Esajas 8
1 Og HERREN sagde til mig: »Tag dig en stor Tavle og skriv derpaa med Menneskeskrift: Hurtigt-Bytte, Hastigt-Rov!
The LORD said to me, “Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man’s pen, ‘For Maher Shalal Hash Baz’;
2 Og tag mig paalidelige Vidner, Præsten Urija og Zekarja, Jeberekjahus Søn!«
and I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: 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!
I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then the LORD said to me, “Call his name ‘Maher Shalal Hash Baz.’
4 Thi før Drengen kan sige Fader og Moder, skal Rigdommene fra Damaskus og Byttet fra Samaria bringes til Assyrerkongen!«
For before the child knows how to say, ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”
5 Fremdeles sagde HERREN til mig:
The LORD spoke to me yet again, saying,
6 Eftersom dette Folk lader haant om Siloas sagte rindende Vande i Angst for Rezin og Remaljas Søn,
“Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in 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 brings upon them the mighty flood waters of the River: the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will come up over all its channels, and go over all its 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!
It will sweep onward into Judah. It will overflow and pass through. It will reach even to the neck. The stretching out of its wings will fill the width of your 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, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!
10 Læg Raad op, det skal dog briste, gør Aftale, det slaar dog fejl, thi — Immanuel!
Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will 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 this to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to 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!
“Don’t call a conspiracy all that this people call a conspiracy. Don’t fear their threats or be terrorised.
13 Hærskarers HERRE, ham skal I holde hellig, han skal være eders Frygt, han skal være eders Rædsel.
The LORD of Hosts is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must 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,
He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.
15 og mange iblandt dem skal snuble, falde og kvæstes, fanges og hildes.
Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured.”
16 Bind Vidnesbyrdet til og sæt Segl for Læren i mine Disciples Sind!
Wrap up the covenant. Seal the law amongst my disciples.
17 Jeg bier paa HERREN, han, som dølger sit Aasyn for Jakobs Hus, til ham staar mit Haab:
I will wait for the LORD, who hides 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 has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells 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?
When they tell you, “Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter,” shouldn’t a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?
20 Nej! Til Læren og Vidnesbyrdet! Saaledes skal visselig de komme til at tale, som nu er uden Morgenrøde.
Turn to the law and to the covenant! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
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,
They will pass through it, very distressed and hungry. It will happen that when they are hungry, they will worry, and curse their king and their God. They will 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.
then look to the earth and see distress, darkness, and the gloom of anguish. They will be driven into thick darkness.
