Esaias 45
1 Så sier Herren til sin salvede, til Kyros, som jeg holder i hans høire hånd for å kaste hedningefolk ned for ham og løse beltet fra kongers lender, for å åpne dører for ham, og forat ingen porter skal holdes stengt:
Cyrus is the one whom Yahweh has appointed [to be the emperor of Persia] and to whom he will give great power [IDM]; Yahweh will enable him to defeat other nations and to take away the power of their kings. He will cause gates of cities to be opened, and no one will ever be able to shut them.
2 Jeg vil gå frem foran dig, og bakker vil jeg jevne; dører av kobber vil jeg sprenge, og bommer av jern vil jeg sønderhugge.
This is what Yahweh says to him: “Cyrus, I will go ahead of you and level the mountains. I will smash down bronze gates and cut through iron bars.
3 Og jeg vil gi dig skatter som er skjult i mørket, og rikdommer som er gjemt på lønnlige steder, så du kan vite at jeg er Herren, som kalte dig ved navn, Israels Gud.
I will give you treasures [that people have hidden] in dark secret places [DOU]. I will do that in order that you will know that I am Yahweh, the God to whom the Israelis belong, the God who calls you by your name.
4 For Jakobs, min tjeners, og for Israels, min utvalgtes skyld kalte jeg dig ved navn, gav jeg dig hedersnavn, enda du ikke kjente mig.
I have summoned you, calling out your name, for the sake of [the people of] Israel [DOU] whom I have chosen, who serve me. Even though you do not know me, I will give you a title which has great honor.
5 Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen; foruten mig er det ingen Gud. Jeg omgjordet dig, enda du ikke kjente mig,
I am Yahweh, and there is no other God [DOU]. Even though you do not know me, I will give you power
6 forat de både i øst og i vest skal vite at det er ingen foruten mig; jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen,
in order that everyone in the world, from the east to the west, will know that there is no other [God]. I am Yahweh, and there is no other [God].
7 jeg som er lysets ophav og mørkets skaper, som gir lykken og skaper ulykken; jeg, Herren, gjør alt dette.
I created the light and the darkness. I cause there to be peace and I cause there to be disasters. I, Yahweh, do all those things.”
8 Drypp, I himler, fra oven, og fra skyene strømme rettferdighet ned! Jorden skal åpne sig og bære frelse som frukt, og rettferdighet skal den tillike la spire frem. Jeg, Herren, skaper det.
[And Yahweh also says, “I want my] rescue [of my people] [MET] to fall from the sky like rain. Just like the earth opens wide to accept rain, I will rescue/save my people and cause them to be treated justly. I, Yahweh, am the one who will cause both of those things to happen.
9 Ve den som tretter med sin skaper, et skår blandt andre skår av jord! Kan leret si til ham som former det: Hvad gjør du? Og kan ditt verk si om dig: Han har ingen hender?
Terrible things will happen to those who argue with me, the one who created them. [They are like] [MET] a clay pot and [I am like] the one who made it; so they certainly cannot [RHQ] criticize me. A lump of clay certainly cannot [RHQ] argue with the one who shapes it [to form a pot], saying, ‘Why are you making me like this?’ The pot cannot say ‘[You have no skill, because] what you made has no handles!’
10 Ve den som sier til sin far: Hvorfor avler du? og til kvinnen: Hvorfor føder du?
And it would be terrible if an unborn baby would say to its father, ‘Why are you [RHQ] causing me to be born?’ or if it said to its mother, ‘The result of your labor pains will be useless?’”
11 Så sier Herren, Israels Hellige, han som skapte det: Spør mig om de kommende ting! La mig dra omsorg for mine barn og for mine henders verk!
Yahweh, the Holy One of the Israeli people, the one who created Israel, says this to them: “(Why do you ask questions about [what I do for you], my children?/You should not ask questions about [what I do for you], my children.) [RHQ] (Why do you tell me about the work that I should do?/You should not tell me about the work that I should do.) [RHQ]
12 Jeg har gjort jorden, og menneskene på den har jeg skapt; mine hender er det som har utspent himmelen, og all dens hær har jeg latt fremstå.
I am the one who created the earth and created people to live on it. I stretched out the sky with my hands, and I put the stars in their places.
13 Jeg har opvakt ham i rettferd, og alle hans veier vil jeg jevne; han skal bygge op min by og løslate mitt bortførte folk, ikke for betaling og ikke for gave, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
And I will appoint Cyrus to do things that are right/just, and I will enable him to do all those things easily [MET]. His [workers] will rebuild my city, and he will free my people who have been (exiled/forced to leave their country). And he will do it without my rewarding/paying him! [Those things will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.
