Esajas 19

1 Et Udsagn om Ægypten. Se, HERREN farer på letten Sky og kommer til Ægypten; Ægyptens Guder bæver for ham, Ægyptens Hjerte smelter i Brystet.

The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rides upon a swift cloud, and comes to Egypt. And the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

2 Jeg hidser Ægypten mod Ægypten, så de kæmper Broder mod Broder, Ven mod Ven, By mod By, Rige mod Rige.

And I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they shall fight each one against his brother, and each one against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

3 Ægyptens Forstand står stille, dets Råd gør jeg til intet, så de søger Guder og Manere, Genfærd og Ånder.

And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it, and I will destroy the counsel of it. And they shall seek for the idols, and for the charmers, and for those who have familiar spirits, and for the wizards.

4 Jeg giver Ægypten hen i en hårdhjertet Herres Hånd, en Voldskonge bliver deres Hersker, så lyder det fra Herren, Hærskarers HERRE.

And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord. And a fierce king shall rule over them, says the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

5 Vandet i Floden svinder, Strømmen bliver sid og tør;

And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry.

6 Strømmene udspreder Stank, Ægyptens Floder svinder og tørres; Rør og Siv visner hen,

And the rivers shall become foul. The streams of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up. The reeds and flags shall wither away.

7 alt Græsset ved Nilbredden dør, al Sæd ved Nilen hentørres, svinder og er ikke mere.

The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

8 Fiskerne sukker og sørger, alle, som meder i Nilen; de, som, sætter Garn i Vandet, gribes af Modløshed.

And the fishermen shall lament, and all those who cast a hook into the Nile shall mourn, and those who spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

9 Til Skamme er de, som væver Linned, Heglersker og de, som væver Byssus;

Moreover those who work in combed flax, and those who weave white cloth, shall be confounded.

10 Spinderne er sønderknust, hver Daglejer sørger bittert.

And the pillars of Egypt shall be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire shall be grieved in soul.

11 Kun Dårer er Zoans Øverster, Faraos viseste Rådmænd så dumt et Råd. Hvor kan I sige til Farao: "Jeg er en Ætling af Vismænd, Ætling af Fortidens Konger?"

The rulers of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become brutish. How will ye say to Pharaoh, I am the son of wise men, the son of ancient kings?

12 Ja, hvor er nu dine Vismænd? Lad dem dog kundgøre dig og lade dig vide, hvad Hærskarers HERRE har for mod Ægypten!

Where then are thy wise men? And let them tell thee now, and let them know what Jehovah of hosts has purposed concerning Egypt.

13 Hans Fyrster blev Dårer: Fyrster i Nof blev Tåber. Ægypten er bragt til at rave af Stammernes Hjørnesten.

The rulers of Zoan have become fools. The rulers of Memphis are deceived. They have caused Egypt to go astray, the chief of her tribes.

14 I dets Indre har HERREN udgydt Svimmelheds Ånd; Ægypten fik de til at rave i al dets Id, som den drukne raver i sit Spy.

Jehovah has mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her, and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work of it, as a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

15 For Ægypten lykkes intet, hverken for Hoved eller Hale, Palme eller Siv.

Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.

16 På hin Dag skal Ægypten blive som Kvinder; det skal ængstes og grue for Hærskarers HERREs svungne Hånd, som han svinger imod det.

In that day the Egyptians shall be like women, and they shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of Jehovah of hosts, which he shakes over them.

17 Judas Land bliver Ægypten en Rædsel; hver Gang nogen minder dem derom, gribes de af Angst for, hvad Hærskarers HERRE har for imod det.

And the land of Judah shall become a terror to Egypt. Everyone to whom mention is made of it shall be afraid because of the purpose of Jehovah of hosts, which he purposes against it.

18 På hin Dag skal fem Byer i Ægypten tale Kana'ans Tungemål og sværge ved Hærskarers HERRE; en af dem skal kaldes Ir-Haheres.

In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Jehovah of hosts. One shall be called The city of destruction.

19 På hin Dag skal HERREN have et Alter midt i Ægypten og en Stenstøtte ved dets Grænse.

In that day shall there be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to Jehovah at the border of it.

20 Det skal være Tegn og Vidne for Hærskarers HERRE i Ægypten; når de råber til HERREN over dem, som mishandler dem, vil han sende dem en Frelser; han skal stride og udfri dem.

And it shall be for a sign and for a witness to Jehovah of hosts in the land of Egypt. For they shall cry to Jehovah because of oppressors, and he will send them a savior, and a defender, and he will deliver them.

21 Da skal HERREN give sig til Kende for Ægypten, Ægypterne skal lære HERREN at kende på hin Dag; de skal bringe Slagtoffer og Afgrødeoffer og gøre Løfter til HERREN og indfri dem.

And Jehovah shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know Jehovah in that day. Yea, they shall worship with sacrifice and oblation, and shall vow a vow to Jehovah, and shall perform it.

22 HERREN skal slå Ægypten, slå og læge; og når de omvender sig til HERREN, bønhører han dem og læger dem.

And Jehovah will smite Egypt, smiting and healing, and they shall return to Jehovah. And he will be entreated by them, and will heal them.

23 På hin Dag skal der gå en banet Vej fra Ægypten til Assyrien, og Assyrien skal komme til Ægypten og Ægypten til Assyrien, og Ægypten skal tjene Herren sammen med Assyrien.

In that day there shall be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria. And the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall worship with the Assyrians.

24 På hin Dag skal Israel selvtredje, sammen med Ægypten og Assyrien, være en Velsignelse midt på Jorden,

In that day Israel shall be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,

25 som Hærskarers HERRE velsigner med de Ord: "Velsignet være Ægypten, mit Folk, og Assyrien, mine Hænders Værk, og Israel, min Arvelod!"

in that Jehovah of hosts has blessed them, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.