Esajas 65
1 Jeg er søgt af dem, som ikke spurgte efter mig, jeg er funden af dem, som ikke ledte; jeg sagde til et Folk, som ikke er kaldet efter mit Navn: Se, her er jeg, se, her er jeg.
I have been ready to give an answer to those who did not make prayer to me; I have been offering myself to those who were not searching for me; I said, Here am I, here am I, to a nation which gave no respect to my name.
2 Jeg udbredte mine Hænder den ganske Dag til et genstridigt Folk, som vandrer ad en Vej, som ikke er god, og efter deres egne Tanker;
All day my hands have been stretched out to an uncontrolled people, who go in an evil way, after the purposes of their hearts;
3 til det Folk, som opirrer mig altid for mit Ansigt, og som ofrer i Haverne, og som gør Røgelse paa Teglstenene;
A people who make me angry every day, making offerings in gardens, and burning perfumes on bricks.
4 til dem, som bo i Gravene og blive om Natten i Afkrogene, dem, som æde Svinekød og have vederstyggelig Suppe i deres Kar;
Who are seated in the resting-places of the dead, and by night are in the secret places; who take pig's flesh for food, and have the liquid of disgusting things in their vessels.
5 til dem, som sige: Hold dig hos dig selv, kom ikke nær til mig, thi jeg er hellig over for dig; disse ere en Røg i min Næse, en Ild, som brænder den ganske Dag.
Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.
6 Se, det er skrevet for mit Ansigt: Jeg vil ikke tie, før jeg faar betalt, ja, faar betalt det i deres Skød.
See, it is recorded before me, says the Lord: I will not keep back my hand, till I have sent punishment,
7 Eders Misgerninger og eders Fædres Misgerninger til Hobe vil jeg betale, siger Herren, deres, som gjorde Røgelse paa Bjergene og forhaanede mig paa Højene; deres Løn vil jeg forinden tilmaale dem i deres Skød.
For their sins and the sins of their fathers, who were burning perfumes on the mountains, and saying evil things against me on the hills: so I will take the measure of their sins, and will send the punishment for them into their breast.
8 Saa siger Herren: Som der findes Most i Vinklasen, og man siger: Fordærv den ikke; thi der er Velsignelse udi den, saa vil jeg gøre for mine Tjeneres Skyld og ikke fordærve alt.
This is the word of the Lord: As the new wine is seen in the grapes, and they say, Do not send destruction on it, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants, in order that I may not put an end to them all.
9 Men af Jakob vil jeg lade udgaa en Sæd og af Juda den, som skal arve mine Bjerge; og mine udvalgte skulle arve dem og mine Tjenere bo der.
And I will take a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah one who will have my mountains for a heritage: and the people I have taken to be mine will have it for themselves, and my servants will have their resting-place there.
10 Og Saron skal blive til en Græsgang for Faar og Akors Dal til et Leje for Øksne, for mit Folk, for dem, som søge mig.
And Sharon will be a grass-land for the flocks, and the valley of Achor a resting-place for the herds: for my people whose hearts have been turned back to me.
11 Men I, som forlade Herren, I, som glemme mit hellige Bjerg, I, som dække Bord for Gad, og I, som skænke fuldt i af blandet Drik for Meni:
But as for you who have given up the Lord, who have no care for my holy mountain, who get ready a table for Chance, and make offerings of mixed wine to Fate;
12 Eder vil jeg give hen til Sværdet, og I skulle alle bøje eder ned til at slagtes, efterdi jeg kaldte, og I svarede ikke, efterdi jeg talte, og I hørte ikke; men I gjorde det, som var ondt for mine Øjne, og udvalgte det, som jeg ikke havde Lyst til.
Your fate will be the sword, and you will all go down to death: because when my voice came to you, you made no answer; you did not give ear to my word; but you did what was evil in my eyes, desiring what was not pleasing to me.
