Esajas 61
1 Den Herre HERRENS Aand er over mig, fordi han salvede mig; han sendte mig med Glædesbud til ydmyge, med Lægedom for sønderbrudte Hjerter, for at udraabe Frihed for Fanger og Udgang for dem, som er bundet,
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind;
2 udraabe et Naadeaar fra HERREN, en Hævnens Dag fra vor Gud, for at trøste alle, som sørger,
to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence; to comfort all that mourn;
3 give dem, som sørger i Zion, Højtidspragt for Sørgedragt, for Sørgeklædning Glædens Olie, Lovsang for modløst Sind. Man kalder dem Retfærds Ege, HERRENS Plantning til hans Ære.
that there should be given to them that mourn in Sion glory instead of ashes, the oil of joy to the mourners, the garment of glory for the spirit of heaviness: and they shall be called generations of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for glory.
4 De skal bygge paa ældgamle Tomter, rejse Fortidsruiner, genopbygge nedbrudte Byer, der fra Slægt til Slægt laa i Grus.
And they shall build the old waste places, they shall raise up those that were before made desolate, and shall renew the desert cities, [even] those that had been desolate for [many] generations.
5 Fremmede skal staa og vogte eders Smaakvæg, Udlændinge slide paa Mark og i Vingaard.
And strangers shall come and feed your flocks, and aliens [shall be your] ploughmen and vine-dressers.
6 Men I skal kaldes HERRENS Præster, vor Guds Tjenere være eders Navn. Af Folkenes Gods skal I leve, deres Herlighed faar I til Eje.
But you shall be called priests of the Lord, the ministers of God: you shall eat the strength of nations, and shall be admired because of their wealth.
7 Fordi de fik tvefold Skændsel, og Spot og Spyt var deres Lod, faar de tvefold Arv i deres Land, dem tilfalder evig Glæde;
Thus shall they inherit the land a second time, and everlasting joy shall be upon their head.
8 thi jeg elsker Ret, jeg, HERREN, jeg hader forbryderisk Rov. Jeg giver dem Løn i Trofasthed og slutter med dem en evig Pagt.
For I am the Lord who love righteousness, and hate robberies of injustice; and I will give their labour to the just, and will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Deres Æt skal kendes blandt Folkene, deres Afkom ude blandt Folkeslag; alle, der ser dem, skal kende dem som Slægten, HERREN velsigner.
And their seed shall be known amongst the Gentiles, and their offspring in the midst of peoples: every one that sees them shall take notice of them, that they are a seed blessed of God;
10 Jeg vil glæde mig højlig i HERREN, min Sjæl skal juble i min Gud; thi han klædte mig i Frelsens Klæder, hylled mig i Retfærds Kappe, som en Brudgom, der binder sit Hovedbind, som Bruden, der fæster sine Smykker.
and they shall greatly rejoice in the Lord. Let my soul rejoice in the Lord; for he has clothed me with the robe of salvation, and the garment of joy: he has put a mitre on me as on a bridegroom, and adorned me with ornaments as a bride.
11 Thi som Spiren gror af Jorden, som Sæd spirer frem i en Have, saa lader den Herre HERREN Retfærd gro og Lovsang for al Folkenes Øjne.
And as the earth putting forth her flowers, and as a garden its seed; so shall the Lord, [even] the Lord, cause righteousness to spring forth, and exultation before all nations.
