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.
It was during the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin, king of Aram, marched to attack Jerusalem. Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, joined in the attack, but they couldn't conquer the city.
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.
When the royal family of Judah was told, “Aram and Ephraim have an alliance,” Ahaz and his people were terrified and they shook like trees in the forest tossed about by 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
Then the Lord told Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub with you and go and meet Ahaz. He'll be at the end of the aqueduct of the upper pool, by the road to the laundry field.
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!
Tell him, ‘Calm down and keep quiet. Don't be afraid or scared over a couple of smoldering bits of firewood, over the burning anger of Rezin and Aram, and of Remaliah's son.
5 Fordi Syrien, Efraim og Remaljas Søn har lagt onde Raad op imod dig og siger:
Aram has plotted to destroy you together with Ephraim and Remaliah's son 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's go and attack Judah! We'll terrorize it and conquer it for ourselves, and make Tabeel's son its king.”
7 derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Det skal ikke lykkes; det skal ikke ske!
But this is what the Lord God says, “This plan won't materialize—it just won't happen!
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.
For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. In addition, within sixty-five years Israel as a nation will be destroyed.
9 Og Efraims Hoved er Samaria, og Samarias Hoved er Remaljas Søn. Er I ikke troende, bliver I ikke boende.«
The head of Israel is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If you don't trust in me, then you won't survive.”
10 Fremdeles sagde HERREN til Akaz:
Later the Lord sent another message to Ahaz,
“Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether as deep as where people are buried or as high as heaven.” (Sheol h7585)
12 Men Akaz svarede: »Jeg kræver intet, jeg frister ikke HERREN.«
“No, I'm not going to ask,” Ahaz replied. “I refuse to put the Lord to the test.”
13 Da sagde Esajas: »Hør nu, Davids Hus! Er det eder ikke nok at trætte Mennesker, siden I ogsaa trætter min Gud?
Then Isaiah said, “Listen, royal family of Judah! Isn't it enough for you to wear people out? Do you have to wear my God out too?
14 Derfor vil Herren selv give eder et Tegn: Se, Jomfruen bliver frugtsommelig og føder en Søn, og hun kalder ham Immanuel.
This is why the Lord himself is going to give you a sign. Look! The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and she will call him Immanuel.
15 Surmælk og Vildhonning skal være hans Føde, ved den Tid han ved at vrage det onde og vælge det gode;
He will eat curds and honey until the time he knows to refuse evil and 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 boy knows to refuse evil and choose the good, the land of the two kings you're afraid of will be deserted.
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 will make you, your people, and the royal family experience a time unlike anything since the day Ephraim split from Judah. He will bring the king of Assyria to attack you!”
18 Paa hin Dag skal HERREN fløjte ad Fluerne ved Udløbet af Ægyptens Strømme og ad Bierne i Assyrien;
At that time the Lord will whistle to call flies from the distant rivers of Egypt and bees from the country of Assyria.
19 og de skal komme og alle til Hobe kaste sig over Dalkløfter og Klipperevner, over hvert Tjørnekrat og hvert Vandingssted.
They will all come and descend on the steep valleys and rock crevices, on all the thorn bushes and waterholes.
20 Paa hin Dag afrager Herren med en hinsides Floden lejet Ragekniv, Assyrerkongen, baade Hovedhaaret og Kroppens Haar; ja, selv Skægget skraber den af.
At that time the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River, the king of Assyria, to shave you from head to toe, including your beards.
21 Paa hin Dag kan en Mand holde sig en ung Ko og et Par Faar;
At that time a someone who manages to keep a young cow and two sheep alive
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.
will eat curds, because they produce so much milk—for everyone who survives in the land will eat curds and honey.
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;
At that time everywhere that once had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels will only have brambles and thorns.
24 med Pil og Bue kommer man der, thi hele Landet skal blive til Torn og Tidsel;
People will go hunting there with bows and arrows because the land will be covered with brambles and thorns.
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.
In fact, all the hills that were once tilled by the hoe you won't want to go to because you'll worry about the brambles and thorns there. They'll just be where cattle are let loose and where sheep roam.
