Esajas 14
1 Thi HERREN forbarmer sig over Jakob og udvælger atter Israel. Han lader dem fæste Bo i deres eget Land, og fremmede skal slutte sig til dem og føjes til Jakobs Hus.
For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will again make choice of Israel, and replace them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined unto them, and they shall attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
2 Folkeslag skal tage dem og bringe dem hjem igen; og Israels Hus skal i HERRENs Land tage Folkeslagene i Eje som Trælle og Trælkvinder; de skal gøre dem til Fanger, hvis Fanger de var, og herske over deres Bødler.
And nations shall take them, and bring them to their own place; but the house of Israel shall obtain possession of them in the land of the Lord for men-servants and for maid-servants; and they shall take captive their captors, and they shall rule over their oppressors.
3 På den Dag HERREN giver dig Hvile for din Møje og Uro og for den hårde Trældom, der lagdes på dig,
And it shall come to pass on the day when the Lord will give thee rest from thy trouble, and from thy vexation, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
4 skal du istemme denne Spottevise om Babels Konge: Hvor er dog Bødlen stille, Tvangshuset tyst!
That thou wilt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath ceased the oppressor! ceased the exactress of gold!
5 HERREN har brudt de gudløses Stok, Herskernes Kæp,
Broken hath the Lord the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of rulers;
6 som slog i Vrede Folkeslag, Slag i Slag, og tvang i Harme Folk med skånselsløs Tvang.
He who smote people in wrath, blows without intermission, he that ruled in anger nations, persecuting without restraint.
7 Al Jorden har Fred og Ro, bryder ud i Jubel;
At rest, quiet is all the earth; men break forth into loud song.
8 selv Cypresserne glæder sig over dig, Libanons Cedre: "Siden dit Fald kommer ingen op for at fælde os!"
Also, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, the cedars of Lebanon, “Since thou wast laid low, no feller is come up against us.”
9 Dødsriget nedentil stormer dig heftigt i Møde, vækker for din Skyld Dødninger, al Jordens store, jager alle Folkenes Konger op fra Tronen; (Sheol h7585)
The nether world from below is in motion concerning thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the departed for thee, all the chief ones of the earth; it hath caused to rise up from their thrones all the kings of nations. (Sheol h7585)
10 de tager alle til Orde og siger til dig: "Også du blev kraftløs som vi, du blev vor Lige!"
They all will commence and say unto thee, “Thou—thou also art become weak like us; similar unto us art thou become!”
11 Til Dødsriget sendtes din Højhed, dine Harpers Brus, dit Leje er redt med Råddenskab, dit Tæppe er Orme. (Sheol h7585)
Into the nether world is brought down thy pride, the clatter of thy psalteries: beneath thee is spread the worm, and thy cover is the moth. (Sheol h7585)
12 Nej, at du faldt fra Himlen; du strålende Morgenstjerne, fældet og kastet til Jorden, du Folkebetvinger!
How art thou fallen from heaven, O morning-star, son of the dawn! how art thou hewn down to the ground, crusher of nations!
13 Du, som sagde. i Hjertet: "Jeg stormer Himlen, rejser min, Trone deroppe over Guds Stjerner, tager Sæde på Stævnets Bjerg i yderste Nord,
And thou—thou hadst said in thy heart, “Into heaven will I ascend, above the stars of God will I exalt my throne; and I will sit also upon the mount of the assembly, in the farthest end of the north;
14 stiger op over Skyernes Højder, den Højeste lig" -
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be equal to the Most High.”
But into the nether world shalt thou be brought down, into the lowest depth. (Sheol h7585)
16 Ser man dig, stirrer man på dig med undrende Blikke: "Er det ham, som fik Jorden til at bæve, Riger til at skælve,
They that see thee will gaze at thee, will regard thee well, [saying, ] “Is this the man that caused the earth to tremble, that made kingdoms quake?
