Esajas 8

1 Og HERREN sagde til mig: "Tag dig en stor Tavle og skriv derpå med Menneskeskrift: Hurtigt-Bytte, Hastigt-Rov!,

And the Lord said to me, Take to yourself a volume of a great new [book], and write in it with a man's pen concerning the making a rapid plunder of spoils; for it is near at hand.

2 Og tag mig pålidelige Vidner, Præsten Urija og Zekarja, Jeberekjahus Søn!"

And make me witnesses [of] faithful men, Urias, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.

3 Og jeg nærmede mig Profetinden, og hun blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn. Så sagde HERREN til mig: "Kald ham Hurtigt-Bytte, Hastigt-Rov!

And I went in to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me, Call his name, Spoil quickly, plunder speedily.

4 Thi før Drengen kan sige Fader og Moder, skal Rigdommene fra Damaskus og Byttet fra Samaria bringes til Assyrerkongen!"

For before the child shall know [how] to call [his] father or [his] mother, [one] shall take the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria before the king of the Assyrians.

5 Fremdeles sagde HERREN til mig:

And the Lord spoke to me yet again, [saying],

6 Eftersom dette Folk lader hånt om Siloas sagte rindende Vande i Angst for Bezin og Remaljas Søn,

Because this people chooses not the water of Siloam that goes softly, but wills to have Rassin, and the son of Romelias [to be] king over you;

7 se, så lader Herren Flodens Vande, de vældige, store, oversvømme dem, Assyrerkongen og al hans Herlighed; over alle sine Bredder skal den gå, trænge ud over alle sine Diger,

therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon you the water of the river, strong and abundant, [even] the king of the Assyrians, and his glory: and he shall come up over every valley of yours, and shall walk over every wall of yours:

8 styrte ind i Juda, skylle over, vælte frem og nå til Halsen; og dens udbredte Vinger skal fylde dit Land, så vidt det når Immanuel!

and he shall take away from Juda [every] man who shall be able to lift up his head, [and every one] able to accomplish anything; and his camp shall fill the breadth of your land, [O] God with us.

9 I Folkeslag, mærk jer det med Rædsel, lyt til, alle fjerne Lande: Rust jer, I skal ræddes, rust jer, I skal ræddes.

Know, you Gentiles, and be conquered; listen you, even to the extremity of the earth: be conquered, after you strengthened yourselves; for even if you should again strengthen yourselves, you shall again be conquered.

10 Læg Råd op, det skal dog briste, gør Aftale, det slår dog fejl, thi - Immanuel!

And whatever counsel you shall take, the Lord shall bring it to nothing; and whatever word you shall speak, it shall not stand among you: for God is with us.

11 Thi så sagde HERREN til mig, da hans Hånd greb mig med Vælde, og han advarede mig mod at vandre på dette Folks Vej:

Thus says the Lord, With a strong hand they revolt from the course of the way of this people, saying,

12 Kald ikke alt Sammensværgelse, hvad dette Folk kalder Sammensværgelse, frygt ikke, hvad det frygter, og ræddes ikke!

Let them not say, [It is] hard, for whatever this people says, is hard: but fear not you their fear, neither be dismayed.

13 Hærskarers HERRE, ham skal I holde hellig, han skal være eders Frygt, han skal være eders Rædsel.

Sanctify you the Lord himself; and he shall be your fear.

14 Han bliver en Helligdom, en Anstødssten og en Klippe til Fald for begge Israels Huse og en Snare og et Fangegarn for Jerusalems Indbyggere,

And if you shall trust in him, he shall be to you for a sanctuary; and you shall not come against [him] as against a stumbling-stone, neither as against the falling of a rock: but the houses of Jacob are in a snare, and the dwellers in Jerusalem in a pit.

15 og mange iblandt dem skal snuble, falde og kvæstes, fanges og bindes.

Therefore many among them shall be weak, and fall, and be crushed; and they shall draw near, and men shall be taken securely.

16 Bind Vidnesbyrdet til og sæt Segl for Læren i mine disciples Sind!

Then shall those who seal themselves that they may not learn the law be made manifest.

17 Jeg bier på HERREN, han, som dølger sit Åsyn for Jakobs Hus, til ham står mit Håb:

And [one] shall say, I will wait for God, who has turned away his face from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in him.

18 Se, jeg og de Børn, HERREN gav mig, er Varsler og Tegn i Israel fra Hærskarers HERRE, som bor på Zions Bjerg.

Behold I and the children which God has given me: and they shall be [for] signs and wonders in the house of Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells in mount Sion.

19 Og siger de til eder: "Søg Genfærdene og Ånderne, som hvisker og mumler!" skal et Folk ikke søge sin Gud, skal man søge de døde for de levende?

And if they should say to you, Seek those who have in them a divining spirit, and them that speak out of the earth, them that speak vain words, who speak out of their belly: shall not a nation diligently seek to their God? why do they seek to the dead concerning the living?

20 Nej! Til Læren og Vidnesbyrdet! Således skal visselig de komme til at tale, som nu er uden Morgenrøde.

For he has given the law for a help, that they should not speak according to this word, concerning which there are no gifts to give for it.

21 Han skal vanke om i Landet, trykket og hungrig. Og når han hungrer, skal han blive rasende og bande sin Konge og sin Gud. Vender han sig til det høje,

And famine shall come sorely upon you, and it shall come to pass, [that] when you shall be hungry, you shall be grieved, and you shall speak ill of the prince and your fathers' ordinances: and they shall look up to heaven above,

22 eller skuer han ud over Jorden, se da er der Trængsel og Mørke, knugende Mulm; i Bælgmørke er han stødt ud.

and they shall look on the earth below, and behold severe distress, and darkness, affliction, and anguish, and darkness so that [one can’t] see; and he that is in anguish shall not be distressed only for a time.