¹Ve Efraims berusedes stolte og dets herlige Smykkes visnende Blomster på Tindingen af de druknes fede Dal!

¹Wo [to] the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim. And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory, That [is] on the head of the fat valley of the broken down of wine.

²Se, 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.

²Lo, a mighty and strong one [is] to the Lord, As a storm of hail — a destructive shower, As an inundation of mighty waters overflowing, He cast down to the earth with the hand.

³Med Fødderne trampes de ned, Efraims berusedes stolte Krans

³By feet trodden down is the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,

⁴og 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.

⁴And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory That [is] on the head of the fat valley, Hath been as its first-fruit before summer, That its beholder seeth, While it [is] yet in his hand he swalloweth it.

⁵På hin bag bliver Hærskarers HERRE en smuk Krans og en herlig Krone for sit Folks Rest

⁵In that day is Jehovah of Hosts For a crown of beauty, and for a diadem of glory, To the remnant of His people.

⁶og en Rettens Ånd for dem, som sidder til Doms, og Styrke for dem, der driver Krigen tilbage til Portene.

⁶And for a spirit of judgment To him who is sitting in the judgment, And for might [to] those turning back the battle to the gate.

⁷Også 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.

⁷And even these through wine have erred, And through strong drink have wandered, Priest and prophet erred through strong drink, They have been swallowed up of the wine, They wandered because of the strong drink, They have erred in seeing, They have stumbled judicially.

⁸Thi alle Borde er fulde af Spy, Uhumskhed flyder på hver en Plet.

⁸For all tables have been full of vomit, Filth — without place!

⁹"Hvem vil han belære, hvem tyder han Syner mon afvante Børn, nys tagne fra Brystet?

⁹By whom doth He teach knowledge? And by whom doth He cause to understand the report? The weaned from milk, the removed from breasts,

¹⁰Kun hakke og rakke, rakke og hakke, lidt i Vejen her og lidt i Vejen der!"

¹⁰For rule [is] on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there,

¹¹Ja, med lallende Læber, med fremmed Mål vil han tale til dette Folk,

¹¹For by scorned lip, and by another tongue, Doth He speak unto this people.

¹²han, som dog sagde til dem: "Her er der Hvile, lad den trætte hvile, her er der Ro!" men de vilde ej høre.

¹²Unto whom He hath said, `This [is] the rest, give ye rest to the weary, And this — the refreshing:` And they have not been willing to hear,

¹³Så 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.

¹³And to whom a word of Jehovah hath been, Rule on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there, So that they go and have stumbled backward, And been broken, and snared, and captured.

¹⁴Hør derfor HERRENs Ord, I spotske Mænd, I Nidvisens Mestre blandt dette Jerusalems Folk!

¹⁴Therefore, hear a word of Jehovah, ye men of scorning, Ruling this people that [is] in Jerusalem.

¹⁵Fordi 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;"

¹⁵Because ye have said: `We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we have made a provision, An overflowing scourge, when it passeth over, Doth not meet us, Though we have made a lie our refuge, And in falsehood have been hidden.`

¹⁶derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Se, jeg lægger i Zion en prøvet Sten, en urokkelig, kostelig Hjørnesten; tror man, baster man ikke.

¹⁶Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: `Lo, I am laying a foundation in Zion, A stone — a tried stone, a corner stone precious, a settled foundation, He who is believing doth not make haste.

¹⁷Og jeg gør Ret til Målesnor, Retfærd til Blylod; Hagl skal slå Løgnelyet ned, Vand skylle Gemmestedet bort.

¹⁷And I have put judgment for a line, And righteousness for a plummet, And sweep away doth hail the refuge of lies, And the secret hiding-place do waters overflow.

¹⁸Eders Pagt med Døden skal brydes, Aftalen med Dødsriget glippe. Når den susende Svøbe går frem, skal den slå jer til Jorden,

¹⁸And disannulled hath been your covenant with death, And your provision with Sheol doth not stand, An overflowing scourge, when it passeth over, Then ye have been to it for a treading-place.

¹⁹jer 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.

¹⁹From the fulness of its passing over it taketh you, For morning by morning it passeth over, By day and by night, And it hath been only a trembling to consider the report.

²⁰Vil man strække sig, er Lejet for kort; vil man dække sig, er Tæppet for smalt.

²⁰For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one`s self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one`s self up in.

²¹Thi 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.

²¹For as [at] mount Perazim rise doth Jehovah, As [at] the valley in Gibeon He is troubled, To do His work — strange [is] His work, And to do His deed — strange [is] His deed.`

²²Derfor hold inde med Spot, at ej eders Bånd skal snære; thi om hele Landets visse Undergang hørte jeg fra Herren, Hærskarers HERRE.

²²And now, show not yourselves scorners, Lest strong be your bands, For a consumption, that is determined, I have heard, by the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, [Is] for all the land.

²³Lyt til og hør min Røst, lån Øre og hør mit Ord!

²³Give ear, and hear my voice, Attend, and hear my saying:

²⁴Bliver Plovmanden ved med at pløje til Sæd, med at bryde og harve sin Jord?

²⁴The whole day plougheth the ploughman to sow? He openeth and harroweth his ground!

²⁵Mon 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?

²⁵Hath he not, if he have made level its face, Then scattered fitches, and cummin sprinkle, And hath placed the principal wheat, And the appointed barley, And the rie [in] its own border?

²⁶Hans Gud vejleder ham, lærer ham det rette.

²⁶And instruct him for judgment doth his God, He doth direct him.

²⁷Thi med Tærskeslæde knuser man ikke Dild, lader ikke Vognhjul gå over Kommen; nej, Dilden tærskes med Stok og Kommen med Kæp.

²⁷For not with a sharp-pointed thing threshed are fitches, And the wheel of a cart on cummin turned round, For with a staff beaten out are fitches, And cummin with a rod.

²⁸Mon Brødkorn knuses? Nej, det bliver ingen ved med at tærske; Vognhjul og Heste drives derover man knuser det ikke.

²⁸Bread-[corn] is beaten small, For not for ever doth he sorely thresh it, Nor crushed [it] hath a wheel of his cart, Nor do his hoofs beat it small.

²⁹Også dette kommer fra Hærskarers HERRE, underfuld i Råd og stor i Visdom.

²⁹Even this from Jehovah of Hosts hath gone out, He hath made counsel wonderful, He hath made wisdom great!