Esaias 54
1 Fagna deg, du barnlause, du som ikkje fødde! Set i med fagnadrop og jubla, du som ei hadde rider! For den einslege hev fleire born enn den gifte kona, segjer Herren.
Yahweh says, “You [people of Jerusalem] [MET], start to sing! You [who are like] [MET] women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully, because you, [who are like] [MET] childless women who have been abandoned [by their husbands], will [soon] have more children than women who have never had any children.
2 Vida ut tjeldromet ditt, lat deim spana ut tjeldet du bur i, hindra det ikkje! Tøyg tjeldsnorerne dine, og slå pålarne fast!
Make your tents larger; make them wider, and fasten them firmly with tent pegs.
3 For du skal breida deg til høgre og vinstre, og di ætt skal taka heidningfolk til eiga og folka upp att øydelagde byar.
[You will need to make your city much larger] because [soon] you and your descendants will spread all over the land. They will force the people of [other] nations [who now live in your cities] to leave, and you will live [again] in those cities [that were previously abandoned].
4 Ottast ikkje, for du skal ikkje turva skjemmast, ver ikkje skamfull, for du skal ikkje turva raudna. Nei, skammi frå ungdomen skal du gløyma, og spotti frå enkjestandet skal du’kje minnast meir.
Do not be afraid; you will no [longer] be ashamed. Previously you were ashamed [because your enemies conquered you] and caused many of your women to become widows, but [soon] you will not even remember that.
5 For mannen din er skaparen din, Allhers-Herren er namnet hans, og Israels Heilage er din utløysar. Han heitar Gud for all jordi.
[I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the Holy one of Israel, who rules over the whole earth, the one who created you, will be [like] [MET] a husband to you.
6 Då du var ei burtstøytt kvinna med hjartesorg, kalla Herren deg. Kor kann ein forsmå sitt ungdomsviv? Segjer din Gud.
You were like a woman whose husband left her, and caused you to be very sad; you were like a young woman who got married when she was [very] young, and then her husband abandoned her.
7 Ei liti stund gjekk eg frå deg, men i miskunn stor vil eg samla deg.
I abandoned you [people of Jerusalem] for a while, but [now] I am saying, ‘I will take you back.’
8 I ei harmflaga løynde eg mi åsyn for deg ei stund, men med æveleg nåde miskunnar eg deg, segjer Herren, utløysaren din.
I was very angry with you for a while, and I turned away from you. But I will act mercifully toward you and I will faithfully love you forever. That is what [I], Yahweh, your protector, say to you.
9 For som Noah-flaumen er dette for meg. Som eg svor at Noah-flaumen ikkje meir skal koma yver jordi, so hev eg svore at eg ikkje meir vil harmast på deg eller skjenna på deg.
During the time that Noah lived, I solemnly promised that I would never again allow a flood to cover the earth. So [now] I solemnly promise that I will not be angry with you again and (rebuke you/threaten to punish you).
10 Ja, um fjelli vik og haugarne svigtar, so skal ikkje nåden min vika frå deg, og mi fredspakt skal ikkje svigta, segjer Herren som miskunnar deg.
Even if the mountains and hills shake and collapse, I will not stop faithfully loving you, and I will not cancel my agreement to cause things to go well for you. That is what [I], Yahweh, who act mercifully, say.
11 Du arme stormdrivne, trøystarlause, sjå, eg legg dine steinar i antimon, byggjer grunnmuren din med safirar.
You [people of Jerusalem] [APO], [your enemies acted very violently toward you]; [it was as though] your city was battered by a severe storm, and no one helped you. But [now] I will cause your city to be rebuilt with stones made of (turquoise/valuable stones), and I will cause the foundations of the city to be made of (sapphires/valuable blue stones).
12 Eg gjer dine murtindar av rubinar og portarne av karfunkel og heile din ringmur av dyre steinar.
I will cause the towers on the city wall to be made of (rubies/valuable red stones), and all the gates of the city will be made of [other] very valuable stones.
13 Og alle dine søner skal vera upplærde av Herren, og stor fred skal sønerne dine hava.
I will be the one who will teach you people and cause things to go well with you.
14 Ved rettferd skal du standa fast, ver trygg for vald, du hev inkje å ottast, og for rædsla, ho når deg ikkje.
Your [government] will be strong because of acting justly/fairly; no one will (oppress you/cause you to suffer); you will not be afraid, because there will be nothing [PRS] that will (terrorize you/cause you to become extremely afraid).
15 Yppar nokon til strid, kjem det ikkje frå meg, den som tek på deg, skal falla i striden mot deg.
If any army attacks you, it will not be because I have incited them to do that, and you will defeat any group that attacks you.
16 Sjå, eg hev skapt smeden som blæs i kolelden og lagar våpn til sitt bruk, og eg hev skapt tynaren til å øyda det.
Think about this: (Blacksmiths/Men who make things from metal) fan the coals to make a very hot flame in order to produce weapons that can be used [in battles], but I am the one who has produced blacksmiths! And I am also the one who created people who destroy [other people and cities].
17 Alle våpn dei smider mot deg, skal vanheppast; og kvar tunga som yppar strider med deg, skal du få domfelt. Det er den arv som Herrens tenarar fær, og deira rettferd frå meg, segjer Herren.
[But I am promising you that I will] not allow you to be defeated/injured by soldiers using weapons that have been made to attack you, and when others try to accuse you, you will (refute them/show that they are wrong). That is the reward that I will give to the people who serve me; I will defend them; that is what [I], Yahweh, promise.”
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
