Isaiah 13
1 [I], Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received [from Yahweh] this message about Babylon [city]:
En Profeti imod Babel, som Esajas, Amoz's Søn, saa.
2 Lift up a flag on the bare [top of a] hill, to signal [that an army should come to attack Babylon]. Shout to them and wave your hand [to signal to them] that they should march through the city gates into the palaces of the proud [rulers of Babylon]!
Oprejser Banner paa et nøgent Bjerg, opløfter Røsten til dem, vinker med Haanden, at de gaa ind ad Fyrsternes Døre.
3 [Yahweh says], “I have commanded those soldiers to do that; I have summoned the warriors whom I have chosen to punish [the people of Babylon] because of my being very angry with them, and those soldiers will be very proud [when they do that].”
Jeg har givet Befaling til dem, jeg har helliget og kaldet til min Vredes Tjeneste, mine vældige, mine stoltelig jublende.
4 Listen to the noise on the mountains, which is the noise of a huge army marching! It is the noise made by people of many people-groups shouting. The Commander of the armies of angels has summoned this army to gather together.
Der høres en Tummel paa Bjergene som af et stort Folk, et Bulder af samlede Hedningeriger; den Herre Zebaoth mønstrer Krigshær.
5 They come from countries that are far away, from the most remote places [IDM] on the earth. They are [like] [SIM] weapons that Yahweh will use [to punish the people with whom] he is very angry, and to destroy the entire country [of Babylonia].
De komme fra et langt fraliggende Land, fra Himmelens Ende, Herren og hans Vredes Vaaben til at ødelægge den hele Jord.
6 [You people of Babylon] will scream because you will be terrified, because it will be the time that Yahweh [has determined/chosen], the time for the all-powerful [God] to destroy [your city].
Hyler, thi Herrens Dag er nær, den skal komme som en Ødelæggelse fra den Almægtige.
7 All of your people will be very afraid [DOU], with the result that they will be unable even to lift their arms.
Derfor skulle alle Hænder slappes og hvert Menneskehjerte blive modfaldent.
8 All of you will be terrified. You will have [PRS] severe pains like [SIM] a woman has when she is giving birth to a baby. You will look at each other helplessly, and it will show on your faces that you feel horror.
Og de skulle forfærdes, Veer og Smerter skulle betage dem, de skulle vride sig som den, der føder, de skulle forfærdede se, den ene paa den anden, deres Ansigter skulle blusse som Lue.
9 Listen to this: The day that Yahweh has appointed/chosen is near, the day that he will furiously and fiercely [punish you] because he is very angry [with you]. He will cause your land [of Babylonia] to be desolate/barren, and he will destroy [all] the sinners in it.
Se, Herrens Dag kommer grum og fuld af Harme og brændende Vrede for at gøre Jorden til en Ørk og udslette dens Synder derfra.
10 [When that happens], none of the stars will shine. When the sun rises, it will be dark, and there will be no light from the moon [at night].
Thi Stjernerne paa Himmelen og deres Stjernebilleder skulle ikke lade deres Lys skinne, Solen skal formørkes, naar den gaar op, og Maanen skal ikke lade sit Lys skinne.
11 [Yahweh says], “I will punish [everyone in] the world for the evil things that they do; I will punish the wicked people for the sins that they have committed. I will stop arrogant/proud people from being proud, and I will stop ruthless people from acting cruelly.
Og jeg vil hjemsøge Jorderige for det onde og de ugudelige for deres Misgerning; og jeg vil bringe de hovmodiges Stolthed til at høre op og bøje Voldsmænds Overmod.
12 [And because I will cause most people to die], people will be harder to find than gold, harder to find than fine gold from Ophir [in Arabia].
Jeg vil gøre Folk sjældnere end Guld og Mennesker sjældnere end Guld fra Ofir.
13 I will shake the sky, and the earth will [also] move out of its place. That will happen when [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, punish [wicked people], when [I show them that] I am extremely angry [with them].
Derfor vil jeg ryste Himmelen, og Jorden skal skælvende vige fra sit Sted, i den Herre Zebaoths Fortørnelse og paa hans brændende Vredes Dag.
14 And all [the foreigners in Babylon will run around] like [SIM] deer that are being hunted, like sheep that do not have a shepherd. They will try to find other people from their countries, and [then] they will escape [from Babylon] and return to their own countries.
Og det skal gaa som med en jaget Raa og som med Faar, hvilke ingen samler: De skulle vende sig hver til sit Folk og fly hver til sit Land.
15 Anyone who is captured [in Babylon] will be killed by [their enemies’] swords [DOU].
Hver den, som bliver naaet, skal gennemstikkes, og hver den, som gribes, skal falde ved Sværdet.
16 Their little children will be dashed to pieces on the rocks while [their parents] watch; [their enemies] will steal everything valuable from their houses and will rape their wives.
Og deres spæde Børn skulle knuses for deres Øjne, deres Huse plyndres og deres Hustruer skændes.
17 Look! I am going to incite the people of Media to attack Babylon. The [army of Media] will attack Babylon, even if they are offered [DOU] silver or gold [if they promise to not attack it].
Se, imod dem vil jeg opvække Mederne, dem, som ikke agte Sølv, ej heller have Lyst til Guld;
18 [With] their arrows, the [soldiers of Media] will shoot the young men [of Babylon]; they will not [even] act mercifully [DOU] toward infants or children!”
men deres Buer skulle sønderknuse Drenge, og de skulle ikke forbarme sig over Livs Frugt, deres Øje skal ikke skaane Børnene.
19 Babylon has been a very beautiful [MTY] city; [all] the people of Babylonia have been very proud of Babylon, [their capital city]; [but] God will destroy Babylon, like [SIM] he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
Og Babel, Rigernes Krone, Kaldæernes herlige Prydelse, skal blive, som da Gud omkastede Sodoma og Gomorra.
20 No one will ever live in Babylon again. It will be deserted forever. (Nomads/People who travel from place to place to live) will refuse to set up their tents there; shepherds will not bring their flocks of sheep to rest there.
Den skal i Evighed ikke rejse sig, og den skal ikke bebos fra Slægt til Slægt, og ingen Araber skal opslaa Telt der, ej heller Hyrder lade Kvæg ligge der.
21 Instead, animals that live in the desert will be there; jackals/wolves will live in [the ruins of] the houses. Owls (OR, Ostriches) will live in [the ruins], and wild goats will romp/jump around [there].
Men Ørkens Vildt skal ligge der, og deres Huse skulle være fulde af hylende Dyr, og Strudser skulle bo der og Skovtrolde springe der.
22 Hyenas will howl in the [ruined] towers, and jackals/wolves will make their dens in [the ruins of] the palaces that [were previously] very beautiful. The time when [Babylon will be destroyed] is very near; Babylon will not exist much longer.
Og Ulve skulle tude imod hverandre i de forladte Huse og Drager i de lystige Paladser; og det er nær for Haanden, at dens Tid kommer, og dens Dage skulle ikke forhales.
