Isaiah 41
1 [Yahweh says], “You [people who live on] [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me [while I ask you some questions]! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide [which one of us is right].
Høyr stilt på meg, de strender, lat folki få seg ny kraft! Lat deim so koma hit og tala! Til doms me fylgjast åt.
2 Who has urged this king to come from the east? Who has enabled his [army] to righteously defeat many nations and to trample their kings under their feet? With their swords they cut [their enemies] into tiny pieces [HYP]; with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.
Kven vekte frå auster honom som siger fylgjer for fot? Kven gjev honom folk til eiga og kongar til rådevelde? Kven gjer deira sverd til dust, deira boge til fjukande bos?
3 Even though they march through areas where they have not gone previously, they pursue [their enemies] and continue to march, and nothing stops them.
Han elter deim, fer i fred ein veg som han aldri hev gjenge.
4 Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first [one to do things like that], and I will be the last one [to do them].”
Kven hev gjort og fullført dette? - Han som upphavleg kalla ætterne fram. Eg, Herren, eg er den fyrste og enn hjå dei siste med same.
5 [People who live on] [PRS] islands in the ocean are afraid while they watch. People in remote areas tremble and gather together.
Strender såg det og ræddast, jordheims utbygder skalv, dei kom og stima i hop.
6 They encourage each other and say to each other, “Be strong!'
Den eine hjelpte den andre og sa til bror sin: «Ver sterk!»
7 The craftsmen encourage those who make things from gold, and the men who flatten metal encourage those who hammer metal (on an anvil/into shape). They all say, “The idol has been well made!” And then they carefully nail down the idol in order that it will not topple over!
Snikkaren gullsmeden mana, og platemakaren smeden; han sa um loddingi: «Ho er god!» So feste han guden med spikar so stødt.
8 [Yahweh says], “[You people of] Israel [are like] my servants; you are [descendants of] Jacob, whom I chose; [you are] descendants of Abraham, who [I said is] my friend.
Men du, min tenar Israel, du Jakob, som eg ut hev valt, du ætt av Abraham, min ven,
9 I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I [want you to] serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
du som eg tok frå heimsens endar og kalla deg frå ytste utkant og sa til deg: Min tenar er du, eg hev deg valt og ei forsmått,
10 Do not be afraid, because I will (be with/help) you. Do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you; I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
ver ikkje rædd, for eg er med deg, ver hugheil, for eg er din Gud! Eg styrkjer deg, og hjelper deg, eg styd deg med mi rettferds hand.
11 It is certain that all those who are angry with you [Israeli people] will be disgraced [DOU]. Those who oppose you will be wiped out; they will all die.
Sjå, dei vert til spott og skam, dei som harmast på deg; dei vert til inkjes, gjeng til grunns, dei som trættar med deg.
12 If you search for those who tried to conquer you, you will not find them, [because they will all have disappeared]. Those who attacked you will not exist [any more].
Leitar du, finn du deim ikkje, dei som stridar mot deg; dei vert til null og ingen ting dei som krigar mot deg.
13 [It will be as though] I will hold you up by your right hand. I am Yahweh, your God, and I say to you, ‘Do not be afraid, [because] I will help you.’
For eg er Herren, din Gud, som held deg i høgre handi og segjer til deg: Ver ikkje rædd! Eg hjelper deg.
14 Although you people of Israel [DOU] [think that you are as insignificant as] worms, do not be afraid [of your enemies], because I will help you. I am Yahweh, the one who rescues you; I am the Holy One of Israel.
Ver urædd, Jakob, arme krek, du vesle flokk av Israel! «Eg hjelper deg», er Herrens ord, og Israels Heilage deg løyser.
15 [I will cause] you to be like [MET] a (threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff). You will tear [your enemies to bits], causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
Eg gjer deg til ei treskjeslede, ein ny og kvass med mange tenner, so du skal treskja, krasa fjell og gjera haugar um til agner.
