Isaiah 9
1 Yet the darkenesse shall not be according to the affliction that it had when at the first hee touched lightly the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, nor afteward when he was more grieuous by the way of the sea beyond Iorden in Galile of the Gentiles.
Men engang skal der ikke længer være Mørke i det Land, hvor der nu er Trængsel; i Fortiden bragte han Skændsel over Zebulons og Naftalis Land, Men i Fremtiden bringer han Ære over Vejen langs Søen, Landet hinsides Jordan, Hedningernes Kreds.
2 The people that walked in darkenes haue seene a great light: they that dwelled in the land of the shadowe of death, vpon them hath the light shined.
Det Folk, som vandrer i Mørke, skal skue så stort et Lys; Lys stråler frem over dem, som bor i Mulmets Land.
3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased their ioye: they haue reioyced before thee according to the ioye in haruest, and as men reioyce when they deuide a spoyle.
Du gør Fryden mangfoldig, Glæden stor, de glædes for dit Åsyn, som man glædes i Høst, ret som man jubler, når Bytte deles.
4 For the yoke of their burthen, and the staffe of their shoulder and the rod of their oppressour hast thou broken as in the day of Midian.
Thi dets tunge Åg og Stokken til dets Ryg, dets Drivers Kæp, har du brudt som på Midjans Dag;
5 Surely euery battell of the warriour is with noyse, and with tumbling of garments in blood: but this shall be with burning and deuouring of fire.
ja, hver en Støvle, der tramper i Striden, og Kappen, der søles i Blod, skal brændes og ende som Luernes Rov.
6 For vnto vs a childe is borne, and vnto vs a Sonne is giuen: and the gouernement is vpon his shoulder, and he shall call his name Wonderfull, Counseller, The mightie God, The euerlasting Father, The prince of peace,
Thi et Barn er født os, en Søn er os givet, på hans Skulder skal Herredømmet hvile; og hans Navn skal være: Underfuld Rådgiver, Vældig Gud, Evigheds Fader, Fredsfyrste.
7 The increase of his gouernement and peace shall haue none end: he shall sit vpon the throne of Dauid, and vpon his kingdome, to order it, and to stablish it with iudgement and with iustice, from hencefoorth, euen for euer: the zeale of the Lord of hostes will performe this.
Stort bliver Herredømmet, endeløs Freden over Davids Trone og over hans Rige, at det må grundes og fæstnes ved Ret og Retfærd fra nu og til evig Tid. Hærskarers HERREs Nidkærhed gør det.
8 The Lord hath sent a worde into Iaakob, and it hath lighted vpon Israel.
Et Ord sender Herren mod Jakob, i Israel slår det ned;
9 And all the people shall knowe, euen Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and presumption of the heart,
alt Folket får det at kende, Efraim og Samarias Borgere. Thi de siger i Hovmod og Hjertets Stolthed:
10 The brickes are fallen, but we will build it with hewen stones: the wilde figge trees are cut downe, but we will change them into ceders.
"Teglsten faldt, vi bygger med Kvader, Morbærtræer blev fældet, vi får Cedre i Stedet!"
11 Neuerthelesse the Lord will raise vp the aduersaries of Rezin against him, and ioyne his enemies together.
Da rejser HERREN dets Uvenner mod det og ægger dets Fjender op,
12 Aram before and the Philistims behinde, and they shall deuoure Israel with open mouth: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Syrerne forfra, Filisterne bagfra, de æder Israel med opspilet Gab. Men trods alt har hans Vrede ej lagt sig, hans Hånd er fremdeles rakt ud.
13 For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes.
Men til ham, der slår det, vender Folket ej om, de, søger ej Hærskarers HERRE.
14 Therefore will the Lord cut off from Israel head and taile, branche and rush in one day.
Da hugger HERREN Hoved og Hale af Israel, Palme og Siv på en eneste Dag.
15 The ancient and the honorable man, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the taile.
Den ældste og agtede er Hoved, Løgnprofeten er Hale.
16 For the leaders of the people cause them to erre: and they that are led by them are deuoured.
De ledende i dette Folk leder vild, og de, der ledes, opsluges.
17 Therefore shall the Lord haue no pleasure in their yong men, neither will he haue compassion of their fatherlesse and of their widowes: for euery one is an hypocrite and wicked, and euery mouth speaketh follie: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out stil.
Derfor glædes ej Herren ved dets unge Mænd, har ej Medynk med dets faderløse og Enker. Thi alle er Niddinger og Ugerningsmænd, og hver en Mund taler Dårskab. Men trods alt har hans Vrede ej lagt sig, hans Hånd er fremdeles rakt ud.
18 For wickednesse burneth as a fire: it deuoureth the briers and the thornes and will kindle in the thicke places of the forest: and they shall mount vp like the lifting vp of smoke.
Thi Gudløshed brænder som Ild, fortærer Torn og Tidsel, sætter Ild på det tætte Krat, så det hvirvler op i Røg.
19 By the wrath of the Lord of hostes shall the land be darkened, and the people shall be as the meate of ye fire: no man shall spare his brother.
Ved Hærskarers HERREs Vrede står Landet i Brand, og Folket bliver som Føde for Ilden; de skåner ikke hverandre.
20 And he shall snatch at the right hand, and be hungrie: and he shall eate on the left hand, and shall not be satisfied: euery one shall eate ye flesh of his owne arme.
Man snapper til højre og hungrer, æder om sig til venstre og mættes dog ej. Hver æder sin Næstes Kød,
21 Manasseh, Ephraim: and Ephraim Manasseh, and they both shall be against Iudah yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Manasse Efraim, Efraim Manasse, og de overfalder Juda sammen. Men trods alt har hans Vrede ej lagt sig, hans Hånd er fremdeles rakt ud.
