Isaiah 19
1 [I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Egypt: “Listen to this! I, Yahweh, am coming to Egypt, riding on a fast-moving cloud. The idols in Egypt will tremble when [I appear], and the people of Egypt will be extremely afraid [IDM].
Utsagn om Egypten. Se, Herren farer frem på en lett sky og kommer til Egypten, og Egyptens avguder bever for hans åsyn, og egypternes hjerter smelter i deres indre.
2 I will cause the people of Egypt to fight against each other: men will fight against their brothers, neighbors will fight against each other, people of one city will fight against the people of another city, people of one province will fight against the people of another province.
Og jeg vil egge egypter mot egypter, så de skal stride hver mot sin bror og hver mot sin næste, by mot by, rike mot rike.
3 The people of Egypt will become very discouraged, and I will cause their plans not to be successful. They will plead with idols and sorcerers and those who talk with spirits of dead people to tell them what they should do.
Og egypternes ånd skal svikte i deres indre, og deres råd vil jeg gjøre til intet; de skal søke til sine avguder og trollmenn og dødningemanere og sannsigere.
4 Then I will enable someone who will treat them very cruelly to become their king [DOU].” That is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say.
Jeg vil overgi Egypten i en hård herres hånd, og en streng konge skal herske over dem, sier Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud.
5 [Some day] the water in the [Nile] River will dry up, and the riverbed will become very dry [DOU].
Og vannet i havet blir borte, og elven blir tørr, aldeles uttørret,
6 The branches of the river will all dry up [DOU] The canals along the river will stink because of the rotting reeds and (bulrushes/tall grass).
og elvene stinker, Egyptens strømmer minker og blir tørre; rør og siv visner;
7 All the plants along the river and all the crops will dry up; then they will blow away and disappear.
engene ved strømmen, ved strømmens bredd, og alt akerland ved strømmen tørker bort, spredes av vinden og er ikke mere.
8 The fishermen will throw into the river lines with hooks on them and nets, and then they will groan and be very discouraged; they will be sad [because there will be no fish in the river].
Fiskerne klager, og alle de som kaster krok i strømmen, sørger, og de som setter garn i vannet, er motløse,
9 Those who weave cloth from flax will not know what to do, because there will be no thread for them to weave.
og de som arbeider med heklet lin, blir til skamme, og de som vever fint hvitt tøi.
10 They will all despair and be very discouraged.
Landets grunnpiller er knust; alle de som arbeider for lønn, er sorgfulle i hu.
11 The officials in Zoan [city in northern Egypt] are foolish. The advice that they gave to the king was worthless. Why do they continue to tell the king that they are wise, that they are descendants of wise kings who lived long ago [RHQ]?
Bare dårer er Soans høvdinger; de viseste blandt Faraos rådgivere gir uforstandige råd. Hvorledes kan I si til Farao: Jeg er en ætling av vismenn, en ætling av fortidens konger?
12 King, (where are your wise counselors now?/You have no wise counselors now!) [RHQ] If you had any wise counselors, they could tell you what the Commander of the armies of angels has planned to do to Egypt [SAR]!
Hvor er de da dine vismenn, at de kunde forkynne dig, at de kunde forstå hvad råd Herren, hærskarenes Gud, har tatt om Egypten?
13 [Yes], the officials of Zoan have become foolish, and the leaders in Memphis [city in northern Egypt] have deceived themselves. [All] leaders of the people have (caused their people to do wrong things/led their people astray).
Soans høvdinger er blitt dårer, Nofs høvdinger er blitt narret, og overhodene for stammene har ført Egypten vill.
14 Yahweh has caused them to be very foolish, with the result that in everything that they do, [it is as though the people of] Egypt stagger like [SIM] a drunken person staggers [and slips] in his own vomit.
Herren har utøst i deres indre en svimmelhets-ånd, og de har ført Egypten vill i all dets gjerning, som en drukken mann forvillet tumler om i sitt spy.
15 There is no one in Egypt, rich or poor, important or unimportant, [who will be able to help them].
Og ikke skal nogen gjerning lykkes for Egypten, enten det så er hode eller hale, palmegren eller siv som gjør den.
16 At that time, the people of Egypt will be [as helpless] as [SIM] women. They will tremble, being terrified [because they know that] the Commander of the armies of angels has raised his fist, [ready to strike/punish them].
På den tid skal Egypten være som kvinner; det skal forferdes og frykte for Herrens, hærskarenes Guds løftede hånd, som han svinger imot det.
17 The people of Egypt will be afraid of the people of Judah, and anyone who mentions Judah to them will cause them to be terrified, because [that will remind them] of what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, is planning to do to them.
Og Juda land skal være en redsel for Egypten; så ofte nogen nevner det for dem, skal de skjelve for det råd som Herren, hærskarenes Gud, tar mot det.
18 At that time, [people in] five cities in Egypt will solemnly declare that they will serve Yahweh. They will [learn to] speak the Hebrew language. One of those cities will be called ‘City of the Sun’.
På den tid skal det være fem byer i Egyptens land som taler Kana'ans tungemål og sverger Herren, hærskarenes Gud, troskap; en av dem skal kalles Ir-Haheres.
19 At that time, there will be an altar for worshiping Yahweh in the center of Egypt, and there will be a (pillar/large rock) to honor Yahweh at the border [between Egypt and Israel].
På den tid skal det være et alter for Herren midt i Egyptens land, og en støtte for Herren ved dets landemerke.
20 That will be a sign to indicate that the Commander of the armies of angels is worshiped in the land of Egypt. And when the people cry out to Yahweh to help them because others are (oppressing them/causing them to suffer), he will send to them someone who will defend and rescue them.
Og det skal være til et tegn og et vidne i Egyptens land for Herren, hærskarenes Gud; når de roper til Herren over undertrykkerne, skal han sende dem en frelser og stridsmann og fri dem ut.
21 Yahweh will enable the people of Egypt to know who he is, and at that time they will have a close relationship with Yahweh and worship him and bring to him offerings of grain and other sacrifices. They will solemnly promise to do things for Yahweh, and they will do what they promise.
Og Herren skal gi sig til kjenne for Egypten, og egypterne skal kjenne Herren på den tid, og de skal bære frem slaktoffer og matoffer og gjøre løfter til Herren og holde dem.
22 After Yahweh has punished Egypt, he will cause their troubles to end. The people of Egypt will turn to Yahweh, and he will listen when they plead to him [for help], and he will cause their troubles to cease.
Herren skal slå Egypten, han skal slå, men også læge, og de skal vende om til Herren, og han skal bønnhøre dem og læge dem.
23 At that time, there will be a highway between Egypt and Assyria. [As a result], the people of Egypt will [be able to] travel [easily] to Assyria, and the people of Assyria [will be able to travel easily] to Egypt. And the people of both countries will worship [Yahweh].
På den tid skal det være en ryddet vei fra Egypten til Assyria, og assyrerne skal komme til Egypten, og egypterne til Assyria, og egypterne skal tjene Herren sammen med assyrerne.
24 And Israel will be their ally. All three nations will be [friendly to] each other, and the people of Israel will be a blessing to the people of the entire world.
På den tid skal Israel være den tredje med Egypten og med Assyria, en velsignelse midt på jorden,
25 The Commander of the armies of angels will bless them, saying, “[You people of] Egypt are now my people. You people of Assyria, I have established your country. You people of Israel are the people whom I have chosen to belong to me.”
fordi Herren, hærskarenes Gud, har velsignet det og sagt: Velsignet være mitt folk Egypten og mine henders verk Assyria og min arv Israel!
