Esajas 6
1 I Kong Uzzijas Dødsaar saa jeg Herren sidde paa en saare høj Trone, og hans Slæb fyldte Helligdommen.
In the year of the death of king Uzziah, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.
2 Serafer stod hos ham, hver med seks Vinger; med de to skjulte de Ansigtet, med de to Fødderne, og med de to fløj de;
Seraphim were standing above him: each had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he flew.
3 og de raabte til hverandre: »Hellig, hellig, hellig er Hærskarers HERRE, al Jorden er fuld af hans Herlighed!«
And one called to the other and said, Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!
4 Og Dørstolpernes Hængsler rystede ved Raabet, medens Templet fyldtes af Røg.
And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 Da sagde jeg: »Ve mig, det er ude med mig, thi jeg er en Mand med urene Læber, og jeg bor i et Folk med urene Læber, og nu har mine Øjne set Kongen, Hærskarers HERRE!«
And I said, Woe unto me! for I am undone; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.
6 Men en af Seraferne fløj hen til mig; og han havde i Haanden et glødende Kul, som han med en Tang havde taget fra Alteret;
And one of the seraphim flew unto me, and he had in his hand a glowing coal, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar;
7 det lod han røre min Mund og sagde: »Se, det har rørt dine Læber; din Skyld er borte, din Synd er sonet!«
and he made it touch my mouth, and said, Behold, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin expiated.
8 Saa hørte jeg Herren sige: »Hvem skal jeg sende, hvem vil gaa Bud for os?« Og jeg sagde: »Her er jeg, send mig!«
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said, Here am I; send me.
9 Da sagde han: »Gaa hen og sig til dette Folk: Hør kun, dog skal I intet fatte, se kun, dog skal I intet indse!
And he said, Go; and thou shalt say unto this people, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive.
10 Gør Hjertet sløvt paa dette Folk, gør dets Ører tunge, dets Øjne blinde, saa det ikke kan se med Øjnene, ej heller høre med Ørene, ej heller fatte med Hjertet og omvende sig og læges.«
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and healed.
11 Jeg spurgte: »Hvor længe, Herre?« Og han svarede: »Til Byerne er øde, uden Beboere, og Husene uden et Menneske, og Agerjorden ligger som Ørk!«
And I said, Lord, how long? And he said, Until the cities be wasted, without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land become an utter desolation,
12 Og HERREN vil fjerne Menneskene, og Tomhed skal brede sig i Landet;
and Jehovah have removed men far away, and the solitude be great in the midst of the land.
13 og er der endnu en Tiendedel deri, skal ogsaa den udryddes som en Terebinte eller Eg, af hvilken en Stub bliver tilbage, naar den fældes. Dens Stub er hellig Sæd.
But a tenth part shall still be therein, and it shall return and be eaten; as the terebinth and as the oak whose trunk [remaineth] after the felling: the holy seed shall be the trunk thereof.
