Isaiah 14
1 For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
Thi HERREN forbarmer sig over Jakob og udvælger atter Israel. Han lader dem fæste Bo i deres eget Land, og fremmede skal slutte sig til dem og føjes til Jakobs Hus.
2 And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
Folkeslag skal tage dem og bringe dem hjem igen; og Israels Hus skal i HERRENs Land tage Folkeslagene i Eje som Trælle og Trælkvinder; de skal gøre dem til Fanger, hvis Fanger de var, og herske over deres Bødler.
3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
På den Dag HERREN giver dig Hvile for din Møje og Uro og for den hårde Trældom, der lagdes på dig,
4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
skal du istemme denne Spottevise om Babels Konge: Hvor er dog Bødlen stille, Tvangshuset tyst!
5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, [and] the sceptre of the rulers.
HERREN har brudt de gudløses Stok, Herskernes Kæp,
6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, [and] none hindereth.
som slog i Vrede Folkeslag, Slag i Slag, og tvang i Harme Folk med skånselsløs Tvang.
7 The whole earth is at rest, [and] is quiet: they break forth into singing.
Al Jorden har Fred og Ro, bryder ud i Jubel;
8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, [and] the cedars of Lebanon, [saying], Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
selv Cypresserne glæder sig over dig, Libanons Cedre: "Siden dit Fald kommer ingen op for at fælde os!"
9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet [thee] at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, [even] all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. (Sheol h7585)
Dødsriget nedentil stormer dig heftigt i Møde, vækker for din Skyld Dødninger, al Jordens store, jager alle Folkenes Konger op fra Tronen; (Sheol h7585)
10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
de tager alle til Orde og siger til dig: "Også du blev kraftløs som vi, du blev vor Lige!"
11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, [and] the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. (Sheol h7585)
Til Dødsriget sendtes din Højhed, dine Harpers Brus, dit Leje er redt med Råddenskab, dit Tæppe er Orme. (Sheol h7585)
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Nej, at du faldt fra Himlen; du strålende Morgenstjerne, fældet og kastet til Jorden, du Folkebetvinger!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Du, som sagde. i Hjertet: "Jeg stormer Himlen, rejser min, Trone deroppe over Guds Stjerner, tager Sæde på Stævnets Bjerg i yderste Nord,
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
stiger op over Skyernes Højder, den Højeste lig" -
ja, ned i Dødsriget styrtes du, nederst i Hulen! (Sheol h7585)
16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, [and] consider thee, [saying, Is] this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
Ser man dig, stirrer man på dig med undrende Blikke: "Er det ham, som fik Jorden til at bæve, Riger til at skælve,
17 [That] made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; [that] opened not the house of his prisoners?
ham, som gjorde Verden til Ørk og jævnede Byer, ikke gav Fangerne fri til at drage mod Hjemmet?"
18 All the kings of the nations, [even] all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
Folkenes Konger hviler med Ære hver i sit Hus,
19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, [and as] the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
men du er slængt hen uden Grav som et usseligt Foster, dækket af faldne, slagne med Sværd og kastet i Stenbruddets Hul som et nedtrådt Ådsel.
20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, [and] slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
I Graven samles du ikke med dine Fædre, fordi du ødte dit Land og dræbte dit Folk. Ugerningsmændenes Afkom skal aldrig nævnes.
21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
Bered hans Sønner et Blodbad for Faderens Brøde! De skal ikke stå op og indtage Jorden og fylde Verden med Sfæder.
22 For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
Jeg står op imod dem, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, og udrydder af Babel Navn og Rest, Skud og Spire, lyder det fra HERREN;
23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
jeg gør det til Rørdrummers Eje og til side Sumpe; jeg fejer det bort med Undergangens Kost, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE.
24 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, [so] shall it stand:
Hærskarers HERRE har svoret således: Visselig, som jeg har tænkt det, så skal det ske, og som jeg satte mig for, så står det fast:
25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.
Jeg knuser Assur i mit Land, ned tramper ham på mine Bjerge, hans Åg skal vige fra dem, hans Byrde skal vige fra dets Skuldre.
26 This [is] the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this [is] the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
Det er, hvad jeg satte mig for imod al Jorden, det er den Hånd, som er udrakt mod alle Folk.
27 For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul [it]? and his hand [is] stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Thi Hærskarers HERREs Råd, hvo kuldkaster det? Hans udrakte Hånd, hvo tvinger vel den tilbage?
28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
I Kong Akaz's Dødsår kom dette Udsagn:
29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit [shall be] a fiery flying serpent.
Glæd dig ej, hele Filisterland, at kæppen, der slog dig, er brudt! Thi af Slangerod kommer en Øgle, dens frugt er en flyvende Drage.
30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
På min Vang skal de ringe græsse de fattige lejre sig trygt; men jeg dræber dit Afkom ved Sult; hvad der levnes, slår jeg ihjel.
31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, [art] dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none [shall be] alone in his appointed times.
Hyl, Port, skrig, By, Angst gribe dig, hele Filisterland! Thi nordenfra kommer Røg, i Fjendeskaren nøler ingen.
32 What shall [one] then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
Og hvad skal der svares Folkets Sendebud? At HERREN har grundfæstet Zion, og de arme i hans Folk søger Tilflugt der.
