Esajas 5
1 Jeg vil synge om min elskelige, min elskedes Sang om hans Vingaard. Min elskelige havde en Vingaard paa en frugtbar Høj.
Let me make a song about my loved one, a song of love for his vine-garden. My loved one had a vine-garden on a fertile hill:
2 Og han gravede den og kastede Stenene af den og beplantede den med ædle Vinkviste, byggede og et Taarn midt derudi og udhuggede ogsaa en Vinperse derudi, og han ventede, at den skulde bære gode Druer, men den bar vilde Druer.
And after working the earth of it with a spade, he took away its stones, and put in it a very special vine; and he put up a watchtower in the middle of it, hollowing out in the rock a place for the grape-crushing; and he was hoping that it would give the best grapes, but it gave common grapes.
3 Og nu, I Jerusalems Indbyggere og Judas Mænd! dømmer dog imellem mig og min Vingaard!
And now, you people of Jerusalem and you men of Judah, be the judges between me and my vine-garden.
4 Hvad mere kunde der gøres ved min Vingaard, som jeg ikke har gjort ved den? hvi ventede jeg, at den skulde bære gode Druer, og den bar vilde Druer?
Is there anything which might have been done for my vine-garden which I have not done? why then, when I was hoping for the best grapes did it give me common grapes?
5 Og nu vil jeg give eder til Kende, hvad jeg vil gøre ved min Vingaard: Jeg vil borttage dens Gærde, og den skal afædes, jeg vil sønderrive dens Gærde, og den skal nedtrædes.
And now, this is what I will do to my vine-garden: I will take away the circle of thorns round it, and it will be burned up; its wall will be broken down and the beasts of the field will go through it;
6 Og jeg vil lægge den øde, den skal ikke beskæres, ej heller hakkes, men der skal opvokse Torne og Tidsler; og jeg vil forbyde Skyerne at lade Regn falde paa den.
And I will make it waste; its branches will not be touched with the knife, or the earth worked with the spade; but blackberries and thorns will come up in it: and I will give orders to the clouds not to send rain on it.
7 Thi den Herre Zebaoths Vingaard er Israels Hus, og Judas Mænd ere hans Lysts Plantning; og han ventede Lovlighed, men se, der blev Lovløshed, Retfærd, men se, der blev Voldsfærd!
For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.
8 Ve dem, som lægge det ene Hus til det andet, føje den ene Ager til den anden, indtil der ikke er mere Rum tilbage, saa at I alene blive siddende midt i Landet.
Cursed are those who are joining house to house, and putting field to field, till there is no more living-space for any but themselves in all the land!
9 I mine Øren lyder det fra den Herre Zebaoth: Sandelig, de mange Huse skulle vorde ødelagte, de store og gode Huse uden Indbyggere!
The Lord of armies has said to me secretly, Truly, numbers of great and fair houses will be waste, with no one living in them.
10 Thi en Vingaard paa ti Dages Pløjeland skal kun give en Bath, og en Homer Udsæd skal kun give en Efa.
For ten fields of vines will only give one measure of wine, and a great amount of seed will only give a small measure of grain.
11 Ve dem, som staa aarle op om Morgenen og jage efter stærk Drik, som sidde langt ud paa Aftenen og gløde af Vin!
Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!
12 Og Harper og Psalter, Tromme og Pibe og Vin høre til deres Gæstebud; men de ville ikke se til Herrens Gerning, og de have ikke Syn for hans Hænders Værk.
And corded instruments and wind-instruments and wine are in their feasts: but they give no thought to the work of the Lord, and they are not interested in what his hands are doing.
13 Derfor skal mit Folk bortføres, inden det ser sig for, og dets ærede Mænd skulle vorde Hungerens Folk, og dets menige vansmægte af Tørst.
For this cause my people are taken away as prisoners into strange countries for need of knowledge: and their rulers are wasted for need of food, and their loud-voiced feasters are dry for need of water.
14 Derfor skal Dødsriget udvide sit Svælg og oplade sin Mund umaadeligt, at baade dets ypperlige og dets menige Folk, baade den, som buldrer, og den, som er glad udi den, skal fare der ned. (Sheol h7585)
For this cause the underworld has made wide its throat, opening its mouth without limit: and her glory, and the noise of her masses, and her loud-voiced feasters, will go down into it. (Sheol h7585)
15 Og Mennesket skal nedbøjes og Manden ydmyges, og de hovmodiges Øjne skulle ydmyges.
And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face, and the eyes of pride are put to shame:
16 Men den Herre Zebaoth skal staa ophøjet ved Dommen, og den hellige Gud skal helliges ved Retfærdighed.
But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.
