Esaias 22
1 Utsagn om Syne-dalen. Hvad fattes dig siden alt ditt folk er steget op på takene?
The burden of the valley of vision. What does it mean to you, then, that each of you have even climbed to the rooftops?
2 Du larmfulle, du brusende stad, du jublende by! Dine drepte er ikke drept med sverd og ikke død i krig.
Filled with clamor, a busy city, an exultant city: your dead have not been slain by the sword, nor did they die 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 leaders have fled together, and they have been bound by hardship. All who were found were chained together. They 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!
For this reason, I said: “Depart from me. I will weep bitterly. Make no attempt to console me, over the devastation 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 death, and of trampling, and of weeping to the Lord, the God of hosts, in the valley of vision: examining the wall and the magnificence above the mountain.
6 Elam bærer kogger, drar frem med stridsmenn på vogner og med ryttere, og Kir har tatt dekket av sitt skjold.
And Elam took up the quiver and the chariot of the horseman; and he stripped the wall of the shield.
7 Dine herligste daler fylles med vogner, og rytterne stiller sig op imot portene.
And your elect valleys will be filled with chariots, and the horsemen will position themselves at the gates.
8 Så tar Herren dekket bort fra Juda, og du ser dig på den dag om efter rustningene i skoghuset,
And the covering of Judah will be exposed, and in that day, you will see the weaponry of the forest house.
9 og I ser at Davids stad har mange revner, og I samler vannet i den nedre dam,
And you will see breaches in the city of David, for these have been multiplied. But you have gathered together the waters of the lower fish-pool.
10 og I teller Jerusalems hus, og I river husene ned for å styrke muren,
And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem. And you have destroyed the houses in order to fortify the wall.
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 have made a pit between two walls for the waters of the ancient fish-pool. But you have not gazed upward to him who made it, and you have not considered, even from a distance, its Maker.
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 in that day, the Lord, the God of hosts, will call to weeping and mourning, to baldness and the wearing of 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 behold: gladness and rejoicing, the killing of calves and the slaughter of rams, the eating of meat and the drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will 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 the voice of the Lord of hosts was revealed in my ears: “Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you, until you die,” says the Lord, the God of hosts.
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, the God of hosts: Go forth and enter to him who lives in the tabernacle, to Shebna, who is in charge of the temple, and you shall say to him:
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?
“What are you here, or who are you claiming to be here? For you have hewn a sepulcher for yourself here. You have diligently hewn a memorial in a rock, as a tabernacle to yourself.
17 Se, Herren skal slynge dig, ja slynge dig bort, mann! Han skal rulle dig sammen,
Behold, the Lord will cause you to be carried away, like a domesticated rooster, and he will remove you, like an outer garment.
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!
He will crown you with a crown of tribulation. He will toss you like a ball into a broad and spacious land. There you will die, and there the chariot of your glory will be, for it is a shame to the house of your Lord.”
19 Jeg vil støte dig bort fra din post, og fra din plass skal du bli kastet ned.
And I will expel you from your station, and I will depose you from your ministry.
20 Og på den dag vil jeg kalle min tjener Eljakim, Hilkias' sønn,
And this shall be in that day: I will call my servant Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah.
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 clothe him with your vestment, and I will strengthen him with your belt, and I will give your authority to his hand. And he shall be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
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 place the key of the house of David upon his shoulder. And when he opens, no one will close. And when he closes, no one will 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 fasten him like a peg in a trustworthy place. And he will be upon a throne of glory in the house of his father.
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 they will suspend over him all the glory of his father’s house: various kinds of vessels and every little article, from the vessels of bowls even to every instrument of music.
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.
In that day, says the Lord of hosts, the peg which was fastened in a trustworthy place shall be taken away. And he will be broken, and he will fall, and he will perish, along with all that had depended upon him, because the Lord has spoken it.
