Isaiah 41
1 [Yahweh says], “You [people who live on] [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me [while I ask you some questions]! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide [which one of us is right].
I Øer! tier for mig; og Folkene forny deres Kraft! lad dem komme, lad dem da tale; lader os træde frem for Retten med hinanden!
2 Who has urged this king to come from the east? Who has enabled his [army] to righteously defeat many nations and to trample their kings under their feet? With their swords they cut [their enemies] into tiny pieces [HYP]; with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.
Hvo har opvakt ham fra Østen, hvem Retfærdigheden møder, hvor han gaar? hvo hengav Folkefærd for hans Ansigt og Kongerne, at han herskede over dem, hvilke hans Sværd gør som Støv og hans Bue som Halm, der bortblæses?
3 Even though they march through areas where they have not gone previously, they pursue [their enemies] and continue to march, and nothing stops them.
Han forfølger dem, drager frem med Fred ad den Sti, som hans Fødder ikke have betraadt tilforn.
4 Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first [one to do things like that], and I will be the last one [to do them].”
Hvo udrettede og gjorde det? Han, som kalder Slægterne fra Begyndelsen! jeg Herren er den første, og med de sidste er jeg ogsaa.
5 [People who live on] [PRS] islands in the ocean are afraid while they watch. People in remote areas tremble and gather together.
Øerne se det og frygte, Jordens Ender forfærdes; de nærme sig og komme.
6 They encourage each other and say to each other, “Be strong!'
De hjælpe den ene den anden, og den ene siger til den anden: Staa fast!
7 The craftsmen encourage those who make things from gold, and the men who flatten metal encourage those who hammer metal (on an anvil/into shape). They all say, “The idol has been well made!” And then they carefully nail down the idol in order that it will not topple over!
Tømmermanden sætter Mod i Guldsmeden, den, som glatter med Hammeren, i ham, som smeder paa Ambolten; „Sammenføjningen er god”, siger denne, og han befæster det med Søm, at det ikke rokkes.
8 [Yahweh says], “[You people of] Israel [are like] my servants; you are [descendants of] Jacob, whom I chose; [you are] descendants of Abraham, who [I said is] my friend.
Men du, Israel! du, min Tjener Jakob, som jeg udvalgte, Abrahams, min Vens, Sæd!
9 I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I [want you to] serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
du, hvem jeg hentede fra Jordens Ender og kaldte fra dens yderste Grænser, og til hvem jeg sagde: Du er min Tjener, jeg udvalgte dig og forkastede dig ikke!
10 Do not be afraid, because I will (be with/help) you. Do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you; I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
Frygt ikke; thi jeg er med dig; se ikke ængstelig om; thi jeg er din Gud; jeg har styrket dig, ja, hjulpet dig, ja, holdt dig oppe med min Retfærdigheds højre Haand.
11 It is certain that all those who are angry with you [Israeli people] will be disgraced [DOU]. Those who oppose you will be wiped out; they will all die.
Se, alle de, som harmes paa dig, skulle beskæmmes og blive til Skamme; de Mænd, som trætte med dig, skulle blive til intet og omkomme.
12 If you search for those who tried to conquer you, you will not find them, [because they will all have disappeared]. Those who attacked you will not exist [any more].
De Mænd, som kives med dig, skal du søge efter og ikke finde; de Mænd, som stride imod dig, skulle blive til intet og omkomme.
13 [It will be as though] I will hold you up by your right hand. I am Yahweh, your God, and I say to you, ‘Do not be afraid, [because] I will help you.’
Thi jeg er Herren din Gud, som tager dig ved din højre Haand, som siger til dig: Frygt ikke; jeg hjælper dig.
14 Although you people of Israel [DOU] [think that you are as insignificant as] worms, do not be afraid [of your enemies], because I will help you. I am Yahweh, the one who rescues you; I am the Holy One of Israel.
Frygt ikke, du Orm, Jakob! du lille Hob, Israel! jeg hjælper dig, siger Herren, og din Frelser er Israels Hellige.
15 [I will cause] you to be like [MET] a (threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff). You will tear [your enemies to bits], causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
Se, jeg gør dig til en skarp ny Tærskevogn med mange Tænder; du skal tærske og sønderknuse Bjerge og gøre Høje som Avner.
