Esajas 42
1 Se min Tjener, ved hvem jeg min udvalgte, hvem jeg har kær! På ham har jeg lagt min Ånd, han skal udbrede Ret til Folkene.
Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in him I take delight. I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring justice to the nations.
2 Han råber og skriger ikke, løfter ej Røsten på Gaden,
He will not cry out nor shout, nor make his voice heard in the streets.
3 bryder ej knækket Rør og slukker ej rygende Tande. Han udbreder Ret med Troskab,
A crushed reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench: he will faithfully execute justice.
4 vansmægter, udmattes ikke, før han får sat Ret på Jorden; og fjerne Strande bier på hans Lov.
He will not grow faint nor be discouraged until he has established justice on the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.
5 Så siger Gud HERREN, som skabte og udspændte Himlen, udbredte Jorden med dens Grøde, gav Folkene på den Åndedræt og dem, som vandrer der, Ånde.
This is what God Yahweh says— the one who created the heavens and stretched them out, the one who made the earth and all that it produces, the one who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who live on it:
6 Jeg, HERREN, har kaldet dig i Retfærd og grebet dig fast om Hånd; jeg vogter dig, og jeg gør dig til Folkepagt, til Hedningelys
“I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness and will hold your hand. I will keep you and set you as a covenant for the people, as a light for the Gentiles,
7 for at åbne de blinde Øjne og føre de fangne fra Fængslet, fra Fangehullet Mørkets Gæster.
to open the eyes of the blind, to release the prisoners from the dungeon, and from the house of confinement those who sit in darkness.
8 Jeg er HERREN, så lyder mit Navn. Jeg giver ej andre min Ære, ej Gudebilleder min Pris.
I am Yahweh, that is my name; and my glory I will not share with another nor my praise with carved idols.
9 Hvad jeg forudsagde, se, det er sket, jeg forkynder nu nye Ting, kundgør dem, før de spirer frem.
See, the previous things came to pass, now I am about to declare new events. Before they begin to occur I will tell you about them.”
10 Syng HERREN en ny Sang, hans Pris over Jorden vide; Havet og dets Fylde skal juble, fjerne Strande og de, som bebor dem;
Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth; you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, the coastlands, and those who live there.
11 Ørkenen og dens Byer stemmer i, de Lejre, hvor Kedar bor; Klippeboerne jubler, råber fra Bjergenes Tinder;
Let the desert and the cities cry out, the villages where Kedar lives, shout for joy! Let the inhabitants of Sela sing; let them shout from the mountaintops.
12 HERREN giver de Ære, forkynder hans Pris på fjerne Strande.
Let them give glory to Yahweh and declare his praise in the coastlands.
13 HERREN drager ud som en Helt, han vækker som en Stridsmand sin Kamplyst, han udstøder Krigsskrig, han brøler, æsker sine Fjender til Strid.
Yahweh will go out as a warrior; as a man of war he will stir up his zeal. He will shout, yes, he will roar his battle cries; he will show his enemies his power.
14 En Evighed lang har jeg tiet, været tavs og lagt Bånd på mig selv; nu skriger jeg som Kvinde i Barnsnød, stønner og snapper efter Luft.
I have kept quiet for a long time; I have been still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor; I will gasp and pant.
15 Jeg gør Bjerge og Høje tørre, afsvider alt deres Grønt, gør Strømme til udtørret Land, og Sumpe lægger jeg tørre.
I will lay waste mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; and I will turn the rivers into islands and will dry up the marshes.
16 Jeg fører blinde ad ukendt Vej, leder dem ad ukendte Stier, gør Mørket foran dem til Lys og Bakkelandet til Slette. Det er de Ting, jeg gør, og dem går jeg ikke fra.
I will bring the blind by a way that they do not know; in paths that they do not know I will lead them. I will turn the darkness into light before them, and make the crooked places straight. These things I will do, and I will not abandon them.
17 Vige og dybt beskæmmes skal de, som stoler på Billeder, som siger til støbte Billeder: "I er vore Guder!"
They will be turned back, they will be completely put to shame, those who trust in carved figures, who say to cast metal figures, “You are our gods.”
18 I, som er døve, hør, løft Blikket, I blinde, og se!
Listen, you deaf; and look, you blind, that you may see.
19 Hvo er blind, om ikke min Tjener, og døv som Budet, jeg sendte? Hvo er blind som min håndgangne Mand, blind som HERRENs Tjener?
Who is blind but my servant? Or deaf like my messenger I send? Who is as blind as my covenant partner, or blind as Yahweh's servant?
20 Meget så han, men ænsed det ikke, trods åbne Ører hørte han ej.
You see many things, but do not comprehend; ears are open, but no one hears.
21 For sin Retfærds Skyld vilde HERREN løfte Loven til Højhed og Ære.
It pleased Yahweh to praise his justice and to make his law glorious.
22 Men Folket er plyndret og hærget; de er alle bundet i Huler, skjult i Fangers Huse, til Ran blev de, ingen redder, til Plyndring, ingen siger: "Slip dem!"
But this is a people robbed and plundered; they are all trapped in pits, held captive in prisons; they have become a plunder with no one to rescue them, and no one says, “Bring them back!”
23 Hvem af jer vil lytte til dette, mærke sig og fremtidig høre det:
Who among you will listen to this? Who will listen and hear in the future?
24 Hvo hengav Jakob til Plyndring, gav Israel hen til Ransmænd? Mon ikke HERREN: mod hvem vi synded, hvis Veje de ej vilde vandre, hvis Lov de ikke hørte?
Who gave Jacob over to the robber, and Israel to the looters? Was it not Yahweh, against whom we have sinned, in whose ways they refused to walk, and whose law they refused to obey?
25 Han udgød over det Harme, sin Vrede og Krigens Vælde; den luede om det, det ænsed det ej, den sved det, det tog sig det ikke til Hjerte.
Therefore he poured out on them his fierce anger and the violence of war, Its flames encircled them, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
