Isaiah 37
1 And it cometh to pass, at the king Hezekiah's hearing, that he rendeth his garments, and covereth himself with sackcloth, and entereth the house of Jehovah,
Da Kong Ezekias hørte det, sønderrev han sine Klæder, hyllede sig i Sæk og gik ind i HERRENs Hus.
2 and sendeth Eliakim, who [is] over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covering themselves with sackcloth, unto Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet,
Og han sendte Paladsøversten Eljakim og Statsskriveren Sjebna og Præsternes Ældste, hyllet i Sæk, til Profeten Esajas, Amoz's Søn,
3 and they say unto him, 'Thus said Hezekiah, A day of distress, and rebuke, and despising, [is] this day; for come have sons unto the birth, and power there is not to bear.
for at sige til ham: "Ezekias lader sige: En Nødens, Tugtelsens og Forsmædelsens Dag er denne Dag, thi Barnet er ved at fødes, men der er ikke Kraft til at bringe det til Verden!
4 'It may be Jehovah thy God doth hear the words of Rabshakeh with which the king of Asshur his lord hath sent him to reproach the living God, and hath decided concerning the words that Jehovah thy God hath heard, and thou hast lifted up prayer for the remnant that is found.'
Dog vil HERREN din Gud måske høre, hvad Rabsjake har sagt, han, som er sendt af sin Herre, Assyrerkongen, for at håne den levende Gud, og måske vil han straffe ham for de Ord, som HERREN din Gud har hørt gå derfor i Forbøn for den Rest, der endnu er tilbage!"
5 And the servants of king Hezekiah come in unto Isaiah,
Da Kong Ezekias's Folk kom til Esajas,
6 and Isaiah saith unto them, 'Thus do ye say unto your lord, Thus said Jehovah, Be not afraid because of the words that thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Asshur have reviled Me.
sagde han til dem: "Således skal I svare eders Herre: Så siger HERREN: Frygt ikke for de Ord, du har hørt, som Assyrerkongens Trælle har hånet mig med!
7 Lo, I am giving in him a spirit, and he hath heard a report, and hath turned back unto his land, and I have caused him to fall by the sword in his land.'
Se, jeg vil indgive ham en Ånd, og han skal få en Tidende at høre, så han vender tilbage til sit Land, og i hans eget Land vil jeg fælde ham med Sværdet!"
8 And Rabshakeh turneth back and findeth the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah, for he hath heard that he hath journeyed from Lachish.
Rabsjake vendte så tilbage og traf Assyrerkongen i Færd med at belejre Libna, thi han havde hørt, at Kongen var brudt op fra Lakisj.
9 And he heareth concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, saying, 'He hath come out to fight with thee;' and he heareth, and sendeth messengers unto Hezekiah, saying,
Så fik han Underretning: om, at Kong Tirhaka af Ætiopien var rykket ud for at angribe ham, og han sendte Sendebud til Ezekias og sagde:
10 'Thus do ye speak unto Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God lift thee up in whom thou art trusting, saying, Jerusalem is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur.
"Således skal I sige til Kong Ezekias af Juda: Lad ikke din Gud, som du slår din Lid til, vildlede dig med at sige, at Jerusalem ikke skal gives i Assyrerkongens Hånd!
11 Lo, thou hast heard that which the kings of Asshur have done to all the lands — to devote them — and thou art delivered!
Du har jo dog hørt, hvad Assyrerkongerne har gjort ved alle Lande, hvorledes de har lagt Band på dem og du skulde kunne undslippe!
12 Did the gods of the nations deliver them whom my fathers destroyed — Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden, who [are] in Telassar?
De Folk, mine Fædre tilintetgjorde, Gozan, Karan, Rezef og Folkene fra Eden i Telassar, har deres Guder kunnet frelse dem?
13 Where [is] the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?'
Hvor er Kongen af Hamat, Kongen af Arpad eller Kongen af La'ir, Sefarvajim, Hena og Ivva?"
14 And Hezekiah taketh the letters out of the hand of the messengers, and readeth them, and Hezekiah goeth up to the house of Jehovah, and Hezekiah spreadeth it before Jehovah.
Da Ezekias havde modtaget Brevet af Sendebudenes Hånd og læst det, gik han op i HERRENs Hus og bredte det ud for HERRENs Åsyn.
15 And Hezekiah prayeth unto Jehovah, saying,
Derpå bad Ezekias den Bøn for HERRENs Åsyn:
16 'Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, inhabiting the cherubs, Thou [art] God Himself — Thyself alone — to all kingdoms of the earth, Thou hast made the heavens and the earth.
"Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, du, som troner over Keruberne, du alene er Gud over alle Jordens Riger; du har gjort Himmelen og Jorden!
17 Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, and hear; open, O Jehovah, Thine eyes and see; and hear Thou all the words of Sennacherib that he hath sent to reproach the living God.
Bøj nu dit Øre, HERRE, og lyt, åbn dine Øjne, HERRE, og se! Læg Mærke til alle de Ord, Sankerib har sendt hid for at spotte den levende Gud!
18 'Truly, O Jehovah, kings of Asshur have laid waste all the lands and their land,
Det er sandt, HERRE, at Assyrerkongerne har tilintetgjort alle de Folk og deres Lande
19 so as to put their gods into fire — for they [are] no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone — and they destroy them.
og kastet deres Guder i Ilden; men de er ikke Guder, kun Menneskehænders Værk af Træ eller Sten; derfor kunde de ødelægge dem.
20 And now, Jehovah our God, save us from his hand, and all kingdoms of the earth do know that Thou [art] Jehovah, Thyself alone.'
