Esaias 22

1 Utsagn om Syne-dalen. Hvad fattes dig siden alt ditt folk er steget op på takene?

THE WORD OF THE VALLEY OF SION. What has happened to you, that now you are all gone up to the housetops which help you not?

2 Du larmfulle, du brusende stad, du jublende by! Dine drepte er ikke drept med sverd og ikke død i krig.

The city is filled with shouting [men]: your slain are not slain with swords, nor are your dead those who have died in battle.

3 Dine høvdinger har alle sammen flyktet bort, uten bue er de fanget; alle som fantes i dig, er fanget, enda de hadde flyktet langt bort.

All your princes have fled, and [your] captives are tightly bound, and the mighty [men] in you have fled far away.

4 Derfor sier jeg: Se bort fra mig! Jeg må gråte bittert. Treng ikke inn på mig for å trøste mig over mitt folks undergang!

Therefore I said, Let me alone, I will weep bitterly; labour not to comfort me for the breach of the daughter of my people.

5 For en dag med forferdelse og nedtramping og forvirring holder Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, i Syne-dalen; murer brytes ned, og skrik lyder op imot fjellet.

For [it is] a day of trouble, and of destruction, and of treading down, and [there is] perplexity [sent] from the Lord of hosts: they wander in the valley of Sion; they wander from the least to the greatest on the mountains.

6 Elam bærer kogger, drar frem med stridsmenn på vogner og med ryttere, og Kir har tatt dekket av sitt skjold.

And the Elamites took [their] quivers, and [there were] men mounted on horses, and [there was] a gathering for battle.

7 Dine herligste daler fylles med vogner, og rytterne stiller sig op imot portene.

And it shall be [that] your choice valleys shall be filled with chariots, and horsemen shall block up your gates.

8 Så tar Herren dekket bort fra Juda, og du ser dig på den dag om efter rustningene i skoghuset,

And they shall uncover the gates of Juda, and they shall look in that day on the choice houses of the city.

9 og I ser at Davids stad har mange revner, og I samler vannet i den nedre dam,

And they shall uncover the secret places of the houses of the citadel of David: and they saw that they were many, and that one [had] turned the water of the old pool into the city;

10 og I teller Jerusalems hus, og I river husene ned for å styrke muren,

and that they [had] pulled down the houses of Jerusalem, to fortify the wall of the city.

11 og I gjør en grav mellem begge murene for vannet fra den gamle dam; men I ser ikke op til ham som gjorde dette, og ham som uttenkte det for lang tid siden, ser I ikke.

And you procured to yourselves water between the two walls within the ancient pool: but you looked not to him that made it from the beginning, and regarded not him that created it.

12 Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, kaller eder den dag til gråt og veklage og til å rake hodet og binde sekk om eder.

And the Lord, the Lord of hosts, called in that day for weeping, and lamentation, and baldness, and for girding with sackcloth:

13 Men se, der er fryd og glede; de slakter okser, de slakter får, de eter kjøtt og drikker vin; de sier: La oss ete og drikke, for imorgen dør vi!

but they engaged in joy and gladness, slaying calves, and killing sheep, so as to eat flesh, and drink wine; saying, Let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die.

14 Men i mine ører lyder Herrens, hærskarenes Guds åpenbaring: Sannelig, denne misgjerning skal I ikke få utsonet så lenge I lever, sier Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud.

And these things are revealed in the ears of the Lord of hosts: for this sin shall not be forgiven you, until you die.

15 Så sier Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud: Gå inn til denne overhovmester Sebna, han som står for huset, og si:

Thus says the Lord of hosts, Go into the chamber, to Somnas the treasurer, and say to him, Why are you here?

16 Hvad har du her, og hvem har du her, siden du her har hugget dig ut en grav, du som hugger dig ut en grav i høiden, huler dig ut en bolig i berget?

and what have you to do here, that you have here hewn yourself a sepulchre, and made yourself a sepulchre on high, and have graven for yourself a dwelling in the rock?

17 Se, Herren skal slynge dig, ja slynge dig bort, mann! Han skal rulle dig sammen,

Behold now, the Lord of hosts casts forth and will utterly destroy [such] a man, and will take away your robe and your glorious crown,

18 han skal nøste dig til et nøste og kaste dig som en ball bort til et vidtstrakt land; dit skal du, og der skal du dø, og dit skal dine herlige vogner, du skamflekk for din herres hus!

and will cast you into a great and unmeasured land, and there you shall die: and he will bring your fair chariot to shame, and the house of your prince to be trodden down.

19 Jeg vil støte dig bort fra din post, og fra din plass skal du bli kastet ned.

And you shall be removed from your stewardship, and from your place.

20 Og på den dag vil jeg kalle min tjener Eljakim, Hilkias' sønn,

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Chelcias:

21 og jeg vil klæ ham i din kjortel og binde ditt belte om ham og gi din makt i hans hånd, og han skal være en far for Jerusalems innbyggere og for Judas hus.

and I will put on him your robe, and I will grant him your crown with power, and I will give your stewardship into his hands: and he shall be as a father to them that dwell in Jerusalem, and to them that dwell in Juda.

22 Og jeg vil legge nøklen til Davids hus på hans skulder, og han skal lukke op, og ingen lukke til, og lukke til, og ingen lukke op.

And I will give him the glory of David; and he shall rule, and there shall be none to speak against him: and I will give him the key of the house of David [upon] his shoulder; and he shall open, and there shall be none to shut; and he shall shut, and there shall be none to open.

23 Og jeg vil feste ham som en nagle på et sikkert sted, og han skal bli et æressete for sin fars hus.

And I will make him a ruler in a sure place, and he shall be for a glorious throne of his father's house.

24 Og de skal henge på ham hele tyngden av hans fars hus, de edle og de ville skudd, alle småkarene, både fatene og alle krukkene.

And every one that is glorious in the house of his father shall trust in him, from the least to the greatest; and they shall depend upon him in that day.

25 På den dag, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, skal den nagle som var festet på et sikkert sted, løsne; den skal hugges av og falle ned, og den byrde som hang på den, skal ødelegges; for Herren har talt.

Thus says the Lord of hosts, The man that is fastened in the sure place shall be removed and be taken away, and shall fall; and the glory that is upon him shall be utterly destroyed: for the Lord has spoken it.