Esajas 29
1 Ve dig, Ariel, Ariel, Byen, hvor David slog lejr! Lad år blive føjet til år, lad Højtid følge på Højtid,
Woe [to] Ariel, Ariel, The city of the encampment of David! Add year to year, let festivals go around.
2 da bringer jeg Ariel Trængsel, da kommer Sorg og Kvide, da bliver du mig et Ariel,
And I have sent distress to Ariel, And it has been lamentation and mourning, And it has been to me as Ariel.
3 jeg lejrer mig mod dig som David; jeg opkaster Volde om dig, og Bolværker rejser jeg mod dig.
And I encamped, O babbler, against you, And I laid siege against you—a camp. And I raised up bulwarks against you.
4 Da taler du dybt fra Jorden, dine Ord er Mumlen fra Støvet; din Røst fra Jorden skal ligne et Genfærds, dine Ord er Hvisken fra Støvet.
And you have been low, You speak from the earth, And make your saying low from the dust, And your voice has been from the earth, As one having a familiar spirit, And your saying whispers from the dust,
5 Dine Fjenders Hob skal være som Sandstøv, Voldsmændenes Hob som flyvende Avner. Brat, i et Nu skal det ske:
And as small dust has been The multitude of those scattering you, And as chaff passing on the multitude of the terrible, And it has been in an instant—suddenly.
6 hjemsøges skal du af Hærskarers HERRE under Torden og Brag og vældigt Drøn, Storm og Vindstød og ædende Lue.
You are inspected by YHWH of Hosts, With thunder, and with an earthquake, And great noise, windstorm, and whirlwind, And flame of devouring fire.
7 Som et natligt Drømmesyn bliver Hoben af alle de Folk, som angriber Ariel, af alle, der angriber det og dets Fæstning og trænger det;
And as a dream, a vision of night, Has been the multitude of all the nations Who are warring against Ariel, And all its warriors, and its bulwark, Even of those distressing her.
8 som når den sultne drømmer, at han spiser, men vågner og føler sig tom, som når den tørstige drømmer, at han drikker, men vågner mat og vansmægtende, således skal det gå Hoben af alle de Folk, der angriber Zions Bjerg.
And it has been, as when the hungry dreams, And behold, he is eating, And he has awoken, And his soul [is] empty, And as when the thirsty dreams, And behold, he is drinking, And he has awoken, And behold, he is weary, And his soul is longing, So is the multitude of all the nations Who are warring against Mount Zion.
9 Undres og studs, stir jer kun blinde, vær drukne uden Vin og rav uden Drik!
Linger and wonder, look, indeed, look, Be drunk, and not with wine, Stagger, and not with strong drink.
10 Thi HERREN har udgydt over jer en Dvalens Ånd, tilbundet eders Øjne (Profeterne), tilhyllet eders Hoveder (Seerne).
For YHWH has poured out a spirit of deep sleep on you, And He closes your eyes—the prophets, And your heads—the seers—He covered.
11 Derfor er ethvert Syn blevet eder som Ordene i en forseglet Bog; giver man den til en, som kan læse, og siger: "Læs!" så svarer han: "Jeg kan ikke, den er jo forseglet;"
And the vision of the whole is to you, As words of the sealed scroll, That they give to one knowing scrolls, Saying, “Please read this,” And he has said, “I am not able, for it [is] sealed”;
12 og giver man den til en, som ikke kan læse, og siger: "Læs!" så svarer han: "Jeg kan ikke læse."
And the scroll is given to him who has not known scrolls, Saying, “Please read this,” And he has said, “I have not known scrolls.”
13 Og Herren sagde: Eftersom dette Folk kun holder sig nær med sin Mund og ærer mig med sine Læber, mens Hjertet er fjernt fra mig, og fordi deres Frygt for mig blev tillærte Menneskebud,
And the Lord says: “Because this people has drawn near with its mouth, And they have honored Me with its lips, And it has put its heart far off from Me, And their fear of Me is a precept taught by men!
14 se, derfor handler jeg fremdeles sært og sælsomt med dette Folk; dets Vismænds Visdom forgår, de kloges Klogskab glipper.
Therefore, behold, I am adding to do wonderfully with this people, A wonder, and a marvel, And the wisdom of its wise ones has perished, And the understanding of its intelligent ones hides itself.”
15 Ve dem, der dølger deres Råd i det dybe for HERREN, hvis Gerninger sker i Mørke, som siger: "Hvem ser os, og hvem lægger Mærke til os?"
Woe [to] those going deep from YHWH to hide counsel, And whose works have been in darkness. And they say, “Who is seeing us? And who is knowing us?”
16 I Dårer, regnes Ler og Pottemager lige, så Værk kan sige om Mester: "Han skabte mig ikke!" eller Kunstværk om Kunstner: "Han fattes Forstand!"
Your perversion! Is the potter esteemed as clay, That the work says of its maker, “He has not made me?” And the framed thing said of its framer, “He did not understand?”
17 Se, end om en liden Stund skal Libanon blive til Frugthave, Frugthaven regnes for Skov.
Is it not yet a very little [while], And Lebanon has turned into a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is reckoned for a forest?
18 På hin Dag hører de døve Skriftord, og friet fra Mulm og Mørke kan blindes Øjne se.
And the deaf have heard the words of a scroll in that day, And out of thick darkness, and out of darkness, The eyes of the blind see.
19 De ydmyge glædes end mere i HERREN, de fattige jubler i Israels Hellige.
And the humble have added joy in YHWH, And the poor among men Rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 Thi Voldsmand er borte, Spotter forsvundet, bortryddet hver, som er vågen til ondt,
For the terrible one has ceased, And the scorner has been consumed, And all watching for iniquity have been cut off,
21 som med Ord får et Menneske gjort skyldigt, lægger Fælde for Dommeren i Porten og kuer en retfærdig ved Opspind.
Who cause men to sin in word, And lay a snare for a reprover in the gate, And turn aside the righteous into emptiness.
22 Derfor, så siger HERREN, Jakobs Huses Gud, han, som udløste Abraham: Nu høster Jakob ej Skam, nu blegner hans Åsyn ikke;
Therefore, thus said YHWH, Who ransomed Abraham, Concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob is not ashamed now, Nor does his face now become pale,
23 thi når han ser mine Hænders Værk i sin Midte, da skal han hellige mit Navn, holde Jakobs Hellige hellig og frygte Israels Gud;
For in his seeing his children, The work of My hand, in his midst, They sanctify My Name, And have sanctified the Holy One of Jacob, And they declare the God of Israel fearful.
24 de, hvis Ånd for vild, vinder Indsigt, de knurrende tager mod Lære.
And the erring in spirit have known understanding, And murmurers learn doctrine!”
