Esajas 41
1 Hør mig i Tavshed, I fjerne Strande, lad Folkene hente ny Kraft, komme hid og tage til Orde, lad os sammen gaa frem for Retten!
Let the islands keep silence before me, and the nations take new strength: let them come near, and then speak, let us come near to judgment together.
2 Hvo vakte i Østen ham, hvis Fod gaar fra Sejr til Sejr, hvo giver Folk i hans Vold og gør ham til Kongers Hersker? Han gør deres Sværd til Støv, deres Buer til flagrende Straa,
Who hath raised up the just one from the east, hath called him to follow him? he shall give the nations in his sight, and he shall rule over kings: he shall give them as the dust to his sword, as stubble driven by the wind, to his bow.
3 forfølger dem, gaar uskadt frem ad en Vej, hans Fod ej har traadt.
He shall pursue them, he shall pass in peace, no path shall appear after his feet.
4 Hvo gjorde og virkede det? Han, som længst kaldte Slægterne frem, jeg, HERREN, som er den første og end hos de sidste den samme.
Who hath wrought and done these things, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, I am the first and the last.
5 Fjerne Strande saa det med Gru, den vide Jord følte Rædsel, de nærmede sig og kom.
The islands saw it, and feared, the ends of the earth were astonished, they drew near, and came.
6 Den ene hjælper den anden og siger: »Broder, fat Mod!«
Every one shall help his neighbour, and shall say to his brother: Be of good courage.
7 Mesteren opmuntrer Guldsmeden, Glatteren ham, der hamrer; Lodningen tager han god og sømmer det fast, saa det staar.
The coppersmith striking with the hammer encouraged him that forged at that time, saying: It is ready for soldering: and he strengthened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
8 Men Israel, du min Tjener, Jakob, hvem jeg har udvalgt, — Ætling af Abraham, min Ven —
But thou Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend:
9 hvem jeg tog fra Jordens Grænser og kaldte fra dens fjerneste Kroge, til hvem jeg sagde: »Du min Tjener, som jeg valgte og ikke vraged«:
In whom I have taken thee from the ends of the earth, and from the remote parts thereof have called thee, and said to thee: Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee, and have not cast thee away.
10 Frygt ikke, thi jeg er med dig, vær ej raadvild, thi jeg er din Gud! Med min Retfærds højre styrker, ja hjælper, ja støtter jeg dig.
Fear not, for I am with thee: turn not aside, for I am thy God: I have strengthened thee, and have helped thee, and the right hand of my just one hath upheld thee.
11 Se, Skam og Skændsel faar alle, som er dig fjendske, til intet bliver de, der trætter med dig, de forgaar.
Behold all that fight against thee shall be confounded and ashamed, they shall be as nothing, and the men shall perish that strive against thee.
12 Du søger, men finder ej dem, der kives med dig, til intet, til Luft bliver de, der strides med dig.
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find the men that resist thee: they shall be as nothing: and as a thing consumed the men that war against thee.
13 Thi jeg, som er HERREN din Gud, jeg griber din Haand, siger til dig: Frygt kun ikke, jeg er din Hjælper.
For I am the Lord thy God, who take thee by the hand, and say to thee: Fear not, I have helped thee.
14 Frygt ikke, Jakob, du Orm, Israel, du Kryb! Jeg hjælper dig, lyder det fra HERREN, din Genløser er Israels Hellige.
Fear not, thou worm of Jacob, you that are dead of Israel: I have helped thee, saith the Lord: and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel.
15 Se, jeg gør dig til Tærskeslæde, en ny med mange Tænder; du skal tærske og knuse Bjerge, og Høje skal du gøre til Avner;
I have made thee as a new thrashing wain, with teeth like a saw: thou shall thrash the mountains, and break them in pieces: and shalt make the hills as chaff.
16 du kaster dem, Vinden tager dem, Stormen hvirvler dem bort. Men du skal juble i HERREN, rose dig af Israels Hellige.
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, in the Holy One of Israel thou shalt be joyful.
17 Forgæves søger de arme og fattige Vand, deres Tunge brænder af Tørst; jeg, HERREN, vil bønhøre dem, dem svigter ej Israels Gud.
The needy and the poor seek for waters, and there are none: their tongue hath been dry with thirst. I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
18 Fra nøgne Høje sender jeg Floder og Kilder midt i Dale; Ørkenen gør jeg til Vanddrag, det tørre Land til Væld.
I will open rivers in the high bills, and fountains in the midst of the plains: I will turn the desert into pools of waters, and the impassable land into streams of waters.
19 I Ørkenen giver jeg Cedre, Akacier, Myrter, Oliven; i Ødemark sætter jeg Cypresser tillige med Elm og Gran,
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, and the thorn, and the myrtle, and the olive tree: I will set in the desert the fir tree, the elm, and the box tree together:
20 at de maa se og kende, mærke sig det og indse, at HERRENS Haand har gjort det, Israels Hellige skabt det.
That they may see and know, and consider, and understand together that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
21 Fremlæg eders Sag, siger HERREN, kom med Bevis! siger Jakobs Konge.
Bring your cause near, saith the Lord: bring hither, if you have any thing to allege, saith the King of Jacob.
22 De træde nu frem og forkynde os, hvad der herefter skal ske. Sig frem, hvad I har forudsagt, at vi kan granske derover og se, hvad Udfald det fik; eller kundgør os, hvad der kommer!
Let them come, and tell us all things that are to come: tell us the former things what they were: and we will set our heart upon them, and shall know the latter end of them, and tell us the things that are to come.
23 Forkynd, hvad der siden vil ske, at vi kan se, I er Guder! Gør noget, godt eller ondt, saa maaler vi os med hinanden!
Shew the things that are to come hereafter, and we shall know that ye are gods. Do ye also good or evil, if you can: and let us speak, and see together.
24 Se, I er intet, eders Gerning Luft, vederstyggelig, hvo eder vælger.
Behold, you are of nothing, and your work of that which hath no being: he that hath chosen you is an abomination.
25 Jeg vakte ham fra Norden, og han kom, jeg kaldte ham fra Solens Opgang. Han nedtramper Fyrster som Dynd, som en Pottemager ælter sit Ler.
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come from the rising of the sun: he shall call upon my name, and he shall make princes to be as dirt, and as the potter treading clay.
26 Hvo forkyndte det før, saa vi vidste det, forud, saa vi sagde: »Han fik Ret!« Nej, ingen har forkyndt eller sagt det, ingen har hørt eders Ord.
Who bath declared from the beginning, that we may know: and from time of old, that we may say: Thou art just. There is none that sheweth, nor that foretelleth, nor that heareth your words.
27 Først jeg har forkyndt det for Zion, sendt Jerusalem Glædesbud.
The first shall say to Sion: Behold they are here, and to Jerusalem I will give an evangelist.
28 Jeg ser mig om — der er ingen, ingen af dem ved Raad, saa de svarer mig paa mit Spørgsmaal.
And I saw, and there was no one even among them to consult, or who, when I asked, could answer a word.
29 Se, alle er de intet, deres Værker Luft, deres Billeder Vind og Tomhed.
Behold they are all in the wrong, and their works are vain: their idols are wind and vanity.