16 You will toss them up into the air, and a strong wind will blow them away [DOU]. [When that happens], you will rejoice about what I [have done for you]; you will praise me, the Holy One of Israel.
Du kastar deim, og vinden tek deim, og stormen spreidar deim ikring; men du skal frygda deg i Herren og rosa deg av Israels Heilage.
17 When poor and needy people need water and they have no water, and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty, I, Yahweh, will come and help them. I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.
Dei arme fatigfolk, dei leitar fåfengt etter vatn, med tunga sårt av torste brenn; men deim vil eg bønhøyra, Herren, Israels Gud, vil ikkje svika deim.
18 I will cause rivers to flow for them on the barren hills. I will give them fountains in the valleys. I will fill [HYP] the desert with pools of water. Water from springs will flow into rivers, and the rivers will flow across the dry ground.
På haugar let eg elvar renna, og midt i dalar ollor springa, eg heidi gjer til klåre sjø og turre landet til kjeldevang.
19 I will plant [trees] in the desert— cedar [trees], acacia [trees], myrtle [trees], olive [trees], cypress [trees], fir [trees], and pine [trees].
I heidi let eg cedrar veksa, akasja, myrt og oljetre, på snaudheid eg cypressa set i lag med alm og edelgran,
20 [I will do that] in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is [I], Yahweh, who have done it; it is what [I], the Holy One of Israel, have done.
so folk kann sjå og vita vel og merka seg og skyna grant, at Herrens hand hev dette gjort, og Israels Heilage det skapt.
21 [I], Yahweh, the true king of Israel say [to you nations], “Tell what your idols can do for you!
Kom hit med saki dykkar! segjer Herren, gjev dykkar grunnar! segjer Jakobs konge.
22 Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.
Lat deim då koma, melda oss kva som skal henda. So meld oss kva de fyrr hev spått, at me kann agta på det og sjå um det vert uppfyllt. Ell’ lat oss høyra kva som kjem.
23 [Yes], those idols should tell us what will happen in the future. If they do that, we will know that they are really gods. Tell them to do something—either something good or something bad! Tell them to do something that will cause us to be amazed and afraid!
Seg frå kva sidan koma skal, so me kann skyna de er gudar. Ja, gjer då noko godt ell’ vondt, so me kann sjå det alt med undring!
24 But [that is impossible, because] idols are absolutely worthless [HYP]; they can do nothing, and I detest those who decide [to worship] idols.”
Men de er ingen ting, og dykkar verk er inkjevetta. Ufysleg den som vel seg dykk!
25 “[But] I have incited/urged a ruler who will come [with his army] from the north. I have summoned him to come from [his country, which is] east [of Israel], and I have given him my authority [MTY]. I will [enable his army to conquer other rulers]; they will trample those leaders like [SIM] a man who makes clay pots first tramples the clay.
Frå nord eg vakte honom, og han kom frå auster han som på mitt namn skal kalla, han trakka skal på hovdingar som leir, som pottemakar som trør i leira.
26 (Who told you people long ago that this would happen?/No one told you people long ago that this would happen!) [RHQ] (Who predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’?/No one predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’) [RHQ] No one else said that it would happen.
Kven hev frå fyrst det kunngjort so me skyna det, frå fyrste stund so me kann segja: «Han fekk rett?» Nei, ingen hev det meldt, og ingen hev sagt frå, og ingen høyrde at de ymta noko.
27 I was the first one to tell [the people of] Jerusalem, ‘Listen to this! I have appointed a messenger to tell good news to you!’
Eg sagde fyrst til Sion: Sjå der er det! Og gav Jerusalem eit gledebod.
28 None of your idols told you that [DOU]. And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers.
Eg ser meg um, men der er ingen, imillom deim kann ingen gjeva greida, so eg deim kunde spyrja, og dei svara.
29 Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless [DOU] things. They are [as meaningless as] [MET] the wind.”
Sjå, alle er dei ingen ting, og deira verk er inkjevetta, og deira bilæte er luft og vind.
