Isaiah 37
1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
Og det skete, der Kong Ezekias hørte det, da sønderrev han sine Klæder og iførte sig Sæk og gik ind i Herrens Hus.
2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
Og han sendte Eliakim, som var Hofmester, og Sebna, Kansleren, og de ældste af Præsterne, som havde iført sig Sæk, til Profeten Esajas, Amoz's Søn.
3 And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
Og de sagde til ham: Saa sagde Ezekias: Denne Dag er Nødens og Tugtelsens og Bespottelsens Dag; thi Børnene ere komne til Fødselens Sted, og der er ingen Kraft til at føde.
4 It may be the LORD your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD your God has heard: why lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.
Maaske Herren din Gud vil høre Rabsakes Ord, hvem hans Herre, Kongen af Assyrien, sendte for at forhaane den levende Gud, og han vil straffe ham for de Ord, som Herren din Gud har hørt; saa opløft en Bøn for de overblevne, som findes.
5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
Der Kong Ezekias's Tjenere kom til Esajas,
6 And Isaiah said to them, Thus shall you say to your master, Thus says the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
da sagde Esajas til dem: Saa skulle I sige til eders Herre: Saa sagde Herren: Frygt ikke for de Ord, som du hørte, dem, hvormed Kongen af Assyriens Tjenere forhaanede mig.
7 Behold, I will send a blast on him, and he shall hear a rumor, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
Se, jeg vil indgive ham en Aand, og han skal høre et Rygte og drage tilbage til sit Land, og jeg vil fælde ham med Sværd i hans Land.
8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
Og der Rabsake kom tilbage, da, fandt han, at Kongen af Assyrien stred imod Libna; thi han hørte, at han var rejst fra Lakis.
9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with you. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
Og der han hørte om Thiraka, Morlands Konge, og der sagdes: Han er dragen ud at stride imod dig: — Der han hørte det, da sendte han Bud til Ezekias og lod sige:
10 Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not your God, in whom you trust, deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Saa skulle I sige til Ezekias, Judas Konge: Lad din Gud, som du forlader dig paa, ikke bedrage dig, saa at du siger: Jerusalem skal ikke gives i Kongen af Assyriens Haand.
11 Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shall you be delivered?
Se, du har hørt, hvad Kongerne af Assyrien have gjort ved alle Landene, at de have ødelagt dem, og skulde du blive friet?
12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?
Have Hedningernes Guder friet dem, som mine Fædre ødelagde, nemlig Gosan og Haran og Rezef og Edens Børn, som vare i Telassar?
13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
Hvor er Kongen af Hamat og Kongen af Arfad og Kongen af Sefarvajms Stad og af Hena og Jova?
14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.
Og Ezekias tog Brevene af Budenes Haand og læste dem; og han gik op til Herrens Hus, og Ezekias udbredte dem for Herrens Ansigt.
15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD, saying,
Og Ezekias bad til Herren og sagde:
16 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwell between the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: you have made heaven and earth.
Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud! du, som sidder over Keruber, du alene er Gud over alle Riger paa Jorden, du gjorde Himlene og Jorden.
17 Incline your ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which has sent to reproach the living God.
Herre! bøj dit Øre og hør; Herre! oplad dine Øjne og se; og hør alle, Senakeribs Ord, som han sendte for at haane den levende Gud.
18 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,
Det er sandt, Herre! Kongerne af Assyrien have ødelagt alle Landene og deres eget Land.
19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
Og de have overgivet deres Guder til Ilden, fordi de ikke vare Guder, men Menneskenes Hænders Gerning, Træ og Sten, og de tilintetgjorde dem.
20 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are the LORD, even you only.
Men nu, Herre vor Gud! frels os fra hans Haand, at alle Riger paa Jorden maa kende, at du er Herre, du alene.
21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Whereas you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:
Da sendte Esajas, Amoz's Søn, til Ezekias og lod sige: Saa giger Herren, Israels Gud: Du har bønfaldet mig angaaende Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien.
22 This is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, has despised you, and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
Dette er det Ord, som Herren har talt imod ham: Jomfruen, Zions Datter, foragter dig og spotter dig, Jerusalems Datter ryster med Hovedet ad dig.
23 Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? and against whom have you exalted your voice, and lifted up your eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
Hvem har du bespottet og forhaanet? og imod hvem opløftede du Røsten? og du opløftede dine Øjne højt imod Israels Hellige.
24 By your servants have you reproached the Lord, and have said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
Du bespottede Herren ved dine Tjenere og sagde: Med mine Vognes Mangfoldighed er jeg opfaren paa Bjergenes Højder, Libanons Toppe; og jeg vil afhugge dens høje Cedre, dens udvalgte Fyrre, og jeg vil komme til dens højeste Tinde, til dens frodige Skov.
25 I have dig, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
Jeg har gravet Brønde og drukket Vand og udtørret alle dybe Floder med mine Fødders Saaler.
26 Have you not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that you should be to lay waste defended cities into ruinous heaps.
Har du ikke hørt, at jeg har gjort dette for lang Tid siden, at jeg har beskikket det i gamle Dage? nu har jeg ladet det komme, og det skal være til at ødelægge de faste Stæder, at de blive til øde Grushobe.
27 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
Og de, som bo deri, bleve afmægtige, bleve knuste og beskæmmede; de bleve som Græs paa Marken og som de grønne Urter, som Hø paa Tagene og som Korn, der er blevet forbrændt, før, det sætter Aks.
28 But I know your stayed, and your going out, and your coming in, and your rage against me.
Og jeg ved din Bolig og din Udgang og din Indgang, og at du raser imod mig.
29 Because your rage against me, and your tumult, is come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
Efterdi du raser imod mig, og din Sorgløshed er kommen op for mine Øren, saa vil jeg lægge min Krog i din Næse og mit Bidsel i dine Læber og føre dig tilbage ad den Vej, som du kom paa.
30 And this shall be a sign to you, You shall eat this year such as grows of itself; and the second year that which springs of the same: and in the third year sow you, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
Og dette skal være dig Tegnet: At man i dette Aar skal æde det, som opvokser uden Arbejde, og i det andet Aar det, som vokser af sig selv; men i det tredje Aar saar da og høster, og planter Vingaarde og æder deres Frugt!
31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:
Thi det undkomne, som er overblevet af Judas Hus, skal atter faa Rødder nedefter og bære Frugt opefter.
32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
Thi fra Jerusalem skal der udgaa nogle overblevne og fra Zions Bjerg nogle undkomne; den Herre Zebaoths Nidkærhed skal gøre det.
33 Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
Derfor saa siger Herren om Kongen af Assyrien: Han skal ikke komme ind i denne Stad og ikke skyde en Pil derind og ikke komme for den med Skjold og ingen Vold opkaste imod den.
34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, says the LORD.
Han skal drage tilhage ad den Vej, som han kom paa, og ikke komme ind i denne Stad, siger Herren.
35 For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
Men jeg vil beskærme denne Stad for at frelse den, for min Skyld og for Davids, min Tjeners, Skyld.
36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Da for Herrens Engel ud og slog i Assyrernes Lejr hundrede og fem og firsindstyve Tusinde; og der man stod aarle op om Morgenen, se, da vare de alle sammen døde Kroppe.
37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelled at Nineveh.
Saa rejste Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien, og drog bort og vendte tilbage, og han blev i Ninive.
38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
Og det skete, der han tilbad i Nisroks, sin Guds, Hus, da ihjelsloge hans Sønner, Adramelek og Sar-Ezer, ham med Sværd, og de undkom til Ararats Land, og hans Søn Asarhaddon blev Konge i hans Sted.
