Esajas 46
1 I Knæ er Bel, og Nebo er bøjet, deres Billeder gives til Dyr og Fæ, de læsses som Byrde paa trætte Dyr.
Bowed down hath Bel, stooping is Nebo, Their idols have been for the beast and for cattle, Your burdens are loaded, a burden to the weary.
2 De bøjes, i Knæ er de alle, de kan ikke frelse Byrden, og selv maa de vandre i Fangenskab.
They have stooped, they have bowed together, They have not been able to deliver the burden, And themselves into captivity have gone.
3 Hør mig, du Jakobs Hus, al Resten af Israels Hus, løftet fra Moders Liv, baaret fra Moders Skød.
Hearken unto Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of Israel, Who are borne from the belly, Who are carried from the womb,
4 Til Alderdommen er jeg den samme, jeg bærer jer, til Haarene graaner; ret som jeg bar, vil jeg bære, jeg, jeg vil bære og redde.
Even to old age I [am] He, and to grey hairs I carry, I made, and I bear, yea, I carry and deliver.
5 Med hvem vil I jævnstille, ligne mig, hvem vil I gøre til min Lige?
To whom do ye liken Me, and make equal? And compare Me, that we may be like?
6 De øser Guld af Pung, Sølv faar de vejet paa Vægt, de lejer en Guldsmed, som gør det til en Gud, de bøjer sig, kaster sig ned;
— They are pouring out gold from a bag, And silver on the beam they weigh, They hire a refiner, and he maketh it a god, They fall down, yea, they bow themselves.
7 de løfter den paa Skuldren og bærer den, sætter den paa Plads, og den staar, den rører sig ikke af Stedet; raaber de til den, svarer den ikke, den frelser dem ikke i Nød.
They lift him up on the shoulder, They carry him, and cause him to rest in his place, And he standeth, from his place he moveth not, Yea, one crieth unto him, and he answereth not, From his adversity he saveth him not.
8 Kom dette i Hu, lad jer raade, I frafaldne, læg jer det paa Sinde!
Remember this, and shew yourselves men, Turn [it] back, O transgressors, to the heart.
9 Kom i Hu, hvad er forudsagt før, thi Gud er jeg, ellers ingen, ja Gud, der er ingen som jeg,
Remember former things of old, For I [am] Mighty, and there is none else, God — and there is none like Me.
10 der forud forkyndte Enden, tilforn, hvad der ikke var sket, som sagde: »Mit Raad staar fast, jeg fuldbyrder al min Vilje, «
Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, 'My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.'
11 som fra Øst kalder Ørnen hid, fra det fjerne mit Raads Fuldbyrder. Jeg taled og lader det ske, udtænkte og fuldbyrder det.
Calling from the east a ravenous bird, From a far land the man of My counsel, Yea, I have spoken, yea, I bring it in, I have formed [it], yea, I do it.
12 Hør paa mig, I modløse, som tror, at Retten er fjern:
Hearken unto Me, ye mighty in heart, Who are far from righteousness.
13 Jeg bringer min Ret, den er ej fjern, min Frelse tøver ikke; jeg giver Frelse paa Zion, min Herlighed giver jeg Israel.
I have brought near My righteousness, It is not far off, And My salvation — it doth not tarry, And I have given in Zion salvation, To Israel My glory!
