Esajas 39

1 Ved den Tid sendte Bal'adans Søn, Kong Merodak-Bal'adan af Babel, Brev og Gave til Ezekias, da han hørte, at han havde været syg, men var blevet rask.

At that time, Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah, —for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick, and had recovered.

2 Og Ezekias glædede sig over deres Komme og viste dem Huset, hvor han havde sine Skatte, Sølvet og Guldet, Røgelsestofferne, den fine Olie, hele sit Vaabenoplag og alt, hvad der var i hans Skatkamre; der var ikke den Ting i hans Hus og hele hans Rige, som Ezekias ikke viste dem.

And Hezekiah, rejoiced over them, and showed them his house of precious things—the silver and the gold and the spices and the precious ointment and all his armoury—and all that was found among his treasures, —there was nothing, which Hezekiah, did not show them—in his house or in all his dominion.

3 Da kom Profeten Esajas til Kong Ezekias og sagde til ham: »Hvad sagde disse Mænd, og hvorfra kom de til dig?« Ezekias svarede: »De kom fra et fjernt Land, fra Babel.«

Then came Isaiah the prophet, unto King Hezekiah, —and said unto him—What said these men? and whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, From a land far away, came they unto me, from Babylon!

4 Da spurgte han: »Hvad fik de at se i dit Hus?« Ezekias svarede: »Alt, hvad der er i mit Hus, saa de; der er ikke den Ting i mine Skatkamre, jeg ikke viste dem.«

And he said, What have they seen in thy house? Then said Hezekiah, —All that is in my house, have they seen, there is nothing which I shewed them not among my treasures.

5 Da sagde Esajas til Ezekias: »Hør Hærskarers HERRES Ord!

Then said Isaiah unto Hezekiah, —Hear thou the word of Yahweh of hosts:

6 Se, Dage skal komme, da alt, hvad der er i dit Hus, og hvad dine Fædre har samlet indtil denne Dag, skal bringes til Babel og intet lades tilbage, siger HERREN.

Lo! days are coming, when all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have treasured up until this day, shall be carried away unto Babylon, —nothing, shall be left, Saith Yahweh.

7 Og af dine Sønner, der nedstammer fra dig, og som du avler, skal nogle tages og gøres til Hofmænd i Babels Konges Palads!«

And of thy sons who shall issue from thee whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away, —and they shall become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

8 Men Ezekias sagde til Esajas: »det Ord fra HERREN, du har talt, er godt!« Thi han tænkte: »Saa bliver der da Fred og Tryghed, saa længe jeg lever!«

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Yahweh, which thou hast spoken. And he said, Surely, there shall be peace and stability in my days.