Isaiah 61
1 The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;
Deri Herre, Herres Aand er over mig, derfor har Herren salvet mig til at kundgøre et godt Budskab for de fattige, han sendte mig til at helbrede dem, som have et sønderknust Hjerte, til at udraabe for de fangne Frihed og for de bundne Løsladelse;
2 To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad;
til at udraabe Herrens Velbehageligheds Aar og vor Guds Hævns Dag; til at trøste alle sørgende;
3 To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.
til at beskikke det for de sørgende i Zion, at der skal gives dem Hovedprydelse i Stedet for Aske, Glædens Olie i Stedet for Sorrig, Lovprisnings Klædebon i Stedet for en vansmægtet Aand, saa at de skulle kaldes Retfærdighedens Terebinter, Herrens Plantning, ham til Herlighed.
4 And they will be building again the old broken walls, and will make new the old waste places, and will put up again the towns which have been waste for long generations.
Og de skulle bygge de Stæder, som laa øde fra fordums Tid, og rejse, hvad der fra Fortiden af var ødelagt, og paa ny opføre de øde Stæder, som laa i Grus fra Slægt til Slægt.
5 And men from strange countries will be your herdsmen, and those who are not Israelites will be your ploughmen and vine-keepers.
Og fremmede skulle staa og vogte eders Faar, og Udlændinge skulle være eders Avlsmænd og eders Vingaardsmænd.
6 But you will be named the priests of the Lord, the servants of our God: you will have the wealth of the nations for your food, and you will be clothed with their glory.
Men I skulle kaldes Herrens Præster, man skal kalde eder vor Guds Tjenere; I skulle æde Hedningernes Gods og indtræde i deres Herlighed.
7 As they had twice as much grief, and marks of shame were their heritage, so in their land they will be rewarded twice over, and will have eternal joy.
I Stedet for eders Beskæmmelse skulle I have tvefold Ære, og i Stedet for Skændsel skal Jubel vorde eders Lod; derfor skulle I faa en dobbelt Arvelod i eders Land, I skulle have evig Glæde.
8 For I, the Lord, take pleasure in upright judging; I will not put up with the violent taking away of right; and I will certainly give them their reward, and I will make an eternal agreement with them.
Thi jeg, Herren, elsker Ret og hader Uretfærdigheds Rov; og jeg vil trolig give dem deres Løn og gøre en evig Pagt med dem.
9 And their seed will be noted among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples: it will be clear to all who see them that they are the seed to which the Lord has given his blessing.
Og man skal kende deres Sæd iblandt Hedningerne og deres Afkom midt iblandt Folkene, alle, som se dem, skulle kende dem, at de ere den Sæd, som Herren har velsignet.
10 I will be full of joy in the Lord, my soul will be glad in my God; for he has put on me the clothing of salvation, covering me with the robe of righteousness, as the husband puts on a fair head-dress, and the bride makes herself beautiful with jewels.
Jeg vil glæde mig storlig i Herren, min Sjæl skal fryde sig i min Gud; thi han iførte mig Frelsens Klædebon, han klædte mig med Retfærdighedens Kappe; som en Brudgom, der sætter Hovedpynten paa, og som en Brud, der pryder sig med sit Smykke.
11 For as the earth puts out buds, and as the garden gives growth to the seeds which are planted in it, so the Lord will make righteousness and praise to be flowering before all the nations.
Thi som Jorden, der giver sin Grøde, og som en Have, der lader sin Sæd opvokse, saaledes skal den Herre, Herre lade Retfærdighed og Lovsang opvokse i alle Hedningernes Paasyn.
