Esajas 27
1 Paa hin Dag hjemsøger HERREN med sit haarde, vældige, stærke Sværd Livjatan, Den flugtsnare Slange, Livjatan, den bugtede Slange, og ihjelslaar Dragen i Havet.
In that day God shall bring [his] holy and great and strong sword upon the dragon, even the serpent that flees, upon the dragon, the crooked serpent: he shall destroy the dragon.
2 Paa hin Dag skal man sige: Syng om en liflig Vingaard!
In that day [there shall be] a fair vineyard, [and] a desire to commence [a song] concerning it.
3 Jeg, HERREN, jeg er dens Vogter, jeg vander den atter og atter. For at ingen skal hjemsøge den, vogter jeg den Nat og Dag.
I am a strong city, a city in a siege: in vain shall I water it; for it shall be taken by night, and by day the wall shall fall.
4 Vrede nærer jeg ikke. Fandt jeg kun Torn og Tidsel, gik jeg løs derpaa i Kamp og satte det alt i Brand —
There is no woman that has not taken hold of it; who will set me to watch stubble in the field? because of this enemy I have set her aside; therefore on this account the Lord has done all that he appointed.
5 med mindre man tyr til mit Værn, slutter Fred med mig, slutter Fred med mig.
I am burnt up; they that dwell in her shall cry, Let us make peace with him, let us make peace,
6 Paa hin Dag skal Jakob slaa Rod, Israel skyde og blomstre og fylde Verden med Frugt.
they that are coming are the children of Jacob. Israel shall bud and blossom, and the world shall be filled with his fruit.
7 Har han vel slaaet det, som de, der slog det, blev slagne, eller blev det myrdet, som deres Mordere myrdedes?
Shall he himself be thus struck, even as he struck? and as he killed, shall he be thus slain?
8 Ved at støde det bort og sende det bort trættede han med det; han jog det bort med sin voldsomme Aande paa Østenstormens Dag.
Fighting and reproaching he will dismiss them; did you not meditate with a harsh spirit, to kill them with a wrathful spirit?
9 Derfor sones Jakobs Brøde saaledes, og dette er al Frugten af, at hans Synd tages bort: at han gør alle Altersten til sønderhuggede Kalksten, at Asjerastøtterne og Solstøtterne ikke mere rejser sig.
Therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be taken away; and this is his blessing, when I shall have taken away his sin; when they shall have broken to pieces all the stones of the altars as fine dust, and their trees shall not remain, and their idols shall be cut off, as a thicket afar off.
10 Thi den faste Stad ligger ensom, et folketomt Sted, forladt som en Ørken. Der græsser Ungkvæget, der lejrer det sig og afgnaver Kvistene.
The flock that lived [there] shall be left, as a deserted flock; and [the ground] shall be for a long time for pasture, and there shall flocks lie down to rest.
11 Naar Grenene er tørre, kommer Kvinderne og bryder dem af for at tænde Baal. Thi det er et Folk uden Indsigt; derfor kan dets Skaber ikke forbarme sig, dets Ophav ikke være det naadig.
And after a time there shall be in it no green thing because of [the grass] being parched. Come hither, you women that come from a sight; for it is a people of no understanding; therefore he that made them shall have no pity upon them, and he that formed them shall have no mercy [upon them].
12 Paa hin Dag slaar HERREN Frugten ned fra Flodens Strøm til Ægyptens Bæk, og I skal opsankes een for een, Israels Børn.
And it shall come to pass in that day [that] God shall fence [men] off from the channel of the river as far as Rhinocorura; but do you gather one by one the children of Israel.
13 Paa hin Dag skal der stødes i det store Horn, og de tabte i Assyrien og de bortdrevne i Ægypten skal komme og tilbede HERREN paa det hellige Bjerg i Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day [that] they shall blow the great trumpet, and the lost ones in the land of the Assyrians shall come, and the lost ones in Egypt, and shall worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
