Esajas 33
1 Ve dig, du Ødelægger! du, som dog ikke er bleven ødelagt, og du Røver! du, som dog ikke er bleven et Rov; naar du har fuldendt at ødelægge, skal du ødelægges, naar du er bleven færdig med at røve, skal du selv blive et Rov.
Tragedy is coming to you, you destroyer who has not experienced destruction yourself, you deceiver who has not experienced deception yourself! When you have finished with your destroying, you will be destroyed yourself. Then you are finished with your deceiving, you will be deceived yourselves.
2 Herre! vær os naadig, vi have biet efter dig; vær aarle vor Arm, tilmed vor Frelse i Nødens Tid.
Lord, please be kind to us; we put our confidence in you. Be the strength we rely on every morning; be our salvation in times of trouble.
3 Folkene flyede for Tordenrøsten; Hedningerne adspredes, naar du rejser dig.
When you roar, the peoples run away; when you prepare for action, the nations scatter!
4 Og eders Bytte skal sankes, som man sanker Høskrækker; som Græshopper springe hid og did, skal man springe hid og did efter det.
You plunder defeated enemy armies like caterpillars eating up plants; like an attack of swarming locusts.
5 Herren er ophøjet, thi han bor i det høje; han har opfyldt Zion med Dom og Retfærdighed.
The Lord is praised for he lives in highest heaven; he has filled Zion with justice and right.
6 Og Visdom og Kundskab skal give dine Tider Fasthed, en Rigdom af Frelse; Herrens Frygt skal være dit Liggendefæ.
He will be your constant support throughout your lives an abundant source of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. Reverence for the Lord is what makes Zion rich.
7 Se, deres Helte skrige derude; Fredens Bud græde beskelig.
But look! Even your bravest soldiers are crying loudly in the street; the messengers you sent to ask for peace are weeping bitterly.
8 De banede Veje ere øde, der er ingen, som gaar frem ad Stien mere; han har brudt Pagten, ladet haant om Stæderne, ikke agtet et Menneske.
Your highways are deserted; nobody's traveling on your roads anymore. He breaks the treaty; he despises the witnesses; he doesn't care about anybody.
9 Landet sørger, vansmægter, Libanon er beskæmmet, er henvisnet; Saron er som en øde Mark, og Basan og Karmel have kastet deres Blade.
Israel is in mourning and fades away; Lebanon withers in shame; the fields of Sharon have become a desert; the forests of Bashan and Carmel have shed their leaves.
10 Nu vil jeg gøre mig rede, siger Herren; nu vil jeg rejse mig, nu vil jeg ophøje mig.
“But now I'm going to intervene!” says the Lord. “I'm prepared to act! I will show myself to be above all others!
11 I undfange Straa, føde Halm; eders Harme er en Ild, som skal fortære eder.
All you give birth to is only dry grass, all you deliver is just stubble. Your breath is a fire that will burn you up.
12 Og Folkene skulde vorde som det, der brændes til Kalk, som omhugne Torne, der opbrændes med Ild.
You people will be burned to ashes like thorns that are cut down and thrown into the fire.
13 Hører, I, som ere langt borte, hvad jeg har gjort, og I, som ere nær, fornemmer min Styrke!
Those of you who are far away, recognize what I have accomplished; those of you who are nearby, recognize how powerful I am.”
14 Syndere i Zion ere forskrækkede, Bævelse har betaget de vanhellige: „Hvo af os kan bo ved en fortærende Ild? hvo af os kan bo ved Evigheds Baal?‟
The sinners who live in Zion tremble with fear; those who are irreligious are overcome with terror. They ask, “Who can live with this fire that consumes everything? Who can live among such everlasting burning?”
15 Den, som vandrer i Retfærdighed, og som taler Oprigtighed; den, som foragter Vinding, der kommer ved Undertrykkelse; den, som ryster sine Hænder, at han ej beholder Skænk; den, som stopper sit Øre til, saa at han ej hører Blodraad, og som tillukker sine Øjne, at han ej ser efter det onde:
Those who live right and speak the truth, those who refuse to profit from extortion and refuse to take bribes, who don't listen to plots to kill people, who close their eyes rather than look at evil.
16 Han skal bo paa de høje Steder, Klippernes Befæstning skal være hans Tilflugt, Brød bliver givet ham, Vand er ham sikret.
They will live on high; they will be protected by the mountain fortresses; they will always be provided with food and will always have water.
17 Dine Øjne skulle beskue Kongen i hans Skønhed, de skulle se et vidt udstrakt Land.
You will see the king in his wonderful appearance, and you will view a land that stretches into the distance.
18 Dit Hjerte skal tænke paa Forfærdelsen: „Hvor er Skriveren? hvor er den, som vejede Pengene? hvor er den, som talte Taarnene?‟
In your mind you will think about the terrifying things that were expected, and then ask yourself, “Where are the enemy officials—the scribes who were to record events, the treasurers who were to weigh the looted money, the surveyors who were to count and destroy the towers?”
19 Du skal ikke mere se det haarde Folk, det Folk, som man ikke kan forstaa for dets dybe Mæles Skyld, det, som man ikke kan fatte for dets stammende Tunges Skyld.
You won't see these offensive people anymore with their barbaric language that sounds like someone stammering and is impossible to understand.
20 Besku Zion, vor Forsamlings Stad; dine Øjne skulle se Jerusalem som en sikker Bolig, som et Telt, der ikke skal flyttes, hvis Pæle ikke skulle oprykkes evindelig, og hvis Reb ikke skulle rives over.
On the contrary, you'll see Zion as a festival city. You will view Jerusalem as a quiet and peaceful place. It will be like a tent that's never taken down, whose tent-pegs are never pulled up, whose guy ropes never snap.
21 Men der skal Herren være os den herlige, være i Stedet for Floder og brede Strømme; intet Skib, som roes, farer der, og intet stort Skib gaar derover.
Right here our majestic Lord will be like a place of broad rivers and waters that no enemy ship with oars can cross—no great ship can pass.
22 Thi Herren er vor Dommer, Herren er vor Lovgiver, Herren er vor Konge, han skal frelse os.
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king. He is the one who will save us.
23 Dine Reb ere blevne slappe; de holde ikke deres Mast stiv, de have ikke udbredet Flag; da deles røvet Bytte i Mængde, de halte røve Rov.
The rigging on your ship hangs loose so the mast isn't secure and the sail can't be spread. Then all the looted treasure you're carrying will be divided among the victors—even those who are lame will have their share.
24 Og ingen Indbygger skal sige: Jeg er syg; thi Folket, som bor derudi, har faaet Syndsforladelse.
Nobody in Israel will say, “I'm sick,” and those who live there will have their guilt removed.
