Isaiah 24
1 Behold, the Lord will lay waste to the earth, and he will strip it, and he will afflict its surface, and he will scatter its inhabitants.
Se, HERREN gør Jorden tom og øde og vender op og ned paa dens Overflade, han spreder dens Beboere;
2 And this shall be: as with the people, so with the priest; and as with the servant, so with his master; as with the handmaid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor.
det gaar Lægfolk som Præst, Træl som Herre, Trælkvinde som Frue, Køber som Sælger, Laangiver som Laantager, Aagerkarl som Skyldner.
3 The earth will be utterly devastated and utterly plundered. For the Lord has spoken this word.
Jorden tømmes og plyndres i Bund og Grund, thi HERREN har talet dette Ord.
4 The earth mourned, and slipped away, and languished. The world slipped away; the loftiness of the people of the earth was weakened.
Jorden blegner og segner, Jorderig sygner og segner, Jordens Højder sygner hen.
5 And the earth was corrupted by its inhabitants. For they have transgressed the laws, they have changed the ordinance, they have dissipated the everlasting covenant.
Vanhellig blev Jorden under dem, som bor der, thi Lovene krænked de, overtraadte Budet, brød den evige Pagt.
6 Because of this, a curse will devour the earth, and its inhabitants will sin. And for this reason, its caretakers will become crazed, and few men will be left behind.
Derfor fortærer Forbandelse Jorden, og bøde maa de, som bor der. Derfor svides Jordens Beboere bort, kun faa af de dødelige levnes.
7 The vintage has mourned. The vine has languished. All those who were rejoicing in their hearts have groaned.
Druesaften sørger, Vinranken sygner alle de hjertensglade sukker;
8 The gladness of the drums has ceased. The sound of rejoicing has quieted. The sweetness of stringed instruments has been silenced.
Haandpaukens Klang er endt, de jublendes Larm hørt op, endt er Citrens Klang.
9 They will not drink wine with a song. The drink will be bitter to those who drink it.
De drikker ej Vin under Sang, besk smager den stærke Drik.
10 The city of vanity has been worn away. Every house has been closed up; no one enters.
Den øde Stad ligger nedbrudt, stængt er hver Boligs Indgang.
11 There will be a clamor for wine in the streets. All rejoicing has been abandoned. The gladness of the earth has been carried away.
Man jamrer over Vinen paa Gaden, bort er al Glæde svundet; landflygtig er Landets Fryd.
12 Solitude is what remains in the city, and calamity will overwhelm its gates.
I Byen er Øde tilbage, og Porten er hugget i Splinter.
13 For so shall it be in the midst of the earth, in the midst of the people: it is as if the few remaining olives are being shaken from the olive tree, and it is like a few clusters of grapes, when the grape harvest has already ended.
Thi paa Jorden midt iblandt Folkene gaar det, som naar Olietræets Frugt slaas ned, som ved Efterslæt, naar Vinen er høstet:
14 These few shall lift up their voice and give praise. When the Lord will have been glorified, they will make a joyful noise from the sea.
Disse opløfter Røsten, jubler over HERRENS Storhed, raaber fra Vesten:
15 Because of this, glorify the Lord in doctrine: the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.
»Derfor skal I ære HERREN i Østen, paa Havets Strande HERRENS, Israels Guds, Navn!«
16 From the ends of the earth, we have heard the praises of the glory of the Just One. And I said: “My secret is for myself! My secret is for myself! Woe to me! Those who would betray us have betrayed us, and they have betrayed us with the betrayal of transgression.”
Fra Jordens Grænse hører vi Lovsange: »Hil den retfærdige!« Men jeg siger: Jeg usle, jeg usle, ve mig, Ransmænd raner, Ransmænd raner Ran,
17 Dread, and the pit, and the snare are over you, O inhabitant of the earth!
Gru og Grav og Garn over dig, som bor paa Jorden!
18 And this shall be: whoever will flee from the voice of dread will fall into the pit. And whoever will extricate himself from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the floodgates from above have been opened, and the foundations of the earth will be shaken.
Den, der flygter for Gru, skal falde i Grav, og den, der naar op af Grav, skal fanges i Garn. Thi Sluserne oventil aabnes, og Jordens Grundvolde vakler.
19 The earth will be utterly broken! The earth will be utterly crushed! The earth will be utterly shaken!
Jorden smuldrer og smuldrer, Jorden gynger og gynger, Jorden skælver og skælver;
20 The earth will stagger greatly, like a drunken man, and will be carried away, like the tent of a single night. And its iniquity will be heavy upon it, and it will fall and not rise up again.
Jorden raver og raver som drukken og svajer som Vogterens Hytte; tungt ligger dens Brøde paa den, den segner og rejser sig ikke.
21 And this shall be: in that day, the Lord will visit upon the armies of the sky above, and upon the kings of the earth who are on the ground.
Paa hin Dag hjemsøger HERREN Himlens Hær i Himlen og Jordens Konger paa Jorden.
22 And they will be gathered together like the gathering of one bundle into a pit. And they will be enclosed in that place, as in a prison. And after many days, they will be visited.
De slæbes i Fængsel som Fanger, holdes under Laas og Lukke og straffes lang Tid efter.
23 And the moon will be ashamed, and the sun will be confounded, when the Lord of hosts will reign on mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and when he will have been glorified in the sight of his elders.
Maanen blues og Solen skæmmes, thi Hærskarers HERRE viser, han er Konge paa Zions Bjerg, i Jerusalem; for hans Ældstes Øjne er Herlighed.
