Isaiah 49
1 All you people who live on islands [in the ocean] and in other distant areas, pay attention [DOU] to what I will say! Yahweh called/chose me before I was born; he chose/appointed me when I was still in my mother’s womb.
Hør på mig, I øer, og gi akt, I folk fra det fjerne! Herren har kalt mig fra mors liv av, han har nevnt mitt navn fra min mors skjød.
2 [When I grew up], he caused my messages to be like [SIM] a sharp sword. He has protected me with his hand [SYN]. [He protects me] [MET] like someone protects sharp arrows in a quiver.
Han har gjort min munn til et skarpt sverd og skjult mig i sin hånds skygge; han har gjort mig til en blank pil og gjemt mig i sitt kogger.
3 He said to me, “You will serve my Israeli [people], and you will cause people to honor me.”
Og han sa til mig: Du er min tjener, du er Israel, på hvem jeg vil åpenbare min herlighet.
4 I replied, “My work has been useless; I have used my strength, but I have accomplished nothing worthwhile; everything that I have done has been (in vain/useless). However, Yahweh can honor me as he pleases; my God is the one who will reward me [as I deserve].”
Men jeg sa: Forgjeves har jeg arbeidet mig trett, og til ingen nytte har jeg fortært min kraft; men min rett er allikevel hos Herren, og min lønn hos min Gud.
5 Yahweh formed me when I was in [my mother’s] womb in order that I would serve him; he appointed me to bring [the people of] Israel back to himself [DOU]. Yahweh has honored me, and he is the one who has caused me to be strong.
Og nu sier Herren, som fra mors liv har dannet mig til sin tjener, for å føre Jakob tilbake til ham og samle Israel for ham, og jeg er æret i Herrens øine, og min Gud er blitt min styrke -
6 He says to me, “It is not enough for you to serve me by bringing the descendants of Jacob back to worship me again [DOU]; I also want you to be like [MET] a light for the non-Jews; I want you to take my [my message] about how to be saved to [people] all over the world.”
han sier: Det er for lite at du er min tjener til å gjenreise Jakobs stammer og føre den frelste rest av Israel tilbake; så vil jeg da gjøre dig til hedningenes lys, forat min frelse må nå til jordens ende.
7 Yahweh, the one who saves us, the Holy God of us Israeli [people], says to the one who was despised and rejected by the [people of many] nations, the one who is the slave of rulers, “[Some day] kings will stand up to respect you when they see you, and princes will bow down before you because [you serve] me, Yahweh, the one who faithfully [does what I promise]. I am the Holy God to whom you Israelis belong, the one who has chosen you.”
Så sier Herren, Israels gjenløser, Israels Hellige, til ham som er foraktet av hver sjel, til ham som vekker folks avsky, til ham som er herskeres tjener: Konger skal se det og reise sig, fyrster skal se det og kaste sig ned, for Herrens skyld, som er trofast, for Israels Helliges skyld, som utvalgte dig.
8 This is also what Yahweh says: “At a time when it pleases me, I will answer your prayers. On the day when you will be rescued [from your oppressors], I will help you. I will protect you and enable you to establish an agreement with other nations. And by what you do, I will re-establish your nation of Israel and allow you to live/settle again in your land that was abandoned.
Så sier Herren: På den tid som behager mig, bønnhører jeg dig, og på frelsens dag hjelper jeg dig, og jeg vil bevare dig og gjøre dig til en pakt for folket, forat du skal gjenreise landet og utskifte de øde arvelodder
9 I will say to those who were captured [and (exiled/taken to Babylonia)], ‘Leave [Babylonia] and return to your own country!’ And I will say to those who are in dark prisons, ‘Come out into the light!’ When that happens, they will again be like [MET] sheep that eat grass in green pastures, on hills where [previously] there was no grass.
og si til de fangne: Gå ut! - til dem som er i mørket: Kom frem! På veiene skal de beite, og på alle de bare hauger skal det være beitemark for dem.
10 They will not be hungry or thirsty [any more]; the hot sun will not beat upon them again [DOU]. I, Yahweh, will act mercifully toward them and lead them; I will lead them to where there are springs of cool water.
De skal ikke sulte og ikke tørste, og hverken det glødende sandhav eller solen skal skade dem; for han som forbarmer sig over dem, skal føre dem og lede dem til kildevell,
11 And I will cause the mountains to become [as though they were] level roads, and I will prepare good highways [for my people to travel on, to return to Jerusalem].
og jeg vil gjøre alle mine fjell til veier, og mine ryddede veier skal bygges høiere.
12 My people will return from far away; some will come from the north, some from the west, some from southern Egypt.”
Se, de kommer langt borte fra, nogen fra nord og nogen fra vest og nogen fra Sinims land.
13 [Because of what Yahweh has promised to do], everything should shout joyfully— the sky and the earth and the mountains should sing, because Yahweh comforts his people, and he will pity those who are suffering.
