Esajas 61
1 Deri Herre, Herres Aand er over mig, derfor har Herren salvet mig til at kundgøre et godt Budskab for de fattige, han sendte mig til at helbrede dem, som have et sønderknust Hjerte, til at udraabe for de fangne Frihed og for de bundne Løsladelse;
The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah [is] on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.
2 til at udraabe Herrens Velbehageligheds Aar og vor Guds Hævns Dag; til at trøste alle sørgende;
To proclaim the year of the good pleasure of Jehovah, And the day of vengeance of our God, To comfort all mourners.
3 til at beskikke det for de sørgende i Zion, at der skal gives dem Hovedprydelse i Stedet for Aske, Glædens Olie i Stedet for Sorrig, Lovprisnings Klædebon i Stedet for en vansmægtet Aand, saa at de skulle kaldes Retfærdighedens Terebinter, Herrens Plantning, ham til Herlighed.
To appoint to mourners in Zion, To give to them beauty instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, A covering of praise for a spirit of weakness, And He is calling to them, 'Trees of righteousness, The planting of Jehovah — to be beautified.'
4 Og de skulle bygge de Stæder, som laa øde fra fordums Tid, og rejse, hvad der fra Fortiden af var ødelagt, og paa ny opføre de øde Stæder, som laa i Grus fra Slægt til Slægt.
And they have built the wastes of old, The desolations of the ancients they raise up, And they have renewed waste cities, The desolations of generation and generation.
5 Og fremmede skulle staa og vogte eders Faar, og Udlændinge skulle være eders Avlsmænd og eders Vingaardsmænd.
And strangers have stood and fed your flock, Sons of a foreigner [are] your husbandmen, And your vine-dressers.
6 Men I skulle kaldes Herrens Præster, man skal kalde eder vor Guds Tjenere; I skulle æde Hedningernes Gods og indtræde i deres Herlighed.
And ye are called 'Priests of Jehovah,' 'Ministers of our God,' is said of you, The strength of nations ye consume, And in their honour ye do boast yourselves.
7 I Stedet for eders Beskæmmelse skulle I have tvefold Ære, og i Stedet for Skændsel skal Jubel vorde eders Lod; derfor skulle I faa en dobbelt Arvelod i eders Land, I skulle have evig Glæde.
Instead of your shame and confusion, A second time they sing of their portion, Therefore in their land A second time do they take possession, Joy age-during [is] for them.
8 Thi jeg, Herren, elsker Ret og hader Uretfærdigheds Rov; og jeg vil trolig give dem deres Løn og gøre en evig Pagt med dem.
For I [am] Jehovah, loving judgment, Hating plunder for a burnt-offering, And I have given their wage in truth, And a covenant age-during I make for them.
9 Og man skal kende deres Sæd iblandt Hedningerne og deres Afkom midt iblandt Folkene, alle, som se dem, skulle kende dem, at de ere den Sæd, som Herren har velsignet.
And known among nations hath been their seed, And their offspring in the midst of the peoples, All their beholders acknowledge them, For they [are] a seed Jehovah hath blessed.
10 Jeg vil glæde mig storlig i Herren, min Sjæl skal fryde sig i min Gud; thi han iførte mig Frelsens Klædebon, han klædte mig med Retfærdighedens Kappe; som en Brudgom, der sætter Hovedpynten paa, og som en Brud, der pryder sig med sit Smykke.
I greatly rejoice in Jehovah, Joy doth my soul in my God, For He clothed me with garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness covereth Me, As a bridegroom prepareth ornaments, And as a bride putteth on her jewels.
11 Thi som Jorden, der giver sin Grøde, og som en Have, der lader sin Sæd opvokse, saaledes skal den Herre, Herre lade Retfærdighed og Lovsang opvokse i alle Hedningernes Paasyn.
For, as the earth bringeth forth her shoots, And as a garden causeth its sown things to shoot up, So the Lord Jehovah causeth righteousness and praise To shoot up before all the nations!
