< Isaiah 8 >

1 Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
Ja Herra sanoi minulle: "Ota iso taulu ja kirjoita siihen selkeällä kirjoituksella: Maher-Saalal Haas-Bas.
2 [So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
Ja minä otan itselleni luotettavat todistajat, pappi Uurian ja Sakarjan, Jeberekjan pojan."
3 Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
Sitten minä lähestyin profeetta-vaimoani, ja hän tuli raskaaksi ja synnytti pojan. Niin Herra sanoi minulle: "Pane hänelle nimeksi Maher-Saalal Haas-Bas.
4 because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
Sillä ennenkuin poika oppii sanomaan: 'isä' ja 'äiti', viedään Damaskoon tavarat ja Samarian saalis Assurin kuninkaan eteen."
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
Ja Herra puhui jälleen minulle ja sanoi:
6 ‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
"Koska tämä kansa halveksii Siiloan hiljaa virtaavia vesiä ja iloitsee Resinin ja Remaljan pojan kanssa,
7 Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
niin katso, sentähden Herra antaa tulla heidän ylitsensä virran vedet, valtavat ja suuret: Assurin kuninkaan ja kaiken hänen kunniansa; se nousee kaikkien uomiensa yli ja menee kaikkien äyräittensä yli,
8 Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
ja se tunkeutuu Juudaan, paisuu ja tulvii ja ulottuu kaulaan saakka. Ja levittäen siipensä se täyttää yliyltään sinun maasi, Immanuel."
9 Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
Riehukaa, kansat, kuitenkin kukistutte; kuulkaa, kaikki kaukaiset maat: sonnustautukaa, kuitenkin kukistutte; sonnustautukaa, kuitenkin kukistutte.
10 [You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
Pitäkää neuvoa: se raukeaa; sopikaa sopimus: ei se pysy. Sillä Jumala on meidän kanssamme.
11 Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
Sillä näin sanoi minulle Herra, kun hänen kätensä valtasi minut ja hän varoitti minua vaeltamasta tämän kansan tietä:
12 “Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
"Älkää sanoko salaliitoksi kaikkea, mitä tämä kansa salaliitoksi sanoo; älkää peljätkö, mitä se pelkää, älkääkä kauhistuko.
13 [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
Herra Sebaot pitäkää pyhänä, häntä te peljätkää ja kauhistukaa.
14 I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
Ja hän on oleva pyhäkkö, hän loukkauskivi ja kompastuksen kallio molemmille Israelin huonekunnille, paula ja ansa Jerusalemin asukkaille.
15 Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
Monet heistä kompastuvat ja kaatuvat ja ruhjoutuvat, monet kiedotaan ja vangitaan.
16 [So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
Sido todistus talteen, lukitse laki sinetillä minun opetuslapsiini."
17 I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
Niin minä odotan Herraa, joka kätkee kasvonsa Jaakobin heimolta, ja panen toivoni häneen.
18 I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
Katso, minä ja lapset, jotka Herra on minulle antanut, me olemme Herran Sebaotin merkkeinä ja ihmeinä Israelissa, hänen, joka asuu Siionin vuorella.
19 Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
Ja kun he sanovat teille: "Kysykää vainaja-ja tietäjähengiltä, jotka supisevat ja mumisevat", niin eikö kansa kysyisi Jumalaltansa? Kuolleiltako elävien puolesta?
20 Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
"Pysykää laissa ja todistuksessa!" Elleivät he näin sano, ei heillä aamunkoittoa ole.
21 They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
Ja siellä he kuljeskelevat vaivattuina ja nälkäisinä, ja nälissään he vimmastuvat ja kiroavat kuninkaansa ja Jumalansa. He luovat silmänsä korkeuteen,
22 They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
he katsahtavat maan puoleen, mutta katso: ainoastaan ahdistusta ja pimeyttä; he ovat syöstyt tuskan synkeyteen ja pimeyteen.

< Isaiah 8 >