Esaias 5
1 Eg vil syngja um min ven, songen åt min ven um hans vinhage, min ven hadde ein vinhage på ein grøderik haug.
[Now] I will sing a song about my dear friend, and about his vineyard. The vineyard was on a very fertile hillside.
2 Han hakka honom upp, han reinsa honom for stein og sette gode vintre der; han bygde eit vakttårn og hogg attpå ei vinpersa. So venta han seg ein haust av egte druvor, men fekk berre villbær.
My friend plowed the ground and cleared away the stones. Then he planted very good grapevines on that ground. In the middle of the vineyard, he built a watchtower, and he dug a (winepress/pit for squeezing the grapes). Then he waited [each year] to harvest some good grapes, but the vines produced [only] sour grapes.
3 Og no, de Jerusalems-buar og de Juda-menner, døm no millom meg og min vinhage!
Now [this is what Yahweh says]: “You people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, I [am like the friend, and you are like] my vineyard; [so] you judge which of us [has done what is right].
4 Kva meir var det å gjera med min vinhage enn eg hev gjort? Kvi bar han villbær, når eg venta meg egte druvor?
What more could I have done for you than what I have already done? I expected you to be doing good deeds [MET], so it is disgusting that [RHQ] you were [doing only evil things] like the vineyard that produced only sour grapes!
5 So vil eg då kunngjera dykk kva eg etlar meg til å gjera med vinhagen min: Eg vil riva ned gjerdet, so han vert avbeitt, brjota ned muren, so han vert nedtrakka.
[So], I will now tell you what I will do to [Judah, the place that is like] my vineyard. I will cut down the hedges, and they will be destroyed. I will tear down the walls [of the cities] and allow [wild animals] to trample the land.
6 Eg vil gjera honom til ei øydemark; han skal aldri verta kvista eller graven, men han skal gro full av torn og tistel, og skyerne vil eg bjoda dei skal ikkje senda regn yver honom.
I will cause it to become a wasteland where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed. It will be a place where briers and thorns [DOU] grow. And I will command that no rain will fall on it.”
7 For vinhagen åt Herren, allhers drott, er Israels hus, og Juda-folket er hans kjæraste plantning; men når han venta lov, fann han rov, og når han venta rettferd, fann han uferd.
The nation of Israel is [like] [MET] the vineyard of the Commander of the armies of angels. The people of Judah are [like] the garden that was pleasing to him. He expected you to be doing what is just/fair, but instead, [what he saw was people] murdering [MTY] others. [He expected that you would be doing] righteous deeds, but instead, he heard cries from people who were being [attacked] violently.
8 Usæle dei som legg hus til hus og åker til åker, til dess det inkje meir rom finst, so de bur åleine midt i landet!
Terrible things will happen to you who continually [illegally] acquire houses and fields. You force one family after another to leave their homes until you are the only ones [HYP] [still] living in the land.
9 Frå Herren, allhers drott, kling det i øyro mine: Sanneleg, dei mange husi skal leggjast i øyde, kor store og gode dei er, skal ingen bu der.
[But] I heard the Commander of the armies of angels solemnly declare this: “[Some day], many of those huge houses will be empty/deserted; no one will be living in those beautiful mansions.
10 For ein vinhage på ti plogland skal berre gjeva av seg eitt anker, og tri tunnor utsæde berre ei skjeppa.
The vines on ten acres of land will not produce enough grapes to make (six gallons/22 liters) [of juice/wine], and ten baskets of seed will produce only one basket [of grain].”
11 Usæle dei som årle hastar til sterk drykk og sit utetter natti eldraude av vin!
Terrible things will happen to those who get up early [each] morning to begin drinking alcoholic drinks, and who stay awake until late at night [drinking a lot of wine] until they are completely drunk.
12 Cither og harpa og trumma og fløyta og vin hev dei i drikkelagi sine, men Herrens gjerningar ansar dei ikkje, og verket av hans hender ser dei ikkje.
They have [big parties and provide lots of] wine. At their parties, there are [people playing] harps and lyres and tambourines and flutes, but they never think about what Yahweh does or appreciate what he has created.
13 Difor lyt folket mitt fara i utlægd fyrr det varast, storkararne lida hunger, og dei skrålande skarar ormegtast av torste.
So, my people will be (exiled/taken to other countries) [far away] because they do not know [about me]. Those who are [now very important and] honored will starve, and the other people will die from thirst.
14 Difor vert helheimen dess meir grådig og spilar upp sitt gap umåteleg, og ned sturtar dei som er store i byen, dei som ståkar og bråkar, og dei som hev gaman der. (Sheol h7585)
[It is as though] [PRS] the place where the dead people are is eagerly looking for more Israeli people, opening its mouth to swallow them, and a huge number of people will be thrown into that place, including their leaders as well as a noisy crowd of people who enjoy living in Jerusalem. (Sheol h7585)
15 Då må menneskja bogna og mannen bøygjast, og dei stolte augo sjå ned.
[Yahweh] will get rid of a huge number of people; and he will humble [many more] people who [now] are proud/arrogant.
