Esaias 33
1 Ve dig, du ødelegger, som selv ikke er blitt ødelagt, og du røver som ingen har røvet noget fra! Når du er ferdig med å ødelegge, skal du bli ødelagt; når du har sluttet med å røve, skal andre røve fra dig.
Terrible things will happen to you [people of Assyria]! You have destroyed [others], [but] you have not been destroyed [yet]. You have betrayed/deceived [others], [but] you have not been betrayed/deceived [yet]. When you stop destroying [others], others will destroy you. When you stop betraying/deceiving others, [others] betray you.
2 Herre, vær oss nådig! På dig bier vi; vær vår arm hver morgen, ja vår frelse i nødens tid!
Yahweh, be kind to us, because we have patiently waited for you [to help us]. Enable us to be strong every day, and rescue us when we have troubles.
3 For tordenrøsten flyr folkene; når du reiser dig, spredes hedningene.
Our enemies run away when they hear your voice. When you stand up and show that you are powerful [IDM], the people of all nations flee.
4 Og eders bytte sankes, likesom skaveren sanker; som gresshoppene springer, springer de efter det.
[And after our enemies have been defeated], we, your people, will take away all our enemies’ possessions like [SIM] caterpillars and locusts strip off all the leaves of plants.
5 Ophøiet er Herren, for han bor i det høie; han fyller Sion med rett og rettferdighet.
Yahweh is greater than anyone else, and he lives in heaven, and he will rule justly and righteously in Jerusalem.
6 Og det skal komme trygge tider for dig, en fylde av frelse, av visdom og kunnskap; Herrens frykt skal være dets skatt.
[When that happens], he will enable you to live securely/safely; he will fully protect your possessions, he will enable you to be wise and to know [all that you need to know]; and revering Yahweh will be [like] [MET] a valuable treasure for you.
7 Se, deres løvehelter skriker der ute, fredsbudene gråter sårt.
[But now], look, our brave men are crying out in the streets; our ambassadors [have gone to other countries to make peace treaties], [but they will] cry bitterly [because they will not succeed].
8 Allfarveiene er øde, det er ingen veifarende mere - han har brutt pakten, foraktet byene, ikke aktet noget menneske.
No one travels on our roads [DOU]. [The leaders of Assyria] have broken/disregarded their peace treaty [with us]; they despise the people who made those treaties, and they do not respect anyone.
9 Landet visner og sykner bort; Libanon står skamfull og visner; Saron er som den øde mark, og Basan og Karmel ryster løvet av.
The land [of Judah] is dry and barren. The [cedar trees in] Lebanon are drying up and decaying. The Sharon [Plain along the coast] is now a desert. There are no more leaves on the trees in the Bashan and Carmel [areas].
10 Nu vil jeg stå op, sier Herren, nu vil jeg reise mig, nu vil jeg ikke lenger bli sittende.
Yahweh says, “Now I will begin to show that I am very powerful [DOU].
11 I skal være svangre med strå og føde halm; eders fnysen er en ild som skal fortære eder.
You [people of Assyria] make plans that are [as useless as] [MET] chaff and straw. Your breath will become a fire that will burn you up.
12 Og folkeslag skal bli brent til kalk, de skal bli lik avskårne tornekvister som opbrennes med ild.
[Your] people will be burned until only ashes remain [MET] like [SIM] thornbushes are cut down and burned up in a fire.
13 Hør I som er langt borte, hvad jeg har gjort, og kjenn min styrke, I som er nær!
You people who live far away and you people who live nearby, pay attention to what I have done and realize that I am [very] powerful.”
14 Syndere bever på Sion, skjelving har grepet de gudløse: Hvem kan bo ved en fortærende ild? Hvem kan bo ved evige bål?
The sinners in Jerusalem will tremble because of being very afraid; godless people will be terrified. [They say], “None of us can [RHQ] remain alive because this fire is burning everything; it is like the fire on Yahweh’s altar that will burn forever!”
15 Den som vandrer i rettferdighet og taler det som rett er, den som forakter det som vinnes ved urett og vold, den som ryster sine hender så han ikke rører ved gaver, som stopper sitt øre til for ikke å høre på blodråd, og som lukker sine øine for ikke å se på det som ondt er,
Those who act honestly and say what is right, those who do not try to become rich by (extortion/forcing people to give them money), those who do not try to get bribes, those who refuse to listen to people who are planning to murder someone, those who do not join others who urge them to do what is wrong,
16 han skal bo på høie steder, fjellfestninger er hans borg; sitt brød skal han få, vannet skal ikke slippe op for ham.
they are the people who will live safely [MTY]; they will find places to be safe in the caves in the mountains. They will have plenty of food and water.
17 Dine øine skal skue kongen i hans herlighet, de skal se et vidstrakt land.
You [SYN] [people of Judah] will see the king wearing all his beautiful [robes], and you will see that he rules a land that extends far away.
18 Ditt hjerte skal tenke tilbake på redselen: Hvor er han som skrev op? Hvor er han som veide pengene? Hvor er han som teller tårnene?
When you see that, you will think about when you were previously terrified, [and you will say], “[The officers of Assyria] who counted the tax money that we were forced to pay to them [have disappeared] [RHQ]! Those men who counted our towers [are gone] [RHQ]!
19 Det ville folk skal du ikke se mere, folket med det vanskelige sprog som en ikke skjønner, med den stammende tunge som en ikke forstår.
Those arrogant people who spoke a language that we could not understand are no longer here!”
20 Se på Sion, våre høitidsstevners by! Dine øine skal se Jerusalem som en trygg bolig, som et telt som ikke flyttes, hvis peler aldri rykkes op, og hvis snorer aldri brister.
[At that time], you will see Zion Hill, the place where we celebrate our festivals; you will see that Jerusalem has become a place that is calm and safe. It will be [secure], [like] [SIM] a tent [that cannot be moved because] its ropes are tight and its stakes are firmly in the ground.
21 Men der skal vi ha Herren, den Veldige, i stedet for brede elver og strømmer; ingen roskute skal gå der, intet mektig krigsskib fare der.
Yahweh will be our mighty God; he will be [like] [SIM] a mighty river that will protect us because [our enemies] will not be able to cross it; no one will be able to row across it and no ships will be able to sail across it.
22 For Herren er vår dommer, Herren er vår lovgiver, Herren er vår konge, han skal frelse oss.
Yahweh is our judge; he is the one who gives us laws, and he is our king. He will rescue us.
23 Slappe henger dine taug, de støtter ikke masten, de holder ikke seilet utspent - da deles røvet bytte i mengde, endog de lamme røver og plyndrer.
The ropes on our enemies’ boats will hang loose, their masts will not be fastened firmly, and their sails will not be spread out. The treasures that they have seized will be divided [among us, God’s people], and even lame [people among us] will get some.
24 Og ingen innbygger skal si: Jeg er syk. Det folk som bor der, har fått sin misgjerning forlatt.
And the people in Jerusalem will no [longer] say, “We are sick,” [because Yahweh] will forgive the sins that have been committed by the people who live there.
