Esajas 28

1 Ve Efraims berusedes stolte Krans og dets herlige Smykkes visnende Blomster paa Tindingen af de druknes fede Dal!

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower the glory of his joy, who were on the head of the fat valley, staggering with wine.

2 Se, Herren har en vældig Kæmpe til Rede; som Skybrud af Hagl, som hærgende Storm, som Skybrud af mægtige skyllende Vande slaar han til Jorden med Vælde.

Behold the Lord is mighty and strong, as a storm of hail: a destroying whirlwind, as the violence of many waters overflowing, and sent forth upon a spacious land.

3 Med Fødderne trampes de ned, Efraims berusedes stolte Krans

The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet.

4 og dets herlige Smykkes visnende Blomster paa Tindingen af den fede Dal; det gaar den som en tidligmoden Figen før Frugthøst: Hvo der faar Øje paa den, plukker den, og knap er den i Haanden, før han har slugt den.

And the fading flower the glory of his joy, who is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as a hasty fruit before the ripeness of autumn: which when he that seeth it shall behold, as soon as he taketh it in his hand, he will eat it up.

5 Paa hin Dag bliver Hærskarers HERRE en smuk Krans og en herlig Krone for sit Folks Rest

In that day the Lord of hosts shall be a crown of glory, and a garland of joy to the residue of his people:

6 og en Rettens Aand for dem, som sidder til Doms, og Styrke for dem, der driver Krigen tilbage til Portene.

And a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that return out of the battle to the gate.

7 Ogsaa disse raver af Vin, er svimle af Drik, Præst og Profet, de raver af Drik, fra Samling af Vin og svimle af Drik; de raver under Syner, vakler, naar de dømmer.

But these also have been ignorant through wine, and through drunkenness have erred: the priest and the prophet have been ignorant through drunkenness, they are swallowed up with wine, they have gone astray in drunkenness, they have not known him that seeth, they have been ignorant of judgment.

8 Thi alle Borde er fulde af Spy, Uhumskhed flyder paa hver en Plet.

For all tables were full of vomit and filth, so that there was no more place.

9 »Hvem vil han belære, hvem tyder han Syner — mon afvante Børn, nys tagne fra Brystet?

Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the hearing? them that are weaned from the milk, that are drawn away from the breasts.

10 Kun hakke og rakke, rakke og hakke, lidt i Vejen her og lidt i Vejen der!«

For command, command again; command, command again; expect, expect again; expect, expect again: a little there, a little there.

11 Ja, med lallende Læber, med fremmed Maal vil han tale til dette Folk,

For with the speech of lips, and with another tongue he will speak to this people.

12 han, som dog sagde til dem: »Her er der Hvile, lad den trætte hvile, her er der Ro!« — men de vilde ej høre.

To whom he said: This is my rest, refresh the weary, and this is my refreshing: and they would not hear.

13 Saa bliver for dem da HERRENS Ord: »Hakke og rakke, rakke og hakke, lidt i Vejen her og lidt i Vejen der!« saa de gaar hen og styrter bagover, sønderslaas, fanges og hildes.

And the word of the Lord shall be to them: Command, command again; command, command again: expect, expect again; expect, expect again: a little there, a little there: that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

14 Hør derfor HERRENS Ord, I spotske Mænd, I Nidvisens Mestre blandt dette Jerusalems Folk!

Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule over my people that is in Jerusalem.

15 Fordi I siger: »Vi slutted en Pagt med Døden, Dødsriget gjorde vi Aftale med; naar den susende Svøbe gaar frem, da naar den ej os, thi Løgn har vi gjort til vort Ly, vi har gemt os i Svig; « (Sheol h7585)

For you have said: We have entered into a league with death, and we have made a covenant with hell. When the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come upon us: for we have placed our hope in lies, and by falsehood we are protected. (Sheol h7585)

16 derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg lægger i Zion en prøvet Sten, en urokkelig, kostelig Hjørnesten; tror man, haster man ikke.

Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will lay a stone in the foundations of Sion, a tried stone, a corner stone, a precious stone, founded in the foundation. He that believeth, let him not hasten.

17 Og jeg gør Ret til Maalesnor, Retfærd til Blylod; Hagl skal slaa Løgnelyet ned, Vand skylle Gemmestedet bort.

And I will set judgment in weight, and justice in measure: and hail shall overturn the hope of falsehood: and waters shall overflow its protection.

18 Eders Pagt med Døden skal brydes, Aftalen med Dødsriget glippe. Naar den susende Svøbe gaar frem, skal den slaa jer til Jorden, (Sheol h7585)

And Sour league with death shall be abolished, and your covenant with hell shall not stand: when the overflowing scourge shall pass, you shall be trodden down by it. (Sheol h7585)

19 jer skal den ramme, hver Gang den gaar frem; thi Morgen efter Morgen gaar den frem, ved Dag og ved Nat, idel Angst skal det blive at faa Syner tydet.

Whensoever it shall pass through, it shall take you away: because in the morning early it shall pass through, in the day and in the night, and vexation alone shall make you understand what you hear.

20 Vil man strække sig, er Lejet for kort; vil man dække sig, er Tæppet for smalt.

For the bed is straitened, so that one must fall out, and a short covering cannot cover both.

21 Thi som paa Perazims Bjerg vil HERREN staa op, som i Gibeons Dal vil han vise sin Vrede for at gøre sin Gerning — en underlig Gerning, og øve sit Værk — et sælsomt Værk.

For the Lord shall stand up as in the mountain of divisions: he shall be angry as in the valley which is in Gabaon: that he may do his work, his strange work: that he may perform his work, his work is strange to him.

22 Derfor hold inde med Spot, at ej eders Baand skal snære; thi om hele Landets visse Undergang hørte jeg fra Herren, Hærskarers HERRE.

And now do not mock, lest your bonds be tied strait. For I have heard of the Lord the God of hosts a consumption and a cutting short upon all the earth.

23 Lyt til og hør min Røst, laan Øre og hør mit Ord!

Give ear, and hear my voice, hearken, and hear my speech.

24 Bliver Plovmanden ved med at pløje til Sæd, med at bryde og harve sin Jord?

Shall the ploughman plough all the day to sow, shall he open and harrow his ground?

25 Mon han ikke, naar den er jævnet, saar Dild og udstrør Kommen, lægger Hvede, Hirse og Byg paa det udsete Sted og Spelt i Kanten deraf?

Will he not, when he hath made plain the surface thereof, sow gith, and scatter cummin, and put wheat in order, and barley, and millet, and vetches in their bounds?

26 Hans Gud vejleder ham, lærer ham det rette.

For he will instruct him in judgment: his God will teach him.

27 Thi med Tærskeslæde knuser man ikke Dild, lader ikke Vognhjul gaa over Kommen; nej, Dilden tærskes med Stok og Kommen med Kæp.

For gith shall not be thrashed with saws, neither shall the cart wheel turn about upon cummin: but gith shall be beaten out with a rod, and cummin with a staff.

28 Mon Brødkorn knuses? Nej, det bliver ingen ved med at tærske; Vognhjul og Heste drives derover, man knuser det ikke.

But bread corn shall be broken small: but the thrasher shall not thrash it for ever, neither shall the cart wheel hurt it, nor break it with its teeth.

29 Ogsaa dette kommer fra Hærskarers HERRE, underfuld i Raad og stor i Visdom.

This also is come forth from the Lord God of hosts, to make his counsel wonderful, and magnify justice.