Esajas 66
1 Saa siger HERREN: Himlen er min Trone og Jorden mine Fødders Skammel. Hvad for et Hus vil I bygge mig, og hvad for et Sted er min Bolig?
The Lord says, Heaven is the seat of my power, and earth is the resting-place for my feet: what sort of house will you make for me, and what place will be my resting-place?
2 Alt dette skabte min Haand, saa det fremkom, lyder det fra HERREN. Jeg ser hen til den arme, til den, som har en sønderknust Aand, og den, som bæver for mit Ord.
For all these things my hand has made, and they are mine, says the Lord; but to this man only will I give attention, to him who is poor and broken in spirit, fearing my word.
3 Den, som slagter Okse, er en Manddraber, den, som ofrer Lam, er en Hundemorder, den, som ofrer Afgrøde, frembærer Svineblod, den, som brænder Røgelse, hylder en Afgud. Som de valgte deres egne Veje og ynder deres væmmelige Guder,
He who puts an ox to death puts a man to death; he who makes an offering of a lamb puts a dog to death; he who makes a meal offering makes an offering of pig's blood; he who makes an offering of perfumes for a sign gives worship to an image: as they have gone after their desires, and their soul takes pleasure in their disgusting things;
4 saa vælger og jeg deres Smerte, bringer over dem, hvad de frygter, fordi de ej svared, da jeg kaldte, ej hørte, endskønt jeg taled, men gjorde, hvad der vakte mit Mishag, valgte, hvad ej var min Vilje.
So I will go after trouble for them, and will send on them what they are fearing: because no one made answer to my voice, or gave ear to my word; but they did what was evil in my eyes, going after that in which I took no pleasure.
5 Hør HERRENS Ord, I, som bæver for hans Ord: Saaledes siger eders Brødre, der hader eder og støder eder bort for mit Navns Skyld: »Lad HERREN vise sig i sin Herlighed, saa vi kan se eders Glæde!« Men de skal blive til Skamme!
Give ear to the word of the Lord, you who are in fear at his word: your countrymen, hating you, and driving you out because of my name, have said, Let the Lord's glory be made clear, so that we may see your joy; but they will be put to shame.
6 Hør, hvor det drøner fra Byen, drøner fra Templet, hør, hvor HERREN øver Gengæld imod sine Fjender!
There is a noise of war from the town, a sound from the Temple, the voice of the Lord giving punishment to his haters.
7 Før hun er i Barnsnød, føder hun, førend Veer kommer over hende, har hun en Dreng.
Before her pains came, she gave birth; before her pains, she gave birth to a man-child.
8 Hvo hørte vel Mage dertil, hvo saa vel sligt? Kommer et Land til Verden paa en eneste Dag, fødes et Folk paa et Øjeblik? Thi Zion kom i Barnsnød og fødte med det samme sine Børn.
When has such a story come to men's ears? who has seen such things? will a land come to birth in one day? will a nation be given birth in a minute? For when Zion's pains came on her, she gave birth to her children straight away.
9 Aabner jeg et Moderliv og hindrer det i Fødsel? siger HERREN. Bringer jeg Fødsel og standser den? siger din Gud.
Will I by whom the birth was started, not make it complete? says the Lord. Will I who make children come to birth, let them be kept back? says your God.
10 Glæd dig, Jerusalem! Der juble enhver, som har det kær, tag Del i dets Glæde, alle, som sørger over det,
Have joy with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you her lovers: take part in her joy, all you who are sorrowing for her:
11 for at I maa die dets husvalende Barm og mættes, for at I maa drikke af dets fulde Bryst og kvæges.
So that you may take of the comfort flowing from her breasts, and be delighted with the full measure of her glory.
12 Thi saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg leder til hende Fred som en svulmende Flod og Folkenes Rigdom som en Strøm; hendes spæde skal bæres paa Hofte, og Kærtegn faar de paa Skød;
For the Lord says, See, I will make her peace like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream, and she will take her children in her arms, gently caring for them on her knees.
