Esaias 22

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

[I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Jerusalem, about the valley where [Yahweh showed me] this vision. Why is everyone foolishly running up to their [flat] rooftops?

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

Everyone in the city [seems to] be shouting. [There are a lot of] corpses [in the city], [but they] were not killed by [their enemies’] swords. They did not die in battles; [instead, they died from diseases and hunger].

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 the leaders of the city fled. [But then] they were captured because they did not have bows [and arrows to defend themselves]. Your [soldiers tried to] flee while the enemy [army] was still far away, but they also were captured.

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!

That is why I said, “Allow me to cry alone; do not try to comfort me [about my people being slaughtered].”

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.

The Commander of the armies of angels has [chosen] a time when there will be a great uproar, [soldiers] marching, and people being terrified in the valley [where I received this] vision. [It will be a time when our city] walls will be battered down and [the people’s] cries [for help] will be heard in the mountains.

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

The armies from Elam and Kir [in Media] will attack, driving chariots and carrying shields.

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

Our beautiful valleys will be filled with [our enemies’] chariots and the men who drive the chariots will stand outside [our city] gates.

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

The walls that protect [the cities in] Judah will fall down. You [people of Jerusalem] will run to get the weapons [that are stored in the building called] “the Hall of the Forest”.

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

You will see that there are many breaks/holes in the walls of Jerusalem. You will store water in the lower pool [in the city].

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

You will inspect the houses in Jerusalem, and [some of] them you will tear down to use the stones to repair the [city] 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.

Between the walls [of the city] you will build a reservoir to [store] water from the old pool. But you will never request help from the one who made the city; you have never depended on Yahweh, who planned this city long ago.

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

The Commander of the armies of angels told you to weep and mourn; he told you to shave your heads and to wear rough sackcloth to show that you were sorry for the sins that you had committed.

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 instead of doing that, you were happy and celebrating; you slaughtered cattle and sheep, [in order to cook their] meat and eat it and drink wine. You said, “Let’s eat and drink [all that we want to], because [it is possible that] we will die tomorrow!”

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.

[So] the Commander of the armies of angels revealed this to me: “I will never forgive my people for sinning like this!”

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

The Commander of the armies of angels said this [to me]: “Go to Shebna, the official who supervises the workers in the palace, and give this message 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?

'[Who do you think you are?] Who gave you the authority to build a beautiful tomb where you will be buried, chiseling it out of the rocky cliff high above this valley?

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

You [think that you are] [IRO] a great man, but Yahweh is about to hurl you away. [It will be as though] he will seize you,

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 roll/crumple you into a ball and throw you away into a large distant land. You will die [and be buried] there, and your beautiful chariots will stay there [in the hands of your enemies]. And [because of what happens to you], your master, [the king], will be [very] ashamed/disgraced.

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

Yahweh will force you to quit working in the palace; you will be demoted from your important position.

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

Then I will summon Hilkiah’s son Eliakim, who has served serve me [well], to replace you.

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.

I will allow him to wear your robe, and to fasten your sash around him, and I will give to him the authority that you had. He will be like [MET] a father to the people of Jerusalem and [all the other] towns in 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.

I will give to him authority [MTY] over [what happens in] the palace where King David [lived]; when he decides something [MET], no one will be able to oppose it; when he refuses to do something, no one will be able to force him to do it.

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

I will cause his family to be greatly respected, because I will put him firmly in his position [as supervisor of the workers in the palace], like [SIM] a nail that is firmly hammered into a wall.

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.

Others will enable him to have much responsibility, with the result that all the members of his family, even the most insignificant ones, will be honored.'”

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.

[But] the Commander of the armies of angels also says, “[Shebna is like] [MET] a peg that is firmly fastened to the wall. But there will be a time when I will [remove him from his position]; he will lose his power/influence, and everything that he promoted [MET] will fail. [That will surely happen] because [I], Yahweh, have said it.”