Isaiah 5
1 [Now] I will sing a song about my dear friend, and about his vineyard. The vineyard was on a very fertile hillside.
Jeg vil synge om min elskede, synge min venns sang om hans vingård. Min venn hadde en vingård på en fruktbar haug.
2 My friend plowed the ground and cleared away the stones. Then he planted very good grapevines on that ground. In the middle of the vineyard, he built a watchtower, and he dug a (winepress/pit for squeezing the grapes). Then he waited [each year] to harvest some good grapes, but the vines produced [only] sour grapes.
Og han gravde den om og renset den for sten og plantet edle vintrær i den og bygget et tårn i dens midte og hugg også ut en perse i den; og han ventet at den skulde bære gode druer, men den bar ville.
3 Now [this is what Yahweh says]: “You people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, I [am like the friend, and you are like] my vineyard; [so] you judge which of us [has done what is right].
Og nu, I Jerusalems innbyggere og Judas menn, døm mellem mig og min vingård!
4 What more could I have done for you than what I have already done? I expected you to be doing good deeds [MET], so it is disgusting that [RHQ] you were [doing only evil things] like the vineyard that produced only sour grapes!
Hvad var det mere å gjøre med min vingård, som jeg ikke har gjort med den? Hvorfor bar den ville druer når jeg ventet at den skulde bære gode?
5 [So], I will now tell you what I will do to [Judah, the place that is like] my vineyard. I will cut down the hedges, and they will be destroyed. I will tear down the walls [of the cities] and allow [wild animals] to trample the land.
Så vil jeg nu la eder vite hvad jeg vil gjøre med min vingård: Jeg vil ta bort dens gjerde, så den blir avgnaget; jeg vil rive ned dens mur, så den blir nedtrådt.
6 I will cause it to become a wasteland where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed. It will be a place where briers and thorns [DOU] grow. And I will command that no rain will fall on it.”
Og jeg vil la den ligge øde; den skal ikke skjæres og ikke hakkes, så den skyter op i torn og tistel, og skyene vil jeg byde at de ikke skal la regn falle på den.
7 The nation of Israel is [like] [MET] the vineyard of the Commander of the armies of angels. The people of Judah are [like] the garden that was pleasing to him. He expected you to be doing what is just/fair, but instead, [what he saw was people] murdering [MTY] others. [He expected that you would be doing] righteous deeds, but instead, he heard cries from people who were being [attacked] violently.
For Herrens, hærskarenes Guds vingård er Israels hus, og Judas menn hans kjæreste plantning; og han ventet rett, men se, der er blodsutgydelse; han ventet rettferdighet, men se, der er skrik.
8 Terrible things will happen to you who continually [illegally] acquire houses and fields. You force one family after another to leave their homes until you are the only ones [HYP] [still] living in the land.
Ve eder som legger hus til hus og mark til mark, inntil det ikke er mere rum tilbake, så I blir boende alene i landet.
9 [But] I heard the Commander of the armies of angels solemnly declare this: “[Some day], many of those huge houses will be empty/deserted; no one will be living in those beautiful mansions.
I mine ører lyder det fra Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Sannelig, mange hus skal bli øde, store og gode hus skal stå tomme;
10 The vines on ten acres of land will not produce enough grapes to make (six gallons/22 liters) [of juice/wine], and ten baskets of seed will produce only one basket [of grain].”
for en vingård på ti dagers plogland skal gi en bat, og en homers utsæd skal gi en efa.
11 Terrible things will happen to those who get up early [each] morning to begin drinking alcoholic drinks, and who stay awake until late at night [drinking a lot of wine] until they are completely drunk.
Ve dem som står tidlig op om morgenen og jager efter sterk drikk, som sitter langt utover aftenen, glødende av vin!
12 They have [big parties and provide lots of] wine. At their parties, there are [people playing] harps and lyres and tambourines and flutes, but they never think about what Yahweh does or appreciate what he has created.
Citar og harpe, pauke og fløite og vin har de i sine drikkelag; men Herrens verk ser de ikke, og hans henders gjerning har de ikke øie for.
13 So, my people will be (exiled/taken to other countries) [far away] because they do not know [about me]. Those who are [now very important and] honored will starve, and the other people will die from thirst.
Derfor blir mitt folk bortført uforvarende, dets stormenn lider hunger, og dets larmende hop vansmekter av tørst.
14 [It is as though] [PRS] the place where the dead people are is eagerly looking for more Israeli people, opening its mouth to swallow them, and a huge number of people will be thrown into that place, including their leaders as well as a noisy crowd of people who enjoy living in Jerusalem. (Sheol h7585)
Derfor blir dødsriket ennu grådigere og spiler op sin munn umåtelig, og ned farer byens fornemme og dens larmende hop og dens buldrende sverm og alle som jubler i den. (Sheol h7585)
15 [Yahweh] will get rid of a huge number of people; and he will humble [many more] people who [now] are proud/arrogant.