Juble, I himler, og fryd dig, du jord! I fjell, bryt ut i frydesang! For Herren trøster sitt folk, og over sine elendige forbarmer han sig.
14 [The people of] Jerusalem say, “Yahweh has abandoned us; he has forgotten about us.”
Sion sa: Herren har forlatt mig, Herren har glemt mig.
15 But [Yahweh replies], “That is not true! (Can a woman forget the infant that she is nursing?/A woman certainly cannot forget the infant that she is nursing!) [RHQ] (Can she stop being kind to the child to whom she has given birth?/She certainly cannot stop being kind to the child to whom she has given birth!) [RHQ] But even if a woman would do that, I will not forget you!
Glemmer vel en kvinne sitt diende barn, så hun ikke forbarmer sig over sitt livs sønn? Om også de glemmer, så glemmer ikke jeg dig.
16 Note that I have written your [names] on the palms of my hands; in my mind I can always see the walls of your city.
Se, I begge mine hender har jeg tegnet dig, dine murer står alltid for mig.
17 Soon your children will be returning there (OR, Those who rebuild your city will work more quickly than those who destroyed it), and all those who destroyed your city will leave.
Dine barn kommer i hast; de som brøt dig ned og ødela dig, de skal dra bort fra dig.
18 You will look around and see all of your children coming back to you. As surely as I live, they will be around you [for you to show to people] like [SIM] a bride shows her wedding ornaments!
Løft dine øine og se dig omkring! De samler sig alle sammen, de kommer til dig. Så sant jeg lever, sier Herren, du skal iføre dig dem alle sammen som en prydelse og binde dem om dig lik bruden;
19 Your land has been ruined and caused to become desolate/abandoned [DOU], but [some day] it will be filled with people, and those who conquered you will be far away.
for dine ruiner og dine øde steder og ditt herjede land - sannelig, nu skal du være for trang for innbyggerne, og dine ødeleggere skal være langt borte.
20 The children who were born while you were (exiled/in Babylonia) [MET] will return [to Jerusalem] and say, ‘This city is too small for us; We need more space to live in!’
Ennu skal du få høre barna fra din barnløshets dager si: Plassen er for trang for mig; flytt dig, så jeg kan få bo her!
21 Then you will think to yourselves [MTY], ‘It is amazing that we have [RHQ] all these children! Most of our children were dead, and the rest were exiled. We were left here alone; so we do not know [RHQ] where all these children have come from! Who raised them?'”
Og du skal si i ditt hjerte: Hvem har født mig disse barn? Jeg var jo barnløs og ufruktbar, landflyktig og jaget bort. Og hvem har fostret disse? Jeg var jo enslig tilbake. Hvor var da disse?
22 This is what Yahweh our God says: “Watch! [It is as though] I will lift up my hand to signal to those who are not Israelis. And they will carry your little sons and daughters on their shoulders and bring them back to you.
Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Se, jeg vil løfte min hånd til hedningene og reise mitt banner for folkene, og de skal komme med dine sønner ved barmen, og dine døtre skal de bære på skulderen.
23 Kings will serve you and will tutor/teach your children, and their queens will take care of your young children. They will prostrate themselves in front of you and [humble themselves by] licking the dust off your feet. When that happens, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do]; and those who trust in me will never be disappointed.”
Og konger skal være dine fosterfedre, og deres dronninger dine ammer; de skal kaste sig på sitt ansikt til jorden for dig, og dine føtters støv skal de slikke, og du skal kjenne at jeg er Herren, og at de som bier efter mig, ikke skal bli til skamme.
24 There is no one [RHQ] who can snatch valuable things from a soldier who has captured those things [in a war]; there is no one [RHQ] who can force a (tyrant/cruel man) to free the people whom he has captured.
Kan vel nogen ta hærfanget fra en kjempe, eller kan fangene slippe fra den som de med rette tilhører?
25 But Yahweh says this: “[Some day], those who have been captured will be freed, and the valuable things that (tyrants/cruel men) have snatched from others will be returned, because I will fight against those who fight against you, and I will rescue your children.
Ja! For så sier Herren: Både skal fangene tas fra kjempen, og voldsmannens hærfang slippe unda, og med din motpart vil jeg gå i rette, og dine barn vil jeg frelse.
26 And I will cause your enemies to destroy themselves [MET] instead of murdering others. When that happens, everyone [in the world] will know that I, Yahweh, am the one who saves you, the one who rescues you from your enemies; everyone will know that I am the mighty God to whom [you descendants of] [MTY] Jacob belong.”
Og jeg vil la dine undertrykkere ete sitt eget kjøtt, og av sitt eget blod skal de bli drukne som av druesaft; og alt kjød skal kjenne at jeg, Herren, er din frelser, Jakobs Veldige din gjenløser.
