Esajas 37
1 Da Kong Ezekias hørte det, sønderrev han sine Klæder, hyllede sig i Sæk og gik ind i HERRENS Hus.
And it cometh to pass, at the king Hezekiah's hearing, that he rendeth his garments, and covereth himself with sackcloth, and entereth the house of Jehovah,
2 Og han sendte Paladsøversten Eljakim og Statsskriveren Sjebna og Præsternes Ældste, hyllet i Sæk, til Profeten Esajas, Amoz's Søn,
and sendeth Eliakim, who [is] over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covering themselves with sackcloth, unto Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet,
3 for at sige til ham: »Ezekias lader sige: En Nødens, Tugtelsens og Forsmædelsens Dag er denne Dag, thi Barnet er ved at fødes, men der er ikke Kraft til at bringe det til Verden!
and they say unto him, 'Thus said Hezekiah, A day of distress, and rebuke, and despising, [is] this day; for come have sons unto the birth, and power there is not to bear.
4 Dog vil HERREN din Gud maaske høre, hvad Rabsjake har sagt, han, som er sendt af sin Herre, Assyrerkongen, for at haane den levende Gud, og maaske vil han straffe ham for de Ord, som HERREN din Gud har hørt — gaa derfor i Forbøn for den Rest, der endnu er tilbage!«
'It may be Jehovah thy God doth hear the words of Rabshakeh with which the king of Asshur his lord hath sent him to reproach the living God, and hath decided concerning the words that Jehovah thy God hath heard, and thou hast lifted up prayer for the remnant that is found.'
5 Da Kong Ezekias's Folk kom til Esajas,
And the servants of king Hezekiah come in unto Isaiah,
6 sagde han til dem: »Saaledes skal I svare eders Herre: Saa siger HERREN: Frygt ikke for de Ord, du har hørt, som Assyrerkongens Trælle har haanet mig med!
and Isaiah saith unto them, 'Thus do ye say unto your lord, Thus said Jehovah, Be not afraid because of the words that thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Asshur have reviled Me.
7 Se, jeg vil indgive ham en Aand, og han skal faa en Tidende at høre, saa han vender tilbage til sit Land, og i hans eget Land vil jeg fælde ham med Sværdet!«
Lo, I am giving in him a spirit, and he hath heard a report, and hath turned back unto his land, and I have caused him to fall by the sword in his land.'
8 Rabsjake vendte saa tilbage og traf Assyrerkongen i Færd med at belejre Libna, thi han havde hørt, at Kongen var brudt op fra Lakisj.
And Rabshakeh turneth back and findeth the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah, for he hath heard that he hath journeyed from Lachish.
9 Saa fik han Underretning om, at Kong Tirhaka af Ætiopien var rykket ud for at angribe ham, og han sendte Sendebud til Ezekias og sagde:
And he heareth concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, saying, 'He hath come out to fight with thee;' and he heareth, and sendeth messengers unto Hezekiah, saying,
10 »Saaledes skal I sige til Kong Ezekias af Juda: Lad ikke din Gud, som du slaar din Lid til, vildlede dig med at sige, at Jerusalem ikke skal gives i Assyrerkongens Haand!
'Thus do ye speak unto Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God lift thee up in whom thou art trusting, saying, Jerusalem is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur.
11 Du har jo dog hørt, hvad Assyrerkongerne har gjort ved alle Lande, hvorledes de har lagt Band paa dem — og du skulde kunne undslippe!
Lo, thou hast heard that which the kings of Asshur have done to all the lands — to devote them — and thou art delivered!
12 De Folk, mine Fædre tilintetgjorde, Gozan, Karan, Rezef og Folkene fra Eden i Telassar, har deres Guder kunnet frelse dem?
Did the gods of the nations deliver them whom my fathers destroyed — Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden, who [are] in Telassar?
13 Hvor er Kongen af Hamat, Kongen af Arpad eller Kongen af La'ir, Sefarvajim, Hena og Ivva?«
Where [is] the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?'
14 Da Ezekias havde modtaget Brevet af Sendebudenes Haand og læst det, gik han op i HERRENS Hus og bredte det ud for HERRENS Aasyn.
And Hezekiah taketh the letters out of the hand of the messengers, and readeth them, and Hezekiah goeth up to the house of Jehovah, and Hezekiah spreadeth it before Jehovah.
15 Derpaa bad Ezekias den Bøn for HERRENS Aasyn:
And Hezekiah prayeth unto Jehovah, saying,
16 »Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, du, som troner over Keruberne, du alene er Gud over alle Jordens Riger; du har gjort Himmelen og Jorden!
'Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, inhabiting the cherubs, Thou [art] God Himself — Thyself alone — to all kingdoms of the earth, Thou hast made the heavens and the earth.
17 Bøj nu dit Øre, HERRE, og lyt, aabn dine Øjne, HERRE, og se! Læg Mærke til alle de Ord, Sankerib har sendt hid for at spotte den levende Gud!
Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, and hear; open, O Jehovah, Thine eyes and see; and hear Thou all the words of Sennacherib that he hath sent to reproach the living God.
18 Det er sandt, HERRE, at Assyrerkongerne har tilintetgjort alle de Folk og deres Lande
'Truly, O Jehovah, kings of Asshur have laid waste all the lands and their land,
19 og kastet deres Guder i Ilden; men de er ikke Guder, kun Menneskehænders Værk af Træ eller Sten; derfor kunde de ødelægge dem.
so as to put their gods into fire — for they [are] no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone — and they destroy them.
20 Men frels os nu, HERRE vor Gud, af hans Haand, saa alle Jordens Riger kan kende, at du, HERRE, alene er Gud!«
And now, Jehovah our God, save us from his hand, and all kingdoms of the earth do know that Thou [art] Jehovah, Thyself alone.'
