Jesajan 61
1 Herran, Herran Henki on minun päälläni, sillä hän on voidellut minut julistamaan ilosanomaa nöyrille, lähettänyt minut sitomaan särjettyjä sydämiä, julistamaan vangituille vapautusta ja kahlituille kirvoitusta,
The Spirit of Yahweh [our] Lord is on me; he has appointed [MTY] me to bring good news to those who are oppressed, to comfort those who are discouraged, to free [all] those who are [as though they are chained/tied] [DOU] [by the wrong things that they continually do].
2 julistamaan Herran otollista vuotta ja meidän Jumalamme kostonpäivää, lohduttamaan kaikkia murheellisia,
He has sent me to tell those who mourn [about the members of their families who died] (OR, [who are still in Babylonia)] that now is the time when Yahweh will act kindly [toward his people]; now is the time when our God will (get revenge on/punish) [their enemies].
3 panemaan Siionin murheellisten päähän-antamaan heille-juhlapäähineen tuhkan sijaan, iloöljyä murheen sijaan, ylistyksen vaipan masentuneen hengen sijaan; ja heidän nimensä on oleva "vanhurskauden tammet", "Herran istutus", hänen kirkkautensa ilmoitukseksi.
To [all] those in Jerusalem who mourn, he will give flower necklaces [to wear]; instead of ashes [that they put on their heads to show that they are sad]; he will cause them to rejoice [MTY] instead of being sad; he will enable them to be [MET] happy instead of being discouraged. They will be called “people who continually do what is right, people who are [like tall/strong] oak [trees] that Yahweh has planted” to show others that he is very great.
4 Ja he rakentavat jälleen ikivanhat rauniot, kohottavat ennalleen esi-isien autiot paikat; ja he uudistavat rauniokaupungit, jotka ovat olleet autiot polvesta polveen.
[Those who return from Babylon] will rebuild the cities that [the soldiers from Babylon] tore down. [Even though] those cities have been destroyed and abandoned for many years, they will be restored/rebuilt.
5 Vieraat ovat teidän laumojenne paimenina, muukalaiset teidän peltomiehinänne ja viinitarhureinanne.
Foreigners will be the ones who will take care of your flocks [of sheep and goats], and plow your fields and take care of your grapevines.
6 Mutta teitä kutsutaan Herran papeiksi, sanotaan meidän Jumalamme palvelijoiksi; te saatte nauttia kansain rikkaudet ja periä heidän kunniansa.
But you [are the ones who] will be like the priests to serve Yahweh, to work for God. You will enjoy valuable goods [that are brought] from other nations, and you will be happy that those things have become yours.
7 Häpeänne hyvitetään teille kaksin kerroin, ja pilkatut saavat riemuita osastansa. Niin he saavat kaksinkertaisen perinnön maassansa; heillä on oleva iankaikkinen ilo.
Previously you were shamed and disgraced, but now you will have great blessings; previously [your enemies] humbled you, but now you will have many good things; you will be happy because of being in your land again, and you will rejoice forever.
8 Sillä minä, Herra, rakastan oikeutta, vihaan vääryyttä ja ryöstöä; ja minä annan heille palkan uskollisesti ja teen heidän kanssansa iankaikkisen liiton.
“I, Yahweh, am very pleased with those/judges who decide matters fairly; I hate [those who illegally] take things from other people. I will surely repay my people (for/because of) all that they have suffered [in the past]. And I will make an everlasting agreement with them.
9 Heidän siemenensä tulee tunnetuksi kansain keskuudessa ja heidän jälkeläisensä kansakuntien keskellä; kaikki, jotka näkevät heitä, tuntevat heidät Herran siunaamaksi siemeneksi.
Their descendants will be honored by people of other nations [DOU]. Everyone who sees them will know that they are a nation that [I], Yahweh, have blessed.”
10 Minä iloitsen suuresti Herrassa, minun sieluni riemuitsee minun Jumalassani, sillä hän pukee minun ylleni autuuden vaatteet ja verhoaa minut vanhurskauden viittaan, yljän kaltaiseksi, joka kantaa juhlapäähinettä niinkuin pappi, ja morsiamen kaltaiseksi, joka on koruillansa kaunistettu.
I greatly rejoice because of what Yahweh [has done]! I am happy, because he has saved me and declared that I am righteous; [those blessings are like] [MET] a robe that he has put on me. I am [as happy as] [SIM] a bridegroom in his wedding suit, or a bride wearing jewels.
11 Sillä niinkuin maa tuottaa kasvunsa ja niinkuin kasvitarha saa siemenkylvönsä versomaan, niin saattaa Herra, Herra versomaan vanhurskauden ja kiitoksen kaikkien kansojen nähden.
Just as [seeds sown in] a garden sprout from the soil and grow [DOU], Yahweh [our] God will cause [people of] all nations to act righteously, with the result that they will praise him for doing that.
