Esajas 59

1 Se, Herrens Haand er ikke forkortet, at han ikke kunde frelse; og hans Øre er ikke tunghørende, at han ikke kunde høre.

Lo! the hand of Yahweh is not too short to save, —Neither is his ear too heavy to hear.

2 Men eders Misgerninger gøre Skilsmisse imellem eder og imellem eders Gud; og eders Synder gøre, at han skjuler Ansigtet for eder, saa at han ikke hører.

But, your iniquities, have become separators betwixt you and your God, And your sins, have caused a hiding of face from you that he should-not hear.

3 Thi eders Hænder ere besmittede med Blod og eders Fingre med Misgerning; eders Læber tale Løgn, eders Tunge udsiger Uret.

For, your hands, are defiled with blood, And, your fingers, with iniquity, —Your lips, have spoken falsehood, and Your tongue, muttereth, perversity.

4 Der er ingen, som paakalder i Retfærdighed, og ingen, som gaar i Rette med Redelighed; man forlader sig paa Tomhed og taler Løgn, undfanger Uret og føder Udaad.

None, sueth in righteousness, and None, pleadeth in faithfulness, —Men are trusting in confusion, And speaking vanity, Conceiving wickedness And bringing forth iniquity:

5 De udruge Basiliskæg og væve Spindelvæv; hvo, som æder af deres Æg, maa dø, og trykkes et i Stykker, udfarer der en Øgle.

Viper’s eggs, do they hatch, Spider’s threads, do they weave, —He that eateth of their eggs, dieth, And, that which is crushed, bringeth forth an adder;

6 Deres Væv skal ikke blive til Klæder, og man kan ikke skjule sig med deres Arbejde, deres Arbejder ere uretfærdige Arbejder, og der er Voldsgerning i deres Hænder.

Their threads, shall not become a garment, Neither shall they cover themselves with their fabrics, —Their fabrics, are fabrics of iniquity, Yea the product of violence is in their hands;

7 Deres Fødder løbe efter det onde og haste efter at udgyde uskyldigt Blod, deres Tanker ere uretfærdige Tanker; der er Ødelæggelse og Forstyrrelse paa deres Veje.

Their feet, to mischief, do run, And they speed to shed innocent blood, —Their devices, are devices of iniquity, Wasting and destruction, are in their high roads;

8 Fredens Vej kende de ikke, og der er ingen Ret i deres Spor; deres Stier gøre de krogede for sig selv, hver den, som betræder dem, ved ikke af Fred.

the way of well-being, have they not known, And there is no justice in their tracks, —Their paths, have they made crooked for themselves, None who treadeth therein knoweth well—being.

9 Derfor er Retten langt fra os, og Retfærdigheden naar ikke til os; vi forvente Lys, og se, der er Mørke; vi vente idel Solskin, og se, vi vandre i Mulm.

For this cause, hath justice removed far from us, And righteousness overtaketh us not, —We wait for light, But lo! darkness, For brightness, In thick darkness, we walk:

10 Vi famle som de blinde efter en Væg, ja, vi famle som de, der ikke have Øjne; vi støde os om Middagen som i Tusmørket, vi ere paa de øde Steder som de døde.

We grope, as blind men for a wall, Yea, as men without eyes, do we grope, —We have stumbled at broad noon as though it were twilight, In desolate places like the dead!

11 Vi brumme alle sammen som Bjørne og kurre som Duer; vi bie efter Ret, og den kommer ikke, efter Frelse, og den er langt borte fra os.

We growl like bears all of us, And, like doves, do we, mournfully coo, —We wait For justice, and there is none, For salvation it is far from us!

12 Thi vore Overtrædelser ere mange for dig, og vore Synder vidne imod os; thi vore Overtrædelser følge os, og vi kende vore Misgerninger:

For our transgressions have multiplied before thee, And, our sins, have witnessed against us, —For, our transgressions, are with us, And as for our iniquities, we acknowledge them:

13 At vi have gjort Overtrædelser og fornægtet Herren, og at vi have vendt os bort fra vor Gud, at vor Tale gik ud paa Undertrykkelse og Frafald, at vi have undfanget og udtalt falske Ord af vort Hjerte.

Transgressing, and denying Yahweh, And turning away from following our God, —Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving, and muttering from the heart, words of falsehood.

14 Retten er vegen tilbage, og Retfærdigheden staar langt borte, thi Sandheden støder an paa Gaden, og Retten finder ingen Indgang.

So then there hath been a driving back of justice, And righteousness, afar off, standeth, —For truth, hath stumbled in the broad-way, And, right, cannot enter;

15 Og Sandheden er borte, og den, som viger fra det onde, bliver et Rov. Og Herren saa det, og det var ondt for hans Øjne, at der ingen Ret var.

And the truth hath been found missing, And he that hath turned away from wrong is liable to be despoiled, And when, Yahweh, looked, Then was it grievous in his eyes that there was no justice:

16 Og han saa, at der ingen var, og han undrede sig saare, at der var ingen Midler; men hans egen Arm hjalp ham, og hans Retfærdighed stod ham bi.

When he saw that there was no mighty man, Then was he astonished that there was none to interpose, —So his own arm brought him salvation, And his own righteousness, the same, upheld him;

17 Og han iførte sig Retfærdighed som sit Panser, og Frelsens Hjelm var paa hans Hoved; og som Klædning tog han Hævnens Klæder paa og iførte sig Nidkærhed som en Kappe.

And he put on Righteousness as a coat of mail, And a helmet of victory upon his head, —And he put on the garments of avenging, for clothing, And wrapped about him as a cloak—jealousy,

18 Efter Fortjeneste, „ja derefter skal han betale sine Modstandere med Vrede, sine Fjender med Vederlag; ja, dem paa Øerne skal han betale efter Fortjeneste.

According to their deeds, accordingly, will he repay, Indignation to his adversaries, Recompense to his enemies, —To the Coastlands—recompense, will he repay:

19 Og de fra Vesten skulle frygte Herrens Navn, og de fra Solens Opgang hans Herlighed; naar Fjenden kommer som en Flod, skal Herrens Aand oprette Banner imod ham.

That they may revere—From the West the name of Yahweh, And from the Rising of the Sun his glory, For he will come in like a rushing stream, the breath of Yahweh, driving it on;

20 Og der skal komme en Genløser for Zion og for dem, som omvende sig fra Overtrædelse i Jakob, siger Herren.

So shall come in for Zion, a Redeemer, Even for such as are turning from transgression in Jacob, —Declareth Yahweh.

21 Og jeg — dette er min Pagt med dem, siger Herren: Min Aand, som er over dig, og mine Ord, som jeg har lagt i din Mund, skulle ikke vige fra dia Mund, eller fra dine Børns Mund, eller fra dine Børnebørns Mund, siger Herren, fra nu og indtil evig Tid.

And as for me, this, shall be my covenant with them, Saith Yahweh: My spirit that is upon thee, And my words which I have put in thy mouth, —Shall not be taken out of thy mouth—Nor out of the mouth of thy seed. Nor out of the mouth of thy seeds seed, Saith Yahweh, From henceforth even unto times age-abiding.