Esajas 41
1 I Øer! tier for mig; og Folkene forny deres Kraft! lad dem komme, lad dem da tale; lader os træde frem for Retten med hinanden!
Let the islands be silent before me, and let the nations take new strength. Let them draw near, and then speak. Let us apply for judgment together.
2 Hvo har opvakt ham fra Østen, hvem Retfærdigheden møder, hvor han gaar? hvo hengav Folkefærd for hans Ansigt og Kongerne, at han herskede over dem, hvilke hans Sværd gør som Støv og hans Bue som Halm, der bortblæses?
Who has raised up a just man from the east, and has called him to follow him? He will place the nations under his gaze, and he will rule over kings. He will cause them to be like dust before his sword, like chaff driven by the wind before his bow.
3 Han forfølger dem, drager frem med Fred ad den Sti, som hans Fødder ikke have betraadt tilforn.
He will pursue them. He will pass by in peace. No trace will appear after his feet.
4 Hvo udrettede og gjorde det? Han, som kalder Slægterne fra Begyndelsen! jeg Herren er den første, og med de sidste er jeg ogsaa.
Who has worked and accomplished these things, calling to the generations from the beginning? “It is I, the Lord! I am the first and the last.”
5 Øerne se det og frygte, Jordens Ender forfærdes; de nærme sig og komme.
The islands saw it and were afraid. The ends of the earth were stupefied. They drew near and arrived.
6 De hjælpe den ene den anden, og den ene siger til den anden: Staa fast!
Each one will help his neighbor and will say to his brother, “Be strengthened.”
7 Tømmermanden sætter Mod i Guldsmeden, den, som glatter med Hammeren, i ham, som smeder paa Ambolten; „Sammenføjningen er god‟, siger denne, og han befæster det med Søm, at det ikke rokkes.
The coppersmith striking with the mallet encouraged him who was forging at that time, saying, “It is ready for soldering.” And he strengthened it with nails, so that it would not be moved.
8 Men du, Israel! du, min Tjener Jakob, som jeg udvalgte, Abrahams, min Vens, Sæd!
But you, O Israel, are my servant, O Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of my friend Abraham.
9 du, hvem jeg hentede fra Jordens Ender og kaldte fra dens yderste Grænser, og til hvem jeg sagde: Du er min Tjener, jeg udvalgte dig og forkastede dig ikke!
For his sake, I have taken you from the ends of the earth, and I have called you from its distant places. And I said to you: “You are my servant. I have chosen you, and I have not cast you aside.”
10 Frygt ikke; thi jeg er med dig; se ikke ængstelig om; thi jeg er din Gud; jeg har styrket dig, ja, hjulpet dig, ja, holdt dig oppe med min Retfærdigheds højre Haand.
Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not turn away, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, and I have assisted you, and the right hand of my just one has upheld you.
11 Se, alle de, som harmes paa dig, skulle beskæmmes og blive til Skamme; de Mænd, som trætte med dig, skulle blive til intet og omkomme.
Behold, all who fight against you shall be confounded and ashamed. They will be as if they did not exist, and the men who contradict you will perish.
12 De Mænd, som kives med dig, skal du søge efter og ikke finde; de Mænd, som stride imod dig, skulle blive til intet og omkomme.
You will seek them, and you will not find them. The men who rebel against you will be as if they did not exist. And the men who make war against you will be like something that has been consumed.
13 Thi jeg er Herren din Gud, som tager dig ved din højre Haand, som siger til dig: Frygt ikke; jeg hjælper dig.
For I am the Lord your God. I take you by your hand, and I say to you: Do not be afraid. I have helped you.
14 Frygt ikke, du Orm, Jakob! du lille Hob, Israel! jeg hjælper dig, siger Herren, og din Frelser er Israels Hellige.
Fear not, O worm of Jacob, you who are dead within Israel. I have helped you, says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 Se, jeg gør dig til en skarp ny Tærskevogn med mange Tænder; du skal tærske og sønderknuse Bjerge og gøre Høje som Avner.
I have established you like a new threshing cart, having serrated blades. You will thresh the mountains and crush them. And you will turn the hills into chaff.
