Esaias 42
1 Sjå min tenar som eg styd, min utvalde som eg elskar! Honom gjev eg anden min, rett han førar ut til folki.
Behold my servant, I will uphold him, my elect, with him my soul is well-pleased. I have sent my Spirit upon him. He will offer judgment to the nations.
2 Ikkje mun han ropa, skrika, ei på gata bruka mælet.
He will not cry out, and he will not show favoritism to anyone; neither will his voice be heard abroad.
3 Brostne røyrstrå ei han bryt, sløkkjer ei den veik som gløder, trufast ber han retten ut.
The bruised reed he will not break, and the smoldering wick he will not extinguish. He will lead forth judgment unto truth.
4 Ei han veiknar, ei han brotnar fyrr han rett på jord fær setja, øyer ventar på hans lov.
He will not be saddened or troubled, until he establishes judgment on earth. And the islands will await his law.
5 Soleis talar Herren Gud, som hev himmeln skapt og utspent, jordi lagt med vokstrar på, gjeve folk på henne ande, andedrag åt deim der ferdast:
Thus says the Lord God, who created the heavens and expanded it, who formed the earth and all that springs from it, who gives breath to the people in it, and spirit to those walking on it.
6 Eg, Herren, hev deg i rettferd kalla, eg tok deg i handi, eg varar deg og gjer deg til folkepakt og til ljos for heidningar,
I, the Lord, have called you in justice, and I have taken your hand and preserved you. And I have presented you as a covenant of the people, as a light to the Gentiles,
7 til å opna blinde augo, føra fangar ut or fengsel deim som sit i myrker, or fangehus.
so that you may open the eyes of the blind, and lead out the prisoner from confinement and those sitting in darkness from the house of incarceration.
8 Eg er Herren, det er mitt namn, ingen annan fær mi æra, ikkje bilæti min pris.
I am the Lord; this is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things.
9 Sjå, dei fyrste ting er komne, og eg meldar nye ting; endå fyrr dei upp hev runne, eg forkynner dykker deim.
The things that were first, behold, they have arrived. And I also announce what is new. Before these things arise, I will cause you to hear about them.
10 Syng ny song for Herren, lova han til heimsens endar! Sjøfolk og du havsens myrja, øyland og dei folk der bur!
Sing to the Lord a new canticle, sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you who descend into the sea and all its fullness, the islands and their inhabitants.
11 Heidi syng med sine byar, hytteby der Kedar bur. Dei som bur på berget, jublar, ropar ned frå høgste nut.
Let the desert and its cities be lifted up. Kedar will dwell in houses. O inhabitants of the rock, give praise! They will cry out from the top of the mountains.
12 Dei skal gjeva Herren æra og hans pris til øyland bera.
They will give glory to the Lord, and they will announce his praise to the islands.
13 Ut gjeng Herren som ei kjempa, eggjar harmen som ein stridsmann, herrop lyfter han og skrik, ter si magt mot sine motmenn.
The Lord will go forth like a strong man; like a man of battle, he will stir up zeal. He will shout and cry out. He will prevail against his enemies.
14 Stilt eg heve tagt so lenge, mållaus hev eg halde meg. No eg styn som viv i barnsnaud, etter anden syp og pæsar.
I have always been quiet; I have been silent; I have been patient. I will speak like a woman giving birth. I will destroy and consume, all at once.
15 Berg og haug eg legg i øyde, svider av alt grønt på deim, elvar gjer eg um til øyer, sjøar let eg turkast upp.
I will desolate the mountains and the hills, and I will wither all their grass. And I will turn rivers into islands, and I will dry up the pools of water.
16 Blinde ukjend veg eg fører, so dei fer ukjende stigar, myrkt gjer eg til ljost for deim, bakkeland til flate sletta. Dette er det eg vil gjera og slett ikkje lata vera.
And I will lead the blind along a way which they do not know. And I will cause them to walk along paths with which they were unfamiliar. I will turn darkness into light before them, and crooked into straight. These things I have done for them. For I have not abandoned them.
17 Vika lyt storleg skjemmast dei som lit på bilæt-gud, og til støypte bilæt segjer: «De er våre gudar.»
They have been converted again. Let those who trust in graven idols be greatly confounded, for they say to a molten thing, “You are our god.”
18 Dauve, høyr! Blinde, upp med augo! Sjå!
You who are deaf, hear! You who are blind, turn your gaze and see!
19 Kven er blind, um ei min tenar, dauv som sendebodet mitt? Kven er blind som venen min? Kven er blind som Herrens tenar?
Who is blind, except my servant? Who is deaf, except the one to whom I have sent my messengers? Who is blind, except the one who has been sold? And who is blind, except the servant of the Lord?
20 Mangt du såg, men gøymer ikkje, han fekk øyra upp, men høyrer ei.
You who see many things, will you not keep them? You who have open ears, will you not listen?
21 For si rettferd skuld vil Herren gjera lovi stor og herleg.
And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and to exalt him.
22 Men det er eit plundra folk, herja folk, alle bundne sit i hol og i fangehusi løynde. Herfang er dei, og hev ingen frelsar, ran, og ingen segjer: «Gjev det att!»
But this same people has robbed and laid waste. All their youth are a snare, and they have been hidden in houses of confinement. They have become victims; there is no one who may rescue them. They have been plundered; there is no one who may say, “Restore.”
23 Kven av dykk gjev gaum på dette, lyder på og høyrer sidan?
Who is there among you who will hear this, who will listen closely and heed this in the future?
24 Kven gav Jakob burt til ran og til ransmenn Israel utan Herren som me synda mot, som hans vegar dei ei fara vilde og ei høyra på hans lov?
Who has handed over Jacob into plunder, and Israel into devastation? Is it not the Lord himself, against whom we have sinned? And they were not willing to walk in his ways, and they have not listened to his law.
25 So rende han yver deim sin heite harm og ein veldug krig. Det ikring deim loga, men dei skyna inkje, brende deim, men dei la ikkje det på hjarta.
And so, he poured out over him the indignation of his fury and a strong battle. And he burned him all around, and he did not realize it. And he set him on fire, and he did not understand it.
