Esaias 47
1 Stig ned og sett dig i støvet, du jomfru, Babels datter! Sett dig på jorden uten trone, du kaldeernes datter! For de skal ikke mere kalle dig den fine og kjælne.
[Yahweh also says], “You people of Babylon, you should go and sit in the dust/dirt [to show that you are mourning], because your time to rule [MTY] [other countries] is almost ended. People will never again say that Babylonia is beautiful [like] a very attractive/beautiful young woman.
2 Ta fatt på kvernen og mal mel, slå op ditt slør, løft slepet op, gjør benet bart, vad over elver!
[You will be slaves, so] take heavy stones and grind grain [like slave women do]. Take off your [beautiful] veils and take off your robes [as you prepare to cross streams to go where you will be forced to go].
3 Din blusel skal bli avdekket, og din skam bli sett; hevn vil jeg ta og ikke spare noget menneske.
You will be naked and [very] ashamed. I will get vengeance on you and not pity you.”
4 Vår gjenløser - hans navn er Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Hellige.
The one who frees us [people of Judah], whom we call ‘the Commander of the armies of angels’, is the Holy One of Israel.
5 Sitt taus og gå inn i mørket, du kaldeernes datter! For de skal ikke mere kalle dig rikenes dronning.
[Yahweh says], “You people of Babylon, sit silently in the darkness, because people will never again say that your city is [like] [MET] a queen that rules many kingdoms.
6 Jeg var vred på mitt folk, vanhelliget min arv og gav dem i din hånd, du viste dem ikke barmhjertighet, endog på oldingen lot du ditt åk tynge hårdt.
I was angry with the people whom I chose [to belong to me], and I punished them. I allowed you [people of Babylon] to conquer them. But [when you conquered them], you did not have mercy on them. You (oppressed/treated cruelly) [MET] even the old people.
7 Og du sa: Til evig tid skal jeg være dronning, så du ikke la dig dette på hjerte og ikke tenkte på hvad enden på det skulde bli.
You said, ‘We will rule [other nations] forever; [it is as though our city] will be the queen [of the world] forever!’ But you did not think about the things [that you were doing], or think about what would result.
8 Så hør nu dette, du som lever i dine lyster, som sitter så trygg, du som sier i ditt hjerte: Jeg og ingen annen! Jeg skal ikke sitte som enke og ikke vite hvad det er å være barnløs!
You people [of Babylon] who enjoy pleasure and sex, listen to this: You enjoy a luxurious life and you feel secure. You say, ‘We are [like gods], and there are no others like us. Our women will never become widows, and our children will never be killed [in wars].’
9 Men begge disse ting skal komme over dig i et øieblikk, på en dag, både barnløshet og enkestand; i fullt mål kommer de over dig tross dine mangfoldige trolldomskunster, tross dine mange besvergelser.
But both of those things will happen to you suddenly: Many of your women will become widows and many of your children will die, even though you perform much sorcery and many kinds of magic [to prevent bad things from happening to you].
10 Du stolte på din ondskap, du sa: Det er ingen som ser mig. Din visdom og din kunnskap har forført dig, så du sa i ditt hjerte: Jeg og ingen annen!
You felt protected even though you were doing many wicked things, and you said, ‘No one will see what we [are doing]!’ [You thought that] you were very wise and knew many things, and you said, ‘We are gods, and there are no others like us,’ but you deceived yourselves.
11 Så skal det da komme over dig en ulykke som du ikke kan mane bort, og en ødeleggelse skal ramme dig, som du ikke skal makte å avvende ved noget sonoffer, og en undergang som du ikke vet om, skal komme brått over dig.
So you will experience terrible things, and you will not be able to prevent them by working magic. You will experience disasters, and you will not be able to pay anyone to prevent those things from happening. (A catastrophe/Something terrible) will happen to you suddenly, something that you will not realize [is about to happen].
12 Stå frem med dine besvergelser og med dine mangfoldige trolldomskunster, som du har gjort dig møie med fra din ungdom av! Kanskje du kunde hjelpe dig med dem, kanskje du kunde skremme ulykken bort.
So you can continue to perform all your magic spells [IRO]! You can perform the many kinds of sorcery that you have practiced for many years! Perhaps [doing those things will enable you to] be successful; perhaps you will be able to cause your enemies to be afraid of you!
13 Du har trettet dig ut med dine mange råd; la dem stå frem og frelse dig, de som har inndelt himmelen, stjernekikkerne, de som hver måned kunngjør de ting som skal komme over dig!
But [all that has resulted from your] doing all the things that the magicians have told you to do is that you have become tired! The men who look at the stars every month and predict what will happen should come forward and rescue you [from the disasters that you are about to experience].
14 Se, de er som halm, ilden brenner dem op, de kan ikke redde sitt eget liv fra luens makt; det er ingen glør å varme sig ved, ingen ild å sitte omkring.
But [they cannot do that, because] they are like [SIM] straw that is burning in a fire; they cannot save themselves from being burned up in the flames. Those men are unable to help you [MET]; they are as useless as stubble [that burns quickly and produces no heat] for you.
15 Således går det for dig med dem som du har strevet for; de som drev handel med dig fra din ungdom av, de farer hit og dit, hver til sin kant; det er ingen som frelser dig.
The people whom you have associated with and worked with since you were young [will not help you], because they will just continue doing their own foolish things, and they will not pay any attention to you [when you cry out for help].”
