Isaiah 43
1 But now, you people of Israel, listen to Yahweh, the one who established your nation. The one who caused you to become a nation [DOU] says this: “Do not be afraid, because I previously rescued you. I enabled you to have a personal relationship with me [MTY], and you belong to me.
Och nu, säger Herren, den dig skapat hafver, Jacob, och den dig gjort hafver, Israel: Frukta dig intet; ty jag hafver förlossat dig; jag hafver kallat dig vid ditt namn, du äst min.
2 When you [experience dangerous situations], and [you feel like] [MET] you are crossing deep rivers, I will be with you. When you have very big troubles/difficulties, you will [LIT] be able to endure them. When [people try to kill you like they tried to kill Daniel’s three friends by] throwing them in a fire, you will not [die, just like Daniel’s three friends were not] burned up,
Ty om du går igenom vatten, vill jag vara när dig, att strömmarna icke skola dränka dig; och om du går uti elden, skall du intet bränna dig, och lågen skall intet bita uppå dig.
3 because I am Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, the one who rescues you. I will enable [the army of the emperor of Persia] to conquer Egypt instead of conquering you; similarly I will enable them to conquer Ethiopia, and Seba [in Arabia], in order that you can be saved.
Ty jag är Herren din Gud, den Helige i Israel, din Frälsare. Jag hafver gifvit Egypten, Ethiopien och Seba till försoning i din stad.
4 I will cause other countries to be conquered, instead of your country; I will trade them for you, in order that you will not be killed, because you are very precious [DOU] to me and because I love you.
Efter du så dyr för min ögon aktad äst, måste du ock härlig vara, och jag hafver dig kär; derföre gifver jag menniskor uti din stad, och folk för dina själ.
5 Do not be afraid, because I am with you. [Some day] I will gather your descendants from the east and from the west.
Så frukta dig nu intet; ty jag är när dig. Jag vill låta komma dina säd östanefter, och vill församla dig vestanefter;
6 I will command the [rulers of the nations to] the north and to the south, ‘Allow all the people of Israel to return [to their country], from the most distant places on the earth.
Och skall säga till norr: Gif; och till söder: Förhåll icke; haf mina söner hit från fjerran, och mina döttrar ifrå verldenes ända;
7 Allow all those who belong to me [MTY] to return, because I have caused them to become a nation in order that they would honor me; I am the one who has done that [DOU].’
Alle de som med mino Namne nämnde äro, nämliga de jag skapat hafver till mina härlighet, tillredt dem, och gjort dem.
8 Summon the people who have eyes but [it is as though] they are blind; summon those who have ears but [because they do not listen to me, it is as though] they are deaf.
Låt framträda det blinda folket, som dock ögon hafver, och de döfva, som dock öron hafva.
9 Gather people of all nations together, ones from all people-groups, [and ask them this]: ‘Has any of their idols foretold the things that are happening now? And can any of them predict what will happen in the future?’ Then bring people who will testify and say ‘I heard them predict things, and what they predicted was what happened,’ [but they will be lying].”
Låt alla Hedningar tillhopakomma, och folken församla sig; hvilken är ibland dem som detta förkunna kan, och låta oss höra framföreåt hvad som ske skall? Låt dem hafva deras vittne fram, och bevisat, så får man hörat, och säga: Det är sanningen.
10 But Yahweh says, “You people of Israel (are my witnesses/know what I have done), and you are the ones who serve me. I chose you in order that you would know me, believe in me, and understand that I am the only one who is [truly] God. There is no other [true] God. There was no other [true] God previously, and there will never be another [true] God.
Men I ären min vittne, säger Herren, och min tjenare, den jag utvalt hafver; på det I skolen vetat, och tro mig, och förståt, att jag äret. Förr mig är ingen Gud gjord, så varder ock ingen efter mig.
11 I, [only] I, am Yahweh, and there is no other one who can save you.
Jag, Jag är Herren, och utan mig är ingen Frälsare.
12 I said that I would rescue [your ancestors], and then I rescued them, and I proclaimed [that I had done it]. No foreign god among you did that! And you are witnesses that only I, Yahweh, am God.
Jag hafver förkunnat det, och hafver desslikes hulpit, och hafver eder det säga låtit, och ingen främmande gud är ibland eder. I ären min vittne, säger Herren, så är jag Gud.
