Isaiah 6
1 In the year that king Uzziah died, I also saw the LORD sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.
I Kong Uzzijas Dødsår så jeg Herren sidde på en såre høj Trone, og hans Slæb fyldte Helligdommen.
2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew.
Serafer stod hos ham, hver med seks Vinger; med de to skjulte de Ansigtet, med de to Fødderne, og med de to fløj de;
3 One called to another, and said, "Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory."
og de råbte til hverandre: "Hellig, hellig, hellig er Hærskarers HERRE, al Jorden er fuld af hans Herlighed!"
4 The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.
Og Dørstolpernes Hængsler rystede ved Råbet, medens Templet fyldtes af Røg.
5 Then I said, "Woe is me. For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts."
Da sagde jeg: "Ve mig, det er ude med mig, thi jeg er en Mand med urene Læber, og jeg bor i et Folk med urene Læber, og nu har mine Øjne set Kongen, Hærskarers HERRE!"
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar.
Men en af Seraferne fløj hen til mig; og han havde i Hånden et glødende Kul, som han med en Tang havde taget fra Alteret;
7 He touched my mouth with it, and said, "Look, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sins forgiven."
det lod han røre min Mund og sagde: "Se, det har rørt dine Læber; din Skyld er borte, din Synd er sonet!"
8 I heard the LORD's voice, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am. Send me."
Så hørte jeg Herren sige: "Hvem skal jeg sende, hvem vil gå Bud for os?" Og jeg sagde: "Her er jeg, send mig!"
9 And he said, "Go, and tell this people, 'In hearing you hear, but do not understand; and seeing you see, but do not perceive.'
Da sagde han: "Gå hen og sig til det folk: Hør kun, dog skal I intet fatte, se kun, dog skal I intet indse!
10 The heart of this people has grown dull, and their ears sluggish, and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn back, and I would heal them."
Gør Hjertet sløvt på dette Folk, gør dets Ører tunge, dets Øjne blinde, så det ikke kan se med Øjnene, ej heller høre med Ørene, ej heller fatte med Hjertet og omvende sig og læges."
11 Then I said, "LORD, how long?" He answered, "Until cities are waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land becomes utterly waste,
Jeg spurgte: "Hvor længe, Herre?" Og han svarede: "Til Byerne er øde, uden Beboere, og Husene uden et Menneske, og Ager jorden ligger som Ørk!"
12 and the LORD has removed men far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
Og HERREN vil fjerne Menneskene, og Tomhed skal brede sig i Landet;
13 If there is a tenth left in it, that also will in turn be consumed: as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remains when they are felled. The holy seed is its stock."
og er der endnu en Tiendedel deri, skal også den udryddes som en Terebinte eller Eg, af hvilken en Stub bliver tilbage, når den fældes. Dens Stub er hellig Sæd.