16 Du skal kaste dem, og Vejret skal løfte dem, og en Storm skal adsprede dem; men du skal fryde dig i Herren, du skal prise dig i Israels Hellige.
You will winnow them, and the wind will blow them away, and the whirlwind will scatter them. And you shall exult in the Lord; you shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
17 De elendige og de fattige lede efter Vand, og der er intet, deres Tunge forsmægter af Tørst; jeg, Herren, vil bønhøre dem, jeg, Israels Gud, vil ikke forlade dem.
The indigent and the poor are seeking water, but there is none. Their tongue has been dried up by thirst. I, the Lord, will heed them. I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
18 Jeg vil lade Floder bryde frem paa de nøgne Høje og Kilder midt i Dalene; jeg vil gøre Ørken til vandrig Sø og det tørre Land til Vandløb.
I will open rivers in the high hills, and fountains in the midst of the plains. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the impassable land into streams of water.
19 Jeg vil i Ørken sætte Cedre, Sitimtræer og Myrtetræer og Olietræer; paa den slette Mark vil jeg sætte baade Fyrretræer, Kintræer og Buksbom,
I will plant the cedar in a deserted place, with the thorn, and the myrtle, and the olive tree. In the desert, I will plant the pine, and the elm, and the box tree together,
20 paa det at de skulle se og vide og baade lægge paa Hjerte og forstaa, at Herrens Haand har gjort dette, og Israels Hellige har skabt dette.
so that they may see and know, acknowledge and understand, together, that the hand of the Lord has accomplished this, and that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
21 Kommer hid med eders Sag, siger Herren; kommer frem med eders stærke Bevisninger, siger Jakobs Konge.
Bring your case forward, says the Lord. Bring it here, if you have anything to allege, says the King of Jacob.
22 Lad dem komme frem med dem og forkynde os det, som skal hændes; forkynder os, hvad der først skal ske, paa det vi maa lægge os det paa Hjerte og forstaa, hvad Enden derpaa skal blive; eller lader os høre de tilkommende Ting!
Let them approach and announce to us the things that will occur. Announce to us the things that were before. And we will apply our heart to them, and we will know their end. And so, reveal to us the things that will occur.
23 Forkynder de Ting, som skulle komme herefter, at vi kunne vide dem; thi I ere jo Guder! ja, gører vel eller gører ilde, saa ville vi se os om og betragte det med hverandre.
Announce the things that will occur in the future, and we will know that you are gods. Likewise, accomplish good or evil, if you are able, and let us speak of it and see it together.
24 Se, I ere intet, og eders Gerning er aldeles intet; den, som vælger eder, er en Vederstyggelighed.
Behold, you exist out of nothing, and your work is from what does not exist; he who has chosen you is an abomination.
25 Jeg har opvakt ham fra Norden, og han skal komme, ham fra Solens Opgang, som skal paakalde mit Navn; og han skal komme over Fyrsterne, som vare de Dynd, og som en Pottemager, der træder Ler.
I have raised up one from the north, and he will arrive from the rising of the sun. He will call upon my name, and he will reduce magistrates to mud, like a potter working with clay.
26 Hvo har forkyndt noget fra Begyndelsen af, at vi kunne vide det? eller fra forrige Tid, at vi kunne sige: Han har Ret? men der er ingen, som forkynder noget, og ingen, som lader os høre noget, og ingen, som hører eders Tale.
Who has announced this from its rising, so that we may know it, or from its beginning, so that we may say, “You are just.” There is no one who either announces, or predicts, or hears your words.
27 Jeg er den første, som siger til Zion: Se, se, her ere de! og som bærer Jerusalem et godt Budskab.
The first one will say to Zion: “Behold, they are here,” and to Jerusalem, “I will present an evangelist.”
28 Ser jeg mig om, er der ingen, og af disse er der heller ingen Raadgiver, at jeg kunde spørge dem ad, og de kunde give Svar tilbage.
And I saw, and there was no one among any of them to consult, or who, when I asked, could answer a word.
29 Se dem alle! deres Gerninger ere Daarlighed og Tomhed; deres støbte Billeder ere Vejr og Vind.
Behold, they are all unjust, and their works are empty. Their idols are wind and emptiness.
