Esajas 45
1 Saa siger Herren til sin Salvede, til Kyrus, hvem jeg tog ved hans højre Haand for at nedkaste Hedningerne for hans Ansigt og løse Bæltet af Kongers Lænd for at aabne Døre og for at holde Porte oplukkede for ham:
Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Koresh, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
2 Jeg vil gaa frem for dit Ansigt og gøre Bakker jævne; jeg vil sønderbryde Kobberdøre og sønderhugge Jernstænger.
"I will go before you, and make the mountains level. I will break the doors of bronze in pieces, and cut apart the bars of iron.
3 Jeg vil give dig Liggendefæ, som er skjult i Mørke, og Klenodier, som ere gemte i Løn, at du skal fornemme, at jeg er Herren, Israels Gud, som kalder dig ved dit Navn.
I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that it is I, the LORD, who call you by your name, even the God of Israel.
4 For min Tjener Jakobs Skyld og for Israels, min udvalgtes Skyld, kaldte jeg dig ved dit Navn; jeg nævnede dig ved Hædersnavn, enddog du kendte mig ikke.
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name. I have surnamed you, though you have not known me.
5 Jeg er Herren og ingen ydermere, der er ingen Gud uden jeg; jeg vil omgjorde dig, enddog du kender mig ikke,
I am the LORD, and there is no other. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me;
6 paa det de fra Solens Opgang og fra dens Nedgang skulle vide, at der er ingen uden jeg; jeg er Herren og ingen ydermere,
that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no one else.
7 jeg, som danner Lyset og skaber Mørket, jeg, som gør Fred og skaber Ulykke; jeg er Herren, som gør alle disse Ting.
I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create calamity. I am the LORD, who does all these things.
8 Drypper, I Himle! fra oven ned, og strømmer, I øverste Skyer, med Retfærdighed! Jorden oplade sig for at frembære Frelsens Frugt og for at lade Retfærdighed oprinde tillige! jeg Herren, jeg har skabt det.
Distil, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.
9 Ve den, som trætter med den, der dannede ham, det Potteskaar, ligt andre Potteskaar af Jord! Mon Leret kan sige til den, som dannede det: Hvad gør du? eller kan dit Værk sige: Han har ingen Hænder?
Woe to him who strives with his Maker, a clay pot among the clay pots of the earth. Shall the clay ask him who fashions it, 'What are you making?' or your work, 'He has no hands?'
10 Ve den, som siger til Faderen: Hvad avler du? og til Kvinden: Hvad føder du?
Woe to him who says to a father, 'What have you become the father of?' or to a mother, 'To what have you given birth?'"
11 Saa siger Herren, Israels Hellige og Skaber: Spørger mig om de tilkommende Ting; ville I give mig Befaling om mine Børn og om mine Hænders Gerning?
Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: "You ask me about the things that are to come, concerning my sons, and you command me concerning the work of my hands.
12 Jeg gjorde Jorden og skabte Mennesker derpaa; mine Hænder udbredte Himmelen, og jeg bød over al dens Hær.
I have made the earth, and created man on it. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens; and I have commanded all their army.
13 Jeg opvækker ham i Retfærdighed og vil jævne alle hans Veje; han skal bygge min Stad og løslade mine bortførte, ikke for Løsepenge, ej heller for Skænk, siger den Herre Zebaoth.
I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will make straight all his ways. He shall build my city, and he shall let my exiles go free, not for price nor reward," says the LORD of hosts.
14 Saa siger Herren: Ægyptens Arbejde og Morlands Købmandsskab, samt Sabæerne, de høje Folk, skulle komme til dig, og vorde dine, de skulle følge efter dig, i Lænker skulle de komme; for dig skulle de nedbøje sig, de skulle bønfalde dig og sige: Kun hos dig er Gud, og der er ingen ydermere, ingen Gud.
Thus says the LORD: "The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you, and they shall be yours. They will go after you. They shall come over in chains; and they will bow down to you. They will make petition to you: 'Surely God is in you; and there is no other. There is no other god.
15 Sandelig, du er en Gud, som skjuler sig, Israels Gud er en Frelser.
Most certainly you are a God who hid yourself, God of Israel, the Savior.'"
16 De blive beskæmmede, ja de blive alle til Skamme; de gaa alle bort med Skændsel, de, som forfærdige Afgudsbilleder.
They will be disappointed, yes, confounded, all of them. Those who are makers of idols will go into confusion together.
17 Israel er frelst ved Herren med en evig Frelse; I skulle ikke beskæmmes, ej heller forhaanes i Evigheds Evigheder.
Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation. You will not be disappointed nor confounded to ages everlasting.
18 Thi saa siger Herren, som skabte Himmelen, han, den Gud, som dannede Jorden, og som gjorde den, han, som beredte den og ikke skabte den til at være øde, men dannede den til at beboes: Jeg er Herren, og der er ingen ydermere.
For thus says the LORD who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and did not create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: "I am the LORD, and there is no other.
19 Ikke i Løndom har jeg talt, ikke paa Jordens mørke Steder; jeg har ikke sagt til Jakobs Sæd: Søger mig forgæves, jeg er Herren, som taler Retfærdighed, som forkynder Retvished.
I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak righteousness. I declare things that are right.
20 Samler eder og kommer, ja, kommer frem til Hobe, I undkomne af Hedningerne! de, som bære deres udskaarne Træbilleder, og som bede til en Gud, der ikke kan frelse, de vide intet.
Assemble yourselves and come. Draw near together, you who have escaped from the nations. Those have no knowledge who carry the wood of their engraved image, and pray to a god that can't save.
21 Forkynder og kommer frem med noget! ja, lad dem raadføre sig med hverandre: Hvo har ladet dette høres fra fordums Tid, hvo har kundgjort det fra Arilds Tid? mon ikke jeg, Herren? thi der er ingen Gud ydermere uden jeg, en retfærdig Gud og Frelser, der er ingen uden jeg.
Declare and bring it forth. Yes, let them take counsel together. Who announced this from long ago, has told it from then? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no other God besides me, a just God and a Savior; there is no one besides me.
22 Vender eder til mig, og bliver frelste, alle I fra Jordens Ender! thi jeg er Gud og ingen ydermere.
Look to me, and be saved, every part of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
23 Jeg har svoret ved mig selv, af Retfærdigheds Mund udgik et Ord, og det skal ikke tages tilbage: At for mig skal hvert Knæ bøje sig, til mig skal hver Tunge sværge.
By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear to God.
24 Kun i Herren, siger man om mig, er Retfærdighed og Styrke; til ham skal man komme, men alle de, som vredes paa ham, skulle beskæmmes.
Only in the LORD, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all those who were incensed against him shall be disappointed.
25 I Herren skal al Israels Sæd retfærdiggøres og prise sig.
In the LORD shall all the descendants of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