14 Så sier Herren: Egyptens gods og Etiopias vinning og sabeerne, de høivoksne menn, skal komme til dig, og dig skal de tilhøre, dig skal de følge, i lenker skal de gå, og for dig skal de kaste sig ned, dig skal de bønnfalle: Bare hos dig er Gud, og det er ingen annen, ingen annen Gud.
And this is [also] what [I], Yahweh, say [to you, my people]: ‘You will rule the people of Egypt and Ethiopia, and the tall people of Seba [in Arabia] will become your slaves. They will come to you bringing all the things that they sell, and it will all be yours. [As prisoners], they will have chains on their arms as they follow you. They will prostrate themselves in front of you and say, “God is with/helping you and he is the only God; there is no other God.” '”
15 Sannelig, du er en Gud som skjuler sig, du Israels Gud, du frelser!
God, although we cannot see you, you are the one to whom [we] Israeli people belong, the one who saves us.
16 De blir alle sammen til spott og skam; de går alle sammen bort med vanære, avgudsbilledenes mestre.
All those who make idols will be humiliated. They will all be disgraced together.
17 Israel blir frelst ved Herren med en evig frelse; I skal i all evighet ikke bli til spott og skam.
But you, Yahweh, will rescue [us, your] Israeli people, and we will be free forever. Never again will we again be humiliated and disgraced.
18 For så sier Herren, som skapte himmelen, han som er Gud, han som dannet jorden og gjorde den, han som grunnfestet den, han som ikke skapte den til å være øde, men dannet den til bolig for folk: Jeg er Herren, og det er ingen annen.
Yahweh is God; he is the one who created the sky and created and formed the earth. He did not want it to remain with nothing living on it; he wanted people to live on it. [He says], “I am Yahweh; there is no other [God].
19 Ikke i lønndom har jeg talt, ikke på et sted i et mørkt land; jeg har ikke sagt til Jakobs ætt: Søk mig uten nytte! Jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, forkynner det som rett er.
[What I proclaimed], I did not speak secretly or [hide what I was saying by speaking] in a dark place. When I spoke to the descendants of Jacob, I did not tell them ‘It will be useless for you to (seek for/pray to) me!’ I, Yahweh, speak [only] what is true and what is right.
20 Samle eder og kom, tred frem alle sammen, I som er sloppet unda hedningefolkene! De vet intet de som bærer sine trebilleder og ber til en gud som ikke kan frelse.
You people who are still alive after experiencing great disasters, should come and gather together [and listen to this]: The people who carry around their wooden idols and pray to them are foolish, because those idols cannot rescue them!
21 Meld og si fra! Ja, la dem rådslå alle sammen! Hvem har kunngjort dette fra fordums tid, forkynt det for lenge siden? Mon ikke jeg, Herren? Og det er ingen annen Gud foruten mig; en rettferdig og frelsende Gud er det ikke foruten mig.
Talk among yourselves, and decide what you will say to prove that [your praying to idols is good]. [And when you do that, I will ask you], ‘Who predicted long ago [what has now happened]? Did any idol tell you [that those things would happen] [RHQ]?’ No, it was [RHQ] only I, Yahweh, who told you, because I am the only God; there is no other God. I am a God who acts righteously and saves people; there is no other one [who does these things].
22 Vend eder til mig og bli frelst, alle jordens ender! For jeg er Gud, og ingen annen.
Everyone in the world should ask me to save them, because I am the only God who can do that; there is no other one.
23 Ved mig selv har jeg svoret, et sannhetsord er utgått av min munn, et ord som ikke skal vende tilbake: For mig skal hvert kne bøie sig, mig skal hver tunge sverge troskap.
I have solemnly declared, using my own name; I [SYN] have spoken what is true, and I will never change what I have said: [Some day], everyone [SYN] will bow in front of me, and they will all solemnly promise to be loyal to me.
24 Bare i Herren, skal de si om mig, er rettferdighet og styrke; til ham skal de komme, og til skamme skal de bli alle de som brenner av harme mot ham.
They will declare, ‘Yahweh is the one who enables us to live righteously and to be strong.’” And all those who have been angry at him will come to him, and they will be ashamed [for having been angry with him].
25 Ved Herren skal de få sin rett, og av ham skal de rose sig, hele Israels folk.
Yahweh is the only one who will enable [us] Israeli people in the future to defeat our enemies, [and then] we will boast about what he [has done for us].
