Isaiah 37
1 When King Hezekiah heard what they reported, he tore his clothes and put on clothes made of rough sackcloth [because he was very distressed]. Then he went into the temple of Yahweh [and prayed].
Då nu Konung Hiskia detta hörde, ref han sin kläder sönder, och svepte en säck omkring sig, och gick in uti Herrans hus;
2 Then he sent Eliakim, Shebna, and the (older/most important) priests, who were also wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, to talk to me.
Och sände Eliakim, hofmästaren, och Sebna skrifvaren, med de äldsta Presterna, omsvepta med säcker, till Propheten Esaia, Amos son;
3 He said to them, “Tell this to Isaiah: ‘King Hezekiah says that this is a day when we are greatly distressed. Other nations are causing us to be insulted and disgraced. We are like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth to a baby, but she does not have the strength that she needs to do it.
Att de skulle säga till honom: Så säger Hiskia: Detta är en bedröfvelses, straffs och försmädelses dag, och går såsom när barnen äro komne till födelsen, och ingen magt är till att föda.
4 [But] perhaps Yahweh our God has heard what the official from Assyria said. Perhaps he knows that his boss, the King of Assyria, sent him to insult the all-powerful God, and that Yahweh will punish the King of Assyria for what he said. And the king requests that you pray for the few of us who are still alive [here in Jerusalem].’”
O! att dock Herren din Gud ville höra RabSake ord, hvilken hans herre, Konungen i Assyrien, utsände till att försmäda lefvandes Gud, och till att förlasta med sådana ordom, som Herren din Gud hört hafver; och att du ville upphäfva ena bön för de igenlefda, som ännu för handene äro.
5 After those men gave me that message,
Och Konungens Hiskia tjenare kommo till Esaia.
6 I replied, “Tell the King, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “Those messengers from the King of Assyria have said evil things about me. But do not be disturbed by what they said.
Men Esaia sade till dem: Så säger edrom herra: Herren säger alltså: Frukta dig intet för de ord, som du hört hafver, med hvilkom Konungens tjenare af Assyrien mig försmädat hafva.
7 Listen to this: I will cause Sennacherib to hear a rumor [that the armies of Babylon are about to attack his country], and that will worry him. So he will return to his own country, and there I will cause him to be assassinated by [men using] swords.”’”
Si, jag skall göra honom ett annat mod, och han skall något få höra, deraf han skall igen hemfara i sitt land, och jag skall falla honom med svärd uti hans land.
8 The official from Assyria found out that the King of Assyria [and his army] had captured Lachish [city] and that they were attacking Libnah, [which is a nearby city]. So the official left Jerusalem and went to Libnah [to report to the king what had happened in Jerusalem].
Men då RabSake igenkom, fann han Konungen af Assyrien stridandes emot Libna; ty han hade hört, att han var ifrå Lachis dragen.
9 Soon after that, King [Sennacherib] received a report that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading his army to attack them. So before King Sennacherib left Libnah [with his army to fight against the army from Ethiopia], he sent other messengers to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with a letter. [In the letter he wrote this] to Hezekiah:
Förty ett rykte kom ifrå Thirhaka, de Ethiopers Konung, sägandes: Han är utdragen emot dig till att strida. Då han nu detta hörde, sände han båd till Hiskia, och lät säga honom:
10 “Do not allow your god, on whom you are relying, to deceive you by promising you that Jerusalem will not be captured by my army.
Säger Hiskia, Juda Konunge, alltså: Låt icke din Gud bedraga dig, den du förlåter dig uppå, och säger: Jerusalem skall icke gifvit varda uti Konungens hand af Assyrien.
11 You have certainly heard what the armies of the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries; our armies have destroyed them completely. So, (do you think that you will escape?/do not think that your god will save you!) [RHQ]
Si, du hafver hört, hvad de Konungar af Assyrien allom landom gjort hafva, och förderfvat dem; och du skulle friad varda?
12 Did the gods of the nations that were about to be destroyed by the armies of the previous kings of Assyria rescue them? Did those gods rescue Gozan [region], and Haran and Rezeph [cities in northern Syria], and the people of Eden [region] who were forced to go to Tel-Assar [city]?
Hafva ock Hedningarnas gudar undsatt de land, som mine fäder förderfvat hafva; såsom är Gosan, Haran, Rezeph, och Edens barn i Thelassar?
