Isaiah 54
1 Let your voice be loud in song, O woman without children; make melody and sounds of joy, you who did not give birth: for the children of her who had no husband are more than those of the married wife, says the Lord.
Syng med Fryd, du ufrugtbare, du, som ikke fødte! raab med Frydesang, ja, raab højt, du som ikke havde Fødselssmerte! thi den forladtes Børn ere flere end hendes Børn, som har sin Mand, siger Herren.
2 Make wide the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your house be stretched out without limit: make your cords long, and your tent-pins strong.
Udvid Pladsen til dit Paulun, og lad dem udspænde din Boligs Tæpper, forhindre det ikke; stræk dine Teltsnore langt ud, og befæst dine Teltpæle!
3 For I will make wide your limits on the right hand and on the left; and your seed will take the nations for a heritage, and make the waste towns full of people.
Thi du skal udbrede dig til højre og til venstre, og din Sæd skal arve Hedningerne, og den skal befolke de ødelagte Stæder.
4 Have no fear; for you will not be shamed or without hope: you will not be put to shame, for the shame of your earlier days will go out of your memory, and you will no longer keep in mind the sorrows of your widowed years.
Frygt ikke, thi du skal ikke beskæmmes, og vær ikke skamfuld, thi du skal ikke komme til at blues; thi du skal glemme din Jomfrustands Skam og ikke ydermere ihukomme din Enkestands Forsmædelse.
5 For your Maker is your husband; the Lord of armies is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is he who takes up your cause; he will be named the God of all the earth.
Thi din Skaber er din Ægtemand, Herren Zebaoth er hans Navn; og din Genløser er Israels Hellige, han kaldes al Jordens Gud.
6 For the Lord has made you come back to him, like a wife who has been sent away in grief of spirit; for one may not give up the wife of one's early days.
Thi som en forladt og i Aanden bedrøvet Kvinde har Herren kaldet dig, ja, som en Ungdomshustru, der var forskudt, siger din Gud.
7 For a short time I gave you up; but with great mercies I will take you back again.
Jeg har forladt dig et lidet Øjeblik, men jeg vil tage dig til mig med stor Barmhjertighed.
8 In overflowing wrath my face was veiled from you for a minute, but I will have pity on you for ever, says the Lord who takes up your cause.
Da jeg lod Vreden bryde frem, skjulte jeg mit Ansigt et Øjeblik for dig; men med evig Miskundhed har jeg forbarmet mig over dig, siger Herren, din Genløser.
9 For this is like the days of Noah to me: for as I took an oath that the waters of Noah would never again go over the earth, so have I taken an oath that I will not again be angry with you, or say bitter words to you.
Thi dette er mig som ved Noas Vande, om hvilke jeg svor, at Noas Vande skulde ikke ydermere gaa over Jorden; saaledes har jeg svoret, at jeg ikke mere vil være vred paa dig eller skælde paa dig.
10 For the mountains may be taken away, and the hills be moved out of their places, but my love will not be taken from you, or my agreement of peace broken, says the Lord, who has had mercy on you.
Thi Bjergene skulle vige og Højene rokkes, men min Miskundhed skal ikke vige fra dig, og min Freds Pagt skal ikke rokkes, siger Herren, din Forbarmer.
11 O troubled one, storm-crushed, uncomforted! see, your stones will be framed in fair colours, and your bases will be sapphires.
Du elendige, af Stormen omtumlede! du, som ikke er trøstet, se, jeg vil lægge dine Stene i Blyglans og lægge din Grundvold med Safirer.
12 I will make your towers of rubies, and your doors of carbuncles, and the wall round you will be of all sorts of beautiful stones.
Og jeg vil gøre dine Murtinder af Rubin og dine Porte af Karbunkelstene og hele din Ringmur af dyrebare Stene.
13 And all your builders will be made wise by the Lord; and great will be the peace of your children.
Og alle dine Børn skulle være lærte af Herren, og dine Børn skulle have en stor Fred.
14 All your rights will be made certain to you: have no fear of evil, and destruction will not come near you.
Du skal befæstes ved Retfærdighed; du skal være langt fra Fortrykkelse, thi du skal intet have at flygte for, og langt fra Forfærdelse, thi den skal ikke komme dig nær.
15 See, they may be moved to war, but not by my authority: all those who come together to make an attack on you, will be broken against you.
Se, naar nogen er fremmed, skal han dog ikke være fjern fra mig; hvo som er fremmed hos dig, skal tilfalde dig.
16 See, I have made the iron-worker, blowing on the burning coals, and making the instrument of war by his work; and I have made the waster for destruction.
Se, jeg har skabt Smeden, som blæser en Kulild op og udfører et Redskab til dets Gerning, og jeg har skabt Ødelæggeren til at fordærve.
17 No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord.
Intet Redskab, som er dannet imod dig, skal due, og hver Tunge, som staar op imod dig for Retten, skal du faa domfældt; dette er Herrens Tjeneres Arv, og deres Retfærdighed, som er fra mig, siger Herren.
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