Esaias 10
1 Ve dem som gir urettferdige lover og utsteder fordervelige skrivelser
Terrible things will happen to you judges who are unjust and who make unfair laws.
2 for å trenge småfolk bort fra domstolen og for å frarane de fattige i mitt folk deres rett, for å gjøre enker til sitt bytte og for å plyndre de farløse.
You refuse to help poor people, and you do not allow them to get the things that they should get. You [allow people to] steal things from widows and do unfair things to orphans.
3 Men hvad vil I gjøre på hjemsøkelsens dag, når ødeleggelsen kommer fra det fjerne? Til hvem vil I fly for å få hjelp, og hvor vil I gjøre av eders skatter?
When I punish you by sending people from distant lands to cause you to experience disasters, (to whom will you run to get help?/there will be no one who can help you.) [RHQ] Your valuable possessions will certainly [not be safe] [RHQ] anywhere.
4 Den som ikke synker i kne blandt fangene, skal falle blandt de drepte. Men med alt dette vender hans vrede ikke tilbake, og ennu er hans hånd rakt ut.
You will be able only to stumble along as you are taken away with other prisoners, or [else] your corpses will lie on the ground with others who have been killed. But even after that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry with you. He will still be ready to strike you again with his fist.
5 Ve Assur, min vredes ris! Min harme er staven i hans hånd.
[Yahweh says], “Terrible things will happen to Assyria. [It is true that their army] is like a rod/club [DOU] with which I [punish other nations] because I am very angry with those nations [DOU].
6 Mot et gudløst folk sender jeg ham, mot et folk jeg er vred på, byder jeg ham fare for å røve og plyndre og trå det ned som skarn på gatene.
[Sometimes] I send the armies of Assyria to attack a godless nation, to fight against [other] people who have caused me to be angry. I send them to capture people and to seize and take away their possessions, and to trample them like [SIM] people walk on mud in the streets.
7 Men så mener ikke han, og i sitt hjerte tenker han ikke så; men til å ødelegge står hans hu og til å utrydde folk i mengde.
But the [king of Assyria] does not understand, he does not realize [that he is only like a weapon in my hand]. He wants [only] to destroy people, to get rid of many nations.
8 For han sier: Er ikke mine høvdinger konger alle sammen?
He says, ‘All of my army commanders will soon be kings [of these nations that I conquer]!
9 Er det ikke gått Kalno som Karkemis? Er det ikke gått Hamat som Arpad? Er det ikke gått Samaria som Damaskus?
We destroyed Calno [city] like we destroyed Carchemish [city], We destroyed Hamath [city] like we destroyed Arpad [city]; we destroyed Samaria just like we destroyed Damascus.
10 Likesom min hånd har nådd de andre guders riker, enda deres utskårne billeder overgikk Jerusalems og Samarias,
We were able to destroy [all] those kingdoms [that were full] of idols, kingdoms whose idols were greater than the idols in Jerusalem and Samaria.
11 skulde jeg da ikke kunne gjøre det samme med Jerusalem og dets gudebilleder som jeg har gjort med Samaria og dets guder?
So we will defeat Jerusalem and destroy the idols that are there, just like we destroyed Samaria and the idols that were there!’
12 Men når Herren har fullført hele sin gjerning på Sions berg og i Jerusalem, da vil jeg hjemsøke Assurs konge for frukten av hans hjertes overmot og hans stolte øines tross.
[But, I, Yahweh, say that] after I [have used Assyria to] finish what I want to do to punish the people in Jerusalem [DOU], I will punish the king of Assyria because he has been very proud and arrogant/boastful [DOU].
13 For han sier: Ved min hånds kraft har jeg gjort det og ved min visdom, for jeg er forstandig; jeg flyttet folkeslags landemerker, og deres skatter har jeg plyndret, og i mitt velde støtte jeg ned dem som satt i høisetet,
He says, ‘By my own great power [MTY] I have done these things. I have been able to do them because I am very wise and very intelligent. My army removed the barriers [at the borders] of nations and carried away all their valuable things. My army has knocked down their kings like [SIM] a ferocious bull would.
14 og min hånd grep efter folkenes gods som efter et fuglerede, og som en sanker forlatte egg, har jeg sanket alle land på jorden, og det var ingen som rørte en vinge eller åpnet sitt nebb og pep.
Like [MET] a farmer reaches into a bird’s nest [to take away the eggs], we have taken away the treasures of other countries [DOU]. The people were not like birds that would flap their wings or chirp loudly [to protest about their eggs being stolen]; the people did not object at all [to their treasures being stolen].’
15 Roser vel øksen sig mot den som hugger med den, eller gjør sagen sig stor mot den som drar den? Rett som om staven svinget den som løfter den, som om kjeppen løftet den som ikke er av tre!
[But I, Yahweh, say that] an axe certainly cannot [RHQ] boast about being stronger than the person who uses it, and a saw is not greater than the person who uses it. A rod cannot control the one who holds it [RHQ], and a wooden club cannot lift up a person [RHQ]. [So the king of Assyria should not boast that he has done these things with his own wisdom and strength].
16 Derfor skal Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, sende tærende sott blandt hans kraftfulle menn, og under hans herlighet skal det brenne en brand som luende ild.