13 som en Moder trøster sin Søn, saaledes trøster jeg eder, i Jerusalem finder I Trøst.
As to one who is comforted by his mother, so will I give you comfort: and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 I skal se det med Hjertens Glæde, eders Ledemod skal spire som Græs. Hos HERRENS Tjenere kendes hans Haand, men hos hans Fjender Vrede.
And you will see it and your heart will be glad, and your bones will get new strength, like young grass: and the hand of the Lord will be seen at work for his servants, and his wrath against his haters.
15 Thi se, som Ild kommer HERREN, og hans Vogne er som et Stormvejr, han vil vise sin Harme i Gløder, sin Trusel i flammende Luer;
For the Lord is coming with fire, and his war-carriages will be like the storm-wind; to give punishment in the heat of his wrath, and his passion is like flames of fire.
16 thi med Ild og med sit Sværd skal HERREN dømme alt Kød, og mange er HERRENS slagne.
For with fire and sword will the Lord come, judging all the earth, and his sword will be on all flesh: and great numbers will be put to death by him.
17 De, som helliger og vier sig for Lundene, følgende en i deres Midte, de, som æder Svinekød og Kød af Kryb og Mus, deres Gerninger og deres Tanker skal forgaa til Hobe, lyder det fra HERREN.
As for those who keep themselves separate, and make themselves clean in the gardens, going after one in the middle, taking pig's flesh for food, and other disgusting things, such as the mouse: their works and their thoughts will come to an end together, says the Lord.
18 Jeg kommer for at samle alle Folk og Tungemaal, og de skal komme og se min Herlighed.
And I am coming to get together all nations and tongues: and they will come and will see my glory.
19 Jeg fuldbyrder et Under iblandt dem og sender undslupne af dem til Folkene, Tarsis, Pul, Lud, Mesjek, Rosj, Tubal, Javan, de fjerne Strande, som ikke har hørt mit Ry eller set min Herlighed; og de skal forkynde min Herlighed blandt Folkene.
And I will put a sign among them, and I will send those who are still living to the nations, to Tarshish, Put, and Lud, Meshech and Rosh, Tubal and Javan, to the sea-lands far away, who have not had word of me, or seen my glory; and they will give the knowledge of my glory to the nations.
20 Og de skal bringe alle eders Brødre fra alle Folk som Gave til HERREN, til Hest, til Vogns, i Bærestol, paa Muldyr og Kameler til mit hellige Bjerg Jerusalem, siger HERREN, som naar Israeliterne bringer Offergaver i rene Kar til HERRENS Hus.
And they will take your countrymen out of all the nations for an offering to the Lord, on horses, and in carriages, and in carts, and on asses, and on camels, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, as the children of Israel take their offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.
21 Ogsaa af dem vil jeg udtage Levitpræster, siger HERREN.
And some of them will I take for priests and Levites, says the Lord.
22 Thi ligesom de nye Himle og den ny Jord, som jeg skaber, skal bestaa for mit Aasyn, lyder det fra HERREN, saaledes skal eders Afkom og Navn bestaa.
For as the new heaven and the new earth which I will make will be for ever before me, says the Lord, so will your seed and your name be for ever.
23 Hver Maaned paa Nymaanedagen og hver Uge paa Sabbatten skal alt Kød komme og tilbede for mit Aasyn, siger HERREN,
And it will be, that from new moon to new moon, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all flesh will come to give worship before me, says the Lord.
24 og man gaar ud for at se paa Ligene af de Mænd, der faldt fra mig; thi deres Orm dør ikke, og deres Ild slukkes ikke; de er alt Kød en Gru.
And they will go out to see the dead bodies of the men who have done evil against me: for their worm will ever be living, and their fire will never be put out, and they will be a thing of fear to all flesh.
