Esajas 1
1 Esajas's, Amoz's Søns, Syn, hvilket han saa om Juda og Jerusalem i de Dage, da Usias, Jotham, Akas, Ezekias, vare Konger i Juda.
The vision of Isaiah, the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Joatham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2 Hører, I Himle! og du Jord! mærk, thi Herren har talt; jeg har opdraget Børn og opfostret dem, men de have gjort Overtrædelse imod mig.
Listen, O heavens, and pay attention, O earth, for the Lord has spoken. I have nurtured and raised children, but they have spurned me.
3 En Okse kender sin Ejermand og et Asen sin Herres Krybbe; Israel kender intet, mit Folk forstaar intet.
An ox knows his owner, and a donkey knows the manger of his lord, but Israel has not known me, and my people have not understood.
4 Ve et syndigt Folk, et Folk med svar Misgerning, en Slægt af onde, vanartede Børn! De forlode Herren, de opirrede den Hellige i Israel, de ere vegne tilbage.
Woe to a sinful nation, a people burdened by iniquity, a wicked offspring, accursed children. They have abandoned the Lord. They have blasphemed the Holy One of Israel. They been taken away backwards.
5 Hvorfor ville I lade eder slaa ydermere? hvorfor ville I forøge eders Afvigelse? hvert Hoved er sygt, og hvert Hjerte er mat.
For what reason shall I continue to strike you, as you increase transgressions? The entire head is feeble, and the entire heart is grieving.
6 Fra Fodsaale og indtil Hovedet er intet helt paa det: Saar og Skrammer og friske Hug! de ere ikke trykkede ud og ikke forbundne og ikke lindrede med Olie.
From the sole of the foot, even to the top of the head, there is no soundness within. Wounds and bruises and swelling sores: these are not bandaged, nor treated with medicine, nor soothed with oil.
7 Eders Land er en Ørk, eders Stæder ere opbrændte med Ild; fremmede fortære eders Land for eders Øjne, og der er en Ørk, som naar fremmede have væltet op og ned.
Your land is desolate. Your cities have been set ablaze. Foreigners devour your countryside in your sight, and it will become desolate, as if devastated by enemies.
8 Og Zions Datter er bleven tilovers som en Hytte i en Vingaard, som et Natteskjul i en Græskarhave, som en frelst Stad.
And the daughter of Zion will be left behind, like an arbor in a vineyard, and like a shelter in a cucumber field, and like a city being laid to waste.
9 Dersom ikke den Herre Zebaoth havde ladet os en liden Levning tilbage, havde vi været som Sodoma, været lige med Gomorra.
If the Lord of hosts had not bequeathed us offspring, we would have been like Sodom, and we would have been comparable to Gomorrah.
10 I Sodomas Fyrster! hører Herrens Ord; I Gomorras Folk! mærker paa vor Guds Lov!
Listen to the Word of the Lord, you leaders of the people of Sodom. Listen closely to the law of our God, O people of Gomorrah.
11 Hvad skal jeg med eders mangfoldige Ofre? siger Herren; jeg er mæt af Brændofre af Vædre og af det fedede Kvægs Fedme, og jeg har ingen Lyst til Blod af Okser og Lam og Bukke.
The multitude of your sacrifices, what is that to me, says the Lord? I am full. I do not desire holocausts of rams, nor the fat of fatlings, nor the blood of calves and of lambs and of he-goats.
12 Naar I komme for at ses for mit Ansigt, hvo har krævet dette af eder, at I skulle nedtræde mine Forgaarde?
When you approach before my sight, who is it that requires these things from your hands, so that you would walk in my courts?
13 Bærer ikke mere forfængeligt Madoffer frem, det er mig en vederstyggelig Røgelse; Nymaaneder og Sabbater og Højtids Forsamlinger —! jeg fordrager ikke Uret og Højtid.
You should no longer offer sacrifice in vain. Incense is an abomination to me. The new moons and the Sabbaths and the other feast days, I will not receive. Your gatherings are iniquitous.
14 Min Sjæl hader eders Nymaaneder og eders Højtider; de ere blevne mig til Byrde; jeg er træt af at taale dem.
My soul hates your days of proclamation and your solemnities. They have become bothersome to me. I labor to endure them.
