Esajas 28
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28 Ve Efraims berusedes stolte og dets herlige Smykkes visnende Blomster på Tindingen af de druknes fede Dal! 2 Se, Herren har en vældig Kæmpe til Rede; som Skybrud af Hagl, som hærgende Storm, som Skybrud af mægtige skyllende Vande slår han til Jorden med Vælde. 3 Med Fødderne trampes de ned, Efraims berusedes stolte Krans 4 og dets herlige Smykkes visnende Blomster på Tindingen af den fede bal; det går den som en tidligmoden Figen før Frugthøst: Hvo der får Øje på den, plukker den, og knap er den i Hånden, før han har slugt den.
5 På hin bag bliver Hærskarers Herre en smuk Krans og en herlig Krone for sit Folks Rest 6 og en Rettens Ånd for dem, som sidder til Doms, og Styrke for dem, der driver Krigen tilbage til Portene.
7 Også disse raver af Vin, er svimle af Drik, Præst og Profet, de raver af Drik, fra Samling af Vin og svimle af Drik; de raver under Syner, vakler, når de dømmer. 8 Thi alle Borde er fulde af Spy, Uhumskhed flyder på hver en Plet. 9 "Hvem vil han belære, hvem tyder han Syner mon afvante Børn, nys tagne fra Brystet? 10 Kun hakke og rakke, rakke og hakke, lidt i Vejen her og lidt i Vejen der!" 11 Ja, med lallende Læber, med fremmed Mål vil han tale til dette Folk, 12 han, som dog sagde til dem: "Her er der Hvile, lad den trætte hvile, her er der Ro!" men de vilde ej høre. 13 Så bliver for dem da Herrens Ord: "Hakke og rakke, rakke og bakke, lidt i Vejen her og lidt i Vejen der!" så de går hen og styrter bagover, sønderslås, fanges og hildes.
14 Hør derfor Herrens Ord, I spotske Mænd, I Nidvisens Mestre blandt dette Jerusalems Folk! 15 Fordi I siger: "Vi slutted en Pagt med Døden, Dødsriget gjorde vi Aftale med; når den susende Svøbe går frem, da når den ej os, thi Løgn har vi gjort til vort Ly, vi har gemt os i Svig;" 16 derfor, så siger den Herre Herren: Se, jeg lægger i Zion en prøvet Sten, en urokkelig, kostelig Hjørnesten; tror man, baster man ikke. 17 Og jeg gør Ret til Målesnor, Retfærd til Blylod; Hagl skal slå Løgnelyet ned, Vand skylle Gemmestedet bort. 18 Eders Pagt med Døden skal brydes, Aftalen med Dødsriget glippe. Når den susende Svøbe går frem, skal den slå jer til Jorden, 19 jer skal den ramme, hver Gang den går frem; thi Morgen efter Morgen går den frem, ved Dag og ved Nat, idel Angst skal det blive at få Syner tydet. 20 Vil man strække sig, er Lejet for kort; vil man dække sig, er Tæppet for smalt. 21 Thi som på Perazims Bjerg vil Herren stå op, som i Gibeons Dal vil han vise sin Vrede for at gøre sin Gerning en underlig Gerning, og øve sit Værk et sælsomt Værk. 22 Derfor hold inde med Spot, at ej eders Bånd skal snære; thi om hele Landets visse Undergang hørte jeg fra Herren, Hærskarers Herre.
23 Lyt til og hør min Røst, lån Øre og hør mit Ord! 24 Bliver Plovmanden ved med at pløje til Sæd, med at bryde og harve sin Jord? 25 Mon han ikke, når den er jævnet, sår Dild og udstrør Kommen, lægger Hvede, Hirse og Byg på det udsete Sted og Spelt i Kanten deraf? 26 Hans Gud vejleder ham, lærer ham det rette. 27 Thi med Tærskeslæde knuser man ikke Dild, lader ikke Vognhjul gå over Kommen; nej, Dilden tærskes med Stok og Kommen med Kæp. 28 Mon Brødkorn knuses? Nej, det bliver ingen ved med at tærske; Vognhjul og Heste drives derover man knuser det ikke. 29 Også dette kommer fra Hærskarers Herre, underfuld i Råd og stor i Visdom.
Isaiah 28
Easy-to-Read Version
Warnings to Northern Israel
28 Look at Samaria!
The drunks of Ephraim are proud of that city.
It sits on a hill with a rich valley around it.
The Samarians think their city is a beautiful crown of flowers.
But they are drunk with wine,
and this “beautiful crown” is just a dying plant.
2 Look, the Lord has someone who is strong and brave.
He will come into the country like a storm of hail and rain.
Like a powerful river of water flooding the country,
he will throw that crown[a] down to the ground.
3 The drunks of Ephraim are proud of their beautiful crown,
but that city will be trampled down.
