Esajas 26
1 På hin Dag skal denne Sang synges i Judas Land: "En stærk Stad har vi, til Frelse satte han Mur og Bolværk.
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
2 Luk Portene op for et retfærdigt Folk, som gemmer på Troskab,
Open you the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.
3 hvis Sind er fast, som vogter på Fred, thi det stoler på dig.
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.
4 Stol for evigt på HERREN, thi HERREN er en evig Klippe.
Trust you in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
5 Thi han ydmyger dem, der bor i det høje, den knejsende By, styrter den til Jorden, lægger den i Støvet.
For he brings down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he lays it low; he lays it low, even to the ground; he brings it even to the dust.
6 De armes Fod, de ringes Trin skal træde den ned.
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
7 Den retfærdiges Sti er jævn, du jævner den retfærdiges Vej.
The way of the just is uprightness: you, most upright, do weigh the path of the just.
8 Ja, vi venter dig, HERRE, på dine Dommes Sti; til dit Navn og dit Ry står vor Sjæls Attrå.
Yes, in the way of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you; the desire of our soul is to your name, and to the remembrance of you.
9 Min Sjæl attrår dig om Natten, min Ånd i mit indre søger dig. Thi når dine Domme rammer Jorden, lærer de; som bor på Jorderig, Retfærd.
With my soul have I desired you in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you early: for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
10 Vises der Nåde mod den gudløse, lærer han aldrig Retfærd; i Rettens Land gør han Uret og ser ikke HERRENs Højhed.
Let favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
11 HERRE, din Hånd er løftet, men de ser det ikke; lad dem med Skam se din Nidkærhed for Folket, lad dine Fjenders Ild fortære dem!
LORD, when your hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yes, the fire of your enemies shall devour them.
12 HERRE, du skaffe os Fred, thi alt, hvad vi har udrettet, gjorde du for os.
LORD, you will ordain peace for us: for you also have worked all our works in us.
13 HERRE vor Gud, andre Herrer end du har hersket over os; men dit Navn alene priser vi.
O LORD our God, other lords beside you have had dominion over us: but by you only will we make mention of your name.
14 Døde bliver ikke levende, Dødninger står ikke op; derfor hjemsøgte og tilintetgjorde du dem og udslettede hvert et Minde om dem.
They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore have you visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
15 Du har mangfoldiggjort Folket, HERRE, du har mangfoldiggjort Folket, du herliggjorde dig, du udvidede alle Landets Grænser.
You have increased the nation, O LORD, you have increased the nation: you are glorified: you had removed it far to all the ends of the earth.
16 HERRE, i Nøden søgte de dig; de udgød stille Bønner, medens din Tugtelse var over dem.
LORD, in trouble have they visited you, they poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.
17 Som den frugtsommelige; der er ved at føde, vrider og vånder sig i Veer, således fik vi det, HERRE, fra dig.
Like as a woman with child, that draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and cries out in her pangs; so have we been in your sight, O LORD.
18 Vi er svangre og vrider os, som om vi fødte Vind; Landet frelser vi ikke og Jordboere fødes ikke til Verden.
We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not worked any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
19 Dine døde skal blive levende, mine dødes Legemer opstå; de, som hviler i Støvet, skal vågne og juble. Thi en Lysets bug er din Dug, og Jorden giver Dødninger igen.
Your dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, you that dwell in dust: for your dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
20 Mit Folk, gå ind i dit Kammer og luk dine Døre bag dig; hold dig skjult en liden Stund, til Vreden er draget over.
Come, my people, enter you into your chambers, and shut your doors about you: hide yourself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be over.
21 Thi HERREN går ud fra sin Bolig for at straffe Jordboernes Brøde; sit Blod bringer Jorden for Lyset og dølger ej mer sine dræbte.
For, behold, the LORD comes out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
