Isaiah 19
1 [I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Egypt: “Listen to this! I, Yahweh, am coming to Egypt, riding on a fast-moving cloud. The idols in Egypt will tremble when [I appear], and the people of Egypt will be extremely afraid [IDM].
Profeti imod Ægypten. Se, Herren farer paa en let Sky og kommer til Ægypten, og Ægyptens Afguder skulle bæve for hans Ansigt og Ægypternes Hjerte blive modfaldent i deres Inderste.
2 I will cause the people of Egypt to fight against each other: men will fight against their brothers, neighbors will fight against each other, people of one city will fight against the people of another city, people of one province will fight against the people of another province.
Og jeg vil væbne Ægypter imod Ægypter, og de skulle stride hver imod sin Broder og hver imod sin Næste, Stad imod Stad, Rige imod Rige.
3 The people of Egypt will become very discouraged, and I will cause their plans not to be successful. They will plead with idols and sorcerers and those who talk with spirits of dead people to tell them what they should do.
Og Ægypternes Aand i deres Indre skal udtømmes, og jeg vil tilintetgøre deres Raad, saa de skulle adspørge hos Afguderne og hos Troldkarlene og hos Spaakvinderne og hos Tegnsudlæggerne.
4 Then I will enable someone who will treat them very cruelly to become their king [DOU].” That is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say.
Og jeg vil overantvorde Ægypterne i en haard Herres Haand, og en streng Konge skal herske over dem, siger Herren, den Herre Zebaoth.
5 [Some day] the water in the [Nile] River will dry up, and the riverbed will become very dry [DOU].
Og Vandet skal svinde af Søen, og Floden skal udtørres og blive tør.
6 The branches of the river will all dry up [DOU] The canals along the river will stink because of the rotting reeds and (bulrushes/tall grass).
Og Floderne skulle stinke, de dybe Strømme skulle formindskes og blive tørre, Rør og Tang skal visne hen.
7 All the plants along the river and all the crops will dry up; then they will blow away and disappear.
Engene ved Nilen, ved Bredden af Nilen, og al Sæd ved Nilen skal borttørres, henvejres og ikke være mere til.
8 The fishermen will throw into the river lines with hooks on them and nets, and then they will groan and be very discouraged; they will be sad [because there will be no fish in the river].
Og Fiskerne skulle blive bedrøvede, og alle, som kaste Krog i Nilen, skulle sørge, og de, som sætte Garn ud paa Vandet, skulle vansmægte.
9 Those who weave cloth from flax will not know what to do, because there will be no thread for them to weave.
Og beskæmmes skulle de, som arbejde i Hør, og de, som væve hvidt Tøj.
10 They will all despair and be very discouraged.
Og deres Grundpiller skulle ligge knuste, alle de, som arbejde for Løn, skulle være bedrøvede i Sjælen.
11 The officials in Zoan [city in northern Egypt] are foolish. The advice that they gave to the king was worthless. Why do they continue to tell the king that they are wise, that they are descendants of wise kings who lived long ago [RHQ]?
Fyrsterne i Zoan ere kun Daarer, Faraos vise Raadgiveres Raad er blevet ufornuftigt; hvorledes kunne I sige til Farao: Jeg er de vises Søn, Fortids Kongers Søn?
12 King, (where are your wise counselors now?/You have no wise counselors now!) [RHQ] If you had any wise counselors, they could tell you what the Commander of the armies of angels has planned to do to Egypt [SAR]!
Hvo ere de dog, disse dine vise? Lad dem kundgøre dig, og lad dem selv erkende, hvad den Herre Zebaoth har raadslaget over Ægypten!
13 [Yes], the officials of Zoan have become foolish, and the leaders in Memphis [city in northern Egypt] have deceived themselves. [All] leaders of the people have (caused their people to do wrong things/led their people astray).
Fyrsterne i Zoan ere blevne til Daarer, Fyrsterne i Nof ere bedragne, og Stammernes Overhoveder have forvildet Ægypten.
14 Yahweh has caused them to be very foolish, with the result that in everything that they do, [it is as though the people of] Egypt stagger like [SIM] a drunken person staggers [and slips] in his own vomit.
