Isaiah 10
1 Cursed are those who make evil decisions, and the writers who make the records of their cruel acts:
Ve dem, der giver Ulykkeslove og ivrigt fører Uret til Bogs
2 Who do wrong to the poor in their cause, and take away the right of the crushed among my people, so that they may have the property of widows, and get under their power those who have no father.
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.
3 And what will you do in the day of punishment, and in the destruction which is coming from far? to whom will you go for help, and what will become of your glory?
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?
4 ... For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
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.
5 Ho! Assyrian, the rod of my wrath, the instrument of my punishment!
Ve Assur, min Harmes Kæp, min Vrede er Stokken i hans Hånd.
6 I will send him against a nation of wrongdoers, and against the people of my wrath I will give him orders, to take their wealth in war, crushing them down like the dust in the streets.
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.
7 But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations.
Men han, han mener det ej så, hans Hjerte tænker ej så. Nej, at ødelægge, det er hans Attrå, at udrydde Folk, ikke få.
8 For he says, Are not all my captains kings?
Thi han siger: "Er ej mine Høvedsmænd Konger til Hobe?
9 Will not the fate of Calno be like that of Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
Gik det ej Kalno som Karkemisj, mon ikke Hamat som Arpad, Samaria som Damaskus?
10 As my hand has come on the kingdoms of the images, whose pictured images were more in number than those of Jerusalem and Samaria;
Som min Hånd fandt hen til Afgudernes Riger, der dog havde flere Gudebilleder end Jerusalem og Samaria
11 So, as I have done to Samaria and her images, I will do to Jerusalem and her images.
mon jeg da ikke skal handle med Jerusalem og dets Gudebilleder, som jeg handlede med Samaria og dets Afguder?"
12 For this cause it will be that, when the purpose of the Lord against Mount Zion and Jerusalem is complete, I will send punishment on the pride of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his uplifted eyes.
Men når Herren fuldbyrder alt sit Værk på Zions Bjerg og i Jerusalem, vil jeg hjemsøge Assyrerkongens Hjertes Hovmodsfrugt og hans Øjnes trodsige Pral,
13 For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;
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;
14 And I have put my hands on the wealth of the peoples, as on the place where a bird has put her eggs; and as a man may take the eggs from which a bird has gone, so I have taken all the earth for myself: and not a wing was moved, and not a mouth gave out a sound.
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."
15 Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using it, or the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? As if a rod had the power of shaking him who is using it, or as if a stick might take up him who is not wood.
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!
16 For this cause the Lord, the Lord of armies, will make his fat become wasted; and in his inner parts a fire will be lighted like a burning flame.
Derfor sender Herren Hærskarers HERRE, Svindsot i hans Fedme, og under hans Herlighed luer en Lue som luende Ild;
17 And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: wasting and burning up his thorns in one day.
Israels Lys bliver til Ild og dets Hellige til en Flamme, og den brænder og fortærer hans Tidsel og Torn på een Dag;
18 And he will put an end to the glory of his woods and of his planted fields, soul and body together; and it will be as when a man is wasted by disease.
hans Skovs og Frugthaves Herlighed skal den rydde Rub og Stub, og han bliver som en syg, der hentæres.
19 And the rest of the trees of his wood will be small in number, so that a child may put them down in writing.
De Træer, som levnes i hans Skov, bliver det let at tælle; et Barn kan skrive dem op.
20 And it will be in that day that the rest of Israel, and those of Jacob who have come safely through these troubles, will no longer go for help to him whose rod was on their back, but their faith will be in the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
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.
21 The rest, even the rest of Jacob, will come back to the Strong God.
En Rest skal omvende sig, Jakobs Rest, til den vældige Gud.
22 For though your people, O Israel, are as the sand of the sea, only a small number will come back: for the destruction is fixed, overflowing in righteousness.
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;
23 For the Lord, the Lord of armies, is about to make destruction complete in all the land.
thi Ødelæggelse og fastslået Råd fuldbyrder Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, over al Jorden.
24 For this cause the Lord, the Lord of armies, says, O my people living in Zion, have no fear of the Assyrian, even if his rod comes on your back, and his stick is lifted up as in Egypt.
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!
25 For in a very short time my passion will be over, and my wrath will be turned to their destruction.
Thi end om en føje Stund er Vreden ovre, og min Harme vender sig til deres Fordærv.
26 And the Lord of armies will be shaking a whip against him, as when he overcame Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be lifted up against them as it was against the Egyptians.
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.
27 And in that day the weight which he put on your back will be taken away, and his yoke broken from off your neck.
På hin Dag tager han Byrden af din Skulder og Åget af din Nakke, ja, Åget brister for Fedme.
28 He has gone up from Pene-Rimmon, he has come to Aiath; he has gone past Migron, at Michmash he puts his forces in order.
Han rykker mod Ajjat, drager uden om Migron, i Mikmas lader han Trosset blive;
29 They have gone across the mountain; Geba will be our resting-place tonight, they say: Ramah is shaking with fear; Gibeah of Saul has gone in flight.
de går over Passet: "I Geba holder vi Natterast!" Rama ryster, Sauls Gibea flyr.
30 Give a loud cry, daughter of Gallim; let Laishah give ear; let Anathoth give answer to her.
Skrig højt, Gallims Datter! Lyt til, Lajsja! Stem i, Anatot!
31 Madmenah has gone; the men of Gebim are putting their goods in a safe place.
Madmena flyr, Gebims Folk bjærger deres Gods.
32 This very day he is stopping at Nob; he is shaking his hand against the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
Endnu i Dag står han i Nob; han svinger Hånden mod Zions Datters Bjerg, Jerusalems Høj -
33 See, the Lord, the Lord of armies, is cutting off his branches with a great noise, and his strong ones are falling and his high ones are coming down.
Se, Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, afhugger hans Grene med Gru; de knejsende Stammer fældes, de stolte Træer må segne.
34 And he is cutting down the thick places of the wood with an axe, and Lebanon with its tall trees is coming down.
Med Jernet gør han lyst i Skovens Tykning, og Libanon falder for den Herlige.
