Isaiah 59
1 Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
Se, for kort til at frelse er ej HERRENS Arm, Hans Øre er ikke for sløvt til at høre.
2 But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
Eders Brøde er det, der skiller mellem eder og eders Gud, eders Synder skjuler hans Aasyn for jer, saa han ikke hører.
3 For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
Eders Hænder er jo sølet af Blod, eders Fingre sølet af Brøde; Læberne farer med Løgn, Tungen taler, hvad ondt er.
4 No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
Med Ret stævner ingen til Doms eller fører ærligt sin Sag. Man stoler paa tomt, taler falsk, man undfanger Kval, føder Uret.
5 They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.
Slangeæg ruger de ud, og Spindelvæv er, hvad de væver. Man dør, hvis man spiser et Æg, en Øgle kommer frem, hvis det knuses.
6 Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
Deres Spind kan ej bruges til Klæder, ingen hyller sig i, hvad de laver; deres Værk er Ulykkesværk, og i deres Hænder er Vold;
7 Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
deres Fødder haster til ondt, til at udgyde skyldfrit Blod; deres Tanker er Ulykkestanker; hvor de færdes, er Vold og Vaade;
8 The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.
de kender ej Fredens Veje, der er ingen Ret i deres Spor; de gør sig krogede Stier; Fred kender ingen, som træder dem.
9 Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
Derfor er Ret os fjern, og Retfærd naar os ikke; vi bier paa Lys — se, Mørke, paa Dagning, men vandrer i Mulm;
10 Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.
vi famler langs Væggen som blinde, famler, som savned vi Øjne, vi snubler ved Middag som i Skumring, er som døde i vor kraftigste Alder;
11 We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
vi brummer alle som Bjørne, kurrer vemodigt som Duer; vi bier forgæves paa Ret, paa Frelse, den er os fjern.
12 For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:
Thi du ser, vore Synder er mange, vor Brøde vidner imod os; ja, vi har vore Synder for Øje, vi kender saavel vor Skyld:
13 rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
Vi faldt fra og fornægtede HERREN, veg langt bort fra vor Gud, vor Tale var Vold og Frafald, og vi fremførte Løgne fra Hjertet.
14 So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
Retten trænges tilbage, Retfærd staar i det fjerne, thi Sandhed snubler paa Gaden, Ærlighed har ingen Gænge;
15 Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
Sandhedens Plads staar tom, og skyr man det onde, flaas man. Og HERREN saa til med Harme, fordi der ikke var Ret;
16 He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
han saa, at der ingen var, og det undred ham, at ingen greb ind. Da kom hans Arm ham til Hjælp, hans Retfærd, den stod ham bi;
17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
han tog Retfærds Brynje paa, satte Frelsens Hjelm paa sit Hoved, tog Hævnens Kjortel paa og hylled sig i Nidkærheds Kappe.
18 So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
Han gengælder efter Fortjeneste, Vrede mod Uvenner, Gengæld mod Fjender, mod fjerne Strande gør han Gengæld,
19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
saa HERRENS Navn frygtes i Vest, hans Herlighed, hvor Sol staar op. Thi han kommer som en indestængt Flom, der drives af HERRENS Aande.
20 “The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,”
En Genløser kommer fra Zion og fjerner Frafald i Jakob, lyder det fra HERREN.
21 “As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.
Dette er min Pagt med dem, siger HERREN: Min Aand, som er over dig, og mine Ord, som jeg har lagt i din Mund, skal ikke vige fra din eller dit Afkoms eller dit Afkoms Afkoms Mund, siger HERREN, fra nu og til evig Tid.
