Esajas 35

1 Ørken og hede skal fryde sig, Ødemark juble og blomstre;

Be glad, thou thirsty desert: let the wilderness exult, and flower as the lily.

2 blomstre frodigt som Rosen og juble, ja juble med Fryd. Libanons Herlighed gives den, Karmels og Sarons Pragt. HERRENs Herlighed skuer de, vor Guds Højhed.

And the desert places of Jordan shall blossom and rejoice; the glory of Libanus has been given to it, and the honour of Carmel; and my people shall see the glory of the Lord, and the majesty of God.

3 Styrk de slappe Hænder, lad de vaklende Knæ blive faste,

Be strong, ye relaxed hands and palsied knees.

4 sig til de ængstede Hjerter: Vær stærke, vær uden Frygt! Se eders Gud! Han kommer med Hævn, Gengæld kommer fra Gud; han kommer og frelser eder.

Comfort one another, ye fainthearted; be strong, fear not; behold, our God renders judgment, and he will render [it]; he will come and save us.

5 Da åbnes de blindes Øjne, de døves Ører lukkes op;

Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall hear.

6 da springer den halte som Hjort, den stummes Tunge jubler; thi Vand vælder frem i Ørkenen, Bække i Ødemark;

Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the stammerers shall speak plainly; for water has burst forth in the desert, and a channel [of water] in a thirsty land.

7 det glødende Sand bliver Vanddrag, til Kildevæld tørstigt Land. I Sjakalers Bo holder Hjorde Rast, på Strudsenes Enemærker gror Rør og Siv.

And the dry land shall become pools, and a fountain of water shall [be poured] into the thirsty land; there shall there be a joy of birds, ready habitations and marshes.

8 Der bliver en banet Vej, den hellige Vej skal den kaldes; ingen uren færdes på den, den er Valfartsvej for hans Folk, selv enfoldige farer ej vild.

There shall be there a pure way, and it shall be called a holy way; and there shall not pass by there any unclean person, neither shall there be there an unclean way; but the dispersed shall walk on it, and they shall not go astray.

9 På den er der ingen Løver, Rovdyr træder den ej, der skal de ikke findes. De genløste vandrer ad den,

And there shall be no lion there, neither shall any evil beast go up upon it, nor at all be found there; but the redeemed and gathered on the Lord's behalf, shall walk in it,

10 HERRENs forløste vender hjem, de drager til Zion med Jubel, med evig Glæde om Issen; Fryd og Glæde får de, Sorg og Suk skal fly.

and shall return, and come to Sion with joy, and everlasting joy [shall be] over their head; for on their head [shall be] praise and exultation, and joy shall take possession of them: sorrow and pain, and groaning have fled away.