Esajas 24
1 Se, HERREN gør Jorden tom og øde og vender op og ned paa dens Overflade, han spreder dens Beboere;
Behold, Jehovah maketh the land empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad its inhabitants.
2 det gaar Lægfolk som Præst, Træl som Herre, Trælkvinde som Frue, Køber som Sælger, Laangiver som Laantager, Aagerkarl som Skyldner.
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with him from whom usury is taken.
3 Jorden tømmes og plyndres i Bund og Grund, thi HERREN har talet dette Ord.
The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled; for Jehovah hath spoken this word.
4 Jorden blegner og segner, Jorderig sygner og segner, Jordens Højder sygner hen.
The land mourneth, it fadeth away; the world languisheth, it fadeth away: the haughty people of the land do languish.
5 Vanhellig blev Jorden under dem, som bor der, thi Lovene krænked de, overtraadte Budet, brød den evige Pagt.
And the land is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; for they have violated the laws, changed the statute, broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Derfor fortærer Forbandelse Jorden, og bøde maa de, som bor der. Derfor svides Jordens Beboere bort, kun faa af de dødelige levnes.
Therefore doth the curse devour the earth, and they that dwell therein are held guilty; therefore the inhabitants of the earth are consumed, and few men are left.
7 Druesaften sørger, Vinranken sygner alle de hjertensglade sukker;
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all that were merry-hearted do sigh;
8 Haandpaukens Klang er endt, de jublendes Larm hørt op, endt er Citrens Klang.
the mirth of tambours ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
9 De drikker ej Vin under Sang, besk smager den stærke Drik.
They do not drink wine with a song; strong drink is bitter to them that drink it.
10 Den øde Stad ligger nedbrudt, stængt er hver Boligs Indgang.
The city of solitude is broken down; every house is shut up, so that none entereth in.
11 Man jamrer over Vinen paa Gaden, bort er al Glæde svundet; landflygtig er Landets Fryd.
There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone;
12 I Byen er Øde tilbage, og Porten er hugget i Splinter.
desolation remaineth in the city, and the gate is smitten, — a ruin.
13 Thi paa Jorden midt iblandt Folkene gaar det, som naar Olietræets Frugt slaas ned, som ved Efterslæt, naar Vinen er høstet:
For so will it be in the midst of the land among the peoples, as the shaking of an olive-tree, as the grape-gleanings when the vintage is done.
14 Disse opløfter Røsten, jubler over HERRENS Storhed, raaber fra Vesten:
These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout for the majesty of Jehovah, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
15 »Derfor skal I ære HERREN i Østen, paa Havets Strande HERRENS, Israels Guds, Navn!«
Therefore glorify Jehovah in the east, the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the isles of the west.
16 Fra Jordens Grænse hører vi Lovsange: »Hil den retfærdige!« Men jeg siger: Jeg usle, jeg usle, ve mig, Ransmænd raner, Ransmænd raner Ran,
From the end of the earth have we heard songs: Glory to the righteous! And I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! The treacherous have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.
17 Gru og Grav og Garn over dig, som bor paa Jorden!
Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee, inhabitant of the land.
18 Den, der flygter for Gru, skal falde i Grav, og den, der naar op af Grav, skal fanges i Garn. Thi Sluserne oventil aabnes, og Jordens Grundvolde vakler.
And it shall come to pass, [that] he who fleeth from the sound of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare; for the windows on high are open, and the foundations of the earth shake.
19 Jorden smuldrer og smuldrer, Jorden gynger og gynger, Jorden skælver og skælver;
The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is completely dissolved, the earth is violently moved.
20 Jorden raver og raver som drukken og svajer som Vogterens Hytte; tungt ligger dens Brøde paa den, den segner og rejser sig ikke.
The earth reeleth to and fro like a drunkard, and is shaken like a night hut; and its transgression is heavy upon it; and it falleth and shall not rise again.
21 Paa hin Dag hjemsøger HERREN Himlens Hær i Himlen og Jordens Konger paa Jorden.
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] Jehovah will punish the host of the high ones on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 De slæbes i Fængsel som Fanger, holdes under Laas og Lukke og straffes lang Tid efter.
And they shall be brought together, [as] an assemblage of prisoners for the pit, and shall be shut up in prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Maanen blues og Solen skæmmes, thi Hærskarers HERRE viser, han er Konge paa Zions Bjerg, i Jerusalem; for hans Ældstes Øjne er Herlighed.
And the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Jehovah of hosts shall reign on mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients in glory.
