Isaiah 24
1 BEHOLD, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Se, HERREN gør Jorden tom og øde og vender op og ned paa dens Overflade, han spreder dens Beboere;
2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
det gaar Lægfolk som Præst, Træl som Herre, Trælkvinde som Frue, Køber som Sælger, Laangiver som Laantager, Aagerkarl som Skyldner.
3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.
Jorden tømmes og plyndres i Bund og Grund, thi HERREN har talet dette Ord.
4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
Jorden blegner og segner, Jorderig sygner og segner, Jordens Højder sygner hen.
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
Vanhellig blev Jorden under dem, som bor der, thi Lovene krænked de, overtraadte Budet, brød den evige Pagt.
6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
Derfor fortærer Forbandelse Jorden, og bøde maa de, som bor der. Derfor svides Jordens Beboere bort, kun faa af de dødelige levnes.
7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
Druesaften sørger, Vinranken sygner alle de hjertensglade sukker;
8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
Haandpaukens Klang er endt, de jublendes Larm hørt op, endt er Citrens Klang.
9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
De drikker ej Vin under Sang, besk smager den stærke Drik.
10 The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
Den øde Stad ligger nedbrudt, stængt er hver Boligs Indgang.
11 There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
Man jamrer over Vinen paa Gaden, bort er al Glæde svundet; landflygtig er Landets Fryd.
12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
I Byen er Øde tilbage, og Porten er hugget i Splinter.
13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.
Thi paa Jorden midt iblandt Folkene gaar det, som naar Olietræets Frugt slaas ned, som ved Efterslæt, naar Vinen er høstet:
14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
Disse opløfter Røsten, jubler over HERRENS Storhed, raaber fra Vesten:
15 Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
»Derfor skal I ære HERREN i Østen, paa Havets Strande HERRENS, Israels Guds, Navn!«
16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
Fra Jordens Grænse hører vi Lovsange: »Hil den retfærdige!« Men jeg siger: Jeg usle, jeg usle, ve mig, Ransmænd raner, Ransmænd raner Ran,
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
Gru og Grav og Garn over dig, som bor paa Jorden!
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
Den, der flygter for Gru, skal falde i Grav, og den, der naar op af Grav, skal fanges i Garn. Thi Sluserne oventil aabnes, og Jordens Grundvolde vakler.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
Jorden smuldrer og smuldrer, Jorden gynger og gynger, Jorden skælver og skælver;
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
Jorden raver og raver som drukken og svajer som Vogterens Hytte; tungt ligger dens Brøde paa den, den segner og rejser sig ikke.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
Paa hin Dag hjemsøger HERREN Himlens Hær i Himlen og Jordens Konger paa Jorden.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
De slæbes i Fængsel som Fanger, holdes under Laas og Lukke og straffes lang Tid efter.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Maanen blues og Solen skæmmes, thi Hærskarers HERRE viser, han er Konge paa Zions Bjerg, i Jerusalem; for hans Ældstes Øjne er Herlighed.
