Esajas 59
1 Se, for kort til at frelse er ej HERRENS Arm, Hans Øre er ikke for sløvt til at høre.
Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
2 Eders Brøde er det, der skiller mellem eder og eders Gud, eders Synder skjuler hans Aasyn for jer, saa han ikke hører.
but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
3 Eders Hænder er jo sølet af Blod, eders Fingre sølet af Brøde; Læberne farer med Løgn, Tungen taler, hvad ondt er.
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.
4 Med Ret stævner ingen til Doms eller fører ærligt sin Sag. Man stoler paa tomt, taler falsk, man undfanger Kval, føder Uret.
None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
5 Slangeæg ruger de ud, og Spindelvæv er, hvad de væver. Man dør, hvis man spiser et Æg, en Øgle kommer frem, hvis det knuses.
They hatch basilisks’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
6 Deres Spind kan ej bruges til Klæder, ingen hyller sig i, hvad de laver; deres Værk er Ulykkesværk, og i deres Hænder er Vold;
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
7 deres Fødder haster til ondt, til at udgyde skyldfrit Blod; deres Tanker er Ulykkestanker; hvor de færdes, er Vold og Vaade;
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation ard destruction are in their paths.
8 de kender ej Fredens Veje, der er ingen Ret i deres Spor; de gør sig krogede Stier; Fred kender ingen, som træder dem.
The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth therein doth not know peace.
9 Derfor er Ret os fjern, og Retfærd naar os ikke; vi bier paa Lys — se, Mørke, paa Dagning, men vandrer i Mulm;
Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but behold darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.
10 vi famler langs Væggen som blinde, famler, som savned vi Øjne, vi snubler ved Middag som i Skumring, er som døde i vor kraftigste Alder;
We grope for the wall like the blind, yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men.
11 vi brummer alle som Bjørne, kurrer vemodigt som Duer; vi bier forgæves paa Ret, paa Frelse, den er os fjern.
We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
12 Thi du ser, vore Synder er mange, vor Brøde vidner imod os; ja, vi har vore Synder for Øje, vi kender saavel vor Skyld:
For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us, and as for our iniquities, we know them:
13 Vi faldt fra og fornægtede HERREN, veg langt bort fra vor Gud, vor Tale var Vold og Frafald, og vi fremførte Løgne fra Hjertet.
in transgressing and denying the LORD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
14 Retten trænges tilbage, Retfærd staar i det fjerne, thi Sandhed snubler paa Gaden, Ærlighed har ingen Gænge;
And judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
15 Sandhedens Plads staar tom, og skyr man det onde, flaas man. Og HERREN saa til med Harme, fordi der ikke var Ret;
Yea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
16 han saa, at der ingen var, og det undred ham, at ingen greb ind. Da kom hans Arm ham til Hjælp, hans Retfærd, den stod ham bi;
And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it upheld him.
17 han tog Retfærds Brynje paa, satte Frelsens Hjelm paa sit Hoved, tog Hævnens Kjortel paa og hylled sig i Nidkærheds Kappe.
And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
18 Han gengælder efter Fortjeneste, Vrede mod Uvenner, Gengæld mod Fjender, mod fjerne Strande gør han Gengæld,
According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
19 saa HERRENS Navn frygtes i Vest, hans Herlighed, hvor Sol staar op. Thi han kommer som en indestængt Flom, der drives af HERRENS Aande.
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun: for he shall come as a rushing stream, which the breath of the LORD driveth.
20 En Genløser kommer fra Zion og fjerner Frafald i Jakob, lyder det fra HERREN.
And a redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
21 Dette er min Pagt med dem, siger HERREN: Min Aand, som er over dig, og mine Ord, som jeg har lagt i din Mund, skal ikke vige fra din eller dit Afkoms eller dit Afkoms Afkoms Mund, siger HERREN, fra nu og til evig Tid.
And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD: my spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
