Esajas 24
1 Se, Herren udtømmer Landet og gør det øde, og han forvender dets Skikkelse og adspreder dets Indbyggere.
Behold, YHWH is emptying the earth, And is making it desolate, And has overturned [it on] its face, And has scattered 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 it has been—as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maidservant so her mistress, As the buyer so the seller, As the lender so the borrower, As the usurer so he who is lifting [it] on himself.
3 Landet skal blive helt udtømt og helt udplyndret; thi Herren har talt dette Ord.
The earth is utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled, For YHWH 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 has mourned, faded, The world has languished, faded, They have languished—the high place of the people of the earth.
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 has been defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed laws, They have changed a statute, They have made void a perpetual 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 a curse has consumed the earth, And the inhabitants in it become desolate, Therefore inhabitants of the earth have been consumed, And few men have been left.
7 Mosten sørger, Vintræet vansmægter, alle de, som vare glade af Hjertet, sukke.
The new wine has mourned, the vine languished, All the joyful of heart have sighed.
8 Trommernes Glædeslyd er ophørt, de glades Bulder har ladet af, Harpes Glædesklang er ophørt.
The joy of tambourines has ceased, The noise of exulting ones has ceased, The joy of a harp has ceased.
9 De drikke ikke Vin med Sang; den stærke Drik er besk for dem, som drikke den.
They do not drink wine with a song, Strong drink is bitter to those drinking it.
10 Den øde Stad er nedbrudt; hvert Hus er tillukket, at ingen gaar ind.
It was broken down—a city of emptiness, Every house has been shut from [its] entrance.
11 Man jamrer paa Gaderne for Vinen; al Glæde er formørket, Landets Fryd er dragen bort.
In out-places [is] a cry over the wine, All joy has been darkened, The joy of the land has been removed.
12 Det, som er bleven tilovers i Staden, er kun Ødelæggelse, og Porten sønderslaas med Bulder.
Desolation [is] left in the city, And the gate is struck [with] ruin.
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 is in the heart of the land, In the midst of the peoples, As the surrounding of the olive, As gleanings when harvest has been finished,
14 De skulle opløfte deres Røst, de skulle synge med Fryd, de skulle raabe højere end; Havet for Herrens Herligheds Skyld.
They lift up their voice, They sing of the excellence of YHWH, They have cried aloud from the sea.
15 Derfor ærer; nu Herren, I, som bo i Østen! Herren Israels Guds Navn paa Øerne i Havet.
Therefore honor YHWH in prosperity, In islands of the sea, the Name of YHWH, God of Israel.
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 skirt of the earth we heard songs, The desire of the righteous. And I say, “Leanness [is] to me, Leanness [is] to me, woe [is] to me.” Treacherous dealers dealt treacherously, Indeed, treachery, treacherous dealers dealt treacherously.
17 Forfærdelse og Grav og Snare over dig, du Landets Indbygger!
Fear, and a snare, and a trap, [Are] on 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 it has come to pass, He who is fleeing from the noise of the fear falls into the snare, And he who is coming up from the midst of the snare, Is captured by the trap, For windows have been opened on high, And foundations of the earth are shaken.
19 Jorden sønderslaas aldeles, Jorden sønderrives aldeles, Jorden bevæges did og did.
The earth has been utterly broken down, The earth has been utterly broken, The earth has been utterly moved.
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 staggers greatly as a drunkard, And it has been moved as a lodge, And its transgression has been heavy on it, And it has fallen, and does not add to rise.
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 has come to pass in that day, YHWH lays a charge on the host of the high place in the high place, And on the kings of the earth on 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 have been gathered—A gathering of bound ones in a pit, And they have been shut up in a prison, And after a multitude of days are inspected.
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 has been confounded, And the sun has been ashamed, For YHWH of Hosts has reigned In Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, And before His elderly—glory!