17 ham, som gjorde Verden til Ørk og jævnede Byer, ikke gav Fangerne fri til at drage mod Hjemmet?"
That rendered the world as a wilderness, and pulled down its cities: never opened the prison-house of his prisoners?”
18 Folkenes Konger hviler med Ære hver i sit Hus,
All the kings of nations, all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own [eternal] house.
19 men du er slængt hen uden Grav som et usseligt Foster, dækket af faldne, slagne med Sværd og kastet i Stenbruddets Hul som et nedtrådt Ådsel.
But thou—thou art cast out of thy grave like a discarded offshoot, as a garment of those that are slain, pierced by the sword, that go down to the stones of the pit, as a carcass trodden under foot.
20 I Graven samles du ikke med dine Fædre, fordi du ødte dit Land og dræbte dit Folk. Ugerningsmændenes Afkom skal aldrig nævnes.
Thou shalt not be united with them in burial; because thy land hast thou destroyed, thy people hast thou slain: to eternity shall not be called the seed of evil-doers.
21 Bered hans Sønner et Blodbad for Faderens Brøde! De skal ikke stå op og indtage Jorden og fylde Verden med Sfæder.
Prepare for his children the slaughter, for the iniquity of their fathers: that they may not rise, and possess the land, and fill the face of the world with enemies [of mankind].
22 Jeg står op imod dem, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, og udrydder af Babel Navn og Rest, Skud og Spire, lyder det fra HERREN;
And I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts; and I will cut off from Babylon name, and remnant, and son, and grandson, saith the Lord.
23 jeg gør det til Rørdrummers Eje og til side Sumpe; jeg fejer det bort med Undergangens Kost, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE.
I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
24 Hærskarers HERRE har svoret således: Visselig, som jeg har tænkt det, så skal det ske, og som jeg satte mig for, så står det fast:
Sworn hath the Lord of hosts, saying, Surely as I have purposed, so doth it come to pass; and as I have resolved, so shall it occur:
25 Jeg knuser Assur i mit Land, ned tramper ham på mine Bjerge, hans Åg skal vige fra dem, hans Byrde skal vige fra dets Skuldre.
To break Asshur in my own land, and upon my mountains will I tread him under foot; then shall his yoke be removed from off them, and his burden from off their shoulders.
26 Det er, hvad jeg satte mig for imod al Jorden, det er den Hånd, som er udrakt mod alle Folk.
This is the resolve that is resolved over all the earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.
27 Thi Hærskarers HERREs Råd, hvo kuldkaster det? Hans udrakte Hånd, hvo tvinger vel den tilbage?
For the Lord of hosts hath resolved, and who shall frustrate it? and it is his hand which is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
28 I Kong Akaz's Dødsår kom dette Udsagn:
In the year king Achaz died was this prophecy [given].
29 Glæd dig ej, hele Filisterland, at kæppen, der slog dig, er brudt! Thi af Slangerod kommer en Øgle, dens frugt er en flyvende Drage.
Rejoice not, thou entire Palestine, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent's root shall come forth an adder, and its fruit shall be a flying dragon.
30 På min Vang skal de ringe græsse de fattige lejre sig trygt; men jeg dræber dit Afkom ved Sult; hvad der levnes, slår jeg ihjel.
And the first-born of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall rest in safety: and I will kill with famine thy root, and men shall slay thy remnant.
31 Hyl, Port, skrig, By, Angst gribe dig, hele Filisterland! Thi nordenfra kommer Røg, i Fjendeskaren nøler ingen.
Wail, O gate; cry out, O city; thou art dissolved, O thou entire Palestine; for from the north a smoke is coming, and there is no one solitary among those that are bidden to come.
32 Og hvad skal der svares Folkets Sendebud? At HERREN har grundfæstet Zion, og de arme i hans Folk søger Tilflugt der.
And what will each one of the messengers of the nation answer? That the Lord hath founded Zion; and that therein shall find protection the poor of his people.
