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.
Listen to this! Yahweh’s power [MTY] is not ended/gone, with the result that he cannot save [you]. He has not become deaf [MTY], with the result that he cannot hear [you when you call to him for help].
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, you have separated yourselves from your God by the sins that you have committed. Because of your sins, he has turned away from you, with the result that he does not pay attention to what you request him to do.
3 Thi eders Hænder ere besmittede med Blod og eders Fingre med Misgerning; eders Læber tale Løgn, eders Tunge udsiger Uret.
You do violent things [MTY] [to others], with the result that your hands are stained with their blood. You [constantly] tell [MTY] lies, and you say [MTY] evil things [about others].
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.
When you accuse someone in court, what you say is not fair and it is not true. You accuse people falsely. You are [constantly] planning to cause trouble for others, and then you do those evil things that you planned.
5 De udruge Basiliskæg og væve Spindelvæv; hvo, som æder af deres Æg, maa dø, og trykkes et i Stykker, udfarer der en Øgle.
What you plan to do to harm people [MET] is as dangerous as the eggs of a (cobra/poisonous snake), because cobras will hatch from those eggs. You trap people like [MET] spiders trap/catch insects in their webs.
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.
We people cannot hide/cover our skin with clothes made of spider webs [MET], and similarly you cannot hide the evil things that you have done. You are [constantly] acting [MTY] violently.
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.
You [SYN] are very quick to go and do evil things, and you hurry to murder people [MTY] who are innocent. You are [continually] thinking about sinning. Wherever you go, you destroy things and cause people to suffer.
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.
You do not know how to act peacefully or to treat others fairly. You always are (dishonest/deceiving others) [MET], and those who imitate your behavior never have any inner peace.
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.
Because of that, God does not rescue us [from our enemies]; [it seems that] he is not acting fairly/righteously toward us. We expect [God to give us] light, but all [he gives us] is darkness [DOU].
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 are like [SIM] blind people who have to feel along a wall to be able to walk anywhere. We stumble [and trip] at noontime like [SIM] we would when it is dark. We are like [SIM] dead people who are among healthy people.
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 [SIM] [hungry] bears; we continually moan like [SIM] doves. We seek [people who do] what is just/fair, but we cannot find any [anywhere]. [We want God] to rescue us, but [it seems that] he is far away.
12 Thi vore Overtrædelser ere mange for dig, og vore Synder vidne imod os; thi vore Overtrædelser følge os, og vi kende vore Misgerninger:
[But these things are happening] because [it is as though] our sins are piled high in the presence of God, and that they testify [PRS] against us. We cannot deny it; we know that we have done many wrong things.
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.
[We know that] we have rebelled against Yahweh; we have turned away from him. We (oppress people/treat people cruelly) by what we testify [against them]; we do not allow them to get what they have a right to get. We [SYN] think about the lies that we can tell, and then we tell them.
14 Retten er vegen tilbage, og Retfærdigheden staar langt borte, thi Sandheden støder an paa Gaden, og Retten finder ingen Indgang.
[In our courts, the judges] do not decide cases/matters fairly; no one is acting righteously. In plazas where people gather together, no one tells the truth [PRS]; [it seems that people] are not allowed to say what is true.
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.
No one tells the truth, and people try to ruin [the reputations of] those who quit doing evil. Yahweh looked around, and he saw that no one was doing what is just/fair, and he was [very] displeased.
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.
He was disgusted when he saw that no one tried to help [those who were being treated cruelly]. So he used his own power [MTY] to rescue them; it is because he is always righteous that he did that [PRS].
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.
[It is as though he is a soldier who] [MET] puts on his armor and a helmet; his continually doing what is right is like [MET] his armor, and his ability to rescue people is [like] his helmet. His being extremely angry and his being ready to get revenge [on those who do evil] are like [MET] his robes.
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.
He will repay his enemies for the evil things that they have done. He will severely punish [MTY] even those who live far [from Jerusalem].
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.
When that happens, people everywhere, from the east to the west, will respect and honor Yahweh [MTY], because he will come like [SIM] a rushing river that is pushed along by the strong wind that Yahweh sent.
20 Og der skal komme en Genløser for Zion og for dem, som omvende sig fra Overtrædelse i Jakob, siger Herren.
And Yahweh says that he will come to Jerusalem to free [his people]; he will come to rescue those in Judah who have quit (doing sinful things/their sinful behavior).
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.
This is what Yahweh says to his people: “This is the agreement that I will make with you: My Spirit will not leave you, and you will always have my message. You will [be able to] declare it [MTY], and your children and grandchildren will [be able to] declare it forever.”
