Jesajan 7
1 Aahaan, Jootamin pojan, Ussian pojanpojan, Juudan kuninkaan, aikana lähtivät Resin, Aramin kuningas, ja Pekah, Remaljan poika, Israelin kuningas, sotimaan Jerusalemia vastaan, mutta he eivät voineet valloittaa sitä.
Ahaz was the son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah. During the time that Ahaz was the king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel marched [with their armies] to attack Jerusalem. But they could not conquer it.
2 Ja kun Daavidin huoneelle ilmoitettiin sanoma: "Aram on leiriytynyt Efraimiin", niin kuninkaan ja hänen kansansa sydän vapisi, niinkuin metsän puut vapisevat tuulessa.
[But before they attacked], everyone in the palace heard a report that the armies of Syria and Israel were [now] (allies/joined [to attack Jerusalem)]. So Ahaz and the people over whom he ruled were extremely afraid; they were shaking from fear like trees shake in a windstorm.
3 Silloin Herra sanoi Jesajalle: "Mene Aahasta vastaan, sinä ja sinun poikasi Sear-Jaasub, Ylälammikon vesijohdon päähän, Vanuttajankedon tielle,
Then Yahweh said to me, “Take your son Shear-Jashub, and go to talk with [King] Ahaz. He is at the end of the (aqueduct/water channel) that brings water into the upper reservoir, near the road to the place where women wash clothes.
4 ja sano hänelle: Ole varuillasi ja pysy rauhallisena, älä pelkää, älköönkä sydämesi säikkykö noita kahta savuavaa kekäleenpätkää: Resinin ja Aramin ynnä Remaljan pojan vihanvimmaa.
Tell Ahaz to stop worrying [DOU]. Tell him that he does not need to be afraid of those two kings, Rezin and Pekah. They are very angry [with Judah], but they are [unable to harm his country any more than] completely burned-out coals [can harm him].
5 Koska Aram, Efraim ja Remaljan poika ovat hankkineet pahaa sinua vastaan sanoen:
Yes, they are planning to attack this land and saying,
6 'Lähtekäämme Juudaa vastaan, täyttäkäämme se kauhulla, vallatkaamme se itsellemme ja asettakaamme sinne kuninkaaksi Taabalin poika',
‘We will attack Judah and conquer it. Then we will appoint Tabeel’s son to be the king of Judah.’
7 niin sanoo Herra, Herra näin: Ei se onnistu, eikä se tapahdu.
But this is what Yahweh, the Lord, says: ‘It will not happen; they will not [conquer Jerusalem]!
8 Sillä Aramin pää on Damasko, ja Damaskon pää on Resin-mutta kuusikymmentä viisi vuotta vielä, ja Efraim on muserrettu eikä ole enää kansa-ja Efraimin pää on Samaria,
The capital of Syria is Damascus, but Damascus is ruled [only] by its [unimportant/insignificant] king king Rezin. And as for Israel, within 65 years it will be conquered and completely destroyed.
9 ja Samarian pää on Remaljan poika. Ellette usko, niin ette kestä."
Israel’s capital is Samaria, and Samaria is ruled only by its [insignificant/unimportant] king king Pekah. [So you do not need to be afraid of those two countries]! [But you must trust me, because] if you do not trust me fully, you will be defeated.’”
10 Ja Herra puhui jälleen Aahaalle sanoen:
[Later], Yahweh gave [me another message to tell to] King Ahaz.
11 "Pyydä itsellesi merkki Herralta, Jumalaltasi, pyydä alhaalta syvyydestä taikka ylhäältä korkeudesta". (Sheol h7585)
[He said to tell him], “Request me, Yahweh your God, to do something that will enable you to be sure [that I will help/protect you]. What you request can be [from a place that is] as high as the sky or as low as the place where the dead people are.” (Sheol h7585)
12 Mutta Aahas vastasi: "En pyydä enkä kiusaa Herraa".
But [when I told that to the king, he refused]. He said, “[No], I will not request Yahweh to do something to prove [that he will help/protect us]!”
13 Siihen hän lausui: "Kuulkaa, te Daavidin suku, eikö se riitä, että te ihmiset väsytätte, kun vielä minun Jumalanikin itseenne väsytätte?
