Isaiah 20
1 One year King Sargon of Assyria sent the chief commander of his army [to take his soldiers] to capture Ashdod [city in Philistia].
Idet Aar, da Tartan kom til Asdod, der Sargon, Kongen af Assyrien, sendte ham, og han stred imod Asdod og indtog den,
2 At that time, Yahweh told me, “Take off the rough sackcloth that you have been wearing and take off your sandals.” [So] I did what he told me to do, and [then] I walked around naked and barefoot [for three years].
paa den Tid talte Herren ved Esajas, Amoz's Søn, og sagde: Gak hen, og løs Sørgedragten af dine Lænder, og drag din Sko af din Fod; og han gjorde saa og gik nøgen og barfodet.
3 [Then] Yahweh said this [to the people of Judah]: “My servant Isaiah has been walking around naked and barefoot for the past three years. That is to show the terrible disasters that [I will cause the people of] Egypt and Ethiopia to experience.
Da sagde Herren: Ligesom min Tjener Esajas har gaaet nøgen og barfodet i tre Aar, til et Tegn og Forbillede over Ægypten og over Morland,
4 What will happen is that the [army of the] King of Assyria will [invade those countries and capture many of the people and] take them away as their prisoners. They will force all them, including both the young ones and the old ones, to walk naked and barefoot. They will [also] force them to have no clothes around their buttocks, which will cause [the people of] Egypt to be ashamed.
saaledes skal Kongen af Assyrien bortføre Ægyptens fangne og Morianernes landflygtige, unge og gamle, som nøgne og blottede paa Bagdelen, Ægypterne til Blusel.
5 Then the people of other countries who trusted that the armies of Egypt and Ethiopia would be able to help them will be very dismayed/confused and afraid/disappointed.
Og de skulle forfærdes og beskæmmes over Morland, som de saa op til, og over Ægypten, som var deres Stolthed.
6 They will say, ‘We trusted that the armies of Egypt and Ethiopia [would help us and defend us, but they have been destroyed], so there is no way [RHQ] that we can escape from [being destroyed by the army of] the King of Assyria!’”
Og den, som bor paa denne Strand, skal sige paa den Dag: Se, saa er det gaaet den, som vi saa op til, til hvem vi tyede om Hjælp for at fries fra Kongen af Assyrien; og vi, hvorledes skulle vi undkomme?