Og mennesket blir bøiet, og mannen ydmyket, og de overmodiges øine blir ydmyket.
16 But the Commander of the armies of angels will be exalted/praised because of his acting justly. God will show that he is holy by doing righteous/just deeds.
Og høi blir Herren, hærskarenes Gud, ved dommen, og den hellige Gud viser sig hellig ved rettferdighet.
17 Then lambs and fat sheep will [be able to] find good grass to eat, [even] among the ruins [of the houses of rich people].
Og lam skal beite der som på sin egen mark, og de rikes jord legges øde og fortæres av fremmede.
18 Some people constantly tell lies, and [it is as though] they are dragging behind them the wrong things that they have done. Terrible things will happen to them!
Ve dem som drar på misgjerningen med løgnens tauger og på synden som med vognrep,
19 They [make fun of God and] say [to him, ] “Go ahead, do something [to punish us]! We want to see what you will do. You, the Holy One of Israel, should do what you are planning to do, because we want to know what it is.”
de som sier: La ham skynde sig, la ham haste med sin gjerning, så vi kan få se den! La det råd som Israels Hellige har tatt, nærme sig, la det komme, så vi kan lære det å kjenne!
20 Terrible things will happen to those who say that evil is good, and that good is evil, that darkness is light and that light is darkness, that what is bitter is sweet and what is sweet is bitter.
Ve dem som kaller det onde godt og det gode ondt, som gjør mørke til lys og lys til mørke, som gjør bittert til søtt og søtt til bittert!
21 Terrible things will happen to those who think that they are wise and that they (are very clever/know everything).
Ve dem som er vise i egne øine og forstandige i egne tanker!
22 Terrible things will happen to those who [think that] [IRO] they are great/heroes because they are able to drink [lots of] wine, and boast about being able to mix good alcoholic drinks.
Ve dem som er helter til å drikke vin og dyktige til å blande sterk drikk,
23 If people offer them bribes in order that they will enable wicked people not to be punished, they accept those bribes, and they cause people who are innocent to be punished.
de som for gave gir rett til den som har urett, og tar retten fra de rettferdige!
24 Therefore, just like [SIM] fires burn up stubble and dry grass shrivels up and quickly burns in flames, [it will be as though] those people have roots that will rot and have flowers that will wither. [That will happen] because they rejected the laws of the Commander of the armies of angels; they have despised the messages of the Holy One of Israel.
Derfor, som ilden fortærer halm, og høi synker sammen i luen, så skal deres rot råtne, og deres blomst fare op som støv; for de har forkastet Herrens, hærskarenes Guds lov og foraktet Israels Helliges ord.
25 That is why Yahweh is [extremely] angry [with his people]; [it is as though] his hand is raised [and he is ready to smash them]. [When he does that], the mountains will shake, and the corpses of people will be scattered in the streets like [SIM] manure. But even when that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry; he will be ready to punish his people [MET] again.
Derfor optendes Herrens vrede over hans folk, og han rekker ut sin hånd mot det og slår det, så fjellene bever, og likene ligger som skarnet midt på gatene. Men med alt dette vender hans vrede ikke tilbake, og ennu er hans hånd rakt ut.
26 Yahweh will send a signal to summon [armies of] nations far away; [it is as though] he will whistle [to summon those soldiers who are] in very remote places on the earth. They will come very swiftly [DOU] [to Jerusalem].
Og han løfter et banner for hedningefolkene langt borte og piper fienden hit fra jordens ende; og se, hastig og lett kommer han.
27 They will not get tired or stumble. They will not [stop to] rest or to sleep. None of their belts will be loose, and none of them will have sandals with broken straps, [so they will all be ready to fight in battles].
Der er ingen trett og ingen som snubler blandt dem, ingen som blunder eller sover; beltet om lendene går ikke op, og ingen skorem sønderrives.
28 Their arrows will be sharp, and their bows will be ready [to shoot those arrows in a battle]. [Because their horses pull the chariots fast], sparks will shoot out from their hooves, and the wheels of the chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
Fiendens piler er hvesset, og alle hans buer spent; hans hesters hover kan lignes med flintesten, og hans vognhjul er som stormvinden.
29 They will roar like [very strong] lions [DOU] that growl and [then] pounce on the animals they want to kill and carry them off, and no one is able to rescue them.
Hans brøl er som løvinnens, han brøler som de unge løver og brummer og griper sitt rov og bærer det bort, og der er ingen som redder.
30 [Similarly, your enemies] will roar when they see the people they are about to kill, like [SIM] the sea roars. [On that day], if someone looks across the land, he will see [only people who are in] darkness and distressed; [it will be as though] even the sunlight is hidden by dark clouds.
Og det bruser over det på den dag, likesom havet bruser; og skuer en til jorden, se, da er det mørke! Trengsel og lys! Det blir mørkt på dets skydekte himmel.
