Isaiah 31
1 Woe to those that go down to Egypt for help; and depend for support on horses, and trust on chariots, because they are many; and on horsemen, because they are very strong; but who turn not unto the Holy One of Israel, and seek not the Lord!
Ve dem, som gaar ned til Ægypten om Hjælp og slaar Lid til Heste, som stoler paa Vognenes Mængde, paa Rytternes store Tal, men ikke ser hen til Israels Hellige, ej raadspørger HERREN.
2 Yet he also is wise, and bringeth evil, and taketh not back his words; and riseth up against the house of evil-doers, and against the help of those that work injustice.
Men viis er og han, lader Ulykke komme og gaar ej fra sit Ord. Han staar op mod de ondes Hus og mod Udaadsmændenes Hjælp.
3 But the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit; and the Lord will stretch out his hand, and there shall stumble the helper, and he that is helped shall fall down, and they all shall perish together.
Ægypterne er Mennesker, ikke Gud, deres Heste er Kød, ikke Aand. Naar HERREN udrækker Haanden, snubler Hjælperen, den hjulpne falder, de omkommer alle til Hobe.
4 For thus hath said the Lord unto me, Just as the lion or the young lion growleth over his prey, against whom is called forth the company of shepherds, of whose voice he is not afraid, and is not depressed because of their multitude: thus will the Lord come down, to fight on mount Zion and on its hill.
Thi saa sagde HERREN til mig: Som en Løve knurrer, en Ungløve over sit Rov, og ikke, naar Hyrdernes Flok kaldes hid imod den, skræmmes af Skriget eller viger for Larmen, saa stiger Hærskarers HERRE ned til Kamp paa Zions Bjerg og Høj.
5 As fluttering birds, so will the Lord of hosts shield Jerusalem; shielding and delivering; sparing and preserving.
Som svævende Fugle saa skærmer Hærskarers HERRE Jerusalem, skærmer og frier, skaaner 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 saa dybt!
7 For on that day shall every man despise his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
Thi paa hin Dag vrager enhver sine Guder af Sølv, sine Guder af Guld, eders Hænders syndige Værk.
8 Then shall Asshur fall by the sword of one who is not a man; and the sword of one who is not a son of earth shall devour him; and he shall flee him from the sword, and his young men shall become tributary.
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 his stronghold shall pass away for fear, and his princes shall be terrified because of the ensign, saith the Lord, who hath a fire in Zion, and a furnace in Jerusalem.
hans Klippe viger bort af Rædsel, hans Fyrster skræmmes fra Fanen. Saa lyder det fra HERREN, hvis Ild er i Zion, som har sin Ovn i Jerusalem.
