< Isaiah 2 >

1 This is the message that [Yahweh showed me in a vision], concerning Jerusalem and [the rest of] Judea:
Det ordet som Jesaja, son åt Amos, såg um Juda og Jerusalem:
2 [I saw that] in the future, the hill on which Yahweh’s temple is built will be the most important place on the earth; it will be [as though it is] the highest mountain, [as though] it has been raised up above all other hills; and people from all over the world will come there.
Og det skal verta soleis i dei siste dagar, at det fjellet der Herrens hus stend, skal vera grunnfest på toppen av fjelli, og høgt yver haugarne, og alle folki skal strøyma burt til det.
3 People from many people-groups will say [to each other], “Come, let’s go up to the hill, to the temple of Yahweh, to worship the God whom Jacob [worshiped]. [There] Yahweh will teach us what he [desires us to know], in order that our behavior will [please] him. His teaching will be given [to us] in Jerusalem, and [we will take] his message from Jerusalem [to other places/nations].
Og mange folk skal bu seg til ferd og segja: «Kom, lat oss fara upp til Herrens fjell, til huset åt Jakobs Gud, at han må læra oss um sine vegar, so at me kann ganga på hans stigar!» For lovlæra skal ganga ut frå Sion, og Herrens ord frå Jerusalem.
4 Yahweh will listen to the disputes between nations and he will settle their arguments. [Then, instead of fighting against each other], they will hammer their swords into plow blades, and they will hammer their spears into pruning knives. [The armies of] nations will no longer fight against each other, and they will not [even] train men to fight in battles/wars.”
Og han skal døma imillom folki og skipa rett åt mange folkeslag. Då skal dei smida plogjarn av sverdi sine, og hagesigdar av spjoti sine. Folk skal ikkje lenger lyfta sverd mot folk, og ikkje lenger temja seg upp til krigsferd.
5 You Israeli people, let’s walk in the light [MET] that comes from Yahweh!
Jakobs ætt, kom, lat oss ferdast i Herrens ljos!
6 [Yahweh, ] you have abandoned [us] your people who are descendants of Jacob, because everywhere your people practice the customs of people who live east [of Israel]. Your people also perform rituals to find out what will happen in the future, like the people in Philistia do. They make agreements/treaties with (pagans/people who do not know you).
Du hev støytt frå deg folket ditt Jakobs ætt, for di dei er fulle av trolldom frå Austerland og driv med spådomskunster som filistarane, og gjer samband med framande folk.
7 Israel is full of silver and gold; there are very many (treasures/valuable things) here. The land is full of war horses and war chariots.
Landet deira er fullt av sylv og gull, og eignaluterne tryt ikkje. Landet deira er fullt av hestar, og vognerne deira er uteljande.
8 [But] the land is [also] full of idols; the people worship things that they have made with their own hands.
Landet deira er fullt av avgudar, dei fell på kne for verk av sine eigne hender, for det som deira eigne fingrar hev gjort.
9 So now they will be humbled and they will be caused to become disgraced— Yahweh, do not forgive them!
Difor vert menneskja bøygd og mannen mykt, du kann ikkje tilgjeva deim.
10 All you people should crawl into [the caves in] the rock cliffs! You should hide [in pits/holes] in the ground because of being afraid of Yahweh and of his glorious and awesome power.
Fly inn i fjellet, gøym deg i jordi for Herrens rædsla, for hans høgvelde og herlegdom!
11 Yahweh will cause you people to no longer be arrogant, and he will stop you from being proud. Only Yahweh will be praised/honored on that day.
Menneskja skal slå ned sine stolte augo, og mannsens stormod skal bøygjast, og einast Herren standa høg på den dagen.
12 The Commander of the armies of angels has chosen a day when [he will judge] those who are proud, every one of them [DOU], and he will humble them.
For ein dag hev Herren, allhers drott, sett, som skal koma yver alt det kaute og keike, og yver alt det som ris i veret, so det skal verta lite og lågt.
13 [He will get rid of all those who think they should be admired like] [MET] the tall cedar trees in Lebanon, and [like] all the great oak trees in the Bashan [region].
Yver alle cedrar på Libanon, dei høge og stolte, og yver alle Basaneikerne,
14 He will [get rid of all those who think they are as great as] [MET] all the high hills and even the high mountains.
yver alle høge fjell og stolte høgder,
15 He will [get rid of all those who think that they are] high towers and high strong walls [inside of or behind which they will be safe].
yver alle høge tårn og alle faste murar,
16 He will destroy all [those who are rich because they own] big ships that carry goods [to other countries] and [they own other] beautiful ships.
yver alle Tarsis-skip og yver alt som er fagert å skoda.
17 He will cause people to no longer be arrogant and he will cause them to stop being proud. Only Yahweh will be praised/honored on that day.
Då skal ovmodet i menneskja knekkjast og mannsens stormod bøygjast, og einast Herren skal standa høg på den dagen.
18 All idols will (disappear/be destroyed).
Med avgudarne er det ute for ollo.
19 When Yahweh comes to shake/terrify the people on the earth, they will run to hide in caves in rock cliffs and in holes/pits in the ground, because of being afraid of Yahweh and of his glorious and awesome power.
Og folk skal fly inn i hellerar og jordholor for Herrens rædsla og for hans høgvelde og herlegdom, når han reiser seg og skræmer jordi.
20 On that day, people will get rid of all their gold and silver idols that they made to worship, and they will throw them to the bats and rats.
På den dag skal menneskja kasta for moldvarpar og skinnvengjor avgudarne sine av sylv og gull, som dei hev gjort seg til å falla på kne for.
21 Then they will crawl into caves and hide in the crags in the cliffs. [They will do that to escape from] the dreadful [punishments] that Yahweh will cause them to endure, from [what he will do because] he is glorious and awesome, when he comes to shake/terrify the people on the earth.
Og dei skal fly inn i fjellskortor og skard for Herrens rædsla og for hans høgvelde og herlegdom, når han reiser seg og skræmer jordi.
22 [So, ] do not trust that people [will save you], because people are [as powerless as] [MET] their own breath. People certainly cannot help you [RHQ]!
So set ikkje lenger dykkar lit til menneskja, som berre eig ein liten livspust i nosi si! Kva er ho å bry seg um?

< Isaiah 2 >