Jesaja 22
Hoffnung für Alle
Jerusalems Schicksal
22 Dies ist Gottes Botschaft über den Ort, an dem er sich immer wieder offenbart hat[a]:
Was ist los, ihr Einwohner von Jerusalem? Warum seid ihr alle auf die flachen Dächer eurer Häuser gestiegen? 2 Du lebenslustige Stadt voller Betriebsamkeit und Lärm: Was ist mit all den Toten, die hier herumliegen? Fielen sie etwa dem Schwert zum Opfer? Sind sie ehrenvoll im Krieg gefallen? 3 Nein, deine Heerführer haben sich alle aus dem Staub gemacht. Doch einer nach dem anderen wurde vom Feind aufgestöbert und gefangen genommen, auch wenn sie schon weit geflohen waren. Sie wurden gefasst, ehe sie auch nur einen Pfeil abschießen konnten.
4 Ach, lasst mich allein! In meinem großen Schmerz muss ich den Tränen freien Lauf lassen. Redet doch nicht länger auf mich ein, versucht mich nicht mehr zu trösten über den Zusammenbruch meiner geliebten Stadt! 5 Der Herr, der allmächtige Gott, ließ einen Tag voller Schrecken über Jerusalem hereinbrechen: Verwirrung herrscht in der Stadt, Angst und Entsetzen hat alle gepackt. Schon reißen die Feinde die Stadtmauer ein. Die umliegenden Berge hallen wider von verzweifelten Hilfeschreien.
6 Die elamitischen Truppen stürmen auf Pferden und Wagen heran, die Bogenschützen hängen ihre vollen Köcher um, bereit zum Schießen, und die Söldner aus Kir packen ihre Schilde aus den Hüllen. 7 Feindliche Streitwagen und Reiter füllen die prächtigen Täler rund um Jerusalem. Schon dringen sie bis zu den Stadttoren vor und errichten dort ihre Stellungen. 8 Judas letzter Zufluchtsort, Jerusalem, liegt schutzlos da. Und ihr? Ihr rennt zum Waffenlager und schaut, ob die Waffen alle griffbereit sind. 9-11 Ihr überprüft alle Häuser der Stadt und wählt einige zum Abreißen aus. Mit ihren Steinen wollt ihr die Stadtmauer ausbessern. Denn ihr seht, dass die Mauer der Stadt Davids brüchig ist und viele gefährliche Risse aufweist. Das Wasser des unteren Teiches staut ihr auf. Für das Wasser, das vom oberen Teich abfließt, baut ihr ein Sammelbecken zwischen dem inneren und äußeren Mauerring. Doch was nützt euch dieses fieberhafte Treiben, solange ihr für Gott blind seid? Ihr schaut nicht auf den, der euch in diese verzweifelte Lage kommen ließ. Ihr wollt nichts von ihm wissen, der schon seit langem dieses Unheil über euch beschlossen hat.
12 Der Herr, der allmächtige Gott, hat euch damals aufgefordert, eure Sünden zu bereuen. Er wollte sehen, wie ihr weint und eure Schuld beklagt, wie ihr euch den Kopf kahl schert und in Trauergewändern herumlauft. 13 Doch stattdessen habt ihr ausgelassen gefeiert. Bei euren Festgelagen wurden Berge von Fleisch verzehrt, ihr habt euch mit Wein volllaufen lassen und gerufen: »Lasst uns essen und trinken, denn morgen sind wir tot!« 14 Es klingt mir noch in den Ohren, was der Herr, der allmächtige Gott, dazu gesagt hat: »Diese Sünde wird euch nie vergeben, solange ihr lebt!« Ja, das hat der Herr, der allmächtige Gott, geschworen.
Schebna verliert seinen Posten an Eljakim
15 Der Herr, der allmächtige Gott, befahl mir: »Geh zu Schebna, diesem Palastvorsteher, dem obersten Beamten! Sag ihm: 16 Was hast du eigentlich hier zu suchen? Und für wen hältst du dich, dass du dir hier eine Grabkammer aus dem Felsen meißelst? Ja, hoch oben in der Felswand lässt du dir ein Prachtgrab aushauen, eine letzte Ruhestätte willst du dir schaffen. 17 Doch ich, der Herr, werde dich in hohem Bogen fortschleudern. Mit eisernem Griff werde ich dich packen, 18 wie Wolle zu einem Knäuel zusammenwickeln und dich dann wie einen Ball wegwerfen in ein großes, weites Land. Dort wirst du enden mitsamt deinen Prachtwagen, du Schandfleck des königlichen Hofes. 19 Ja, ich vertreibe dich aus deinem Amt und stoße dich von deinem hohen Posten hinunter!
