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, you people of Israel, listen to Yahweh, the one who established your nation. The one who caused you to become a nation [DOU] says this: “Do not be afraid, because I previously rescued you. I enabled you to have a personal relationship with me [MTY], and you belong to me.

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 [experience dangerous situations], and [you feel like] [MET] you are crossing deep rivers, I will be with you. When you have very big troubles/difficulties, you will [LIT] be able to endure them. When [people try to kill you like they tried to kill Daniel’s three friends by] throwing them in a fire, you will not [die, just like Daniel’s three friends were not] burned up,

3 Thi jeg er Herren din Gud, Israels Hellige, din Frelser; jeg giver Ægypten til Løsepenge for dig, Morland og Seba i dit Sted.

because I am Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, the one who rescues you. I will enable [the army of the emperor of Persia] to conquer Egypt instead of conquering you; similarly I will enable them to conquer Ethiopia, and Seba [in Arabia], in order that you can be saved.

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.

I will cause other countries to be conquered, instead of your country; I will trade them for you, in order that you will not be killed, because you are very precious [DOU] to me and because I love you.

5 Frygt ikke, thi jeg er med dig; jeg vil føre din Sæd fra Østen og samle dig hjem fra Vesten.

Do not be afraid, because I am with you. [Some day] I will gather your descendants from the east and 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 command the [rulers of the nations to] the north and to the south, ‘Allow all the people of Israel to return [to their country], from the most distant places on 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.

Allow all those who belong to me [MTY] to return, because I have caused them to become a nation in order that they would honor me; I am the one who has done that [DOU].’

8 Han fører det blinde Folk ud, som dog har Øjne, og de døve, som dog have Øren.

Summon the people who have eyes but [it is as though] they are blind; summon those who have ears but [because they do not listen to me, it is as though] they are deaf.

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,

Gather people of all nations together, ones from all people-groups, [and ask them this]: ‘Has any of their idols foretold the things that are happening now? And can any of them predict what will happen in the future?’ Then bring people who will testify and say ‘I heard them predict things, and what they predicted was what happened,’ [but they will be lying].”

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.

But Yahweh says, “You people of Israel (are my witnesses/know what I have done), and you are the ones who serve me. I chose you in order that you would know me, believe in me, and understand that I am the only one who is [truly] God. There is no other [true] God. There was no other [true] God previously, and there will never be another [true] God.

11 Jeg er Herren, og der er ingen Frelser uden jeg.

I, [only] I, am Yahweh, and there is no other one who can save you.

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 said that I would rescue [your ancestors], and then I rescued them, and I proclaimed [that I had done it]. No foreign god among you did that! And you are witnesses that only I, Yahweh, am God.

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?

I am God, the one who has existed forever and who will exist forever; no one can snatch people from my hand, and no one can alter/change what I have done.”

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.

Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, is the one who rescues you; and this is what he says: “For your sake, I will send [an army] to [attack] Babylon. They will force the people of that city to flee in ships which they have been proud of.

15 Jeg er Herren, eders Hellige, Israels Skaber, eders Konge.

I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the one who caused Israel to become a nation, and the one who is really your king.

16 Saa siger Herren, han, som gjorde Vej i Havet og Sti i de mægtige Vande,

I am Yahweh, the one who opened a path through the water, making a road through the [Red] Sea.

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:

Then I summoned the great army [of Egypt] to come with all their chariots and horses. [But when they tried to pursue my people], I caused the waves to flow over them [and they drowned]; their lives ended [like the light of a candle ends when someone] [MET] snuffs out the wick.

18 Kommer ikke de forrige Ting i Hu, og agter ikke paa de gamle Ting!

But do not think [only] about what happened in the past, long ago [DOU].

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.

Instead, consider the new thing that I am going to do. I have already started to do it; can you see it? I am going to make a road through the desert. And I will cause there to be streams in the wasteland/desert.

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 jackals/wolves and owls and other wild creatures will thank me for giving them water in the desert. I will cause streams to appear in the dry desert in order that my people, the ones whom I have chosen, will have water;

21 Det Folk, som jeg har dannet mig, de skulle fortælle min Pris.

I will do that for the people whom I have created [and chosen] to belong to me, and [some day] they will cause many others to praise me.

22 Men du, Jakob! paakaldte mig ikke; thi du, Israel! er bleven træt af mig.

But now, you descendants of Jacob, you refuse to request my help. It seems that you people of Israel have become tired of worshiping me.

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 brought to me sheep or goats for offerings that will be completely burned [on the altar]; you have not honored me by [bringing to me any] sacrifices, even though the offerings of grain and incense [that I asked you] to bring to me were not a burden to you.

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 bought for me fragrant reeds, and you have brought me the fat from your sacrifices. But these have not pleased me, because you have burdened me by all the sins that you have committed, and made me weary because of all (your iniquities/the wrong things that you have done).

25 Jeg, jeg er den, som udsletter dine Overtrædelser for min egen Skyld, og jeg vil ikke ihukomme dine Synder.

I am the one who is able to forgive you for all your sins; I am the only one who can do that, with the result that I will never think about them again.

26 Paamind mig; lad os gaa i Rette med hverandre; regn op, at du maa staa retfærdiggjort.

Tell me what I have done that you do not like. Do you think that when you state your case, you will prove that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong) [IRO]?

27 Din første Fader syndede, og dine Talsmænd have gjort Overtrædelse imod mig.

No, [what has happened is that] the first ancestor of you Israelis sinned [against me], and since then, all your leaders have rebelled against me.

28 Derfor vil jeg vanhellige de hellige Fyrster og hengive Jakob til Band og Israel til Forhaanelse.

That is why I have caused your priests to be disgraced; and I have allowed others to destroy you people of Israel and caused you to be despised.”