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 ornament, which is on the eminence of the fat valley of those who are struck down by 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, [it cometh] mighty and strong from the Lord, as a tempest of hail, a storm of destruction; as a tempest of mighty overflowing waters, will he cast it down to the earth with force.
3 Med Fødderne trampes de ned, Efraims berusedes stolte Krans
Under feet shall be trodden the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim:
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 ornament, which is on the eminence of the fat valley, shall be as its early ripe fruit before the summer; which one, when he just seeth it, while it is scarcely in his hand, hastily devoureth.
5 På hin bag bliver Hærskarers HERRE en smuk Krans og en herlig Krone for sit Folks Rest
On that day will 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 those that drive back the battle to the gate [of the enemy].
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 are now stumbling through wine, and reeling through strong drink: priest and prophet are stumbling through strong drink, they are overpowered with wine, they reel through strong drink; they stumble in [divine] vision, they are unsteady in giving judgment.
8 Thi alle Borde er fulde af Spy, Uhumskhed flyder på hver en Plet.
For all tables are full of vomit of filthiness, there is no place [clean].
9 "Hvem vil han belære, hvem tyder han Syner mon afvante Børn, nys tagne fra Brystet?
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he give to understand doctrine? those that are weaned from the milk, those that are taken from the breasts.
10 Kun hakke og rakke, rakke og hakke, lidt i Vejen her og lidt i Vejen der!"
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little.
11 Ja, med lallende Læber, med fremmed Mål vil han tale til dette Folk,
For [as] with stammering lips and a foreign tongue will he speak 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.
When he said unto them, This is the rest, cause ye the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing; but 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.
Therefore shall be unto them the word of the Lord, precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; in order that they may go, and stumble backward, and be broken, and snared, and caught.
14 Hør derfor HERRENs Ord, I spotske Mænd, I Nidvisens Mestre blandt dette Jerusalems Folk!
Therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule this people that 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 entered into a covenant with death, and with the nether world have we made an agreement; the overflowing scourge, when it passeth by, shall not come at us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we sought a hiding-place.” (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 hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I have laid in Zion as a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a costly corner-stone, well founded: he that believeth will 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 of justice a measuring line, and of righteousness a plummet: and the hail shall sweep off the refuge of lies, and the hiding-place against the waters shall these flood away.
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 annulled, and your agreement with the nether world shall not have permanence; the overflowing scourge, when it passeth by—then shall ye 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 by shall it take you; for morning by morning shall it pass by, by day and by night; and the mere understanding of the report shall cause terror.
20 Vil man strække sig, er Lejet for kort; vil man dække sig, er Tæppet for smalt.
For the bed shall be too short for [a man] to stretch himself out [on it]: and the covering too narrow to wrap himself in.
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 as on mount Perazim will the Lord rise up, as in the valley of Gib'on will he be wroth, that he may do his work, his singular work; and to accomplish his labor, his strange labor.
22 Derfor hold inde med Spot, at ej eders Bånd skal snære; thi om hele Landets visse Undergang hørte jeg fra Herren, Hærskarers HERRE.
And now be ye no longer scornful, lest your bonds be made strong; for as completed and fully decreed have I heard it from the Lord Eternal of hosts over all the earth.
23 Lyt til og hør min Røst, lån Øre og hør mit Ord!
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; listen, and hear my speech.
24 Bliver Plovmanden ved med at pløje til Sæd, med at bryde og harve sin Jord?
Doth the ploughman plough all the time to sow? doth he open and harrow his ground [continually]?
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?
Is it not so? that, when he hath made level its surface he scattereth fennel, and streweth about cumin, and planteth the wheat in rows, and barley on its assigned [place], and millet on its proper spot?
26 Hans Gud vejleder ham, lærer ham det rette.
For his God instructed him rightly, taught him [so to do].
27 Thi med Tærskeslæde knuser man ikke Dild, lader ikke Vognhjul gå over Kommen; nej, Dilden tærskes med Stok og Kommen med Kæp.
Truly not with a threshing instrument is fennel threshed, and a wagon-wheel is not turned about upon cumin; but fennel is beaten out with a staff, and cumin with a stick.
28 Mon Brødkorn knuses? Nej, det bliver ingen ved med at tærske; Vognhjul og Heste drives derover man knuser det ikke.
Bread-corn is crushed; but not for ever doth [man] keep threshing it; and though he drive over it the wheel of his wagon and his horses, he will not [thereby] 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 he in counsel, and excellent in [his] wise deeds.
