Esajas 24
1 Se, Herren udtømmer Landet og gør det øde, og han forvender dets Skikkelse og adspreder dets Indbyggere.
Behold, the Lord will lay waste to the earth, and he will strip it, and he will afflict its surface, and he will scatter its inhabitants.
2 Og det skal gaa Præsten som Folket, Herren som Tjeneren, Fruen som Tjenestepigen; den, der sælger, som den, der køber; den, der laaner, som den, der udlaaner; den, som modtager paa Aager, som den, der sætter ud paa Aager.
And this shall be: as with the people, so with the priest; and as with the servant, so with his master; as with the handmaid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor.
3 Landet skal blive helt udtømt og helt udplyndret; thi Herren har talt dette Ord.
The earth will be utterly devastated and utterly plundered. For the Lord has spoken this word.
4 Landet sørger, det forsmægter, Jorderige er afmægtigt, det forsmægter; de høje iblandt Folket i Landet ere blevne afmægtige.
The earth mourned, and slipped away, and languished. The world slipped away; the loftiness of the people of the earth was weakened.
5 Thi Landet er besmittet for dets Indbyggeres Skyld; thi de have overtraadt Love, forvendt Skikke, gjort den evige Pagt til intet.
And the earth was corrupted by its inhabitants. For they have transgressed the laws, they have changed the ordinance, they have dissipated the everlasting covenant.
6 Derfor fortærer Forbandelsen Landet, og de, som bo deri, maa bøde; derfor hensvinde de, som bo i Landet, og der blive faa Mennesker tilovers
Because of this, a curse will devour the earth, and its inhabitants will sin. And for this reason, its caretakers will become crazed, and few men will be left behind.
7 Mosten sørger, Vintræet vansmægter, alle de, som vare glade af Hjertet, sukke.
The vintage has mourned. The vine has languished. All those who were rejoicing in their hearts have groaned.
8 Trommernes Glædeslyd er ophørt, de glades Bulder har ladet af, Harpes Glædesklang er ophørt.
The gladness of the drums has ceased. The sound of rejoicing has quieted. The sweetness of stringed instruments has been silenced.
9 De drikke ikke Vin med Sang; den stærke Drik er besk for dem, som drikke den.
They will not drink wine with a song. The drink will be bitter to those who drink it.
10 Den øde Stad er nedbrudt; hvert Hus er tillukket, at ingen gaar ind.
The city of vanity has been worn away. Every house has been closed up; no one enters.
11 Man jamrer paa Gaderne for Vinen; al Glæde er formørket, Landets Fryd er dragen bort.
There will be a clamor for wine in the streets. All rejoicing has been abandoned. The gladness of the earth has been carried away.
12 Det, som er bleven tilovers i Staden, er kun Ødelæggelse, og Porten sønderslaas med Bulder.
Solitude is what remains in the city, and calamity will overwhelm its gates.
13 Thi saa skal det gaa midt i Landet, midt iblandt Folkene, som naar man har rystet et Olietræ, og som med Efterhøsten, naar Vinhøsten er endt.
For so shall it be in the midst of the earth, in the midst of the people: it is as if the few remaining olives are being shaken from the olive tree, and it is like a few clusters of grapes, when the grape harvest has already ended.
14 De skulle opløfte deres Røst, de skulle synge med Fryd, de skulle raabe højere end; Havet for Herrens Herligheds Skyld.
These few shall lift up their voice and give praise. When the Lord will have been glorified, they will make a joyful noise from the sea.
15 Derfor ærer; nu Herren, I, som bo i Østen! Herren Israels Guds Navn paa Øerne i Havet.
Because of this, glorify the Lord in doctrine: the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.
16 Vi høre Lovsange fra Jordens yderste Ende: „Herlighed for den retfærdige!‟ men jeg maa sige: Jeg ulykkelige, jeg ulykkelige, ve mig! Røvere røve, ja Røvere røve Rov.
From the ends of the earth, we have heard the praises of the glory of the Just One. And I said: “My secret is for myself! My secret is for myself! Woe to me! Those who would betray us have betrayed us, and they have betrayed us with the betrayal of transgression.”
17 Forfærdelse og Grav og Snare over dig, du Landets Indbygger!
Dread, and the pit, and the snare are over you, O inhabitant of the earth!
18 Og det skal ske, om nogen flyr for Forfærdelsens Røst, skal han falde i Graven, og den, som kommer op af Graven, skal fanges i Snaren; thi Sluserne af det høje have opladt sig, og Jordens Grundvold bæver.
And this shall be: whoever will flee from the voice of dread will fall into the pit. And whoever will extricate himself from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the floodgates from above have been opened, and the foundations of the earth will be shaken.
19 Jorden sønderslaas aldeles, Jorden sønderrives aldeles, Jorden bevæges did og did.
The earth will be utterly broken! The earth will be utterly crushed! The earth will be utterly shaken!
20 Jorden raver som den drukne og svajer som Hængekøjen; dens Overtrædelse er svar over den, og den falder og staar ikke op ydermere.
The earth will stagger greatly, like a drunken man, and will be carried away, like the tent of a single night. And its iniquity will be heavy upon it, and it will fall and not rise up again.
21 Og det skal ske paa den Dag, at Herren skal hjemsøge de højes Hær i det høje og Jordens Konger paa Jorden.
And this shall be: in that day, the Lord will visit upon the armies of the sky above, and upon the kings of the earth who are on the ground.
22 Og de skulle samles til Hobe, som Fanger samles til en Hule og blive indelukkede i Fængsel; og efter mange Dage blive de hjemsøgte.
And they will be gathered together like the gathering of one bundle into a pit. And they will be enclosed in that place, as in a prison. And after many days, they will be visited.
23 Og Maanen skal beskæmmes og Sølen skamme sig; thi den Herre Zebaoth skal regere paa Zions Bjerg og i Jerusalem, og for hans Ældstes Ansigt; er der Herlighed.
And the moon will be ashamed, and the sun will be confounded, when the Lord of hosts will reign on mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and when he will have been glorified in the sight of his elders.
