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].
I det År Tartan kom til Asdod, dengang Assyrerkongen Sargon sendte ham og han angreb Asdod og indtog det,
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].
på den Tid talede HERREN ved Esajas, Amoz's Søn, således: "Gå hen og løs Sørgeklædet af dine Lænder og drag Skoene af dine Fødder!" Og han gjorde således 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.
Så sagde HERREN: "Som min Tjener Esajas i trende År har vandret nøgen og barfodet som Tegn og Varsel mod Ægypten og Ætiopien,
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.
således skal Assyrerkongen slæbe fangne Ægyptere og bortførte Ætiopere med sig, unge og gamle, nøgne og barfodede, med blottet Bag til Skændsel før Ægypten."
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.
Da skal de forfærdes og blues over Ætiopien, som de så hen 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 de, som bor på denne Strand, skal på hin Dag sige: "Se, således gik det med den, vi så hen til, til hvem vi tyede om Hjælp for at frelses fra Assyrerkongen; hvor skal da vi kunne undslippe!"
