Esajas 29
1 Ve dig, Ariel, Ariel, Byen, hvor David slog lejr! Lad Aar blive føjet til Aar, lad Højtid følge paa Højtid,
Ho Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add ye year to year. Let the feasts come round.
2 da bringer jeg Ariel Trængsel, da kommer Sorg og Kvide, da bliver du mig et Ariel,
Then I will distress Ariel, and there shall be mourning and lamentation, and she shall be to me as Ariel.
3 jeg lejrer mig mod dig som David; jeg opkaster Volde om dig, og Bolværker rejser jeg mod dig.
And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with posted troops. And I will raise siege works against thee.
4 Da taler du dybt fra Jorden, dine Ord er Mumlen fra Støvet; din Røst fra Jorden skal ligne et Genfærds, dine Ord er Hvisken fra Støvet.
And thou shall be brought down, and shall speak out of the ground. And thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be as of he who has a familiar spirit, out of the ground. And thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
5 Dine Fjenders Hob skal være som Sandstøv, Voldsmændenes Hob som flyvende Avner. Brat, i et Nu skal det ske:
But the multitude of thy foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passes away. Yea, it shall be in an instant suddenly.
6 hjemsøges skal du af Hærskarers HERRE under Torden og Brag og vældigt Drøn, Storm og Vindstød og ædende Lue.
She shall be visited by Jehovah of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire.
7 Som et natligt Drømmesyn bliver Hoben af alle de Folk, som angriber Ariel, af alle, der angriber det og dets Fæstning og trænger det;
And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her stronghold, and that distress her, shall be as a dream, a vision of the night.
8 som naar den sultne drømmer, at han spiser, men vaagner og føler sig tom, som naar den tørstige drømmer, at han drikker, men vaagner mat og vansmægtende, saaledes skal det gaa Hoben af alle de Folk, der angriber Zions Bjerg.
And it shall be as when a hungry man dreams, and, behold, he eats. But he awakes, and his soul is empty. Or as when a thirsty man dreams, and, behold, he drinks. But he awakes, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul has appetite. So shall the multitude of all the nations be that fight against mount Zion.
9 Undres og studs, stir jer kun blinde, vær drukne uden Vin og rav uden Drik!
Tarry ye and wonder, take your pleasure and be blind. They are drunken, but not with wine. They stagger, but not with strong drink.
10 Thi HERREN har udgydt over jer en Dvalens Aand, tilbundet eders Øjne (Profeterne), tilhyllet eders Hoveder (Seerne).
For Jehovah has poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes. The prophets, and your heads, the seers, he has covered.
11 Derfor er ethvert Syn blevet eder som Ordene i en forseglet Bog; giver man den til en, som kan læse, og siger: »Læs!« saa svarer han: »Jeg kan ikke, den er jo forseglet; «
And all vision has become to you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to a man who is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee. And he says, I cannot, for it is sealed.
12 og giver man den til en, som ikke kan læse, og siger: »Læs!« saa svarer han: »Jeg kan ikke læse.«
And the book is delivered to him who is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee. And he says, I am not learned.
13 Og Herren sagde: Eftersom dette Folk kun holder sig nær med sin Mund og ærer mig med sine Læber, mens Hjertet er fjernt fra mig, og fordi deres Frygt for mig blev tillærte Menneskebud,
And the Lord said, Inasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from me, but in vain they worship me, teaching the commandments and doctrines of men.
14 se, derfor handler jeg fremdeles sært og sælsomt med dette Folk; dets Vismænds Visdom forgaar, de kloges Klogskab glipper.
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder. I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.
15 Ve dem, der dølger deres Raad i det dybe for HERREN, hvis Gerninger sker i Mørke, som siger: »Hvem ser os, og hvem lægger Mærke til os?«
Woe to those who hide deep their counsel from Jehovah, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and, Who knows us?
16 I Daarer, regnes Ler og Pottemager lige, saa Værk kan sige om Mester: »Han skabte mig ikke!« eller Kunstværk om Kunstner: »Han fattes Forstand!«
Ye turn things upside down! Shall the potter be esteemed as clay, that the thing made should say of him who made it, He did not make me, or the thing formed say of him who formed it, He has no understanding?
17 Se, end om en liden Stund skal Libanon blive til Frugthave, Frugthaven regnes for Skov.
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
18 Paa hin Dag hører de døve Skriftord, og friet fra Mulm og Mørke kan blindes Øjne se.
And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
19 De ydmyge glædes end mere i HERREN, de fattige jubler i Israels Hellige.
The meek also shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 Thi Voldsmand er borte, Spotter forsvundet, bortryddet hver, som er vaagen til ondt,
For the terrible one is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases. And all those who watch for iniquity are cut off,
21 som med Ord faar et Menneske gjort skyldigt, lægger Fælde for Dommeren i Porten og kuer en retfærdig ved Opspind.
who make a man an offender in his cause, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nothing.
22 Derfor, saa siger HERREN, Jakobs Huses Gud, han, som udløste Abraham: Nu høster Jakob ej Skam, nu blegner hans Aasyn ikke;
Therefore thus says Jehovah, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, nor shall his face now grow pale.
23 thi naar han ser mine Hænders Værk i sin Midte, da skal han hellige mit Navn, holde Jakobs Hellige hellig og frygte Israels Gud;
But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name. Yea, they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall stand in awe of the God of Israel.
24 de, hvis Aand for vild, vinder Indsigt, de knurrende tager mod Lære.
They also who err in spirit shall come to understanding, and those who murmur shall receive instruction.
