Jesajas 40
1 Iepriecinājiet, iepriecinājiet Manus ļaudis, saka jūsu Dievs.
“Comfort, yes comfort my people!” says your God.
2 Runājiet laipnīgi ar Jeruzālemi un sauciet uz viņu, ka viņas karošana pagalam, ka viņas noziegums salīdzināts, ka viņa divkārtīgu tiesu dabūjusi no Tā Kunga rokas par visiem saviem grēkiem.
“Speak lovingly to the people of Jerusalem, telling them that their hard times are over, that their sins have been forgiven, and that the Lord has paid them twice over for their sins.”
3 Saucēja balss ir tuksnesī: sataisiet Tam Kungam ceļu, dariet klajumā staigājamu ceļu mūsu Dievam.
A voice is heard calling, “Prepare the way for the Lord in the wilderness, make a straight highway for our God through the desert.
4 Visas ielejas taps paaugstinātas un visi kalni taps pazemoti, un kas nelīdzens, taps līdzens, un kas celmains, taps klajums.
Fill in all the valleys; level all the mountains and hills; smooth out the uneven ground; make the rough places flat.
5 Un Tā Kunga godība taps parādīta un visa miesa kopā to redzēs, jo Tā Kunga mute ir runājusi.
The Lord's glory will be revealed, and everyone will see it together. This is what the Lord has declared.”
6 Balss saka: Sauc! Un viņš saka: Ko man būs saukt? Visa miesa ir zāle, un viss viņas labums kā puķe laukā.
A voice is heard saying, “Shout it out.” I asked, “What shall I shout?” “All human beings are like grass, and all their trustworthiness is like the flowers of the field.
7 Zāle nokalst, puķe savīst, kad Tā Kunga Gars pūš virsū; tiešām tie ļaudis ir zāle.
The grass wilts and the flower fades when the Lord's breathes on them. Yes, the people are grass!
8 Zāle nokalst, puķe savīst, bet mūsu Dieva vārds pastāv mūžīgi.
However, even though the grass wilts and the flower fades, the word of our God will endure forever.”
9 Ciāna, labas vēsts sludinātāja, kāp uz augstu kalnu; Jeruzāleme, labas vēsts sludinātāja, pacel savu balsi ar spēku, pacel to, nebīsties! Saki Jūda pilsētām: redzi, jūsu Dievs!
Zion, bringer of good news, go up a high mountain. Jerusalem, bringer of good news, raise your voice and shout out loud. Don't be afraid to shout really loud! Tell the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!”
10 Redzi, Tas Kungs Dievs nāk varens, un Viņa elkonis valdīs, redzi, Viņa alga ir pie Viņa, un Viņa atmaksāšana Viņa priekšā.
Look! The Lord God is coming with power! He will rule with a firm hand. Look! He's bringing his reward with him, coming to give his gift.
11 Viņš ganīs Savu ganāmo pulku kā gans, Viņš sapulcinās tos jērus Savās rokās un nesīs Savā klēpī un vedīs lēnītiņām tās grūtās avju mātes.
He looks after his flock like a shepherd. He picks up the lambs in his arms and holds them close to his chest. He leads those that are nursing young.
12 Kas izmērojis ūdeni ar sauju un apņēmis debesis ar sprīdi un satvēris zemes pīšļus ar sieciņu(mērtrauku) un nosvēris kalnus ar svaru un pakalnus svaru kausā.
Who has measured the waters he holds in the palm of his hand? Who has marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has worked out the amount of dust of the earth? Who has weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
13 Kas ir pamācījis Tā Kunga Garu un bijis Viņa padoma devējs, kas Viņam būtu mācījis gudrību?
Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, or taught him what to do as his counselor?
14 Pie kā Viņš padomu meklējis, ka tas Viņam saprašanu būtu devis un Viņam būtu mācījis tiesas ceļu, un Viņam būtu mācījis atzīšanu un Viņam zināmu darījis gudrības ceļu?
Who did the Lord go to for advice to help him understand? Who taught him right from wrong? Who gave him knowledge and showed him the way of wisdom?
15 Redzi, tautas ir kā pilīte pie spaiņa un kā puteklītis svaru kausā; redzi, Viņš salas paceļ kā putekļus.
It's obvious that the nations are just a drop in a bucket. They're like dust on a set of scales. He can pick up islands as if they weigh next to nothing.