13 What happened to the King of Hamath and the King of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah [cities]? [Did their gods rescue them] [RHQ]?”
Hvar är Konungen i Hamath, och Konungen i Arphad, och Konungen i den stadenom Sepharvaim, Heva och Iva?
14 Hezekiah received the letter that the messengers gave him, and he read it. Then he went up to the temple and spread out the letter in front of Yahweh.
Och då Hiskia hade undfått brefvet af båden, och läsit det, gick han upp till Herrans hus, och höll det ut för Herranom.
15 And [then] Hezekiah prayed this:
Och Hiskia bad till Herran, och sade:
16 “O Yahweh, Commander of the armies of angels, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, you are seated on your throne above the statues of the creatures with wings, [above the Sacred Chest]. Only you are [truly] God. You rule all the kingdoms on this earth. You are the one who created everything on the earth and in the sky.
Herre Zebaoth, du Israels Gud, som öfver Cherubim sitter, du äst allena Gud öfver all Konungarike på jordene; du hafver gjort himmel och jord.
17 [So], Yahweh, [please] listen to what I am saying, and look at [what is happening]! And listen to what Sennacherib has said to insult you, the all-powerful God!
Herre, nederböj din öron, och hör; Herre, låt upp din ögon, och se; hör dock all Sanheribs ord, som han utsändt hafver, till att försmäda lefvandes Gud.
18 Yahweh, it is true that [the armies of] the kings of Assyria have completely destroyed many nations and ruined their land.
Sant är det, Herre, Konungarna i Assyrien hafva öde gjort all Konungarike med deras land;
19 And they have thrown all the idols of those nations into fires and burned them. But they were not [really] gods. They were only idols made of wood and stone, [and that is why they were destroyed easily].
Och hafva kastat deras gudar uti eld; ty de voro icke gudar, utan menniskohänders verk, trä och sten; de äro förgjorde.
20 So now, Yahweh our God, [please] rescue us from the power [MTY] of [the King of Assyria], in order that [the people in] all the kingdoms of the world will know that you, Yahweh, are the only one who is [truly] God.”
Men nu, Herre, vår Gud, hjelp oss ifrå hans hand, på det att all Konungarike på jordene måga förnimma, att du äst Herre allena.
21 Then I sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahweh, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, says: Because you prayed about what King Sennacherib of Assyria [said],
Då sände Esaia, Amos son, till Hiskia, och lät säga honom: Så säger Herren Israels Gud, om det du mig bedit hafver om Konung Sanherib af Assyrien;
22 this is what I say to him: ‘The people of Jerusalem despise you and make fun of you. They will wag/shake their heads to mock you while you flee from here.
Så är detta det Herren om honom säger: Jungfrun, dottren Zion, föraktar dig, och bespottar dig, och dottren Jerusalem rister hufvudet efter dig.
23 Whom do you think you have been despising and ridiculing? Whom do you think you were shouting at? Whom do you think you were looking at [very] proudly/arrogantly? [It was I], the Holy One whom the Israelis worship!
Hvem hafver du förhädt och försmädt? Öfver hvem hafver du upphäfvit röstena? Och du hafver upphäfvit din ögon emot den Heliga i Israel.
24 The messengers whom you sent made fun of me. You said, “With my many chariots I have gone to the highest mountains, [even] to the highest mountains in Lebanon. We have cut down its tallest cedar [trees] and its nicest pine/cypress [trees]. We have been to the most distant/remote peaks and to its densest forests.
Genom dina tjenare hafver du försmädat Herran, och säger: Genom mina många vagnar är jag uppdragen uppå bergshöjderna vid Libanons sido, och hafver afhuggit hans höga cedreträ, med de utkorade furoträ, och är kommen öfver höjdena, intill ändan på denna skogen på landena.
25 We have dug wells [in many countries] and drunk water [from them]. And by marching through [MTY] the streams of Egypt, we dried them all up [HYP]!”
Jag hafver grafvit och druckit vattnet, och mitt fotbjelle hafver uttorkat all förvarad vatten.
26 [But I, Yahweh, reply], “Have you never heard that long ago I determined [those things]; I planned them long ago, and now I have been causing those things to occur. I planned that your army would destroy cities and cause them to become piles of rubble.
