Esajas 62
1 For Zions Skyld vil jeg ikke tie, og for Jerusalems Skyld vil jeg ikke være stille, indtil dens Retfærdighed gaar frem som Straaleglans og dens Frelse som et Blus, der brænder.
Because of Zion I will not keep quiet, and because of Jerusalem I will take no rest, till her righteousness goes out like the shining of the sun, and her salvation like a burning light.
2 Og Hedningerne skulle se din Retfærdighed og alle Konger din Herlighed; og du skal kaldes med et nyt Navn, hvilket Herrens Mund skal nævne.
And the nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you will have a new name, given by the mouth of the Lord.
3 Og du skal være en dejlig Krone i Herrens Haand og et kongeligt Hovedsmykke i din Guds Haand.
And you will be a fair crown in the hand of the Lord, and a king's head-dress in the hand of your God.
4 Man skal ikke ydermere kalde dig „den forladte‟, ej heller skal dit Land ydermere kaldes „det ødelagte‟; men du skal kaldes „min Lyst er i det‟, og dit Land skal kaldes „Ægtehustruen‟; thi Herren har Lyst til dig, og dit Land skal faa sin Ægteherre.
You will not now be named, She who is given up; and your land will no longer be named, The waste land: but you will have the name, My pleasure is in her, and your land will be named, Married: for the Lord has pleasure in you, and your land will be married.
5 Thi som en Ungkarl ægter en Jomfru, saa skulle dine Børn holde Ægteskab med dig; og som en Brudgom glæder sig ved Bruden, saa skal din Gud glæde sig ved dig.
For as a young man takes a virgin for his wife, so will your maker be married to you: and as a husband has joy in his bride, so will the Lord your God be glad over you.
6 Paa dine Mure, o Jerusalem! har jeg beskikket Vægtere, de skulle aldrig tie den ganske Dag eller den ganske Nat; I, som paaminde om Herren, tier ikke!
I have put watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will not keep quiet day or night: you who are the Lord's recorders, take no rest,
7 Og lader ham ingen Ro, indtil han faar grundlagt og gjort Jerusalem til Lovprisning paa Jorden.
And give him no rest, till he puts Jerusalem in her place to be praised in the earth.
8 Herren svor ved sin højre Haand og ved sin Magts Arm: Jeg vil ikke mere give dine Fjender dit Korn til Spise, ej heller skulle Udlændinge drikke din Vin, som du har arbejdet for.
The Lord has taken an oath by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Truly, I will no longer give your grain to be food for your haters; and men of strange countries will not take the wine for which your work has been done:
9 Men de, som have indsanket hint, skulle æde det og love Herren; og de, som have indhøstet denne, skulle drikke den i min Helligdoms Forgaarde.
But those who have got in the grain will have it for their food, and will give praise to the Lord; and those who have got in the grapes will take the wine of them in the open places of my holy house.
10 Drager frem, drager frem igennem Portene, bereder Folket Vej; baner, ja baner Vej, sanker Stenene deraf, opløfter et Banner for Folkene!
Go through, go through the doors; make ready the way of the people; let the highway be lifted up; let the stones be taken away; let a flag be lifted up over the peoples.
11 Se, Herren har ladet det høre til Jordens Ende; siger til Zions Datter: Se, din Frelse kommer; se, hans Løn er med ham, og Gengældelsen fra ham er for hans Ansigt.
The Lord has sent out word to the end of the earth, Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your saviour comes; those whom he has made free are with him, and those to whom he has given salvation go before him.
12 Og man skal kalde dem et helligt Folk, Herrens genløste; og dig skal man kalde „den søgte Stad, den ej forladte‟.
And they will be named, The holy people, Those whose cause has been taken up by the Lord: and you will be named, Desired, A town not given up.
