Isaiah 1
1 This is the vision that Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Esajas's, Amoz's Søns, Syn, hvilket han saa om Juda og Jerusalem i de Dage, da Usias, Jotham, Akas, Ezekias, vare Konger i Juda.
2 Heavens, listen! Earth, pay attention! For the Lord has spoken! I brought up children, I cared for them, but they have rebelled against me.
Hører, I Himle! og du Jord! mærk, thi Herren har talt; jeg har opdraget Børn og opfostret dem, men de have gjort Overtrædelse imod mig.
3 An ox knows its owner, and a donkey knows its feeding trough; but my people don't know me, they don't understand me.
En Okse kender sin Ejermand og et Asen sin Herres Krybbe; Israel kender intet, mit Folk forstaar intet.
4 What a sinful nation—a people carrying such a load of guilt, an evil generation, corrupt children! They have abandoned the Lord. They have despised Israel's Holy One. They have become strangers. They have gone backwards.
Ve et syndigt Folk, et Folk med svar Misgerning, en Slægt af onde, vanartede Børn! De forlode Herren, de opirrede den Hellige i Israel, de ere vegne tilbage.
5 Are you wanting to be punished? Are you going to continue to rebel? The whole of your head is damaged, and your heart is totally giving out.
Hvorfor ville I lade eder slaa ydermere? hvorfor ville I forøge eders Afvigelse? hvert Hoved er sygt, og hvert Hjerte er mat.
6 You're injured from head to toe, bruised and sore, with open wounds that haven't been cleaned or bandaged or treated with olive oil.
Fra Fodsaale og indtil Hovedet er intet helt paa det: Saar og Skrammer og friske Hug! de ere ikke trykkede ud og ikke forbundne og ikke lindrede med Olie.
7 Your country has been devastated, your towns burned down, your fields stripped bare by foreigners right in front of you, as they turn it all into a wasteland.
Eders Land er en Ørk, eders Stæder ere opbrændte med Ild; fremmede fortære eders Land for eders Øjne, og der er en Ørk, som naar fremmede have væltet op og ned.
8 The daughter of Zion is left like a shack in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, like a city under attack.
Og Zions Datter er bleven tilovers som en Hytte i en Vingaard, som et Natteskjul i en Græskarhave, som en frelst Stad.
9 If the Lord Almighty hadn't let a few of us survive, we would have become like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Dersom ikke den Herre Zebaoth havde ladet os en liden Levning tilbage, havde vi været som Sodoma, været lige med Gomorra.
10 Listen to what the Lord has to say, you rulers of Sodom! Pay attention to the instructions of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
I Sodomas Fyrster! hører Herrens Ord; I Gomorras Folk! mærker paa vor Guds Lov!
11 What use are all your many sacrifices to me? asks the Lord. I am sick and tired of your burnt offerings of rams and the fat of sacrificial animals. I don't delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats!
Hvad skal jeg med eders mangfoldige Ofre? siger Herren; jeg er mæt af Brændofre af Vædre og af det fedede Kvægs Fedme, og jeg har ingen Lyst til Blod af Okser og Lam og Bukke.
12 When you come to appear before me in worship, who asked you to proudly tramp around my courts?
Naar I komme for at ses for mit Ansigt, hvo har krævet dette af eder, at I skulle nedtræde mine Forgaarde?
13 Don't bring me any more meaningless offerings; your incense is offensive to me. Your new moon festivals and Sabbath observations and your calling of special religious meetings—I can't stand them because they're evil, as are your solemn assemblies.
Bærer ikke mere forfængeligt Madoffer frem, det er mig en vederstyggelig Røgelse; Nymaaneder og Sabbater og Højtids Forsamlinger —! jeg fordrager ikke Uret og Højtid.
14 I detest your new moon and yearly festivals with my whole being! They've become just a burden to me—I can't bear them anymore!
Min Sjæl hader eders Nymaaneder og eders Højtider; de ere blevne mig til Byrde; jeg er træt af at taale dem.
15 When you hold up your hands to me in prayer, I'll look away. Even though you pray many prayers, I won't pay attention to them, because your hands are full of blood.
