Esajas 6
1 I Kong Uzzijas Dødsår så jeg Herren sidde på en såre høj Trone, og hans Slæb fyldte Helligdommen.
In the year that king Ozias died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and elevated: and his train filled the temple.
2 Serafer stod hos ham, hver med seks Vinger; med de to skjulte de Ansigtet, med de to Fødderne, og med de to fløj de;
Upon it stood the seraphims: the one had six wings, and the other had six wings: with two they covered his face, and with two they covered his feet, and with two they hew.
3 og de råbte til hverandre: "Hellig, hellig, hellig er Hærskarers HERRE, al Jorden er fuld af hans Herlighed!"
And they cried one to another, and said: Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God of hosts, all the earth is full of his glory.
4 Og Dørstolpernes Hængsler rystede ved Råbet, medens Templet fyldtes af Røg.
And the lintels of the doors were moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 Da sagde jeg: "Ve mig, det er ude med mig, thi jeg er en Mand med urene Læber, og jeg bor i et Folk med urene Læber, og nu har mine Øjne set Kongen, Hærskarers HERRE!"
And I said: Woe is me, because I have held my peace; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people that hath unclean lips, and I have seen with my eyes the King the Lord of hosts.
6 Men en af Seraferne fløj hen til mig; og han havde i Hånden et glødende Kul, som han med en Tang havde taget fra Alteret;
And one of the seraphims flew to me, and in his hand was a live coal, which he had taken with the tongs off the altar.
7 det lod han røre min Mund og sagde: "Se, det har rørt dine Læber; din Skyld er borte, din Synd er sonet!"
And he touched my mouth, and said: Behold this hath touched thy lips, and thy iniquities shall be taken away, and thy sin shall be cleansed.
8 Så hørte jeg Herren sige: "Hvem skal jeg sende, hvem vil gå Bud for os?" Og jeg sagde: "Her er jeg, send mig!"
And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: Whom shall I send? and who shall go for us? And I said: Lo, here am I, send me.
9 Da sagde han: "Gå hen og sig til det folk: Hør kun, dog skal I intet fatte, se kun, dog skal I intet indse!
And he said: Go, and thou shalt say to this people: Hearing, hear, and understand not: and see the vision, and know it not.
10 Gør Hjertet sløvt på dette Folk, gør dets Ører tunge, dets Øjne blinde, så det ikke kan se med Øjnene, ej heller høre med Ørene, ej heller fatte med Hjertet og omvende sig og læges."
Blind the heart of this people, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes: lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted and I heal them.
11 Jeg spurgte: "Hvor længe, Herre?" Og han svarede: "Til Byerne er øde, uden Beboere, og Husene uden et Menneske, og Ager jorden ligger som Ørk!"
And I said: How long, O Lord? And he said: Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land shall be left desolate.
12 Og HERREN vil fjerne Menneskene, og Tomhed skal brede sig i Landet;
And the Lord shall remove men far away, and she shall be multiplied that was left in the midst of the earth.
13 og er der endnu en Tiendedel deri, skal også den udryddes som en Terebinte eller Eg, af hvilken en Stub bliver tilbage, når den fældes. Dens Stub er hellig Sæd.
And there shall be still a tithing therein, and she shall turn, and shall be made a show as a turpentine tree, and as an oak that spreadeth its branches: that which shall stand therein, shall be a holy seed.