13 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Se, mine Tjenere skulle æde, men I skulle hungre; se, mine Tjenere skulle drikke, men I skulle tørste; se, mine Tjenere skulle glædes, men I skulle beskæmmes;
For this cause says the Lord God, My servants will have food, but you will be in need of food: my servants will have drink, but you will be dry: my servants will have joy, but you will be shamed:
14 se, mine Tjenere skulle synge af Hjertens Glæde, men I skulle skrige af Hjertekvide og hyle af Aands Fortvivlelse.
My servants will make songs in the joy of their hearts, but you will be crying for sorrow, and making sounds of grief from a broken spirit.
15 Og I skulle efterlade mine udvalgte eders Navn til at sværge ved, og den Herre, Herre skal dræbe eder; men sine Tjenere skal han give et nyt Navn.
And your name will become a curse to my people, and the Lord God will put you to death, and give his servants another name:
16 Hver den, som velsigner sig i Landet, skal velsigne sig i den trofaste Gud, og hver den, som sværger i Landet, skal sværge ved den trofaste Gud; thi de forrige Trængsler ere glemte, og de ere borte for mine Øjne.
So that he who is requesting a blessing will make use of the name of the true God, and he who takes an oath will do so by the true God; because the past troubles are gone out of mind, and because they are covered from my eyes.
17 Thi se, jeg skaber nye Himle og en ny Jord; og det første skal ikke ihukommes, ej heller rinde nogen i Sinde.
For see, I am making a new heaven and a new earth: and the past things will be gone completely out of mind.
18 Men glæder eder og fryder eder indtil evig Tid ved det, som jeg skaber; thi se, jeg skaber Jerusalem til Fryd og dets Folk til Glæde.
But men will be glad and have joy for ever in what I am making; for I am making Jerusalem a delight, and her people a joy.
19 Og jeg vil fryde mig over Jerusalem og glæde mig over mit Folk, og der skal ikke ydermere høres Graads Røst eller Skrigs Røst deri.
And I will be glad over Jerusalem, and have joy in my people: and the voice of weeping will no longer be sounding in her, or the voice of grief.
20 Derfra skal ikke ydermere komme noget Barn, som lever faa Dage, eller nogen gammel, som ikke naar sine Dages Tal; thi Drengen skal dø hundrede Aar gammel, og Synderen, som er hundrede Aar gammel, skal kaldes forbandet.
No longer will there be there a child whose days are cut short, or an old man whose days have not come to their full measure: for the young man at his death will be a hundred years old, and he whose life is shorter than a hundred years will seem as one cursed.
21 Og de skulle bygge Huse og bo deri og plante Vingaarde og æde deres Frugt.
And they will be building houses and living in them; planting vine-gardens and getting the fruit of them.
22 De skulle ikke bygge, at en anden skal bo deri, og ikke plante, at en anden skal æde det; thi som Træets Dage skulle mit Folks Dage være, og mine udvalgte skulle til fulde nyde deres Hænders Gerning.
They will no longer be building for the use of others, or planting for others to have the fruit: for the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my loved ones will have joy in full measure in the work of their hands.
23 De skulle ikke have Møje forgæves og ej føde Børn til brat Død; thi de ere den Sæd, som er velsignet af Herren, og deres Afkom skal blive hos dem.
Their work will not be for nothing, and they will not give birth to children for destruction; for they are a seed to whom the Lord has given his blessing, and their offspring will be with them.
24 Og det sker, førend de raabe, da vil jeg svare; naar de endnu tale, da vil jeg høre.
And before they make their request I will give an answer, and while they are still making prayer to me, I will give ear.
25 En Ulv og et Lam skulle græsse sammen, og en Løve skal æde Halm som en Okse, og en Slanges Spise skal være Støv, de skulle ikke gøre ondt, ej heller handle fordærveligt paa hele mit hellige Bjerg, siger Herren.
The wolf and the lamb will take their food together, and the lion will make a meal of grass like the ox: but dust will be the snake's food. There will be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holy mountain, says the Lord.
