Esajas 25
1 HERRE, min Gud er du; jeg priser dig, lover dit Navn. Thi du har gjort et Under, Råd fra fordum var tro og sande.
O Lord, you are my God! I will exalt you, and I will confess your name. For you have accomplished miracles. Your plan, from antiquity, is faithful. Amen.
2 Thi du lagde Byen i Grus, den faste Stad i Ruiner; de fremmedes Borg er nedbrudt, aldrig mer skal den bygges.
For you have appointed a city as a tomb, a strong city for ruination, a house of foreigners: so that it may not be a city, and so that it may not be rebuilt forever.
3 Derfor ærer dig et mægtigt Folk, frygter dig grumme Hedningers Stad.
Concerning this, a strong people will praise you; a city with a robust people will fear you.
4 Thi du blev de ringes Værn, den fattiges Værn i Nøden, et Ly mod Skylregn, en Skygge mod Hede; thi som isnende Regn er Voldsmænds Ånde,
For you have been the strength of the poor, the strength of the indigent in his tribulation, a refuge from the whirlwind, a shadow from the heat. For the spirit of the mighty is like a whirlwind striking against a wall.
5 som Hede i det tørre Land. Du kuer de fremmedes Larm; som Hede ved Skyens Skygge så dæmpes Voldsmænds Sang.
You will bring low the uprising of foreigners, just as heat brings thirst. And like heat under a torrential cloud, you will cause the offshoot of the strong to wither away.
6 Hærskarers HERRE gør på dette Bjerg et Gæstebud for alle Folkeslag med fede Retter og stærk Vin, med fede, marvfulde Retter og stærk og klaret Vin.
And the Lord of hosts will cause all the peoples on this mountain to feast on fatness, to feast on wine, a fatness full of marrow, a purified wine.
7 Og han borttager på dette Bjerg Sløret, som tilslører alle Folkeslag, og Dækket, der dækker alle Folk.
And he will cast down violently, on this mountain, the face of the chains, with which all peoples had been bound, and the net, with which all nations had been covered.
8 Han opsluger Døden for stedse. Og den Herre HERREN aftørrer Tåren af hver en Kind og gør Ende på sit Folks Skam på hele Jorden, så sandt HERREN har talet.
He will violently cast down death forever. And the Lord God will take away the tears from every face, and he will take away the disgrace of his people from the entire earth. For the Lord has spoken it.
9 På hin Dag skal man sige: Se, her er vor Gud, som vi biede på, og som frelste os; her er HERREN, som vi biede på. Lad os juble og glæde os over hans Frelse;
And they will say in that day: “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us. This is the Lord! We have endured for him. We will exult and rejoice in his salvation.”
10 thi HERRENs Hånd hviler over dette Bjerg. Men Moab trampes ned, hvor det står, som Strå i Møddingpølen;
For the hand of the Lord will rest upon this mountain. And Moab will be trampled under him, just as stubble is worn away by a wagon.
11 det breder sine Hænder ud deri som Svømmeren gør for at svømme, og han ydmyger dets Hovmod trods Hændernes Kunstgreb.
And he will extend his hands under him, like a swimmer extending his hands to swim. And he will bring down his glory with a clap of his hands.
12 Han nedbryder og nedstyrter de stejle Mures Værn; han jævner dem med Jorden, så de ligger i Støvet.
And the fortifications of your sublime walls will fall, and be brought low, and be torn down to the ground, even to the dust.
