Esajas 61
1 Den Herre HERRENs Ånd er over mig, fordi han salvede mig; han sendte mig med Glædesbud til ydmyge, med Lægedom for sønderbrudte Hjerter, for at udråbe Frihed for Fanger og Udgang for dem, som er bundet,
The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and an opening of the eyes to the blind;
2 udråbe et Nådeår fra HERREN, en Hævnens Dag fra vor Gud, for at trøste alle, som sørger,
to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
3 give dem, som sørger i Zion, Højtidspragt for Sørgedragt, for Sørgeklædning Glædens Olie; Lovsang for modløst Sind. Man kalder dem Retfærds Ege, HERRENs Plantning til hans Ære.
to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
4 De skal bygge på ældgamle Tomter, rejse Fortidsruiner, genopbygge nedbrudte Byer, der fra Slægt til Slægt lå i Grus.
They shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
5 Fremmede skal stå og vogte eders Småkvæg, Udlændinge slide på Mark og i Vingård.
Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
6 Men I skal kaldes HERRENs Præster, vor Guds Tjenere være eders Navn. Af Folkenes Gods skal I leve, deres Herlighed får I til Eje.
But you shall be named the priests of the LORD; men will call you the ministers of our God: you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their glory.
7 Fordi de fik tvefold Skændsel, og Spot og Spyt var deres Lod, får de tvefold Arv i deres Land, dem tilfalder evig Glæde;
Instead of your shame you shall have double; and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be to them.
8 thi jeg elsker Ret, jeg, HERREN, jeg hader forbryderisk Rov. Jeg giver dem Løn i Trofasthed og slutter med dem en evig Pagt.
"For I, the LORD, love justice, and I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Deres Æt skal kendes blandt Folkene, deres Afkom ude blandt Folkeslag; alle, der ser dem, skal kende dem som Slægten, HERREN velsigner.
Their offspring shall be known among the nations, and their descendants among the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the offspring which the LORD has blessed."
10 Jeg vil glæde mig højlig i HERREN, min Sjæl skal juble i min Gud; thi han klædte mig i Frelsens Klæder, hylled mig i Retfærds Kappe, som en Brudgom, der binder sit Hovedbind, som Bruden, der fæster sine Smykker.
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 Thi som Spiren gror af Jorden, som Sæd spirer frem i en Have, så lader den Herre HERREN Retfærd gro og Lovsang for al Folkenes Øjne.
For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the LORD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
