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 where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
2 da bringer jeg Ariel Trængsel, da kommer Sorg og Kvide, da bliver du mig et Ariel,
Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it 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 all around, and will lay siege against thee with a mound, 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 down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, like a medium, 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:
Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at 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 the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm 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 fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her strong hold, 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 an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath 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!
Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunk, 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 the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, 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 vision of all is become to you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, 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 the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, 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,
Therefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept 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 marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men 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 to them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, 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!«
Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing formed say of him that formed it, He had 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 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 the LORD, 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 nought, and the mocker is consumed, and all that 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.
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
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 the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now become 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 seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify 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.
They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
