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:
Cyrus is the one whom Yahweh has appointed [to be the emperor of Persia] and to whom he will give great power [IDM]; Yahweh will enable him to defeat other nations and to take away the power of their kings. He will cause gates of cities to be opened, and no one will ever be able to shut them.
2 Jeg vil gaa frem for dit Ansigt og gøre Bakker jævne; jeg vil sønderbryde Kobberdøre og sønderhugge Jernstænger.
This is what Yahweh says to him: “Cyrus, I will go ahead of you and level the mountains. I will smash down bronze gates and cut through iron bars.
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 treasures [that people have hidden] in dark secret places [DOU]. I will do that in order that you will know that I am Yahweh, the God to whom the Israelis belong, the God who calls you by your name.
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.
I have summoned you, calling out your name, for the sake of [the people of] Israel [DOU] whom I have chosen, who serve me. Even though you do not know me, I will give you a title which has great honor.
5 Jeg er Herren og ingen ydermere, der er ingen Gud uden jeg; jeg vil omgjorde dig, enddog du kender mig ikke,
I am Yahweh, and there is no other God [DOU]. Even though you do not know me, I will give you power
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,
in order that everyone in the world, from the east to the west, will know that there is no other [God]. I am Yahweh, and there is no other [God].
7 jeg, som danner Lyset og skaber Mørket, jeg, som gør Fred og skaber Ulykke; jeg er Herren, som gør alle disse Ting.
I created the light and the darkness. I cause there to be peace and I cause there to be disasters. I, Yahweh, do all those 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.
[And Yahweh also says, “I want my] rescue [of my people] [MET] to fall from the sky like rain. Just like the earth opens wide to accept rain, I will rescue/save my people and cause them to be treated justly. I, Yahweh, am the one who will cause both of those things to happen.
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?
Terrible things will happen to those who argue with me, the one who created them. [They are like] [MET] a clay pot and [I am like] the one who made it; so they certainly cannot [RHQ] criticize me. A lump of clay certainly cannot [RHQ] argue with the one who shapes it [to form a pot], saying, ‘Why are you making me like this?’ The pot cannot say ‘[You have no skill, because] what you made has no handles!’
10 Ve den, som siger til Faderen: Hvad avler du? og til Kvinden: Hvad føder du?
And it would be terrible if an unborn baby would say to its father, ‘Why are you [RHQ] causing me to be born?’ or if it said to its mother, ‘The result of your labor pains will be useless?’”
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?
Yahweh, the Holy One of the Israeli people, the one who created Israel, says this to them: “(Why do you ask questions about [what I do for you], my children?/You should not ask questions about [what I do for you], my children.) [RHQ] (Why do you tell me about the work that I should do?/You should not tell me about the work that I should do.) [RHQ]
12 Jeg gjorde Jorden og skabte Mennesker derpaa; mine Hænder udbredte Himmelen, og jeg bød over al dens Hær.
I am the one who created the earth and created people to live on it. I stretched out the sky with my hands, and I put the stars in their places.
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.
And I will appoint Cyrus to do things that are right/just, and I will enable him to do all those things easily [MET]. His [workers] will rebuild my city, and he will free my people who have been (exiled/forced to leave their country). And he will do it without my rewarding/paying him! [Those things will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.
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.
And this is [also] what [I], Yahweh, say [to you, my people]: ‘You will rule the people of Egypt and Ethiopia, and the tall people of Seba [in Arabia] will become your slaves. They will come to you bringing all the things that they sell, and it will all be yours. [As prisoners], they will have chains on their arms as they follow you. They will prostrate themselves in front of you and say, “God is with/helping you and he is the only God; there is no other God.” '”
15 Sandelig, du er en Gud, som skjuler sig, Israels Gud er en Frelser.
God, although we cannot see you, you are the one to whom [we] Israeli people belong, the one who saves us.
16 De blive beskæmmede, ja de blive alle til Skamme; de gaa alle bort med Skændsel, de, som forfærdige Afgudsbilleder.
All those who make idols will be humiliated. They will all be disgraced together.
17 Israel er frelst ved Herren med en evig Frelse; I skulle ikke beskæmmes, ej heller forhaanes i Evigheds Evigheder.
But you, Yahweh, will rescue [us, your] Israeli people, and we will be free forever. Never again will we again be humiliated and disgraced.
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.
Yahweh is God; he is the one who created the sky and created and formed the earth. He did not want it to remain with nothing living on it; he wanted people to live on it. [He says], “I am Yahweh; there is no other [God].
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.
[What I proclaimed], I did not speak secretly or [hide what I was saying by speaking] in a dark place. When I spoke to the descendants of Jacob, I did not tell them ‘It will be useless for you to (seek for/pray to) me!’ I, Yahweh, speak [only] what is true and what is 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.
You people who are still alive after experiencing great disasters, should come and gather together [and listen to this]: The people who carry around their wooden idols and pray to them are foolish, because those idols cannot rescue them!
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.
Talk among yourselves, and decide what you will say to prove that [your praying to idols is good]. [And when you do that, I will ask you], ‘Who predicted long ago [what has now happened]? Did any idol tell you [that those things would happen] [RHQ]?’ No, it was [RHQ] only I, Yahweh, who told you, because I am the only God; there is no other God. I am a God who acts righteously and saves people; there is no other one [who does these things].
22 Vender eder til mig, og bliver frelste, alle I fra Jordens Ender! thi jeg er Gud og ingen ydermere.
Everyone in the world should ask me to save them, because I am the only God who can do that; there is no other one.
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.
I have solemnly declared, using my own name; I [SYN] have spoken what is true, and I will never change what I have said: [Some day], everyone [SYN] will bow in front of me, and they will all solemnly promise to be loyal to me.
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.
They will declare, ‘Yahweh is the one who enables us to live righteously and to be strong.’” And all those who have been angry at him will come to him, and they will be ashamed [for having been angry with him].
25 I Herren skal al Israels Sæd retfærdiggøres og prise sig.
Yahweh is the only one who will enable [us] Israeli people in the future to defeat our enemies, [and then] we will boast about what he [has done for us].
