Isaiah 61
1 The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me: he hath sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, and to preach a release to the captives, and deliverance to them that are shut up.
Deri Herre, Herres Aand er over mig, derfor har Herren salvet mig til at kundgøre et godt Budskab for de fattige, han sendte mig til at helbrede dem, som have et sønderknust Hjerte, til at udraabe for de fangne Frihed og for de bundne Løsladelse;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God: to comfort all that mourn:
til at udraabe Herrens Velbehageligheds Aar og vor Guds Hævns Dag; til at trøste alle sørgende;
3 To appoint to the mourners of Sion, and to give them a crown for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, a garment of praise for the spirit of grief: and they shall be called in it the mighty ones of justice, the planting of the Lord to glorify hint.
til at beskikke det for de sørgende i Zion, at der skal gives dem Hovedprydelse i Stedet for Aske, Glædens Olie i Stedet for Sorrig, Lovprisnings Klædebon i Stedet for en vansmægtet Aand, saa at de skulle kaldes Retfærdighedens Terebinter, Herrens Plantning, ham til Herlighed.
4 And they shall build the places that have been waste from of old, and shall raise up ancient ruins, and shall repair the desolate cities, that were destroyed for generation and generation.
Og de skulle bygge de Stæder, som laa øde fra fordums Tid, og rejse, hvad der fra Fortiden af var ødelagt, og paa ny opføre de øde Stæder, som laa i Grus fra Slægt til Slægt.
5 And strangers shall stand and shall feed your flocks: and the sons of strangers shall be your husbandmen, and the dressers of your vines.
Og fremmede skulle staa og vogte eders Faar, og Udlændinge skulle være eders Avlsmænd og eders Vingaardsmænd.
6 But you shall be called the priests of the Lord: to you it shall be said: Ye ministers of our God: you shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and you shall pride yourselves in their glory.
Men I skulle kaldes Herrens Præster, man skal kalde eder vor Guds Tjenere; I skulle æde Hedningernes Gods og indtræde i deres Herlighed.
7 For your double confusion and shame, they shall praise their part: therefore shall they receive double in their land, everlasting joy shall be unto them.
I Stedet for eders Beskæmmelse skulle I have tvefold Ære, og i Stedet for Skændsel skal Jubel vorde eders Lod; derfor skulle I faa en dobbelt Arvelod i eders Land, I skulle have evig Glæde.
8 For I am the Lord that love judgment, and hate robbery in a holocaust: and I will make their work in truth, and I will make a perpetual covenant with them.
Thi jeg, Herren, elsker Ret og hader Uretfærdigheds Rov; og jeg vil trolig give dem deres Løn og gøre en evig Pagt med dem.
9 And they shall know their seed among the Gentiles, and their offspring in the midst of peoples: all that shall see them, shall know them, that these are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.
Og man skal kende deres Sæd iblandt Hedningerne og deres Afkom midt iblandt Folkene, alle, som se dem, skulle kende dem, at de ere den Sæd, som Herren har velsignet.
10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation: and with the robe of justice he hath covered me, as a bridegroom decked with a crown, and as a bride adorned with her jewels.
Jeg vil glæde mig storlig i Herren, min Sjæl skal fryde sig i min Gud; thi han iførte mig Frelsens Klædebon, han klædte mig med Retfærdighedens Kappe; som en Brudgom, der sætter Hovedpynten paa, og som en Brud, der pryder sig med sit Smykke.
11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth her seed to shoot forth: so shall the Lord God make justice to spring forth, and praise before all the nations.
Thi som Jorden, der giver sin Grøde, og som en Have, der lader sin Sæd opvokse, saaledes skal den Herre, Herre lade Retfærdighed og Lovsang opvokse i alle Hedningernes Paasyn.
