Isaiah 31
1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and stay on horses; and trust in chariots, because they are many, and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
Ve dem, som går ned til Ægypten om hjælp og slår Lid til heste, som stoler på Vognenes mængde, på Rytternes store Tal, men ikke ser hen til Israels Hellige, ej rådspørger HERREN.
2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Men viis er og han, lader Ulykke komme og går ej fra sit Ord. Han står op mod de ondes Hus og mod Udådsmændenes Hjælp.
3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit: and when the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall stumble, and he that is holpen shall fall, and they all shall fail together.
Ægypterne er Mennesker, ikke Gud, deres Heste er Kød, ikke Ånd. Når HERREN udrækker Hånden, snubler Hjælperen, den hjulpne falder, de omkommer alle til Hobe.
4 For thus saith the LORD unto me, Like as when the lion growleth and the young lion over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds be called forth against him, he will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight upon mount Zion, and upon the hill thereof.
Thi så sagde HERREN til mig: Som en Løve knurrer, en Ungløve over sit Rov, og ikke, når Hyrdernes Flok kaldes hid imod den, skræmmes af Skriget eller viger for Larmen, så stiger Hærskarers HERRE ned til Kamp på Zions Bjerg og Høj.
5 As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver [it], he will pass over and preserve [it].
Som svævende Fugle så skærmer Hærskarers HERRE Jerusalem, skærmer og frier, skåner og redder.
6 Turn ye unto him from whom ye have deeply revolted, O children of Israel.
Vend om til ham, hvem Israels Børn faldt fra så dybt!
7 For in that day they shall cast away every man his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
Thi på hin Dag vrager enhver sine Guder af Sølv sine Guder af Guld, eders Hænders syndige Værk.
8 Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him: and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become tributary.
Assur falder for Sværd, men ikke en Mands, et Sværd fortærer det, ikke et Menneskes. Og han skal fly for Sværdet, til Hoveriarbejde tvinges hans Stridsmænd;
9 And his rock shall pass away by reason of terror, and his princes shall be dismayed at the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
hans Klippe viger bort af Rædsel, hans Fyrster skræmmes fra Fanen. Så lyder det fra HERREN, hvis Ild er i Zion, som har sin Ovn i Jerusalem.
