Esias 62
1 For Sion's sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as light, and my salvation burn as a torch.
For Zions Skyld vil jeg ikke tie, og for Jerusalems Skyld vil jeg ikke være stille, indtil dens Retfærdighed gaar frem som Straaleglans og dens Frelse som et Blus, der brænder.
2 And the Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and kings your glory: and one shall call you [by] a new name, which the Lord shall name.
Og Hedningerne skulle se din Retfærdighed og alle Konger din Herlighed; og du skal kaldes med et nyt Navn, hvilket Herrens Mund skal nævne.
3 And you shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
Og du skal være en dejlig Krone i Herrens Haand og et kongeligt Hovedsmykke i din Guds Haand.
4 And you shall no more be called Forsaken; and your land shall no more be called Desert: for you shall be called My Pleasure, and your land Inhabited: for the Lord has taken pleasure in you, and your land shall be inhabited.
Man skal ikke ydermere kalde dig „den forladte‟, ej heller skal dit Land ydermere kaldes „det ødelagte‟; men du skal kaldes „min Lyst er i det‟, og dit Land skal kaldes „Ægtehustruen‟; thi Herren har Lyst til dig, og dit Land skal faa sin Ægteherre.
5 And as a young man lives with a virgin, so shall your sons dwell in [you]: and it shall come to pass [that] as a bridegroom will rejoice over a bride, so will the Lord rejoice over you.
Thi som en Ungkarl ægter en Jomfru, saa skulle dine Børn holde Ægteskab med dig; og som en Brudgom glæder sig ved Bruden, saa skal din Gud glæde sig ved dig.
6 And on your walls, O Jerusalem, have I set watchmen all day and all night, who shall never cease making mention of the Lord.
Paa dine Mure, o Jerusalem! har jeg beskikket Vægtere, de skulle aldrig tie den ganske Dag eller den ganske Nat; I, som paaminde om Herren, tier ikke!
7 For there is none like you, when he shall have established, and made Jerusalem a praise on the earth.
Og lader ham ingen Ro, indtil han faar grundlagt og gjort Jerusalem til Lovprisning paa Jorden.
8 For the Lord has sworn by his glory, and by the might of his arm, I will no more give your corn and your provisions to your enemies; nor shall strangers any more drink your wine, for which you has laboured.
Herren svor ved sin højre Haand og ved sin Magts Arm: Jeg vil ikke mere give dine Fjender dit Korn til Spise, ej heller skulle Udlændinge drikke din Vin, som du har arbejdet for.
9 But they that have gathered them shall eat them, and they shall praise the Lord; and they that have gathered [the grapes] shall drink thereof in my holy courts.
Men de, som have indsanket hint, skulle æde det og love Herren; og de, som have indhøstet denne, skulle drikke den i min Helligdoms Forgaarde.
10 Go through my gates, and make a way for my people; and cast the stones out of the way; lift up a standard for the Gentiles.
Drager frem, drager frem igennem Portene, bereder Folket Vej; baner, ja baner Vej, sanker Stenene deraf, opløfter et Banner for Folkene!
11 For behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth, say you to the daughter of Sion, Behold, your Saviour has come to you, having his reward and his work before his face.
Se, Herren har ladet det høre til Jordens Ende; siger til Zions Datter: Se, din Frelse kommer; se, hans Løn er med ham, og Gengældelsen fra ham er for hans Ansigt.
12 And one shall call them the holy people, the redeemed of the Lord: and you shall be called a city sought out, and not forsaken.
Og man skal kalde dem et helligt Folk, Herrens genløste; og dig skal man kalde „den søgte Stad, den ej forladte‟.
