Esajas 48
1 Hører dette, Jakobs Hus! I, som ere kaldte med Israels Navn, og som ere udgangne af Judas Kilde, I, som sværge Ved Herrens Navn og prise Israels Gud, men ikke i Sandhed og ej i Retfærdighed!
“Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah. You swear by the LORD’s name, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness—
2 Thi de kalde sig efter den hellige Stad og forlade sig fast paa Israels Gud; Herre Zebaoth er hans Navn.
for they call themselves citizens of the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel; the LORD of Armies is his name.
3 Jeg har forlængst kundgjort de første Ting, af min Mund ere de udgangne, og jeg lader dem høre det; jeg gør det hastelig, og det sker.
I have declared the former things from of old. Yes, they went out of my mouth, and I revealed them. I did them suddenly, and they happened.
4 Efterdi jeg vidste, at du er haard, og din Nakke er Jernsener, og din Pande er Kobber,
Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow bronze;
5 saa har jeg forlængst kundgjort dig det, jeg lod dig høre det, førend det kom, at du ikke maaske skal sige: Mit Gudebillede gjorde disse Ting, og mit udskaarne Billede og mit støbte Billede beskikkede dem.
therefore I have declared it to you from of old; before it came to pass I showed it to you; lest you should say, ‘My idol has done them. My engraved image and my molten image has commanded them.’
6 Hørt det har du, se det nu alt sammen! og I, ville I ikke kundgøre det? jeg har fra nu af ladet dig høre ny Ting, hvad der lønligt var bevaret og hvad du ikke kendte.
You have heard it. Now see all this. And you, won’t you declare it? “I have shown you new things from this time, even hidden things, which you have not known.
7 Nu blive de skabte og ikke fra fordums Tid, og før i Dag har du ikke hørt til dem, paa det du ikke skal sige: Se, jeg har kendt dem.
They are created now, and not from of old. Before today, you didn’t hear them, lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’
8 Ja, du har ikke hørt det, du vidste det og ikke; ja, dit Øre var heller ikke aabnet fra fordums Tid; thi jeg ved, at du vil handle troløst, og at du er kaldet en Overtræder fra Moders Liv.
Yes, you didn’t hear. Yes, you didn’t know. Yes, from of old your ear was not opened, for I knew that you dealt very treacherously, and were called a transgressor from the womb.
9 For mit Navns Skyld vil jeg forhale min Vrede, og for min Æres Skyld holder jeg min Vrede imod dig tilbage, for at jeg ikke skal udrydde dig.
For my name’s sake, I will defer my anger, and for my praise, I hold it back for you so that I don’t cut you off.
10 Se, jeg har lutret dig, dog ikke som Sølv; jeg har prøvet dig i Elendigheds Ovn.
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
11 For min Skyld, for min egen Skyld vil jeg gøre det; thi hvorfor skulde mit Navn vanhelliges? og jeg vil ikke give en anden min Ære.
For my own sake, for my own sake, I will do it; for how would my name be profaned? I will not give my glory to another.
12 Hør mig, Jakob! og du, Israel, min kaldte! jeg er, jeg er den første, jeg er ogsaa den sidste.
“Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he. I am the first. I am also the last.
13 Ja, min Haand har grundfæstet Jorden, og min højre Haand har udspændt Himlene; jeg kalder dem frem, og de staa der tilsammen.
Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens. when I call to them, they stand up together.
14 Samler eder, alle til Hobe, og hører! Hvo iblandt dem har forkyndt disse Ting: Den, Herren elsker, skal gøre efter hans Behag imod Babel og lade hans Arm kendes imod Kaldæerne.
“Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear! Who amongst them has declared these things? He whom the LORD loves will do what he likes to Babylon, and his arm will be against the Chaldeans.
15 Jeg, jeg har sagt det, jeg har ogsaa kaldet ham; jeg vil lade ham komme, og hans Vej skal lykkes.
I, even I, have spoken. Yes, I have called him. I have brought him and he shall make his way prosperous.
16 Kommer nær til mig, hører dette! fra Begyndelsen har jeg ikke talt i Løndom; fra den Tid, at det blev til, er jeg der; og nu har den Herre, Herre sendt mig, og sin Aand.
“Come near to me and hear this: “From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it happened, I was there.” Now the Lord GOD has sent me with his Spirit.
17 Saa siger Herren, din Genløser, Israels Hellige: Jeg er Herren din Gud, som lærer dig, hvad nyttigt er, og som fører dig paa Vejen, som du skal gaa.
The LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.
18 Gid du vilde agte paa mine Bud, da skulde din Fred vorde som Floden og din Retfærdighed som Havets Bølger.
Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 Og din Sæd skulde vorde som Sand, og dit Livs Afkom som dets Smaastene; dens Navn skulde ikke udryddes eller ødelægges for mit Ansigt.
Your offspring also would have been as the sand and the descendants of your body like its grains. His name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.”
20 Gaar ud af Babel, flyer fra Kaldæerne; forkynder og lader dette høre med Frydesangs Røst, bringer det ud indtil Jordens Ende, siger: Herren har genløst sin Tjener Jakob.
Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! With the sound of joyful shouting announce this, tell it even to the end of the earth; say, “The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!”
21 Og de lede ingen Tørst, han ledte dem igennem Ørknerne, han lod flyde Vand af en Klippe til dem; og han kløvede en Klippe, og der flød Vand.
They didn’t thirst when he led them through the deserts. He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them. He also split the rock and the waters gushed out.
22 De ugudelige, siger Herren, have ingen Fred.
“There is no peace”, says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
