Esajas 66
1 Så siger HERREN: Himlen er og Jorden mine Fødders Skammel Hvad for et Hus vil I bygge mig, og hvad for et Sted er min Bolig?
This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne, and the earth is where I place my feet. So where will this house be that you're going to build for me? Where will I lie down to rest?
2 Alt dette skabte min Hånd, så det fremkom, lyder det fra HERREN. Jeg ser hen til den arme, til den, som har en sønderknust Ånd, og den, som bæver for mit Ord.
I made everything; that's how it all came into existence, says the Lord. Those I look favorably on are humble and repentant, and they tremble when I speak.
3 Den, som slagter Okse, er en Manddraber, den, som ofrer Lam, er en Hundemorder, den, som ofrer Afgrøde, frembærer Svineblod, den, som brænder Røgelse, hylder en Afgud. Som de valgte deres egne Veje og ynder deres væmmelige Guder,
When someone sacrifices a bull it's like human sacrifice, and when someone sacrifices a lamb, it's like breaking the neck of a dog. When they present a grain offering it's like presenting pig's blood, and when they burn incense it's like worshiping an idol. Since they have chosen to act like this and to love such disgusting things,
4 så vælger og jeg deres Smerte, bringer over dem, hvad de frygter, fordi de ej svared, da jeg kaldte, ej hørte, endskønt jeg taled, men gjorde, hvad der vakte mit Mishag, valgte, hvad ej var min Vilje.
I will also choose to punish them severely and to terrify them, because I called out to them but no one answered; I spoke to them, but no one listened. Instead they did what's evil in my sight, choosing to do what I hate.
5 Hør HERRENs Ord, I, som bæver for hans Ord: Således siger eders Brødre, der hader eder og støder eder bort for mit Navns Skyld: "Lad HERREN vise sig i sin Herlighed, så vi kan se eders Glæde!" Men de skal blive til Skamme!
Listen to what the Lord has to say, those of you who tremble when he speaks. This is what some of your people who hate you and throw you out have said, “Let the Lord be glorified, so we can see how happy you are!” but it's them who are going to be humiliated.
6 Hør, hvor det drøner fra Byen, drøner fra Templet, hør, hvor HERREN øver Gengæld imod sine Fjender!
Hear all the shouting from the city! Hear all the noise from the Temple! It's the sound of the Lord giving his enemies back what they deserve.
7 Før hun er i Barnsnød, føder hun, før end Veer kommer over hende, har hun en Dreng.
She gave birth before she went into labor, she delivered a boy before the pains came.
8 Hvo hørte vel Mage dertil, hvo så vel sligt? Kommer et Land til Verden på en eneste Dag, fødes et Folk på et Øjeblik? Thi Zion kom i Barnsnød og fødte med det samme sine Børn.
Who has ever heard of anything like this? Who has seen this kind of thing before? Can a country be delivered in a day, can a nation be born in a moment? Yet as soon as Zion went into labor, she gave birth to her children.
9 Åbner jeg et Moderliv og hindrer det i Fødsel? siger HERREN. Bringer jeg Fødsel og standser den? siger din Gud.
Would I bring a baby to the point of birth and then not deliver it? the Lord asks. Would I who deliver the baby stop it from being born? the Lord asks again.
10 Glæd dig, Jerusalem! Der juble enhver, som har det kær, tag Del i dets Glæde, alle, som sørger over det,
Celebrate with Jerusalem and be happy for her, everyone who loves her; celebrate with her and sing for joy, everyone who mourns over her.
11 for at I må die dets husvalende Barm og mættes, for at I må drikke af dets fulde Bryst og kvæges.
Like a baby you can nurse at her breasts that bring comfort, drinking deeply and being satisfied by all she has to give.
12 Thi så siger HERREN: Se, jeg leder til hende Fred som en svulmende Flod og Folkenes Rigdom som en Strøm; hendes spæde skal bæres på Hofte, og Kærtegn får de på Skød;
This is what the Lord says: Watch! I'm going to give her peace and prosperity like a flowing river, the wealth of nations like an overflowing stream. You will nurse and be carried on her hip and played with on her knees.
13 som en Moder trøster sin Søn, således trøster jeg eder, i Jerusalem finder I Trøst.
Like a mother comforting her child, I will comfort you. You will be comforted in Jerusalem.
14 I skal se det med Hjertens Glæde, eders Ledemod skal spire som Græs. Hos HERRENs Tjenere kendes hans Hånd, men hos hans Fjender Vrede.
When you see this happening, you'll be happy deep inside, and you'll prosper like growing grass. The Lord's power will be recognized as blessing his servants and cursing his enemies.
15 Thi se, som Ild kommer HERREN, og hans Vogne er som et Stormvejr, han vil vise sin Harme i Gløder, sin Trussel i flammende Luer;
Look! The Lord is coming surrounded by fire, his chariots whirling like the wind, to express his anger with fury, to give his reprimand in flames of fire.
16 thi med Ild og med sit Sværd skal HERREN dømme alt Kød, og mange er HERRENs slagne.
The Lord will execute judgment on everyone by fire and by his sword. There will be many killed by the Lord.
17 De, som helliger og vier sig for Lundene, følgende en i deres Midte, de, som æder Svinekød og Kød af Kryb og Mus, deres Gerninger og deres Tanker skal forgå til Hobe, lyder det fra HERREN.
Those who dedicate themselves and make themselves pure in order to enter the sacred gardens, to worship the idol placed in the center, and to eat pork and vermin and rats and other disgusting things—they will all die together, says the Lord.
18 Jeg kommer for at samle alle Folk og Tungemål, og de skal komme og se min Herlighed.
I know what they're doing and what they're thinking. I will soon come to gather all nations and peoples of different languages. They will come and see my glory.
19 Jeg fuldbyrder et Under i blandt dem og sender undslupne af dem til Folkene, Tarsis, Pul, Lud, Mesjek, Rosj, Tujal, Javan, de fjerne Strande, som ikke har hørt mit Ry eller set min Herlighed; og de skal forkynde min Herlighed blandt Folkene.
I will give them a sign, and I will send some who survive to the nations. They will go to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant lands that haven't heard about me or seen my glory. They will announce my glory among the nations.
20 Og de skal bringe alle eders Brødre fra alle Folk som Gave til HERREN, til Hest, til Vogns, i Bærestol, på Muldyr og Kameler til mit hellige Bjerg Jerusalem, siger HERREN, som når Israelitterne bringer Offergaver i rene Kar til HERRENs Hus.
They will bring back all your people from every nations to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord. They will come on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels, says the Lord. They will bring them in the same way the Israelites bring their grain offerings to the Lord's Temple using vessels that are ceremonially clean.
21 Også af dem vil jeg udtage Levitpræster, siger HERREN.
I will choose some of them as priests and Levites, says the Lord.
22 Thi ligesom de nye Himle og den ny Jord, som jeg skaber, skal bestå for mit Åsyn, lyder det fra HERREN, således skal eders Afkom og Navn bestå.
As the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will last forever, so your descendants and your reputation will also last forever, says the Lord.
23 Hver Måned på Nymånedagen og hver Uge på Sabbatten skal alt Kød komme og tilbede for mit Åsyn, siger HERREN,
Everyone will come and worship me, from one New Moon to the next, and from one Sabbath to the next, says the Lord.
24 og man går ud for at se på Ligene af de Mænd, der faldt fra mig; thi deres Orm dør ikke, og deres Ild slukkes ikke; de er alt Kød en Gru.
They will go out and see the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me. The worms that eat them won't die, the fire that burns them won't go out, and everyone who sees them will be horrified.
