Isaiah 10
1 Woe [to] those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness.
Ve dem, som give ugudelige Love og udstede uretfærdige Skrivelser
2 To turn aside from judgment the poor, And to take violently away the judgment Of the afflicted of My people, That widows may be their prey, That the fatherless they may spoil.
for at fortrænge de ringe fra deres Ret og for at fravende de elendige iblandt mit Folk deres Ret, at Enkerne maa være deres Bytte, og at de kunne berøve de faderløse!
3 And what do ye at a day of inspection? And at desolation? — from afar it cometh. Near whom do ye flee for help? And where do ye leave your honour?
Men hvad ville I gøre imod Hjemsøgelsens Dag og imod den Ødelæggelse, som skal komme langt borte fra? til hvem ville I fly om Hjælp? og hvor ville I lade eders Herlighed blive?
4 Without Me it hath bowed down In the place of a bound one, And in the place of the slain they fall. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.
Enhver, som ikke maa bøje sig iblandt de bundne, skal falde iblandt de ihjelslagne. Med alt dette har hans Vrede ikke lagt sig; men hans Haand er endnu udrakt.
5 Woe [to] Asshur, a rod of Mine anger, And a staff in their hand [is] Mine indignation.
Ve Assur, min Vredes Ris! min Harme er Kæppen i hans Haand.
6 Against a profane nation I send him, And concerning a people of My wrath I charge him, To spoil spoil, and to seize prey, And to make it a treading-place as the clay of out places.
Jeg sender ham imod et vanhelligt Folk og giver ham Befaling imod det Folk, som jeg er vred paa, til at gøre Bytte og røve Rov og til at træde det ned som Ler paa Gader.
7 And he — he thinketh not so, And his heart reckoneth not so, For — to destroy [is] in his heart, And to cut off nations not a few.
Men han, han mener det ikke saa, og hans Hjerte tænker ikke saa; men hans Hu staar til at ødelægge og at udrydde ikke faa Folk.
8 For he saith, 'Are not my princes altogether kings?
Thi han siger: Ere mine Fyrster ikke Konger til Hobe?
9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?
Er det ikke gaaet Kalno som Karkemis? ikke Hamath som Arpad? ikke Samaria som Damaskus?
10 As my hand hath got to the kingdoms of a worthless thing, and their graven images, [Greater] than Jerusalem and than Samaria,
Ligesom min Haand har ramt Afgudernes Riger, hvor der var flere Billeder end i Jerusalem og i Samaria:
11 Do I not — as I have done to Samaria, And to her worthless things, So do to Jerusalem and to her grievous things?
Mon jeg ikke, saaledes som jeg har gjort ved Samaria og dens Afguder, saaledes skal gøre ved Jerusalem og ved dens Afguder?
12 And it hath come to pass, When the Lord doth fulfil all His work In mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I see concerning the fruit of the greatness Of the heart of the king of Asshur. And concerning the glory of the height of his eyes.
Og det skal ske, naar Herren har udrettet al sin Gerning paa Zions Bjerg og i Jerusalem, da vil jeg hjemsøge Kongen af Assyriens Hovmods Frugt og hans Hoffærdigheds Pragt.
13 For he hath said, 'By the power of my hand I have wrought, And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, And I remove borders of the peoples, And their chief ones I have spoiled, And I put down as a mighty one the inhabitants,
Fordi han siger: Ved min Haands Kraft har jeg gjort det og ved min Visdom, thi jeg er forstandig; og jeg borttager Folkenes Landemærker og har røvet deres Forraad, og som den mægtige nedkaster jeg dem, som sidde i Højsædet.
14 And my hand as to a nest Getteth to the wealth of the peoples, And as a gathering of forsaken eggs All the earth I — I have gathered, And there hath not been one moving wing, Or opening mouth, or whispering.'
Og min Haand har fundet hen til Folkenes Gods som til en Fuglerede, og jeg har sanket alt Landet, som man sanker Æg, der ere forladte; og der var ingen, som rørte en Vinge, eller som oplod Næbet og peb.
15 — Doth the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Doth the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood!
Kan vel Øksen rose sig imod den, som hugger med den? eller Saven trodse den, som trækker den? som om en Stav vilde svinge den, som opløfter den, eller som om en Kæp vilde opløfte den, som ikke er Træ?
16 Therefore doth the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, Send among his fat ones leanness, And under his honour He kindleth a burning As the burning of a fire.
Derfor skal Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, sende Magerhed paa hans fede, og under hans Herlighed skal der brænde et Baal som et brændende Baal.
