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 YHWH, You [are] my God, I exalt You, I confess Your Name, For You have done a wonderful thing, Counsels of old, steadfastness, O steadfast One.

2 Thi du lagde Byen i Grus, den faste Stad i Ruiner; de fremmedes Borg er nedbrudt, aldrig mer skal den bygges.

For You made of a city a heap, Of a fortified city a ruin, A high place of strangers from [being] a city, It is not built for all time.

3 Derfor ærer dig et mægtigt Folk, frygter dig grumme Hedningers Stad.

Therefore a strong people honors You, A city of the terrible nations fears 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 a stronghold for the poor, A stronghold for the needy in his distress, A refuge from storm, a shadow from heat, When the spirit of the terrible [is] as a storm—a wall.

5 som Hede i det tørre Land. Du kuer de fremmedes Larm; som Hede ved Skyens Skygge så dæmpes Voldsmænds Sang.

As heat in a dry place, You humble the noise of strangers, [As] heat with the shadow of a thick cloud, The singing of the terrible is humbled.

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 YHWH of Hosts has made, For all the peoples in this mountain, A banquet of fat things, A banquet of preserved things, Fat things full of marrow, Preserved things—refined.

7 Og han borttager på dette Bjerg Sløret, som tilslører alle Folkeslag, og Dækket, der dækker alle Folk.

And He has swallowed up in this mountain The face of the wrapping that is wrapped over all the peoples, And of the covering that is spread over all the nations.

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 has swallowed up death in victory, And Lord YHWH has wiped [the] tear from off all faces, And He turns aside the reproach of His people from off all the earth, For YHWH has spoken.

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 [one] has said in that day, “Behold, this [is] our God, We waited for Him, and He saves us, This [is] YHWH, we have waited for Him, We are glad 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 YHWH rests on this mountain, And Moab is trodden down under Him, As straw is trodden down on a dunghill.

11 det breder sine Hænder ud deri som Svømmeren gør for at svømme, og han ydmyger dets Hovmod trods Hændernes Kunstgreb.

And He spread out His hands in its midst, As the swimmer spreads out to swim; And He has humbled his excellence With the machinations of his hands.

12 Han nedbryder og nedstyrter de stejle Mures Værn; han jævner dem med Jorden, så de ligger i Støvet.

And the fortress of the high place of your walls He has bowed down—He has made low, He has caused [it] to come to the earth—to dust.