¹Jeg havde Svar til dem, som ej spurgte, var at finde for dem, som ej søgte; jeg sagde: "Se her, her er jeg!" til et Folk, der ej påkaldte mig.

¹I have been inquired of by those who asked not, I have been found by those who sought Me not, I have said, `Behold Me, behold Me,` Unto a nation not calling in My name.

²Jeg udbredte Dagen lang Hænderne til et genstridigt Folk, der vandrer en Vej, som er ond, en Vej efter egne Tanker,

²I have spread out My hands all the day Unto an apostate people, Who are going in the way not good after their own thoughts.

³et Folk, som uden Ophør krænker mig op i mit Åsyn, som slagter Ofre i Haver, lader Offerild lue på Teglsten,

³The people who are provoking Me to anger, To My face continually, Sacrificing in gardens, and making perfume on the bricks:

⁴som tager Sæde i Grave og om Natten er på skjulte Steder, som spiser Svinekød og har væmmelige Ting i deres Skåle,

⁴Who are dwelling among sepulchres, And lodge in reserved places, Who are eating flesh of the sow, And a piece of abominable things — their vessels.

⁵som siger: "Bliv mig fra Livet, rør mig ej, jeg gør dig hellig!" De Folk er som Røg i min Næse, en altid luende Ild;

⁵Who are saying, `Keep to thyself, come not nigh to me, For I have declared thee unholy.` These [are] a smoke in Mine anger, A fire burning all the day.

⁶se, det står skrevet for mit Åsyn, jeg tier ej, før jeg får betalt det, betalt dem i deres Brystfold

⁶Lo, it is written before Me: `I am not silent, but have recompensed; And I have recompensed into their bosom,

⁷deres egen og Fædrenes Brøde, begge med hinanden, siger HERREN, de, som tændte Offerild på Bjergene og viste mig Hån på Højene: deres Løn vil jeg tilmåle dem, betale dem i deres Brystfold.

⁷Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, said Jehovah, Who have made perfume on the mountains, And on the heights have reproached Me, And I have measured their former work into their bosom.`

⁸Så siger HERREN: Som man, når der findes Saft i Druen, siger: "Læg den ej øde, thi der er Velsignelse deri!" så gør jeg for mine Tjeneres Skyld for ikke at ødelægge alt.

⁸Thus said Jehovah: As the new wine is found in the cluster, And one hath said, `Destroy it not for a blessing [is] in it,` So I do for My servants` sake, not to destroy the whole.

⁹Sæd lader jeg gro af Jakob og af Juda mine Bjerges Arving; dem skal mine udvalgte arve, der skal mine Tjenere bo;

⁹And I have brought out from Jacob a seed, And from Judah a possessor of My mount, And possess it do My chosen ones, And My servants do dwell there.

¹⁰Saron bliver Småkvægets Græsgang, i Akors Dal skal Hornkvæget ligge for mit Folk, som opsøger mig.

¹⁰And Sharon hath been for the habitation of a flock, And the valley of Achor for the lying down of a herd, For My people who have sought Me.

¹¹Men I, som svigter HERREN og glemmer mit hellige Bjerg, dækker Bord for Lykkeguden, blander Drikke for Skæbneguden,

¹¹And ye [are] those forsaking Jehovah, Who are forgetting My holy mountain, Who are setting in array for Gad a table, And who are filling for Meni a mixture.

¹²jeg giver jer Sværdet i Vold, I skal alle knæle til Slagtning, fordi I ej svared, da jeg kaldte, ej hørte, endskønt jeg taled, men gjorde, hvad der vakte mit Mishag, valgte, hvad ej var min Vilje.

¹²And I have numbered you for the sword, And all of you for slaughter bow down, Because I called, and ye have not answered, I have spoken, and ye have not hearkened, And ye do the evil thing in Mine eyes, And on that which I desired not — fixed.

