Isaiah 59
1 Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
Se, for kort til at frelse er ej HERRENs Arm, Hans Øre er ikke for sløvt til at høre.
2 but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Eders Brøde er det, der skiller mellem eder og eders Gud, eders Synder skjuler hans Åsyn for jer, så han ikke hører.
3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.
Eders Hænder er jo sølet at Blod, eders Fingre sølet af Brøde; Læberne farer med Løgn, Tungen taler, hvad ondt er.
4 None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Med Ret stævner ingen til Doms eller fører ærligt sin Sag. Man stoler på tomt, taler falsk, man undfanger Kval, føder Uret.
5 They hatch basilisks’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
Slangeæg ruger de ud, og Spindelvæv er, hvad de væver. Man dør, hvis man spiser et Æg, en Øgle kommer frem, hvis det knuses.
6 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
Deres Spind kan ej bruges til Klæder, ingen hyller sig i, hvad de laver; deres Værk er Ulykkesværk, og i deres Hænder er Vold;
7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation ard destruction are in their paths.
deres Fødder haster til ondt, til at udgyde skyldfrit Blod; deres Tanker er Ulykkestanker; hvor de færdes, er Vold og Våde;
8 The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth therein doth not know peace.
de kender ej Fredens Veje, der er ingen Ret i deres Spor; de gør sig krogede Stier; Fred kender ingen, som træder dem.
9 Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but behold darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.
Derfor er Ret os fjern, og Retfærd når os ikke; vi bier på Lys se, Mørke, på Dagning, men vandrer i Mulm;
10 We grope for the wall like the blind, yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men.
vi famler langs Væggen som blinde, famler, som savnede vi Øjne, vi snubler ved Middag som i Skumring, er som døde i vor kraftigste Alder;
11 We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
vi brummer alle som Bjørne, kurrer vemodigt som Duer; vi bier forgæves på Ret, på Frelse, den er os fjern.
12 For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us, and as for our iniquities, we know them:
Thi du ser; vore Synder er mange, vor Brøde vidner imod os: ja, vi har vore Synder for Øje, vi kender såvel vor Skyld:
13 in transgressing and denying the LORD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
Vi faldt fra og fornægtede HERREN, veg langt bort fra vor Gud, vor Tale var Vold og Frafald, og vi fremførte Løgne fra Hjertet.
14 And judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
Retten trænges tilbage, Retfærd står i det fjerne, thi Sandhed snubler på Gaden, Ærlighed har ingen Gænge;
15 Yea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
Sandhedens Plads står tom, og skyr man det onde, flås man. Og HERREN så til med Harme, fordi der ikke var Ret;
16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it upheld him.
han så, at der ingen var, og det undrede ham, at ingen greb ind. Da kom hans Arm ham til Hjælp, hans Retfærd, den stod ham bi;
17 And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
han tog Retfærds Brynje på, satte Frelsens Hjelm på sit Hoved, tog Hævnens Kjortel på og hylled sig i Nidkærheds Kappe.
18 According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
Han gengælder efter Fortjeneste, Vrede mod Uvenner, Gengæld mod Fjender, mod fjerne Strande gør han Gengæld,
19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun: for he shall come as a rushing stream, which the breath of the LORD driveth.
så HERRENs Navn frygtes i Vest, hans Herlighed, hvor Sol står op. Thi han kommer som en indestængt Flom, der drives af HERRENs Ånde.
20 And a redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
En Genløser kommer fra Zion og fjerner Frafald i Jakob, lyder det fra HERREN.
21 And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD: my spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
Dette er min Pagt med dem, siger HERREN: Min Ånd, som er over dig, og mine Ord, som jeg har lagt i din Mund, skal ikke vige fra din eller dit Afkoms eller dit Afkoms Afkoms Mund, siger HERREN, fra nu og til evig Tid.
