Esajas 48
1 Hør dette, du Jakobs Hus, I, som kaldes med Israels Navn og er rundet af Judas Kilde, som sværger ved HERRENs Navn og priser Israels Gud - dog ikke redeligt og sandt -
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the spring of Judah, who swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, —not in truth, nor in righteousness.
2 fra den hellige By har de jo Navn, deres Støtte er Israels Gud, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE:
For of the holy city they call themselves, and upon the God of Israel they stay themselves, —The Lord of hosts is his name.
3 Jeg forudsagde det, som er sket, af min Mund gik det ud, så det hørtes, brat greb jeg ind, og det indtraf.
The former things have I declared from the beginning; and out of my mouth went they forth, and I announced them: suddenly did I accomplish them, and they came to pass;
4 Thi stivsindet er du, det ved jeg, din Nakke et Jernbånd, din Pande af Kobber.
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, that like an iron sinew is thy neck, and thy brow of copper;
5 Jeg sagde det forud til dig, kundgjorde det, førend det indtraf, at du ikke skulde sige: "Det gjorde mit Billede, mit skårne og støbte bød det."
And I declared it to thee from the beginning; before yet it came to pass did I let thee hear it: lest thou should say, My idol hath done these things, and my graven image, and my molten image, have ordained them.
6 Du hørte det, se det nu alt! Og vil I mon ikke stå ved det? Fra nu af kundgør jeg nyt, skjulte Ting, du ej kender;
Thou hast heard it; see it all now; and you—will you not declare it? I caused thee to hear new things, from this time, even hidden things which thou hadst not known.
7 nu skabes det, ikke før, før i Dag har I ikke hørt det, at du ikke skulde sige: "Jeg vidste det."
Now are they created, and not from the beginning; and before the day [that I announced them] thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
8 Hverken har du hørt eller vidst det, det kom dig ej før for Øre. Thi jeg ved, du er gennemtroløs, fra Moders Liv hed du "Frafalden";
But neither hadst thou heard it; nor didst thou know; nor had in ancient times thy ear been opened; for I knew that thou wouldst deal very treacherously, and a transgressor wast thou called from thy birth.
9 for mit Navns Skyld holder jeg Vreden hen, for min Ære vil jeg skåne, ej udrydde dig.
For the sake of my name will I defer my anger, and because of my praise will I restrain it toward thee, so that I may not cut thee off.
10 Se, jeg smelted dig Sølv blev det ikke prøved dig i Lidelsens Ovn.
Behold, I have refined thee, though not into silver: I have approved thee in the crucible of affliction.
11 For min egen Skyld griber jeg ind; thi hvor krænkes dog ikke mit Navn! Jeg giver ej andre min Ære.
For my own sake will I do it: for how would [my name] be dishonored? and my glory will I not give unto another.
12 Hør mig dog nu, o Jakob, Israel, du, som jeg kaldte: Mig er det, jeg er den første, også jeg er den sidste.
Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel, my called one; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
13 Min Hånd har grundlagt Jorden, min højre udspændt Himlen; så såre jeg kalder på dem, møder de alle frem.
My hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned out the heavens: I call unto them, they stand forward together.
14 Samler jer alle og hør: Hvem af dem forkyndte mon dette? Min Ven fuldbyrder min Vilje på Babel og Kaldæernes Æt.
Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear: Who among them hath told these things? He whom the Lord loveth, will do his pleasure on Babylon, and [display] his arm [on] the Chaldeans.
15 Jeg, jeg har talet og kaldt ham, fik ham frem, hans Vej lod jeg lykkes.
I, even I, have spoken it, I have also called him: I have brought him, and he shall be prosperous on his way.
16 Kom hid til mig og hør: Jeg taled ej fra først i Løndom, jeg var der, så snart det skete. Og nu har den Herre HERREN sendt mig med sin Ånd.
Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; never from the beginning have I spoken in secret; from the time that it occurred, was I there. And now the Lord Eternal hath sent me, and his Spirit.
17 Så siger HERREN, din Genløser, Israels Hellige: Jeg er HERREN, din Gud, som lærer dig, hvad der båder, leder dig ad Vejen, du skal gå.
Thus hath said the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, I am the Lord thy God who teach thee for thy profit, who lead thee by the way thou shouldst go.
18 Ak, lytted du til mine Bud! Da blev din Fred som Floden, din Retfærd som Havets Bølger,
Oh that thou hadst but listened to my commandments! then would have been as a river thy peace, and thy prosperity as the waves of the sea:
19 da blev dit Afkom som Sandet, din Livsfrugt talløs som Sandskorn; dit Navn skulde ej slettes ud og ej lægges øde for mit Åsyn.
And then would have been as the sand thy seed, and the offspring of thy body like the pebbles of the sea-shore; yet shall his name not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.
20 Gå ud af Babel, fly fra Kaldæa, kundgør, forkynd det med jublende Røst, udspred det lige til Jordens Ende, sig: "HERREN har genløst Jakob, sin Tjener,
Go forth out of Babylon, flee away from the Chaldeans, with the voice of singing declare, announce this, carry it forth as far as the end of the earth; say, The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
21 lod dem gå gennem Ørk, de tørstede ikke, lod Vand vælde frem af Klippen til dem, kløvede Klippen, så Vand strømmed ud."
And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; waters out of the rock he let drop down for them: and he cleaved the rock, and the waters gushed out.
22 De gudløse har ingen Fred, siger HERREN.
There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.
