Esajas 33
1 Ve dig, du Hærværksmand, selv ikke hærget, du Ransmand, skaanet for Ran! Naar dit Hærværk er endt, skal du hærges, naar din Ranen har Ende, skal der ranes fra dig!
Ho! you who make waste those who did not make you waste; acting falsely to those who were not false to you. When you have come to an end of wasting, you will be made waste, and after your false acts, they will do the same to you.
2 HERRE, vær os naadig, vi bier paa dig, vær du vor Arm hver Morgen, vor Frelse i Nødens Stund!
O Lord, have mercy on us; for we have been waiting for your help: be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of trouble.
3 For Bulderet maa Folkeslag fly; naar du rejser dig, splittes Folkene.
At the loud noise the peoples have gone in flight; at your coming up the nations have gone in all directions.
4 Som Græshopper bortriver, bortrives Bytte, man styrter derover som Græshoppesværme.
And the goods taken in war will be got together like the massing of young locusts; men will be rushing on them like the rushing of locusts.
5 Ophøjet er HERREN, thi han bor i det høje, han fylder Zion med Ret og Retfærd.
The Lord is lifted up; his place is on high: he has made Zion full of righteousness and true religion.
6 Trygge Tider skal du have, en Frelsesrigdom er Visdom og Indsigt, HERRENS Frygt er din Skat.
And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.
7 Se, deres Helte skriger derude, Fredens Sendebud græder bittert;
See, the men of war are sorrowing outside the town: those who came looking for peace are weeping bitterly.
8 Vejene er øde, vejfarende borte. Han brød sin Pagt, agted Byer ringe, Mennesker regned han ikke.
The highways are waste, no man is journeying there: the agreement is broken, he has made sport of the towns, he has no thought for man.
9 Landet blegner og sygner, Libanon skæmmes og visner; Saron er som en Ørken, Basan og Karmel uden Løv.
The earth is sorrowing and wasting away; Lebanon is put to shame and has become waste; Sharon is like the Arabah; and in Bashan and Carmel the leaves are falling.
10 Nu staar jeg op, siger HERREN, nu vil jeg rejse mig, nu træde frem!
Now will I come forward, says the Lord; now will I be lifted up; now will my power be seen.
11 I undfanger Straa og føder Halm, eders Aande er Ild, der fortærer jer selv;
Your designs will be without profit, and their effect will be nothing: you will be burned up by the fire of my breath.
12 til Kalk skal Folkene brændes som afhugget Torn, der brænder i Ild.
And the peoples will be like the burning of chalk: as thorns cut down, which are burned in the fire.
13 Hvad jeg gør, skal rygtes til fjerne Folk, nære skal kende min Vælde.
Give ear, you who are far off, to what I have done: see my power, you who are near.
14 Paa Zion skal Syndere bæve, Niddinger gribes af Skælven: »Hvem kan bo ved fortærende Ild, hvem kan bo ved evige Baal?«
The sinners in Zion are full of fear; the haters of God are shaking with wonder. Who among us may keep his place before the burning fire? who among us may see the eternal burnings?
15 Den, der vandrer i Retfærd og taler oprigtigt, ringeagter Vinding, vundet ved Uret, vægrer sig ved at tage mod Gave, tilstopper Øret over for Blodraad og lukker Øjnene over for det onde —
He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;
16 højt skal en saadan bo, hans Værn skal Klippeborge være; han faar sit Brød, og Vand er ham sikret.
He will have a place on high: he will be safely shut in by the high rocks: his bread will be given to him; his waters will be certain.
17 Dine Øjne faar Kongen at se i hans Skønhed, de skuer et vidtstrakt Land.
Your eyes will see the king in his glory: they will be looking on a far-stretching land.
18 Dit Hjerte skal tænke paa Rædselen: »Hvor er nu han, der talte og vejede, han, der talte Taarnene?«
Your heart will give thought to the cause of your fear: where is the scribe, where is he who made a record of the payments, where is he by whom the towers were numbered?
19 Du ser ej det vilde Folk med dybt, uforstaaeligt Maal, med stammende, ufattelig Tunge.
Never again will you see the cruel people, a people whose tongue has no sense for you; whose language is strange to you.
20 Se paa Zion, vore Højtiders By! Dine Øjne skal skue Jerusalem, et sikkert Lejrsted, et Telt, der ej flytter, hvis Pæle aldrig rykkes op, hvis Snore ej rives over.
Let your eyes be resting on Zion, the town of our holy feasts: you will see Jerusalem, a quiet resting-place, a tent which will not be moved, whose tent-pins will never be pulled up, and whose cords will never be broken.
21 Nej, der træder HERRENS Bæk for os i Floders og brede Strømmes Sted; der kan ej Aareskib gaa, ej vældigt Langskib sejle.
But there the Lord will be with us in his glory, ... wide rivers and streams; where no boat will go with blades, and no fair ship will be sailing.
22 Thi HERREN er vor Dommer, HERREN er vor Hersker, HERREN er vor Konge, han bringer os Frelse.
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; he will be our saviour.
23 Slapt hænger dit Tovværk, det holder ej Raaen og spænder ej Sejlet. Da uddeles røvet Bytte i Overflod, halte tager Del i Rovet.
Your cords have become loose; they were not able to make strong the support of their sails, the sail was not stretched out: then the blind will take much property, the feeble-footed will make division of the goods of war.
24 Ingen Indbygger siger: »Jeg er syg!« Folket der har sin Synd forladt.
And the men of Zion will not say, I am ill: for its people will have forgiveness for their sin.
