Esaias 26
1 På den dagen skal dei syngja denne songen i Judalandet: «Ein sterk by hev me. Frelsa set han til mur og vern.
At that time, this will be the song that is sung in the land of Judah: “Ours is a strong city! Its walls and defenses are our salvation!
2 Lat upp portarne, so der må få ganga inn eit rettferdigt folk, som varar truskap.
Open the gates so the nation who follows the right can come in, the nation that stays faithful.
3 Åt den som er hugfast, varar du stendig fred; for på deg lit han.
You will keep in complete peace those who keep their minds focused on you, because they trust in you.
4 Lit då på Herren allstødt! For Herren, Herren er eit æveleg berg.
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.
5 For han gjer deim ringe som hev fest bu i høgddom, støyter ned den grunnfeste byen, sturtar han til jordi, heilt ned i moldi.
He brings down those who live so high and mighty; he demolishes the proud city with its high walls, bringing it down to the ground, into the dust.
6 Føter trakka honom ned, føter av vesalmenn, fet av armingar.
The poor tread it underfoot; the oppressed walk on top of it.
7 Men vegen åt den rettferdige er jamn. Veg åt den rettferdige jamnar du.»
You God, do what is right, and you straighten out the way for those who live right; you smooth out their path.
8 På dine domars veg ventar me deg, Herre. Namnet ditt og minnet ditt dreg vår sjæl.
Yes, we follow your instructions, Lord, we put our hope in you. What we most want is to remember you and your wonderful character.
9 Mi sjæl kjenner seg dregi til deg um natti; og åndi i meg leitar etter deg. For straks domarane dine råkar jordi, lærer jordbuarne rettferd.
I look for you in the night; deep inside me I long for you. When your laws are shown to the earth, then the people of the world learn what is right.
10 Fær den gudlause nåde, so lærer han ikkje rettferd. Då gjer han urett i det rettvisaste landet, og Herrens høgd ser han ikkje.
Though grace is shown to the wicked, they don't learn to do right. Even in a country where people do what's right, they continue to do evil and they don't think about how great the Lord is.
11 Herre, høgt er handi di lyft, men dei ser det ikkje. Lat deim sjå brennhugen din for folket og skjemmast. Ja, eld øydde uvenerne dine!
Lord, you are holding your hand up, but they don't see it. Let them see your passionate commitment for your people, and be embarrassed; may the fire reserved for your enemies destroy them!
12 Herre, du skal hjelpa oss til fred. For alle verki våre hev du verka.
Lord, you give us peace and prosperity; everything we've achieved you have done for us.
13 Herre, vår Gud! Andre herrar enn du hev rådt yver oss. Einast ved deg prisar me namnet ditt.
Lord our God, there have been other lords besides you who have ruled us, but you are the only one we worship.
14 Daude livnar ikkje, skuggar stend ikkje upp. Difor heimsøkjer og øydelegg du deim og gjer til inkjes minnet um deim.
They are dead, they will not live again; they will not rise from the grave. Lord, you punished them and destroyed them—even wiping out every memory about them.
15 Du auka folket, Herre! Du auka folket, og synte deg herleg. Du hev flytt alle grensesteinarne åt landet langt ut.
You have made the nation grow, Lord, you have made the nation grow. You have expanded our borders of the land, and we honored you.
16 Herre, i naudi leita dei etter deg. Dei sende upp stille bøner, då refsingi kom yver deim.
Lord, when we were suffering we came to you, pouring out our prayers like whispers as you disciplined us.
17 Liksom ei kvinna som er med barn, vrid seg og skrik i riderne når ho skal føda, soleis gjekk det oss for din vreide skuld, Herre.
Just as a pregnant woman giving birth tosses about and cries out in pain, that's what we were like in your presence, Lord.
18 Me var med barn, me hadde rider; då me fødde, var det vind. Berging har me ikkje til landet, og jordbuar vart ikkje fødde.
However, even though we became pregnant and we tossed about in pain, we gave birth to nothing but air. We did not bring about the salvation of the earth, and the people of the world have not become alive.
19 Dine daude skal verta livande, mine lik skal standa upp. Vakna og fegnast, de som bur i moldi. For ei ljossens dogg er di dogg; og jordi føder daudingar av seg.
But those who died in you, Lord, will live! Their bodies will rise again! Wake up, and sing for joy, you people sleeping in the dust, for the dew you receive is like the dew of the morning giving life to those in the grave.
20 Gakk då, mitt folk, inn i kovarne dine, og lat att dørerne etter deg! Gøym deg ein augneblink, til dess vreiden gjeng yver.
My people, go inside your homes and close your doors behind you. Hide there for a little while until the fury has passed.
21 For sjå, Herren gjeng ut frå bustaden sin og vil heimsøkja jordbuarne for deira misgjerder skuld, og jordi skal syna fram sitt utrende blod og ikkje meir dylja sine drepne.
Watch out! The Lord is coming from where he lives to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will reveal the blood that has been shed on it; the earth won't hide those who have been killed any no longer.”
