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.
[This is what Yahweh said]: “I was ready to reply [to my people], but no one requested me [to help them]. I was ready to help [even] those who did not call out to me. I continued to say, ‘I am here [to help you]!’
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;
[It is as though] I have continually held out my arms [to show that I am ready to help] my people who rebel [against me], and who [continually] do the evil things that they want to do.
3 til det Folk, som opirrer mig altid for mit Ansigt, og som ofrer i Haverne, og som gør Røgelse paa Teglstenene;
They boldly continue to do things that cause me to be angry: They offer sacrifices [to their idols] in their gardens, and they burn incense [to them] on [altars made of] 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;
They secretly remain awake at night in burial caves, [talking with the spirits of] ([dead people/their ancestors]). They eat the meat of pigs, and their pots are full of [other] meat that is [also] unacceptable to me.
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.
[Then] they say [to others], ‘Stay away from me; do not come near me, because I am very holy, [with the result that you should not touch me].’ People like that are [like] [MET] smoke in my nose [from] a fire that burns continually.
6 Se, det er skrevet for mit Ansigt: Jeg vil ikke tie, før jeg faar betalt, ja, faar betalt det i deres Skød.
I have written [a record of all the evil things that they have done]. And I will not do nothing about all those things; I will certainly punish them
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 the sins that they and their ancestors have committed. They have mocked/insulted me by burning incense [to their idols] on the hilltops. So I will punish them like they deserve for doing those things.”
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 [also] what Yahweh said: “When there is a cluster of nice grapes on a vine, people do not throw them away, because they know that there is good juice in those grapes. Similarly, because there are some people [in Judah] who faithfully serve/worship me, I will not get rid of all of them.
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.
I will spare some of the descendants of Jacob who are living on the hills of Judah. I have chosen them, and they will possess that land; they will worship/serve me, and they will live 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.
[Then all the land from the] Sharon [Plain near the Mediterranean Sea] and [as far east as] Achor Valley [near Jericho] will become pastureland where their cattle and sheep will rest.
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 [it will be different] for you who have abandoned me, you who do not worship me on [Zion], my sacred hill, you who worship Gad and Meni, [the gods who you think will bring you] good luck and good fortune.
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.
[It is I, not Meni, who will decide/say what will happen to you]; you will all [be slaughtered by] swords. [That will happen] because you did not answer when I called out to you. I spoke to you, but you did not pay attention. Instead, you did things that I said are evil; you chose to do things that do not please 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;
I, Yahweh the Lord, will give to those who worship and obey me things to eat and drink, and they will be happy; but [all] you evil people will be hungry and thirsty, and you will be [sad and] disgraced.
14 se, mine Tjenere skulle synge af Hjertens Glæde, men I skulle skrige af Hjertekvide og hyle af Aands Fortvivlelse.
Those who worship and obey me will sing joyfully, but you [evil people] will wail loudly because you will be suffering in your inner beings.
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.
Those whom I have chosen will use your names when they curse people; [I], Yahweh the Lord, will get rid of you. But I will give to those who worship and obey me a new name [that they will use when they bless people].
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.
The people in this land have had many troubles, but I will cause those troubles to occur no more. Therefore those who ask me to bless them and those who solemnly promise to do something should never forget that I am God, who faithfully [do what I promise to do].”
17 Thi se, jeg skaber nye Himle og en ny Jord; og det første skal ikke ihukommes, ej heller rinde nogen i Sinde.
“Note this: [Some day] I will create a new heaven and a new earth. [They will be very wonderful, with the result that] you will no longer think about all [the troubles] you had previously.
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.
Be glad and always rejoice because of what I will do: Jerusalem will be a place where [people] rejoice; the people who live there will always be happy.
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.
I will rejoice about Jerusalem, and I will be delighted with my people. [People] will no longer weep or cry because of being distressed.
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 child will die when it is still an infant; all people will live until they are very old. [People will consider that] anyone who is 100 years old is still young; [they will consider that] anyone who dies who is younger than that has been cursed.
21 Og de skulle bygge Huse og bo deri og plante Vingaarde og æde deres Frugt.
My people will build houses and [then] live in them. They will plant vineyards and then eat grapes from those vineyards.
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.
As for the houses that they build, no one will [take those houses away from them and] live in them. No one will take a vineyard away from its owner. My chosen people will live a long time, like trees do, and they will enjoy what they have accomplished— [the houses that they have built and the crops that they have planted].
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.
They will not work hard in vain, and their children will not die from some (calamity/terrible thing happening to them). I will [certainly] bless their children and their grandchildren.
24 Og det sker, førend de raabe, da vil jeg svare; naar de endnu tale, da vil jeg høre.
Before they call to me [to help them], I will answer; I will answer their prayers while they are still praying [for me to do something for them].
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.
No one will be harmed or injured anywhere on [Zion], my sacred hill: Wolves and lambs will eat grass together [peacefully]; lions will eat hay like oxen do, [and they will not attack people]. Snakes will [not hurt anyone; they will lie on the ground and] eat [only] dirt. [That is surely what it will be like because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
