Esajas 28
1 Ve Efraims berusedes stolte og dets herlige Smykkes visnende Blomster på Tindingen af de druknes fede Dal!
Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are smitten down with wine!
2 Se, Herren har en vældig Kæmpe til Rede; som Skybrud af Hagl, som hærgende Storm, som Skybrud af mægtige skyllende Vande slår han til Jorden med Vælde.
Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, that casteth down to the earth with violence.
3 Med Fødderne trampes de ned, Efraims berusedes stolte Krans
The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot;
4 og dets herlige Smykkes visnende Blomster på Tindingen af den fede bal; det går den som en tidligmoden Figen før Frugthøst: Hvo der får Øje på den, plukker den, og knap er den i Hånden, før han har slugt den.
And the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer, which when one looketh upon it, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
5 På hin bag bliver Hærskarers HERRE en smuk Krans og en herlig Krone for sit Folks Rest
In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of His people;
6 og en Rettens Ånd for dem, som sidder til Doms, og Styrke for dem, der driver Krigen tilbage til Portene.
And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate.
7 Også disse raver af Vin, er svimle af Drik, Præst og Profet, de raver af Drik, fra Samling af Vin og svimle af Drik; de raver under Syner, vakler, når de dømmer.
But these also reel through wine, and stagger through strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel through strong drink, they are confused because of wine, they stagger because of strong drink; they reel in vision, they totter in judgment.
8 Thi alle Borde er fulde af Spy, Uhumskhed flyder på hver en Plet.
For all tables are full of filthy vomit, and no place is clean.
9 "Hvem vil han belære, hvem tyder han Syner mon afvante Børn, nys tagne fra Brystet?
Whom shall one teach knowledge? And whom shall one make to understand the message? Them that are weaned from the milk, them that are drawn from the breasts?
10 Kun hakke og rakke, rakke og hakke, lidt i Vejen her og lidt i Vejen der!"
For it is precept by precept, precept by precept, line by line, line by line; here a little, there a little.
11 Ja, med lallende Læber, med fremmed Mål vil han tale til dette Folk,
For with stammering lips and with a strange tongue shall it be spoken to this people;
12 han, som dog sagde til dem: "Her er der Hvile, lad den trætte hvile, her er der Ro!" men de vilde ej høre.
To whom it was said: 'This is the rest, give ye rest to the weary; and this is the refreshing'; yet they would not hear.
13 Så bliver for dem da HERRENs Ord: "Hakke og rakke, rakke og bakke, lidt i Vejen her og lidt i Vejen der!" så de går hen og styrter bagover, sønderslås, fanges og hildes.
And so the word of the LORD is unto them precept by precept, precept by precept, line by line, line by line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
14 Hør derfor HERRENs Ord, I spotske Mænd, I Nidvisens Mestre blandt dette Jerusalems Folk!
Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scoffers, the ballad-mongers of this people which is in Jerusalem:
15 Fordi I siger: "Vi slutted en Pagt med Døden, Dødsriget gjorde vi Aftale med; når den susende Svøbe går frem, da når den ej os, thi Løgn har vi gjort til vort Ly, vi har gemt os i Svig;" (Sheol h7585)
Because ye have said: 'We have made a covenant with death, and with the nether-world are we at agreement; when the scouring scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood have we hid ourselves'; (Sheol h7585)
16 derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg lægger i Zion en prøvet Sten, en urokkelig, kostelig Hjørnesten; tror man, baster man ikke.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a costly corner-stone of sure foundation; he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Og jeg gør Ret til Målesnor, Retfærd til Blylod; Hagl skal slå Løgnelyet ned, Vand skylle Gemmestedet bort.
And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
18 Eders Pagt med Døden skal brydes, Aftalen med Dødsriget glippe. Når den susende Svøbe går frem, skal den slå jer til Jorden, (Sheol h7585)
And your covenant with death shall be disannulled and your agreement with the nether-world shall not stand; when the scouring scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it, (Sheol h7585)
19 jer skal den ramme, hver Gang den går frem; thi Morgen efter Morgen går den frem, ved Dag og ved Nat, idel Angst skal det blive at få Syner tydet.
As often as it passeth through, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night; and it shall be sheer terror to understand the message.
20 Vil man strække sig, er Lejet for kort; vil man dække sig, er Tæppet for smalt.
For the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself; and the covering too narrow when he gathereth himself up.
21 Thi som på Perazims Bjerg vil HERREN stå op, som i Gibeons Dal vil han vise sin Vrede for at gøre sin Gerning en underlig Gerning, og øve sit Værk et sælsomt Værk.
For the LORD will rise up as in mount Perazim, He will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; that He may do His work, strange is His work, and bring to pass His act, strange is His act.
22 Derfor hold inde med Spot, at ej eders Bånd skal snære; thi om hele Landets visse Undergang hørte jeg fra Herren, Hærskarers HERRE.
Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bands be made strong; for an extermination wholly determined have I heard from the Lord, the GOD of hosts, upon the whole land.
23 Lyt til og hør min Røst, lån Øre og hør mit Ord!
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; attend, and hear my speech.
24 Bliver Plovmanden ved med at pløje til Sæd, med at bryde og harve sin Jord?
Is the plowman never done with plowing to sow, with the opening and harrowing of his ground?
25 Mon han ikke, når den er jævnet, sår Dild og udstrør Kommen, lægger Hvede, Hirse og Byg på det udsete Sted og Spelt i Kanten deraf?
When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the black cummin, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows and the barley in the appointed place and the spelt in the border thereof?
26 Hans Gud vejleder ham, lærer ham det rette.
For He doth instruct him aright; his God doth teach him.
27 Thi med Tærskeslæde knuser man ikke Dild, lader ikke Vognhjul gå over Kommen; nej, Dilden tærskes med Stok og Kommen med Kæp.
For the black cummin is not threshed with a threshing-sledge, neither is a cart-wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the black cummin is beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
28 Mon Brødkorn knuses? Nej, det bliver ingen ved med at tærske; Vognhjul og Heste drives derover man knuser det ikke.
Is bread corn crushed? Nay, he will not ever be threshing it; and though the roller of his wagon and its sharp edges move noisily, he doth not crush it.
29 Også dette kommer fra Hærskarers HERRE, underfuld i Råd og stor i Visdom.
This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts: Wonderful is His counsel, and great His wisdom.
