Jesaja 42
1 "Hier ist mein Knecht, dem ich als Stütze diene, der von mir Auserkorene, der meinem Herzen wohlgefällt! Ich lege meinen Geist auf ihn; den Heidenvölkern wird er Wahrheit künden.
[Yahweh says, “I want you people to know about] my servant, whom I encourage. I have chosen him, and I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will make certain that all the people-groups do what is right/just.
2 Er macht nicht Geschrei und ruft nicht laut; nicht läßt er sich in Gassen hören.
He will not [show his power by] shouting [DOU] or by talking very loudly.
3 Geknicktes Rohr zerbricht er nicht; zerdrückt den Docht nicht, den verlöschenden! Hinaus trägt er in Treue Wahrheit.
He will not get rid of [anyone who is weak like] [MET] a smashed reed, and he will not [end the life of anyone who is helpless like] [MET] someone would extinguish a dimly burning wick [of an oil lamp]. He will faithfully/continually make sure that judges decide cases justly.
4 Er wird nicht müde und nicht matt, bis er auf Erden Wahrheit durchgeführt; die Inseln warten ja auf seine Weisung." -
He will not become exhausted or discouraged all during the time that he is causing things to be done justly throughout the earth. Even [people living on the islands in] [MTY] the oceans will confidently wait for [him to teach them] his laws.”
5 So spricht der Gott, der Herr, des Himmels Schöpfer, der ihn ausgebreitet und der die Erde festigt und ihr Gewächs, der Lebenshauch dem Volk darauf verleiht und Atem denen, die drauf wandeln:
Yahweh our God created the sky and spread it out. He also created the earth and everything on it. He gives breath to all the people on the earth; he causes them to live [DOU]. [And he is the one who says to his special servant],
6 "Ich rufe dich in Gnaden, ich, der Herr; ich fasse dich bei deiner Hand, beschütze dich und mache dich zum Ruhme für das Volk, zum Licht für Heidenvölker.
“I, Yahweh, have chosen you to show people that I always act righteously/fairly. I will grasp your hand and protect you, and I will present you to [my Israeli] people to be the one who will put into effect my agreement with them. [You will be like] a light to the [other] nations.
7 Sollst blinde Augen öffnen, Gefang'ne aus dem Kerker führen, und aus dem Kerker, die im Finstern sitzen.
You will enable blind [IDM] people to see, you will free those who are in prison (OR, who are bound [by the guilt of their sins]) [MET] and release those who are in dark dungeons.
8 Mein Name ist, 'der Herr', und meine Ehre trete ich nicht einem andere ab und meinen Ruhm nicht Götzenbildern.
I am Yahweh; that is my name. I will not allow anyone else to receive the honor that only I deserve. And I will not allow idols to be praised like only I should be praised.
9 Das Frühere, seht, es ist erschienen. Und nun verkünde ich euch Neues; bevor es keimt, laß ich's euch hören." -
Everything that I have prophesied has happened, and now I will tell about other things that will happen. I will tell you things that will happen before they happen.”
10 Dem Herren singt ein neues Lied, sein Lob bis an der Erde Rand, ihr Fahrer auf dem Meer und seiner Fülle, ihr Inseln und die sie besiedeln!
Sing a new song to Yahweh! Sing to praise him throughout the world! All you people who sail across the oceans, and all you creatures that live in the oceans, and all you people who live on islands far away, sing!
11 Die Wüste juble auf mit ihren Triften, den Dörfern, darin Kedar wohnt! Die auf den Felsen siedeln, sollen jauchzen und von der Berge Gipfel her laut jubilieren!
You people who live in towns in the desert, sing loudly! You people who live in the Kedar [area in the north of Arabia], you rejoice also! You people in Sela [city in Edom], you also should sing joyfully; shout [to praise him] from the tops of your mountains!
12 Dem Herren sollen sie die Ehre geben und auf den Inseln seinen Ruhm verkünden!
Even people who live on distant islands should honor Yahweh and sing to praise him.
13 Der Herr zieht aus als Held; als Kriegsmann weckt er seinen Eifer; er schreit, er brüllt, und mannhaft geht er gegen seine Feinde vor.
[It will be as though] Yahweh will march out like [SIM] a mighty soldier; he will show that he is very angry. He will shout a battle-cry, and [then] he will defeat all his enemies.
