Isaiah 23
1 [I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Tyre [city]: You [sailors on] [APO] ships from Tarshish, weep, because [the harbor of] Tyre and all the houses [in the city] have been destroyed. The reports that you heard in Cyprus [island] about Tyre [are true].
Utsagn om Tyrus. Jamre eder, I Tarsis-skib! For det er ødelagt, så der ikke mere er hus, og I ikke mere kan komme hjem; fra Kittims land blir det kunngjort for dem.
2 You people who live along the coast [near Tyre], and merchants of Sidon [city], mourn silently. Your sailors went across the seas [to many places like Tyre].
Bli stille, I som bor på kysten som Sidons sjøfarende kjøbmenn opfylte!
3 They sailed across deep seas to buy grain in Egypt and [other] crops that are grown along the Nile [River]. Tyre became the city where people from [all] nations bought and sold goods.
Av Sikors sæd, av Nilens høst, som blev ført frem over det store hav, gjorde det sig vinning, og det var et marked for folkene.
4 But now you people in Sidon should be ashamed, because [you trusted in Tyre], which has been a strong fortress [on an island] in the sea. [Tyre is like a woman who is saying], “[Now it is as though] I have not given birth to [any] children, or raised [any] sons or daughters.”
Skam dig, Sidon! - For havet, havets festning sier: Jeg har ikke hatt fødselsveer, heller ikke født, heller ikke opfødd unge menn eller fostret jomfruer.
5 When [the people of] Egypt hear what has happened to Tyre, they will grieve very much.
Når de får høre om dette i Egypten, skal de skjelve ved ryktet om Tyrus.
6 Sail to Tarshish [and tell them what happened]; weep, you people who live along the coast.
Far over til Tarsis, jamre eder, I som bor på kysten!
7 [The people in] the very old city [of Tyre] were [RHQ] previously joyful. Traders [PRS] from Tyre established colonies in many distant nations.
Er dette eders jublende by, som blev til i fordums dager, hvis føtter bærer den bort til å bo som fremmed i det fjerne?
8 People from Tyre appointed kings [over other places]; their traders were wealthy; they were [as powerful and wealthy as] [MET] kings. [So], who [RHQ] caused the people of Tyre to experience this disaster?
Hvem har besluttet dette mot Tyrus, mot henne som delte ut kroner, hun hvis kjøbmenn var fyrster, hvis kremmere var stormenn på jorden?
9 It was the Commander of the armies of angels who did it; he did it in order to cause [you people in] Tyre not to be proud any more, to humiliate you men who are honored all over the world.
Herren, hærskarenes Gud, har besluttet det for å vanhellige all stolt prakt, for å vanære alle jordens store.
10 You people of Tarshish, you must grow crops in your land [instead of trading]; spread out over your land like [SIM] the Nile [River] spreads over the land [of Egypt] when it floods, because there is no harbor [in Tyre for your ships] now.
Bred dig ut over ditt land som strømmen, du Tarsis' datter! Det er intet bånd mere.
11 [It is as though] Yahweh stretched out his hand over the sea and shook the kingdoms of the earth. He commanded that in Phoenicia/Canaan all its fortresses must be destroyed.
Han har rakt ut sin hånd over havet, han har fått kongeriker til å skjelve; Herren har befalt å ødelegge Kana'ans faste borger.
12 He said to the people of Sidon, “You will never rejoice again, because you will be crushed; even if you flee to Cyprus [island], you will not escape destruction.”
Han sa: Du skal ikke mere bli ved å juble, du voldtatte jomfru, Sidons datter! Bryt op, dra over til Kittim! Heller ikke der skal du finne ro.
13 Think about what happened in Babylonia: the people who were in that land have disappeared. [The armies of] Assyria have caused that land to become a place where wild animals from the desert live. The Assyrians built dirt ramps to the top of the walls [of the city of Babylon]; [then they entered the city and] tore down the palaces and caused the city to become [a heap of] rubble.
Se, kaldeernes land, dette folk som fordum ikke var til, de hvis land Assur har gjort til bolig for ørkenens dyr, de reiser sine beleiringstårn, omstyrter dets palasser og gjør det til en grushaug.
14 [So] wail, you [sailors on the] ships of Tarshish, because the harbor [in Tyre where your ships stop] is destroyed!
Jamre eder, I Tarsis-skib! For ødelagt er eders faste borg.
15 For seventy years, which is as long as kings usually live, people will forget about Tyre. [But then it will be rebuilt]. What will happen there will be like what happened to a prostitute in this song:
På den tid skal Tyrus bli glemt i sytti år, så lenge som en konges dager; når sytti år er til ende, skal det gå Tyrus som det heter i visen om skjøgen:
16 “You harlot, whom people had forgotten, play your harp well, and sing many songs, in order that people will remember you again.”
Ta din citar, gå omkring i byen, du glemte skjøge! Spill det beste du kan, syng vise på vise, så folk kan komme dig i hu!
17 [It is true that] after seventy years Yahweh will restore Tyre. Their merchants will again earn a lot of money by buying things from and selling things to many [other] nations [HYP].
Når de sytti år er til ende, da skal Herren ta sig av Tyrus, og det skal atter få ta imot horelønn, og det skal drive utukt med alle verdens riker over den vide jord.
18 [But] their profits will be given to Yahweh. [The merchants] will not hoard their money; instead, they will give it to Yahweh’s priests in order that they [can] buy food and nice clothes.
Men dets vinning og dets horelønn skal være helliget til Herren, den skal ikke legges op og ikke gjemmes; for de som bor for Herrens åsyn, skal få dets vinning og bruke den til å ete sig mette og klæ sig i prektige klær for.
