Isaiah 45
1 This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, the one he has anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to direct him to defeat nations and to make kings weak, to open doors before him and gates that will not be shut.
Saa siger Herren til sin Salvede, til Kyrus, hvem jeg tog ved hans højre Haand for at nedkaste Hedningerne for hans Ansigt og løse Bæltet af Kongers Lænd for at aabne Døre og for at holde Porte oplukkede for ham:
2 I will go ahead of you and level the mountains. I will break down bronze gates and cut through iron bars.
Jeg vil gaa frem for dit Ansigt og gøre Bakker jævne; jeg vil sønderbryde Kobberdøre og sønderhugge Jernstænger.
3 I will give you hidden treasure, treasure concealed in secret places, so that you can know for sure that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.
Jeg vil give dig Liggendefæ, som er skjult i Mørke, og Klenodier, som ere gemte i Løn, at du skal fornemme, at jeg er Herren, Israels Gud, som kalder dig ved dit Navn.
4 I call you by name and I have given you a title of honor, for the sake of Jacob my servant, and Israel the one I chose, even though you don't know me.
For min Tjener Jakobs Skyld og for Israels, min udvalgtes Skyld, kaldte jeg dig ved dit Navn; jeg nævnede dig ved Hædersnavn, enddog du kendte mig ikke.
5 I am the Lord, there is no God apart from me. Apart from me there is no God. I will make you strong, even though you don't know me,
Jeg er Herren og ingen ydermere, der er ingen Gud uden jeg; jeg vil omgjorde dig, enddog du kender mig ikke,
6 so that everyone, from the east to the west, will know that there is no God apart from me, that I am the Lord, and there is none apart from me.
paa det de fra Solens Opgang og fra dens Nedgang skulle vide, at der er ingen uden jeg; jeg er Herren og ingen ydermere,
7 I create light, and I make darkness, I bring peace and I bring about disaster. I am the Lord and I do all this.
jeg, som danner Lyset og skaber Mørket, jeg, som gør Fred og skaber Ulykke; jeg er Herren, som gør alle disse Ting.
8 Let the rain fall from the sky above, let goodness fall from the clouds, let the earth open up to receive goodness and salvation so they can grow together. I, the Lord, created them.
Drypper, I Himle! fra oven ned, og strømmer, I øverste Skyer, med Retfærdighed! Jorden oplade sig for at frembære Frelsens Frugt og for at lade Retfærdighed oprinde tillige! jeg Herren, jeg har skabt det.
9 What trouble people face when they fight with their Creator—they're just pots among all the other pots on earth! Does the clay tell the potter who is shaping it, “What are you doing?” or “What you're making is so bad it's like you have no hands!”
Ve den, som trætter med den, der dannede ham, det Potteskaar, ligt andre Potteskaar af Jord! Mon Leret kan sige til den, som dannede det: Hvad gør du? eller kan dit Værk sige: Han har ingen Hænder?
10 How bad it would be if you said to your father, “Why did you have me?” or to your mother, “Why was I ever born?”!
Ve den, som siger til Faderen: Hvad avler du? og til Kvinden: Hvad føder du?
11 This is what the Lord says, the Holy One of Israel, your Creator: You can ask me about things to come. But are you going to lecture me about my children and what I do?
Saa siger Herren, Israels Hellige og Skaber: Spørger mig om de tilkommende Ting; ville I give mig Befaling om mine Børn og om mine Hænders Gerning?
12 I'm the one who made the earth, and I created human beings to live there. It was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordered all the stars to come into being.
Jeg gjorde Jorden og skabte Mennesker derpaa; mine Hænder udbredte Himmelen, og jeg bød over al dens Hær.
13 Because I do what's right, I will encourage him and smooth out all the roads he takes. He will rebuild my city and will set my exiles free without being paid or bribed to do so, says the Lord Almighty.
Jeg opvækker ham i Retfærdighed og vil jævne alle hans Veje; han skal bygge min Stad og løslade mine bortførte, ikke for Løsepenge, ej heller for Skænk, siger den Herre Zebaoth.