Then I said [to him], “You people who are descendants of King David, listen! You are causing me to be tired of being patient. Are you also going to cause my God to stop being patient with you [RHQ]?
14 Sentähden Herra itse antaa teille merkin: Katso, neitsyt tulee raskaaksi ja synnyttää pojan ja antaa hänelle nimen Immanuel.
Yahweh himself will do something for you [to prove that he will help/protect you]. Listen to this: A young woman will become pregnant and give birth to a son. She will name him Immanuel, [which means ‘God is with us’].
15 Voita ja hunajaa hän syö siinä iässä, jolloin hän oppii hylkäämään pahan ja valitsemaan hyvän;
And by the time that child is old enough to eat curds/yogurt and honey, he will be able to reject what is evil and choose what is good.
16 sillä ennenkuin poika on oppinut hylkäämään pahan ja valitsemaan hyvän, tulee autioksi maa, jonka kahta kuningasta sinä kauhistut.
And before that child is old enough to do that, the lands of the two kings that you(sg) are very (afraid of/worried about) will be deserted.
17 Herra antaa tulla sinulle, sinun kansallesi ja isäsi suvulle ne päivät, joita ei ole ollut siitä asti, kun Efraim luopui Juudasta-antaa tulla Assurin kuninkaan.
[But then] Yahweh will cause you and your family and your entire nation to experience [terrible disasters]. Those disasters will be worse than any disasters that have occurred since the country of Israel separated from Judah. Yahweh will cause [the army of] the king of Assyria to attack you!”
18 Ja sinä päivänä Herra viheltää kärpäset Egyptin virtain suulta ja mehiläiset Assurin maasta,
At that time, [it will be as though] Yahweh will whistle to summon the army from the south of Egypt as well as the army of Assyria. They will [come and surround your country like] [MET] flies and bees.
19 ja ne tulevat ja laskeutuvat kaikki vuorenrotkoihin ja kallionkoloihin, kaikkiin orjantappurapensaisiin ja kaikille juottopaikoille.
They will all come and settle/live [everywhere]—in the narrow valleys and caves in the rock cliffs, on land where there are thornbushes as well as on the fertile land.
20 Sinä päivänä Herra ajattaa virran tuolta puolen palkatulla partaveitsellä, Assurin kuninkaalla, pään ja häpykarvat; viepä se vielä parrankin.
At that time Yahweh will hire the king of Assyria to come [with his army] from east of the [Euphrates] River. [They will get rid of everything in your land—the crops and the people. They will destroy everything thoroughly]; it will be like [MET] a barber shaving not only a man’s hair but his beard and the hair on his legs.
21 Siihen aikaan pitää mies lehmäsen ja pari lammasta,
When that happens, a farmer will be able to have only one cow and two goats/sheep.
22 mutta runsaan maidon tulon tähden hän syö voita; sillä voita ja hunajaa syövät kaikki maahan jäljelle jääneet.
[However], those animals will give plenty of milk, with the result that the farmer will have curds/yogurt to eat. And [because there will not be many people left] in the land, all the people who remain there will have plenty of milk and honey.
23 Ja siihen aikaan jokainen paikka, jossa kasvaa tuhat viinipuuta, arvoltaan tuhat hopeasekeliä, joutuu orjantappurain ja ohdakkeiden valtaan.
Now there are many areas where there are vineyards that are worth 1,000 pieces of silver, but at that time there will be only briers and thorns [DOU] in those fields.
24 Sinne on mentävä nuolet ja jousi mukana, sillä koko maa on pelkkää orjantappuraa ja ohdaketta.
There will be only briers and thorns in the entire land, [and wild animals], with the result that men will take their bows and arrows and go there [to hunt and kill animals].
25 Ei yhdellekään niistä vuorista, joita nyt kuokalla kuokitaan, enää mennä orjantappurain ja ohdakkeiden pelosta; ne jäävät härkien laitumeksi ja lammasten tallattavaksi."
No one will go to where there previously were gardens on fertile hillsides, because briers and thorns will cover those hillsides. They will be areas where [only a few] cattle and sheep and goats wander around [searching for something to eat].
