Esajas 58
1 Raab af Struben, spar ikke, opløft din Røst som en Basune, og kundgør mit Folk deres Overtrædelse og Jakobs Hus deres Synder!
[Yahweh said to me], “Shout loudly! Shout like [SIM] a loud trumpet! Shout to warn my Israeli people about their sins [DOU]!
2 Mig søge de dagligt, og til at vide mine Veje have de Lyst; som om de vare et Folk, der havde gjort Retfærdighed og ikke forladt sin Guds Lov, spørge de mig om retfærdige Love, de have Lyst at komme nær til Gud.
They worship me every day; [they come to my temple because they say that] they are eager to know what I want them to do. They act as though they are a nation that does things that are righteous, who would never abandon their God. They request me to decide matters justly, and they delight to come to worship me.
3 „Hvorfor faste vi, og du ser det ikke? hvorfor spæge vi os, og du vil ikke vide det?‟ Se, paa den Dag I faste, faa I, hvad der er eders Lyst, og I drive paa alle eders Arbejder.
[They say], ‘We have (fasted/abstained from eating food) to please you, but you did not [RHQ] notice our doing that. We humbled ourselves, but you did not [RHQ] pay any attention!’ I will tell you why I did not pay attention. It is because when you fast, you do it only to please yourselves, and you act cruelly toward all your workers.
4 Se, I faste til Kiv og Trætte og til at slaa med Ugudeligheds Næve; I faste ikke paa denne Dag, saa at I faa eders Røst hørt i det høje.
You fast, but you also quarrel and fight [with each other] with your fists. [Doing things like that while] you fast will [certainly] not cause [me] to hear your prayers [where I am], high in heaven.
5 Skulde jeg finde Behag i en saadan Faste eller i en saadan Dag, paa hvilken et Menneske spæger sig? At hænge med sit Hoved som et Siv, eller at ligge i Sæk og Aske, vil du kalde dette en Faste og en behagelig Dag for Herren?
You [act as though] [IRO] you humble yourselves [RHQ] by bowing your heads like [SIM] [the tops of] reeds bend [when the wind blows], and you wear [RHQ] rough clothes and cover your heads with ashes [like people do when they are grieving]. That is what you do when you are fasting, but do you really think [RHQ] that will please me?
6 Er dette ikke den Faste; som jeg har Behag i: At I løse Ugudeligheds Lænker, sprænge Aagets Baand, at give de fortrykte fri, og at I sønderbryde hvert et Aag?
No, that is not the kind of fasting that I desire. What I really want [RHQ] is for you to free those who have been unjustly put in prison [DOU], and to encourage those who are (treated cruelly/oppressed); I want you to free those who have been oppressed in any way.
7 Er det ikke den, at du deler dit Brød med den hungrige, og at du lader de elendige og omvankende komme i dit Hus? naar du ser en nøgen, at du da klæder ham, og at du ikke holder dig tilbage fra ham, som er dit eget Kød?
I want you to [RHQ] share your food with those who are hungry and to allow those who have no houses to stay in your houses. Give clothes to those who do not have clothes, and do not hide from your relatives who need help from you.
8 Da skal dit Lys frembryde som Morgenrøden, og din Lægedom skal skride frem i Hast, og din Retfærdighed skal gaa frem for dit Ansigt, Herrens Herlighed skal slutte til efter dig.
If you do those things, [what you do for others will be like] [SIM] a light that shines when it dawns. The troubles [that have been caused by your sins] will end quickly. Others will know about your righteous behavior, and with my glorious presence I will protect you from behind [like I protected the Israeli people when they left Egypt].
9 Da skal du paakalde, og Herren skal bønhøre, du skal raabe, og han skal sige: Se, her er jeg; dersom du borttager Aaget fra din Midte og ikke udstrækker Fingrene og ikke taler Uret.
Then you will call out to me, and I will [quickly] answer [and say that I will help you].’ Stop (oppressing people/treating people cruelly); stop falsely accusing people; and stop saying evil [things about people].
10 Og dersom du rækker til den hungrige, hvad din egen Sjæl har Lyst til, og mætter en vansmægtende Sjæl, da skal dit Lys oprinde i Mørket, og dit Mørke skal vorde som Middagen.
Give food to those who are hungry, and give to people who are afflicted/suffering the things that they need. [Your doing that will be like] [MET] a light that shines in the darkness; instead of doing evil to people [MET], [the good things that you do for them will be like] [SIM] sunshine at noontime.
11 Og Herren skal altid lede dig og mætte din Sjæl i de tørre Egne og styrke dine Ben; og du skal blive som en vandrig Have og som et Kildevæld, hvis Vande ikke slaa fejl.
[I], Yahweh, will guide you continually, and I will give you good things to satisfy you. I will enable you to remain strong and healthy. You will be like [SIM] a garden that is well watered, like [SIM] a spring that never dries up.
12 Og de, som nedstamme fra dig, skulle bygge de Stæder, som ere øde fra fordums Tider, du skal bebygge de Grundvolde, som have ligget fra Slægt til Slægt, og du skal kaldes det revnedes Tilmurer, Vejenes Forbedrer, saa at man kan have Bolig.
[Your people] will rebuild the cities that were destroyed long ago; they will build [houses] on top of the old foundations. People will say that you are the ones who are repairing the holes [in the city walls], and who are repairing the streets where people live.
13 Dersom du holder din Fod i Hvile paa Sabbaten og ikke gør, hvad du selv har Behag i, paa min hellige Dag, og dersom du kalder Sabbaten en Lyst og Herrens Helligdag en Herlighed, og dersom du ærer ham, saa du ikke gaar dine egne Veje og ikke gør, hvad dig behager, og ikke fører tom Tale:
Do not travel [MTY] long distances on Sabbath/rest days, and on Sabbath days do not do only the things that you delight to do. Enjoy the Sabbath days, and consider them to be delightful. The Sabbath days are my holy days. Honor me, Yahweh, in everything that you do [on the Sabbath days]. Do not talk about and do things [only] to please yourselves. If you do all the things that I have just now told you to do,
14 Da skal du forlyste dig i Herren, og jeg vil lade dig fare frem over Landets Høje og lade dig nyde Jakobs, din Faders, Arv; thi Herrens Mund har talt.
I will enable you to be joyful. I will greatly honor you; [I will honor you everywhere!] I will give to you the [blessings] that I gave to your ancestor Jacob. [Those things will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
