Esajas 6
1 I Kong Uzzijas Dødsår så jeg Herren sidde på en såre høj Trone, og hans Slæb fyldte Helligdommen.
In the year in which king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, sublime and exalted, and the things that were under him filled the temple.
2 Serafer stod hos ham, hver med seks Vinger; med de to skjulte de Ansigtet, med de to Fødderne, og med de to fløj de;
The Seraphim were standing above the throne. One had six wings, and the other had six wings: with two they were covering his face, and with two they were covering his feet, and with two they were flying.
3 og de råbte til hverandre: "Hellig, hellig, hellig er Hærskarers HERRE, al Jorden er fuld af hans Herlighed!"
And they were crying out to one another, and saying: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of hosts! All the earth is filled with his glory!”
4 Og Dørstolpernes Hængsler rystede ved Råbet, medens Templet fyldtes af Røg.
And the lintels above the hinges were shaken at the voice of the one crying out. And the house was filled with smoke.
5 Da sagde jeg: "Ve mig, det er ude med mig, thi jeg er en Mand med urene Læber, og jeg bor i et Folk med urene Læber, og nu har mine Øjne set Kongen, Hærskarers HERRE!"
And I said: “Woe to me! For I have remained silent. For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live in the midst of a people having unclean lips, and I have seen with my eyes the King, the Lord of hosts!”
6 Men en af Seraferne fløj hen til mig; og han havde i Hånden et glødende Kul, som han med en Tang havde taget fra Alteret;
And one of the Seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a burning coal, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.
7 det lod han røre min Mund og sagde: "Se, det har rørt dine Læber; din Skyld er borte, din Synd er sonet!"
And he touched my mouth, and he said, “Behold, this has touched your lips, and so your iniquities will be taken away, and your sin will be cleansed.”
8 Så hørte jeg Herren sige: "Hvem skal jeg sende, hvem vil gå Bud for os?" Og jeg sagde: "Her er jeg, send mig!"
And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send?” and, “Who will go for us?” And I said: “Here I am. Send me.”
9 Da sagde han: "Gå hen og sig til det folk: Hør kun, dog skal I intet fatte, se kun, dog skal I intet indse!
And he said: “Go forth! And you shall say to this people: ‘When you listen, you will hear and not understand. And when you see a vision, you will not comprehend.’
10 Gør Hjertet sløvt på dette Folk, gør dets Ører tunge, dets Øjne blinde, så det ikke kan se med Øjnene, ej heller høre med Ørene, ej heller fatte med Hjertet og omvende sig og læges."
Blind the heart of this people. Make their ears heavy and close their eyes, lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and then I would heal them.”
11 Jeg spurgte: "Hvor længe, Herre?" Og han svarede: "Til Byerne er øde, uden Beboere, og Husene uden et Menneske, og Ager jorden ligger som Ørk!"
And I said, “For how long, O Lord?” And he said, “Until the cities are desolate, without an inhabitant, and the houses are without a man, and the land will be left behind, deserted.”
12 Og HERREN vil fjerne Menneskene, og Tomhed skal brede sig i Landet;
For the Lord will take the men far away, and she who will have been left behind will be multiplied in the midst of the earth.
13 og er der endnu en Tiendedel deri, skal også den udryddes som en Terebinte eller Eg, af hvilken en Stub bliver tilbage, når den fældes. Dens Stub er hellig Sæd.
But still, there will be a tithing within her, and she will be converted, and she will be put on display, like a terebinth tree and like an oak which extends its branches. And what will remain standing within her will be a holy offspring.
