Esias 37
1 And it came to pass, when king Ezekias heard [it, that] he tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth, and went up to the house of the Lord.
Da Kong Ezekias hørte det, sønderrev han sine Klæder, hyllede sig i Sæk og gik ind i HERRENs Hus.
2 And he sent Heliakim the steward, and Somnas the scribe, and the elders of the priests clothed with sackcloth, to Esaias the son of Amos, the prophet. And they said to him, Thus says Ezekias,
Og han sendte Paladsøversten Eljakim og Statsskriveren Sjebna og Præsternes Ældste, hyllet i Sæk, til Profeten Esajas, Amoz's Søn,
3 To-day is a day of affliction, and reproach, and rebuke, and anger: for the pangs are come upon the travailing [woman], but she has not strength to bring forth.
for at sige til ham: "Ezekias lader sige: En Nødens, Tugtelsens og Forsmædelsens Dag er denne Dag, thi Barnet er ved at fødes, men der er ikke Kraft til at bringe det til Verden!
4 May the Lord your God hear the words of Rabsaces, which the king of the Assyrians has sent, to reproach the living God, even to reproach with the words which the Lord your God has heard: therefore you shall pray to your Lord for these that are left.
Dog vil HERREN din Gud måske høre, hvad Rabsjake har sagt, han, som er sendt af sin Herre, Assyrerkongen, for at håne den levende Gud, og måske vil han straffe ham for de Ord, som HERREN din Gud har hørt gå derfor i Forbøn for den Rest, der endnu er tilbage!"
5 So the servants of king Ezekias came to Esaias.
Da Kong Ezekias's Folk kom til Esajas,
6 And Esaias said to them, Thus shall you say to your master, Thus says the Lord, Be not you afraid at the words which you have heard, wherewith the ambassadors of the king of the Assyrians have reproached me,
sagde han til dem: "Således skal I svare eders Herre: Så siger HERREN: Frygt ikke for de Ord, du har hørt, som Assyrerkongens Trælle har hånet mig med!
7 Behold, I [will] send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a report, and return to his own country, and he shall fall by the sword in his own land.
Se, jeg vil indgive ham en Ånd, og han skal få en Tidende at høre, så han vender tilbage til sit Land, og i hans eget Land vil jeg fælde ham med Sværdet!"
8 So Rabsaces returned, and found the king of the Assyrians besieging Lobna: for he had heard that he had departed from Lachis.
Rabsjake vendte så tilbage og traf Assyrerkongen i Færd med at belejre Libna, thi han havde hørt, at Kongen var brudt op fra Lakisj.
9 And Tharaca king of the Ethiopians went forth to attack him. And when he heard it, he turned aside, and sent messengers to Ezekias, saying,
Så fik han Underretning: om, at Kong Tirhaka af Ætiopien var rykket ud for at angribe ham, og han sendte Sendebud til Ezekias og sagde:
10 Thus shall you say to Ezekias king of Judea, Let not your God, in whom you trust, deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians.
"Således skal I sige til Kong Ezekias af Juda: Lad ikke din Gud, som du slår din Lid til, vildlede dig med at sige, at Jerusalem ikke skal gives i Assyrerkongens Hånd!
11 Hast you not heard what the kings of the Assyrians have done, how they have destroyed the whole earth? and shall you be delivered?
Du har jo dog hørt, hvad Assyrerkongerne har gjort ved alle Lande, hvorledes de har lagt Band på dem og du skulde kunne undslippe!
12 Have the gods of the nations which my fathers destroyed delivered them, both Gozan, and Charrhan, and Rapheth, which are in the land of Theemath?
De Folk, mine Fædre tilintetgjorde, Gozan, Karan, Rezef og Folkene fra Eden i Telassar, har deres Guder kunnet frelse dem?
13 Where are the kings of Emath? and where [is the king of] Arphath? and where [is the king] of the city of Eppharuaim, [and of] Anagugana?
Hvor er Kongen af Hamat, Kongen af Arpad eller Kongen af La'ir, Sefarvajim, Hena og Ivva?"
14 And Ezekias received the letter from the messengers, and read it, and went up to the house of the Lord, and opened it before the Lord.
Da Ezekias havde modtaget Brevet af Sendebudenes Hånd og læst det, gik han op i HERRENs Hus og bredte det ud for HERRENs Åsyn.
15 And Ezekias prayed to the Lord, saying,
Derpå bad Ezekias den Bøn for HERRENs Åsyn:
16 O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, who sit upon the cherubs, you alone are the God of every kingdom of the world: you have made heaven and earth.
"Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, du, som troner over Keruberne, du alene er Gud over alle Jordens Riger; du har gjort Himmelen og Jorden!
17 Incline your ear, O Lord, listen, O Lord; open your eyes, O Lord, look, O Lord: and behold the words of Sennacherim, which he has sent to reproach the living God.
Bøj nu dit Øre, HERRE, og lyt, åbn dine Øjne, HERRE, og se! Læg Mærke til alle de Ord, Sankerib har sendt hid for at spotte den levende Gud!
18 For of a truth, Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have laid waste the whole world, and the countries thereof,
Det er sandt, HERRE, at Assyrerkongerne har tilintetgjort alle de Folk og deres Lande
19 and have cast their idols into the fire: for, they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; and they have cast them away.
og kastet deres Guder i Ilden; men de er ikke Guder, kun Menneskehænders Værk af Træ eller Sten; derfor kunde de ødelægge dem.
