Esajas 65

1 Jeg havde Svar til dem, som ej spurgte, var at finde for dem, som ej søgte; jeg sagde: "Se her, her er jeg!" til et Folk, der ej påkaldte mig.

I have bene sought of them that asked not: I was found of them that sought me not: I sayd, Beholde me, beholde me, vnto a nation that called not vpon my Name.

2 Jeg udbredte Dagen lang Hænderne til et genstridigt Folk, der vandrer en Vej, som er ond, en Vej efter egne Tanker,

I haue spred out mine handes all the day vnto a rebellious people, which walked in a way that was not good, euen after their owne imaginations:

3 et Folk, som uden Ophør krænker mig op i mit Åsyn, som slagter Ofre i Haver, lader Offerild lue på Teglsten,

A people that prouoked me euer vnto my face: that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense vpon brickes.

4 som tager Sæde i Grave og om Natten er på skjulte Steder, som spiser Svinekød og har væmmelige Ting i deres Skåle,

Which remaine among the graues, and lodge in the desarts, which eate swines flesh, and the broth of things polluted are in their vessels.

5 som siger: "Bliv mig fra Livet, rør mig ej, jeg gør dig hellig!" De Folk er som Røg i min Næse, en altid luende Ild;

Which say, Stand apart, come not neere to me: for I am holier then thou: these are a smoke in my wrath and a fire that burneth all the day.

6 se, det står skrevet for mit Åsyn, jeg tier ej, før jeg får betalt det, betalt dem i deres Brystfold

Beholde, it is written before me: I wil not keepe silence, but will render it and recompense it into their bosome.

7 deres egen og Fædrenes Brøde, begge med hinanden, siger HERREN, de, som tændte Offerild på Bjergene og viste mig Hån på Højene: deres Løn vil jeg tilmåle dem, betale dem i deres Brystfold.

Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers shalbe together (sayth the Lord) which haue burnt incense vpon the mountaines, and blasphemed me vpon the hilles: therefore wil I measure their olde worke into their bosome.

8 Så siger HERREN: Som man, når der findes Saft i Druen, siger: "Læg den ej øde, thi der er Velsignelse deri!" så gør jeg for mine Tjeneres Skyld for ikke at ødelægge alt.

Thus sayth the Lord, As the wine is found in the cluster, and one sayth, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it, so will I doe for my seruants sakes, that I may not destroy them whole.

9 Sæd lader jeg gro af Jakob og af Juda mine Bjerges Arving; dem skal mine udvalgte arve, der skal mine Tjenere bo;

But I will bring a seede out of Iaakob, and out of Iudah, that shall inherit my mountaine: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my seruants shall dwell there.

10 Saron bliver Småkvægets Græsgang, i Akors Dal skal Hornkvæget ligge for mit Folk, som opsøger mig.

And Sharon shalbe a sheepefolde, and the valley of Achor shalbe a resting place for the cattell of my people, that haue sought me.

11 Men I, som svigter HERREN og glemmer mit hellige Bjerg, dækker Bord for Lykkeguden, blander Drikke for Skæbneguden,

But ye are they that haue forsaken the Lord and forgotten mine holy Mountaine, and haue prepared a table for the multitude, and furnish the drinke offerings vnto the number.

12 jeg giver jer Sværdet i Vold, I skal alle knæle til Slagtning, fordi I ej svared, da jeg kaldte, ej hørte, endskønt jeg taled, men gjorde, hvad der vakte mit Mishag, valgte, hvad ej var min Vilje.

Therefore wil I number you to the sword, and all you shall bowe downe to the slaughter, because I called, and ye did not answere: I spake, and ye heard not, but did euil in my sight, and did chuse that thing which I would not.

13 Derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Se, mine Tjenere skal spise, men I skal sulte, se, mine Tjenere skal drikke, men I skal tørste, se, mine Tjenere skal glædes, men I skal beskæmmes,

Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Beholde, my seruants shall eate, and ye shalbe hungrie: beholde, my seruants shall drinke, and ye shall be thirstie: beholde, my seruants shall reioyce, and ye shalbe ashamed.

14 se, mine Tjenere skal juble af Hjertens Fryd, men I skal skrige af Hjerteve, jamre af sønderbrudt Ånd.

Beholde, my seruants shall sing for ioye of heart, and ye shall crye for sorow of heart, and shall howle for vexation of minde.

15 Eders Navn skal I efterlade mine udvalgte som Forbandelsesord: "Den Herre HERREN give dig slig en Død!" Men mine Tjenere skal kaldes med et andet Navn.

And ye shall leaue your name as a curse vnto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay you and call his seruants by another name.

16 Den, som velsigner sig i Landet, velsigner sig ved den trofaste Gud, og den, der sværger i Landet, sværger ved den trofaste Gud; thi glemt er de fordums Trængsler, skjult for mit Blik.

He that shall blesse in the earth, shall blesse himselfe in the true God, and he that sweareth in the earth, shall sweare by the true God: for the former troubles are forgotten, and shall surely hide themselues from mine eyes.

17 Thi se, jeg skaber nye Himle og en ny Jord, det gamle huskes ej mer, rinder ingen i Hu;

For lo, I will create newe heauens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembred nor come into minde.

18 men man frydes og jubler evigt over det, jeg skaber, thi se, jeg skaber Jerusalem til Jubel, dets Folk til Fryd;

But be you glad and reioyce for euer in the things that I shall create: for beholde, I will create Ierusalem, as a reioycing and her people as a ioye,

19 jeg skal juble over Jerusalem og frydes ved mit Folk; der skal ej mer høres Gråd, ej heller Skrig.

And I wil reioyce in Ierusalem, and ioye in my people, and the voyce of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voyce of crying.

20 Der skal ikke være Børn, der dør som spæde, eller Olding, som ikke når sine Dages Tal thi den yngste, som dør, er hundred År, og forbandet er den, som ej når de hundred.

There shall be no more there a childe of yeeres, nor an olde man that hath not filled his dayes: for he that shall be an hundreth yeeres old, shall dye as a yong man: but the sinner being an hundreth yeeres olde shall be accursed.

21 Da bygger de Huse og bor der selv, planter Vin og spiser dens Frugt;

And they shall build houses and inhabite them, and they shall plant vineyards, and eate the fruite of them.

22 de bygger ej, for at andre kan bo, de planter ej, for at andre kan spise; thi mit Folk skal opnå Træets Alder, mine udvalgte bruge, hvad de virker med Hånd;

They shall not build, and another inhabite: they shall not plant, and another eate: for as the dayes of the tree are the dayes of my people, and mine elect shall inioye in olde age the worke of their handes.

23 de skal ikke have Møje forgæves, ej avle Børn til brat Død; thi de er HERRENs velsignede Æt og har deres Afkom hos sig.

They shall not labour in vaine, nor bring forth in feare: for they are the seede of the blessed of the Lord, and their buds with them.

24 Førend de kalder, svarer jeg; endnu mens de taler, hører jeg.

Yea, before they call, I will answere, and whiles they speake, I will heare.

25 Ulv og Lam skal græsse sammen og Løven æde Strå som Oksen, men Slangen får Støv til Brød; der gøres ej ondt og voldes ej Men i hele mit hellige Bjergland, siger HERREN.

The wolfe and the lambe shall feede together, and the lyon shall eate strawe like the bullocke: and to the serpent dust shall be his meate. They shall no more hurt nor destroy in all mine holy Mountaine, saith the Lord.