14 "Urlang geschwiegen habe ich, und mich gehüllt in Schweigen. Jetzt schreie ich wie eine Kreißende und stöhne, schnaube allzumal.
[He will say], “I have remained silent [DOU] for a long time; I have restrained myself [from doing what I need to do]. But now, like [SIM] a woman who is giving birth to a baby, I will cry out and gasp and pant.
15 Ich dörre Berg und Hügel aus und lasse all ihr Grün verwelken und wandle Ströme um in dürres Land und lege Sümpfe trocken.
I will level off the hills and mountains, and I will cause all the plants and trees to dry up. I will cause the rivers to become small streams, and little islands will appear in them, and I will cause all the pools to become dry.
16 Auf unbekanntem Wege führe ich die Blinden; ich leite sie auf unbekannten Steigen. Vor ihnen mache ich die Finsternis zum Licht, zur ebenen Fläche Schluchten! Das sind nun Dinge, die ich früher schon getan und die ich noch nicht aufgegeben.
[My people who have been taken to Babylonia are like] [MET] blind people, [but] I will lead them along a road on which they have not walked before, on a road that they have not seen before. They have felt [very helpless, as though] they were walking in the darkness, but I will take away that darkness and I will make smooth the road that is in front of them. Those are the things that I will do for them; I will not abandon them.
17 Es sollen rückwärts prallen und beschämt sich fühlen, die auf geschnitzte Bilder sich verlassen, die zu gegossenen Bildern sprechen: 'Ihr seid unsere Götter.'
But those who trust in carved idols, and say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be completely humiliated/disgraced.”
18 Ihr Tauben, horchet auf! Ihr Blinden, schauet auf und seht!
You [Israeli people who have acted toward God like] deaf [people], listen [to what Yahweh says]! “You [who have been like] [MET] blind [people], look!
19 Wer war je blind, wenn nicht mein Knecht? Wer taub, wenn nicht mein Bote, den ich senden will? - Wer je so blind wie der Knecht des Herrn?
No people are [RHQ] as blind as my people, who [should have been] serving me. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] deaf people as [the Israelis, who should have been] my messengers. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] blind people as those whom I chose to serve me.
20 Viel sahst Du, doch behieltest nichts. Du hattest offene Ohren, hörtest aber nichts.
You see and know what are the right things to do, but you do not do them. You hear [what I say to you], but you do not pay attention.”
21 Dem Herrn gefiel's, um seines Heiles willen, die Lehre groß und wundervoll zu machen.
Because Yahweh is righteous, he has honored his glorious laws.
22 Da wurden sie ein Volk, beraubt, geplündert. In Löchern lagen sie gefesselt alle; in Kerkerhäuser waren sie gesteckt; zum Raub geworden, ohne Retter, zur Beute, und niemand sprach: 'Gib's wieder her!'"
But [the armies of Babylon have destroyed Jerusalem] and have completely (plundered/taken away) [DOU] all the valuable things, and they have captured Yahweh’s people and taken them away and put them in prison. They have been captured easily, because there was no one to protect them; there was no one to say that they should be allowed to return home.
23 Wer unter euch wohl, der dies hört, wird aufmerksam das Folgende vernehmen?
Who among you will listen carefully to these things? Who will pay attention from now on?
24 Wer gab zur Beute Jakob preis und Israel den Räubern? War's nicht der Herr, an dem wir uns versündigt, auf dessen Wegen sie nicht wandeln und dessen Lehre sie nicht hören wollten?
Who allowed the valuable possessions of the people of Israel to be stolen [RHQ, DOU]? It was Yahweh, because he is he one against whom we had sinned; we did not conduct our lives like he wanted us to, and we did not obey his laws.
25 So goß er seinen Grimm darüber aus, des Krieges Härte. Rings um sie flammte es. Man achtete des aber nicht, und so verbrannt' es sie. Doch nicht zu Herzen nahm man es.
Therefore, he was extremely angry with us, and he caused our soldiers to be destroyed in battles. [It was as though] [MET] he lit a fire around us, but we did not understand [what he was trying to tell us]. [His being angry with us was like] a fire that would burn us up, but we did not pay attention [IDM].
