¹Woe to you who destroy, but you weren’t destroyed; and who betray, but nobody betrayed you! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed; and when you have made an end of betrayal, you will be betrayed.

¹Ve dig, du Hærværksmand, selv ikke hærget, du Ransmand, skånet for Ran! Når dit Hærværk er endt, skal du hærges, når din Ranen har Ende, skal der ranes fra dig!

²Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

²HERRE, vær os nådig, vi bier på dig, vær du vor Arm hver Morgen, vor Frelse i Nødens Stund!

³At the noise of the thunder, the peoples have fled. When you lift yourself up, the nations are scattered.

³For Bulderet må Folkeslag fly; når du rejser dig, splittes Folkene.

⁴Your spoil will be gathered as the caterpillar gathers. Men will leap on it as locusts leap.

⁴Som Græshopper bortriver, bortrives Bytte, man styrter derover som Græshoppesværme.

⁵Yahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

⁵Ophøjet er HERREN, thi han bor i det høje, han fylder Zion med Ret og Retfærd.

⁶There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh is your treasure.

⁶Trygge Tider skal du have, en Frelsesrigdom er Visdom og Indsigt, HERRENs Frygt er din Skat.

⁷Behold, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

⁷Se, deres Helte skriger derude, Fredens Sendebud græder bittert;

⁸The highways are desolate. The traveling man ceases. The covenant is broken. He has despised the cities. He doesn’t respect man.

⁸Vejene er øde, vejfarende borte. Han brød sin Pagt, agted Byer ringe, Mennesker regned han ikke.

⁹The land mourns and languishes. Lebanon is confounded and withers away. Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped bare.

⁹Landet blegner og sygner, Libanon skæmmes og visner; Saron er som en Ørken, Basan og Karmel uden Løv.

¹⁰“Now I will arise,” says Yahweh; “Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.

¹⁰Nu står jeg op, siger HERREN, nu vil jeg rejse mig, nu træde frem!

¹¹You will conceive chaff. You will bring forth stubble. Your breath is a fire that will devour you.

¹¹I undfanger Strå og føder Halm, eders Ånde er Ild, der fortærer jer selv;

¹²The peoples will be like the burning of lime, like thorns that are cut down and burned in the fire.

¹²til Kalk skal Folkene brændes som afhugget Torn, der brænder i Ild.

¹³Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, you who are near, acknowledge my might.”

¹³Hvad jeg gør, skal rygtes til fjerne Folk, nære skal kende min Vælde.

¹⁴The sinners in Zion are afraid. Trembling has seized the godless ones. Who among us can live with the devouring fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?

¹⁴På Zion skal Syndere bæve, Niddinger gribes af Skælven: "Hvem kan bo ved fortærende Ild, hvem kan bo ved evige Bål?"

¹⁵He who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; He who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil—

¹⁵Den, der vandrer i Retfærd og taler oprigtigt, ringeagter Vinding, vundet ved Uret, vægrer sig ved at tage mod Gave, tilstopper Øret over for Blodråd og lukker Øjnene over for det onde -

¹⁶he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.

¹⁶højt skal en sådan bo, hans Værn skal Klippeborge være; han får sit Brød, og Vand er ham sikret.

¹⁷Your eyes will see the king in his beauty. They will see a distant land.

¹⁷Dine Øjne får Kongen at se i hans Skønhed, de skuer et vidtstrakt Land.

¹⁸Your heart will meditate on the terror. Where is he who counted? Where is he who weighed? Where is he who counted the towers?

¹⁸Dit Hjerte skal tænke på Rædselen: "Hvor er nu han, der talte og vejede, han, der talte Tårnene?"

¹⁹You will no longer see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can’t comprehend, with a strange language that you can’t understand.

¹⁹Du ser ej det vilde Folk med dybt, uforståeligt Mål, med stammende, ufattelig Tunge.

²⁰Look at Zion, the city of our appointed festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that won’t be removed. Its stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.

²⁰Se på Zion, vore Højtiders By! Dine Øjne skal skue Jerusalem, et sikkert Lejrsted, et Telt, der ej flytter, hvis Pæle aldrig rykkes op, hvis Snore ej rives over.

²¹But there Yahweh will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, in which no galley with oars will go, neither will any gallant ship pass by there.

²¹Nej der træder HERRENs Bæk for os i Floders og brede Strømmes Sted; der kan ej Åreskib gå, ej vældigt Langskib sejle.

²²For Yahweh is our judge. Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king. He will save us.

²²Thi HERREN er vor Dommer, HERREN er vor Hersker, HERREN er vor Konge, han bringer os Frelse.

²³Your rigging is untied. They couldn’t strengthen the foot of their mast. They couldn’t spread the sail. Then the prey of a great spoil was divided. The lame took the prey.

²³Slapt hænger dit Tovværk, det holder ej Råen og spænder ej Sejlet. Da uddeles røvet Bytte i Overflod, halte tager Del i Rovet.

²⁴The inhabitant won’t say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell therein will be forgiven their iniquity.

²⁴Ingen Indbygger siger: "Jeg er syg!" Folket der har sin Synd forladt.