Isaiah 31
1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek YHWH!
Ve dem, som går ned til Ægypten om hjælp og slår Lid til heste, som stoler på Vognenes mængde, på Rytternes store Tal, men ikke ser hen til Israels Hellige, ej rådspørger HERREN.
2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Men viis er og han, lader Ulykke komme og går ej fra sit Ord. Han står op mod de ondes Hus og mod Udådsmændenes Hjælp.
3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not El; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When YHWH shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is helped shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
Ægypterne er Mennesker, ikke Gud, deres Heste er Kød, ikke Ånd. Når HERREN udrækker Hånden, snubler Hjælperen, den hjulpne falder, de omkommer alle til Hobe.
4 For thus hath YHWH spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall YHWH of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
Thi så sagde HERREN til mig: Som en Løve knurrer, en Ungløve over sit Rov, og ikke, når Hyrdernes Flok kaldes hid imod den, skræmmes af Skriget eller viger for Larmen, så stiger Hærskarers HERRE ned til Kamp på Zions Bjerg og Høj.
5 As birds flying, so will YHWH of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
Som svævende Fugle så skærmer Hærskarers HERRE Jerusalem, skærmer og frier, skåner og redder.
6 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
Vend om til ham, hvem Israels Børn faldt fra så dybt!
7 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
Thi på hin Dag vrager enhver sine Guder af Sølv sine Guder af Guld, eders Hænders syndige Værk.
8 Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
Assur falder for Sværd, men ikke en Mands, et Sværd fortærer det, ikke et Menneskes. Og han skal fly for Sværdet, til Hoveriarbejde tvinges hans Stridsmænd;
9 And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith YHWH, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
hans Klippe viger bort af Rædsel, hans Fyrster skræmmes fra Fanen. Så lyder det fra HERREN, hvis Ild er i Zion, som har sin Ovn i Jerusalem.
