Esajas 10
1 Ve dem, der giver Ulykkeslove og ivrigt fører Uret til Bogs
Woe to those who make unfair laws, and who, when writing, write injustice:
2 for at trænge de ringe fra Retten og røve de armes Ret i mit Folk, at Enker kan blive deres Bytte og faderløse kan plyndres.
in order to oppress the poor in judgment, and to do violence to the case of the humble of my people, in order that widows may be their prey, and that they might plunder the orphan.
3 Hvad gør I på Straffens Dag, når Undergang kommer fra det fjerne? Til hvem vil I ty om Hjælp, hvor gemmer I da eders Rigdom?
What will you do on the day of visitation and calamity which is approaching from afar? To whom will you flee for assistance? And where will you leave behind your own glory,
4 Enten må I knæle blandt Fanger, eller også falde på Valen! Men trods alt har hans Vrede ej lagt sig, hans Hånd er fremdeles rakt ud.
so that you may not be bowed down under the chains, and fall with the slain? Concerning all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.
5 Ve Assur, min Harmes Kæp, min Vrede er Stokken i hans Hånd.
Woe to Assur! He is the rod and the staff of my fury, and my indignation is in their hands.
6 Jeg sender ham mod et vanhelligt Folk, opbyder ham mod min Vredes, Folk til at gøre Bytte og røve og trampe det ned som Skarn på Gaden.
I will send him to a deceitful nation, and I will order him against the people of my fury, so that he may take away the plunder, and tear apart the prey, and place it to be trampled like the mud of the streets.
7 Men han, han mener det ej så, hans Hjerte tænker ej så. Nej, at ødelægge, det er hans Attrå, at udrydde Folk, ikke få.
But he will not consider it to be so, and his heart will not suppose it to be this way. Instead, his heart will be set to crush and to exterminate more than a few nations.
8 Thi han siger: "Er ej mine Høvedsmænd Konger til Hobe?
For he will say:
9 Gik det ej Kalno som Karkemisj, mon ikke Hamat som Arpad, Samaria som Damaskus?
“Are not my princes like many kings? Is not Calno like Carchemish, and Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
10 Som min Hånd fandt hen til Afgudernes Riger, der dog havde flere Gudebilleder end Jerusalem og Samaria
In the same manner as my hand reached the kingdoms of the idol, so also will it reach their false images, those of Jerusalem and of Samaria.
11 mon jeg da ikke skal handle med Jerusalem og dets Gudebilleder, som jeg handlede med Samaria og dets Afguder?"
Should I not do to Jerusalem and her false images, just as I have done to Samaria and her idols?”
12 Men når Herren fuldbyrder alt sit Værk på Zions Bjerg og i Jerusalem, vil jeg hjemsøge Assyrerkongens Hjertes Hovmodsfrugt og hans Øjnes trodsige Pral,
And this shall be: when the Lord will have completed each of his works on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I will act against the fruit of the exalted heart of king Assur, and against the glory of the haughtiness of his eyes.
13 fordi han siger: "Med min, stærke Hånd greb jeg ind, med min Visdom, thi jeg er klog. Jeg flyttede Folkeslags Grænser og rev deres Skatte til mig, stødte Folk fra Tronen i Almagt;
For he has said: “I have acted with the strength of my own hand, and I have understood with my own wisdom, and I have removed the limits of the people, and I have plundered their leaders, and, like one with power, I have pulled down those residing on high.
14 min Hånd fandt til Folkenes Rigdom som hen til en Fuglerede; som man sanker forladte Æg, har jeg sanket den vide Jord, og ingen rørte en Vinge, åbnede Næbbet og peb."
And my hand has reached to the strength of the people, as to a nest. And, just as the eggs which have been left behind are gathered, so have I gathered the entire earth. And there was no one who moved a wing, or opened a mouth, or uttered a snarl.”
15 Mon Øksen bryster sig mod den, som hugger, gør Saven sig til mod den, som saver? Som om Kæppen kan svinge den, der løfter den, Stokken løfte, hvad ikke er Træ!
Should the axe glorify itself over him who wields it? Or can the saw exalt itself over him who pulls it? How can a rod lift itself up against him who wields it, or a staff exalt itself, though it is only wood?
16 Derfor sender Herren Hærskarers HERRE, Svindsot i hans Fedme, og under hans Herlighed luer en Lue som luende Ild;
Because of this, the sovereign Lord, the Lord of hosts, will send leanness among his fat ones. And under the influence of his glory, a burning ardor will rage, like a consuming fire.
