, saying, Jehovah will surely deliver us. This city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

16 Hør ikke paa Ezekias, thi saaledes siger Assyrerkongen: Vil I slutte Fred med mig og overgive eder til mig, saa skal enhver af eder spise af sin Vinstok og sit Figentræ og drikke af sin Brønd,

Hearken not to Hezekiah. For thus says the king of Assyria, Make your peace with me, and come out to me, and eat ye everyone of his vine, and everyone of his fig tree, and drink ye everyone the waters of his own cistern,

17 indtil jeg kommer og tager eder med til et Land, der ligner eders, et Land med Korn og Most, et Land med Brød og Vingaarde.

until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

18 Lad ikke Ezekias forføre eder med at sige: HERREN vil frelse os! Mon nogen af Folkenes Guder har kunnet frelse sit Land af Assyrerkongens Haand?

Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, Jehovah will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

19 Hvor er Hamats og Arpads Guder, hvor er Sefarvajims Guder, hvor er Landet Samarias Guder? Mon de frelste Samaria af min Haand?

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? And have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?

20 Hvor er der blandt alle disse Landes Guder nogen, der har frelst sit Land af min Haand? Mon da HERREN skulde kunne frelse Jerusalem?«

Who are they among all the gods of these countries that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Jehovah should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

21 Men de tav og svarede ham ikke et Ord, thi Kongens Bud lød paa, at de ikke maatte svare ham.

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word. For the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

22 Derpaa gik Paladsøversten Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjebna og Kansleren Joa, Asafs Søn, med sønderrevne Klæder til Ezekias og meddelte ham, hvad Rabsjake havde sagt.

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah came, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.