4 That city sits on a hill with a rich valley around it.
But that beautiful crown of flowers is just a dying plant.
It will be like the first figs of summer.
As soon as someone sees a ripe one, they pick it and eat it.
5 At that time the Lord All-Powerful will become the “Beautiful Crown.” He will be the “Wonderful Crown of Flowers” for his people who are left. 6 Then he will give wisdom to the judges who rule his people. He will give strength to the people who are in battles at the city gates. 7 But now those leaders are drunk. The priests and prophets are all drunk with wine and beer. They stumble and fall down. The prophets are drunk when they see their dreams. The judges are drunk when they make their decisions. 8 Every table is covered with vomit. There is not a clean place anywhere.
God Wants to Help His People
9 The people say, “Who does he think he is trying to teach and explain his message to? Does he think we are babies who were at their mother’s breast only a very short time ago? 10 He speaks to us as though we were babies:
“Saw lasaw saw lasaw
Qaw laqaw qaw laqaw
Ze’er sham ze’er sham.”[b]
11 So God will use this strange way of talking, and he will use other languages to speak to these people.
12 In the past he spoke to them and said, “Here is a resting place. Let those who are tired come and rest. This is the place of peace.”
But they would not listen to him. 13 So the Lord’s words will be senseless sounds[c] to them:
“Saw lasaw saw lasaw.
Qaw laqaw qaw laqaw.
Ze’er sham ze’er sham.”
When the people try to walk, they will fall backwards. They will be defeated, trapped, and captured.
No One Escapes God’s Judgment
14 You leaders in Jerusalem should listen to the Lord’s message, but now you refuse to listen to him. 15 You have said, “We have made an agreement with death. We have a contract with death. So we will not be punished. Punishment will pass us without hurting us. We will hide behind our tricks and lies.”
16 Because of these things, the Lord God says, “I will put a rock—a cornerstone—in the ground in Zion. This will be a very precious stone.[d] Everything will be built on this very important rock. Anyone who trusts in that rock will not be disappointed.[e]
17 “Workers use a string and weight to show their work is straight and true. I will use justice as the string and goodness as the weight when I lay that foundation. But your safe places were built on lies. So they will be destroyed and washed away when the troubles come against you like hail storms and floods. 18 Your agreement with death will be erased. Your contract with Sheol will not help you.
“Someone will come and punish you. He will make you like the dirt he walks on. 19 He will come and take you away. Your punishment will be terrible. Your punishment will come early in the morning, and it will continue late into the night.
“Then you will understand this story: 20 A man tried to sleep on a bed that was too short for him. He had a blanket that was not wide enough to cover him. The bed and blanket were useless, and so were your agreements.”
21 The Lord will fight as he did at Mount Perazim. He will be angry as he was in Gibeon Valley.[f] He will do what he must do. It will be what some stranger should do, but he will finish his work. Yes, this is a stranger’s job. 22 Now don’t complain about these things. If you fight against them, you will only tighten the ropes around you.
The words I heard will not change. They came from the Lord God All-Powerful, the ruler of all the earth, and these things will be done.
The Lord Punishes Fairly
23 Listen closely to the message I am telling you. 24 Does a farmer plow his field all the time? No, he doesn’t work the soil all the time. 25 A farmer prepares the ground, and then he plants the seed. He plants different kinds of seeds different ways. He scatters dill seeds, he throws cumin seeds on the ground, and he plants wheat in rows. A farmer plants barley in its special place, and he plants spelt seeds at the edge of his field.
26 Our God is using this to teach you a lesson. This example shows us that God is fair when he punishes his people. 27 Does a farmer use large boards with sharp teeth to crush dill seeds? No, and he doesn’t use a wagon to crush cumin seeds. A farmer uses a small stick to break the hulls from these seeds of grain. 28 People grind grain to make flour, but they don’t grind it forever. As God does in punishing people, a worker might drive his wagon over the grain to remove the hulls, but he does not allow the horses[g] to crush it. 29 This lesson comes from the Lord All-Powerful, who gives wonderful advice. He is very wise.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 28:2 that crown That is, Samaria.
- Isaiah 28:10 Saw lasaw … ze’er sham This is probably a Hebrew song to teach little children how to write. It sounds like baby talk or a foreign language, but it can also be translated, “A command here, a command there. A rule here, a rule there. A lesson here, a lesson there.” Also in verse 13.
- Isaiah 28:13 senseless sounds Or “gibberish” or “baby talk.”
- Isaiah 28:16 very precious stone This also means a stone has been tested and shown that it has no cracks.
- Isaiah 28:16 Anyone … disappointed This is found in the ancient Greek version. The standard Hebrew text has “Whoever trusts will not panic.”
- Isaiah 28:21 Mount Perazim … Gibeon Valley See 1 Chron. 14:8-17.
- Isaiah 28:28 horses This word also means “horse soldiers.”
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