Esajas 31
1 Ve dem, som går ned til Ægypten om hjælp og slår Lid til heste, som stoler på Vognenes mængde, på Rytternes store Tal, men ikke ser hen til Israels Hellige, ej rådspørger HERREN.
Woe to those who descend into Egypt for assistance, hoping in horses, and putting their trust in four-horse chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are exceedingly strong. And they have not believed in the Holy One of Israel, and they have not sought the Lord.
2 Men viis er og han, lader Ulykke komme og går ej fra sit Ord. Han står op mod de ondes Hus og mod Udådsmændenes Hjælp.
Therefore, being wise, he has permitted harm, and he has not removed his words, and he will rise up against the house of the wicked and against those who assist the workers of iniquity.
3 Ægypterne er Mennesker, ikke Gud, deres Heste er Kød, ikke Ånd. Når HERREN udrækker Hånden, snubler Hjælperen, den hjulpne falder, de omkommer alle til Hobe.
Egypt is man, and not God. And their horses are flesh, and not spirit. And so, the Lord will reach down his hand, and the helper will fall, and the one who was being helped will fall, and they will all be consumed together.
4 Thi så sagde HERREN til mig: Som en Løve knurrer, en Ungløve over sit Rov, og ikke, når Hyrdernes Flok kaldes hid imod den, skræmmes af Skriget eller viger for Larmen, så stiger Hærskarers HERRE ned til Kamp på Zions Bjerg og Høj.
For the Lord says this to me: In the same way that a lion roars, and a young lion is over his prey, and though a multitude of shepherds may meet him, he will not dread their voice, nor be afraid of their number, so will the Lord of hosts descend in order to battle upon mount Zion and upon its hill.
5 Som svævende Fugle så skærmer Hærskarers HERRE Jerusalem, skærmer og frier, skåner og redder.
Like birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem, protecting and freeing, passing over and saving.
6 Vend om til ham, hvem Israels Børn faldt fra så dybt!
Be converted to the same depth that you have drawn away, O sons of Israel.
7 Thi på hin Dag vrager enhver sine Guder af Sølv sine Guder af Guld, eders Hænders syndige Værk.
For in that day, a man will cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your hands have made for you unto sin.
8 Assur falder for Sværd, men ikke en Mands, et Sværd fortærer det, ikke et Menneskes. Og han skal fly for Sværdet, til Hoveriarbejde tvinges hans Stridsmænd;
And Assur will fall by a sword not of man, and a sword not of man will devour him. And he will not flee from the face of the sword, and his young men will be subject to a penalty.
9 hans Klippe viger bort af Rædsel, hans Fyrster skræmmes fra Fanen. Så lyder det fra HERREN, hvis Ild er i Zion, som har sin Ovn i Jerusalem.
And his strength will pass away in terror, and his princes will flee in fear. The Lord has said it. His fire is in Zion, and his furnace is at Jerusalem.