Og naar I udbrede eders Hænder, skjuler jeg mine Øjne for eder; hvor meget I end bede, hører jeg dog ikke; eders Hænder ere fulde af Blod.
16 Wash yourselves and clean yourselves up. Get rid of your sins—I don't want to see them! Stop doing evil!
Toer eder, renser eder, borttager eders Idrætters Ondskab fra mine Øjne, lader af at gøre ilde!
17 Learn to do good; strive for justice, condemn those who oppress others; support the rights of orphans, take up cases to defend widows.
Lærer at gøre godt, søger Ret, leder den vanartede paa rette Vej, skaffer den faderløse Ret, udfører Enkens Sag!
18 Come on, let's argue this out, says the Lord. Even though your sins are like scarlet, they will become white like snow. Even though they are red like crimson, they will become like wool.
Kommer dog, og lader os gaa i Rette med hinanden, siger Herren. Dersom eders Synder end vare som Karmesin, da skulle de blive hvide som Sne; om de end vare røde som Skarlagen, skulle de blive som Uld.
19 If you really want this, and if you do as you're told, then you yourselves will eat the best things that the land produces.
Dersom I ere villige og lydige, skulle I æde Landets Gode.
20 But if you are defiant, and if you are rebellious, you'll be killed by the sword. This is what the Lord has declared!
Men dersom I vægre eder og ere genstridige, skulle I fortæres af Sværd; thi Herrens Mund har talt det.
21 The city that used to be faithful has turned into a prostitute! Once she operated on principles of justice and followed what was right, but now only murderers live there.
Hvorledes er den trofaste Stad bleven til en Hore? den var fuld af Ret; Retfærdighed havde hjemme i den, men nu er der Mordere.
22 Your silver has become worthless waste; you wine has been watered down.
Dit Sølv er blevet til Slagger, din Drik er spædet med Vand.
23 Your leaders are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and want to get kickbacks. They don't defend the rights of orphans, and refuse to take cases to help widows.
Dine Fyrster ere Oprørere og Tyvenes Stalbrødre, de elske alle Skænk og jage efter Gaver; de ville ikke skaffe den faderløse Ret, og Enkens Sag maa ikke komme for dem.
24 So this is what the Lord says, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel: Ha! I will take satisfaction in punishing my enemies, by paying back those who hate me!
Derfor siger Herren, den Herre Zebaoth, den Mægtige i Israel: Ve! jeg vil mætte min Vrede paa mine Modstandere og hævne mig paa mine Fjender.
25 I will turn against you. I will refine you in a furnace, removing all impurities.
Og jeg vil atter vende min Haand imod dig og udsmelte dine Slagger som med Ludsalt og borttage alt dit Tin.
26 I will give you good leaders as you used to have before, wise counselors as you had in the beginning. After that you will once again be called the City of Integrity, the Faithful City.
Og jeg vil give dig Dommere igen som i Førstningen og Raadsherrer som i Begyndelsen; derefter skal du kaldes Retfærdigheds Stad, en trofast By.
27 Zion will be rescued by justice, those who repent by doing right.
Zion skal forløses ved Ret og de omvendte i den ved Retfærdighed.
28 But rebels and sinners will be destroyed together, and those who abandon the Lord will die.
Hen Overtrædere og Syndere skulle knuses til Hobe, og de, som forlade Herren, skulle omkomme.
29 You will be ashamed about how you enjoyed your pagan worship among the oak trees; you will be embarrassed because you chose the pleasure gardens of idols.
Thi de skulle blive til Skamme for de Terebinters Skyld, som I havde Lyst tilog I skulle beskæmmes for de Havers Skyld, som vare eders Glæde.
30 As a result you will become like an oak whose leaves have withered, a dried-out garden that has no water.
Thi I skulle blive som en Terebinte, der fælder sit Blad, og som en Have, hvori der ikke er Vand.
31 Your strong people will become like tinder, and their work will become like a spark. They will burn together, and nobody will be able to put out the flames.
Og den stærke skal blive til Blaar og hans Gerning til en Gnist; og de skulle begge brænde med hinanden, og der skal ingen være, som slukker.