¹³Derfor, så siger den Herre HERREN: Se, mine Tjenere skal spise, men I skal sulte, se, mine Tjenere skal drikke, men I skal tørste, se, mine Tjenere skal glædes, men I skal beskæmmes,

¹³Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, My servants do eat, and ye do hunger, Lo, My servants do drink, and ye do thirst, Lo, My servants rejoice, and ye are ashamed,

¹⁴se, mine Tjenere skal juble af Hjertens Fryd, men I skal skrige af Hjerteve, jamre af sønderbrudt Ånd.

¹⁴Lo, My servants sing from joy of heart, And ye cry from pain of heart, And from breaking of spirit ye do howl.

¹⁵Eders Navn skal I efterlade mine udvalgte som Forbandelsesord: "Den Herre HERREN give dig slig en Død!" Men mine Tjenere skal kaldes med et andet Navn.

¹⁵And ye have left your name For an oath for My chosen ones, And the Lord Jehovah hath put thee to death, And to His servants He giveth another name.

¹⁶Den, som velsigner sig i Landet, velsigner sig ved den trofaste Gud, og den, der sværger i Landet, sværger ved den trofaste Gud; thi glemt er de fordums Trængsler, skjult for mit Blik.

¹⁶So that he who is blessing himself in the earth, Doth bless himself In the God of faithfulness, And he who is swearing in the earth, Doth swear by the God of faithfulness, Because the former distresses have been forgotten, And because they have been hid from Mine eyes.

¹⁷Thi se, jeg skaber nye Himle og en ny Jord, det gamle huskes ej mer, rinder ingen i Hu;

¹⁷For, lo, I am creating new heavens, and a new earth, And the former things are not remembered, Nor do they ascend on the heart.

¹⁸men man frydes og jubler evigt over det, jeg skaber, thi se, jeg skaber Jerusalem til Jubel, dets Folk til Fryd;

¹⁸But joy ye, and rejoice for ever, that I [am] Creator, For, lo, I am creating Jerusalem a rejoicing, And her people a joy.

¹⁹jeg skal juble over Jerusalem og frydes ved mit Folk; der skal ej mer høres Gråd, ej heller Skrig.

¹⁹And I have rejoiced in Jerusalem, And have joyed in My people, And not heard in her any more Is the voice of weeping, and the voice of crying.

²⁰Der skal ikke være Børn, der dør som spæde, eller Olding, som ikke når sine Dages Tal thi den yngste, som dør, er hundred År, og forbandet er den, som ej når de hundred.

²⁰There is not thence any more a suckling of days, And an aged man who doth not complete his days, For the youth a hundred years old dieth, And the sinner, a hundred years old, is lightly esteemed.

²¹Da bygger de Huse og bor der selv, planter Vin og spiser dens Frugt;

²¹And they have built houses, and inhabited, And planted vineyards, and eaten their fruit.

²²de bygger ej, for at andre kan bo, de planter ej, for at andre kan spise; thi mit Folk skal opnå Træets Alder, mine udvalgte bruge, hvad de virker med Hånd;

²²They do not build, and another inhabit, They do not plant, and another eat, For as the days of a tree [are] the days of My people, And the work of their hands wear out do My chosen ones.

²³de skal ikke have Møje forgæves, ej avle Børn til brat Død; thi de er HERRENs velsignede Æt og har deres Afkom hos sig.

²³They labour not for a vain thing, Nor do they bring forth for trouble, For the seed of the blessed of Jehovah [are] they, And their offspring with them.

²⁴Førend de kalder, svarer jeg; endnu mens de taler, hører jeg.

²⁴And it hath come to pass, They do not yet call, and I answer, They are yet speaking, and I hear.

²⁵Ulv og Lam skal græsse sammen og Løven æde Strå som Oksen, men Slangen får Støv til Brød; der gøres ej ondt og voldes ej Men i hele mit hellige Bjergland, siger HERREN.

²⁵Wolf and lamb do feed as one, And a lion as an ox eateth straw, As to the serpent — dust [is] its food, They do no evil, nor destroy, In all My holy mountain, said Jehovah!