Esajas 8
1 Og HERREN sagde til mig: »Tag dig en stor Tavle og skriv derpaa med Menneskeskrift: Hurtigt-Bytte, Hastigt-Rov!
And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Take to thee a great tablet, and write upon it with a graving tool of man, To haste spoil, enjoy prey.'
2 Og tag mig paalidelige Vidner, Præsten Urija og Zekarja, Jeberekjahus Søn!«
And I cause faithful witnesses to testify to me, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah 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 draw near unto the prophetess, and she conceiveth, and beareth a son; and Jehovah saith unto 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 youth doth know to cry, My father, and My mother, one taketh away the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria, before the king of Asshur.'
5 Fremdeles sagde HERREN til mig:
And Jehovah addeth to speak unto me again, saying:
6 Eftersom dette Folk lader haant om Siloas sagte rindende Vande i Angst for Rezin og Remaljas Søn,
'Because that this people hath refused The waters of Shiloah that go softly, And is rejoicing with Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
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,
Therefore, lo, the Lord is bringing up on them, The waters of the river, the mighty and the great, (The king of Asshur, and all his glory, ) And it hath gone up over all its streams, And hath gone on 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!
And it hath passed on into Judah, It hath overflown and passed over, Unto the neck it cometh, And the stretching out of its wings Hath been the fulness of the breadth of thy land, O Emmanu-El!
9 I Folkeslag, mærk jer det med Rædsel, lyt til, alle fjerne Lande: Rust jer, I skal ræddes, rust jer, I skal ræddes.
Be friends, O nations, and be broken, And give ear, all ye far off ones of earth, Gird yourselves, and be broken, Gird yourselves, and be broken.
10 Læg Raad op, det skal dog briste, gør Aftale, det slaar dog fejl, thi — Immanuel!
Take counsel, and it is broken, Speak a word, and it doth not stand, Because of Emmanu-El!'
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 thus hath Jehovah spoken unto me with strength of hand, and instructeth me against walking 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!
'Ye do not say, A confederacy, To all to whom this people saith, A confederacy, And its fear ye do not fear, Nor declare fearful.
13 Hærskarers HERRE, ham skal I holde hellig, han skal være eders Frygt, han skal være eders Rædsel.
Jehovah of Hosts — Him ye do sanctify, And He [is] your Fear, and He 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 hath been for a sanctuary, And for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of falling, To the two 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 have stumbled and fallen, And been broken, and snared, and captured.
16 Bind Vidnesbyrdet til og sæt Segl for Læren i mine Disciples Sind!
Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among My disciples.
17 Jeg bier paa HERREN, han, som dølger sit Aasyn for Jakobs Hus, til ham staar mit Haab:
And I have waited for Jehovah, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, And I have looked 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.
Lo, I, and the children whom Jehovah hath given to me, [Are] for signs and for wonders in Israel, From Jehovah of Hosts, who is dwelling 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 say unto you, 'Seek unto those having familiar spirits, And unto wizards, who chatter and mutter, Doth not a people seek unto its God? — For the living unto the dead!
20 Nej! Til Læren og Vidnesbyrdet! Saaledes skal visselig de komme til at tale, som nu er uden Morgenrøde.
To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, 'That there is no dawn to it.'
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 it hath passed over into it, hardened and hungry, And it hath come to pass, That it is hungry, and hath been wroth, And made light of its king, and of its God, And hath looked upwards.
22 eller skuer han ud over Jorden, se, da er der Trængsel og Mørke, knugende Mulm; i Bælgmørke er han stødt ud.
And unto the land it looketh attentively, And lo, adversity and darkness! — Dimness, distress, and thick darkness is driven away, But not the dimness for which she is in distress!