16 Un ar Lībanu nepietiek priekš dedzināšanas, un ar viņa zvēriem priekš Viņa dedzināmiem upuriem.
All the wood in Lebanon for a fire and all its animals as a sacrifice wouldn't be enough a burnt offering.
17 Visas tautas ir kā nekas priekš Viņa, un pie Viņa top turētas par nieku un par neko.
To him all the nations are like nothing. He counts them as less than nothing—like they don't exist.
18 Kam jūs līdzināsiet to stipro Dievu? Jeb kādu līdzību jūs Viņam gribat taisīt?
Who do you think is like God? What image do you think he looks like?
19 Gan amatnieks lej bildi un sudrabkalis to apvelk ar zeltu un pielej sudraba ķēdes klāt.
Is he a metal idol that a craftsman casts in a mold, and then a goldsmith overlays it with gold and makes silver chains for it?
20 Kas ir nabags, kam maz pie rokas upurēt, tas izmeklē koku, kas nesatrūd, viņš sev meklē gudru meistaru, taisīt bildi, kas nešķobās.
Those who are too poor to pay for that choose wood that won't rot, then they look for a skilled wood-carver to make an idol that won't fall over.
21 Vai jūs nezināt? Vai jūs nedzirdat? Vai jums no iesākuma nav stāstīts? Vai jūs neesat izpratuši zemes radīšanu?
Don't you know? Haven't you heard? Hasn't it been explained to you from the very beginning? Haven't you understood from the time the world was created?
22 Viņš sēž pār zemes virsu, un viņas iedzīvotāji ir kā siseņi. Viņš debesis izklāj kā smalku palagu un tās izpleš kā telti, kur dzīvo.
God sits on his throne above the horizon of the earth; the people that live there are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, spreading them out like a tent to live in.
23 Viņš lielus kungus dara par nieku un zemes soģus par neko.
He brings leaders down; he makes the rulers of the world like nothing.
24 Tā kā tie nebūtu ne dēstīti, ne sēti, nedz viņu celms iesakņojies zemē; kad Viņš uz tiem pūtīs, tad tie nokaltīs, un viesulis tos aizvedīs kā pelus.
In fact they are hardly even planted, hardly even sown, hardly even taken root, when he blows on them and they wither, and the wind carries them away like straw.
25 Ar ko tad jūs Mani līdzināsiet, kam Es būtu līdzīgs? Saka tas Svētais.
“Who are you going to compare me with? Who is equal to me?” asks the Holy One.
26 Paceļat savas acis uz augšu un skatāties, kas šīs lietas ir radījis un izved viņu pulku pēc skaita? Viņš tos visus sauc pie vārda pēc sava lielā spēka, un viņa stiprums ir tik varens, ka neviena netrūkst.
Look at the heavens. Who created all this? He leads the stars like an army, and calls each one by name. Because he has great power and incredible strength, not a single one of them is missing.
27 Kāpēc tad tu saki, Jēkab, un tu Israēl, runā: mans ceļš ir priekš Tā Kunga paslēpts, un mana tiesa aiziet manam Dievam garām?
Why do you speak like this, Jacob, and why do you say, Israel, “The Lord doesn't see what's happening to me, and he's ignoring my rights!”
28 Vai tu to nezini, vai tu to neesi dzirdējis? Mūžīgs Dievs ir Tas Kungs, kas zemes galus radījis; viņš nepiekūst un nenogurst, viņa prāts ir neizprotams.
Don't you know? Haven't you heard? The Lord is the eternal God, the Creator of the whole earth. He's never weak or tired; you can't find out all he knows.
29 Viņš piekusušiem dod spēku un vairo stiprumu nespēcīgiem.
He gives strength to the weary and power the powerless.
30 Jaunie piekusīs un nogurs un jaunekļi kritin kritīs:
Even young people grow weak and tired—they fall down when they're exhausted.
31 Bet kas uz To Kungu paļaujas, dabūs jaunu spēku; tie skries uz augšu ar spārniem kā ērgļi, tie tecēs un nepiekusīs, tie staigās un nenogurs,
But those who trust in the Lord will have their strength renewed. They will fly high with wings like eagles. They will run and not be tired. They will walk and not be worn out.
