Esajas 10
1 Ve dem, der giver Ulykkeslove og ivrigt fører Uret til Bogs
Woe to them that make unrighteous decrees, That write oppressive decisions,
2 for at trænge de ringe fra Retten og røve de armes Ret i mit Folk, at Enker kan blive deres Bytte og faderløse kan plyndres.
To turn away the needy from judgment, And rob the poor of my people of their right; That the widows may become their prey, And that they may plunder the orphans.
3 Hvad gør I på Straffens Dag, når Undergang kommer fra det fjerne? Til hvem vil I ty om Hjælp, hvor gemmer I da eders Rigdom?
What will ye do in the day of visitation, And in the desolation which cometh from afar? To whom will ye flee for help, And where will ye leave your glory?
4 Enten må I knæle blandt Fanger, eller også falde på Valen! Men trods alt har hans Vrede ej lagt sig, hans Hånd er fremdeles rakt ud.
Forsaken by me, they shall sink down among the prisoners, And fall among the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, But his hand is stretched out still.
5 Ve Assur, min Harmes Kæp, min Vrede er Stokken i hans Hånd.
Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, The staff in whose hands is the instrument of my indignation!
6 Jeg sender ham mod et vanhelligt Folk, opbyder ham mod min Vredes, Folk til at gøre Bytte og røve og trampe det ned som Skarn på Gaden.
Against an impious nation I will send him, And against a people under my wrath I will give him a charge To gather the spoil, and seize the prey, And to trample them under foot like the mire of the streets.
7 Men han, han mener det ej så, hans Hjerte tænker ej så. Nej, at ødelægge, det er hans Attrå, at udrydde Folk, ikke få.
But he doth not so purpose, And his heart doth not so intend; But to destroy is in his heart, And to cut off a multitude of nations.
8 Thi han siger: "Er ej mine Høvedsmænd Konger til Hobe?
For he saith, “Are not my princes altogether kings?
9 Gik det ej Kalno som Karkemisj, mon ikke Hamat som Arpad, Samaria som Damaskus?
Is not Calno as Carchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?
10 Som min Hånd fandt hen til Afgudernes Riger, der dog havde flere Gudebilleder end Jerusalem og Samaria
As my hand hath seized the kingdoms of the idols, Whose graven images were more numerous than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 mon jeg da ikke skal handle med Jerusalem og dets Gudebilleder, som jeg handlede med Samaria og dets Afguder?"
Behold! as I have done to Samaria and her idols, So will I do to Jerusalem and her images.”
12 Men når Herren fuldbyrder alt sit Værk på Zions Bjerg og i Jerusalem, vil jeg hjemsøge Assyrerkongens Hjertes Hovmodsfrugt og hans Øjnes trodsige Pral,
But when the Lord hath accomplished his whole work upon Mount Zion and Jerusalem, Then will he punish the fruit of the proud heart of the king of Assyria, And the arrogance of his lofty eyes.
13 fordi han siger: "Med min, stærke Hånd greb jeg ind, med min Visdom, thi jeg er klog. Jeg flyttede Folkeslags Grænser og rev deres Skatte til mig, stødte Folk fra Tronen i Almagt;
For he hath said: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, And by my wisdom; for I am wise; I have removed the bounds of nations, I have plundered their treasures; As a hero have I brought down them that sat upon thrones.
14 min Hånd fandt til Folkenes Rigdom som hen til en Fuglerede; som man sanker forladte Æg, har jeg sanket den vide Jord, og ingen rørte en Vinge, åbnede Næbbet og peb."
The riches of the nations hath my hand seized, as a nest; As one gathereth eggs that have been left, So have I gathered the whole world. And there was none that moved the wing, Or that opened the beak, or that chirped.”
15 Mon Øksen bryster sig mod den, som hugger, gør Saven sig til mod den, som saver? Som om Kæppen kan svinge den, der løfter den, Stokken løfte, hvad ikke er Træ!
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth with it? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him that moveth it? As if the rod should wield him that lifteth it! As if the staff should lift up him that is not wood!
16 Derfor sender Herren Hærskarers HERRE, Svindsot i hans Fedme, og under hans Herlighed luer en Lue som luende Ild;
Wherefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall send upon his fat ones leanness, And under his glory shall he kindle a burning, like the burning of a fire.
