Esajas 24
1 Se, HERREN gør Jorden tom og øde og vender op og ned på dens Overflade, han spreder dens Beboere;
Lo! Yahweh emptying the earth and laying it waste, —And he will overturn the face thereof, And scatter them who dwell therein.
2 det går Lægfolk som Præst, Træl som Herre, Trælkvinde som Frue, Køber som Sælger, Långiver som Låntager, Ågerkarl som Skyldner.
And it shall be—As the people, so, the priest, As the servant, so his lord, As the maid, so, her mistress, —As the buyer, so, the seller, As the lender, so, the borrower, As the debtor, so! his creditor.
3 Jorden tømmes og plyndres i Bund og Grund, thi HERREN har talet dette Ord.
Emptied—emptied—shall be the earth yea pillaged—pillaged, —For, Yahweh, hath spoken this word.
4 Jorden blegner og segner, Jorderig sygner og segner, Jordens Højder sygner hen.
Mourneth, fadeth, the earth Languisheth, fadeth, the world, —Languished have the lofty of the people of the earth.
5 Vanhellig blev Jorden under dem, som bor der, thi Lovene krænked de, overtrådte Budet, brød den evige Pagt.
Yea the earth itself is profaned under them who dwell therein, —For they have Set aside laws, Gone beyond statute, Broken an age-abiding covenant.
6 Derfor fortærer Forbandelse Jorden, og bøde må de, som bor der. Derfor svides Jordens Beboere bort, kun få af de dødelige levnes.
For this cause, a curse, hath devoured the earth, And punished are the dwellers therein, —For this cause, are burned the inhabitants of the earth, And the men left remaining—are few.
7 Druesaften sørger, Vinranken sygner alle de hjertensglade sukker;
Mourneth the new wine. Withereth the vine, —Sighing are all the merryhearted:
8 Håndpaukens Klang er endt, de jublendes Larm hørt op, endt er Citrens Klang.
Ceased hath the mirth of timbrels, Ended is the noise of the uproarious, —Ceased hath the mirth of the lyre:
9 De drikker ej Vin under Sang, besk smager den stærke Drik.
With a song, they drink not wine, —Bitter is strong drink, to them who drink it:
10 Den øde Stad ligger nedbrudt, stængt er hver Boligs Indgang.
Broken down is the city of desolation, —Shut up every house that it cannot be entered.
11 Man jamrer over Vinen på Gaden, bort er al Glæde svundet; landflygtig er Landets Fryd.
There is an outcry concerning wine in the streets, —Darkened is all joy, Departed the gladness of the earth.
12 I Byen er Øde tilbage, og Porten er hugget i Splinter.
There is left in the city. desolation, —And to ruins, have been broken the gate.
13 Thi på Jorden midt iblandt Folkene går det, som når Olietræets Frugt slås ned, som ved Efterslæt, når Vinen er høstet:
When, thus, it shall be in the earth in the midst of the peoples, [There shall be] like the shaking of an olive-tree, like the going round to pick when closed is the harvest.
14 Disse opløfter Røsten, jubler over HERRENs Storhed, råber fra Vesten:
They, shall lift up their voice—shall raise a tremulous note, —On account of the splendour of Yahweh, have they made a shrill cry, on the West;
15 "Derfor skal I ære HERREN i Østen, på Havets Strande HERRENs, Israels Guds, Navn!"
For this cause, In the Regions of Light, give ye glory to Yahweh, —In the Coastlands of the Sea, unto the Name of Yahweh. God of Israel,
16 Fra Jordens Grænse hører vi Lovsange: "Hil den retfærdige!" Men jeg siger: Jeg usle, jeg usle, ve mig, Ransmænd raner, Ransmænd raner Ran,
From the uttermost part of the earth, melodies, have we heard—Beauty, to the righteous one! But I had said—Ruin to me! Ruin to me! Woe to me! Traitors, have betrayed, Yea traitorously, have traitors betrayed!
17 Gru og Grav og Garn over dig, som bor på Jorden!
Terror and pit and snare, —are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth!
18 Den, der flygter for Gru, skal falde i Grav, og den, der når op af Grav, skal fanges i Garn. Thi Sluserne oventil åbnes, og Jordens Grundvolde vakler.
So shall it be—He that fleeth from the sound of the terror! shall fall into the pit, And, he that getteth up out of the midst of the pit, shall be captured in the snare, —For, the windows on high, have opened, And shaken are the foundations of earth.
19 Jorden smuldrer og smuldrer, Jorden gynger og gynger, Jorden skælver og skælver;
The earth breaketh, breaketh, —The earth crasheth, crasheth, The earth tottereth, tottereth;
20 Jorden raver og raver som drukken og svajer som Vogterens Hytte; tungt ligger dens Brøde på den, den segner og rejser sig ikke.
The earth staggereth—staggereth like a drunken man, And rocketh to and fro like a night-hut, —So shall be heavy upon her, her transgression, And she shall fall and not again rise.
21 På hin Dag hjemsøger HERREN Himlens Hær i Himlen og Jordens Konger på Jorden.
And it shall be in that day, That Yahweh will bring punishment Upon the host of the height in the height, —And upon the kings of the ground on the ground.
22 De slæbes i Fængsel som Fanger, holdes under Lås og Lukke og straffes lang Tid efter.
And they shall be swept together in a crowd, fettered for a pit, And shall be lowered into a dungeon, —And, after many days, shall they be punished.
23 Månen blues og Solen skæmmes, thi Hærskarers HERRE viser, han er Konge på Zions Bjerg, i Jerusalem; for hans Ældstes Øjne er Herlighed.
Then shall blush the silvery moon, Then turn pale the glowing sun, —Because Yahweh of hosts hath become king In Mount Zion And in Jerusalem, And before his Elders in glory,
