Isaiah 33
1 Terrible things will happen to you [people of Assyria]! You have destroyed [others], [but] you have not been destroyed [yet]. You have betrayed/deceived [others], [but] you have not been betrayed/deceived [yet]. When you stop destroying [others], others will destroy you. When you stop betraying/deceiving others, [others] betray you.
Ve dig, du Ødelægger! du, som dog ikke er bleven ødelagt, og du Røver! du, som dog ikke er bleven et Rov; naar du har fuldendt at ødelægge, skal du ødelægges, naar du er bleven færdig med at røve, skal du selv blive et Rov.
2 Yahweh, be kind to us, because we have patiently waited for you [to help us]. Enable us to be strong every day, and rescue us when we have troubles.
Herre! vær os naadig, vi have biet efter dig; vær aarle vor Arm, tilmed vor Frelse i Nødens Tid.
3 Our enemies run away when they hear your voice. When you stand up and show that you are powerful [IDM], the people of all nations flee.
Folkene flyede for Tordenrøsten; Hedningerne adspredes, naar du rejser dig.
4 [And after our enemies have been defeated], we, your people, will take away all our enemies’ possessions like [SIM] caterpillars and locusts strip off all the leaves of plants.
Og eders Bytte skal sankes, som man sanker Høskrækker; som Græshopper springe hid og did, skal man springe hid og did efter det.
5 Yahweh is greater than anyone else, and he lives in heaven, and he will rule justly and righteously in Jerusalem.
Herren er ophøjet, thi han bor i det høje; han har opfyldt Zion med Dom og Retfærdighed.
6 [When that happens], he will enable you to live securely/safely; he will fully protect your possessions, he will enable you to be wise and to know [all that you need to know]; and revering Yahweh will be [like] [MET] a valuable treasure for you.
Og Visdom og Kundskab skal give dine Tider Fasthed, en Rigdom af Frelse; Herrens Frygt skal være dit Liggendefæ.
7 [But now], look, our brave men are crying out in the streets; our ambassadors [have gone to other countries to make peace treaties], [but they will] cry bitterly [because they will not succeed].
Se, deres Helte skrige derude; Fredens Bud græde beskelig.
8 No one travels on our roads [DOU]. [The leaders of Assyria] have broken/disregarded their peace treaty [with us]; they despise the people who made those treaties, and they do not respect anyone.
De banede Veje ere øde, der er ingen, som gaar frem ad Stien mere; han har brudt Pagten, ladet haant om Stæderne, ikke agtet et Menneske.
9 The land [of Judah] is dry and barren. The [cedar trees in] Lebanon are drying up and decaying. The Sharon [Plain along the coast] is now a desert. There are no more leaves on the trees in the Bashan and Carmel [areas].
Landet sørger, vansmægter, Libanon er beskæmmet, er henvisnet; Saron er som en øde Mark, og Basan og Karmel have kastet deres Blade.
10 Yahweh says, “Now I will begin to show that I am very powerful [DOU].
Nu vil jeg gøre mig rede, siger Herren; nu vil jeg rejse mig, nu vil jeg ophøje mig.
11 You [people of Assyria] make plans that are [as useless as] [MET] chaff and straw. Your breath will become a fire that will burn you up.
I undfange Straa, føde Halm; eders Harme er en Ild, som skal fortære eder.
12 [Your] people will be burned until only ashes remain [MET] like [SIM] thornbushes are cut down and burned up in a fire.
Og Folkene skulde vorde som det, der brændes til Kalk, som omhugne Torne, der opbrændes med Ild.
13 You people who live far away and you people who live nearby, pay attention to what I have done and realize that I am [very] powerful.”
Hører, I, som ere langt borte, hvad jeg har gjort, og I, som ere nær, fornemmer min Styrke!
14 The sinners in Jerusalem will tremble because of being very afraid; godless people will be terrified. [They say], “None of us can [RHQ] remain alive because this fire is burning everything; it is like the fire on Yahweh’s altar that will burn forever!”
Syndere i Zion ere forskrækkede, Bævelse har betaget de vanhellige: „Hvo af os kan bo ved en fortærende Ild? hvo af os kan bo ved Evigheds Baal?‟
15 Those who act honestly and say what is right, those who do not try to become rich by (extortion/forcing people to give them money), those who do not try to get bribes, those who refuse to listen to people who are planning to murder someone, those who do not join others who urge them to do what is wrong,
Den, som vandrer i Retfærdighed, og som taler Oprigtighed; den, som foragter Vinding, der kommer ved Undertrykkelse; den, som ryster sine Hænder, at han ej beholder Skænk; den, som stopper sit Øre til, saa at han ej hører Blodraad, og som tillukker sine Øjne, at han ej ser efter det onde:
16 they are the people who will live safely [MTY]; they will find places to be safe in the caves in the mountains. They will have plenty of food and water.
Han skal bo paa de høje Steder, Klippernes Befæstning skal være hans Tilflugt, Brød bliver givet ham, Vand er ham sikret.
17 You [SYN] [people of Judah] will see the king wearing all his beautiful [robes], and you will see that he rules a land that extends far away.
Dine Øjne skulle beskue Kongen i hans Skønhed, de skulle se et vidt udstrakt Land.
18 When you see that, you will think about when you were previously terrified, [and you will say], “[The officers of Assyria] who counted the tax money that we were forced to pay to them [have disappeared] [RHQ]! Those men who counted our towers [are gone] [RHQ]!
Dit Hjerte skal tænke paa Forfærdelsen: „Hvor er Skriveren? hvor er den, som vejede Pengene? hvor er den, som talte Taarnene?‟
19 Those arrogant people who spoke a language that we could not understand are no longer here!”
Du skal ikke mere se det haarde Folk, det Folk, som man ikke kan forstaa for dets dybe Mæles Skyld, det, som man ikke kan fatte for dets stammende Tunges Skyld.
20 [At that time], you will see Zion Hill, the place where we celebrate our festivals; you will see that Jerusalem has become a place that is calm and safe. It will be [secure], [like] [SIM] a tent [that cannot be moved because] its ropes are tight and its stakes are firmly in the ground.
Besku Zion, vor Forsamlings Stad; dine Øjne skulle se Jerusalem som en sikker Bolig, som et Telt, der ikke skal flyttes, hvis Pæle ikke skulle oprykkes evindelig, og hvis Reb ikke skulle rives over.
21 Yahweh will be our mighty God; he will be [like] [SIM] a mighty river that will protect us because [our enemies] will not be able to cross it; no one will be able to row across it and no ships will be able to sail across it.
Men der skal Herren være os den herlige, være i Stedet for Floder og brede Strømme; intet Skib, som roes, farer der, og intet stort Skib gaar derover.
22 Yahweh is our judge; he is the one who gives us laws, and he is our king. He will rescue us.
Thi Herren er vor Dommer, Herren er vor Lovgiver, Herren er vor Konge, han skal frelse os.
23 The ropes on our enemies’ boats will hang loose, their masts will not be fastened firmly, and their sails will not be spread out. The treasures that they have seized will be divided [among us, God’s people], and even lame [people among us] will get some.
Dine Reb ere blevne slappe; de holde ikke deres Mast stiv, de have ikke udbredet Flag; da deles røvet Bytte i Mængde, de halte røve Rov.
24 And the people in Jerusalem will no [longer] say, “We are sick,” [because Yahweh] will forgive the sins that have been committed by the people who live there.
Og ingen Indbygger skal sige: Jeg er syg; thi Folket, som bor derudi, har faaet Syndsforladelse.
