Esajas 43

1 Men nu, så siger HERREN, som skabte dig, Jakob, danned dig, Israel: Frygt ikke, jeg genløser dig, jeg kalder dig ved Navn, du er min!

And now thus says the Lord who created you, O Jacob, and who formed you, O Israel: Do not be afraid. For I have redeemed you, and I have called you by your name. You are mine.

2 Når du går gennem Vande, er jeg med dig, gennem Strømme, de river dig ikke bort; når du går gennem Ild, skal du ikke svides, Luen brænder dig ikke.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not cover you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not scorch you.

3 Thi jeg er din Gud, jeg, HERREN, Israels Hellige din Frelser. Jeg giver Ægypten som Løsesum, Ætiopien og Seba i dit Sted,

For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have presented Egypt as your atonement, Ethiopia and Seba on your behalf.

4 fordi du er dyrebar for mig, har Værd, og jeg elsker dig; jeg giver Mennesker for dig og Folkefærd for din Sjæl.

Since then, you have become honorable in my eyes, and glorious. I have loved you, and I will present men on behalf of you, and people on behalf of your life.

5 Frygt ikke, thi j eg er med dig! Jeg bringer dit Afkom fra Østen, sanker dig sammen fra Vesten,

Fear not, for I am with you. I will lead your offspring from the East, and I will gather you from the West.

6 siger til Norden: "Giv hid!" til Sønden: "Hold ikke tilbage! Bring mine Sønner fra det fjerne, mine Døtre fra Jordens Ende,

I will say to the North, “Release him,” and to the South, “Do not turn him away.” Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the ends of the earth.

7 enhver, der er kaldt med mit Navn, hvem jeg skabte, danned og gjorde til min Ære!"

And each one who calls upon my name, I have created for my glory. I have formed him, and I have made him.

8 Før det blinde Folk frem, der har Øjne, de døve, der dog har Ører!

Lead forth the people who are blind and have eyes, who are deaf and have ears.

9 Lad alle Folkene samles, lad Folkefærdene flokkes! Hvo blandt dem kan forkynde sligt eller påvise Ting, de har forudsagt? Lad dem føre Vidner og få Ret, lad dem høre og sige: "Det er sandt!"

All the nations have been assembled together, and the tribes have been collected. Who among you will announce this, and who will cause us to listen to the things that are first? Let them present their witnesses. Let them act justly, and listen, and say: “It is true.”

10 Mine Vidner er I, så lyder det fra HERREN, min Tjener, hvem jeg har udvalgt, at I må kende det, fro mig og indse, at jeg er den eneste. Før mig blev en Gud ej dannet, og efter mig kommer der ingen;

You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and you are my servant, whom I have chosen, so that you may know, and may believe in me, and so that you may understand that I am the same. Before me, there was no god formed, and after me there will be none.

11 jeg, jeg alene er HERREN, uden mig er der ingen Frelser.

I am. I am the Lord. And there is no savior apart from me.

12 Jeg har forkyndt det og frelser, kundgjort det, ej fremmede hos jer; I er mine Vidner, lyder det fra HERREN. Jeg er fra Evighed Gud,

I have announced, and I have saved. I have caused it to be heard. And there was no stranger among you. You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and I am God.

13 den eneste også i Fremtiden. Ingen frier af min Hånd, jeg handler - hvo gør det ugjort?

And from the beginning, I am the same. And there is no one who can rescue from my hand. I act, and who can turn it aside?

14 Så siger HERREN, eders Genløser, Israels Hellige: For eder gør jeg Opbud mod Babel og fjerner deres Fængsels Portslåer, mens Kaldæerne bindes i Halsjern.

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake, I sent to Babylon, and tore down all their bars, with the Chaldeans who glory in their ships.

15 Jeg, HERREN, jeg er eders Hellige, Israels Skaber eders Konge.

I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.

16 Så siger HERREN, som lagde en Vej i Havet, en Sti i de stride Vande,

Thus says the Lord, who gave you a way through the sea and a path through the torrent of waters,

17 førte Vogne og Heste derud, Hær og Kriger tillige; de segned og rejste sig ikke, sluktes, gik ud som en Væge:

who led out the chariot and the horse, the column of robust troops. They went to sleep together, and they will not arise. They have been crushed like flax, and they have been extinguished.

18 Kom ikke det svundne i Hu, tænk ikke på Fortidens Dage!

You need not call to mind the past, nor consider the things of antiquity.

19 Thi se, nu skaber jeg nyt, alt spirer det, ser I det ikke? Gennem Ørkenen lægger jeg Vej, Floder i, det øde Land;

Behold, I am accomplishing new things. And presently, they will spring forth. With certainty, you will know them. I will make a way in the desert, and rivers in an impassible place.

20 de vilde Dyr skal ære mig, Sjakaler tillige med Strudse. Thi Vand vil jeg give i Ørkenen, Floder i det øde Land, for at læske mit udvalgte Folk.

The wild beasts of the field will glorify me, with the serpents and the ostriches. For I have brought waters to the desert, rivers to inaccessible places, in order to give drink to my people, to my elect.

21 Det Folk, jeg har dannet mig, skal synge min Pris.

This is the people whom I have formed for myself. They will speak my praise.

22 Jakob, du kaldte ej på mig eller trætted dig, Israel, med mig;

But you have not called upon me, O Jacob, nor have you struggled for me, O Israel.

23 du bragte mig ej Brændofferlam, du æred mig ikke med Slagtofre; jeg plaged dig ikke for Afgrødeoffer, trætted dig ikke for Røgelse;

You have not offered me the ram of your holocaust, and you have not glorified me with your victims. I have not burdened you with oblations, nor have I wearied you with incense.

24 du købte mig ej Kalmus for Sølv eller kvæged mig med Slagtofres Fedt. Nej, du plaged mig med dine Synder, trætted mig med din Brøde.

You have bought me no sweet cane with money, and you have not inebriated me with the fat of your victims. Yet truly, you have burdened me with your sins; you have wearied me with your iniquities.

25 Din Misgerning sletter jeg ud, jeg, jeg, for min egen Skyld, kommer ej dine Synder i Hu.

I am. I am the very One who wipes away your iniquities for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.

26 Mind mig, lad vor Sag gå til Doms, regn op, så du kan få Ret!

Call me to mind, and let us go to judgment together. If you have anything to justify yourself, explain it.

27 Allerede din Stamfader synded, dine Talsmænd forbrød sig imod mig,

Your first father sinned, and your interpreters have betrayed me.

28 så jeg vanæred hellige Fyrster, gav Jakob hen til Band og Israel hen til Spot.

And so, I have defiled the holy leaders. I have handed over Jacob to slaughter, and Israel to calumny.