Esajas 5
1 Jeg vil synge om min elskelige, min elskedes Sang om hans Vingaard. Min elskelige havde en Vingaard paa en frugtbar Høj.
I will sing to my beloved the canticle of my paternal cousin, about his vineyard. A vineyard was made for my beloved, at the horn in the son of oil.
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 he fenced it in, and he picked the stones out of it, and he planted it with the best vines, and he built a tower in the middle of it, and he set up a winepress within it. And he expected it to produce grapes, but it produced wild vines.
3 Og nu, I Jerusalems Indbyggere og Judas Mænd! dømmer dog imellem mig og min Vingaard!
Now then, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah: judge between me and my vineyard.
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?
What more should I have done for my vineyard that I did not do for it? Should I not have expected it to produce grapes, though it produced wild vines?
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, I will reveal to you what I will do to my vineyard. I will take away its fence, and it will be plundered. I will pull down its wall, and it will be trampled.
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 desolate. It will not be pruned, and it will not be dug. And briers and thorns will rise up. And I will command the clouds not to rain upon 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 vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel. And the man of Judah is his delightful seedling. And I expected that he would do judgment, and behold iniquity, and that he would do justice, and behold an outcry.
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.
Woe to you who join house to house, and who combine field to field, even to the limits of the place! Do you intend to live alone in the midst of the earth?
9 I mine Øren lyder det fra den Herre Zebaoth: Sandelig, de mange Huse skulle vorde ødelagte, de store og gode Huse uden Indbyggere!
These things are in my ears, says the Lord of hosts. Otherwise, many houses, great and beautiful, will become desolate, without an inhabitant.
10 Thi en Vingaard paa ti Dages Pløjeland skal kun give en Bath, og en Homer Udsæd skal kun give en Efa.
Then ten acres of vineyard will produce one small bottle of wine, and thirty measures of seed will produce three measures 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!
Woe to you who rise up in the morning to pursue drunkenness, and to drink even until evening, so as to be inflamed 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.
Harp and lyre and timbrel and pipe, as well as wine, are at your feasts. But you do not respect the work of the Lord, nor do you consider the works of his hands.
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.
Because of this, my people have been led away as captives, for they did not have knowledge, and their nobles have passed away from famine, and their multitudes have dried up from thirst.
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 reason, Hell has expanded its soul, and has opened its mouth without any limits. And their strong ones, and their people, and their exalted and glorious ones will descend into it. (Sheol h7585)
15 Og Mennesket skal nedbøjes og Manden ydmyges, og de hovmodiges Øjne skulle ydmyges.
And man will be bowed down, and man will be humbled, and the eyes of the exalted will be brought low.
16 Men den Herre Zebaoth skal staa ophøjet ved Dommen, og den hellige Gud skal helliges ved Retfærdighed.
And the Lord of hosts will be exalted in judgment, and the holy God will be sanctified in justice.
17 Da skulle Lammene gaa paa Græs, som var Marken deres egen, og fremmede skulle fortære de riges øde Marker.
And the lambs will pasture in proper order, and new arrivals will eat from the deserts turned into fertile lands.
18 Ve dem, som drage Misgerningen fremad med Løgnens Snorer og Synden med Vognreb;
Woe to you who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and who draw sin as if with the rope of a cart,
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!
and who say: “Let him hurry, and let his work arrive soon, so that we may see it. And let the plan of the Holy One of Israel approach and arrive, so that we may know it.”
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!
Woe to you who call evil good, and good evil; who substitute darkness for light, and light for darkness; who exchange bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
21 Ve dem, som ere vise i deres egne Øjne og forstandige i deres egne Tanker!
Woe to you who are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own sight!
22 Ve dem, som ere vældige til at drikke Vin og dygtige Mænd til at blande stærk Drik!
Woe to you who are powerful at drinking wine, who are strong men in contriving inebriation!
23 dem, som for Gaves Skyld dømme en ugudelig at have Ret og fravende de retfærdige deres Ret!
For you justify an impious man in exchange for bribes, and you carry away the justice of a just man 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.
Because of this, as the tongue of fire devours stubble, and as the heat of a flame burns it completely, so will their root become like glowing embers, and so will their offshoot ascend like dust. For they have cast aside the law of the Lord of hosts, and they have blasphemed the eloquence 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 fury of the Lord has been enraged against his people, and he has extended his hand over them, and he has struck them. And the mountains were disturbed. And their carcasses became like dung in the midst of the streets. After all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.
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 lift up a sign to nations far away, and he will whistle to them from the ends of the earth. And behold, they will rush forward speedily.
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 one weak or struggling among them. They will not become drowsy, and they will not sleep. Neither will the belt around their waist be loosened, nor the laces of their boots be 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 all their bows are taut. The hoofs of their horses are like flint, and their wheels are like the force of a tempest.
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.
Their roaring is like the lion; they will roar like young lions. They will both roar and seize their prey. And they will wrap themselves around it, and there will be no one who can rescue it.
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 in that day, they will make a noise over it, like the sound of the sea. We will gaze out toward the land, and behold, the darkness of the tribulation, and even the light has been darkened by its gloom.
