Isaiah 47
1 [Yahweh also says], “You people of Babylon, you should go and sit in the dust/dirt [to show that you are mourning], because your time to rule [MTY] [other countries] is almost ended. People will never again say that Babylonia is beautiful [like] a very attractive/beautiful young woman.
Stig ned och sätt dig i stoftet, du jungfru dotter Babel, sätt dig på jorden utan tron, du kaldéernas dotter; ty man skall icke mer kalla dig »den bortklemade och yppiga».
2 [You will be slaves, so] take heavy stones and grind grain [like slave women do]. Take off your [beautiful] veils and take off your robes [as you prepare to cross streams to go where you will be forced to go].
Tag till kvarnen och mal mjöl, lägg av din slöja, lyft upp släpet, blotta benet, vada genom strömmarna.
3 You will be naked and [very] ashamed. I will get vengeance on you and not pity you.”
Din blygd skall varda blottad, och din skam skall ses. Hämnd skall jag utkräva och ej skona någon människa.
4 The one who frees us [people of Judah], whom we call ‘the Commander of the armies of angels’, is the Holy One of Israel.
Vår förlossares namn är HERREN Sebaot, Israels Helige!
5 [Yahweh says], “You people of Babylon, sit silently in the darkness, because people will never again say that your city is [like] [MET] a queen that rules many kingdoms.
Sitt tyst och drag dig undan i mörkret, du kaldéernas dotter; ty du skall icke mer bliva kallad »konungarikenas drottning».
6 I was angry with the people whom I chose [to belong to me], and I punished them. I allowed you [people of Babylon] to conquer them. But [when you conquered them], you did not have mercy on them. You (oppressed/treated cruelly) [MET] even the old people.
Jag förtörnades på mitt folk, jag ohelgade min arvedel och gav dem i din hand. Och du visade dem intet förbarmande; på gamla män lät du ditt ok tynga hårt.
7 You said, ‘We will rule [other nations] forever; [it is as though our city] will be the queen [of the world] forever!’ But you did not think about the things [that you were doing], or think about what would result.
Du tänkte: »Jag skall evinnerligen förbliva en drottning» därför ville du ej akta på och tänkte ej på änden.
8 You people [of Babylon] who enjoy pleasure and sex, listen to this: You enjoy a luxurious life and you feel secure. You say, ‘We are [like gods], and there are no others like us. Our women will never become widows, and our children will never be killed [in wars].’
Så hör nu detta, du som lever i vällust, du som tronar så trygg, du som säger i ditt hjärta: »Jag och ingen annan; aldrig skall jag sitta såsom änka, aldrig veta av, vad barnlöshet är.»
9 But both of those things will happen to you suddenly: Many of your women will become widows and many of your children will die, even though you perform much sorcery and many kinds of magic [to prevent bad things from happening to you].
Se, båda dessa olyckor skola komma över dig med hast, på en och samma dag: både barnlöshet och änkestånd skola komma över dig i fullaste mått, trots myckenheten av dina trolldomskonster, trots dina besvärjelsers starka kraft.
10 You felt protected even though you were doing many wicked things, and you said, ‘No one will see what we [are doing]!’ [You thought that] you were very wise and knew many things, and you said, ‘We are gods, and there are no others like us,’ but you deceived yourselves.
Du kände dig trygg i din ondska, du tänkte: »Ingen ser mig.» Din vishet och din kunskap var det, som förförde dig, så att du så sade i ditt hjärta: »Jag och ingen annan.»
11 So you will experience terrible things, and you will not be able to prevent them by working magic. You will experience disasters, and you will not be able to pay anyone to prevent those things from happening. (A catastrophe/Something terrible) will happen to you suddenly, something that you will not realize [is about to happen].
Därför skall en olycka komma över dig, som du ej förmår besvärja bort, och ett fördärv skall falla över dig, som du icke skall kunna avvända; ja, plötsligt skall ödeläggelse komma över dig, när du minst anar det.
12 So you can continue to perform all your magic spells [IRO]! You can perform the many kinds of sorcery that you have practiced for many years! Perhaps [doing those things will enable you to] be successful; perhaps you will be able to cause your enemies to be afraid of you!
Träd fram med de besvärjelser och många trolldomskonster som du har mödat dig med från din ungdom; se till, om du så kan skaffa hjälp, om du så kan skrämma bort faran.
13 But [all that has resulted from your] doing all the things that the magicians have told you to do is that you have become tired! The men who look at the stars every month and predict what will happen should come forward and rescue you [from the disasters that you are about to experience].
Du har arbetat dig trött med dina många rådslag. Må de nu träda fram, må de frälsa dig, dessa som avmäta himmelen och spana i stjärnorna och var nymånad kungöra, varifrån ditt öde skall komma över dig.
14 But [they cannot do that, because] they are like [SIM] straw that is burning in a fire; they cannot save themselves from being burned up in the flames. Those men are unable to help you [MET]; they are as useless as stubble [that burns quickly and produces no heat] for you.
Men se, de äro att likna vid strå som brännes upp i eld, de kunna icke rädda sitt liv ur lågornas våld. Detta är ju ingen koleld att värma sig framför, ingen brasa att sitta vid.
15 The people whom you have associated with and worked with since you were young [will not help you], because they will just continue doing their own foolish things, and they will not pay any attention to you [when you cry out for help].”
Ja, så går det för dig med dem som du mödade dig för. Och dina handelsvänner från ungdomstiden draga bort, var och en åt sitt håll och ingen finnes, som frälsar dig.
