Esajas 48
1 Hør dette, du Jakobs Hus, I, som kaldes med Israels Navn og er rundet af Judas Kilde, som sværger ved HERRENS Navn og priser Israels Gud — dog ikke redeligt og sandt —
"Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness
2 fra den hellige By har de jo Navn, deres Støtte er Israels Gud, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE:
(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name):
3 Jeg forudsagde det, som er sket, af min Mund gik det ud, saa det hørtes, brat greb jeg ind, og det indtraf.
I have declared the former things from of old; yes, they went forth out of my mouth, and I caused them to hear it. Suddenly I did them, and they happened.
4 Thi stivsindet er du, det ved jeg, din Nakke et Jernbaand, din Pande af Kobber.
Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow bronze;
5 Jeg sagde det forud til dig, kundgjorde det, førend det indtraf, at du ikke skulde sige: »Det gjorde mit Billede, mit skaarne og støbte bød det.«
therefore I have declared it to you from of old; before it came to pass I showed it to you; lest you should say, 'My idol has done them, and my engraved image, and my molten image, has commanded them.'
6 Du hørte det, se det nu alt! Og vil I mon ikke staa ved det? Fra nu af kundgør jeg nyt, skjulte Ting, du ej kender;
You have heard it; see all this; and you, will you not declare it? "I have shown you new things from this time, even hidden things, which you have not known.
7 nu skabes det, ikke før, før i Dag har I ikke hørt det, at du ikke skulde sige: »Jeg vidste det.«
They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day you did not hear them; lest you should say, 'Look, I knew them.'
8 Hverken har du hørt eller vidst det, det kom dig ej før for Øre. Thi jeg ved, du er gennemtroløs, fra Moders Liv hed du »Frafalden«;
Yes, you did not hear; yes, you did not know; yes, from of old your ear was not opened: for I knew that you dealt very treacherously, and was called a transgressor from the womb.
9 for mit Navns Skyld holder jeg Vreden hen, for min Ære vil jeg skaane, ej udrydde dig.
For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for you, that I not cut you off.
10 Se, jeg smelted dig — Sølv blev det ikke — prøved dig i Lidelsens Ovn.
Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
11 For min egen Skyld griber jeg ind; thi hvor krænkes dog ikke mit Navn! Jeg giver ej andre min Ære.
For my own sake, for my own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? I will not give my glory to another.
12 Hør mig dog nu, o Jakob, Israel, du, som jeg kaldte: Mig er det, jeg er den første, ogsaa jeg er den sidste.
"Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
13 Min Haand har grundlagt Jorden, min højre udspændt Himlen; saa saare jeg kalder paa dem, møder de alle frem.
Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.
14 Samler jer alle og hør: Hvem af dem forkyndte mon dette? Min Ven fuldbyrder min Vilje paa Babel og Kaldæernes Æt.
"Let all of them assemble and hear; who among them has declared these things? He whom the LORD loves shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
15 Jeg, jeg har talet og kaldt ham, fik ham frem, hans Vej lod jeg lykkes.
I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him; I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
16 Kom hid til mig og hør: Jeg taled ej fra først i Løndom, jeg var der, saa snart det skete. Og nu har den Herre HERREN sendt mig med sin Aand.
"Come near to me and hear this: "From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I." Now the LORD has sent me, with his Spirit.
17 Saa siger HERREN, din Genløser, Israels Hellige: Jeg er HERREN, din Gud, som lærer dig, hvad der baader, leder dig ad Vejen, du skal gaa.
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.
18 Ak, lytted du til mine Bud! Da blev din Fred som Floden, din Retfærd som Havets Bølger,
But would that you had listened to my commandments. Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 da blev dit Afkom som Sandet, din Livsfrugt talløs som Sandskorn; dit Navn skulde ej slettes ud og ej lægges øde for mit Aasyn.
Your descendants would have been as the sand, and the offspring of your body like its grains; his name not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.
20 Gaa ud af Babel, fly fra Kaldæa, kundgør, forkynd det med jublende Røst, udspred det lige til Jordens Ende, sig: »HERREN har genløst Jakob, sin Tjener,
Go forth from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare, tell this, send it out throughout the earth. Say, 'The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob.'
21 lod dem gaa gennem Ørk, de tørstede ikke, lod Vand vælde frem af Klippen til dem, kløvede Klippen, saa Vand strømmed ud.«
They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he split the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
22 De gudløse har ingen Fred, siger HERREN.
"There is no peace," says the LORD, "for the wicked."
