Esajas 54

1 Jubl, du golde, der ej fødte, jubl og fryd dig, du uden Veer! Thi den forladtes Børn er flere end Hustruens Børn, siger HERREN.

Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.

2 Vid Rummet ud i dit Telt, spar ikke, men udspænd din Boligs Tæpper. Du maa gøre dine Teltreb lange og slaa dine Teltpæle fast.

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations; spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.

3 Thi du skal brede dig til højre og venstre, dit Afkom tage Folk i Eje og bo i de øde Byer.

For thou shalt spread abroad on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.

4 Frygt ej, du skal ikke beskæmmes, vær ej ræd, du skal ikke skuffes! Thi din Ungdoms Skam skal du glemme, ej mindes din Enkestands Skændsel.

Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more.

5 Thi din Ægtemand er din Skaber, hans Navn er Hærskarers HERRE, din Genløser er Israels Hellige, han kaldes al Jordens Gud.

For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.

6 Som en Hustru, der sidder forladt med Sorg i Sinde, har HERREN kaldt dig. En Ungdomsviv, kan hun forstødes? siger din Gud.

For the LORD hath called thee as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off, saith thy God.

7 Jeg forlod dig et lidet Øjeblik, men favner dig i stor Barmhjertighed;

For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

8 jeg skjulte i skummende Vrede et Øjeblik mit Aasyn for dig, men forbarmer mig med evig Kærlighed, siger din Genløser, HERREN.

In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy redeemer.

9 Mig er det som Noas Dage: Som jeg svor, at Noas Vande ej mer skulde oversvømme Jorden, saa sværger jeg nu, at jeg aldrig vil vredes og skænde paa dig.

For this is [as] the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

10 Om ogsaa Bjergene viger, om ogsaa Højene rokkes, min Kærlighed viger ej fra dig, min Fredspagt rokkes ikke, saa siger HERREN, din Forbarmer.

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

11 Du arme, forblæste, utrøstede! Se, jeg bygger dig op med Smaragder, lægger din Grund med Safirer,

O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

12 af Rubiner sætter jeg Tinderne, og Portene gør jeg af Karfunkler, af Ædelsten hele din Ringmur.

And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of pleasant stones.

13 Alle dine Børn bliver oplært af HERREN, og stor bliver Børnenes Fred;

And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

14 i Retfærd skal du grundfæstes. Vær tryg for Vold, du har intet at frygte, for Rædsler, de kommer dig ikke nær!

In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.

15 Angribes du, er det uden min Vilje, falde skal hver, som angriber dig;

Behold, they may gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall because of thee.

16 det er mig, der skaber Smeden, som blæser en Kulild op og tilvirker Vaaben ved sin Kunst, men Ødelæggeren skaber jeg ogsaa.

Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and bringeth forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

17 Intet Vaaben, der smedes mod dig, skal du, hver Tunge, der trætter med dig, faar du dømt. Dette er HERRENS Tjeneres Lod, den Retfærd, jeg giver dem, lyder det fra HERREN.

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness which is of me, saith the LORD.

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