20 But now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hands, that every kingdom of the earth may know that you are God alone.
Men frels os nu, HERRE vor Gud, af hans Hånd, så alle Jordens Riger kan kende, at du, HERRE, alene er Gud!"
21 And Esaias the son of Amos was sent to Ezekias, and said to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, I have heard your prayer to me concerning Sennacherim king of the Assyrians.
Så sendte Esajas, Amoz's Søn, Bud til Ezekias og lod sige: "Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Din Bøn angående Assyrerkongen Sankerib har jeg hørt!"
22 This is the word which God has spoken concerning him; The virgin daughter of Sion has despised you, and mocked you; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
Således lyder det Ord, HERREN talede imod ham: Hun håner, hun spotter dig, Jomfruen, Zions Datter, Jerusalems Datter ryster på Hovedet ad dig!
23 Whom have you reproached and provoked? and against whom have you lifted up your voice? and have you not lifted up your eyes on high against the Holy One of Israel?
Hvem har du hånet og smædet, mod hvem har du løftet din Røst? Til Israels Hellige løfted i Hovmod du Blikket!
24 For you have reproached the Lord by messengers; for you have said, With the multitude of chariots have I ascended to the height of mountains, and to the sides of Libanus; and I have cropped the height of his cedars and the beauty of his cypresses; and I entered into the height of the forest region:
Ved dine Trælle håned du HERREN og sagde: "Med mine talløse Vogne besteg jeg Bjergenes Højder, Libanons afsides Egne; jeg fælded dets Cedres Højskov, dets ædle Cypresser, trængte frem til dets øverste Raststed, dets Havers Skove.
25 and I have made a bridge, and dried up the waters, and every pool of water.
Fremmed Vand grov jeg ud, og jeg drak det, tørskoet skred jeg over Ægyptens Strømme!"
26 Hast you not heard of these things which I did of old? I appointed [them] from ancient times; but now have I manifested [my purpose] of desolating nations in [their] strong holds, and them that dwell in strong cities.
Har du ej hørt det? For længst kom det op i min Tanke, jeg lagde det fordum til Rette, nu lod jeg det ske, og du Gjorde murstærke Byer til øde Stenhobe
27 I weakened [their] hands, and they withered; and they became as dry grass on the housetops, and as grass.
mens Folkene grebes i Afmagt af Skræk og Skam, blev som Græsset på Marken, det spirende Grønne, som Græs på Tage, som Mark for Østenvinden.
28 But now I know your rest, and your going out, and your coming in.
Jeg ser, når du rejser og sætter dig, ved, når du går og kommer.
29 And your wrath wherewith you have been enraged, and your rancour has come up to me; therefore I will put a hook in your nose, and a bit in your lips, and will turn you back by the way by which you came.
Fordi du raser imod mig, din Trods bar nået mit Øre, lægger jeg Ring i din Næse og Bidsel i Munden og fører dig bort ad Vejen, du kom!
30 And this shall be a sign to you, Eat this year what you have sown; and the second year that which is left: and the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Og dette skal være dig Tegnet: I År skal man spise, hvad der såed sig selv, og Året derpå, hvad der skyder af Rode, tredje År skal man så og høste, plante Vin og nyde dens Frugt.
31 And they that are left in Judea shall take root downward, and bear fruit upward:
Den, bjærgede Rest af Judas Hus slår atter Rødder forneden og bærer sin Frugt foroven;
32 for out of Jerusalem there shall be a remnant, and the saved ones out of mount Sion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
thi fra Jerusalem udgår en Rest, en Levning fra Zions Bjerg. Hærskarers HERREs Nidkærhed virker dette.
33 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of the Assyrians, He shall not enter into this city, nor cast a weapon against it, nor bring a shield against it, nor make a rampart round it.
Derfor, så siger HERREN om Assyrerkongen: I Byen her skal han ej komme ind, ej sende en Pil herind, ej nærme sig den med Skjolde eller opkaste Vold imod den;
34 But by the way by which he came, by it shall he return, and shall not enter into this city: thus says the Lord.
ad Vejen, han kom, skal han gå igen, i Byen her skal han ej komme ind så lyder det fra HERREN.
35 I will protect this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Jeg værner og frelser denne By for min og min Tjener Davids Skyld!
36 And the angel of the Lord went forth, and killed out of the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand: and they arose in the morning and found all [these] bodies dead.
Så gik HERRENs Engel ud og ihjelslog i Assyrernes Lejr 185000 Mand; og se, næste Morgen tidlig lå de alle døde.
37 And Sennacherim king of the Assyrians turned and departed, and lived in Nineve.
Da brød Assyrerkongen Sankerib op, vendte hjem og blev siden i Nineve.
38 And while he was worshipping Nasarach his country's god in the house, Adramelech and Sarasar his sons struck him with swords; and they escaped into Armenia: and Asordan his son reigned in his stead.
Men da han engang tilbad i sin Gud Nisroks Hus, slog hans Sønner Adrammelek og Sar'ezer ham ihjel med deres Sværd, hvorefter de flygtede til Ararats Land: og hans Søn Asarhaddon blev Konge i hans Sted.
