2 Kings 19
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, which 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 Hovmester, og Sebna, Kansleren, og de ældste af Præsterne, som havde iført sig Sæk, til Profeten Esajas, Amoz's Søn.
3 And they said unto him, Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and 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 all 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: wherefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that are left.
Maaske Herren din Gud vil høre alle 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 din Bøn folde 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 unto them, Thus shall all of you say to your master, Thus says the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which 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, de, hvormed Kongen af Assyriens Tjenere forhaanede mig.
7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall 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 havde hørt, at han var rejst fra Lakis.
9 And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he has come out to fight against you: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
Og der han hørte om Thirhaka, Morlands Konge, og der sagdes: Se, han er dragen ud at stride imod dig, da sendte han igen Bud til Ezekias og lod sige:
10 Thus shall all of you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered 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 Thelasar?
Have Hedningernes Guder friet dem, som mine Fædre ødelagde, nemlig Gosan og Karan og Rezef og Edens Børn, som vare i Thelassar?
13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
Hvor er Kongen af Hamath og Kongen af Arfad og Kongen af Sefarvajms Stad, af Hena og Iva?
14 And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into 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 before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwell between the cherubims, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
Og Ezekias bad for Herrens Ansigt og sagde: Herre! Israels Gud, du som sidder over Keruber, du alene er Gud over alle Riger paa Jorden, du gjorde Himmelen og Jorden.
16 LORD, bow down your ear, and hear: open, LORD, your eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which has sent him to reproach the living God.
Herre, bøj dine Øren og hør! Herre, oplad dine Øjne og se! og hør Senakeribs Ord, som han sendte for at haane den levende Gud!
17 Truthfully, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,
Det er sandt, Herre! Kongerne af Assyrien have ødelagt Hedningerne og deres Land.
18 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 Menneskens Hænders Gerning, Træ og Sten, og de tilintetgjorde dem.
19 Now therefore, O LORD our God, I plead to you, save you us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are the LORD God, even you only.
Men nu, Herre, vor Gud! kære, frels os fra hans Haand, at alle Riger paa Jorden maa kende, at du, Herre, du alene er Gud.
20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, That which you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
Da sendte Esajas, Amoz's Søn, til Ezekias og lod sige: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg har hørt, hvad du har bedet mig om imod Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien.
21 This is the word that 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.
22 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? du opløftede dine Øjne højt imod Israels hellige.
23 By your messengers you have reproached the LORD, and have said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
Du bespottede Herren ved dine Sendebud og sagde: Med mine Vognes Mangfoldighed er jeg opfaren paa Bjergenes Højder, Libanons Toppe, og jeg vil afhugge dens høje Cedere, dens udvalgte Fyrre, jeg vil komme til dens yderste Bolig, til dens frodige Skov.
24 I have dug and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
Jeg har gravet Brønde og drukket de fremmede Vande og udtørret alle dybe Floder med mine Fødders Saaler.
25 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 fenced 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.
26 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 house tops, 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.
27 But I know your abode, 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.
28 Because your rage against me and your tumult has come up into mine ears, therefore I will 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 ad den Vej tilbage, som du kom paa.
29 And this shall be a sign unto you, All of you shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springs of the same; and in the third year sow all of you, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits 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!
30 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet 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.
31 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; Herren Zebaoths Nidkærhed skal gøre det.
32 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 shield, nor cast a bank against it.
Derfor saa sagde 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.
33 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 ad den Vej tilbage, som han kom paa, og ikke komme ind i denne Stad, siger Herren.
34 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Thi jeg vil beskærme denne Stad for at frelse den for min Skyld og for Davids, min Tjeners, Skyld.
35 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and stroke in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Og det skete i den samme Nat, at Herrens Engel for 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.
36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
Saa rejste Senakerib, Kongen af Assyrien, og drog bort og vendte tilbage og blev i Ninive.
37 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons stroke him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his position.
Og det skete, der han tilbad i Nisroks, sin Guds Hus, da ihjelsloge Adra-Melek og Sar-Ezer, hans Sønner, ham med Sværd, og de undkom til Ararats Land, og hans Søn Asarhaddon blev Konge i hans Sted.
