Isaiah 7
1 And it came to pass in the days of Achaz the son of Jotham, the son of 'Uzziyahu, the king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekach the son of Remalyahu, the king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it; but were not able to make an attack upon it.
Og det skete i de Dage da Akaz, Jotams Søn, Uzzijas Sønnesøn, var Konge i Juda, at Kong Rezin af Syrien og Remaljas Søn, kong Peka af Israel, drog op for at angribe Jerusalem, hvad de dog ikke var stærke nok til.
2 And it was told unto the house of David, saying, Syria is encamped with Ephraim; and his heart trembled, with the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest are shaken before the wind.
Da det meldtes Davids Hus, at Syrerne havde lejret sig i Efraim, skjalv hans og hans Folks Hjerte, som Skovens Træer skælver for Vinden.
3 And the Lord said unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Achaz, thou with Shear-yashub thy son, to the end of the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the highway of the washer's field;
Så sagde HERREN til Esajas: "Med din Søn Sjearjasjub" skal du gå Akaz i Møde ved Enden af Øvredammens Vandledning ved Vejen til Blegepladsen
4 And thou shalt say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, and let thy heart not become faint because of these two stumps of smoking firebrands, before the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remalyahu.
og sige til ham: Tag dig i Vare og hold dig i Ro! Frygt ikke og lad ikke dit Hjerte ængste sig for disse to rygende Brandstumper, for Rezins og Syriens og Remaljas Søns fnysende Vrede!
5 Forasmuch as Syria, [with] Ephraim and the son of Remalyahu, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
Fordi Syrien, Efraim og Remaljas Søn har lagt onde Råd op imod dig og siger:
6 Let us go up against Judah, and besiege it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set up as king in the midst of it the son of Tabeal:
Lad os drage op mod Juda og indjage det Skræk, lad os tilrive os det og gøre Tabeals Søn til Konge der!
7 Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, It shall not succeed, and it shall not come to pass.
derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Det skal ikke lykkes; det skal ikke ske!
8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin: and within sixty and five years shall Ephraim be broken, to be no more a people.
Thi Syriens Hoved er Damaskus, og Damaskus's Hoved er Rezin, og om fem og tresindstyve År er Efraim knust og ikke længer et Folk.
9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remalyahu's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not have permanence.
Og Efraims Hoved er Samaria, og Samarias Hoved er Remaljas Søn. Er I ikke troende, bliver I ikke boende."
10 And the Lord continued to speak unto Achaz, saying,
Fremdeles sagde HERREN til Akaz:
"Kræv dig et Tegn af HERREN din Gud nede i Dødsriget eller oppe i Himmelen!" (Sheol h7585)
12 But Achaz said, I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord.
Men Akaz svarede: "Jeg kræver intet, jeg frister ikke HERREN."
13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that ye will weary also my God?
Da sagde Esajas: "Hør nu, Davids Hus! Er det eder ikke nok at trætte Mennesker, siden I også trætter min Gud?
14 Therefore will the Lord himself give you a sign: behold, this young woman shall conceive, and bear a son, and she shall call his name 'Immanu-el, [God with us].
Derfor vil Herren selv give eder et Tegn: Se, Jomfruen bliver frugtsommelig og føder en Søn, og hun kalder ham Immanuel".
15 Cream and honey shall he eat, so soon as he knoweth to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.
Surmælk og Vildhonning skal være hans Føde, ved den Tid han ved at vrage det onde og vælge det gode;
16 For before yet the child shall know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good, shall be forsaken the land, of the kings of which thou feelest dread.
thi før Drengen ved at vrage det onde og vælge det gode, skal Landet, for hvis to Konger du gruer, være folketomt.
17 The Lord will bring over thee, and over thy people, and over thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim withdrew from Judah, —the king of Assyria.
Over dig, dit Folk og din Faders Hus vil Herren bringe Dage, hvis Lige ikke har været, siden Efraim rev sig løs fra Juda: Assyrerkongen!"
18 And it shall come to pass on that day, that the Lord will call for the fly that is in the uttermost end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
På hin Dag skal HERREN fløjte ad Fluerne ved Udløbet af Ægyptens Strømme og ad Bierne i Assyrien;
19 And they shall come, and shall encamp, all of them, in the desolate valleys, and in the clefts of the rocks, and upon all thorn-hedges, and upon all bushes.
og de skal komme og alle til Hobe kaste sig over Dalkløfter og Klipperevner, over hvert Tjørnekrat og hvert Vandingssted.
20 On the same day will the Lord shave with the razor that is hired, from among those on the other side of the river, with the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and also the beard shall it entirely remove.
På hin Dag afrager Herren med en hinsides Floden lejet Ragekniv, Assyrerkongen, både Hovedhåret og Kroppens Hår; ja, selv Skægget skraber den af.
21 And it shall come to pass on that day, that a man shall nourish [but] one young cow, and two sheep;
På hin Dag kan en Mand holde sig en ung Ko og et Par Får;
22 And it shall happen, that for the abundance of milk which they shall give he shall eat cream; for cream and honey shall eat every one that is left in the midst of the land.
og på Grund af den megen Mælk, de giver, skal han spise Sur mælk; thi Surmælk og Vildhonning skal enhver, der er tilbage i Landet, spise.
23 And it shall come to pass on that day, that every place, where there are [now] a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, shall be, —yea, this shall be [given up] to briers and thorns.
På hin Dag skal det ske, at hvert et Sted, hvor der nu er tusind Vinstokke, tusind Sekel Sølv værd, skal blive til Torn og Tidsel;
24 With arrows and with bows shall men enter thither; because all the land shall become [covered with] briers and thorns.
med Pil og Bue kommer man der, thi hele Landet skal blive til Torn og Tidsel;
25 And all mountains that are worked with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: and they shall serve for the pasture of oxen, and for the treading of sheep.
og alle de Bjerge, der nu dyrkes med Hakke, skal man holde sig fra af Frygt for Torn og Tidsel. Det bliver Overdrev for Okser og trædes ned af Får.
