Isaiah 48
1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, [but] not in truth, nor in righteousness.
Hør dette, du Jakobs Hus, I, som kaldes med Israels Navn og er rundet af Judas Kilde, som sværger ved HERRENS Navn og priser Israels Gud — dog ikke redeligt og sandt —
2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts [is] his name.
fra den hellige By har de jo Navn, deres Støtte er Israels Gud, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE:
3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth from my mouth, and I showed them; I did [them] suddenly, and they came to pass.
Jeg forudsagde det, som er sket, af min Mund gik det ud, saa det hørtes, brat greb jeg ind, og det indtraf.
4 Because I knew that thou [art] obstinate, and thy neck [is] an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Thi stivsindet er du, det ved jeg, din Nakke et Jernbaand, din Pande af Kobber.
5 I have even from the beginning declared [it] to thee; before it came to pass I showed [it] thee: lest thou shouldst say, My idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
Jeg sagde det forud til dig, kundgjorde det, førend det indtraf, at du ikke skulde sige: »Det gjorde mit Billede, mit skaarne og støbte bød det.«
6 Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare [it]? I have showed ye new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
Du hørte det, se det nu alt! Og vil I mon ikke staa ved det? Fra nu af kundgør jeg nyt, skjulte Ting, du ej kender;
7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardst them not; lest thou shouldst say, Behold, I knew them.
nu skabes det, ikke før, før i Dag har I ikke hørt det, at du ikke skulde sige: »Jeg vidste det.«
8 Yes, thou heardst not; yes, thou knewest not; yes, from that time [that] thy ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Hverken har du hørt eller vidst det, det kom dig ej før for Øre. Thi jeg ved, du er gennemtroløs, fra Moders Liv hed du »Frafalden«;
9 For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
for mit Navns Skyld holder jeg Vreden hen, for min Ære vil jeg skaane, ej udrydde dig.
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Se, jeg smelted dig — Sølv blev det ikke — prøved dig i Lidelsens Ovn.
11 For my own sake, [even] for my own sake, will I do [it]: for how should [my name] be profaned? and I will not give my glory to another.
For min egen Skyld griber jeg ind; thi hvor krænkes dog ikke mit Navn! Jeg giver ej andre min Ære.
12 Hearken to me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I [am] he; I [am] the first, I also [am] the last.
Hør mig dog nu, o Jakob, Israel, du, som jeg kaldte: Mig er det, jeg er den første, ogsaa jeg er den sidste.
13 My hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: [when] I call to them, they stand up together.
Min Haand har grundlagt Jorden, min højre udspændt Himlen; saa saare jeg kalder paa dem, møder de alle frem.
14 All ye, assemble yourselves and hear; who among them hath declared these [things]? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm [shall be on] the Chaldeans.
Samler jer alle og hør: Hvem af dem forkyndte mon dette? Min Ven fuldbyrder min Vilje paa Babel og Kaldæernes Æt.
15 I, [even] I, have spoken, yes, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
Jeg, jeg har talet og kaldt ham, fik ham frem, hans Vej lod jeg lykkes.
16 Come ye near to me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there [am] I: and now the LORD God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
Kom hid til mig og hør: Jeg taled ej fra først i Løndom, jeg var der, saa snart det skete. Og nu har den Herre HERREN sendt mig med sin Aand.
17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I [am] the LORD thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way [that] thou shouldst go.
Saa siger HERREN, din Genløser, Israels Hellige: Jeg er HERREN, din Gud, som lærer dig, hvad der baader, leder dig ad Vejen, du skal gaa.
18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Ak, lytted du til mine Bud! Da blev din Fred som Floden, din Retfærd som Havets Bølger,
19 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like its gravel; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.
da blev dit Afkom som Sandet, din Livsfrugt talløs som Sandskorn; dit Navn skulde ej slettes ud og ej lægges øde for mit Aasyn.
20 Go ye forth from Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it [even] to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
Gaa ud af Babel, fly fra Kaldæa, kundgør, forkynd det med jublende Røst, udspred det lige til Jordens Ende, sig: »HERREN har genløst Jakob, sin Tjener,
21 And they thirsted not, [when] he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he cleaved the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
lod dem gaa gennem Ørk, de tørstede ikke, lod Vand vælde frem af Klippen til dem, kløvede Klippen, saa Vand strømmed ud.«
22 [There is] no peace, saith the LORD, to the wicked.
De gudløse har ingen Fred, siger HERREN.