Men hafver du icke hört, att jag i förtiden alltså gjort, och af ålder så handlat hafver, och gör desslikes så ännu, att fasto städer förstöras uti stenhopar;
27 The people in those cities have no power, and as a result they are dismayed and discouraged. They are [as frail as] [MET] grass and plants in the fields, as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses and is scorched by the hot east wind.
Och deras inbyggare försvagade och förtviflade varda, och på skam komma, och varda till gräs på markene, och till grön ört, såsom hö på taken, hvilket borttorkas, förr än det moget varder?
28 [But] I know [everything about you]; I know when you are [in your house and] when you go outside; I also know that you are (raging/speaking very angrily) against me.
Men jag känner dina boning väl, ditt uttåg och intåg, och ditt rasande emot mig.
29 [So], because you have raged against me and because I have heard you speak very proudly/arrogantly, [it will be as though] I will put a hook in your nose and I will put an iron (bit/metal bar) in your mouth [in order that I can lead you where I want you to go], and I will force you to return [to your own country], on the same road on which you came [here, without conquering Jerusalem].”’
Efter du nu rasar emot mig, och ditt högmod är kommet upp för min öron, skall jag sätta dig en ring i dina näso, och ett bett i din mun, och skall föra dig den vägen hem igen, den du kommen äst.
30 [Then I said to Hezekiah], ‘This will prove to you [that what I said will happen]: “This year, you(pl) will eat [only the crops] that grow by themselves, and next year the same thing will happen. But in the third year you will plant [crops] and harvest them; you will take care of your vineyards and eat the grapes.
Och detta skall vara dig för ett tecken: Ät i detta året hvad förtrampadt är; uti de andra årena hvad sjelft växer; uti tredje årena sår och uppskärer, planterer vingårdar, och äter deras frukt.
31 And [you] people who are still [here] in Judah, will be strong and prosper again [MET].
Ty de frälste af Juda hus, och de öfverblefne, skola åter rota sig nedantill, och ofvantill bära frukt.
32 A small number of my people will survive, and they will spread out from Jerusalem [DOU].” That will happen because [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, am desiring very much to accomplish it.’
Ty utaf Jerusalem skola ännu utgå de som qvarblefne äro, och de frälste utaf Zions berg. Detta skall Herrans Zebaoths nitälskan göra.
33 And this is what [I], Yahweh, say about the King of Assyria: ‘His [armies] will not enter Jerusalem; they will not [even] shoot arrows into it. His soldiers will not [march outside] the city gates holding their shields, and they will not build high mounds of dirt against the walls of the city [to enable them to attack the city].
Derföre säger Herren om Konungen af Assyrien alltså: Hall skall icke komma in uti denna staden, och skall ej heller skjuta der en pil in, och icke en sköld komma der före, och skall han ingen skans göra deromkring;
34 And their king will return [to his own country] on the same road on which he came [here]. He will not enter this city!’ [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!
Utan skall vända den vägen om igen, som han kommen är, så att han uti denna staden intet kommer, säger Herren.
35 For the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me [well], I will defend this city and prevent it from being destroyed.”
Ty jag vill beskydda denna staden, så att jag skall uthjelpa honom för mina skull, och för min tjenares Davids skull.
36 [That night], an angel from Yahweh went out to where the army of Assyria had set up their tents and killed 185,000 of their soldiers. When [the rest of the soldiers] woke up the next morning, they saw that there were corpses everywhere.
Då for ut en Herrans Ängel, och slog uti det Assyriska lägret hundrade fem och åttatio tusend män; och då de om morgonen bittida uppstodo, si, då låg der allt fullt med döda kroppar.
37 Then King Sennacherib left and returned home to Nineveh [in Assyria], and stayed there.
Och Konungen af Assyrien, Sanherib, bröt upp, drog sina färde, och vände om hem igen, och blef i Nineve.
38 [One day], when he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his two sons, Adrammelech and Sharezer, killed him with their swords. Then they escaped and went to the Ararat [region northwest of Nineveh]. And another of Sennacherib’s sons, Esarhaddon, became the King of Assyria.
Och det begaf sig, att då han tillbad uti sins guds Nisrochs huse, slogo honom hans söner Adrammelech och SarEzer med svärd, och flydde in uti det landet Ararat; och hans son EsarHaddon vardt Konung i hans stad.
