Isaiah 25
1 O Lord, you are my God! I will exalt you, and I will confess your name. For you have accomplished miracles. Your plan, from antiquity, is faithful. Amen.
Herre, du er min Gud; jeg vil ophøie dig, jeg vil prise ditt navn, for du har gjort underverk; dine råd fra gammel tid er sannhet og trofasthet.
2 For you have appointed a city as a tomb, a strong city for ruination, a house of foreigners: so that it may not be a city, and so that it may not be rebuilt forever.
For du har gjort en by til en stenhaug, en fast by til en grusdynge, du har ødelagt de fremmedes palasser, så det ikke mere er nogen by; de skal aldri mere bygges op igjen.
3 Concerning this, a strong people will praise you; a city with a robust people will fear you.
Derfor skal et sterkt folk ære dig, de ville hedningers stad skal frykte dig;
4 For you have been the strength of the poor, the strength of the indigent in his tribulation, a refuge from the whirlwind, a shadow from the heat. For the spirit of the mighty is like a whirlwind striking against a wall.
for du har vært et vern for den ringe, et vern for den fattige i hans trengsel, et ly mot regnskyll, en skygge mot hete; for voldsmenns fnysen er som regnskyll mot en vegg.
5 You will bring low the uprising of foreigners, just as heat brings thirst. And like heat under a torrential cloud, you will cause the offshoot of the strong to wither away.
Som du demper hete i tørt land, så demper du de fremmedes bulder; som hete ved skyggen av en sky, så dempes voldsmenns sang.
6 And the Lord of hosts will cause all the peoples on this mountain to feast on fatness, to feast on wine, a fatness full of marrow, a purified wine.
Og Herren, hærskarenes Gud, skal på dette fjell gjøre et gjestebud for alle folk, et gjestebud med fete retter, et gjestebud med gammel vin, med fete, margfulle retter, med klaret gammel vin.
7 And he will cast down violently, on this mountain, the face of the chains, with which all peoples had been bound, and the net, with which all nations had been covered.
Og han skal på dette fjell tilintetgjøre det slør som omslører alle folkene, og det dekke som dekker alle hedningefolkene.
8 He will violently cast down death forever. And the Lord God will take away the tears from every face, and he will take away the disgrace of his people from the entire earth. For the Lord has spoken it.
Han skal opsluke døden for evig, og Herren, Israels Gud, skal tørke gråten av alle ansikter, og sitt folks vanære skal han ta bort fra hele jorden; for Herren har talt.
9 And they will say in that day: “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us. This is the Lord! We have endured for him. We will exult and rejoice in his salvation.”
På den tid skal de si: Se, der er vår Gud, han som vi ventet skulde frelse oss, dette er Herren som vi ventet på; la oss fryde og glede oss i hans frelse!
10 For the hand of the Lord will rest upon this mountain. And Moab will be trampled under him, just as stubble is worn away by a wagon.
For Herrens hånd skal hvile på dette fjell; men Moab skal tredes ned i sitt eget land, likesom halm tredes ned i gjødselvann.
11 And he will extend his hands under him, like a swimmer extending his hands to swim. And he will bring down his glory with a clap of his hands.
Og Moab skal brede ut sine hender der, likesom svømmeren breder ut sine hender for å svømme; men Herren skal kue dets stolthet til tross for dets henders kunstgrep.
12 And the fortifications of your sublime walls will fall, and be brought low, and be torn down to the ground, even to the dust.
Og dine murers høie festning skal han rive ned, omstyrte, jevne med jorden, så den ligger i støvet.
