Esajas 25
1 HERRE, min Gud er du; jeg priser dig, lover dit Navn. Thi du har gjort et Under, Råd fra fordum var tro og sande.
O Lord, thou art my God: I will exalt thee, I will prayse thy Name: for thou hast done wonderfull things, according to the counsels of old, with a stable trueth.
2 Thi du lagde Byen i Grus, den faste Stad i Ruiner; de fremmedes Borg er nedbrudt, aldrig mer skal den bygges.
For thou hast made of a citie an heape, of a strong citie, a ruine: euen the palace of strangers of a citie, it shall neuer be built.
3 Derfor ærer dig et mægtigt Folk, frygter dig grumme Hedningers Stad.
Therefore shall the mightie people giue glory vnto thee: the citie of the strong nations shall feare thee.
4 Thi du blev de ringes Værn, den fattiges Værn i Nøden, et Ly mod Skylregn, en Skygge mod Hede; thi som isnende Regn er Voldsmænds Ånde,
For thou hast bene a strength vnto the poore, euen a strength to the needie in his trouble, a refuge against the tempest, a shadow against the heate: for the blaste of the mightie is like a storme against the wall.
5 som Hede i det tørre Land. Du kuer de fremmedes Larm; som Hede ved Skyens Skygge så dæmpes Voldsmænds Sang.
Thou shalt bring downe the noyse of the strangers, as the heate in a drie place: he wil bring downe the song of the mightie, as the heate in the shadowe of a cloude.
6 Hærskarers HERRE gør på dette Bjerg et Gæstebud for alle Folkeslag med fede Retter og stærk Vin, med fede, marvfulde Retter og stærk og klaret Vin.
And in this mountaine shall the Lord of hostes make vnto all people a feast of fat thinges, euen a feast of fined wines, and of fat thinges full of marow, of wines fined and purified.
7 Og han borttager på dette Bjerg Sløret, som tilslører alle Folkeslag, og Dækket, der dækker alle Folk.
And he will destroy in this mountaine the couering that couereth all people, and the vaile that is spread vpon all nations.
8 Han opsluger Døden for stedse. Og den Herre HERREN aftørrer Tåren af hver en Kind og gør Ende på sit Folks Skam på hele Jorden, så sandt HERREN har talet.
He wil destroy death for euer: and the Lord God wil wipe away the teares from all faces, and the rebuke of his people will he take away out of all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.
9 På hin Dag skal man sige: Se, her er vor Gud, som vi biede på, og som frelste os; her er HERREN, som vi biede på. Lad os juble og glæde os over hans Frelse;
And in that day shall men say, Loe, this is our God: we haue waited for him, and he wil saue vs. This is the Lord, we haue waited for him: we will reioyce and be ioyfull in his saluation.
10 thi HERRENs Hånd hviler over dette Bjerg. Men Moab trampes ned, hvor det står, som Strå i Møddingpølen;
For in this mountaine shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shalbe threshed vnder him, euen as strawe is thresshed in Madmenah.
11 det breder sine Hænder ud deri som Svømmeren gør for at svømme, og han ydmyger dets Hovmod trods Hændernes Kunstgreb.
And he shall stretche out his hande in the middes of them (as he that swimmeth, stretcheth them out to swimme) and with the strength of his handes shall he bring downe their pride.
12 Han nedbryder og nedstyrter de stejle Mures Værn; han jævner dem med Jorden, så de ligger i Støvet.
The defence also of the height of thy walles shall he bring downe and lay lowe, and cast them to the ground, euen vnto the dust.