Men frels os nu, HERRE vor Gud, af hans Hånd, så alle Jordens Riger kan kende, at du, HERRE, alene er Gud!"
21 And Isaiah son of Amoz sendeth unto Hezekiah, saying, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed unto me concerning Sennacherib king of Asshur —
Så sendte Esajas, Amoz's Søn, Bud til Ezekias og lod sige: "Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Din Bøn angående Assyrerkongen Sankerib har jeg hørt!"
22 this [is] the word that Jehovah spake concerning him: Trampled on thee, laughed at thee, Hath the virgin daughter of Zion, Behind thee shaken the head hath the daughter of Jerusalem.
Således lyder det Ord, HERREN talede imod ham: Hun håner, hun spotter dig, Jomfruen, Zions Datter, Jerusalems Datter ryster på Hovedet ad dig!
23 Whom hast thou reproached and reviled? And against whom lifted up the voice? Yea, thou dost lift up on high thine eyes Against the Holy One of Israel.
Hvem har du hånet og smædet, mod hvem har du løftet din Røst? Til Israels Hellige løfted i Hovmod du Blikket!
24 By the hand of thy servants Thou hast reviled the Lord, and sayest: In the multitude of my chariots I have come up to a high place of hills, The sides of Lebanon, And I cut down the height of its cedars, The choice of its firs, And I enter the high place of its extremity, The forest of its Carmel.
Ved dine Trælle håned du HERREN og sagde: "Med mine talløse Vogne besteg jeg Bjergenes Højder, Libanons afsides Egne; jeg fælded dets Cedres Højskov, dets ædle Cypresser, trængte frem til dets øverste Raststed, dets Havers Skove.
25 I — I have dug and drunk waters, And I dry up with the sole of my steps All floods of a bulwark.
Fremmed Vand grov jeg ud, og jeg drak det, tørskoet skred jeg over Ægyptens Strømme!"
26 Hast thou not heard from afar? — it I did, From days of old — that I formed it. Now, I have brought it in, And it is to make desolate, Ruinous heaps — fenced cities,
Har du ej hørt det? For længst kom det op i min Tanke, jeg lagde det fordum til Rette, nu lod jeg det ske, og du Gjorde murstærke Byer til øde Stenhobe
27 And their inhabitants are feeble-handed, They were broken down, and are dried up. They have been the herb of the field, And the greenness of the tender grass, Grass of the roofs, And blasted corn, before it hath risen up.
mens Folkene grebes i Afmagt af Skræk og Skam, blev som Græsset på Marken, det spirende Grønne, som Græs på Tage, som Mark for Østenvinden.
28 And thy sitting down, and thy going out, And thy coming in, I have known, And thy anger towards Me.
Jeg ser, når du rejser og sætter dig, ved, når du går og kommer.
29 Because of thy anger towards Me, And thy noise — it came up into Mine ears, I have put My hook in thy nose, And My bridle in thy lips, And I have caused thee to turn back In the way in which thou camest.
Fordi du raser imod mig, din Trods bar nået mit Øre, lægger jeg Ring i din Næse og Bidsel i Munden og fører dig bort ad Vejen, du kom!
30 — And this to thee [is] the sign, Food of the year [is] self-sown grain, And in the second year the spontaneous growth, And in the third year, sow ye and reap, And plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
Og dette skal være dig Tegnet: I År skal man spise, hvad der såed sig selv, og Året derpå, hvad der skyder af Rode, tredje År skal man så og høste, plante Vin og nyde dens Frugt.
31 And it hath continued — the escaped Of the house of Judah that hath been left — To take root beneath, And it hath made fruit upward.
Den, bjærgede Rest af Judas Hus slår atter Rødder forneden og bærer sin Frugt foroven;
32 For from Jerusalem goeth forth a remnant, And an escape from mount Zion, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.
thi fra Jerusalem udgår en Rest, en Levning fra Zions Bjerg. Hærskarers HERREs Nidkærhed virker dette.
33 Therefore, thus said Jehovah, Concerning the king of Asshur: He doth not come in unto this city, Nor doth he shoot there an arrow, Nor doth he come before it [with] shield, Nor doth he pour out against it a mount.
Derfor, så siger HERREN om Assyrerkongen: I Byen her skal han ej komme ind, ej sende en Pil herind, ej nærme sig den med Skjolde eller opkaste Vold imod den;
34 In the way that he came, in it he turneth back, And unto this city he doth not come in, An affirmation of Jehovah,
ad Vejen, han kom, skal han gå igen, i Byen her skal han ej komme ind så lyder det fra HERREN.
35 And I have covered over this city, To save it, for Mine own sake, And for the sake of David My servant.'
Jeg værner og frelser denne By for min og min Tjener Davids Skyld!
36 And a messenger of Jehovah goeth out, and smiteth in the camp of Asshur a hundred and eighty and five thousand; and [men] rise early in the morning, and lo, all of them [are] dead corpses.
Så gik HERRENs Engel ud og ihjelslog i Assyrernes Lejr 185000 Mand; og se, næste Morgen tidlig lå de alle døde.
37 And journey, and go, and turn back doth Sennacherib king of Asshur, and dwelleth in Nineveh.
Da brød Assyrerkongen Sankerib op, vendte hjem og blev siden i Nineve.
38 And it cometh to pass, he is bowing himself in the house of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons have smitten him with the sword, and they have escaped to the land of Ararat, and Esar-Haddon his son reigneth in his stead.
Men da han engang tilbad i sin Gud Nisroks Hus, slog hans Sønner Adrammelek og Sar'ezer ham ihjel med deres Sværd, hvorefter de flygtede til Ararats Land: og hans Søn Asarhaddon blev Konge i hans Sted.