20 Dann berufe ich meinen Diener Eljakim, den Sohn von Hilkija, zu deinem Nachfolger. 21 Ich ziehe ihm deine Amtstracht an und binde ihm deinen Gürtel um. Alle Vollmachten, die du bisher innehattest, übertrage ich ihm. Er wird wie ein Vater sein für die Einwohner Jerusalems und für das ganze Volk von Juda. 22 Ihm vertraue ich den Schlüssel des Königshauses David an. Was er öffnet, wird kein anderer verschließen, und was er zuschließt, wird niemand öffnen. 23 Ich festige seine Macht, und er gleicht einem Pflock, der tief in eine Mauer eingeschlagen ist. Seine ganze Verwandtschaft wird durch ihn zu Ansehen kommen.
24 Doch dann hängen sie sich an ihn, mit Kind und Kegel. So gleicht er einem Pflock, an dem man das ganze Geschirr eines Haushalts aufhängt – Schüsseln, Becken und Krüge. 25 Eines Tages kann der starke Pflock die Last nicht mehr tragen, obwohl er tief eingeschlagen ist. Er bricht ab und fällt zu Boden. Und mit ihm zerbricht alles, was sich an ihn gehängt hat. Ich, der Herr, habe es angekündigt!«
Footnotes
- 22,1 Wörtlich: über das Tal der Offenbarung. – Gemeint sind Jerusalem und seine umgebenden Täler.
Isaiah 22
King James Version
22 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
3 All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.
4 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
5 For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord God of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.
6 And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
7 And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
8 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
9 Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
11 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
12 And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
14 And it was revealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts.
15 Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,
16 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?
17 Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
18 He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house.
19 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.
24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.
25 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the Lord hath spoken it.
Isaiah 22
New International Version
A Prophecy About Jerusalem
22 A prophecy(A) against the Valley(B) of Vision:(C)
What troubles you now,
    that you have all gone up on the roofs,(D)
2 you town so full of commotion,
    you city of tumult(E) and revelry?(F)
Your slain(G) were not killed by the sword,(H)
    nor did they die in battle.
3 All your leaders have fled(I) together;
    they have been captured(J) without using the bow.
All you who were caught were taken prisoner together,
    having fled while the enemy was still far away.
4 Therefore I said, “Turn away from me;
    let me weep(K) bitterly.
Do not try to console me
    over the destruction of my people.”(L)
5 The Lord, the Lord Almighty, has a day(M)
    of tumult and trampling(N) and terror(O)
    in the Valley of Vision,(P)
a day of battering down walls(Q)
    and of crying out to the mountains.
6 Elam(R) takes up the quiver,(S)
    with her charioteers and horses;
    Kir(T) uncovers the shield.
7 Your choicest valleys(U) are full of chariots,
    and horsemen are posted at the city gates.(V)
8 The Lord stripped away the defenses of Judah,
    and you looked in that day(W)
    to the weapons(X) in the Palace of the Forest.(Y)
9 You saw that the walls of the City of David
    were broken through(Z) in many places;
you stored up water
    in the Lower Pool.(AA)
10 You counted the buildings in Jerusalem
    and tore down houses(AB) to strengthen the wall.(AC)
11 You built a reservoir between the two walls(AD)
    for the water of the Old Pool,(AE)
but you did not look to the One who made it,
    or have regard(AF) for the One who planned(AG) it long ago.
12 The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    called you on that day(AH)
to weep(AI) and to wail,
    to tear out your hair(AJ) and put on sackcloth.(AK)
13 But see, there is joy and revelry,(AL)
    slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep,
    eating of meat and drinking of wine!(AM)
“Let us eat and drink,” you say,
    “for tomorrow we die!”(AN)
14 The Lord Almighty has revealed this in my hearing:(AO) “Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned(AP) for,” says the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
15 This is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says:
“Go, say to this steward,
    to Shebna(AQ) the palace(AR) administrator:(AS)
16 What are you doing here and who gave you permission
    to cut out a grave(AT) for yourself(AU) here,
hewing your grave on the height
    and chiseling your resting place in the rock?
17 “Beware, the Lord is about to take firm hold of you
    and hurl(AV) you away, you mighty man.
18 He will roll you up tightly like a ball
    and throw(AW) you into a large country.
