Esias 46
1 Bel has fallen, Nabo is broken to pieces, their graven images are gone to the wild beasts and the cattle: ye take them packed up as a burden to the weary, exhausted, hungry, and [at the same time] helpless man;
I Knæ er Bel, og Nebo er bøjet, deres Billeder gives til Dyr og Fæ, de læsses som Byrde paa trætte Dyr.
2 who will not be able to save themselves from war, but they themselves are led [away] captive.
De bøjes, i Knæ er de alle, de kan ikke frelse Byrden, og selv maa de vandre i Fangenskab.
3 Hear me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of Israel, who are borne [by me] from the womb, and taught [by me] from infancy, [even] to old age:
Hør mig, du Jakobs Hus, al Resten af Israels Hus, løftet fra Moders Liv, baaret fra Moders Skød.
4 I am [he]; and until ye shall have grown old, I am [he]: I bear you, I have made, and I will relieve, I will take up and save you.
Til Alderdommen er jeg den samme, jeg bærer jer, til Haarene graaner; ret som jeg bar, vil jeg bære, jeg, jeg vil bære og redde.
5 To whom have ye compared me? see, consider, ye that go astray.
Med hvem vil I jævnstille, ligne mig, hvem vil I gøre til min Lige?
6 They that furnish gold out of a purse, and silver by weight, will weigh it in a scale, and they hire a goldsmith and make idols, and bow down, and worship them.
De øser Guld af Pung, Sølv faar de vejet paa Vægt, de lejer en Guldsmed, som gør det til en Gud, de bøjer sig, kaster sig ned;
7 They bear it upon the shoulder, and go; and if they put it upon its place, it remains, it cannot move: and whosoever shall cry to it, it cannot hear; it cannot save him from trouble.
de løfter den paa Skuldren og bærer den, sætter den paa Plads, og den staar, den rører sig ikke af Stedet; raaber de til den, svarer den ikke, den frelser dem ikke i Nød.
8 Remember ye these things, and groan: repent, ye that have gone astray, return in your heart;
Kom dette i Hu, lad jer raade, I frafaldne, læg jer det paa Sinde!
9 and remember the former things [that were] of old: for I am God, and there is none other beside me,
Kom i Hu, hvad er forudsagt før, thi Gud er jeg, ellers ingen, ja Gud, der er ingen som jeg,
10 telling beforehand the latter events before they come to pass, and they are accomplished together: and I said, all my counsel shall stand, and I will do all things that I have planned:
der forud forkyndte Enden, tilforn, hvad der ikke var sket, som sagde: »Mit Raad staar fast, jeg fuldbyrder al min Vilje, «
11 calling a bird from the east, and from a land afar off, for the things which I have planned: I have spoken, and brought [him]; I have created and made [him]; I have brought him, and prospered his way.
som fra Øst kalder Ørnen hid, fra det fjerne mit Raads Fuldbyrder. Jeg taled og lader det ske, udtænkte og fuldbyrder det.
12 Hearken to me, ye senseless ones, that are far from righteousness:
Hør paa mig, I modløse, som tror, at Retten er fjern:
13 I have brought near my righteousness, and I will not be slow with the salvation that is from me: I have given salvation in Sion to Israel for glory.
Jeg bringer min Ret, den er ej fjern, min Frelse tøver ikke; jeg giver Frelse paa Zion, min Herlighed giver jeg Israel.