And [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, will send a plague among the proud soldiers of Assyria; it will be like [MET] a fire that will kill them and get rid of their glory/wealth.
17 Israels lys skal bli til en ild, og dets Hellige til en lue, og den skal brenne og fortære hans torn og tistel, alt på en dag.
[I], Yahweh, who am like [MET] a light for the people of Israel, will be the fire; [I], the Holy One, will be like a flame. [The soldiers of Assyria are like] [MET] thorns and briers, and I will burn them up in one night.
18 Og han skal gjøre ende på hans skogs og hans fruktbare marks herlighet, både rubb og stubb, og det skal gå som når en syk visner bort.
There are glorious forests and fertile farmlands in Assyria, but I will completely destroy them; they will be like [SIM] a [very] sick person who shrivels up and then dies.
19 De trær som blir levnet av hans skog, skal lett kunne telles; et barn kan skrive dem op.
There will be very few trees left in those forests; even a child will be able to count them.”
20 På den tid skal levningen av Israel og de undkomne av Jakobs hus ikke mere bli ved å stole på ham som slo det, men de skal trofast stole på Herren, Israels Hellige.
In the future there will be only a few people left in Israel; not many descendants of Jacob will still be alive. [But] they will no longer rely on [the king of Assyria], [the king of the nation] that tried to destroy them. Instead, they will faithfully/sincerely trust in Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel.
21 En levning skal omvende sig, levningen av Jakob, til Gud den veldige.
Those Israelis will return to their mighty God.
22 For om ditt folk, Israel, er som havets sand, skal bare en levning av det omvende sig; tilintetgjørelse er fast besluttet, en flom av rettferdighet.
[Now], the people of Israel are as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore, but only a few of them will return [from the countries to which they were exiled]. Yahweh has decided to destroy [most of the Israelis] and that is what [he must do because he is completely] just/righteous.
23 For tilintetgjørelse og fast besluttet dom fullbyrder Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, over all jorden.
[Yes, ] the Commander of the armies of angels has [already] decided to destroy the entire land [of Israel].
24 Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, så: Frykt ikke, du mitt folk som bor i Sion, for Assur, når han slår dig med kjeppen og løfter sin stav over dig, således som de gjorde i Egypten!
This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “My people in Jerusalem, do not be afraid of the army of Assyria when they beat you with rods and clubs, like the men of Egypt did [to your ancestors long ago].
25 For bare en liten stund til, så er min harme til ende, og min vrede vender sig til deres ødeleggelse.
Soon I will no longer be angry with you, and [then] I will be angry with the people of Assyria and destroy them!”
26 Og Herren, hærskarenes Gud, skal svinge en svepe over ham, som da han slo Midian ved Orebs klippe, og hans stav skal være rakt ut over havet, og han skal løfte den på samme vis som i Egypten.
The Commander of the armies of angels will whip them. He will do to them like he did when he helped Gideon [and his 300 soldiers] to defeat the [army of the] Midian people-group, and like he did when he showed his mighty power [MTY] [by causing the army of Egypt to drown] in the [Red] Sea.
27 På den tid skal hans byrde bli tatt bort fra din skulder, og hans åk fra din hals, og åket skal sprenges av dens fedme.
Some day, Yahweh will cause the army of Assyria to stop oppressing you, [his people]; he will end your suffering and your being slaves of the people of Assyria [MET]; he will take away the load that you people of Judah have been carrying, and cause things to go well for you.
28 Han kommer over Ajat, drar frem gjennem Migron; i Mikmas lar han sitt tren bli igjen.
[The army of Assyria will enter northern Judah] near Aiath [town], they will go through Migron [town] and store their supplies at Micmash [town north of Jerusalem].
29 De drar gjennem skaret. I Geba sier de vil vi bli natten over. Rama bever, Sauls Gibea flyr.
They will cross through a mountain pass and set up their tents at Geba [town]. [People in] Ramah [town] will tremble [because of being afraid]. [The people of] Gibeah [town], where King Saul [was born], will [all] run away.
30 Skrik høit, du Gallims datter! Gi akt, Laisa! Arme Anatot!
You people of Gallim [town] will cry out [for help]. You will shout to [the people of] Laish [city near Jerusalem] to warn them! [The people of] Anathoth [town] will suffer a lot.
31 Madmena flyr; Gebims innbyggere flytter sitt gods i hast.
[The people of] Madmenah [town north of Jerusalem will all] be running away, and [the people of] Gebim [town close to Jerusalem] will be trying to hide.
32 Allerede samme dag står han i Nob; da svinger han sin hånd mot Sions datters berg, mot Jerusalem-haugen.
The soldiers of Assyria will stop at Nob [city outside Jerusalem]. They will shake their fists [as they threaten the people] on Zion Hill in Jerusalem.
33 Se, Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, hugger av de løvrike grener med forferdelig kraft, og de ranke, kneisende trær hugges ned, og de høie blir lave,
But listen to this! The Commander of the armies of angels with his great power will destroy [MET] the mighty army of Assyria. [It is as though they are] a huge tree [MET] that he will cut down.
34 og den tette skog hugges ned med øksen, og Libanon faller for den Veldige.
He will destroy the [soldiers of Assyria] like men use big axes to cut down the tall trees in the forests of Lebanon.