15 Og naar I udbrede eders Hænder, skjuler jeg mine Øjne for eder; hvor meget I end bede, hører jeg dog ikke; eders Hænder ere fulde af Blod.
And so, when you extend your hands, I will avert my eyes from you. And when you multiply your prayers, I will not heed you. For your hands are full of blood.
16 Toer eder, renser eder, borttager eders Idrætters Ondskab fra mine Øjne, lader af at gøre ilde!
Wash, become clean, take away the evil of your intentions from my eyes. Cease to act perversely.
17 Lærer at gøre godt, søger Ret, leder den vanartede paa rette Vej, skaffer den faderløse Ret, udfører Enkens Sag!
Learn to do good. Seek judgment, support the oppressed, judge for the orphan, defend the widow.
18 Kommer dog, og lader os gaa i Rette med hinanden, siger Herren. Dersom eders Synder end vare som Karmesin, da skulle de blive hvide som Sne; om de end vare røde som Skarlagen, skulle de blive som Uld.
And then approach and accuse me, says the Lord. Then, if your sins are like scarlet, they shall be made white like snow; and if they are red like vermillion, they shall become white like wool.
19 Dersom I ere villige og lydige, skulle I æde Landets Gode.
If you are willing, and you listen to me, then you will eat the good things of the land.
20 Men dersom I vægre eder og ere genstridige, skulle I fortæres af Sværd; thi Herrens Mund har talt det.
But if you are not willing, and you provoke me to anger, then the sword will devour you. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
21 Hvorledes er den trofaste Stad bleven til en Hore? den var fuld af Ret; Retfærdighed havde hjemme i den, men nu er der Mordere.
How has the faithful city, full of judgment, become a harlot? Justice lived in her, but now murderers.
22 Dit Sølv er blevet til Slagger, din Drik er spædet med Vand.
Your silver has turned into dross. Your wine has been mixed with water.
23 Dine Fyrster ere Oprørere og Tyvenes Stalbrødre, de elske alle Skænk og jage efter Gaver; de ville ikke skaffe den faderløse Ret, og Enkens Sag maa ikke komme for dem.
Your leaders are unfaithful, the associates of thieves. They all love gifts; they pursue rewards. They do not judge for orphans, and the widow’s case is not brought before them.
24 Derfor siger Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, den Mægtige i Israel: Ve! jeg vil mætte min Vrede paa mine Modstandere og hævne mig paa mine Fjender.
Because of this, the Lord God of hosts, the Strength of Israel, says: Ah! I will be consoled over my enemies, and I will be vindicated from my adversaries.
25 Og jeg vil atter vende min Haand imod dig og udsmelte dine Slagger som med Ludsalt og borttage alt dit Tin.
And I will turn my hand to you. And I will temper your dross unto purity, and I will take away all your tin.
26 Og jeg vil give dig Dommere igen som i Førstningen og Raadsherrer som i Begyndelsen; derefter skal du kaldes Retfærdigheds Stad, en trofast By.
And I will restore your judges, so that they will be as before, and your counselors as in times long past. After this, you shall be called the City of the Just, the Faithful City.
27 Zion skal forløses ved Ret og de omvendte i den ved Retfærdighed.
Zion will be redeemed in judgment, and they will lead her back to justice.
28 Hen Overtrædere og Syndere skulle knuses til Hobe, og de, som forlade Herren, skulle omkomme.
And he shall crush the accursed and sinners together. And those who have abandoned the Lord will be consumed.
29 Thi de skulle blive til Skamme for de Terebinters Skyld, som I havde Lyst tilog I skulle beskæmmes for de Havers Skyld, som vare eders Glæde.
For they shall be confounded because of the idols, to which they have sacrificed. And you shall be ashamed over the gardens that you chose,
30 Thi I skulle blive som en Terebinte, der fælder sit Blad, og som en Have, hvori der ikke er Vand.
when you were like an oak with falling leaves, and like a garden without water.
31 Og den stærke skal blive til Blaar og hans Gerning til en Gnist; og de skulle begge brænde med hinanden, og der skal ingen være, som slukker.
And your strength will be like the embers from stubble, and your work will be like a spark, and both will burn together, and there will be no one to extinguish it.
