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1 Ørken og de tørre Steder skulle glæde sig, og den øde Mark skal fryde sig og blomstre som en Rose.
[Some day, it will be as though] the desert [and other very] dry areas are glad [DOU]; the desert will rejoice and flowers will blossom. Like crocuses/daffodils,
2 Den skal blomstre frodigt, den skal juble og synge med Fryd, Libanons Herlighed er given den, Karmels og Sarons Pragt; de skulle se Herrens Herlighed, vor Guds Pragt.
the desert will produce flowers abundantly; [it will be as though] everything is rejoicing and singing! The deserts will become as beautiful as [SIM] [the trees in] Lebanon, as fertile [SIM] as the plains of the Sharon and Carmel [areas]. [There] people will see the glory of Yahweh; they will see that he is magnificent.
3 Styrker de afmægtige Hænder, og giver de snublende Knæ Kraft!
[So], encourage those who are tired and weak.
4 Siger til de mistrøstige af Hjerte: Værer frimodige, frygter ikke! se, eders Gud! Hævn kommer, Gengældelse fra Gud, han skal komme og frelse eder.
Say to those who are afraid, “Be strong and do not be afraid, because our God is going to come to get revenge [on his enemies]; he will (pay them back/punish them) for what they have done, and he will rescue you.”
5 Da skulle de blindes Øjne aabnes og de døves Øren oplades.
When he does that, [he will enable] blind people to see and [enable] deaf people to hear.
6 Da skal den halte springe som en Hjort og den stummes Tunge synge med Fryd; thi Vande bryde frem i Ørken og Bække paa den øde Mark.
Lame people will leap like deer, and those who have been unable to speak will sing joyfully. Water will gush out [from springs] in the desert; streams will flow in the desert.
7 Og den glødende Sandørk skal blive til Sø og det tørstige Sted til Vandkilder; i den Bolig, hvor Drager laa, skal være Sted for Rør og Siv.
The very dry ground will become a pool of water, and springs will provide water for the dry land. Grass and reeds and papyrus will grow in places where the jackals/wolves lived previously.
8 Og en banet Sti og Vej skal være der, en Vej, som kaldes Helligdommens; ingen uren skal gaa ad den, men den skal være for dem selv; de, som vandre paa denne Vej, endog enfoldige, skulle ikke fare vild.
And there will be a highway through that land; it will be called ‘the Holy Highway’. People who are not acceptable to God will not walk on that road; it will be only for those who conduct their lives as God wants them to; foolish people will become lost while walking on that road.
9 Ingen Løve skal være der, og intet Rovdyr kommer derop eller findes der; men de igenløste skulle vandre der.
There will not be any lions there or any other dangerous animals along that road. Only those who have been freed [from being slaves in Babylonia] will walk on it.
10 Og Herrens forløste skulle komme tilbage og komme til Zion med Frydesang, og evig Glæde skal være over deres Hoved; Fryd og Glæde skulle de naa, og Sorrig og Suk skal fly.
Those whom Yahweh has freed will return to Jerusalem; they will sing as they enter the city; they will be extremely joyful [MET, PRS] forever. No longer will they be sad or mourn; they will be [completely] joyful [DOU].

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