17 Israels Lys bliver til Ild og dets Hellige til en Flamme, og den brænder og fortærer hans Tidsel og Torn på een Dag;
The light of Israel shall be a fire, And his Holy One a flame, Which shall burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day.
18 hans Skovs og Frugthaves Herlighed skal den rydde Rub og Stub, og han bliver som en syg, der hentæres.
The glory of his forest and of his fruitful field From the spirit even to the flesh shall he consume; It shall be with them as when a sick man fainteth.
19 De Træer, som levnes i hans Skov, bliver det let at tælle; et Barn kan skrive dem op.
The remaining trees of the forest shall be few, So that a child may write them down.
20 På hin Dag skal Israels Rest og det, som undslipper af Jakobs Hus, ikke mere støtte sig til den, der slår det, men til HERREN, Israels Hellige, i Sandhed.
In that day shall the remnant of Israel, and they that have escaped of the house of Jacob, no more lean upon him that smote them; They shall lean upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 En Rest skal omvende sig, Jakobs Rest, til den vældige Gud.
The remnant shall return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty Potentate;
22 Thi var end dit Folk som Sandet ved Havet, Israel, kun en Rest deraf skal omvende sig. Ødelæggelse er fastslået, og med Retfærdighed vælter den frem;
For though thy people, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea, Only a remnant of them shall return. The devastation is decreed; It shall overflow with righteousness.
23 thi Ødelæggelse og fastslået Råd fuldbyrder Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, over al Jorden.
For devastation and punishment doth the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, execute in the midst of the whole land,
24 Derfor, så siger Herren, Hærskarers HERRE: Frygt ikke, mit Folk, som bor i Zion, for Assyrien, når det slår dig med Kæppen og løfter sin Stok imod dig som fordum Ægypten!
Yet thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts: Fear not, O my people, that dwellest in Zion, because of the Assyrian! With his rod indeed shall he smite thee, And lift up his staff against thee in the manner of Egypt;
25 Thi end om en føje Stund er Vreden ovre, og min Harme vender sig til deres Fordærv.
But yet a very little while, and my indignation shall have past, And my anger shall destroy them.
26 Så svinger Hærskarers HERRE Svøben imod det, som da Midjan blev slået ved Orebs Klippe; hans Stok er udrakt imod Havet, og han løfter den som fordum mod Ægypten.
Jehovah of hosts shall raise up against him a scourge, As he smote Midian at the rock of Horeb, And as he lifted up the rod against the sea; Yea, he shall lift it up, as in Egypt.
27 På hin Dag tager han Byrden af din Skulder og Åget af din Nakke, ja, Åget brister for Fedme.
In that day shall his burden be removed from thy shoulder, And his yoke from thy neck; Yea, thy yoke shall be broken, as that of a fat steer.
28 Han rykker mod Ajjat, drager uden om Migron, i Mikmas lader han Trosset blive;
He is come to Aiath; he passeth through Migron; In Michmash he leaveth his baggage;
29 de går over Passet: "I Geba holder vi Natterast!" Rama ryster, Sauls Gibea flyr.
They pass the strait; At Geba they make their night-quarters; Ramah trembleth; Gibeah of Saul fleeth.
30 Skrig højt, Gallims Datter! Lyt til, Lajsja! Stem i, Anatot!
Cry aloud, O daughter of Gallim! Hear, O Laish! Alas, poor Anathoth!
31 Madmena flyr, Gebims Folk bjærger deres Gods.
Madmenah hasteth away; The inhabitants of Gebim take to flight.
32 Endnu i Dag står han i Nob; han svinger Hånden mod Zions Datters Bjerg, Jerusalems Høj -
Yet one day shall he rest at Nob, Then shall he shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, The hill of Jerusalem.
33 Se, Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, afhugger hans Grene med Gru; de knejsende Stammer fældes, de stolte Træer må segne.
But behold! the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, shall lop the branches with fearful force, And the high of stature shall be cut down, And the lofty shall be brought low.
34 Med Jernet gør han lyst i Skovens Tykning, og Libanon falder for den Herlige.
He shall hew the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon shall fall by a mighty hand.