17 Israels Lys bliver til Ild og dets Hellige til en Flamme, og den brænder og fortærer hans Tidsel og Torn på een Dag;
And the light of Israel will be like a fire, and the Holy One of Israel will be like a flame. And his thorns and briers will be set ablaze and devoured, in one day.
18 hans Skovs og Frugthaves Herlighed skal den rydde Rub og Stub, og han bliver som en syg, der hentæres.
And the glory of his forest and of his beautiful hill will be consumed, from the soul even to the flesh. And he will flee away in terror.
19 De Træer, som levnes i hans Skov, bliver det let at tælle; et Barn kan skrive dem op.
And what remains of the trees of his forest will be so few, and so easily numbered, that even a child could write them down.
20 På hin Dag skal Israels Rest og det, som undslipper af Jakobs Hus, ikke mere støtte sig til den, der slår det, men til HERREN, Israels Hellige, i Sandhed.
And this shall be in that day: those not added to the remnant of Israel, and those who escape of the house of Jacob, will not lean upon him who strikes them. Instead, they will lean upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
21 En Rest skal omvende sig, Jakobs Rest, til den vældige Gud.
The remnant of Jacob, again I say the remnant, will be converted to the mighty God.
22 Thi var end dit Folk som Sandet ved Havet, Israel, kun en Rest deraf skal omvende sig. Ødelæggelse er fastslået, og med Retfærdighed vælter den frem;
For though your people, O Israel, will be like the sand of the sea, yet only a remnant of them will be converted. The consummation, having been shortened, will be inundated with justice.
23 thi Ødelæggelse og fastslået Råd fuldbyrder Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, over al Jorden.
For the Lord, the God of hosts, will accomplish an abbreviation and a consummation, in the midst of all the earth.
24 Derfor, så siger Herren, Hærskarers HERRE: Frygt ikke, mit Folk, som bor i Zion, for Assyrien, når det slår dig med Kæppen og løfter sin Stok imod dig som fordum Ægypten!
For this reason, the Lord, the God of hosts, says this: “My people, who inhabit Zion: do not be afraid of Assur. He will strike you with his rod, and he will lift up his staff over you, on the way of Egypt.
25 Thi end om en føje Stund er Vreden ovre, og min Harme vender sig til deres Fordærv.
But after a little while and a brief time, my indignation will be consumed, and my fury will turn to their wickedness.”
26 Så svinger Hærskarers HERRE Svøben imod det, som da Midjan blev slået ved Orebs Klippe; hans Stok er udrakt imod Havet, og han løfter den som fordum mod Ægypten.
And the Lord of hosts will raise up a scourge over him, like the scourge of Midian at the rock of Oreb, and he will raise up his rod over the sea, and he will lift it up against the way of Egypt.
27 På hin Dag tager han Byrden af din Skulder og Åget af din Nakke, ja, Åget brister for Fedme.
And this shall be in that day: his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, and his yoke will be taken away from your neck, and the yoke will decay at the appearance of the oil.
28 Han rykker mod Ajjat, drager uden om Migron, i Mikmas lader han Trosset blive;
He will approach Aiath; he will cross into Migron; he will entrust his vessels to Michmash.
29 de går over Passet: "I Geba holder vi Natterast!" Rama ryster, Sauls Gibea flyr.
They have passed through in haste; Geba is our seat; Ramah was stupefied; Gibeah of Saul fled.
30 Skrig højt, Gallims Datter! Lyt til, Lajsja! Stem i, Anatot!
Neigh with your voice, daughter of Gallim; pay attention, Laishah, impoverished woman of Anathoth.
31 Madmena flyr, Gebims Folk bjærger deres Gods.
Madmenah has moved away; be strengthened, you inhabitants of Gebim.
32 Endnu i Dag står han i Nob; han svinger Hånden mod Zions Datters Bjerg, Jerusalems Høj -
It is still daylight, so stand at Nob. He will shake his hand against the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
33 Se, Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, afhugger hans Grene med Gru; de knejsende Stammer fældes, de stolte Træer må segne.
Behold, the sovereign Lord of hosts will crush the little bottle of wine with terror, and the exalted in stature will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low.
34 Med Jernet gør han lyst i Skovens Tykning, og Libanon falder for den Herlige.
And the dense forest will be overturned with iron. And Lebanon, with its exalted ones, will fall.
