Esajas 6
1 Idet Aar, der Kong Usias døde, da saa jeg Herren sidde paa en høj og ophøjet Trone, og Slæbet af hans Klædebon fyldte Templet.
And it came to pass in the year in which king Ozias died, [that] I saw the Lord sitting on a high and exalted throne, and the house was full of his glory.
2 Seraferne stode over ham, hver af dem havde seks Vinger; med to skjulte hver sit Ansigt, og med to skjulte hver sine Fødder, og med to fløj de.
And seraphs stood round about him: each one had six wings: and with two they covered [their] face, and with two they covered [their] feet, and with two they flew.
3 Og den ene raabte til den anden og sagde: Hellig, hellig, hellig er den Herre Zebaoth; al Jorden er fuld af hans Ære.
And one cried to the other, and they said, Holy, holy, holy [is the] Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
4 Og Dørposterne med Dørtærsklerne bævede for den raabendes Røst, og Huset blev fuldt af Røg.
And the lintel shook at the voice they uttered, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 Da sagde jeg: Ve mig! thi jeg forgaar; thi jeg har urene Læber og bor midt iblandt et Folk, som har urene Læber; thi mine Øjne have set Kongen, den Herre Zebaoth.
And I said, Woe is me, for I am pricked to the heart; for being a man, and having unclean lips, I dwell in the midst of a people having unclean lips; and I have seen with mine eyes the King, the Lord of hosts.
6 Da fløj en af Seraferne til mig og havde i sin Haand en Glød, som han havde taget fra Alteret med en Tang.
And there was sent to me one of the seraphs, and he had in his hand a coal, which he had taken off the altar with the tongs:
7 Og han lod den røre ved min Mund og sagde: Se, denne har rørt ved dine Læber, og din Misgerning er bortvegen, og din Synd skal sones.
and he touched my mouth, and said, Behold, this has touched your lips, and will take away your iniquities, and will purge off your sins.
8 Og jeg hørte Herrens Røst, som sagde: Hvem skal jeg sende? og hvo vil gaa for os? da sagde jeg: Se, her er jeg, send mig!
And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go to this people? And I said, behold, I am [here], send me. And he said, Go, and say to this people,
9 Og han sagde: Gak hen, og du skal sige til dette Folk: Hører og hører, men forstaar ej! ser og ser, men indser ej!
You shall hear indeed, but you shall not understand; and you shall see indeed, but you shall not perceive.
10 Gør dette Folks Hjerte fedt, og gør deres Øren tunghørige, og tilstryg deres Øjne, at det ikke ser med sine Øjne og hører med sine Øren og forstaar med sit Hjerte, saa at det omvender sig og vorder lægt.
For the heart of this people has become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
11 Men jeg sagde: Hvor længe, Herre? og han sagde: Indtil Stæderne blive øde, uden Indbyggere, og Husene uden Folk, og Landet aldeles ødelægges.
And I said, How long, O Lord? And he said, Until cities be deserted by reason of their not being inhabited, and the houses by reason of there being no men, and the land shall be left desolate.
12 Og Herren har ført Folket langt bort, og Tomheden er bleven stor i Landet.
And after this God shall remove the men far off, and they that are left upon the land shall be multiplied.
13 Og bliver en Tiendepart endnu tilbage deri, saa skal denne atter være til at ødelægges; men ligesom der af Terebinten og Stenegen bliver en Stub tilbage, naar de ere fældede, saaledes skal denne Stub være en hellig Sæd.
And yet there shall be a tenth upon it, and again it shall be for a spoil, as a turpentine tree, and as an acorn when it falls out of its husk.
