Esajas 51
1 Hører mig, I, som efterjage Retfærdighed! I, som søge Herren! ser hen til Klippen, af hvilken I ere udhugne, og til Grubens Dyb, af hvilken I ere udgravne.
Listen to me, you who follow what is just and who seek the Lord. Pay attention to the rock from which you have been hewn, and to the walls of the pit from which you have been dug.
2 Ser hen til Abraham, eders Fader, og til Sara, som fødte eder; thi jeg kaldte ham, da han var een, og velsignede ham og formerede ham.
Pay attention to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who bore you. For I called him alone, and I blessed him, and I multiplied him.
3 Thi Herren trøster Zion, han trøster alle dens øde Stæder og gør dens Ørk ligesom Eden og dens øde Mark ligesom Herrens Have; der skal findes Fryd og Glæde i den, Taksigelse og Lovsangs Lyd.
Therefore, the Lord will console Zion, and he will console all its ruins. And he will turn her desert into a place of delights, and her wilderness into a garden of the Lord. Gladness and rejoicing will be found in her, thanksgiving and a voice of praise.
4 Mit Folk! giv Agt paa mig, og I, min Menighed! vender Øren til mig; thi Lov skal udgaa fra mig, og min Ret vil jeg føre frem til Lys for Folkeslægter.
Pay attention to me, my people, and listen to me, my tribes. For a law will go forth from me, and my judgment will rest as a light for the nations.
5 Min Retfærdighed er nær, min Frelse er udgangen, og mine Arme skulle dømme Folkeslag; Øer skulle bie efter mig og slaa Lid til min Arm.
My just one is near. My savior has gone forth. And my arms will judge the people. The islands will hope in me, and they will patiently wait for my arm.
6 Opløfter eders Øjne til Himlene, og ser ned til Jorden hernedentil; thi Himlene skulle forsvinde som en Røg, og Jorden ældes som et Klædebon, og dens Beboere dø som Myg; men min Frelse skal blive evindelig, og min Retfærdighed skal ikke brydes.
Lift up your eyes to heaven, and look down to the earth below. For the heavens will vanish like smoke, and the earth will be worn away like a garment, and its inhabitants will pass away in like manner. But my salvation will be forever, and my justice will not fail.
7 Hører mig, I, som kende Retfærdighed! du Folk, i hvis Hjerte min Lov er! frygter ikke for Menneskers Forsmædelse, og forskrækkes ikke for deres Forhaanelser!
Listen to me, you who know what is just, my people who have my law in their heart. Do not be afraid of disgrace among men, and do not dread their blasphemies.
8 Thi Møl skal fortære dem ligesom et Klædebon, og Orm skal fortære dem ligesom Uld; men min Retfærdighed skal blive evindelig og min Frelse fra Slægt til Slægt.
For the worm will consume them like a garment, and the moth will devour them like wool. But my salvation will be forever, and my justice will be from generation to generation.
9 Vaagn op, vaagn op, ifør dig Styrke, du Herrens Arm! vaagn op, ligesom i gamle Dage, iblandt de forrige Slægter; er du ikke den, som fældede Rahab, og som gennemborede Dragen?
Rise up, Rise up! Clothe yourself in strength, O arm of the Lord! Rise up as in the days of antiquity, as in generations long past. Have you not struck the arrogant one and wounded the dragon?
10 Er du ikke den, som udtørrede Havet, den store Afgrunds Vande? og den, som gjorde Havets Dybheder til en Vej, at de igenløste gik igennem?
Have not you dried up the sea, the waters of the great abyss, and turned the depths of the sea into a road, so that the delivered could cross over it?
11 Og Herrens forløste skulle vende tilbage og komme til Zion med Frydesang, og evig Glæde skal være over deres Hoved; de skulle bekomme Fryd og Glæde; Sorg og Suk skulle fly.
And now, those who have been redeemed by the Lord will return. And they will arrive in Zion, praising. And everlasting rejoicing will be upon their heads. They will take hold of gladness and rejoicing. Anguish and mourning will flee away.
