Isaiah 25
1 O Lord, thou art my God, I will exalt thee, and give glory to thy name: for thou hast done wonderful things, thy designs of old faithful, amen.
HERRE, min Gud er du; jeg priser dig, lover dit Navn. Thi du har gjort et Under, Råd fra fordum var tro og sande.
2 For thou hast reduced the city to a heap, the strong city to ruin, the house of strangers, to be no city, and to be no more built up for ever.
Thi du lagde Byen i Grus, den faste Stad i Ruiner; de fremmedes Borg er nedbrudt, aldrig mer skal den bygges.
3 Therefore shall a strong people praise thee, the city of mighty nations shall fear thee.
Derfor ærer dig et mægtigt Folk, frygter dig grumme Hedningers Stad.
4 Because thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress: a refuge from the whirlwind, a shadow from the heat. For the blast of the mighty is like a whirlwind beating against a wall.
Thi du blev de ringes Værn, den fattiges Værn i Nøden, et Ly mod Skylregn, en Skygge mod Hede; thi som isnende Regn er Voldsmænds Ånde,
5 Thou shalt bring down the tumult of strangers, as heat in thirst: and as with heat under a burning cloud, thou shalt make the branch of the mighty to wither away.
som Hede i det tørre Land. Du kuer de fremmedes Larm; som Hede ved Skyens Skygge så dæmpes Voldsmænds Sang.
6 And the Lord of hosts shall make unto all people in this mountain, a feast of fat things, a feast of wine, of fat things full of marrow, of wine purified from the lees.
Hærskarers HERRE gør på dette Bjerg et Gæstebud for alle Folkeslag med fede Retter og stærk Vin, med fede, marvfulde Retter og stærk og klaret Vin.
7 And he shall destroy in this mountain the face of the bond with which all people were tied, and the web that he began over all nations.
Og han borttager på dette Bjerg Sløret, som tilslører alle Folkeslag, og Dækket, der dækker alle Folk.
8 He shall cast death down headlong for ever: and the Lord God shall wipe away tears from every face, and the reproach of his people he shall take away from off the whole earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.
Han opsluger Døden for stedse. Og den Herre HERREN aftørrer Tåren af hver en Kind og gør Ende på sit Folks Skam på hele Jorden, så sandt HERREN har talet.
9 And they shall say in that day: Lo, this is our God, we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord, we have patiently waited for him, we shall rejoice and be joyfull in his salvation.
På hin Dag skal man sige: Se, her er vor Gud, som vi biede på, og som frelste os; her er HERREN, som vi biede på. Lad os juble og glæde os over hans Frelse;
10 For the hand of the Lord shall rest in this mountain: and Moab shall be trodden down under him, as straw is broken in pieces with the wain.
thi HERRENs Hånd hviler over dette Bjerg. Men Moab trampes ned, hvor det står, som Strå i Møddingpølen;
11 And he shall stretch forth his hands under him, as he that swimmeth stretcheth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down his glory with the dashing of his hands.
det breder sine Hænder ud deri som Svømmeren gør for at svømme, og han ydmyger dets Hovmod trods Hændernes Kunstgreb.
12 And the bulwarks of thy high walls shall fall, and be brought low, and shall be pulled down to the ground, even to the dust.
Han nedbryder og nedstyrter de stejle Mures Værn; han jævner dem med Jorden, så de ligger i Støvet.