13 I am God, the one who has existed forever and who will exist forever; no one can snatch people from my hand, and no one can alter/change what I have done.”
Och är jag förr än någor dag var, och ingen är den som utu mine hand frälsa kan. Jag verkar, ho vill afvända det?
14 Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, is the one who rescues you; and this is what he says: “For your sake, I will send [an army] to [attack] Babylon. They will force the people of that city to flee in ships which they have been proud of.
Så säger Herren, edar förlossare, den Helige i Israel: För edra skull hafver jag till Babel sändt, och hafver nederslagit alla bommar, och jagat de sörjande Chaldeer till skepps.
15 I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the one who caused Israel to become a nation, and the one who is really your king.
Jag är Herren, edar Helige, som Israel skapat hafver, edar Konung.
16 I am Yahweh, the one who opened a path through the water, making a road through the [Red] Sea.
Så säger Herren, som en väg gör i hafvet, och en stig i stark vatten;
17 Then I summoned the great army [of Egypt] to come with all their chariots and horses. [But when they tried to pursue my people], I caused the waves to flow over them [and they drowned]; their lives ended [like the light of a candle ends when someone] [MET] snuffs out the wick.
Den der utförer vagn och häst, här och magt, så att de i enom hop ligga, och intet uppstå; att de utslockna, såsom en veke utslocknar.
18 But do not think [only] about what happened in the past, long ago [DOU].
Tänker icke uppå det gamla, och akter icke uppå det förra varit hafver;
19 Instead, consider the new thing that I am going to do. I have already started to do it; can you see it? I am going to make a road through the desert. And I will cause there to be streams in the wasteland/desert.
Ty si, jag vill göra en ny ting; rätt nu skall det uppgå, att I skolen förnimma, att jag gör en väg i öknene, och vattuströmmar uti ödemarkene;
20 The jackals/wolves and owls and other wild creatures will thank me for giving them water in the desert. I will cause streams to appear in the dry desert in order that my people, the ones whom I have chosen, will have water;
Att djuret på markene skall prisa mig, drakar och strutser; ty jag vill gifva vatten uti öknene, och strömmar uti ödemarkene, till att gifva mino folke, minom utkoradom dricka.
21 I will do that for the people whom I have created [and chosen] to belong to me, and [some day] they will cause many others to praise me.
Detta folket hafver jag tillredt mig, det skall förtälja min pris.
22 But now, you descendants of Jacob, you refuse to request my help. It seems that you people of Israel have become tired of worshiping me.
Icke att du Jacob hafver kallat mig, eller att du Israel hafver arbetat om mig;
23 You have not brought to me sheep or goats for offerings that will be completely burned [on the altar]; you have not honored me by [bringing to me any] sacrifices, even though the offerings of grain and incense [that I asked you] to bring to me were not a burden to you.
Icke hafver du framburit mig dins bränneoffers får, eller hedrat mig med ditt offer. Jag hafver icke haft lust till dina tjenst i spisoffer; jag hafver ej heller lust af ditt arbete uti rökelse.
24 You have bought for me fragrant reeds, and you have brought me the fat from your sacrifices. But these have not pleased me, because you have burdened me by all the sins that you have committed, and made me weary because of all (your iniquities/the wrong things that you have done).
Mig hafver du icke köpt calmos för penningar; mig hafver du icke fyllt med dins offers fetma; ja, mig hafver du arbete gjort uti dinom syndom, och gjort mig mödo uti dinom missgerningom.
25 I am the one who is able to forgive you for all your sins; I am the only one who can do that, with the result that I will never think about them again.
Jag, Jag utstryker din öfverträdelse för mina skull, och kommer dina synder intet ihåg.
26 Tell me what I have done that you do not like. Do you think that when you state your case, you will prove that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong) [IRO]?
Drag mig till minnes; låt oss gå med hvarannan till rätta; säg, huru du vill rättfärdig varda?
27 No, [what has happened is that] the first ancestor of you Israelis sinned [against me], and since then, all your leaders have rebelled against me.
Dine fäder hafva syndat, och dine lärare hafva misshandlat emot mig.
28 That is why I have caused your priests to be disgraced; and I have allowed others to destroy you people of Israel and caused you to be despised.”
Derföre hafver jag ohelgat helgedomens Förstar, och gifvit Jacob tillspillo, och Israel till försmädelse.
