Isaiah 42
1 [Yahweh says, “I want you people to know about] my servant, whom I encourage. I have chosen him, and I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will make certain that all the people-groups do what is right/just.
Se, min Tjener, hvem jeg opholder, min udvalgte, i hvem min Sjæl har Behagelighed; jeg har givet min Aand over ham, han skal føre Ret ud til Hedningerne.
2 He will not [show his power by] shouting [DOU] or by talking very loudly.
Han skal ikke raabe og ej opløfte Røsten og ikke lade sin Røst høre paa Gaden.
3 He will not get rid of [anyone who is weak like] [MET] a smashed reed, and he will not [end the life of anyone who is helpless like] [MET] someone would extinguish a dimly burning wick [of an oil lamp]. He will faithfully/continually make sure that judges decide cases justly.
Han skal ikke sønderbryde det knækkede Rør og ikke udslukke den rygende Tande; han skal udføre Ret efter Sandhed.
4 He will not become exhausted or discouraged all during the time that he is causing things to be done justly throughout the earth. Even [people living on the islands in] [MTY] the oceans will confidently wait for [him to teach them] his laws.”
Han skal ikke vansmægte, ej heller blive afmattet, indtil han faar beskikket Ret paa Jorden; og paa hans Lov vente Øer.
5 Yahweh our God created the sky and spread it out. He also created the earth and everything on it. He gives breath to all the people on the earth; he causes them to live [DOU]. [And he is the one who says to his special servant],
Saa siger Gud Herren, som skabte Himlene og udspændte dem, som udbredte Jorden og dens Grøde, han, som giver Folket derpaa Aande og dem, som gaa derpaa, Aand:
6 “I, Yahweh, have chosen you to show people that I always act righteously/fairly. I will grasp your hand and protect you, and I will present you to [my Israeli] people to be the one who will put into effect my agreement with them. [You will be like] a light to the [other] nations.
Jeg, Herren, jeg har kaldet dig i Retfærdighed, og jeg vil tage dig ved din Haand; og jeg vil bevare dig og gøre dig til en Pagt for Folket, til et Lys for Hedningerne,
7 You will enable blind [IDM] people to see, you will free those who are in prison (OR, who are bound [by the guilt of their sins]) [MET] and release those who are in dark dungeons.
til at aabne de blindes Øjne, til at udføre de bundne af Fængsel, dem, som sidde i Mørke, af Fangenskabet.
8 I am Yahweh; that is my name. I will not allow anyone else to receive the honor that only I deserve. And I will not allow idols to be praised like only I should be praised.
Jeg er Herren, det er mit Navn; og jeg vil ingen anden give min Ære eller de udskaarne Billeder min Lov.
9 Everything that I have prophesied has happened, and now I will tell about other things that will happen. I will tell you things that will happen before they happen.”
Se, de første Ting ere komne, og jeg forkynder de nye; før de oprinde, vil jeg lade eder høre om dem.
10 Sing a new song to Yahweh! Sing to praise him throughout the world! All you people who sail across the oceans, and all you creatures that live in the oceans, and all you people who live on islands far away, sing!
Synger Herren en ny Sang, hans Lov fra Jordens Ende, I, som fare ud paa Havet og dets Fylde, I Øer og deres Indbyggere!
11 You people who live in towns in the desert, sing loudly! You people who live in the Kedar [area in the north of Arabia], you rejoice also! You people in Sela [city in Edom], you also should sing joyfully; shout [to praise him] from the tops of your mountains!
Ørken og dens Stæder skulle opløfte Røsten, de Byer, hvor Kedar bor; de, som bo paa Klippen, skulle synge med Fryd, de skulle raabe fra Bjergenes Top.
12 Even people who live on distant islands should honor Yahweh and sing to praise him.
De skulle tillægge Herren Ære og kundgøre hans Lov paa Øerne.
13 [It will be as though] Yahweh will march out like [SIM] a mighty soldier; he will show that he is very angry. He will shout a battle-cry, and [then] he will defeat all his enemies.
Herren skal drage ud som den vældige, vække sin Nidkærhed som en Krigsmand; han skal raabe med Glæde, ja, raabe højt, han skal faa Overhaand over sine Fjender.
