Esajas 52
1 Vaagn op, vaagn op, ifør dig din Styrke, Zion! ifør dig din Herligheds Klæder, Jerusalem, du hellige Stad! thi ingen uomskaaren eller uren skal ydermere komme ind i dig.
Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
2 Ryst Støvet af dig, staa op, tag Sæde, Jerusalem! gør dig løs fra Lænkerne om din Hals, du Zions fangne Datter!
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, captive daughter of Zion.
3 Thi saa siger Herren: I ere solgte for intet, I skulle heller ikke løskøbes ved Penge.
For thus saith Jehovah: Ye have sold yourselves for nought, and ye shall be redeemed without money.
4 Thi saa siger den Herre, Herre: I Begyndelsen for mit Folk ned til Ægypten for at være fremmed der; og derpaa undertrykker Assur det for intet.
For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there, and Assyria oppressed them without cause;
5 Og nu, hvad har jeg faaet her? siger Herren; thi mit Folk er bortført for intet; dets Herskere hyle, siger Herren, og mit Navn bespottes stedse den ganske Dag.
and now, what have I here, saith Jehovah, that my people hath been taken away for nought? They that rule over them make them to howl, saith Jehovah; and continually all the day is my name scorned.
6 Derfor skal mit Folk lære at kende mit Navn; ja, derfor paa denne Dag; thi jeg er den, som taler, se, her er jeg.
Therefore my people shall know my name; therefore [they shall know] in that day that I [am] HE, that saith, Here am I.
7 Hvor dejlige paa Bjergene ere dens Fødder, som bærer glædeligt Budskab, som forkynder Fred, som bærer glædeligt Budskab om godt, som forkynder Frelse og siger til Zion: Din Gud er Konge!
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that announceth glad tidings, that publisheth peace; that announceth glad tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
8 Dine Vægteres Røst er der! de opløfte deres Røst, de synge alle med Fryd; thi med Øje imod Øje skue de, at Herren vender tilbage til Zion.
— The voice of thy watchmen, they lift up the voice, they sing aloud together; for they shall see eye to eye, when Jehovah shall bring again Zion.
9 Raaber med Fryd, synger med Jubel til Hobe, I Jerusalems øde Steder! thi Herren har trøstet sit Folk, han har genløst Jerusalem.
Break forth, sing aloud together, waste places of Jerusalem; for Jehovah comforteth his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
10 Herren har blottet sin hellige Arm for alle Hedningernes Øjne, og alle Jordens Ender skulle se vor Guds Frelse.
Jehovah hath made bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
11 Bort, bort! drager ud derfra, rører ikke ved noget urent; gaar ud af dens Midte, renser eder, I, som bære Herrens Kar!
— Depart, depart, go out from thence, touch not what is unclean; go out of the midst of her, be ye clean, that bear the vessels of Jehovah.
12 Thi I skulle ikke drage ud med Hast ej heller gaa bort i Flugt; thi Herren gaar for eders Ansigt, og Israels Gud slutter eders Tog.
For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight; for Jehovah will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear-guard.
13 Se, min Tjener skal handle klogelig; han skal ophøjes og opløftes og vorde saare høj.
Behold, my servant shall deal prudently; he shall be exalted and be lifted up, and be very high.
14 Ligesom mange forskrækkedes over ham — saa var hans Udseende skæmmet, at han ikke var som en Mand, og hans Skikkelse, at han ikke var som et Menneskens Barn, —
As many were astonished at thee — his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the children of men
15 saaledes skal han rense mange Hedninger, Konger skulle tillukke deres Mund for ham; thi hvad der ikke var fortalt dem, have de set, og hvad de ikke havde hørt, have de forfaret.
— so shall he astonish many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for what had not been told them shall they see, and what they had not heard shall they consider.
