Esajas 65
1 Jeg havde Svar til dem, som ej spurgte, var at finde for dem, som ej søgte; jeg sagde: »Se her, her er jeg!« til et Folk, der ej paakaldte mig.
I have been ready to give an answer to those who did not make prayer to me; I have been offering myself to those who were not searching for me; I said, Here am I, here am I, to a nation which gave no respect to my name.
2 Jeg udbredte Dagen lang Hænderne til et genstridigt Folk, der vandrer en Vej, som er ond, en Vej efter egne Tanker,
All day my hands have been stretched out to an uncontrolled people, who go in an evil way, after the purposes of their hearts;
3 et Folk, som uden Ophør krænker mig op i mit Aasyn, som slagter Ofre i Haver, lader Offerild lue paa Teglsten,
A people who make me angry every day, making offerings in gardens, and burning perfumes on bricks.
4 som tager Sæde i Grave og om Natten er paa skjulte Steder, som spiser Svinekød og har væmmelige Ting i deres Skaale,
Who are seated in the resting-places of the dead, and by night are in the secret places; who take pig's flesh for food, and have the liquid of disgusting things in their vessels.
5 som siger: »Bliv mig fra Livet, rør mig ej, jeg gør dig hellig!« De Folk er som Røg i min Næse, en altid luende Ild;
Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.
6 se, det staar skrevet for mit Aasyn, jeg tier ej, før jeg faar betalt det, betalt dem i deres Brystfold
See, it is recorded before me, says the Lord: I will not keep back my hand, till I have sent punishment,
7 deres egen og Fædrenes Brøde, begge med hinanden, siger HERREN, de, som tændte Offerild paa Bjergene og viste mig Haan paa Højene; deres Løn vil jeg tilmaale dem, betale dem i deres Brystfold.
For their sins and the sins of their fathers, who were burning perfumes on the mountains, and saying evil things against me on the hills: so I will take the measure of their sins, and will send the punishment for them into their breast.
8 Saa siger HERREN: Som man, naar der findes Saft i Druen, siger: »Læg den ej øde, thi der er Velsignelse deri!« saa gør jeg for mine Tjeneres Skyld for ikke at ødelægge alt.
This is the word of the Lord: As the new wine is seen in the grapes, and they say, Do not send destruction on it, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants, in order that I may not put an end to them all.
9 Sæd lader jeg gro af Jakob og af Juda mine Bjerges Arving; dem skal mine udvalgte arve, der skal mine Tjenere bo;
And I will take a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah one who will have my mountains for a heritage: and the people I have taken to be mine will have it for themselves, and my servants will have their resting-place there.
10 Saron bliver Smaakvægets Græsgang, i Akors Dal skal Hornkvæget ligge for mit Folk, som opsøger mig.
And Sharon will be a grass-land for the flocks, and the valley of Achor a resting-place for the herds: for my people whose hearts have been turned back to me.
11 Men I, som svigter HERREN og glemmer mit hellige Bjerg, dækker Bord for Lykkeguden, blander Drikke for Skæbneguden,
But as for you who have given up the Lord, who have no care for my holy mountain, who get ready a table for Chance, and make offerings of mixed wine to Fate;
12 jeg giver jer Sværdet i Vold, I skal alle knæle til Slagtning, fordi I ej svared, da jeg kaldte, ej hørte, endskønt jeg taled, men gjorde, hvad der vakte mit Mishag, valgte, hvad ej var min Vilje.
Your fate will be the sword, and you will all go down to death: because when my voice came to you, you made no answer; you did not give ear to my word; but you did what was evil in my eyes, desiring what was not pleasing to me.
13 Derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, mine Tjenere skal spise, men I skal sulte, se, mine Tjenere skal drikke, men I skal tørste, se, mine Tjenere skal glædes, men I skal beskæmmes,
For this cause says the Lord God, My servants will have food, but you will be in need of food: my servants will have drink, but you will be dry: my servants will have joy, but you will be shamed:
14 se, mine Tjenere skal juble af Hjertens Fryd, men I skal skrige af Hjerteve, jamre af sønderbrudt Aand.
My servants will make songs in the joy of their hearts, but you will be crying for sorrow, and making sounds of grief from a broken spirit.
15 Eders Navn skal I efterlade mine udvalgte som Forbandelsesord: »Den Herre HERREN give dig slig en Død!« Men mine Tjenere skal kaldes med et andet Navn.
And your name will become a curse to my people, and the Lord God will put you to death, and give his servants another name:
16 Den, som velsigner sig i Landet, velsigner sig ved den trofaste Gud, og den, der sværger i Landet, sværger ved den trofaste Gud; thi glemt er de fordums Trængsler, skjult for mit Blik.
So that he who is requesting a blessing will make use of the name of the true God, and he who takes an oath will do so by the true God; because the past troubles are gone out of mind, and because they are covered from my eyes.
17 Thi se, jeg skaber nye Himle og en ny Jord, det gamle huskes ej mer, rinder ingen i Hu;
For see, I am making a new heaven and a new earth: and the past things will be gone completely out of mind.
18 men man frydes og jubler evigt over det, jeg skaber, thi se, jeg skaber Jerusalem til Jubel, dets Folk til Fryd;
But men will be glad and have joy for ever in what I am making; for I am making Jerusalem a delight, and her people a joy.
19 jeg skal juble over Jerusalem og frydes ved mit Folk; der skal ej mer høres Graad, ej heller Skrig.
And I will be glad over Jerusalem, and have joy in my people: and the voice of weeping will no longer be sounding in her, or the voice of grief.
20 Der skal ikke være Børn, der dør som spæde, eller Olding, som ikke naar sine Dages Tal; thi den yngste, som dør, er hundred Aar, og forbandet er den, som ej naar de hundred.
No longer will there be there a child whose days are cut short, or an old man whose days have not come to their full measure: for the young man at his death will be a hundred years old, and he whose life is shorter than a hundred years will seem as one cursed.
21 Da bygger de Huse og bor der selv, planter Vin og spiser dens Frugt;
And they will be building houses and living in them; planting vine-gardens and getting the fruit of them.
22 de bygger ej, for at andre kan bo, de planter ej, for at andre kan spise; thi mit Folk skal opnaa Træets Alder, mine udvalgte bruge, hvad de virker med Haand;
They will no longer be building for the use of others, or planting for others to have the fruit: for the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my loved ones will have joy in full measure in the work of their hands.
23 de skal ikke have Møje forgæves, ej avle Børn til brat Død; thi de er HERRENS velsignede Æt og har deres Afkom hos sig.
Their work will not be for nothing, and they will not give birth to children for destruction; for they are a seed to whom the Lord has given his blessing, and their offspring will be with them.
24 Førend de kalder, svarer jeg; endnu mens de taler, hører jeg.
And before they make their request I will give an answer, and while they are still making prayer to me, I will give ear.
25 Ulv og Lam skal græsse sammen og Løven æde Straa som Oksen, men Slangen faar Støv til Brød; der gøres ej ondt og voldes ej Men i hele mit hellige Bjergland, siger HERREN.
The wolf and the lamb will take their food together, and the lion will make a meal of grass like the ox: but dust will be the snake's food. There will be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holy mountain, says the Lord.
