Isaiah 48
1 Hear you this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
Hører dette, Jakobs Hus! I, som ere kaldte med Israels Navn, og som ere udgangne af Judas Kilde, I, som sværge Ved Herrens Navn og prise Israels Gud, men ikke i Sandhed og ej i Retfærdighed!
2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.
Thi de kalde sig efter den hellige Stad og forlade sig fast paa Israels Gud; Herre Zebaoth er hans Navn.
3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.
Jeg har forlængst kundgjort de første Ting, af min Mund ere de udgangne, og jeg lader dem høre det; jeg gør det hastelig, og det sker.
4 Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow brass;
Efterdi jeg vidste, at du er haard, og din Nakke er Jernsener, og din Pande er Kobber,
5 I have even from the beginning declared it to you; before it came to pass I showed it you: lest you should say, My idol has done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, has commanded them.
saa har jeg forlængst kundgjort dig det, jeg lod dig høre det, førend det kom, at du ikke maaske skal sige: Mit Gudebillede gjorde disse Ting, og mit udskaarne Billede og mit støbte Billede beskikkede dem.
6 You have heard, see all this; and will not you declare it? I have showed you new things from this time, even hidden things, and you did not know them.
Hørt det har du, se det nu alt sammen! og I, ville I ikke kundgøre det? jeg har fra nu af ladet dig høre ny Ting, hvad der lønligt var bevaret og hvad du ikke kendte.
7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when you heard them not; lest you should say, Behold, I knew them.
Nu blive de skabte og ikke fra fordums Tid, og før i Dag har du ikke hørt til dem, paa det du ikke skal sige: Se, jeg har kendt dem.
8 Yes, you heard not; yes, you knew not; yes, from that time that your ear was not opened: for I knew that you would deal very treacherously, and were called a transgressor from the womb.
Ja, du har ikke hørt det, du vidste det og ikke; ja, dit Øre var heller ikke aabnet fra fordums Tid; thi jeg ved, at du vil handle troløst, og at du er kaldet en Overtræder fra Moders Liv.
9 For my name’s sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for you, that I cut you not off.
For mit Navns Skyld vil jeg forhale min Vrede, og for min Æres Skyld holder jeg min Vrede imod dig tilbage, for at jeg ikke skal udrydde dig.
10 Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
Se, jeg har lutret dig, dog ikke som Sølv; jeg har prøvet dig i Elendigheds Ovn.
11 For my own sake, even for my own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory to another.
For min Skyld, for min egen Skyld vil jeg gøre det; thi hvorfor skulde mit Navn vanhelliges? og jeg vil ikke give en anden min Ære.
12 Listen to me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Hør mig, Jakob! og du, Israel, min kaldte! jeg er, jeg er den første, jeg er ogsaa den sidste.
13 My hand also has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spanned the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.
Ja, min Haand har grundfæstet Jorden, og min højre Haand har udspændt Himlene; jeg kalder dem frem, og de staa der tilsammen.
14 All you, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them has declared these things? The LORD has loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
Samler eder, alle til Hobe, og hører! Hvo iblandt dem har forkyndt disse Ting: Den, Herren elsker, skal gøre efter hans Behag imod Babel og lade hans Arm kendes imod Kaldæerne.
15 I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
Jeg, jeg har sagt det, jeg har ogsaa kaldet ham; jeg vil lade ham komme, og hans Vej skal lykkes.
16 Come you near to me, hear you this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, has sent me.
Kommer nær til mig, hører dette! fra Begyndelsen har jeg ikke talt i Løndom; fra den Tid, at det blev til, er jeg der; og nu har den Herre, Herre sendt mig, og sin Aand.
17 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD your God which teaches you to profit, which leads you by the way that you should go.
Saa siger Herren, din Genløser, Israels Hellige: Jeg er Herren din Gud, som lærer dig, hvad nyttigt er, og som fører dig paa Vejen, som du skal gaa.
18 O that you had listened to my commandments! then had your peace been as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Gid du vilde agte paa mine Bud, da skulde din Fred vorde som Floden og din Retfærdighed som Havets Bølger.
19 Your seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of your bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.
Og din Sæd skulde vorde som Sand, og dit Livs Afkom som dets Smaastene; dens Navn skulde ikke udryddes eller ødelægges for mit Ansigt.
20 Go you forth of Babylon, flee you from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare you, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say you, The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob.
Gaar ud af Babel, flyer fra Kaldæerne; forkynder og lader dette høre med Frydesangs Røst, bringer det ud indtil Jordens Ende, siger: Herren har genløst sin Tjener Jakob.
21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he split the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
Og de lede ingen Tørst, han ledte dem igennem Ørknerne, han lod flyde Vand af en Klippe til dem; og han kløvede en Klippe, og der flød Vand.
22 There is no peace, says the LORD, to the wicked.
De ugudelige, siger Herren, have ingen Fred.
