Isaiah 40
1 Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
Trøysta, trøysta mitt folk! Segjer dykkar Gud.
2 Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
Tala mildt til Jerusalem, og ropa til henne, at striden hennar er enda, at skuldi hennar er kvitta, at ho hev fenge av Herren tvifelt for alle sine synder.
3 I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
Høyr, det ropar: «Brøyt i heidi veg for Herren! Jamna til i øydemarki gata for vår Gud!
4 Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
Kvar ein dal skal hevjast, kvart eit berg og bakke jamnast, haugarne verta ei sletta, og hamrarne verta til flatland.
5 [If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
Herrens herlegdom skal te seg, alt kjøt skal det få sjå. For Herrens munn hev tala.»
6 Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
Høyr, det segjer: «Preika!» Svarar ein: «Kva skal eg preika?» «Alt kjøt er gras, og alt dess ynde som blom på marki.
7 Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
Graset visnar, blomen folnar, når Herrens ande blæs på deim. Ja, i sanning, folk er gras.
8 The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
Graset visnar, blomen folnar, men ordet frå vår Gud stend æveleg.»
9 You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
Stig upp på høge fjellet, du Sion, fagnadbod! Lat røysti ljoma sterkt, Jerusalem, du gledebod! Lat ljoma, ræddast ei! Seg det til Judas byar: «Sjå der er dykkar Gud!»
10 Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
Sjå, Herren, Herren kjem, den sterke, og med sin arm han ter si magt. Si løn han fører med seg, og fyre gjeng dei han hev vunne.
11 He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
Som hyrding gjæter buskap sin, han sankar deim i armen, smålambi ber ved barmen, og leider møderne vart og lint.
12 [There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
Kven hev vatnet mælt i sin love, og yver himmelen spanna, og jordmoldi mælt i kanna, og vege fjell på bismar, og haugarne lagt på skålvegt?
13 And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
Kven hev rettleidt Herrens ande? Kven gjev honom råd og lærdom?
14 (Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
Kven tok han på råd til å gjeve seg skyn, til å lære seg rette vegen, og læra seg kunnskap og visa seg vegen til vit?
15 [Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
Nei, folki er som ein drope på vatsspann, som dust i skålvegt dei reknast, og øylandi føykjer han som fjom.
16 There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
Libanon hev ikkje nok av ved, og ikkje offerdyr nok.
17 The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
Som inkje er alle folki for honom, han reknar deim for tome inkjevetta.
18 So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
Kven vil de då likna Gud med? Kva bilæte setja ved sida?
19 Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
Bilætet, det støyper meisteren, og gullsmeden gyller det, og støyper sylvkjedor til det.
20 A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
Er ein for arm til slik ei gåva, vel han seg tre som ikkje morknar, og leitar upp ein dugleg meister, som set eit stødigt bilæt’ upp.
21 Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
Skynar de ikkje? Høyrer de ikkje? Er det’kje meldt dykk frå fyrste stund? Greider de ikkje jorderiks grunnar?
22 God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
Han sit høgt yver jordheims-kringen, dei som der bur, er som grashoppesverm. Himmelen breidde han ut som ein florduk, spana han ut som eit tjeld til å bu i.
23 He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
Hovdingar gjer han til ingen ting, domarar på jordi til inkjevetta.
24 They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
Knapt er dei planta, knapt er dei sådde, knapt hev dei rotfest i jordi sin stomn, fyrr han andar på deim, og dei visnar, stormen føykjer deim burt som strå.
25 The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
Kven vil de likna meg med, so eg honom liktest? den Heilage segjer.
26 Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
Lyft dykkar augo mot høgdi, og sjå kven hev som desse hev skapt! Han som mynstrer heren deira, nemner deim alle på namn. Stor i velde og sterk i kraft ikkje han saknar ein.
27 You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
Kvi vil du segja, Jakob, og tala so, Israel: «Min veg er løynd for Herren, og min rett kjem burt for min Gud?»
28 Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
Hev du’kje skyna det? Hev du’kje høyrt det? Herren han er ein æveleg Gud, han hev skapt den vide verdi. Han vert ikkje trøytt, han vert ikkje mod, hans vit kann ingen grunda ut.
29 He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
Han gjev den trøytte kraft og aukar styrken for magtlaus mann.
30 Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
Gutar vert trøytte og mode, og unge karar lyt snåva.
31 But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
Men dei som vonar på Herren, fær atter kraft, dei fær nye vengjefjører som ørnar. Dei spring og trøytnar ikkje, dei gjeng og mødest ei.
