Isaiah 35
1 [Some day, it will be as though] the desert [and other very] dry areas are glad [DOU]; the desert will rejoice and flowers will blossom. Like crocuses/daffodils,
Ørken og de tørre Steder skulle glæde sig, og den øde Mark skal fryde sig og blomstre som en Rose.
2 the desert will produce flowers abundantly; [it will be as though] everything is rejoicing and singing! The deserts will become as beautiful as [SIM] [the trees in] Lebanon, as fertile [SIM] as the plains of the Sharon and Carmel [areas]. [There] people will see the glory of Yahweh; they will see that he is magnificent.
Den skal blomstre frodigt, den skal juble og synge med Fryd, Libanons Herlighed er given den, Karmels og Sarons Pragt; de skulle se Herrens Herlighed, vor Guds Pragt.
3 [So], encourage those who are tired and weak.
Styrker de afmægtige Hænder, og giver de snublende Knæ Kraft!
4 Say to those who are afraid, “Be strong and do not be afraid, because our God is going to come to get revenge [on his enemies]; he will (pay them back/punish them) for what they have done, and he will rescue you.”
Siger til de mistrøstige af Hjerte: Værer frimodige, frygter ikke! se, eders Gud! Hævn kommer, Gengældelse fra Gud, han skal komme og frelse eder.
5 When he does that, [he will enable] blind people to see and [enable] deaf people to hear.
Da skulle de blindes Øjne aabnes og de døves Øren oplades.
6 Lame people will leap like deer, and those who have been unable to speak will sing joyfully. Water will gush out [from springs] in the desert; streams will flow in the desert.
Da skal den halte springe som en Hjort og den stummes Tunge synge med Fryd; thi Vande bryde frem i Ørken og Bække paa den øde Mark.
7 The very dry ground will become a pool of water, and springs will provide water for the dry land. Grass and reeds and papyrus will grow in places where the jackals/wolves lived previously.
Og den glødende Sandørk skal blive til Sø og det tørstige Sted til Vandkilder; i den Bolig, hvor Drager laa, skal være Sted for Rør og Siv.
8 And there will be a highway through that land; it will be called ‘the Holy Highway’. People who are not acceptable to God will not walk on that road; it will be only for those who conduct their lives as God wants them to; foolish people will become lost while walking on that road.
Og en banet Sti og Vej skal være der, en Vej, som kaldes Helligdommens; ingen uren skal gaa ad den, men den skal være for dem selv; de, som vandre paa denne Vej, endog enfoldige, skulle ikke fare vild.
9 There will not be any lions there or any other dangerous animals along that road. Only those who have been freed [from being slaves in Babylonia] will walk on it.
Ingen Løve skal være der, og intet Rovdyr kommer derop eller findes der; men de igenløste skulle vandre der.
10 Those whom Yahweh has freed will return to Jerusalem; they will sing as they enter the city; they will be extremely joyful [MET, PRS] forever. No longer will they be sad or mourn; they will be [completely] joyful [DOU].
Og Herrens forløste skulle komme tilbage og komme til Zion med Frydesang, og evig Glæde skal være over deres Hoved; Fryd og Glæde skulle de naa, og Sorrig og Suk skal fly.
