Isaiah 1
1 [I am] Isaiah, the son of Amoz. [Yahweh showed me] visions about Jerusalem and [all the other places in] Judah. He showed me these visions during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.
Die Offenbarungen, die Jesaja, der Sohn des Amoz, zur Zeit der judäischen Könige Usia, Jotham, Ahas und Hiskia über Juda und Jerusalem empfing.
2 This is what Yahweh says: “All you [angels in] [APO] heaven and [all you people on] [APO] earth, listen to me! The people that I caused to exist and took care of [DOU] have rebelled against me.
Höre, o Himmel, und horch auf, o Erde! denn Jahwe hat geredet: Kinder habe ich groß gezogen und emporgebracht; sie aber haben sich gegen mich empört.
3 Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know who provides food for them, but my Israeli people do not know [me]; they do not realize [that I am the one who takes care of them].”
Der Stier kennt seinen Besitzer und der Esel die Krippe seines Herrn - Israel erkennt nicht, mein Volk merkt nicht auf!
4 Terrible things will happen to that sinful nation, to those people who are guilty of sinning greatly. They are a group of very evil people, who act very unjustly. They have abandoned Yahweh, the holy one of Israel; they have (abandoned/turned away from) him.
O der sündigen Nation, des schuldbeladenen Volks, der Brut von Bösewichtern, der frevelnden Kinder! Jahwe haben sie verlassen, haben den Heiligen Israels gelästert, haben den Rücken gewandt.
5 Why do you [RHQ] continue to [do things for which] you should be punished? Why do you continue to rebel against Yahweh? [You are like] [MET] someone whose head is badly injured and whose mind is sick/corrupt.
Wohin könntet ihr noch geschlagen werden, da ihr ja den Abfall fortsetzt? Ist doch das ganze Haupt krank und das ganze Herz todesschwach!
6 [It is as though] [MET] from the soles/bottoms of your feet to the [tops of your] heads nothing is healthy; there are only open wounds and cuts and sores that have not been cleaned or bandaged, and no [olive] oil has been put on them [to heal them].
Ist doch von der Fußsohle bis zum Haupte nichts Heiles daran: Stiche und Striemen und frische Wunden, die nicht ausgedrückt, noch verbunden, noch mit Öl erweicht sind!
7 [It is as though] your country is ruined/desolate; your towns have been burned. Foreigners plunder/steal the crops in your fields while you watch; they destroy everything [that they see].
Ist doch euer Land eine Wüste, eure Städte mit Feuer verbrannt. Eure Äcker - Fremde verzehren sie vor euren Augen - und eine Wüstenei ist's, wie bei der Zerstörung von Sodom!
8 The city of Jerusalem has [already] been abandoned, it is like [SIM] a shelter in a vineyard that has been abandoned by the watchmen; it is like [SIM] a watchman’s hut in a field of melons that has been deserted. It is a city surrounded by its enemies who are waiting to attack it.
Und ist doch Zion nur übrig, wie eine Hütte im Weinberge, wie eine Nachthütte im Gurkenfelde, wie eine belagerte Stadt!
9 If the Commander of the armies of angels had not allowed a few of us [his people] to (survive/remain alive), we would have [all] been [destroyed], like [the cities of] Sodom and Gomorrah [were destroyed].
Hätte nicht Jahwe der Heerscharen übrig gelassen uns einen Rest, gar leicht wären wir wie Sodom geworden, Gomorrha würden wir gleichen!
10 You [leaders of Judah are as wicked as] the rulers of Sodom were, and you [other people in Jerusalem areas are as wicked as] the people in Gomorrah [were]. Listen to this message from Yahweh, [all of you]!
Hört das Wort Jahwes, ihr Sodomsgebieter! Vernimm die Lehre unseres Gottes, du Gomorrhavolk!
11 He says, “You continue to bring many sacrifices to me, but I do not [RHQ] want them [because you do not worship me sincerely]! You bring me many offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], [but] I (am tired/do not want any more) of your burning all those offerings, the burning rams and the fat from fat cattle. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls and lambs and goats that [the priest] pours [against the altar].
Was soll ich mit der Menge eurer Schlachtopfer? spricht Jahwe. Ich bin satt der Widderbrandopfer und des Fettes der Mastkälber und an dem Blute von Farren, Lämmern und Böcken habe ich kein Gefallen.
12 When you come to my temple to worship me, no one [RHQ] told you to trample on my courtyard while you perform all those rituals.
Wenn ihr hereinkommt, um vor mir zu erscheinen - wer hat das von euch verlangt, meine Vorhöfe zu zerstampfen?
13 Stop bringing to me those offerings, because they are useless [to me]; I am disgusted with the incense that [the priests burn]. And [your feasts to celebrate] the new moon [each month] and your (Sabbath [days]/days of rest) and your [other] festivals— I detest them because of the wicked things [that you do].
Bringt nicht mehr unnütze Gaben dar - ein greulicher Brand sind sie mir! Neumonde und Sabbate, Versammlungen berufen - ich halte es nicht aus: Unrecht und zugleich Festfeier!
14 I [SYN] hate [all] your celebrations of each new moon and the [other] festivals that you celebrate each year. They are [like] [MET] a heavy burden that I am tired of carrying.
Eure Neumonde und Feste mag ich nicht; sie sind mir zu Last geworden, ich bin's müde zu tragen.
