Isaiah 29
1 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel the city against which David fought: year has been added to year, the solemnities have unfolded.
Ve dig, Ariel, Ariel, Byen, hvor David slog lejr! Lad Aar blive føjet til Aar, lad Højtid følge paa Højtid,
2 And I will surround Ariel with siege works, and it will be in sorrow and mourning, and it will be like Ariel to me.
da bringer jeg Ariel Trængsel, da kommer Sorg og Kvide, da bliver du mig et Ariel,
3 And I will surround you like a sphere all around you, and I will raise up a rampart against you, and I will set up fortifications to blockade you.
jeg lejrer mig mod dig som David; jeg opkaster Volde om dig, og Bolværker rejser jeg mod dig.
4 You will be brought low. You will speak from the ground, and your eloquence will be heard from the dirt. And, from the ground, your voice will be like that of the python, and your eloquence will mumble from the dirt.
Da taler du dybt fra Jorden, dine Ord er Mumlen fra Støvet; din Røst fra Jorden skal ligne et Genfærds, dine Ord er Hvisken fra Støvet.
5 And the multitude of those who fan you will be like fine dust. And the multitude of those who have prevailed against you will be like embers fading away.
Dine Fjenders Hob skal være som Sandstøv, Voldsmændenes Hob som flyvende Avner. Brat, i et Nu skal det ske:
6 And this will happen suddenly and swiftly. It will be visited from the Lord of hosts with thunder and earthquakes, and with the great noise of a whirlwind and a storm, and with a flame of devouring fire.
hjemsøges skal du af Hærskarers HERRE under Torden og Brag og vældigt Drøn, Storm og Vindstød og ædende Lue.
7 And the multitude of all the nations that have struggled against Ariel will be like the dream of a vision by night, along with all who have battled, and besieged, and prevailed against it.
Som et natligt Drømmesyn bliver Hoben af alle de Folk, som angriber Ariel, af alle, der angriber det og dets Fæstning og trænger det;
8 And it will be like one who is hungry and dreams of eating, but, when he has been awakened, his soul is empty. And it will be like one who is thirsty and dreams of drinking, but, after he has been awakened, he still languishes in thirst, and his soul is empty. So shall the multitude of all the nations be, who have struggled against Mount Zion.
som naar den sultne drømmer, at han spiser, men vaagner og føler sig tom, som naar den tørstige drømmer, at han drikker, men vaagner mat og vansmægtende, saaledes skal det gaa Hoben af alle de Folk, der angriber Zions Bjerg.
9 Be stupefied and in wonder! Shake and quiver! Be inebriated, but not from wine! Stagger, but not from drunkenness!
Undres og studs, stir jer kun blinde, vær drukne uden Vin og rav uden Drik!
10 For the Lord has mixed for you a spirit of deep sleep. He will close your eyes. He will cover your prophets and leaders, who see visions.
Thi HERREN har udgydt over jer en Dvalens Aand, tilbundet eders Øjne (Profeterne), tilhyllet eders Hoveder (Seerne).
11 And the vision of all will be to you like the words of a sealed book, which, when they have given it to someone who knows how to read, they will say, “Read this,” but he will respond, “I cannot; for it has been sealed.”
Derfor er ethvert Syn blevet eder som Ordene i en forseglet Bog; giver man den til en, som kan læse, og siger: »Læs!« saa svarer han: »Jeg kan ikke, den er jo forseglet; «
12 But if the book is given to someone who does not know how to read, and it is said to him, “Read,” then he will respond, “I do not know how to read.”
og giver man den til en, som ikke kan læse, og siger: »Læs!« saa svarer han: »Jeg kan ikke læse.«
13 And the Lord said: Since this people have drawn near to me only with their mouth, and their lips glorify me while their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is based on the commandments and doctrines of men,
Og Herren sagde: Eftersom dette Folk kun holder sig nær med sin Mund og ærer mig med sine Læber, mens Hjertet er fjernt fra mig, og fordi deres Frygt for mig blev tillærte Menneskebud,
14 for this reason, behold, I will proceed to accomplish a wonder for this people, a great and mystifying miracle. For wisdom will perish from their wise, and the understanding of their prudent will be concealed.
se, derfor handler jeg fremdeles sært og sælsomt med dette Folk; dets Vismænds Visdom forgaar, de kloges Klogskab glipper.
15 Woe to you who use the depths of the heart, so that you may hide your intentions from the Lord. Their works are done in darkness, and so they say: “Who sees us?” and “Who knows us?”
Ve dem, der dølger deres Raad i det dybe for HERREN, hvis Gerninger sker i Mørke, som siger: »Hvem ser os, og hvem lægger Mærke til os?«
16 This intention of yours is perverse. It is as if the clay were to plan against the potter, or as if the work were to say to its maker: “You did not make me.” Or it is as if what has been formed were to say to the one who formed it, “You do not understand.”
I Daarer, regnes Ler og Pottemager lige, saa Værk kan sige om Mester: »Han skabte mig ikke!« eller Kunstværk om Kunstner: »Han fattes Forstand!«
17 In not more than a little while and a brief time, Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful field, and a fruitful field will be considered to be a forest.
Se, end om en liden Stund skal Libanon blive til Frugthave, Frugthaven regnes for Skov.
18 And in that day, the deaf will hear the words of a book, and out of darkness and obscurity the eyes of the blind will see.
Paa hin Dag hører de døve Skriftord, og friet fra Mulm og Mørke kan blindes Øjne se.
19 And the meek will increase their rejoicing in the Lord, and the poor among men will exult in the Holy One of Israel.
De ydmyge glædes end mere i HERREN, de fattige jubler i Israels Hellige.
20 For the one who was prevailing has failed, the one who was mocking has been consumed, and all those who were standing guard over iniquity have been cut down.
Thi Voldsmand er borte, Spotter forsvundet, bortryddet hver, som er vaagen til ondt,
21 For they caused men to sin by a word, and they supplanted him who argued against them at the gates, and they turned away from justice in vain.
som med Ord faar et Menneske gjort skyldigt, lægger Fælde for Dommeren i Porten og kuer en retfærdig ved Opspind.
22 Because of this, thus says the Lord, he who has redeemed Abraham, to the house of Jacob: From now on, Jacob will not be confounded; from now on his countenance will not blush with shame.
Derfor, saa siger HERREN, Jakobs Huses Gud, han, som udløste Abraham: Nu høster Jakob ej Skam, nu blegner hans Aasyn ikke;
23 Instead, when he sees his children, they will be the work of my hands in his midst, sanctifying my name, and they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will preach the God of Israel.
thi naar han ser mine Hænders Værk i sin Midte, da skal han hellige mit Navn, holde Jakobs Hellige hellig og frygte Israels Gud;
24 And those who had gone astray in spirit will know understanding, and those who had murmured will learn the law.
de, hvis Aand for vild, vinder Indsigt, de knurrende tager mod Lære.
