Esaias 52
1 Våkn op, våkn op, iklæ dig din styrke, Sion! Klæ dig i ditt høitidsskrud, Jerusalem, du hellige stad! For ingen uomskåren eller uren skal mere komme inn i dig.
[You people who live in the] holy city of Jerusalem [APO], wake up! Be strong again! Show that [MTY] your city is beautiful and glorious; foreigners who do not believe in God will not enter your city again [to attack you].
2 Ryst støvet av dig, stå op, ta sete, Jerusalem! Gjør dig løs fra båndene om din hals, du fangne Sions datter!
People of Jerusalem, get up from [humbly] sitting in the dust and sit in places where people are honored! You people who have returned from being exiled, take off from your neck the chains which were fastened around you [as slaves in Babylonia],
3 For så sier Herren: For intet blev I solgt, og uten penger skal I bli gjenløst.
because this is what Yahweh says: “[When you were taken to Babylonia], no one paid me for doing that. So now I will bring you back without [being required to] pay for you!”
4 Ja, så sier Herren, Israels Gud: I sin første tid drog mitt folk ned til Egypten for å bo der som fremmed, og siden undertrykte Assur det uten nogen rett.
Yahweh [our] Lord [also] says this: “Long ago, my people went to Egypt to live there. [Later] they were being (oppressed/treated cruelly) by [the soldiers of] Assyria.
5 Og nu, hvad skal jeg gjøre her? sier Herren; for mitt folk er ført bort for intet, dets herskere brøler, sier Herren, og hele dagen igjennem blir mitt navn spottet.
But now think about what is happening: My people are being forced to be slaves again, this time by the [people of Babylonia]. And [those who have conquered them this time have also] paid me nothing, and they despise me [MTY] continually [DOU].
6 Derfor skal mitt folk lære å kjenne mitt navn; derfor skal det på den dag lære å kjenne at jeg er den som sier: Se, her er jeg!
But my people will then have a close relationship with [MTY] me, and when that happens, they will know that I am the one who predicted/promised [that it would happen]. It is I, [Yahweh, who will do it].”
7 Hvor fagre er på fjellene dens føtter som kommer med gledesbud, som forkynner fred, som bærer godt budskap, som forkynner frelse, som sier til Sion: Din Gud er blitt konge!
It is a wonderful thing when messengers [MTY] arrive on the mountains/hills, bringing good news, the news about [God giving us] peace and saving us, the news that the God to whom we [Israeli people] belong is now ruling/king!
8 Hør! Dine vektere opløfter sin røst, de jubler alle sammen; for like for sine øine ser de at Herren vender tilbake til Sion.
The watchmen [who are guarding the city] will shout and sing joyfully, because while they are watching they will see Yahweh returning to Jerusalem.
9 Bryt ut og juble alle sammen, Jerusalems ruiner! For Herren trøster sitt folk, han gjenløser Jerusalem.
Jerusalem has been ruined, but the people who are there now should start to sing joyfully, because Yahweh will encourage his people; he will set his people free and bring them back to Jerusalem.
10 Herren avdekker sin hellige arm for alle folkenes øine, og alle jordens ender får se vår Guds frelse.
Yahweh will show all the nations that he is holy and powerful. People in the most remote/distant places on earth will know that he has rescued his people.
11 Avsted, avsted! Dra ut derfra! Rør ikke ved noget urent! Dra ut derfra! Rens eder, I som bærer Herrens kar!
So, leave [the places where you were taken to when you were captured], where [everything is] unacceptable to God. You men who carry the items used for the worship of Yahweh, leave there [and return to Jerusalem], and purify yourselves [in order to be acceptable to worship God].
12 For I skal ikke dra ut i hast og ikke fare bort som flyktninger; for Herren går foran eder, og Israels Gud slutter eders tog.
But it will not [be necessary] for you to leave suddenly, to flee in panic, because Yahweh will (go in front of/lead) you; and he will [also] protect you [from being attacked] at the rear [while you travel].
13 Se, min tjener skal gå frem med visdom; han skal bli opløftet og ophøiet og være meget høi.
[Yahweh says], “Listen carefully! My servant will act wisely (OR, do the right things to accomplish what he wants to), and I will highly exalt him.”
14 Likesom mange blev forferdet over ham - så ille tilredt var han at han ikke så ut som et menneske, og hans skikkelse ikke var som andre menneskebarns -
But many people will be appalled when they see what has happened to him. [Because of his being beaten very badly], his appearance will be changed; people will hardly recognize that he is a human.
15 således skal han få mange folkeferd til å fare op, for ham skal konger lukke sin munn; for det som ikke var fortalt dem, det har de sett, og det de ikke hadde hørt, det har de fornummet.
But he will cause [people of] many nations to be surprised; [even] kings will be silent when they stand in front of him, because they will see someone that no one had told them about [previously], and they will understand things that they had not heard about [before].
