Esajas 29
1 Ve dig, Ariel, Ariel, Byen, hvor David slog lejr! Lad Aar blive føjet til Aar, lad Højtid følge paa Højtid,
Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city of David's encampment! 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,
But I will distress Ariel, and there shall be sorrow and sadness; and it shall be unto me as an Ariel.
3 jeg lejrer mig mod dig som David; jeg opkaster Volde om dig, og Bolværker rejser jeg mod dig.
And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with watch-posts, and I will raise forts 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 shalt be brought low, thou shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall come low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be as of one that hath 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:
And the multitude of thine enemies shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away; and 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.
Thou shalt be visited by Jehovah of hosts with thunder and with earthquake and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of 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 war against Ariel, even all that war against her and her fortifications, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
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.
It shall even be as when the hungry dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; and he awaketh, and his soul is empty; or as when the thirsty dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; and he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul craveth: so shall the multitude of all the nations be that war against mount Zion.
9 Undres og studs, stir jer kun blinde, vær drukne uden Vin og rav uden Drik!
Be astounded and astonished, blind yourselves 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 hath poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes; the prophets and your chiefs, the seers, hath he 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 the whole vision is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which they give to one that can read, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, 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 they give the book to him that cannot read, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot read.
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 saith, Forasmuch as this people draw near with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is removed far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught 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 marvellously with this people, to do marvellously, even with wonder, and the wisdom of their wise [men] shall perish, and the understanding of their intelligent ones shall be hid.
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 unto them that hide deep, far from Jehovah, their counsel! And their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth 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!«
[Oh] your perverseness! — Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay, so that the work should say of him that made it, He made me not; or the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath 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 shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and, out of obscurity and out of darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see;
19 De ydmyge glædes end mere i HERREN, de fattige jubler i Israels Hellige.
and the meek shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the needy 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 shall come to nought, and the scorner shall be no more, and all that watch for iniquity shall be cut off,
21 som med Ord faar et Menneske gjort skyldigt, lægger Fælde for Dommeren i Porten og kuer en retfærdig ved Opspind.
that make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and pervert [the judgment of] the righteous by futility.
22 Derfor, saa siger HERREN, Jakobs Huses Gud, han, som udløste Abraham: Nu høster Jakob ej Skam, nu blegner hans Aasyn ikke;
Therefore thus saith Jehovah who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now be 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;
for when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall hallow my name, and hallow the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
24 de, hvis Aand for vild, vinder Indsigt, de knurrende tager mod Lære.
And they that are of erring spirit shall know understanding, and the disobedient shall learn doctrine.
