Esajas 32
1 Se, med Retfærdighed skal en Konge regere, og efter Ret skulle Fyrsterne styre.
Behold, the king will reign in justice, and the princes will rule in judgment.
2 Og enhver af dem skal være som Skjul imod Vejr og Ly imod Vandskyl, som Vandbække paa et tørt Sted og som en svar Klippes Skygge i et vansmægtende Land.
And a man will be like someone hidden from the wind, who conceals himself from a storm, or like rivers of waters in a time of thirst, or like the shadow of a rock that juts out in a desert land.
3 Og de seendes Øjne skulle ikke være blændede, og de hørendes Øren skulle give Agt.
The eyes of those who see will not be obscured, and the ears of those who hear will listen closely.
4 Og de ubesindiges Hjerte skal forstaa Kundskab; og de stammendes Tunge skal haste til at tale forstaaelige Ord.
And the heart of the foolish will understand knowledge, and the tongue of those with impaired speech will speak quickly and plainly.
5 En Daare skal ikke ydermere kaldes ædel og en karrig ej kaldes rig.
He who is foolish will no longer be called leader, nor will the deceitful be called greater.
6 Thi en Daare taler Daarlighed, og hans Hjerte gør Uret for at øve Ugudelighed og for at tale Usandhed imod Herren, for at lade en hungrig Sjæl forblive tom og lade en tørstig fattes Drik.
For a foolish man speaks foolishness and his heart works iniquity in order to accomplish deception. And he speaks to the Lord deceitfully, so as to empty the soul of the hungry and to take away drink from the thirsty.
7 Og den karrige bruger slette Midler; han optænker List for at berede de elendige Fordærvelse med falske Ord, og det, naar den fattige taler sin Sag.
The tools of the deceitful are very wicked. For they have concocted plans to destroy the meek by lying words, though the poor speak judgment.
8 Men den ædle tænker paa ædle Ting, han skal bestaa ved sin ædle Daad.
Yet truly, the prince will plan things that are worthy of a prince, and he will stand above the rulers.
9 I Kvinder, som ere saa sorgløse, staar op og hører min Røst! I Døtre, som ere saa trygge, vender Øren til min Tale!
You opulent women, rise up and listen to my voice! O confident daughters, play close attention to my eloquence!
10 Om Aar og Dag skulle I, som ere trygge, blive urolige; thi det er forbi med Vinhøsten, der kommer ingen Frugtsamling.
For after a year and some days, you who are confident will be disturbed. For the vintage has been completed; the gathering will no longer occur.
11 Vorder forfærdede, I sorgløse! vorder urolige, I trygge! klæd dig af, og blot dig, og bind om Lænderne!
Be stupefied, you opulent women! Be disturbed, O confident ones! Strip yourselves, and be confounded; gird yourselves at the waist.
12 De skulle slaa sig for Brystet for de yndige Agres, for de frugtbare Vintræers Skyld;
Mourn over your breasts, over the delightful country, over the fruitful vineyard.
13 der skal opvokse Torne og Tidsler paa mit Folks Mark, ja, over alle Glædens Boliger i den lystige Stad.
Thorn and brier will rise up, over the soil of my people. How much more over all the houses of gladness, over the city of exultation?
14 Thi Paladserne ere forladte, Stadens Tummel er ophørt; Ofel og Vagttaarnet er blevet til Huler evindelig, Vildæsler til Glæde, Hjorde til Føde,
For the house has been forsaken. The multitude of the city has been abandoned. A darkness and a covering have been placed over its dens, even unto eternity. It will be the gladness of wild donkeys and the pasture of flocks,
15 indtil Aanden fra det høje udgydes over os, og Ørken bliver til en frugtbar Mark, og den frugtbare Mark agtes som en Skov;
until the Spirit is poured over us from on high. And the desert will be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be considered as a forest.
16 og Ret bor i Ørken, og Retfærdighed bliver paa den frugtbare Mark;
And judgment will live in solitude, and justice will be seated in a fruitful place.
17 og Retfærdigheds Gerning bliver Fred, og Retfærdighedens Løn bliver Hvile og Tryghed indtil evig Tid;
And the work of justice will be peace. And the service of justice will be quiet and secure, forever.
18 og mit Folk bor i Fredens Hytter og i Trygheds Boliger og i stille rolige Steder.
And my people will be seated in the beauty of peacefulness, and in the tabernacles of faithfulness, and in the opulence of restfulness.
19 Men det skal hagle, naar Skoven fældes, og Staden skal nedtrykkes i det lave.
But hail will be in the descent of the forest, and the city will be brought exceedingly low.
20 Lyksalige ere I, som saa ved alle Vande, I, som lade Oksen og Æselet frit løbe om!
Blessed are you who sow over any waters, sending the feet of the ox and the donkey there.
