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.
Woe to you who destroy, but you weren't destroyed; and who betray, but nobody betrayed you. When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed; and when you have made an end of betrayal, you will be betrayed.
2 Herre! vær os naadig, vi have biet efter dig; vær aarle vor Arm, tilmed vor Frelse i Nødens Tid.
Jehovah, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
3 Folkene flyede for Tordenrøsten; Hedningerne adspredes, naar du rejser dig.
At the noise of the thunder, the peoples have fled. When you lift yourself up, the nations are scattered.
4 Og eders Bytte skal sankes, som man sanker Høskrækker; som Græshopper springe hid og did, skal man springe hid og did efter det.
Your spoil will be gathered as the caterpillar gathers. Men will leap on it as locusts leap.
5 Herren er ophøjet, thi han bor i det høje; han har opfyldt Zion med Dom og Retfærdighed.
Jehovah is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 Og Visdom og Kundskab skal give dine Tider Fasthed, en Rigdom af Frelse; Herrens Frygt skal være dit Liggendefæ.
There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Jehovah is your treasure.
7 Se, deres Helte skrige derude; Fredens Bud græde beskelig.
Look, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors of peace weep 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.
The highways are desolate, the traveler ceases. He has broken the covenant, he has despised the witnesses; he has no regard for man.
9 Landet sørger, vansmægter, Libanon er beskæmmet, er henvisnet; Saron er som en øde Mark, og Basan og Karmel have kastet deres Blade.
The land mourns and languishes. Lebanon is confounded and withers away. Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped bare.
10 Nu vil jeg gøre mig rede, siger Herren; nu vil jeg rejse mig, nu vil jeg ophøje mig.
"Now I will arise," says Jehovah; "Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.
11 I undfange Straa, føde Halm; eders Harme er en Ild, som skal fortære eder.
You will conceive chaff. You will bring forth stubble. Your breath is a fire that will devour you.
12 Og Folkene skulde vorde som det, der brændes til Kalk, som omhugne Torne, der opbrændes med Ild.
The peoples will be like the burning of lime, like thorns that are cut down and burned in the fire.
13 Hører, I, som ere langt borte, hvad jeg har gjort, og I, som ere nær, fornemmer min Styrke!
Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, you who are near, acknowledge my might."
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 in Zion are afraid. Trembling has seized the godless ones. Who among us can live with the devouring fire? Who among us can live with 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:
He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; He who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil?
16 Han skal bo paa de høje Steder, Klippernes Befæstning skal være hans Tilflugt, Brød bliver givet ham, Vand er ham sikret.
he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.
17 Dine Øjne skulle beskue Kongen i hans Skønhed, de skulle se et vidt udstrakt Land.
Your eyes will see the king in his beauty. They will see a distant land.
18 Dit Hjerte skal tænke paa Forfærdelsen: „Hvor er Skriveren? hvor er den, som vejede Pengene? hvor er den, som talte Taarnene?‟
Your heart will meditate on the terror. Where is he who counted? Where is he who weighed? Where is he who counted 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 will no longer see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can't comprehend, with a strange language that you can't 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.
Look at Zion, the city of our appointed festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that won't be removed. Its stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
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.
But there Jehovah will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, in which no galley with oars will go, neither will any gallant ship pass by there.
22 Thi Herren er vor Dommer, Herren er vor Lovgiver, Herren er vor Konge, han skal frelse os.
For Jehovah is our judge. Jehovah is our lawgiver. Jehovah is our king. He 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.
Your rigging is untied. They couldn't strengthen the foot of their mast. They couldn't spread the sail. Then the prey of a great spoil was divided. The lame took the prey.
24 Og ingen Indbygger skal sige: Jeg er syg; thi Folket, som bor derudi, har faaet Syndsforladelse.
The inhabitant won't say, "I am sick." The people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity.