17 Da skulle Lammene gaa paa Græs, som var Marken deres egen, og fremmede skulle fortære de riges øde Marker.
Then the lambs will get food as in their grass-lands, and the fat cattle will be feasting in the waste places.
18 Ve dem, som drage Misgerningen fremad med Løgnens Snorer og Synden med Vognreb;
Cursed are those who make use of ox-cords for pulling the evil thing, and the bands of a young ox for their sin!
19 dem, som sige: Lad ham skynde sig, lad hans Gerning komme hastigt, at vi se den; og lad det nærme sig, og lad det komme, Israels helliges Raad, at vi kunne fornemme det!
Who say, Let him do his work quickly, let him make it sudden, so that we may see it: let the design of the Holy One of Israel come near, so that it may be clear to us.
20 Ve dem, som sige om det onde, at det er godt, og om det gode, at det er ondt, som gøre Mørke til Lys og Lys til Mørke, som gøre bittert til sødt og sødt til bittert!
Cursed are those who give the name of good to evil, and of evil to what is good: who make light dark, and dark light: who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter!
21 Ve dem, som ere vise i deres egne Øjne og forstandige i deres egne Tanker!
Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!
22 Ve dem, som ere vældige til at drikke Vin og dygtige Mænd til at blande stærk Drik!
Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!
23 dem, som for Gaves Skyld dømme en ugudelig at have Ret og fravende de retfærdige deres Ret!
Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.
24 Derfor, ligesom Ildens Tunge fortærer Halm, og Straa synker sammen i Luen, saa skal deres Rod vorde, som den var forraadnet, og deres Blomster fare op som Støv! thi de have forkastet den Herre Zebaoths Lov og foragtet Israels Helliges Tale.
For this cause, as the waste of the grain is burned up by tongues of fire, and as the dry grass goes down before the flame, so their root will be like the dry stems of grain, and their flower will go up in dust: because they have gone against the law of the Lord of armies, and have given no honour to the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Derfor er Herrens Vrede optændt imod hans Folk, og han udrækker sin Haand over det og slaar det, saa at Bjergene bæve, og deres døde Kroppe ligge som Skarn midt paa Gader. Med alt dette har hans Vrede ikke lagt sig, men hans Haand er endnu udrakt.
For this reason the wrath of the Lord has been burning against his people, and his hand has been stretched out against them in punishment, and the hills were shaking, and their dead bodies were like waste in the open places of the town.
26 Og han skal opløfte et Banner for Hedningerne, som komme langvejs fra, og lokke dem hid fra Jordens Ende; og se, de skulle komme hastelig og let,
And he will let a flag be lifted up as a sign to a far-off nation, whistling to them from the ends of the earth: and they will come quickly and suddenly.
27 Der er ingen træt eller skrøbelig iblandt dem, ingen slumrer eller sover, Bæltet om deres Lænder løsnes ikke, og ingens Skotvinge sønderrives.
There is no weariness among them, and no man is feeble-footed: they come without resting or sleeping, and the cord of their shoes is not broken.
28 Deres Pile ere skærpede, og alle deres Buer ere spændte; deres Hestehove agtes som Flint og deres Hjul som en Hvirvelvind.
Their arrows are sharp, and every bow is bent: the feet of their horses are like rock, and their wheels are like a rushing storm.
29 Deres Brøl er som Løvindens, og de brøle som de unge Løver, og de brumme og gribe Rov og bortføre det, og der er ingen, som redder.
The sound of their armies will be like the voice of a lion, and their war-cry like the noise of young lions: with loud cries they will come down on their food and will take it away safely, and there will be no one to take it out of their hands.
30 Og de skulle bruse ind over dem paa denne Dag, som naar Havet bruser; og skuer man til Landet, da se, der er Trængsels Mørke, og Lyset er formørket af de tykke Skyer.
And his voice will be loud over him in that day like the sounding of the sea: and if a man's eyes are turned to the earth, it is all dark and full of trouble; and the light is made dark by thick clouds.
