Isaiah 28

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

Ve Efraims berusedes stolte og dets herlige Smykkes visnende Blomster på Tindingen af de druknes fede Dal!

Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

Se, Herren har en vældig Kæmpe til Rede; som Skybrud af Hagl, som hærgende Storm, som Skybrud af mægtige skyllende Vande slår han til Jorden med Vælde.

The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:

Med Fødderne trampes de ned, Efraims berusedes stolte Krans

And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.

og dets herlige Smykkes visnende Blomster på Tindingen af den fede bal; det går den som en tidligmoden Figen før Frugthøst: Hvo der får Øje på den, plukker den, og knap er den i Hånden, før han har slugt den.

In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,

På hin bag bliver Hærskarers HERRE en smuk Krans og en herlig Krone for sit Folks Rest

And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

og en Rettens Ånd for dem, som sidder til Doms, og Styrke for dem, der driver Krigen tilbage til Portene.

But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

Også disse raver af Vin, er svimle af Drik, Præst og Profet, de raver af Drik, fra Samling af Vin og svimle af Drik; de raver under Syner, vakler, når de dømmer.

For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.

Thi alle Borde er fulde af Spy, Uhumskhed flyder på hver en Plet.

Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

"Hvem vil han belære, hvem tyder han Syner mon afvante Børn, nys tagne fra Brystet?

For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Kun hakke og rakke, rakke og hakke, lidt i Vejen her og lidt i Vejen der!"

For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

Ja, med lallende Læber, med fremmed Mål vil han tale til dette Folk,

To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

han, som dog sagde til dem: "Her er der Hvile, lad den trætte hvile, her er der Ro!" men de vilde ej høre.

But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Så bliver for dem da HERRENs Ord: "Hakke og rakke, rakke og bakke, lidt i Vejen her og lidt i Vejen der!" så de går hen og styrter bagover, sønderslås, fanges og hildes.

Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

Hør derfor HERRENs Ord, I spotske Mænd, I Nidvisens Mestre blandt dette Jerusalems Folk!

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

Fordi I siger: "Vi slutted en Pagt med Døden, Dødsriget gjorde vi Aftale med; når den susende Svøbe går frem, da når den ej os, thi Løgn har vi gjort til vort Ly, vi har gemt os i Svig;"

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg lægger i Zion en prøvet Sten, en urokkelig, kostelig Hjørnesten; tror man, baster man ikke.

Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

Og jeg gør Ret til Målesnor, Retfærd til Blylod; Hagl skal slå Løgnelyet ned, Vand skylle Gemmestedet bort.

And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

Eders Pagt med Døden skal brydes, Aftalen med Dødsriget glippe. Når den susende Svøbe går frem, skal den slå jer til Jorden,

From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

jer skal den ramme, hver Gang den går frem; thi Morgen efter Morgen går den frem, ved Dag og ved Nat, idel Angst skal det blive at få Syner tydet.

For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

Vil man strække sig, er Lejet for kort; vil man dække sig, er Tæppet for smalt.

For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

Thi som på Perazims Bjerg vil HERREN stå op, som i Gibeons Dal vil han vise sin Vrede for at gøre sin Gerning en underlig Gerning, og øve sit Værk et sælsomt Værk.

Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

Derfor hold inde med Spot, at ej eders Bånd skal snære; thi om hele Landets visse Undergang hørte jeg fra Herren, Hærskarers HERRE.

Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

Lyt til og hør min Røst, lån Øre og hør mit Ord!

Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

Bliver Plovmanden ved med at pløje til Sæd, med at bryde og harve sin Jord?

When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?

Mon han ikke, når den er jævnet, sår Dild og udstrør Kommen, lægger Hvede, Hirse og Byg på det udsete Sted og Spelt i Kanten deraf?

For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

Hans Gud vejleder ham, lærer ham det rette.

For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.

Thi med Tærskeslæde knuser man ikke Dild, lader ikke Vognhjul gå over Kommen; nej, Dilden tærskes med Stok og Kommen med Kæp.

Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.

Mon Brødkorn knuses? Nej, det bliver ingen ved med at tærske; Vognhjul og Heste drives derover man knuser det ikke.

This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.

Også dette kommer fra Hærskarers HERRE, underfuld i Råd og stor i Visdom.