Herren har ladet komme en Forvirrings Aand iblandt dem, og den har forvildet Ægypten i al dets Gerning, ligesom en drukken er forvildet, naar han spyr.
15 There is no one in Egypt, rich or poor, important or unimportant, [who will be able to help them].
Og for Ægypten skal intet lykkes, som Hoved eller Hale, Palmegren eller Siv skal faa gjort.
16 At that time, the people of Egypt will be [as helpless] as [SIM] women. They will tremble, being terrified [because they know that] the Commander of the armies of angels has raised his fist, [ready to strike/punish them].
Paa denne Dag skulle Ægypterne være som Kvinder og forfærdes og frygte for den Herre Zebaoths opløftede Haand, hvilken han skal opløfte over dem.
17 The people of Egypt will be afraid of the people of Judah, and anyone who mentions Judah to them will cause them to be terrified, because [that will remind them] of what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, is planning to do to them.
Og Judas Land skal være Ægypterne til Forfærdelse; naar nogen minder dem derom, skulle de frygte for den Herre Zebaoths Raad, som han har raadslaget over dem.
18 At that time, [people in] five cities in Egypt will solemnly declare that they will serve Yahweh. They will [learn to] speak the Hebrew language. One of those cities will be called ‘City of the Sun’.
Paa denne Dag skal der være fem Stæder i Ægyptens Land, som skulle tale med Kanaans Tungemaal og sværge til den Herre Zebaoth; en af dem skal kaldes Ir-Haheres.
19 At that time, there will be an altar for worshiping Yahweh in the center of Egypt, and there will be a (pillar/large rock) to honor Yahweh at the border [between Egypt and Israel].
Paa denne Dag skal der være et Alter for Herren midt i Ægyptens Land og en Mindestøtte for Herren ved dets Grænse.
20 That will be a sign to indicate that the Commander of the armies of angels is worshiped in the land of Egypt. And when the people cry out to Yahweh to help them because others are (oppressing them/causing them to suffer), he will send to them someone who will defend and rescue them.
Og det skal være for den Herre Zebaoth til et Tegn og til et Vidnesbyrd i Ægyptens Land, at naar de raabe til Herren for deres Skyld, som fortrykke dem, han da skal sende dem en Frelser og en mægtig og udfri dem.
21 Yahweh will enable the people of Egypt to know who he is, and at that time they will have a close relationship with Yahweh and worship him and bring to him offerings of grain and other sacrifices. They will solemnly promise to do things for Yahweh, and they will do what they promise.
Og Herren skal kendes af Ægypten, og Ægypterne skulle kende Herren paa den Dag, og de skulle tjene ham med Slagtoffer og Madoffer og love Herren Løfte og betale det.
22 After Yahweh has punished Egypt, he will cause their troubles to end. The people of Egypt will turn to Yahweh, and he will listen when they plead to him [for help], and he will cause their troubles to cease.
Og Herren skal slaa Ægypten, ja, slaa og læge; og de skulle vende om til Herren, og han skal bønhøre dem og læge dem.
23 At that time, there will be a highway between Egypt and Assyria. [As a result], the people of Egypt will [be able to] travel [easily] to Assyria, and the people of Assyria [will be able to travel easily] to Egypt. And the people of both countries will worship [Yahweh].
Paa denne Dag skal der være en banet Vej fra Ægypten til Assyrien, og Assyrerne skulle komme til Ægypten og Ægypterne til Assyrien, og Ægypterne tillige med Assyrerne skulle tjene Herren.
24 And Israel will be their ally. All three nations will be [friendly to] each other, and the people of Israel will be a blessing to the people of the entire world.
Paa denne Dag skal Israel være selv tredje med Ægypterne og Assyrerne, en Velsignelse midt paa Jorden,
25 The Commander of the armies of angels will bless them, saying, “[You people of] Egypt are now my people. You people of Assyria, I have established your country. You people of Israel are the people whom I have chosen to belong to me.”
hvilke den Herre Zebaoth har velsignet, sigende: Velsignet være mit Folk, Ægypterne, og mine Hænders Gerning, Assyrerne, og min Arv, Israel!
