Esajas 7
1 Og det skete i de Dage da Akaz, Jotams Søn, Uzzijas Sønnesøn, var Konge i Juda, at Kong Rezin af Syrien og Remaljas Søn, Kong Peka af Israel, drog op for at angribe Jerusalem, hvad de dog ikke var stærke nok til.
And it came to pass in the days of Achaz the son of Joathan, the son of Ozias, king of Juda, that Basin king of Syria, and Phacee the son of Romelia king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem, to fight against it: but they could not prevail over it.
2 Da det meldtes Davids Hus, at Syrerne havde lejret sig i Efraim, skjalv hans og hans Folks Hjerte, som Skovens Træer skælver for Vinden.
And they told the house of David, saying: Syria hath rested upon Ephraim, and his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the woods are moved with the wind.
3 Saa sagde HERREN til Esajas: »Med din Søn Sjearjasjub skal du gaa Akaz i Møde ved Enden af Øvredammens Vandledning ved Vejen til Blegepladsen
And the Lord said to Isaias: Go forth to meet Achaz, thou and Jasub thy son that is left, to the conduit of the upper pool, a in the way of the fuller’s held.
4 og sige til ham: Tag dig i Vare og hold dig i Ro! Frygt ikke og lad ikke dit Hjerte ængste sig for disse to rygende Brandstumper, for Rezins og Syriens og Remaljas Søns fnysende Vrede!
And thou shalt say to him: See thou be quiet: fear not, and let not thy heart be afraid of the two tails of these fire brands, smoking with the wrath of the fury of Rasin king of Syria, and of the son of Romelia.
5 Fordi Syrien, Efraim og Remaljas Søn har lagt onde Raad op imod dig og siger:
Because Syria hath taken counsel against thee, unto the evil of Ephraim and the son of Romelia, saying:
6 Lad os drage op mod Juda og indjage det Skræk, lad os tilrive os det og gøre Tabeals Søn til Konge der!
Let us go up to Juda, and rouse it up, and draw it away to us, and make the son of Tabeel king in the midst thereof.
7 derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Det skal ikke lykkes; det skal ikke ske!
Thus saith the Lord God: It shall not stand, and this shall not be.
8 Thi Syriens Hoved er Damaskus, og Damaskus's Hoved er Rezin, og om fem og tresindstyve Aar er Efraim knust og ikke længer et Folk.
But the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Basin: and within threescore and five years, Ephraim shall cease to be a people:
9 Og Efraims Hoved er Samaria, og Samarias Hoved er Remaljas Søn. Er I ikke troende, bliver I ikke boende.«
And the head of Ephraim is Samaria and the head of Samaria the son of Romelia. If you will not believe, you shall not continue.
10 Fremdeles sagde HERREN til Akaz:
And the Lord spoke again to Achaz, saying:
Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above. (Sheol h7585)
12 Men Akaz svarede: »Jeg kræver intet, jeg frister ikke HERREN.«
And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord.
13 Da sagde Esajas: »Hør nu, Davids Hus! Er det eder ikke nok at trætte Mennesker, siden I ogsaa trætter min Gud?
And he said: Hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also?
14 Derfor vil Herren selv give eder et Tegn: Se, Jomfruen bliver frugtsommelig og føder en Søn, og hun kalder ham Immanuel.
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel.
15 Surmælk og Vildhonning skal være hans Føde, ved den Tid han ved at vrage det onde og vælge det gode;
He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.
16 thi før Drengen ved at vrage det onde og vælge det gode, skal Landet, for hvis to Konger du gruer, være folketomt.
For before the child know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good, the land which thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of the face of her two kings.
17 Over dig, dit Folk og din Faders Hus vil Herren bringe Dage, hvis Lige ikke har været, siden Efraim rev sig løs fra Juda: Assyrerkongen!«
The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon the house of thy father, days that have not come since the time of the separation of Ephraim from Juda with the king of the Assyrians.
18 Paa hin Dag skal HERREN fløjte ad Fluerne ved Udløbet af Ægyptens Strømme og ad Bierne i Assyrien;
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly, that is in the uttermost parts of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
19 og de skal komme og alle til Hobe kaste sig over Dalkløfter og Klipperevner, over hvert Tjørnekrat og hvert Vandingssted.
And they shall come, and shall all of them rest in the torrents of the valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all places set with shrubs, and in all hollow places.
20 Paa hin Dag afrager Herren med en hinsides Floden lejet Ragekniv, Assyrerkongen, baade Hovedhaaret og Kroppens Haar; ja, selv Skægget skraber den af.
In that day the Lord shall shave with a razor that is hired by them that are beyond the river, by the king of the Assyrians, the head and the hairs of the feet, and the whole beard.
21 Paa hin Dag kan en Mand holde sig en ung Ko og et Par Faar;
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep.
22 og paa Grund af den megen Mælk, de giver, skal han spise Surmælk; thi Surmælk og Vildhonning skal enhver, der er tilbage i Landet, spise.
And for the abundance of milk he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that shall be left in the midst of the land.
23 Paa hin Dag skal det ske, at hvert et Sted, hvor der nu er tusind Vinstokke, tusind Sekel Sølv værd, skal blive til Torn og Tidsel;
And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place where there were a thousand vines, at a thousand pieces of silver, shall become thorns and briers.
24 med Pil og Bue kommer man der, thi hele Landet skal blive til Torn og Tidsel;
With arrows and with bows they shall go in thither: for briars and thorns shall be in all the land.
25 og alle de Bjerge, der nu dyrkes med Hakke, skal man holde sig fra af Frygt for Torn og Tidsel. Det bliver Overdrev for Okser og trædes ned af Faar.
And as for all the hills that shall be raked with a rake, the fear of thorns and briers shall not come thither, but they shall be for the ox to feed on, and the lesser cattle to tread upon.
