Isaiah 13
1 [I], Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received [from Yahweh] this message about Babylon [city]:
Framsegn um Babel, som Jesaja, son åt Amos, skoda.
2 Lift up a flag on the bare [top of a] hill, to signal [that an army should come to attack Babylon]. Shout to them and wave your hand [to signal to them] that they should march through the city gates into the palaces of the proud [rulers of Babylon]!
Reis eit merke på skoglaust fjell, ropa høgt til deim, veifta med handi, at dei må koma og draga inn gjenom portarne åt valdsherrarne.
3 [Yahweh says], “I have commanded those soldiers to do that; I have summoned the warriors whom I have chosen to punish [the people of Babylon] because of my being very angry with them, and those soldiers will be very proud [when they do that].”
Eg hev bode ut dei vigde mennerne mine, ja, til å føra fram min vreide hev eg kalla kjemporne mine, dei sigerbyrge, jublande skarar.
4 Listen to the noise on the mountains, which is the noise of a huge army marching! It is the noise made by people of many people-groups shouting. The Commander of the armies of angels has summoned this army to gather together.
Høyr, bråk på fjelli som av eit stort folk! Høyr gnyen av kongerike, av folk som strøymer i hop! Herren, allhers drott, mynstrar stridsheren sin.
5 They come from countries that are far away, from the most remote places [IDM] on the earth. They are [like] [SIM] weapons that Yahweh will use [to punish the people with whom] he is very angry, and to destroy the entire country [of Babylonia].
Ifrå land langt burte kjem dei, frå himmelens ende, Herren og hans vreide-verkty, og vil herja heile jordi.
6 [You people of Babylon] will scream because you will be terrified, because it will be the time that Yahweh [has determined/chosen], the time for the all-powerful [God] to destroy [your city].
Jamra dykk! for Herrens dag er nær; han kjem som vald frå Allvald.
7 All of your people will be very afraid [DOU], with the result that they will be unable even to lift their arms.
Difor sig alle hender, og alle mannshjarto brånar i barmen.
8 All of you will be terrified. You will have [PRS] severe pains like [SIM] a woman has when she is giving birth to a baby. You will look at each other helplessly, and it will show on your faces that you feel horror.
Dei skjelv, verk og ve tek deim, dei vrid seg som ei fødande kvinna. Vitskræmde stirer dei på kvarandre, raude som eldslogar er dei i andlitet.
9 Listen to this: The day that Yahweh has appointed/chosen is near, the day that he will furiously and fiercely [punish you] because he is very angry [with you]. He will cause your land [of Babylonia] to be desolate/barren, and he will destroy [all] the sinners in it.
Sjå, Herrens dag kjem gruveleg, full av vreide og brennande harm, og skal gjera jordi til ei øydemark, og rydja ut syndarane hennar.
10 [When that happens], none of the stars will shine. When the sun rises, it will be dark, and there will be no light from the moon [at night].
For stjernorne og stjernebilæti på himmelen let ikkje ljoset sitt skina, myrk er soli når ho renn, og månen let ikkje ljoset sitt stråla.
11 [Yahweh says], “I will punish [everyone in] the world for the evil things that they do; I will punish the wicked people for the sins that they have committed. I will stop arrogant/proud people from being proud, and I will stop ruthless people from acting cruelly.
Eg vil heimsøkja jordi for vondskapen og dei gudlause for deira misgjerningar, eg vil gjera ende på storlætet åt dei ovmodige og døyva byrgskapen hjå valdsherrarne.
12 [And because I will cause most people to die], people will be harder to find than gold, harder to find than fine gold from Ophir [in Arabia].
Eg skal gjera folk meir sjeldsynte enn fint gull, menneskje meir sjeldsynte enn gull frå Ofir.
13 I will shake the sky, and the earth will [also] move out of its place. That will happen when [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, punish [wicked people], when [I show them that] I am extremely angry [with them].
Difor vil eg skaka himmelen, og jordi skal fara bivrande upp frå sin stad ved harmen åt Herren, allhers drott, på den dagen vreiden hans brenn.
14 And all [the foreigners in Babylon will run around] like [SIM] deer that are being hunted, like sheep that do not have a shepherd. They will try to find other people from their countries, and [then] they will escape [from Babylon] and return to their own countries.
Som skræmde gasellor, som sauer som ingen sankar, skal dei snu heim, kvar til sitt folk, og fly kvar til sitt land.
15 Anyone who is captured [in Babylon] will be killed by [their enemies’] swords [DOU].
Kvar den som vert funnen, vert gjenomstungen, og kvar den som vert gripen, skal falla for sverd.
16 Their little children will be dashed to pieces on the rocks while [their parents] watch; [their enemies] will steal everything valuable from their houses and will rape their wives.
Småborni deira skal krasast framfor augo deira; husi deira skal verta herja og kvinnorne deira valdtekne.
17 Look! I am going to incite the people of Media to attack Babylon. The [army of Media] will attack Babylon, even if they are offered [DOU] silver or gold [if they promise to not attack it].
Sjå, eg eggjar mot deim medarane, som ikkje bryr seg um sylv eller trår etter gull.
18 [With] their arrows, the [soldiers of Media] will shoot the young men [of Babylon]; they will not [even] act mercifully [DOU] toward infants or children!”
Bogarne deira skal fella gutarne; med livsfrukt hev dei ingen medynk, borni sparer dei ikkje.
19 Babylon has been a very beautiful [MTY] city; [all] the people of Babylonia have been very proud of Babylon, [their capital city]; [but] God will destroy Babylon, like [SIM] he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
Og med Babel, kruna millom riki, den stolte kaldæar-pryda, skal det ganga som då Gud lagde Sodoma og Gomorra i øyde.
20 No one will ever live in Babylon again. It will be deserted forever. (Nomads/People who travel from place to place to live) will refuse to set up their tents there; shepherds will not bring their flocks of sheep to rest there.
Aldri meir skal det byggjast att; frå ætt til ætt skal ingen bu der; ingen arab skal slå upp sitt tjeld, og ingen hyrding lægra seg der med si hjord.
21 Instead, animals that live in the desert will be there; jackals/wolves will live in [the ruins of] the houses. Owls (OR, Ostriches) will live in [the ruins], and wild goats will romp/jump around [there].
Men villdyr skal liggja der, og husi fyllast av hubro; strutsar skal bu der, og raggetroll hoppa ikring.
22 Hyenas will howl in the [ruined] towers, and jackals/wolves will make their dens in [the ruins of] the palaces that [were previously] very beautiful. The time when [Babylon will be destroyed] is very near; Babylon will not exist much longer.
Ulvar skal yla i borgerne og sjakalar i vellyst-slotti. Snart stundar timen til, og dagarne skal ikkje drygast ut.
