Esajas 29

1 Ve dig, Ariel, Ariel, Byen, hvor David slog lejr! Lad år blive føjet til år, lad Højtid følge på Højtid,

Woe to Ariel, to Ariel the city which David took: year is added to year: the solemnities are at an end.

2 da bringer jeg Ariel Trængsel, da kommer Sorg og Kvide, da bliver du mig et Ariel,

And I will make a trench about Ariel, and it shall be in sorrow and mourning, and it shall be to me as Ariel.

3 jeg lejrer mig mod dig som David; jeg opkaster Volde om dig, og Bolværker rejser jeg mod dig.

And I will make a circle round about thee, and will cast up a rampart against thee, and raise up bulwarks to besiege thee.

4 Da taler du dybt fra Jorden, dine Ord er Mumlen fra Støvet; din Røst fra Jorden skal ligne et Genfærds, dine Ord er Hvisken fra Støvet.

Thou shalt be brought down, thou shalt speak out of the earth, and thy speech shall be heard out of the ground: and thy voice shall be from the earth like that of the python, and out of the ground thy speech shall mutter.

5 Dine Fjenders Hob skal være som Sandstøv, Voldsmændenes Hob som flyvende Avner. Brat, i et Nu skal det ske:

And the multitude of them that fan thee, shall be like small dust: and as ashes passing away, the multitude of them that have prevailed against thee.

6 hjemsøges skal du af Hærskarers HERRE under Torden og Brag og vældigt Drøn, Storm og Vindstød og ædende Lue.

And it shall be at an instant suddenly. A visitation shall come from the Lord of hosts in thunder, and with earthquake, and with a great noise of whirlwind and tempest, and with the flame of devouring fire.

7 Som et natligt Drømmesyn bliver Hoben af alle de Folk, som angriber Ariel, af alle, der angriber det og dets Fæstning og trænger det;

And the multitude of all nations that have fought against Ariel, shall be as the dream of a vision by night, and all that have fought, and besieged and prevailed against it.

8 som når den sultne drømmer, at han spiser, men vågner og føler sig tom, som når den tørstige drømmer, at han drikker, men vågner mat og vansmægtende, således skal det gå Hoben af alle de Folk, der angriber Zions Bjerg.

And as he that is hungry dreameth, and eateth, but when he is awake, his soul is empty: and as he that is thirsty dreameth, and drinketh, and after he is awake, is yet faint with thirst, and his soul is empty: so shall be the multitude of all the Gentiles, that have fought against mount Sion.

9 Undres og studs, stir jer kun blinde, vær drukne uden Vin og rav uden Drik!

Be astonished, and wander, waver, and stagger: be drunk, and not with wine: stagger, and not with drunkenness.

10 Thi HERREN har udgydt over jer en Dvalens Ånd, tilbundet eders Øjne (Profeterne), tilhyllet eders Hoveder (Seerne).

For the Lord hath mingled for you the spirit of a deep sleep, he will shut up your eyes, he will cover your prophets and princes, that see visions.

11 Derfor er ethvert Syn blevet eder som Ordene i en forseglet Bog; giver man den til en, som kan læse, og siger: "Læs!" så svarer han: "Jeg kan ikke, den er jo forseglet;"

And the vision of all shall be unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which when they shall deliver to one that is learned, they shall say: Read this: and he shall answer: I cannot, for it is sealed.

12 og giver man den til en, som ikke kan læse, og siger: "Læs!" så svarer han: "Jeg kan ikke læse."

And the book shall be given to one that knoweth no letters, and it shall be said to him: Read: and he shall answer: I know no letters.

13 Og Herren sagde: Eftersom dette Folk kun holder sig nær med sin Mund og ærer mig med sine Læber, mens Hjertet er fjernt fra mig, og fordi deres Frygt for mig blev tillærte Menneskebud,

And the Lord said: Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips glorify me, but their heart is far from me, and they have feared me with the commandment and doctrines of men:

14 se, derfor handler jeg fremdeles sært og sælsomt med dette Folk; dets Vismænds Visdom forgår, de kloges Klogskab glipper.

Therefore behold I will proceed to cause an admiration in this people, by a great and wonderful miracle: for wisdom shall perish from their wise men, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

15 Ve dem, der dølger deres Råd i det dybe for HERREN, hvis Gerninger sker i Mørke, som siger: "Hvem ser os, og hvem lægger Mærke til os?"

Woe to you that are deep of heart, to hide your counsel from the Lord: and their works are in the dark, and they say: Who seeth us, and who knoweth us?

16 I Dårer, regnes Ler og Pottemager lige, så Værk kan sige om Mester: "Han skabte mig ikke!" eller Kunstværk om Kunstner: "Han fattes Forstand!"

This thought of yours is perverse: as if the clay should think against the potter, and the work should say to the maker thereof: Thou madest me not: or the thing framed should say to him that fashioned it: Thou understandest not.

17 Se, end om en liden Stund skal Libanon blive til Frugthave, Frugthaven regnes for Skov.

Is it not yet a very little while, and Libanus shall be turned into charmel, and charmel shall be esteemed as a forest?

18 På hin Dag hører de døve Skriftord, og friet fra Mulm og Mørke kan blindes Øjne se.

And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and out of darkness and obscurity the eyes of the blind shall see.

19 De ydmyge glædes end mere i HERREN, de fattige jubler i Israels Hellige.

And the meek shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

20 Thi Voldsmand er borte, Spotter forsvundet, bortryddet hver, som er vågen til ondt,

For he that did prevail hath failed, the scorner is consumed, and they are all cut off that watched for iniquity:

21 som med Ord får et Menneske gjort skyldigt, lægger Fælde for Dommeren i Porten og kuer en retfærdig ved Opspind.

That made men sin by word, and supplanted him that reproved them in the gate, and declined in vain from the just.

22 Derfor, så siger HERREN, Jakobs Huses Gud, han, som udløste Abraham: Nu høster Jakob ej Skam, nu blegner hans Åsyn ikke;

Therefore thus saith the Lord to the house of Jacob, he that redeemed Abraham: Jacob shall not now be confounded, neither shall his countenance now be ashamed:

23 thi når han ser mine Hænders Værk i sin Midte, da skal han hellige mit Navn, holde Jakobs Hellige hellig og frygte Israels Gud;

But when he shall see his children, the work of my hands in the midst of him sanctifying my name, and they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall glorify the God of Israel:

24 de, hvis Ånd for vild, vinder Indsigt, de knurrende tager mod Lære.

And they that erred in spirit, shall know understanding, and they that murmured, shall learn the law.