There you will die
    and there the chariots(AX) you were so proud of
    will become a disgrace to your master’s house.
19 I will depose you from your office,
    and you will be ousted(AY) from your position.(AZ)
20 “In that day(BA) I will summon my servant,(BB) Eliakim(BC) son of Hilkiah. 21 I will clothe him with your robe and fasten your sash(BD) around him and hand your authority(BE) over to him. He will be a father to those who live in Jerusalem and to the people of Judah. 22 I will place on his shoulder(BF) the key(BG) to the house of David;(BH) what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.(BI) 23 I will drive him like a peg(BJ) into a firm place;(BK) he will become a seat[a] of honor(BL) for the house of his father. 24 All the glory of his family will hang on him: its offspring and offshoots—all its lesser vessels, from the bowls to all the jars.
25 “In that day,(BM)” declares the Lord Almighty, “the peg(BN) driven into the firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and will fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut down.” The Lord has spoken.(BO)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 22:23 Or throne
Isaiah 22
New King James Version
Proclamation Against Jerusalem
22 The [a]burden against the Valley of Vision.
What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops,
2 You who are full of noise,
A [b]tumultuous city, (A)a joyous city?
Your slain men are not slain with the sword,
Nor dead in battle.
3 All your rulers have fled together;
They are captured by the archers.
All who are found in you are bound together;
They have fled from afar.
4 Therefore I said, “Look away from me,
(B)I will weep bitterly;
Do not labor to comfort me
Because of the plundering of the daughter of my people.”
5 (C)For it is a day of trouble and treading down and perplexity
(D)By the Lord God of hosts
In the Valley of Vision—
Breaking down the walls
And of crying to the mountain.
6 (E)Elam bore the quiver
With chariots of men and horsemen,
And (F)Kir uncovered the shield.
7 It shall come to pass that your choicest valleys
Shall be full of chariots,
And the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
8 (G)He removed the [c]protection of Judah.
You looked in that day to the armor (H)of the House of the Forest;
9 (I)You also saw the [d]damage to the city of David,
That it was great;
And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
10 You numbered the houses of Jerusalem,
And the houses you broke down
To fortify the wall.
11 (J)You also made a reservoir between the two walls
For the water of the old (K)pool.
But you did not look to its Maker,
Nor did you have respect for Him who fashioned it long ago.
12 And in that day the Lord God of hosts
(L)Called for weeping and for mourning,
(M)For baldness and for girding with sackcloth.
13 But instead, joy and gladness,
Slaying oxen and killing sheep,
Eating meat and (N)drinking wine:
(O)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
14 (P)Then it was revealed in my hearing by the Lord of hosts,
“Surely for this iniquity there (Q)will be no atonement for you,
Even to your death,” says the Lord God of hosts.
The Judgment on Shebna
15 Thus says the Lord God of hosts:
“Go, proceed to this steward,
To (R)Shebna, who is over the house, and say:
16 ‘What have you here, and whom have you here,
That you have hewn a sepulcher here,
As he (S)who hews himself a sepulcher on high,
Who carves a tomb for himself in a rock?
17 Indeed, the Lord will throw you away violently,
O mighty man,
(T)And will surely seize you.
18 He will surely turn violently and toss you like a ball
Into a large country;
There you shall die, and there (U)your glorious chariots
Shall be the shame of your master’s house.
19 So I will drive you out of your office,
And from your position [e]he will pull you down.
20 ‘Then it shall be in that day,
That I will call My servant (V)Eliakim the son of Hilkiah;
21 I will clothe him with your robe
And strengthen him with your belt;
I will commit your responsibility into his hand.
He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem
And to the house of Judah.
22 The key of the house of David
I will lay on his (W)shoulder;
So he shall (X)open, and no one shall shut;
And he shall shut, and no one shall open.
23 I will fasten him as (Y)a peg in a secure place,
And he will become a glorious throne to his father’s house.
24 ‘They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the posterity, all vessels of small quantity, from the cups to all the pitchers. 25 In that day,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘the peg that is fastened in the secure place will be removed and be cut down and fall, and the burden that was on it will be cut off; for the Lord has spoken.’ ”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 22:1 oracle, prophecy
- Isaiah 22:2 boisterous
- Isaiah 22:8 Lit. covering
- Isaiah 22:9 Lit. breaches in the city walls
- Isaiah 22:19 LXX omits he will pull you down; Syr., Tg., Vg. I will pull you down
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