Esajas 30
1 Ve de genstridige Børn — saa lyder det fra HERREN — som fuldbyrder Raad, der ej er fra mig, slutter Forbund, uden min Aand er med, for at dynge Synd paa Synd,
Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
2 de, som gaar ned til Ægypten uden at spørge min Mund for at værne sig ved Faraos Værn, søge Ly i Ægyptens Skygge!
That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
3 Faraos Værn skal blive jer til Skam og Lyet i Ægyptens Skygge til Skændsel.
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
4 Thi er end hans Fyrster i Zoan, hans Sendebud naaet til Hanes,
For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
5 enhver skal faa Skam af et Folk, der ikke kan bringe dem Hjælp, ej være til Gavn eller Hjælp, men kun til Skam og Skændsel.
They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
6 Et Udsagn om Sydlandets Dyr: Gennem Angstens og Trængselens Land, hvor Løvinde og Løve har hjemme, Giftsnog og vinget Slange, fører de paa Æslers Ryg deres Gods, paa Kamelers Pukkel deres Skatte til et Folk, der ikke kan hjælpe.
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from where come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches on the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures on the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
7 Ægyptens Hjælp er Vind og Luft. Derfor kalder jeg det »Rahab, der hytter sig.«
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
8 Gaa nu hen og skriv det paa en Tavle i deres Paasyn og optegn det i en Bog, at det i kommende Tider kan staa som Vidnesbyrd evindelig.
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
9 Thi det er et stivsindet Folk, svigefulde Børn, Børn, der ikke vil høre HERRENS Lov,
That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:
10 som siger til Seerne: »Se ingen Syner!« til fremsynte: »Skuer os ikke det rette! Tal Smiger til os, skuer os Blændværk,
Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not to us right things, speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
11 vig bort fra Vejen, bøj af fra Stien, lad os være i Fred for Israels Hellige!«
Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
12 Derfor, saa siger Israels Hellige: Siden I ringeagter dette Ord og stoler paa krumt og kroget og støtter jer til det,
Why thus says the Holy One of Israel, Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
13 derfor skal denne Brøde blive for eder som en truende, voksende Revne i en knejsende Mur, hvis Fald vil indtræffe brat, lige i et Nu;
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly at an instant.
14 den sønderbrydes som Lerkar; der skaanselsløst knuses; blandt Stumperne finder man ikke et Skaar, hvori man kan hente en Glød fra Baalet eller øse Vand af Brønden.
And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a shard to take fire from the hearth, or to take water with out of the pit.
15 Thi saaledes sagde den Herre HERREN, Israels Hellige: Ved Omvendelse og Stilhed skal I frelses, i Ro og Tillid er eders Styrke.
For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall you be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and you would not.
16 Men I vilde ikke; I sagde: »Nej, vi jager paa Heste« — I skal derfor jages! »Vi rider paa Rapfod« — I skal derfor forfølges af rappe.
But you said, No; for we will flee on horses; therefore shall you flee: and, We will ride on the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
17 Tusind skal fly for een, som truer; Flugten skal I tage for fem, som truer, til I kun er en Rest som Stangen paa Bjergets Tinde, som Banneret oppe paa Højen.
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall you flee: till you be left as a beacon on the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
18 Derfor længes HERREN efter at vise eder Naade, derfor staar han op for at forbarme sig over eder. Thi Rettens Gud er HERREN; salige alle, der længes efter ham!
And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy on you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
19 Ja, du Folk i Zion, du, som bor i Jerusalem, lad ikke Graaden overmande dig! Naadig vil han vise dig Naade, naar du raaber; saa snart han hører dig, svarer han.
For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: you shall weep no more: he will be very gracious to you at the voice of your cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer you.
20 Herren skal give eder Trængselsbrød og Fængselsdrik; men saa skal din Vejleder ikke mere dølge sig, dine Øjne skal skue din Vejleder;
And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not your teachers be removed into a corner any more, but your eyes shall see your teachers:
21 dine Ører skal høre det Ord bag ved dig: »Her er Vejen, I skal gaa!« hver Gang I er ved at vige til højre eller venstre.
And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk you in it, when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left.
22 Da skal du holde dine Sølvbilleders Overtræk og dine Guldbilleders Klædning for urene; du skal slænge dem bort som Skarn. »Herud!« skal du sige til dem.
You shall defile also the covering of your graven images of silver, and the ornament of your molten images of gold: you shall cast them away as a menstruous cloth; you shall say to it, Get you hence.
23 Da giver han Regn til Sæden, du saar i din Jord; og Brødet, som din Jord bærer, skal være kraftigt og nærende. Paa hin Dag græsser dit Kvæg paa vide Vange;
Then shall he give the rain of your seed, that you shall sow the ground with; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall your cattle feed in large pastures.
24 Okserne og Æslerne, der arbejder paa Marken, skal æde saltet Blandfoder, renset med Kasteskovl og Fork.
The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
25 Paa hvert højt Bjerg og hver knejsende Banke skal Kilder vælde frem med rindende Vand paa det store Blodbads Dag, naar Taarne falder.
And there shall be on every high mountain, and on every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
26 Maanens Lys skal blive som Solens, og Solens Lys skal blive syvfold stærkere, som syv Dages Lys, paa hin Dag da HERREN forbinder sit Folks Brud og læger dets slagne Saar.
Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD binds up the breach of his people, and heals the stroke of their wound.
27 Se, HERRENS Navn kommer langvejsfra i brændende Vrede, med tunge Skyer; hans Læber skummer af Vrede, fortærende Ild er hans Tunge,
Behold, the name of the LORD comes from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
28 hans Aande som en rivende Strøm, der naar til Halsen. Folkene ryster han i Undergangens Sold, lægger Vildelsens Bidsel i Folkeslags Mund.
And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the middle of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
29 Sang skal der være hos eder som i Natten, naar Højtid gaar ind, en Hjertens Glæde som en Vandring til Fløjte mod HERRENS Bjerg, mod Israels Klippe.
You shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
30 HERREN lader høre sin Højheds Røst og viser sin Arm, der slaar ned med fnysende Vrede, ædende Lue, Skybrud, skyllende Regn og Hagl.
And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
31 For HERRENS Røst bliver Assur ræd, med Kæppen slaar han;
For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
32 hvert et Slag af Tugtelsens Stok, som HERREN lader falde paa Assur, er til Paukers og Citres Klang; med Svingnings Kampe kæmper han mod det.
And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay on him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.
33 Thi for længst staar et Alter rede — mon det og er rejst for Molok? — han gjorde dets Ildfang dybt og bredt, bragte Ild og Ved i Mængde; HERRENS Aande sætter det i Brand som en Strøm af Svovl.
For Tophet is ordained of old; yes, for the king it is prepared; he has made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, does kindle it.