14 [He will say], “I have remained silent [DOU] for a long time; I have restrained myself [from doing what I need to do]. But now, like [SIM] a woman who is giving birth to a baby, I will cry out and gasp and pant.
Jeg har tiet fra fordums Tid, jeg var tavs, jeg holdt mig tilbage; men nu vil jeg stønne dybt som hun, der føder, jeg vil give min Harme Luft og fnyse.
15 I will level off the hills and mountains, and I will cause all the plants and trees to dry up. I will cause the rivers to become small streams, and little islands will appear in them, and I will cause all the pools to become dry.
Jeg vil lægge Bjerge og Høje øde og borttørre alle deres Urter og gøre Floder til Fastland og udtørre Søer.
16 [My people who have been taken to Babylonia are like] [MET] blind people, [but] I will lead them along a road on which they have not walked before, on a road that they have not seen before. They have felt [very helpless, as though] they were walking in the darkness, but I will take away that darkness and I will make smooth the road that is in front of them. Those are the things that I will do for them; I will not abandon them.
Og jeg vil lede de blinde paa den Vej, som de ikke have vidst, jeg vil lade dem træde paa de Stier, som de ikke have kendt; jeg vil gøre Mørket for deres Ansigt til Lys og de bakkede Steder til Slette; disse ere Ordene, jeg opfylder dem og gaar ikke fra dem.
17 But those who trust in carved idols, and say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be completely humiliated/disgraced.”
Vige tilbage og blive svarlig til Skamme skulle de, som forlade sig paa et udskaaret Billede, de, som sige til et støbt Billede: I ere vore Guder.
18 You [Israeli people who have acted toward God like] deaf [people], listen [to what Yahweh says]! “You [who have been like] [MET] blind [people], look!
I døve, hører! og I blinde, lukker Øjnene op! at I kunne se.
19 No people are [RHQ] as blind as my people, who [should have been] serving me. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] deaf people as [the Israelis, who should have been] my messengers. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] blind people as those whom I chose to serve me.
Hvo er blind, naar det ikke er min Tjener, og døv som den, jeg udsendte som mit Bud? hvo er blind som den fuldkomne og blind som Herrens Tjener?
20 You see and know what are the right things to do, but you do not do them. You hear [what I say to you], but you do not pay attention.”
Du har set mange Ting, men du bevarer dem ikke; oplades Ørene, hører han dog ikke.
21 Because Yahweh is righteous, he has honored his glorious laws.
Herren har Lyst for sin Retfærdigheds Skyld til at gøre Loven stor og herlig.
22 But [the armies of Babylon have destroyed Jerusalem] and have completely (plundered/taken away) [DOU] all the valuable things, and they have captured Yahweh’s people and taken them away and put them in prison. They have been captured easily, because there was no one to protect them; there was no one to say that they should be allowed to return home.
Men dette er et Folk, som er blevet til Rov og Bytte, de ere alle sammen bundne i Huler og skjulte i Fængsler, de ere blevne til Rov, og der er ingen, som frier, til Bytte, og der er ingen, som siger: Giv tilbage!
23 Who among you will listen carefully to these things? Who will pay attention from now on?
Hvo er der iblandt eder, som vender Øret til dette, og som vil mærke og høre det, som skal ske herefter.
24 Who allowed the valuable possessions of the people of Israel to be stolen [RHQ, DOU]? It was Yahweh, because he is he one against whom we had sinned; we did not conduct our lives like he wanted us to, and we did not obey his laws.
Hvo gav Jakob hen til at plyndres og Israel hen til Røvere? mon ikke Herren, imod hvem vi syndede, og paa hvis Veje de ikke vilde vandre, og paa hvis Lov de ikke vilde høre?
25 Therefore, he was extremely angry with us, and he caused our soldiers to be destroyed in battles. [It was as though] [MET] he lit a fire around us, but we did not understand [what he was trying to tell us]. [His being angry with us was like] a fire that would burn us up, but we did not pay attention [IDM].
Derfor udøste han sin Vredes Harme og Krigens Magt over dem, og den optændtes trindt omkring imod dem; men de forstaa det ikke; og den fortærede dem, men de lægge det ikke paa Hjerte.