16 Men Herren, allhers drott, vert høg ved domen, og den heilage Gud syner seg heilag ved rettferd.
But the Commander of the armies of angels will be exalted/praised because of his acting justly. God will show that he is holy by doing righteous/just deeds.
17 Og lamb gjeng der på beite som på si eigi mark, og aude tufter etter rikmennerne beiter framande av.
Then lambs and fat sheep will [be able to] find good grass to eat, [even] among the ruins [of the houses of rich people].
18 Usæle dei som dreg fram syndestraff med lygnetog og syndebot liksom med vognreip,
Some people constantly tell lies, and [it is as though] they are dragging behind them the wrong things that they have done. Terrible things will happen to them!
19 dei som segjer: «Lat honom hasta og skunda seg med verket sitt, so me kann få sjå det! Lat Israels Heilage fullføra si rådgjerd, so me kann få kjenna henne!»
They [make fun of God and] say [to him, ] “Go ahead, do something [to punish us]! We want to see what you will do. You, the Holy One of Israel, should do what you are planning to do, because we want to know what it is.”
20 Usæle dei som kallar det vonde godt og det gode vondt, dei som gjer myrker til ljos og ljos til myrker, dei som gjer beiskt til søtt og søtt til beiskt!
Terrible things will happen to those who say that evil is good, and that good is evil, that darkness is light and that light is darkness, that what is bitter is sweet and what is sweet is bitter.
21 Usæle dei som er vise i sine eigne augo og kloke i sine eigne tankar!
Terrible things will happen to those who think that they are wise and that they (are very clever/know everything).
22 Usæle dei som er kjempor til å drikka vin, og djerve karar til å blanda sterk drykk,
Terrible things will happen to those who [think that] [IRO] they are great/heroes because they are able to drink [lots of] wine, and boast about being able to mix good alcoholic drinks.
23 dei som gjev den skuldige rett for gåvor skuld, og tek retten frå den rettferdige!
If people offer them bribes in order that they will enable wicked people not to be punished, they accept those bribes, and they cause people who are innocent to be punished.
24 Difor, liksom eldslogen øyder strå, og halm skrøkk saman på bålet, soleis skal roti deira rotna og blomen føykjast burt som dust, for di dei vraka lovi åt Herren, allhers drott, og vanvyrde ordet åt Israels Heilage.
Therefore, just like [SIM] fires burn up stubble and dry grass shrivels up and quickly burns in flames, [it will be as though] those people have roots that will rot and have flowers that will wither. [That will happen] because they rejected the laws of the Commander of the armies of angels; they have despised the messages of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Difor hev Herrens vreide loga upp imot folket hans, og han retter handi ut imot det og slær det, so fjelli skjelv, og lik ligg som sorp og saur på gatorne. Men med alt dette hev ikkje vreiden hans vendt seg; og endå retter han ut handi.
That is why Yahweh is [extremely] angry [with his people]; [it is as though] his hand is raised [and he is ready to smash them]. [When he does that], the mountains will shake, and the corpses of people will be scattered in the streets like [SIM] manure. But even when that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry; he will be ready to punish his people [MET] again.
26 Og han reiser eit hermerke for heidningfolki langt burte og blistrar honom hit frå enden av jordi, og sjå, snart og snøgt kjem han.
Yahweh will send a signal to summon [armies of] nations far away; [it is as though] he will whistle [to summon those soldiers who are] in very remote places on the earth. They will come very swiftly [DOU] [to Jerusalem].
27 Det finst ingen der som er trøytt eller snåvar, ingen som blundar eller søv; på ingen losnar beltet um livet, ikkje ei skoreim slitnar på nokon av deim.
They will not get tired or stumble. They will not [stop to] rest or to sleep. None of their belts will be loose, and none of them will have sandals with broken straps, [so they will all be ready to fight in battles].
28 Pilerne hans er kvasse, og bogarne hans er alle spente. Hovarne på hestarne er som flint, og vognhjuli hans likjest kvervelstorm.
Their arrows will be sharp, and their bows will be ready [to shoot those arrows in a battle]. [Because their horses pull the chariots fast], sparks will shoot out from their hooves, and the wheels of the chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
29 Han burar som løva, han murrar som ungløvorne; burande grip han sitt rov og ber det burt, og det er ingen som bergar.
They will roar like [very strong] lions [DOU] that growl and [then] pounce on the animals they want to kill and carry them off, and no one is able to rescue them.
30 Det durar inn yver honom på den dagen som duren av havet; og skodar han på jordi, so er det myrker og naud, ljoset vert dimt under dei tunge skyer!
[Similarly, your enemies] will roar when they see the people they are about to kill, like [SIM] the sea roars. [On that day], if someone looks across the land, he will see [only people who are in] darkness and distressed; [it will be as though] even the sunlight is hidden by dark clouds.
