Esajas 24
1 Se, HERREN gør Jorden tom og øde og vender op og ned paa dens Overflade, han spreder dens Beboere;
Behold, the Lord maketh empty the land, and layeth it waste, marreth its surface, 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 with the people as with the priest; with the servant as with his master; with the bondwoman as with her mistress; with the buyer as with the seller; with the lender as with the borrower; with the debtor as with his creditor.
3 Jorden tømmes og plyndres i Bund og Grund, thi HERREN har talet dette Ord.
Empty, emptied out shall be the land, and spoiled, utterly spoiled; for the Lord hath spoken this word.
4 Jorden blegner og segner, Jorderig sygner og segner, Jordens Højder sygner hen.
The land mourneth, withereth away, the world languishes, withereth away, the high ones of the 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.
For the land was defiled under its inhabitants; because they had transgressed the laws, neglected the statutes, 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 hath the curse devoured the land, and they that dwell therein suffer for their guilt; therefore are the inhabitants of the land dried up, and but few men are left.
7 Druesaften sørger, Vinranken sygner alle de hjertensglade sukker;
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted sigh.
8 Haandpaukens Klang er endt, de jublendes Larm hørt op, endt er Citrens Klang.
At rest is the mirth of the tambourines; ceased hath the tumult of the joyful; at rest is the mirth of the harp.
9 De drikker ej Vin under Sang, besk smager den stærke Drik.
Amidst singing shall they no [more] drink wine; bitter shall be the strong drink to those that drink it.
10 Den øde Stad ligger nedbrudt, stængt er hver Boligs Indgang.
Broken down is the city of desolation; shut up is every house that none can enter.
11 Man jamrer over Vinen paa Gaden, bort er al Glæde svundet; landflygtig er Landets Fryd.
A [painful] cry for wine is in the streets; darkened is all joy; banished is the mirth of the land.
12 I Byen er Øde tilbage, og Porten er hugget i Splinter.
Destruction is left in the city, in ruins is beaten the gate.
13 Thi paa Jorden midt iblandt Folkene gaar det, som naar Olietræets Frugt slaas ned, som ved Efterslæt, naar Vinen er høstet:
For thus shall it be in the midst of the land among the nations, as [at] the shaking of an olive-tree, as [at] the gleaning of grains when the vintage is done.
14 Disse opløfter Røsten, jubler over HERRENS Storhed, raaber fra Vesten:
These shall lift up their voice, they shall sing; because of the majesty of the Lord, they shout aloud from the sea.
15 »Derfor skal I ære HERREN i Østen, paa Havets Strande HERRENS, Israels Guds, Navn!«
Therefore in the valleys honor ye the Lord; in the isles of the sea, the name of the Lord the God of Israel.
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 edge of the earth have we heard songs, “Glory to the righteous.” But I said, “Evil is mine, evil is mine, woe is 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, O 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 call of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be caught in the snare; for the windows from on high are opened, and there quaked the foundations of the earth.
19 Jorden smuldrer og smuldrer, Jorden gynger og gynger, Jorden skælver og skælver;
Crushed entirely is the earth, split in pieces is the earth, shaken to its centre is the earth.
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 vibrateth like a watch-hut; and heavily lieth upon it its transgression; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 Paa hin Dag hjemsøger HERREN Himlens Hær i Himlen og Jordens Konger paa Jorden.
And it shall come to pass on that day, that the Lord will visit punishment on the host of heaven in heaven, and on 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 gathered in heaps, as prisoners, in the prison, and shall be shut up in the dungeon, and thus after many days shall they be punished.
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 put to the blush, and the sun be made ashamed; for the Lord of hosts will reign on mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients in glory.
