Esajas 22
1 Et Udsagn: "Synernes Dal". Hvad tænker du på, siden alle stiger op på Tagene,
The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
2 du larmende, støjende By, du jublende Stad? Dine slagne er vel ikke sværdslagne, døde i Krig!
Thou that wast full of stir, a town of tumult, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
3 Alle dine Høvdinger flygted, flyed langt bort, alle dine Helte, væbnet med Buer, blev fanget.
All thy rulers have fled together, they are taken prisoners without the bow: all that are found of thee are made prisoners together; they were fleeing far off.
4 Derfor siger jeg: Gå fra mig, lad mig græde bittert, træng ej på for at trøste mig over, at mit Folk er lagt øde!
Therefore said I, Look away from me; let me weep bitterly: labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
5 Thi en Dag, da man, ræddes, trædes og trænges, har Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, til Rede! I Synernes Dal brødes Mure ned, mod Bjerget hørtes Skrig;
For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity, from the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, in the valley of vision; [a day of] breaking down the wall, and of crying to the mountain:
6 Elam løftede Koggeret, Aram satte sig til Hest, Kir tog Skjoldene ud;
— Elam beareth the quiver with chariots of men [and] horsemen; and Kir uncovereth the shield.
7 og de bedste iblandt dine Dale fyldtes med Vogne og Heste, lige til Porten stod de.
And it shall come to pass [that] thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
8 Han borttog Judas Værn. På den Dag så I hen til Skovhusets Rustkammer,
And he uncovereth the covering of Judah: and thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest;
9 og I så, hvor mange Revner der var i Davidsbyen. I samlede Nedredammens Vand,
and ye have seen the breaches of the city of David, that they are many; and ye have gathered together the waters of the lower pool;
10 gik Jerusalems Huse igennem og rev Husene ned for at gøre Muren stærk.
and ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and have broken down the houses to fortify the wall;
11 I gravede mellem de to Mure en Fordybning til den gamle Dams Vand. Men til ham, der virked det, skued I ikke, så ej hen til ham, som beredte det for længst.
and ye have made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not had regard unto the maker thereof, neither have ye looked unto him that fashioned it long ago.
12 På hin Dag kaldte Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, til Gråd og Sorg, til Hovedragning og Sæk.
And in that day did the Lord Jehovah of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth;
13 Men se, der er Fryd og Glæde, man slår Okser ned, slagter Får, æder Kød og får Vin at drikke: "Lad os æde og drikke, thi i Morgen dør vi!"
and behold joy and rejoicing, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: — Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.
14 Men Hærskarers HERRE åbenbared for mit Øre: "Den Synd," siger Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, "får I ikke sonet, førend I dør!"
And it was revealed in mine ears by Jehovah of hosts: Assuredly this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
15 Så siger Herren, Hærskarers HERRE: Gå hen og sig til denne Foged, Slotshøvedsmanden Sjebna:
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah of hosts: Go, get thee in unto this steward, unto Shebna, who is over the house, [and say, ]
16 Hvad har du her, og hvem har du her, at du her udhugger din Grav, udhugger dig en Grav højt oppe, huler dig en Bolig i Klippen!
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewn thee out a sepulchre here, [as] he that heweth out his sepulchre on high, cutting out in the rock a habitation for himself?
17 Se, HERREN slynger dig bort og bøjer dig sammen, du stolte,
Behold, Jehovah will hurl thee with the force of a mighty man, and will cover thee entirely.
18 han knytter dig sammen til et Knytte og kaster dig ud i et vidtstrakt Land! Der skal du dø, der din Æresvogn komme, du Skændsel for din Herres Hus!
Rolling thee up completely, he will roll thee as a ball into a wide country: there shalt thou die, and there shall be the chariots of thy glory, O shame of thy lord's house!
19 Jeg støder dig bort fra din Stilling og styrter dig fra din Post.
And I will drive thee from thine office, and from thy station will I pull thee down.
20 Men på hin Dag kalder jeg min Tjener Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn,
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkijah;
21 og iklæder ham din Kjortel, omgjorder ham med dit Bælte og lægger din Myndighed i hans Hånd. Han skal blive en Fader for Jerusalems Indbyggere og Judas Hus.
and I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
22 Jeg lægger Nøglen til Davids Hus på hans Skulder; når han lukker op, skal ingen lukke i, og når han lukker i, skal ingen lukke op,
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
23 Jeg fæster ham som en Nagle på et sikkert Sted, og han skal blive til Hæder for sit Fædrenehus.
And I will fasten him [as] a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house:
24 Men hænger hans Fædrenehus's hele Vægt sig på ham, Skud og Vildskud, alle Småkar, fra Fadene til alle Krukkerne,
and they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all the small vessels, as well the vessels of cups as all the vessels of flagons.
25 så skal det ske på den Dag, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, at Naglen, der var fæstet på et sikkert Sted, giver efter, rives ud og falder ned, og hele Vægten, som hænger derpå, skal slås sønder. Thi HERREN har talet!
In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in a sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for Jehovah hath spoken.
