Isaiah 22 – KJV & BPH

King James Version

Isaiah 22:1-25

1The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? 2Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 3All 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.22.3 by…: Heb. of the bow 4Therefore 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.22.4 weep…: Heb. be bitter in weeping 5For 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. 6And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.22.6 uncovered: Heb. made naked 7And 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.22.7 thy…: Heb. the choice of thy valleys22.7 at: or, toward

8¶ And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest. 9Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. 10And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. 11Ye 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. 12And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: 13And 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. 14And 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, 16What 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?22.16 as…: or, O he 17Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.22.17 will carry…: or, who covered thee with an excellent covering, and clothed thee gorgeously, (next verse) shall surely, etc22.17 a mighty…: Heb. the captivity of a man 18He 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.22.18 large: Heb. large of spaces 19And 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: 21And 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. 22And 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. 23And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house. 24And 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.22.24 vessels of flagons: or, instruments of viols 25In 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.

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Esajasʼ Bog 22:1-25

Et budskab om Jerusalems fald

1Et budskab om Zions dal:22,1 Efter LXX. Den hebraiske tekst, vi bruger, siger „Synets dal” her og i vers 5. Der er tale om Jerusalem.

Hvorfor samles folk på hustagene? 2Hvorfor er der fest og ballade i byen?22,2 Teksten er uklar.

De, som før eller siden døde, blev ikke dræbt med sværd eller fældet i kamp. 3Alle lederne flygtede, men blev fanget uden at gøre modstand. Alle, som blev i byen, blev taget til fange, selv om de ønskede at flygte langt væk.

4Derfor sagde jeg: „Lad mig være i fred med mine bitre tårer. Prøv ikke at trøste mig, men lad mig græde over mit folks undergang.” 5Herren, den Almægtige, har beredt en frygtelig trængselsdag for dem i Zions dal. Jerusalems mur brydes ned, og der lyder råb mod bjerget22,5 Sikkert Zions bjerg, hvor templet stod. om hjælp. 6Der er bueskytter fra Elam, kavaleri fra Aram og fodfolk fra Kir med løftede skjolde. 7De dejlige dale fyldes med stridsvogne, og rytterne presser sig på ved portene. 8Men Judas skæbne blev afgjort allerede dengang, I løb til det kongelige rustkammer efter våben. 9-11I så, at Jerusalems mur var fuld af revner. I undersøgte husene og rev nogle af dem ned for at få sten til at udbedre muren. I samlede vand i den nedre dam mellem de to mure ved at udgrave den gamle dam. Men I satte ikke jeres lid til Herren, som skabte det alt sammen, ham, som står bag det hele.

12Herren, den Almægtige, kaldte jer til at græde og sørge. Han bad jer rage håret af som tegn på, at I sørgede over jeres synder, og til at klæde jer i sæk og aske for at vise jeres anger. 13Men I holdt gilde og morede jer, I sang, dansede og lo, I slagtede okser og får, spiste kød og drak vin. „Lad os spise og drikke,” råbte I, „for I morgen skal vi dø!” 14Men Herren, den Almægtige, har fortalt mig, at den synd ikke skal tilgives jer, så længe I lever. Det er Herrens egne ord.

En advarsel til Shebna og senere Eljakim

15Herren, den Almægtige, sendte mig til kongens slotsforvalter, Shebna, med følgende besked:

16„Hvem tror du, du er? Hvorfor udhugger du dig et fornemt gravkammer her i byen, en smuk bolig højt oppe på klippevæggen? 17Herren vil slynge dig langt bort, du stolte mand. 18Han vil rulle dig sammen som en bold og kaste dig bort til et vidtstrakt land. Både du og dine smukke vogne skal føres bort, og du skal dø i det fremmede, for du har bragt skam over din herre. 19Men først vil jeg tage din stilling fra dig 20og i stedet udnævne min tjener Eljakim, Hilkijas søn, som din efterfølger. 21Han skal overtage din embedsdragt, din titel og din autoritet. Han vil være en omsorgsfuld far for Jerusalem og Judas folk. 22Jeg gør ham til kongens øverste embedsmand. Hans ord skal være lov, og ingen vil turde modsætte sig hans vilje. 23-24Jeg slår hans myndighed fast som et syvtommersøm i en solid mur. Fordi han lever op til sit ansvar, vil folk have stor respekt for ham og hans familie.”

25„Men engang vil selv det syvtommersøm blive revet løs,” siger Herren, den Almægtige. „Selv om det var banket godt fast i den solide mur, vil det blive revet ud af muren og falde til jorden. Og alt, hvad der var afhængigt af det søm, vil falde til jorden og blive knust.” Det er Herrens ord.