17 And the light of Israel hath been for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame, And it hath burned, and devoured his thorn And his brier in one day.
Og Israels Lys skal vorde en Ild, og hans Hellige skal vorde en Lue; og den skal brænde og fortære hans Torn og Tidsler paa een Dag.
18 And the honour of his forest, and his fruitful field, From soul even unto flesh He doth consume, And it hath been as the fainting of a standard-bearer.
Og hans Skovs og hans Frugthaves Herlighed skal den fortære med Rub og Stub; og han skal blive som en syg, der vansmægter.
19 And the rest of the trees of his forest [are] few, And a youth doth write them.
Og de overblevne Træer i hans Skov skulle være faa i Tal, og et Barn skal kunne opskrive dem.
20 And it hath come to pass, in that day, The remnant of Israel, And the escaped of the house of Jacob, Do not add any more to lean on its smiter, And have leant on Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel, in truth.
Og det skal ske paa den Dag, da skulle de overblevne i Israel og de undkomne af Jakobs Hus ikke mere forlade sig paa den, som slaar det; men de skulle forlade sig paa Herren, Israels Hellige, i Oprigtighed.
21 A remnant returneth — a remnant of Jacob, Unto the Mighty God.
De overblevne skulle omvende sig, de overblevne af Jakob, til den vældige Gud.
22 For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, A remnant doth return of it, A consumption determined, Overflowing [with] righteousness.
Thi om dit Folk, o Israel! er som Havets Sand, skulle kun de overblevne deraf omvende sig; Fordærvelsen er bestemt, den breder sig ud med Retfærdighed som en Strøm.
23 For a consumption that is determined, The Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is making in the midst of all the land.
Thi Fordærvelsen og det besluttede Raad skal Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, udføre, midt i hele Landet.
24 Therefore, thus said the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, 'Be not afraid, my people, inhabiting Zion, because of Asshur, With a rod he doth smite thee, And his staff lifteth up against thee, in the way of Egypt.
Derfor, saa siger Herren, den Herre Zebaoth: Frygt ikke, mit Folk! du, som bor i Zion, for Assur; han slaar dig med Staven og opløfter sin Kæp over dig, paa samme Vis som Ægypterne.
25 For yet a very little, And the indignation hath been completed, And Mine anger by their wearing out.
Thi endnu et lidet, en føje Tid, saa skal Fortørnelsen endes, og min Vrede komme for at fortære dem.
26 And awaking for him is Jehovah of Hosts, A scourge like the smiting of Midian at the rock Oreb, And his rod [is] over the sea, And he hath lifted it in the way of Egypt.
Og den Herre Zebaoth skal svinge en Svøbe over ham, som da Midian blev slaaet paa Orebs Klippe, og sin Stav, som han hævede over Havet, den skal han opløfte paa samme Vis som i Ægypten.
27 And it hath come to pass, in that day, Turned is his burden from off thy shoulder, And his yoke from off thy neck, And destroyed hath been the yoke, because of prosperity.
Og det skal ske paa den Dag, da skal hans Byrde borttages fra dine Skuldre og hans Aag fra din Hals; og Aaget skal sprænges for Fedmens Skyld.
28 He hath come in against Aiath, He hath passed over into Migron, At Michmash he looketh after his vessels.
Han kommer over Ajat, han drager igennem Migron, han lader sit Tros blive tilbage i Mikmas.
29 They have gone over the passage, Geba they have made a lodging place, Trembled hath Rama, Gibeah of Saul fled.
De drage igennem Passet, de blive Natten over i Geba; Rama bæver, Sauls Gibea flyr.
30 Cry aloud [with] thy voice, daughter of Gallim, Give attention, Laish! answer her, Anathoth.
Raab højt, du Gallims Datter! giv Agt, Lajsa! ulykkeligt er Anathoth.
31 Fled away hath Madmenah, The inhabitants of the high places have hardened themselves.
Madmena flygter, Indbyggerne i Gebim samle sig til Flugt.
32 Yet to-day in Nob to remain, Wave its hand doth the mount of the daughter of Zion, The hill of Jerusalem.
Endnu bliver han staaende denne Dag i Nob; saa løfter han sin Haand imod Zions Hus's Bjerg, imod Jerusalems Høj.
33 Lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is lopping a branch with violence, And the high of stature are cut down, And the lofty are become low,
Se, Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, skal nedhugge de skønne Grene, saa man gruer; og de ranke Stammer skulle afhugges, og de høje skulle blive lave.
34 And He hath gone round the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon by a mighty one falleth!
Og den tykke Skov nedhugges med Jernet, og Libanon falder for den Mægtige.