15 [So], when you lift up your hands when you pray [to me], I will not [even] look at you. Even if you pray [to me very] frequently, I will not listen [to you], [because it is as though] your hands are covered with the blood [of people whom you have killed].
Und wenn ihr eure Hände ausbreitet, so verhülle ich meine Augen vor euch, und wenn ihr noch so viel betet, so höre ich euch nicht. Eure Hände sind voll Blutschuld!
16 Cleanse your inner beings, and become [spiritually] clean! Stop your evil behavior! Stop doing things that are wrong!
Waschet, reiniget euch! Schafft mir eure bösen Thaten aus den Augen! Hört auf, Böses zu thun!
17 Learn to do [things that are] good! [Try to] cause people to do what is just. Help people who are (oppressed/treated cruelly). Defend orphans and widows [when people take them to court].”
Lernt Gutes thun! Trachtet nach Recht! Bringt die Gewaltthätigen zurecht! Verschafft den Waisen ihr Recht! Führt die Sache der Witwen!
18 Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do. Even though [the guilt of] your sins be [as evident and as difficult to get rid of] as [SIM] red [stains on a white garment] [DOU], [I will get rid of them completely] [like someone who can make that stained garment] become as white as snow or wool [DOU].
Kommt doch, daß wir miteinander rechten! spricht Jahwe. Wenn eure Sünden scharlachrot sind, sollen sie doch schneeweiß werden; wenn sie rot wie Purpur sind, sollen sie doch wie Wolle werden.
19 If you are willing to obey [me], [I will enable] you to have plenty to eat.
Wenn ihr willig seid und gehorcht, sollt ihr die Güter des Landes verzehren.
20 But, if you turn away [from me and] rebel against me, you will be killed [by your enemies’] swords. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
Aber wenn ihr euch weigert und widerspenstig seid, so sollt ihr vom Schwerte verzehrt werden! Fürwahr, Jahwes Mund hat es geredet!
21 “[You people of Jerusalem previously] faithfully [worshiped only] me, but now you have become like [MET] prostitutes [who are not faithful to any husband]. Previously, people there always acted justly/fairly and righteously, but now your city [is full of] murderers.
Ach wie ist zur Hure geworden die treue Stadt, die von Recht erfüllt, eine Herberge der Gerechtigkeit war und nun - voll Mörder!
22 Previously, you were [like] [MET] pure silver, but now you have become [like] [MET] the scum that is left [when silver is purified]. Previously you were [like pure] wine, but you have become [like] [MET] wine that has [a lot of] water mixed with it.
Dein Silber ist zu Blei geworden, dein edler Wein mit Wasser verschnitten.
23 Your leaders are rebels; they spend time with thieves. They all want to get bribes and force others to give them gifts [in order that they do good things for them]. They do not defend orphans [in court], and they do not do all they can to enable widows to get what they should receive.
Deine Beamten sind Abtrünnige und Diebsgenossen. Sie alle nehmen gern Geschenke und laufen der Bezahlung nach; den Waisen verschaffen sie nicht Recht, und die Sache der Witwen kommt nicht vor sie.
24 Therefore [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, the mighty God of Israel, say to my enemies, ‘will get revenge on you; you will not cause me any more trouble. And I will pay you back for the evil things that you did.
Deshalb lautet der Spruch des Herrn, Jahwes der Heerscharen, des Starken Israels: Ha! ich will mich letzen an meinen Widersachern und mich rächen an meinen Feinden!
25 I will raise my fist to strike you. I will [punish you severely] [MET], as though [MET] you were silver [and I needed to heat you very greatly to] melt you and get rid of the impurities.
Ich will meine Hand wieder gegen dich kehren und will wie mit Lauge all' dein unedles Metall ausschmelzen und all' dein Blei ausscheiden
26 [After that happens, ] I will give you good judges like you had previously; you will have [wise] counselors like you had long ago. Then people will call your city “a city where people [act] righteously, a city where people are loyal to me.”'”
und will die Richter in dir wieder machen wie dereinst und die Ratsherren wie zu Anfang. Darnach wirst du die Rechtsburg heißen, eine treue Stadt.
27 Because the people of Jerusalem will do what is fair/just, their city will be restored; those who repent [will be saved] because of [their acting] righteously.
Zion soll durch Recht erlöst werden und, die sich in ihm bekehren, durch Gerechtigkeit;
28 But rebels and sinners will be crushed by Yahweh, and those who forsake him will disappear.
aber Zerschmetterung über die Empörer und die Sünder insgesamt! Die Jahwe verlassen, sollen zu Grunde gehen!
29 You will be ashamed because [you worshiped] idols under the oak trees [that you considered to be] sacred; you will be disgraced because [you worshiped idols] in the gardens where you chose [to worship them].
Denn ihr Vertrauen auf die Terebinthen, an denen ihr eure Lust hattet, soll zu Schanden werden, und ob der Gärten, an denen ihr Gefallen hattet, sollt ihr erröten.
30 You will be like [SIM] a very large tree which has withered leaves, like [SIM] a garden that [is dried up because] it has no water.
Denn ihr sollt werden wie eine Terebinthe, deren Laub verwelkt, und wie ein Garten, dem es an Wasser fehlt,
31 Those among you who are [very] strong will become [like] [MET] dry wood, and the work they do will be [like] [MET] a spark; both they and the evil things that they do will burn up completely, and no one will be able to put out the fire.
und die Mächtigen sollen zu Werg werden und ihr Werk zu Funken, und beide zusammen sollen verbrennen, ohne daß jemand löscht.
