Esajas 8
1 Og HERREN sagde til mig: »Tag dig en stor Tavle og skriv derpaa med Menneskeskrift: Hurtigt-Bytte, Hastigt-Rov!
And the LORD said unto me: 'Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it in common script: The spoil speedeth, the prey hasteth;
2 Og tag mig paalidelige Vidner, Præsten Urija og Zekarja, Jeberekjahus Søn!«
and I will take unto Me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.'
3 Og jeg nærmede mig Profetinden, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn. Saa sagde HERREN til mig: »Kald ham Hurtigt-Bytte, Hastigt-Rov!
And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said the LORD unto me: 'Call his name Maher-shalal-hashbaz.
4 Thi før Drengen kan sige Fader og Moder, skal Rigdommene fra Damaskus og Byttet fra Samaria bringes til Assyrerkongen!«
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry: My father, and: My mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be carried away before the king of Assyria.'
5 Fremdeles sagde HERREN til mig:
And the LORD spoke unto me yet again, saying:
6 Eftersom dette Folk lader haant om Siloas sagte rindende Vande i Angst for Rezin og Remaljas Søn,
Forasmuch as this people hath refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoiceth with Rezin and Remaliah's son;
7 se, saa lader Herren Flodens Vande, de vældige, store, oversvømme dem, Assyrerkongen og al hans Herlighed; over alle sine Bredder skal den gaa, trænge ud over alle sine Diger,
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the River, mighty and many, even the king of Assyria and all his glory; and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks;
8 styrte ind i Juda, skylle over, vælte frem og naa til Halsen; og dens udbredte Vinger skal fylde dit Land, saa vidt det naar — Immanuel!
And he shall sweep through Judah overflowing as he passeth through he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
9 I Folkeslag, mærk jer det med Rædsel, lyt til, alle fjerne Lande: Rust jer, I skal ræddes, rust jer, I skal ræddes.
Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
10 Læg Raad op, det skal dog briste, gør Aftale, det slaar dog fejl, thi — Immanuel!
Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand; for God is with us.
11 Thi saa sagde HERREN til mig, da hans Haand greb mig med Vælde, og han advarede mig mod at vandre paa dette Folks Vej:
For the LORD spoke thus to me with a strong hand, admonishing me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:
12 Kald ikke alt Sammensværgelse, hvad dette Folk kalder Sammensværgelse, frygt ikke, hvad det frygter, og ræddes ikke!
'Say ye not: A conspiracy, concerning all whereof this people do say: A conspiracy; neither fear ye their fear, nor account it dreadful.
13 Hærskarers HERRE, ham skal I holde hellig, han skal være eders Frygt, han skal være eders Rædsel.
The LORD of hosts, Him shall ye sanctify; and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.
14 Han bliver en Helligdom, en Anstødssten og en Klippe til Fald for begge Israels Huse og en Snare og et Fangegarn for Jerusalems Indbyggere,
And He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 og mange iblandt dem skal snuble, falde og kvæstes, fanges og hildes.
And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.'
16 Bind Vidnesbyrdet til og sæt Segl for Læren i mine Disciples Sind!
'Bind up the testimony, seal the instruction among My disciples.'
17 Jeg bier paa HERREN, han, som dølger sit Aasyn for Jakobs Hus, til ham staar mit Haab:
And I will wait for the LORD, that hideth His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him.
18 Se, jeg og de Børn, HERREN gav mig, er Varsler og Tegn i Israel fra Hærskarers HERRE, som bor paa Zions Bjerg.
Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me shall be for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion.
19 Og siger de til eder: »Søg Genfærdene og Aanderne, som hvisker og mumler!« — skal et Folk ikke søge sin Gud, skal man søge de døde for de levende?
And when they shall say unto you: 'Seek unto the ghosts and the familiar spirits, that chirp and that mutter; should not a people seek unto their God? on behalf of the living unto the dead
20 Nej! Til Læren og Vidnesbyrdet! Saaledes skal visselig de komme til at tale, som nu er uden Morgenrøde.
for instruction and for testimony?' — Surely they will speak according to this word, wherein there is no light. —
21 Han skal vanke om i Landet, trykket og hungrig. Og naar han hungrer, skal han blive rasende og bande sin Konge og sin Gud. Vender han sig til det høje,
And they shall pass this way that are sore bestead and hungry; and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their king and by their God, and, whether they turn their faces upward,
22 eller skuer han ud over Jorden, se, da er der Trængsel og Mørke, knugende Mulm; i Bælgmørke er han stødt ud.
or look unto the earth, behold distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and outspread thick darkness.