12 Jeg, jeg er den, som trøster eder; hvo er da du, at du vil frygte for et Menneske, som skal dø, og for et Menneskes Barn, der skal blive som Græs?
It is I, I myself, who will console you. Who are you that you would be afraid of a mortal man, and of a son of man, who will wither like the grass?
13 og at du glemmer Herren, din Skaber, som udbredte Himmelen og grundfæstede Jorden, og at du frygter stedse den ganske Dag for Undertrykkerens Vrede, naar han bereder sig til at fordærve? men hvor er nu Undertrykkerens Vrede?
And have you forgotten the Lord, your Maker, who extended the heavens, and who founded the earth? And have you been in constant dread, all day long, at the face of his fury, of the one who afflicted you and who had prepared to destroy you? Where is the fury of the oppressor now?
14 Den nedbøjede skal hastigt lades løs og skal ikke dø og komme i Graven, og han skal ikke fattes Brød.
Advancing quickly, he will arrive to be revealed, and he will not kill unto utter destruction, nor will his bread fail.
15 Og jeg er Herren din Gud, som oprører Havet, at dets Bølger bruse; Herre Zebaoth er hans Navn.
But I am the Lord, your God, who stirs up the sea, and who makes the waves swell. The Lord of hosts is my name.
16 Og jeg lagde mine Ord i din Mund og skjulte dig under min Haands Skygge for at befæste Himlene og for at grundfæste Jorden og for at sige til Zion: Du er mit Folk.
I have placed my words in your mouth, and I have protected you in the shadow of my hand, so that you might plant the heavens, and found the earth, and so that you might say to Zion, “You are my people.”
17 Vaagn op, vaagn op, rejs dig, Jerusalem! du som har drukket af Herrens Haand hans Vredes Bæger; du har drukket, du har udtømt Beruselsens Bæger.
Lift up, Lift up! Arise, O Jerusalem! You drank, from the hand of the Lord, the cup of his wrath. You drank, even to the bottom of the cup of deep sleep. And you were given to drink, all the way to the dregs.
18 Ingen af alle de Børn, som hun har født, leder hende, og ingen af alle de Børn, som hun har opdraget, tager hende ved Haanden.
There is no one who can uphold her, out of all the sons whom she has conceived. And there is no one who would take her by the hand, out of all the sons whom she has raised.
19 Disse tvende Ting ere dig vederfarne, hvo vil have Medynk med dig: Ødelæggelse og Forstyrrelse og Hunger og Sværd; hvorved skal jeg trøste dig?
There are two things which have happened to you. Who will be saddened over you? There is devastation and destruction, and famine and sword. Who will console you?
20 Dine Børn forsmægtede, de laa paa Gadehjørner ligesom en Raabuk i Garnet, overvældede af Herrens Vrede, af din Guds Skælden.
Your sons have been cast out. They have slept at the head of all the roads, and they have been ensnared like a gazelle. They have been filled by the indignation of the Lord, by the rebuke of your God.
21 Derfor hør dog dette, du elendige, og du, som er drukken, dog ikke af Vin!
Therefore, listen to this, O poor little ones, and you who have been inebriated, but not by wine.
22 Saa siger din Herre, Herren, og din Gud, som vil udføre sit Folks Sag: Se, jeg tager Beruselsens Bæger ud af din Haand, min Vredes Bæger skal du ikke fremdeles uddrikke.
Thus says your Sovereign, the Lord, and your God, who will fight on behalf of his people: Behold, I have taken the cup of deep sleep from your hand. You shall no longer drink from the bottom of the cup of my indignation.
23 Men jeg vil give det i deres Haand, som have bedrøvet dig, som sagde til din Sjæl: Nedbøj dig, at vi kunne gaa over dig; og du gjorde din Ryg til Jorden og til Gade for dem, som gik derover.
And I will set it in the hand of those who have humiliated you, and who have said to your soul: “Bow down, so that we pass over.” And you placed your body on the ground, as a path for them to pass over.
