Isaiah 36

1 And it happened that, in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, went up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and he seized them.

I Kong Ezekias's fjortende Regeringsår drog Assyrerkongen Sankerib op mod alle Judas befæstede Byer og indtog dem.

2 And the king of the Assyrians sent Rabshakeh from Lachish into Jerusalem, to king Hezekiah, with a great force, and he stood near the aqueduct of the upper pool, at the road to the fuller’s field.

Assyrerkoogen sendte så Rasjake med en anselig Styrke fra Lakisj til Kong Ezekias i Jerusalem, og han gjorde Holdt ved Øvredammens Vandledning, ved Vejen til Blegepladsen.

3 And those who went to him were Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna, the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the historian.

Da gik Paladsøversten Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjebna og Kansleren Joa, Asafs Søn, ud til ham.

4 And Rabshakeh said to them: “Tell Hezekiah: Thus says the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this faith in which you believe?

Rabsjake sagde fil dem: "Sig til Ezekias: Således siger Storkongen, Assyrerkongen: Hvad er det for en Fortrøsfning, du hengiver dig til?

5 And by what counsel or strength would you prepare to rebel? In whom do you have faith, so much so that you would withdraw from me?

Du mener vel, at et blot og bart Ord er det samme som Plan og Styrke i Krig? Og til hvem sætter du egentlig din Lid, siden du gør Oprør imod mig?

6 Behold, you are trusting in Egypt, in that broken staff of a reed. But if a man were to lean against it, it would enter his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to all who trust in him.

Se, du sætter din Lid til Ægypten, denne brudte Rørkæp, som river Sår i Hånden på den, der støtter sig til den! Thi således går det alle dem, der sætter deres Lid til Farao, Ægyptens Konge.

7 But if you answer me by saying: ‘We trust in the Lord our God.’ Is it not his high places and altars that Hezekiah has taken away? And he has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar.’

Men vil du sige til mig: Det er HERREN vor Gud, vi sætter vor Lid til! er det så ikke ham, hvis Offerhøje og Altre Ezekias skaffede bort, da han sagde til Juda og Jerusalem: Foran dette Alter skal I tilbede!

8 And now, hand yourselves over to my lord, the king of the Assyrians, and I will give you two thousand horses, and you will not be able to find riders for them on your own.

Og nu, indgå et Væddemål med min Herre, Assyrerkongen: Jeg giver dig to Gange tusinde Heste, hvis du kan stille Ryttere til dem!

9 So how will you withstand the face of the ruler of even one place, of even the least of my lord’s subordinates? But if you trust in Egypt, in four-horse chariots and in horsemen:

Hvorledes vil du afslå et Angreb af en eneste Statholder, en af min Herres ringeste Tjenere? Og du sætter din Lid til Ægypten, til Vogne og Heste?

10 do I intend to go up against this land to destroy it without the Lord? But the Lord said to me, ‘Go up against this land, and destroy it.’”

Mon det desuden er uden HERRENs Vilje, at jeg er draget op mod dette Land for at ødelægge det? Det var HERREN selv, der sagde til mig: Drag op mod dette Land og ødelæg det!"

11 And Eliakim, and Shebna, and Joah said to Rabshakeh: “Speak to your servants in the Syrian language. For we understand it. Do not speak to us in the Jewish language, in the hearing of the people, who are upon the wall.”

Men Eljakim, Sjebna og Joa sagde til Rabsjake: "Tal dog Aramæisk til dine Trælle, det forstår vi godt; tal ikke Judæisk til os, medens Folkene på Muren hører på det!"

12 And Rabshakeh said to them: “Has my lord sent me to your lord and to you in order to speak all these words, and not even more so to the men who are sitting on the wall, so that they may eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?”

Men Rabsjake svarede dem: "Er det til din Herre og dig, min Herre har sendt mig med disse Ord? Er det ikke til de Mænd, der sidder på Muren hos eder og æder deres eget Skarn og drikker deres eget Vand?"

13 Then Rabshakeh stood up, and he cried out with a loud voice in the Jewish language, and he said: “Listen to the words of the great king, the king of the Assyrians.

Og Rabsjake trådte hen og råbte med høj Røst på Judæisk: "Hør Storkongens, Assyrerkongens, Ord!

14 Thus says the king: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you. For he will not be able to rescue you.

Således siger Kongen: Lad ikke Ezekias vildlede eder, thi han er ikke i Stand til at frelse eder!

15 And do not let Hezekiah cause you to trust in the Lord, saying: ‘The Lord will rescue and free us. This city will not be given into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.’

Og lad ikke Ezekias forlede eder til at sætte eders Lid til HERREN, når han siger: HERREN skal sikkert frelse os, og denne By skal ikke overgives i Assyrerkongens Hånd!

16 Do not listen to Hezekiah. For the king of the Assyrians says this: Act with me to your own benefit, and come out to me. And let each one eat from his own vine, and each one from his own fig tree. And let each one drink water from his own well,

Hør ikke på Ezekias, thi så; ledes siger Assyrerkongen: Vil I slutte Fred med mig og overgive eder til mig, så skal enhver af eder spise af sin Vin, stok og sit Figentræ og drikke af sin Brønd,

17 until I arrive and take you away to a land which is like your own: a land of grain and of wine, a land of bread and of vineyards.

indtil jeg kommer og tager eder med til et Land, der ligner eders, et Land med Korn og Most, et Land med Brød og Vingårde.

18 But you should not let Hezekiah disturb you, saying, ‘The Lord will deliver us.’ Have any of the gods of each of the nations delivered their land from the hand of the king of the Assyrians?

Lad ikke Ezekias forføre eder med at sige: HERREN vil frelse os! Mon nogen af Folkenes Guder har kunnet frelse sit Land af Assyrerkongens Hånd?

19 Where is the god of Hamath and of Arpad? Where is the god of Sepharvaim? Have they freed Samaria from my hand?

Hvor er Hamats og Arpads Guder, hvor er Sefarvajims Guder, hvor er Landet Samarias Guder? Mon de frelste Samaria af min Hånd?

20 Who is there, among all the gods of these lands, who has rescued his land from my hand, so that the Lord would rescue Jerusalem from my hand?”

Hvor er der blandt alle disse Landes Guder nogen, der har frelst sit Land af min Hånd? Mon da HERREN skulde kunne frelse Jerusalem?"

21 And they remained silent and did not answer a word to him. For the king had commanded them, saying, “You shall not respond to him.”

Men de tav og svarede ham ikke et Ord, thi Kongens Bud lød på, at de ikke måtte svare ham.

22 And Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna, the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the historian, entered to Hezekiah with their garments rent, and they reported to him the words of Rabshakeh.

Derpå gik Paladsøversten Eljakim, Hilkijas Søn, Statsskriveren Sjebna og Kansleren Joa, Asafs Søn, med sønderrevne Klæder til Ezekias og meddelte ham, hvad Rabsjake havde sagt.