16 You will toss them up into the air, and a strong wind will blow them away [DOU]. [When that happens], you will rejoice about what I [have done for you]; you will praise me, the Holy One of Israel.
Du skal kaste dem, og Vejret skal løfte dem, og en Storm skal adsprede dem; men du skal fryde dig i Herren, du skal prise dig i Israels Hellige.
17 When poor and needy people need water and they have no water, and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty, I, Yahweh, will come and help them. I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.
De elendige og de fattige lede efter Vand, og der er intet, deres Tunge forsmægter af Tørst; jeg, Herren, vil bønhøre dem, jeg, Israels Gud, vil ikke forlade dem.
18 I will cause rivers to flow for them on the barren hills. I will give them fountains in the valleys. I will fill [HYP] the desert with pools of water. Water from springs will flow into rivers, and the rivers will flow across the dry ground.
Jeg vil lade Floder bryde frem paa de nøgne Høje og Kilder midt i Dalene; jeg vil gøre Ørken til vandrig Sø og det tørre Land til Vandløb.
19 I will plant [trees] in the desert— cedar [trees], acacia [trees], myrtle [trees], olive [trees], cypress [trees], fir [trees], and pine [trees].
Jeg vil i Ørken sætte Cedre, Sitimtræer og Myrtetræer og Olietræer; paa den slette Mark vil jeg sætte baade Fyrretræer, Kintræer og Buksbom,
20 [I will do that] in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is [I], Yahweh, who have done it; it is what [I], the Holy One of Israel, have done.
paa det at de skulle se og vide og baade lægge paa Hjerte og forstaa, at Herrens Haand har gjort dette, og Israels Hellige har skabt dette.
21 [I], Yahweh, the true king of Israel say [to you nations], “Tell what your idols can do for you!
Kommer hid med eders Sag, siger Herren; kommer frem med eders stærke Bevisninger, siger Jakobs Konge.
22 Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.
Lad dem komme frem med dem og forkynde os det, som skal hændes; forkynder os, hvad der først skal ske, paa det vi maa lægge os det paa Hjerte og forstaa, hvad Enden derpaa skal blive; eller lader os høre de tilkommende Ting!
23 [Yes], those idols should tell us what will happen in the future. If they do that, we will know that they are really gods. Tell them to do something—either something good or something bad! Tell them to do something that will cause us to be amazed and afraid!
Forkynder de Ting, som skulle komme herefter, at vi kunne vide dem; thi I ere jo Guder! ja, gører vel eller gører ilde, saa ville vi se os om og betragte det med hverandre.
24 But [that is impossible, because] idols are absolutely worthless [HYP]; they can do nothing, and I detest those who decide [to worship] idols.”
Se, I ere intet, og eders Gerning er aldeles intet; den, som vælger eder, er en Vederstyggelighed.
25 “[But] I have incited/urged a ruler who will come [with his army] from the north. I have summoned him to come from [his country, which is] east [of Israel], and I have given him my authority [MTY]. I will [enable his army to conquer other rulers]; they will trample those leaders like [SIM] a man who makes clay pots first tramples the clay.
Jeg har opvakt ham fra Norden, og han skal komme, ham fra Solens Opgang, som skal paakalde mit Navn; og han skal komme over Fyrsterne, som vare de Dynd, og som en Pottemager, der træder Ler.
26 (Who told you people long ago that this would happen?/No one told you people long ago that this would happen!) [RHQ] (Who predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’?/No one predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’) [RHQ] No one else said that it would happen.
Hvo har forkyndt noget fra Begyndelsen af, at vi kunne vide det? eller fra forrige Tid, at vi kunne sige: Han har Ret? men der er ingen, som forkynder noget, og ingen, som lader os høre noget, og ingen, som hører eders Tale.
27 I was the first one to tell [the people of] Jerusalem, ‘Listen to this! I have appointed a messenger to tell good news to you!’
Jeg er den første, som siger til Zion: Se, se, her ere de! og som bærer Jerusalem et godt Budskab.
28 None of your idols told you that [DOU]. And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers.
Ser jeg mig om, er der ingen, og af disse er der heller ingen Raadgiver, at jeg kunde spørge dem ad, og de kunde give Svar tilbage.
29 Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless [DOU] things. They are [as meaningless as] [MET] the wind.”
Se dem alle! deres Gerninger ere Daarlighed og Tomhed; deres støbte Billeder ere Vejr og Vind.