14 This is what the Lord says: “The productive Egyptians and the Ethiopian traders, as well as the tall Sabean people, will come over to you and will belong to you. They will walk behind you in chains and bow down to you, pleading with you, saying, ‘God is certainly with you, and there is no other God besides him.’”
Saa siger Herren: Ægyptens Arbejde og Morlands Købmandsskab, samt Sabæerne, de høje Folk, skulle komme til dig, og vorde dine, de skulle følge efter dig, i Lænker skulle de komme; for dig skulle de nedbøje sig, de skulle bønfalde dig og sige: Kun hos dig er Gud, og der er ingen ydermere, ingen Gud.
15 Yet you are a God who hides himself, God of Israel, Savior.
Sandelig, du er en Gud, som skjuler sig, Israels Gud er en Frelser.
16 Everyone who makes idols are ashamed and humiliated, all of them are disgraced.
De blive beskæmmede, ja de blive alle til Skamme; de gaa alle bort med Skændsel, de, som forfærdige Afgudsbilleder.
17 But Israel will be saved by the Lord with a salvation that lasts forever. You will never be ashamed or disgraced for all eternity.
Israel er frelst ved Herren med en evig Frelse; I skulle ikke beskæmmes, ej heller forhaanes i Evigheds Evigheder.
18 For this is what the Lord says, the God who created the heavens, who formed and made the earth, he founded it. He didn't make it to be left empty, but formed it to be inhabited. He is the one who says, I am the Lord, and there is no God apart from me.
Thi saa siger Herren, som skabte Himmelen, han, den Gud, som dannede Jorden, og som gjorde den, han, som beredte den og ikke skabte den til at være øde, men dannede den til at beboes: Jeg er Herren, og der er ingen ydermere.
19 I haven't been talking in secret in an obscure place. I didn't tell the descendants of Jacob: Look for me in a place where no one can be found. I, the Lord, tell the truth—I say what's right.
Ikke i Løndom har jeg talt, ikke paa Jordens mørke Steder; jeg har ikke sagt til Jakobs Sæd: Søger mig forgæves, jeg er Herren, som taler Retfærdighed, som forkynder Retvished.
20 Gather yourselves together, and come, come close, you refugees of the nations. Aren't they stupid, these people who carry around their wooden idols, and who pray to a god that can't save them?
Samler eder og kommer, ja, kommer frem til Hobe, I undkomne af Hedningerne! de, som bære deres udskaarne Træbilleder, og som bede til en Gud, der ikke kan frelse, de vide intet.
21 Discuss this together, and then speak up, present your case. Who predicted this long ago? Who said what would happen in the future back in the past? Wasn't that me, the Lord? There is no other God except me, no other God who does what is right, and who saves. There is no God apart from me.
Forkynder og kommer frem med noget! ja, lad dem raadføre sig med hverandre: Hvo har ladet dette høres fra fordums Tid, hvo har kundgjort det fra Arilds Tid? mon ikke jeg, Herren? thi der er ingen Gud ydermere uden jeg, en retfærdig Gud og Frelser, der er ingen uden jeg.
22 Everyone on earth, come to me and be saved, for I am God and there is no God apart from me.
Vender eder til mig, og bliver frelste, alle I fra Jordens Ender! thi jeg er Gud og ingen ydermere.
23 I have sworn by my own self, I have spoken what is right, and I won't ever go back on it. Everyone shall bow before me; everyone shall acknowledge me.
Jeg har svoret ved mig selv, af Retfærdigheds Mund udgik et Ord, og det skal ikke tages tilbage: At for mig skal hvert Knæ bøje sig, til mig skal hver Tunge sværge.
24 They will say about me, “Salvation and strength can only be found in the Lord.” Everyone who has fought against him will come to him and will be ashamed.
Kun i Herren, siger man om mig, er Retfærdighed og Styrke; til ham skal man komme, men alle de, som vredes paa ham, skulle beskæmmes.
25 But in the Lord all the descendants of Israel will be made right, and they will glory in him.
I Herren skal al Israels Sæd retfærdiggøres og prise sig.
