Esajas 3
1 Thi se, Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, skal borttage fra Jerusalem og fra Juda al Slags Støtte, hver Støtte af Brød og hver Støtte af Vand;
The Commander of the armies of angels is about to take away from Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea everything that you depend on— all your food and water.
2 Vældige og Krigsmænd, Dommere og Profeter og Spaamænd og Ældste;
He will take away your heroes and your [other] soldiers, your judges and your prophets, people who do rituals to find out what will happen in the future and the elders,
3 Øverster over halvtredsindstyve og anselige Personer og Raadsherrer og vise Mestre og Koglere.
army officers and [other] officials, advisors and skilled craftsmen and those who perform rituals to predict the future.
4 Og jeg vil give dem Drenge til Fyrster, og barnagtige skulle regere over dem.
He will appoint boys to be your leaders; your children will rule you.
5 Og Folket skal trænges, den ene imod den anden og hver imod sin Næste; de skulle være overmodige, den unge iniod den gamle og den ringeagtede imod den ærede.
People will treat each other cruelly: people will fight against their neighbors. Young people will insult older people, and vulgar/dishonorable people will sneer at people who should be honored.
6 Og naar en tager fat paa sin Broder i sin Faders Hus og siger: Du har Klæder, vær vor Fyrste; lad denne faldende Bygning være under din Haand:
At that time, someone will grab one of his brothers in his father’s house and say to him, “You have a coat, [which shows that you are respected]. [So] you be our leader! You rule this [city, which is now] a pile of ruins!”
7 Saa skal han paa den Dag tage til Orde og sige: Jeg vil ikke læge eders Skade, og der er hverken Brød, ej heller Klæder i mit Hus, sætter ikke mig til Fyrste over Folket!
[But] his brother will reply, “[No], I cannot help you, [because] I do not have [any extra] food or clothes in this house. [So] do not appoint me to be your leader!”
8 Thi Jerusalem styrter, og Juda falder, efterdi deres Tunge og deres Idræt er imod Herren til at trodse hans Herligheds Øjne.
Jerusalem and [the other towns in] Judah will be destroyed, because [everything] that the people do and say there opposes Yahweh, who is powerful and glorious, and they refuse to obey him. They rebel against him.
9 Deres Ansigters Forhærdelse vidner imod dem, og de bære deres Synd til Skue som Sodoma, de dølge den ikke. Ve deres Sjæl! thi de have ført sig selv Ulykke paa.
They even show on their faces that [they oppose Yahweh]. They are proud of their sins, like [the people of] Sodom were [long ago]; they do not try to hide their sins. [Because of their sins], terrible things will happen to them, [but] they will bring those disasters on themselves.
10 Siger om de retfærdige, at det skal gaa dem vel; thi de skulle æde deres Idrætters Frugt.
[Yahweh told me to] tell the righteous people that good things will happen to them; they will enjoy the blessings that they will receive for their good deeds.
11 Ve den ugudelige! det skal gaa ham ilde; thi det, hans Hænder have gjort, skal gengældes ham.
[But] terrible things will happen to wicked people; they will be (paid back/punished) for [the evil things that] [MTY] they have done.
12 Børn trænge mit Folk, og Kvinder herske over det; mit Folk! dine Førere forføre dig, og Vejen, du vandrer paa, have de ødelagt.
[Now], youths [who have become leaders] treat my people cruelly, and women rule over my people. My people, your leaders are misleading you; they are causing you to go down the wrong road [MET].
13 Herden er traadt frem for at gaa i Rette, og han staar for at dømme Folkene.
[It is as though] Yahweh has sat in his place in a courtroom and is ready to judge his people.
14 Herren vil gaa til Doms over de ældste af sit Folk og over dets Fyrster: — „I have fortæret Vingaarden, Rov fra den fattige er i eders Huse.
He will stand up to declare why the elders and rulers of his people should be punished: [he says], “The people of Israel are [like] [MET] a vineyard that I planted, but you have ruined it! Your houses are full of things that you have stolen from poor people.
15 Hvi nedtræde I mit Folk og sønderknuse de elendige? siger Herren, den Herre Zebaoth.‟
You should stop [RHQ] crushing my people! [It is as though] you are pushing the faces of poor people into the dirt!” [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says.
16 Og Herren sagde: Fordi Zions Døtre ophøje sig og gaa med knejsende Nakke og vinke med Øjnene og gaa frem med trippende Gang og rasle med Ankelringene:
Yahweh says this: “The women of Jerusalem are haughty/proud; they walk around sticking their chins out, and flirting [with men] with their eyes. They walk with tiny steps with bracelets on their ankles that jingle.
17 Saa skal Herren gøre Zions Døtres Hovedisse skabet, og Herren skal blotte deres Blusel.
So I, Yahweh, will cause sores to be on their heads, and I will cause those beautiful women in Jerusalem to become bald.”
18 Paa den Dag skal Herren borttage Prydelsen: Ankelringene og de virkede Huer og Spænderne,
At the time [that Yahweh does that], he will strip away everything that the women of Jerusalem wear to make themselves beautiful—the ornaments on their ankles and their headbands, their crescent necklaces,
19 Halskæderne og Armspannene og Hovedklæderne,
their earrings and bracelets and veils,
20 de dejlige Huer og Armbaandene og Hovedbaandene og Desmerknapperne og Ørenringene,
their scarves and ankle bracelets and sashes, their perfumes and (charms/little things that they wear thinking that those things will protect them from evil),
21 Fingerringene og Næseringene,
their signet rings and nose rings,
22 Helligdagsklæderne og Kaaberne og Forklæderne og Taskerne,
their nice robes and capes and cloaks and purses,
23 Spejlene og de fine Linklæder og Hvivklæderne og Slørene.
their mirrors and nice linen clothes and shawls.
24 Og det skal ske, at der skal være Stank i Stedet for Vellugt og et Reb i Stedet for Bælte og et skaldet Hoved i Stedet for Haarfletninger og trang Sæk i Stedet for vid Kaabe, Brændemærke i Stedet for Skønhedsplet.
Instead of their having a nice smell from perfume, they will stink; instead of nice sashes, they will have ropes [around their waists because they will be captives]. Instead of having fancy hairdos, they will be bald. Instead of fancy/beautiful robes, they will wear rough sackcloth, and instead of being beautiful, they will be branded.
25 Dine Folk skulle falde ved Sværdet og din Styrke i Krigen.
Their husbands will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and their soldiers [will also die] in battles.
26 Og i hendes Porte skal være Bedrøvelse og Sorg, og hun selv skal sidde nøgen paa Jorden.
People [PRS] will mourn and cry at the gates [of the city]. The city will [be like] [MET] a woman who sits on the ground because everything that she owned is gone.
