Isaiah 13
1 The burden of Babylon which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw.
En Profeti imod Babel, som Esajas, Amoz's Søn, saa.
2 Over the foggy mountain lift up a sign! Raise the voice, lift up the hand, and let the rulers enter through the gates!
Oprejser Banner paa et nøgent Bjerg, opløfter Røsten til dem, vinker med Haanden, at de gaa ind ad Fyrsternes Døre.
3 In my wrath, I commanded my sanctified ones, and I called my strong ones, those who exult in my glory.
Jeg har givet Befaling til dem, jeg har helliget og kaldet til min Vredes Tjeneste, mine vældige, mine stoltelig jublende.
4 On the mountains, there is the voice of a multitude, as if of a numerous people, a voice with the sound of kings, of nations gathered together. For the Lord of hosts has given orders to soldiers of war,
Der høres en Tummel paa Bjergene som af et stort Folk, et Bulder af samlede Hedningeriger; den Herre Zebaoth mønstrer Krigshær.
5 to those who are arriving from a far off land, from the heights of the heavens. It is the Lord and the instruments of his fury, so that he may bring ruin to all the earth.
De komme fra et langt fraliggende Land, fra Himmelens Ende, Herren og hans Vredes Vaaben til at ødelægge den hele Jord.
6 Wail aloud! For the day of the Lord draws near! It will arrive like a devastation from the Lord.
Hyler, thi Herrens Dag er nær, den skal komme som en Ødelæggelse fra den Almægtige.
7 Because of it, every hand will fail, and every heart of man will waste away and be crushed.
Derfor skulle alle Hænder slappes og hvert Menneskehjerte blive modfaldent.
8 Writhing and pain will seize them. They will be in pain, like a woman in labor. Each one will appear stupefied to his neighbor. Their countenances will be like faces which have been burned up.
Og de skulle forfærdes, Veer og Smerter skulle betage dem, de skulle vride sig som den, der føder, de skulle forfærdede se, den ene paa den anden, deres Ansigter skulle blusse som Lue.
9 Behold, the day of the Lord approaches: a cruel day, full of indignation and wrath and fury, which will place the earth in solitude and crush the sinners from it.
Se, Herrens Dag kommer grum og fuld af Harme og brændende Vrede for at gøre Jorden til en Ørk og udslette dens Synder derfra.
10 For the stars of the heavens, in their splendor, will not display their light. The sun will be obscured at its rising, and the moon will not shine in her brightness.
Thi Stjernerne paa Himmelen og deres Stjernebilleder skulle ikke lade deres Lys skinne, Solen skal formørkes, naar den gaar op, og Maanen skal ikke lade sit Lys skinne.
11 And I will act against the evils of the world, and against the impious for their iniquity. And I will cause the pride of the unfaithful to cease, and I will bring down the arrogance of the strong.
Og jeg vil hjemsøge Jorderige for det onde og de ugudelige for deres Misgerning; og jeg vil bringe de hovmodiges Stolthed til at høre op og bøje Voldsmænds Overmod.
12 A man will be more precious than gold, and mankind will become like pure refined gold.
Jeg vil gøre Folk sjældnere end Guld og Mennesker sjældnere end Guld fra Ofir.
13 For this purpose, I will stir up heaven, and the earth will be moved from its place, because of the indignation of the Lord of hosts, because of the day of his furious wrath.
Derfor vil jeg ryste Himmelen, og Jorden skal skælvende vige fra sit Sted, i den Herre Zebaoths Fortørnelse og paa hans brændende Vredes Dag.
14 And they will be like a doe fleeing away, or like sheep; and there will be no one who may gather them together. Each one will turn to his own people, and every one will flee to his own land.
Og det skal gaa som med en jaget Raa og som med Faar, hvilke ingen samler: De skulle vende sig hver til sit Folk og fly hver til sit Land.
15 All who are found will be killed, and all who are caught unaware will fall by the sword.
Hver den, som bliver naaet, skal gennemstikkes, og hver den, som gribes, skal falde ved Sværdet.
16 Their infants will be thrown down violently before their eyes. Their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be violated.
Og deres spæde Børn skulle knuses for deres Øjne, deres Huse plyndres og deres Hustruer skændes.
17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them. They will not seek silver, nor desire gold.
Se, imod dem vil jeg opvække Mederne, dem, som ikke agte Sølv, ej heller have Lyst til Guld;
18 Instead, with their arrows, they will put the little children to death, and they will take no pity on breastfeeding women, and their eye will not spare their children.
men deres Buer skulle sønderknuse Drenge, og de skulle ikke forbarme sig over Livs Frugt, deres Øje skal ikke skaane Børnene.
19 And then Babylon, the glorious one among kingdoms, that famous pride of the Chaldeans, will be destroyed, even as the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
Og Babel, Rigernes Krone, Kaldæernes herlige Prydelse, skal blive, som da Gud omkastede Sodoma og Gomorra.
20 It will not be inhabited, even unto the end, and it will not be reestablished, even from generation to generation. The Arab will not pitch his tents there, nor will the shepherds take rest there.
Den skal i Evighed ikke rejse sig, og den skal ikke bebos fra Slægt til Slægt, og ingen Araber skal opslaa Telt der, ej heller Hyrder lade Kvæg ligge der.
21 Instead, the wild beasts will rest there, and their houses will be filled with serpents, and ostriches will live there, and the hairy ones will leap about there.
Men Ørkens Vildt skal ligge der, og deres Huse skulle være fulde af hylende Dyr, og Strudser skulle bo der og Skovtrolde springe der.
22 And the tawny owls will answer one another there, in its buildings, and the Sirens in its shrines of pleasure.
Og Ulve skulle tude imod hverandre i de forladte Huse og Drager i de lystige Paladser; og det er nær for Haanden, at dens Tid kommer, og dens Dage skulle ikke forhales.