21 Saa sendte Esajas, Amoz's Søn, Bud til Ezekias og lod sige: »Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Din Bøn angaaende Assyrerkongen Sankerib har jeg hørt!«
And Isaiah son of Amoz sendeth unto Hezekiah, saying, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed unto me concerning Sennacherib king of Asshur —
22 Saaledes lyder det Ord, HERREN talede imod ham: Hun haaner, hun spotter dig, Jomfruen, Zions Datter, Jerusalems Datter ryster paa Hovedet ad dig!
this [is] the word that Jehovah spake concerning him: Trampled on thee, laughed at thee, Hath the virgin daughter of Zion, Behind thee shaken the head hath the daughter of Jerusalem.
23 Hvem har du haanet og smædet, mod hvem har du løftet din Røst? Til Israels Hellige løfted i Hovmod du Blikket!
Whom hast thou reproached and reviled? And against whom lifted up the voice? Yea, thou dost lift up on high thine eyes Against the Holy One of Israel.
24 Ved dine Trælle haaned du HERREN og sagde: »Med mine talløse Vogne besteg jeg Bjergenes Højder, Libanons afsides Egne; jeg fælded dets Cedres Højskov, dets ædle Cypresser, trængte frem til dets øverste Raststed, dets Havers Skove.
By the hand of thy servants Thou hast reviled the Lord, and sayest: In the multitude of my chariots I have come up to a high place of hills, The sides of Lebanon, And I cut down the height of its cedars, The choice of its firs, And I enter the high place of its extremity, The forest of its Carmel.
25 Fremmed Vand grov jeg ud, og jeg drak det, tørskoet skred jeg over Ægyptens Strømme!«
I — I have dug and drunk waters, And I dry up with the sole of my steps All floods of a bulwark.
26 Har du ej hørt det? For længst kom det op i min Tanke, jeg lagde det fordum til Rette, nu lod jeg det ske, og du Gjorde murstærke Byer til øde Stenhobe,
Hast thou not heard from afar? — it I did, From days of old — that I formed it. Now, I have brought it in, And it is to make desolate, Ruinous heaps — fenced cities,
27 mens Folkene grebes i Afmagt af Skræk og Skam, blev som Græsset paa Marken, det spirende Grønne, som Græs paa Tage, som Mark for Østenvinden.
And their inhabitants are feeble-handed, They were broken down, and are dried up. They have been the herb of the field, And the greenness of the tender grass, Grass of the roofs, And blasted corn, before it hath risen up.
28 Jeg ser, naar du rejser og sætter dig, ved, naar du gaar og kommer.
And thy sitting down, and thy going out, And thy coming in, I have known, And thy anger towards Me.
29 Fordi du raser imod mig, din Trods har naaet mit Øre, lægger jeg Ring i din Næse og Bidsel i Munden og fører dig bort ad Vejen, du kom!
Because of thy anger towards Me, And thy noise — it came up into Mine ears, I have put My hook in thy nose, And My bridle in thy lips, And I have caused thee to turn back In the way in which thou camest.
30 Og dette skal være dig Tegnet: I Aar skal man spise, hvad der saaed sig selv, og Aaret derpaa, hvad der skyder af Rode, tredje Aar skal man saa og høste, plante Vin og nyde dens Frugt.
— And this to thee [is] the sign, Food of the year [is] self-sown grain, And in the second year the spontaneous growth, And in the third year, sow ye and reap, And plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
31 Den bjærgede Rest af Judas Hus slaar atter Rødder forneden og bærer sin Frugt foroven;
And it hath continued — the escaped Of the house of Judah that hath been left — To take root beneath, And it hath made fruit upward.
32 thi fra Jerusalem udgaar en Rest, en Levning fra Zions Bjerg. Hærskarers HERRES Nidkærhed virker dette.
For from Jerusalem goeth forth a remnant, And an escape from mount Zion, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.
33 Derfor, saa siger HERREN om Assyrerkongen: I Byen her skal han ej komme ind, ej sende en Pil herind, ej nærme sig den med Skjolde eller opkaste Vold imod den;
Therefore, thus said Jehovah, Concerning the king of Asshur: He doth not come in unto this city, Nor doth he shoot there an arrow, Nor doth he come before it [with] shield, Nor doth he pour out against it a mount.
34 ad Vejen, han kom, skal han gaa igen, i Byen her skal han ej komme ind — saa lyder det fra HERREN.
In the way that he came, in it he turneth back, And unto this city he doth not come in, An affirmation of Jehovah,
35 Jeg værner og frelser denne By for min og min Tjener Davids Skyld!
And I have covered over this city, To save it, for Mine own sake, And for the sake of David My servant.'
36 Saa gik HERRENS Engel ud og ihjelslog i Assyrernes Lejr 185 000 Mand; og se, næste Morgen tidlig laa de alle døde.
And a messenger of Jehovah goeth out, and smiteth in the camp of Asshur a hundred and eighty and five thousand; and [men] rise early in the morning, and lo, all of them [are] dead corpses.
37 Da brød Assyrerkongen Sankerib op, vendte hjem og blev siden i Nineve.
And journey, and go, and turn back doth Sennacherib king of Asshur, and dwelleth in Nineveh.
38 Men da han engang tilbad i sin Gud Nisroks Hus, slog hans Sønner Adrammelek og Sar'ezer ham ihjel med deres Sværd, hvorefter de flygtede til Ararats Land; og hans Søn Asarhaddon blev Konge i hans Sted.
And it cometh to pass, he is bowing himself in the house of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons have smitten him with the sword, and they have escaped to the land of Ararat, and Esar-Haddon his son reigneth in his stead.
