Isaiah 19

1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt are moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt melteth in the midst of it.

Et Udsagn om Ægypten. Se, HERREN farer paa letten Sky og kommer til Ægypten; Ægyptens Guder bæver for ham, Ægyptens Hjerte smelter i Brystet.

2 And I will incite the Egyptians against the Egyptians; and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

Jeg hidser Ægypten mod Ægypten, saa de kæmper Broder mod Broder, Ven mod Ven, By mod By, Rige mod Rige.

3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it, and I will destroy the counsel thereof; and they shall seek unto the idols and unto the conjurers, and unto the necromancers, and unto the soothsayers.

Ægyptens Forstand staar stille, dets Raad gør jeg til intet, saa de søger Guder og Manere, Genfærd og Aander.

4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord, and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

Jeg giver Ægypten hen i en haardhjertet Herres Haand, en Voldskonge bliver deres Hersker, saa lyder det fra Herren, Hærskarers HERRE.

5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up;

Vandet i Floden svinder, Strømmen bliver sid og tør;

6 and the rivers shall stink, and the streams of Egypt shall be diminished and drain away: the reeds and sedges shall wither.

Strømmene udspreder Stank, Ægyptens Floder svinder og tørres; Rør og Siv visner hen,

7 The meadows by the Nile, on the banks of the Nile, and everything sown by the Nile, shall be dried up, be driven away, and be no [more].

alt Græsset ved Nilbredden dør, al Sæd ved Nilen hentørres, svinder og er ikke mere.

8 And the fishers shall mourn, and all they that cast fish-hook into the Nile shall lament, and they that spread net upon the waters shall languish.

Fiskerne sukker og sørger, alle, som meder i Nilen; de, som, sætter Garn i Vandet, gribes af Modløshed.

9 And they that work in fine flax, and they that weave white stuffs shall be ashamed.

Til Skamme er de, som væver Linned, Heglersker og de, som væver Byssus;

10 And her pillars shall be broken in pieces, and all workers for hire shall be sad of soul.

Spinderne er sønderknust, hver Daglejer sørger bittert.

11 They are but fools, the princes of Zoan, the wise counsellors of Pharaoh: [their] counsel is become senseless. How say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Kun Daarer er Zoans Øverster, Faraos viseste Raadmænd saa dumt et Raad. Hvor kan I sige til Farao: »Jeg er en Ætling af Vismænd, Ætling af Fortidens Konger?«

12 Where are they then, thy wise [men]? Let them now tell thee, and let them make known what Jehovah of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.

Ja, hvor er nu dine Vismænd? Lad dem dog kundgøre dig og lade dig vide, hvad Hærskarers HERRE har for mod Ægypten!

13 The princes of Zoan are become foolish, the princes of Noph are deceived; and the corner-stones of its tribes have caused Egypt to err.

Zoans Fyrster blev Daarer, Fyrster i Nof blev Taaber. Ægypten er bragt til at rave af Stammernes Hjørnesten.

14 Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst thereof; and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunkard staggereth in his vomit.

I dets Indre har HERREN udgydt Svimmelheds Aand; Ægypten fik de til at rave i al dets Id, som den drukne raver i sit Spy.

15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.

For Ægypten lykkes intet, hverken for Hoved eller Hale, Palme eller Siv.

16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women; and it shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of Jehovah of hosts, which he shaketh over it.

Paa hin Dag skal Ægypten blive som Kvinder; det skal ængstes og grue for Hærskarers HERRES svungne Haand, som han svinger imod det.

17 And the land of Judah shall be a dismay unto Egypt: every one that thinketh of it shall be afraid for himself, because of the counsel of Jehovah of hosts, which he hath purposed against it.

Judas Land bliver Ægypten en Rædsel; hver Gang nogen minder dem derom, gribes de af Angst for, hvad Hærskarers HERRE har for imod det.

18 In that day shall there be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan, and swearing by Jehovah of hosts: one shall be called, The city of Heres.

Paa hin Dag skal fem Byer i Ægypten tale Kana'ans Tungemaal og sværge ved Hærskarers HERRE; en af dem skal kaldes Ir-Haheres.

19 In that day shall there be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to Jehovah:

Paa hin Dag skal HERREN have et Alter midt i Ægypten og en Stenstøtte ved dets Grænse.

20 and it shall be for a sign and for a witness to Jehovah of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of the oppressors, and he will send them a saviour and defender, who shall deliver them.

Det skal være Tegn og Vidne for Hærskarers HERRE i Ægypten; naar de raaber til HERREN over dem, som mishandler dem, vil han sende dem en Frelser; han skal stride og udfri dem.

21 And Jehovah shall be known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians shall know Jehovah in that day, and shall serve with sacrifice and oblation; and they shall vow a vow unto Jehovah, and perform it.

Da skal HERREN give sig til Kende for Ægypten, Ægypterne skal lære HERREN at kende paa hin Dag; de skal bringe Slagtoffer og Afgrødeoffer og gøre Løfter til HERREN og indfri dem.

22 And Jehovah will smite Egypt; he will smite and heal: and they shall return to Jehovah, and he will be entreated of them, and will heal them.

HERREN skal slaa Ægypten, slaa og læge; og naar de omvender sig til HERREN, bønhører han dem og læger dem.

23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria; and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and Egypt shall serve with Assyria.

Paa hin Dag skal der gaa en banet Vej fra Ægypten til Assyrien, og Assyrien skal komme til Ægypten og Ægypten til Assyrien, og Ægypten skal tjene Herren sammen med Assyrien.

24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth;

Paa hin Dag skal Israel selvtredje, sammen med Ægypten og Assyrien, være en Velsignelse midt paa Jorden,

25 whom Jehovah of hosts will bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance!

som Hærskarers HERRE velsigner med de Ord: »Velsignet være Ægypten, mit Folk, og Assyrien, mine Hænders Værk, og Israel, min Arvelod!«