Isaiah 59
1 Behold, the hand of the Lord has not been shortened, so that it cannot save, and his ear has not been blocked, so that it cannot hear.
Sjå, Herrens hand er ikkje so stutt, at han ikkje kann frelsa, og øyra hans er ikkje so tunghøyrt, at det ikkje kann høyra.
2 But your iniquities have made a division between you and your God, and your sins have concealed his face from you, so that he would not hear.
Men skuldi dykkar er det som skil millom dykk og dykkar Gud, og synderne dykkar hev dult hans åsyn for dykk, so han ikkje høyrer.
3 For your hands have been polluted by blood, and your fingers by iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue utters iniquity.
For henderne dykkar er sulka med blod, og fingrarne dykkar med misgjerd; lipporne dykkar talar lygn, tunga mullar på vondt.
4 There is no one who calls for justice, and there is no one who judges truly. For they trust in nothing, and they speak emptiness. They have conceived hardship, and they have given birth to iniquity.
Ingen ropar til doms for rettferd, ingen hev ærleg rettargang. Dei lit på fåfengd og talar fals, umhender med ulukka føder dei tjon.
5 They have ruptured the eggs of asps, and they have woven the webs of spiders. Whoever will eat of their eggs will die. For what has been incubated will hatch into a king snake.
Orme-egg klekkjer dei ut, og kongurvev vev dei; den som et deira egg, lyt døy, og krasar du eit, kjem det fram ein orm.
6 Their weavings will not be for clothing, nor will they cover themselves with their handiwork. Their works are useless things, and the work of iniquity is in their hands.
Deira vevnad vert aldri til klæde, ein kann ikkje hylja seg i deira verk; deira verk er vondskaps verk, og valdsverk er i deira hender.
7 Their feet run to evil, and they rush to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are useless thoughts; devastation and destruction are in their ways.
Deira føter er snare til vondt og snøgge til å renna ut skuldlaust blod, deira tankar er vondskaps tankar, det er vald og uferd kvar dei fer.
8 They have not known the way of peace, and there is no judgment in their steps. Their paths have become crooked for them. Anyone who treads in them knows no peace.
Fredsveg kjenner dei ikkje, det finst ingen rett i deira spor. Dei fer på krokute stigar, kvar som fer soleis, veit ikkje av fred.
9 Because of this, judgment is far from us, and justice will not take hold of us. We waited for light, and behold, darkness; we waited for brightness, and we walked in darkness.
Difor er retten langt burte frå oss, og rettferd vil ikkje koma til oss; me ventar på ljos, og so finn me myrker - på solskin, men ferdast i skugge.
10 We groped for the wall, like one who is blind, and we felt our way, like one without eyes. We stumbled at midday, as if in darkness; and in darkness, as if in death.
Me trivlar som blinde langs vegen, me trivlar som folk utan augo; midt på dagen me snåvar som i skumingi, millom friske er me som døyande.
11 We will all roar like bears, and we will sigh like despondent doves. We hoped for judgment, and there is none; for salvation, and it is far from us.
Me gryler alle som bjørnar, og som duvor me sukkar; me ventar på retten, men ikkje han kjem, på frelsa, men ho er langt burte frå oss.
12 For our iniquities have been multiplied in your sight, and our sins have answered us. For our wickedness is with us, and we have acknowledged our iniquities:
For synderne våre mot deg er mange, og våre misgjerningar vitnar imot oss; ja, synderne våre hev me i minne, og våre misgjerningar veit me um:
13 sinning and lying against the Lord. And we have turned away, not so as to go after our God, and so that we were speaking calumny and transgression. We have conceived, and spoken from the heart, words of falsehood.
Me hev falle ifrå og neitta Herren, me hev gjenge burt frå vår Gud; me hev tala um trælking og fråfall, hev teke upp og sagt ut or hjarta ljugarord.
14 And judgment has been turned backwards, and justice has stood far away. For truth has fallen down in the street, and fairness was not able to enter.
Retten vert undantrengd, og rettferdi stend langt burte; for sanning hev snåva på tinget, og det rette vinn ikkje fram,
15 And the truth has gone into oblivion. And he who withdraws from evil endures plunder. And the Lord saw this, and it seemed evil in his eyes. For there is no judgment.
og sanningi vart burte, den som held seg frå vondt, vert plundra. Og Herren såg det og harmast for det ikkje fanst nokon rett.
16 And he saw that there was no good man. And he was astonished that there was no one to meet him. And his own arm brought salvation to him, and his own justice strengthened him.
Han såg at det ingen fanst, og han undrast at ingen greip inn. Då hjelpte honom hans arm, og hans rettferd var honom til studnad.
17 He clothed himself with justice as with a breastplate, and with a helmet of salvation upon his head. He put on the vestments of vengeance, and he was covered with zeal as with a cloak.
Han tok rettferd på seg til brynja og frelse-hjelm på sitt hovud, hemn-klæde tok han til klædnad, sveipte um seg brennhug til kåpa.
18 This was for vindication, as a repayment of indignation to his adversaries, and as a sudden reversal for his enemies. He will repay the islands in their turn.
Han gjev deim att etter gjerningar, harm yver sine motmenner, attergjeld for sine fiendar, ja, øylandi skal få det att.
19 And those from the west will fear the name of the Lord, and those from the rising of the sun will fear his glory, when he arrives like a violent river, which the Spirit of the Lord urges on.
Og i vesterland skal dei ottast Herrens namn og i austerland hans herlegdom, for han kjem som ein innestengd foss som Herrens storm driv fram.
20 And the Redeemer will arrive in Zion, and to those who return from the iniquity within Jacob, says the Lord.
Og han kjem som utløysar for Sion, og for deim som snur seg frå synd i Jakob, so er Herrens ord.
21 This is my pact with them, says the Lord. My Spirit is within you, and my words, which I have put in your mouth, will not withdraw from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring’s offspring, says the Lord, from this moment, and even forever.
Og dette er den pakt som eg på mi sida gjer med deim, segjer Herren: Min ande som er yver deg, og mine ord som eg hev lagt deg i munnen, dei skal ikkje vika frå din munn, og ikkje frå munnen åt borni dine, og ikkje heller frå munnen åt barneborni dine, segjer Herren, frå no og i all æva.
