Esajas 43
1 Men nu, saa siger Herren, som skabte dig, Jakob, og dannede dig, Israel: Frygt ikke, thi jeg genløste dig, jeg kaldte dig ved dit Navn, du er min.
But now, says the Lord your Maker, O Jacob, and your life-giver, O Israel: have no fear, for I have taken up your cause; naming you by your name, I have made you mine.
2 Naar du gaar igennem Vandene, da vil jeg være med dig, og igennem Floderne, da skulle de ikke overskylle dig; naar du gaar igennem Ilden, skal du ikke svides, og Luen skal ikke fortære dig.
When you go through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not go over you: when you go through the fire, you will not be burned; and the flame will have no power over you.
3 Thi jeg er Herren din Gud, Israels Hellige, din Frelser; jeg giver Ægypten til Løsepenge for dig, Morland og Seba i dit Sted.
For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your saviour; I have given Egypt as a price for you, Ethiopia and Seba for you.
4 Efterdi du var agtet dyrebar for mine Øjne, var æret, og jeg elskede dig: Saa har jeg givet Mennesker i dit Sted og Folkeslag i Stedet for din Sjæl.
Because of your value in my eyes, you have been honoured, and loved by me; so I will give men for you, and peoples for your life.
5 Frygt ikke, thi jeg er med dig; jeg vil føre din Sæd fra Østen og samle dig hjem fra Vesten.
Have no fear, for I am with you: I will take your seed from the east, and get you together from the west;
6 Jeg vil sige til Norden: Giv hid, og til Sønden: Hold ikke tilbage; før mine Sønner hid fra det fjerne og mine Døtre fra Jordens Ende,
I will say to the north, Give them up; and to the south, Do not keep them back; send back my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth;
7 hver den, som er kaldet med mit Navn, og som jeg har skabt til min Ære; hver den, jeg har dannet, og som jeg har gjort.
Every one who is named by my name, and whom I have made for my glory, who has been formed and designed by me.
8 Han fører det blinde Folk ud, som dog har Øjne, og de døve, som dog have Øren.
Send out the blind people who have eyes, and those who have ears, but they are shut.
9 Alle Hedningerne samle sig til Hobe, og Folkene sankes; hvo er iblandt dem, som kan kundgøre dette og lade os høre de første Ting? lad dem føre deres Vidner frem, for at de kunne faa Ret, og man kan høre og sige: Det er Sandhed,
Let all the nations come together, and let the peoples be present: who among them is able to make this clear, and give us word of earlier things? let their witnesses come forward, so that they may be seen to be true, and that they may give ear, and say, It is true.
10 I ere mine Vidner, siger Herren, og min Tjener, som jeg udvalgte, for at I skulde vide det og tro mig og forstaa, at jeg er; før mig er ingen Gud dannet, og efter mig skal ingen være.
You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and my servant whom I have taken for myself: so that you may see and have faith in me, and that it may be clear to you that I am he; before me there was no God formed, and there will not be after me.
11 Jeg er Herren, og der er ingen Frelser uden jeg.
I, even I, am the Lord; and there is no saviour but me.
12 Jeg har kundgjort det og har frelst og ladet eder høre det, og der var ingen fremmed Gud iblandt eder; og I ere mine Vidner, siger Herren, at jeg er Gud.
I gave the word, and made it clear, and there was no strange god among you: for this reason you are my witnesses, says the Lord.
13 Ogsaa fra Dag blev til, er jeg, og der er ingen, som kan redde af min Haand; jeg gør en Gerning, og hvo kan afvende den?
From time long past I am God, and from this day I am he: there is no one who is able to take you out of my hand: when I undertake a thing, by whom will my purpose be changed?
14 Saa siger Herren, eders Genløser, Israels Hellige: For eders Skyld sender jeg Bud til Babel og lader alle dem tillige med Kaldæerne som Flygtninge jages ned paa Skibene, som de frydede sig paa.
The Lord, who has taken up your cause, the Holy One of Israel, says, Because of you I have sent to Babylon, and made all their seers come south, and the Chaldaeans whose cry is in the ships.
15 Jeg er Herren, eders Hellige, Israels Skaber, eders Konge.
I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Maker of Israel, your King.
16 Saa siger Herren, han, som gjorde Vej i Havet og Sti i de mægtige Vande,
This is the word of the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a road through the deep waters;
17 han, som udførte Vogne og Heste, Hær og Magt, saa de ligge til Hobe, de staa ikke op, de ere udslukte, ja, de ere udslukte, som en Tande:
Who sends out the war-carriages and the horses, the army with all its force; they have come down, they will not get up again; like a feebly burning light they are put out.
18 Kommer ikke de forrige Ting i Hu, og agter ikke paa de gamle Ting!
Give no thought to the things which are past; let the early times go out of your minds.
19 Se, jeg gør noget nyt, nu skal det bryde frem; skulle I ikke forfare det? ja, jeg vil gøre Vej i Ørken, Floder paa øde Steder.
See, I am doing a new thing; now it is starting; will you not take note of it? I will even make a way in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country.
20 Vilde Dyr paa Marken, Drager og Strudsunger skulle ære mig; thi jeg giver Vand i Ørken, Floder paa øde Steder for at give mit Folk, mine udvalgte, at drikke.
The beasts of the field will give me honour, the jackals and the ostriches: because I send out waters in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country, to give drink to the people whom I have taken for myself:
21 Det Folk, som jeg har dannet mig, de skulle fortælle min Pris.
Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise.
22 Men du, Jakob! paakaldte mig ikke; thi du, Israel! er bleven træt af mig.
But you have made no prayer to me, O Jacob: and you have given no thought to me, O Israel.
23 Du bragte mig ikke Faar til dine Brændofre, ej heller ærede du mig med dine Slagtofre, jeg har ikke gjort dig Besvær med Madoffer og ikke Møje med at kræve Røgelse.
You have not made me burned offerings of sheep, or given me honour with your offerings of beasts; I did not make you servants to give me an offering, and I did not make you tired with requests for perfumes.
24 Du købte mig ikke Kalmus for Penge, du skænkede mig ikke overflødigt dine Slagtofres Fedme; men du gjorde mig Besvær med dine Synder, du gjorde mig Møje med dine Misgerninger.
You have not got me sweet-smelling plants with your money, or given me pleasure with the fat of your offerings: but you have made me a servant to your sins, and you have made me tired with your evil doings.
25 Jeg, jeg er den, som udsletter dine Overtrædelser for min egen Skyld, og jeg vil ikke ihukomme dine Synder.
I, even I, am he who takes away your sins; and I will no longer keep your evil doings in mind.
26 Paamind mig; lad os gaa i Rette med hverandre; regn op, at du maa staa retfærdiggjort.
Put me in mind of this; let us take up the cause between us: put forward your cause, so that you may be seen to be in the right.
27 Din første Fader syndede, og dine Talsmænd have gjort Overtrædelse imod mig.
Your first father was a sinner, and your guides have gone against my word.
28 Derfor vil jeg vanhellige de hellige Fyrster og hengive Jakob til Band og Israel til Forhaanelse.
Your chiefs have made my holy place unclean, so I have made Jacob a curse, and Israel a thing of shame.
