Esajas 24
1 Se, Herren udtømmer Landet og gør det øde, og han forvender dets Skikkelse og adspreder dets Indbyggere.
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
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 it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
3 Landet skal blive helt udtømt og helt udplyndret; thi Herren har talt dette Ord.
The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.
4 Landet sørger, det forsmægter, Jorderige er afmægtigt, det forsmægter; de høje iblandt Folket i Landet ere blevne afmægtige.
The earth mourneth [and] fadeth away, the world languisheth [and] fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
5 Thi Landet er besmittet for dets Indbyggeres Skyld; thi de have overtraadt Love, forvendt Skikke, gjort den evige Pagt til intet.
The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken 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
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
7 Mosten sørger, Vintræet vansmægter, alle de, som vare glade af Hjertet, sukke.
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
8 Trommernes Glædeslyd er ophørt, de glades Bulder har ladet af, Harpes Glædesklang er ophørt.
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
9 De drikke ikke Vin med Sang; den stærke Drik er besk for dem, som drikke den.
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
10 Den øde Stad er nedbrudt; hvert Hus er tillukket, at ingen gaar ind.
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
11 Man jamrer paa Gaderne for Vinen; al Glæde er formørket, Landets Fryd er dragen bort.
[There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
12 Det, som er bleven tilovers i Staden, er kun Ødelæggelse, og Porten sønderslaas med Bulder.
In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
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.
When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, [there shall be] as the shaking of an olive tree, [and] as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
14 De skulle opløfte deres Røst, de skulle synge med Fryd, de skulle raabe højere end; Havet for Herrens Herligheds Skyld.
They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
15 Derfor ærer; nu Herren, I, som bo i Østen! Herren Israels Guds Navn paa Øerne i Havet.
Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, [even] the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles 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 uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, [even] glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
17 Forfærdelse og Grav og Snare over dig, du Landets Indbygger!
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [are] upon thee, 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 it shall come to pass, [that] he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 Jorden sønderslaas aldeles, Jorden sønderrives aldeles, Jorden bevæges did og did.
The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
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 shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise 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 it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones [that are] on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
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 shall be gathered together, [as] prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they 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.
Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
