Esaias 8
1 Og Herren sa til mig: Ta dig en stor tavle og skriv på den med almindelig skrift: Snart bytte, rov i hast!
Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
2 Og jeg vil ta mig sikre vidner, presten Uria og Sakarias, Jeberekjas sønn.
[So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
3 Og jeg gikk inn til profetinnen, og hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte en sønn; og Herren sa til mig: Kall ham Maher-Sjalal Hasj-Bas!
Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
4 For før gutten skjønner å rope far og mor, skal de bære rikdommene i Damaskus og byttet fra Samaria frem for Assurs konge.
because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
5 Og Herren blev fremdeles ved å tale til mig og sa:
Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
6 Fordi dette folk forakter Siloahs vann, de som rinner så stilt, og gleder sig med Resin og Remaljas sønn,
‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
7 se, derfor fører Herren over dem elvens vann, de mektige og store - Assurs konge og all hans herlighet - og den stiger over alle sine løp og går over alle sine bredder,
Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
8 og den trenger inn i Juda, skyller over og velter frem og når folk like til halsen, og dens utspente vinger fyller ditt land, så vidt som det er, Immanuel!
Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
9 Larm, I folkeslag! I skal dog bli forferdet. Og hør, alle I jordens land langt borte! Rust eder! I skal dog forferdes.
Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
10 Legg op råd! De skal dog gjøres til intet. Tal et ord! Det skal dog ikke skje. For med oss er Gud.
[You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
11 For så sa Herren til mig da hans hånd grep mig med makt, og han advarte mig mot å vandre på dette folks vei:
Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
12 I skal ikke kalle alt det sammensvergelse som dette folk kaller sammensvergelse, og hvad det frykter, skal I ikke frykte og ikke reddes for.
“Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
13 Herren, hærskarenes Gud, ham skal I holde hellig, og han skal være eders frykt, han skal være eders redsel.
[I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
14 Og han skal bli til en helligdom og til en snublesten og en anstøtsklippe for begge Israels hus, til en snare og et rep for Jerusalems innbyggere.
I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
15 Og mange blandt dem skal snuble, og de skal falle og skamslå sig, og de skal snares og fanges.
Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
16 Bind vidnesbyrdet inn, forsegl ordet i mine disipler!
[So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
17 Jeg vil bie efter Herren, som nu skjuler sitt åsyn for Jakobs hus; jeg vil vente på ham.
I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
18 Se, jeg og de barn Herren har gitt mig, er til tegn og forbilleder i Israel fra Herren, hærskarenes Gud, som bor på Sions berg.
I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
19 Og når de sier til eder: Søk til dødningemanerne og sannsigerne, som hvisker og mumler, da skal I svare: Skal ikke et folk søke til sin Gud? Skal en søke til de døde for de levende?
Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
20 Til ordet og til vidnesbyrdet! - Dersom de ikke sier så, det folk som ingen morgenrøde har,
Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
21 da skal de dra gjennem landet hårdt plaget og hungrige, og når de hungrer, så blir de harme og forbanner sin konge og sin Gud. De skal vende sine øine mot det høie,
They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
22 og de skal se ned mot jorden, men se, det er trengsel og mørke, angstfullt mørke; de er støtt ut i natten.
They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
