Esaias 26
1 På den dagen skal dei syngja denne songen i Judalandet: «Ein sterk by hev me. Frelsa set han til mur og vern.
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
2 Lat upp portarne, so der må få ganga inn eit rettferdigt folk, som varar truskap.
Open you the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.
3 Åt den som er hugfast, varar du stendig fred; for på deg lit han.
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.
4 Lit då på Herren allstødt! For Herren, Herren er eit æveleg berg.
Trust you in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
5 For han gjer deim ringe som hev fest bu i høgddom, støyter ned den grunnfeste byen, sturtar han til jordi, heilt ned i moldi.
For he brings down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he lays it low; he lays it low, even to the ground; he brings it even to the dust.
6 Føter trakka honom ned, føter av vesalmenn, fet av armingar.
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
7 Men vegen åt den rettferdige er jamn. Veg åt den rettferdige jamnar du.»
The way of the just is uprightness: you, most upright, do weigh the path of the just.
8 På dine domars veg ventar me deg, Herre. Namnet ditt og minnet ditt dreg vår sjæl.
Yes, in the way of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you; the desire of our soul is to your name, and to the remembrance of you.
9 Mi sjæl kjenner seg dregi til deg um natti; og åndi i meg leitar etter deg. For straks domarane dine råkar jordi, lærer jordbuarne rettferd.
With my soul have I desired you in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you early: for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
10 Fær den gudlause nåde, so lærer han ikkje rettferd. Då gjer han urett i det rettvisaste landet, og Herrens høgd ser han ikkje.
Let favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
11 Herre, høgt er handi di lyft, men dei ser det ikkje. Lat deim sjå brennhugen din for folket og skjemmast. Ja, eld øydde uvenerne dine!
LORD, when your hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yes, the fire of your enemies shall devour them.
12 Herre, du skal hjelpa oss til fred. For alle verki våre hev du verka.
LORD, you will ordain peace for us: for you also have worked all our works in us.
13 Herre, vår Gud! Andre herrar enn du hev rådt yver oss. Einast ved deg prisar me namnet ditt.
O LORD our God, other lords beside you have had dominion over us: but by you only will we make mention of your name.
14 Daude livnar ikkje, skuggar stend ikkje upp. Difor heimsøkjer og øydelegg du deim og gjer til inkjes minnet um deim.
They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore have you visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
15 Du auka folket, Herre! Du auka folket, og synte deg herleg. Du hev flytt alle grensesteinarne åt landet langt ut.
You have increased the nation, O LORD, you have increased the nation: you are glorified: you had removed it far to all the ends of the earth.
16 Herre, i naudi leita dei etter deg. Dei sende upp stille bøner, då refsingi kom yver deim.
LORD, in trouble have they visited you, they poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.
17 Liksom ei kvinna som er med barn, vrid seg og skrik i riderne når ho skal føda, soleis gjekk det oss for din vreide skuld, Herre.
Like as a woman with child, that draws near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and cries out in her pangs; so have we been in your sight, O LORD.
18 Me var med barn, me hadde rider; då me fødde, var det vind. Berging har me ikkje til landet, og jordbuar vart ikkje fødde.
We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not worked any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
19 Dine daude skal verta livande, mine lik skal standa upp. Vakna og fegnast, de som bur i moldi. For ei ljossens dogg er di dogg; og jordi føder daudingar av seg.
Your dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, you that dwell in dust: for your dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
20 Gakk då, mitt folk, inn i kovarne dine, og lat att dørerne etter deg! Gøym deg ein augneblink, til dess vreiden gjeng yver.
Come, my people, enter you into your chambers, and shut your doors about you: hide yourself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be over.
21 For sjå, Herren gjeng ut frå bustaden sin og vil heimsøkja jordbuarne for deira misgjerder skuld, og jordi skal syna fram sitt utrende blod og ikkje meir dylja sine drepne.
For, behold, the LORD comes out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
