Esaias 59
1 Sjå, Herrens hand er ikkje so stutt, at han ikkje kann frelsa, og øyra hans er ikkje so tunghøyrt, at det ikkje kann høyra.
Listen to this! Yahweh’s power [MTY] is not ended/gone, with the result that he cannot save [you]. He has not become deaf [MTY], with the result that he cannot hear [you when you call to him for help].
2 Men skuldi dykkar er det som skil millom dykk og dykkar Gud, og synderne dykkar hev dult hans åsyn for dykk, so han ikkje høyrer.
But, you have separated yourselves from your God by the sins that you have committed. Because of your sins, he has turned away from you, with the result that he does not pay attention to what you request him to do.
3 For henderne dykkar er sulka med blod, og fingrarne dykkar med misgjerd; lipporne dykkar talar lygn, tunga mullar på vondt.
You do violent things [MTY] [to others], with the result that your hands are stained with their blood. You [constantly] tell [MTY] lies, and you say [MTY] evil things [about others].
4 Ingen ropar til doms for rettferd, ingen hev ærleg rettargang. Dei lit på fåfengd og talar fals, umhender med ulukka føder dei tjon.
When you accuse someone in court, what you say is not fair and it is not true. You accuse people falsely. You are [constantly] planning to cause trouble for others, and then you do those evil things that you planned.
5 Orme-egg klekkjer dei ut, og kongurvev vev dei; den som et deira egg, lyt døy, og krasar du eit, kjem det fram ein orm.
What you plan to do to harm people [MET] is as dangerous as the eggs of a (cobra/poisonous snake), because cobras will hatch from those eggs. You trap people like [MET] spiders trap/catch insects in their webs.
6 Deira vevnad vert aldri til klæde, ein kann ikkje hylja seg i deira verk; deira verk er vondskaps verk, og valdsverk er i deira hender.
We people cannot hide/cover our skin with clothes made of spider webs [MET], and similarly you cannot hide the evil things that you have done. You are [constantly] acting [MTY] violently.
7 Deira føter er snare til vondt og snøgge til å renna ut skuldlaust blod, deira tankar er vondskaps tankar, det er vald og uferd kvar dei fer.
You [SYN] are very quick to go and do evil things, and you hurry to murder people [MTY] who are innocent. You are [continually] thinking about sinning. Wherever you go, you destroy things and cause people to suffer.
8 Fredsveg kjenner dei ikkje, det finst ingen rett i deira spor. Dei fer på krokute stigar, kvar som fer soleis, veit ikkje av fred.
You do not know how to act peacefully or to treat others fairly. You always are (dishonest/deceiving others) [MET], and those who imitate your behavior never have any inner peace.
9 Difor er retten langt burte frå oss, og rettferd vil ikkje koma til oss; me ventar på ljos, og so finn me myrker - på solskin, men ferdast i skugge.
Because of that, God does not rescue us [from our enemies]; [it seems that] he is not acting fairly/righteously toward us. We expect [God to give us] light, but all [he gives us] is darkness [DOU].
10 Me trivlar som blinde langs vegen, me trivlar som folk utan augo; midt på dagen me snåvar som i skumingi, millom friske er me som døyande.
We are like [SIM] blind people who have to feel along a wall to be able to walk anywhere. We stumble [and trip] at noontime like [SIM] we would when it is dark. We are like [SIM] dead people who are among healthy people.
11 Me gryler alle som bjørnar, og som duvor me sukkar; me ventar på retten, men ikkje han kjem, på frelsa, men ho er langt burte frå oss.
We growl like [SIM] [hungry] bears; we continually moan like [SIM] doves. We seek [people who do] what is just/fair, but we cannot find any [anywhere]. [We want God] to rescue us, but [it seems that] he is far away.
12 For synderne våre mot deg er mange, og våre misgjerningar vitnar imot oss; ja, synderne våre hev me i minne, og våre misgjerningar veit me um:
[But these things are happening] because [it is as though] our sins are piled high in the presence of God, and that they testify [PRS] against us. We cannot deny it; we know that we have done many wrong things.
13 Me hev falle ifrå og neitta Herren, me hev gjenge burt frå vår Gud; me hev tala um trælking og fråfall, hev teke upp og sagt ut or hjarta ljugarord.
[We know that] we have rebelled against Yahweh; we have turned away from him. We (oppress people/treat people cruelly) by what we testify [against them]; we do not allow them to get what they have a right to get. We [SYN] think about the lies that we can tell, and then we tell them.
14 Retten vert undantrengd, og rettferdi stend langt burte; for sanning hev snåva på tinget, og det rette vinn ikkje fram,
[In our courts, the judges] do not decide cases/matters fairly; no one is acting righteously. In plazas where people gather together, no one tells the truth [PRS]; [it seems that people] are not allowed to say what is true.
15 og sanningi vart burte, den som held seg frå vondt, vert plundra. Og Herren såg det og harmast for det ikkje fanst nokon rett.
No one tells the truth, and people try to ruin [the reputations of] those who quit doing evil. Yahweh looked around, and he saw that no one was doing what is just/fair, and he was [very] displeased.
16 Han såg at det ingen fanst, og han undrast at ingen greip inn. Då hjelpte honom hans arm, og hans rettferd var honom til studnad.
He was disgusted when he saw that no one tried to help [those who were being treated cruelly]. So he used his own power [MTY] to rescue them; it is because he is always righteous that he did that [PRS].
17 Han tok rettferd på seg til brynja og frelse-hjelm på sitt hovud, hemn-klæde tok han til klædnad, sveipte um seg brennhug til kåpa.
[It is as though he is a soldier who] [MET] puts on his armor and a helmet; his continually doing what is right is like [MET] his armor, and his ability to rescue people is [like] his helmet. His being extremely angry and his being ready to get revenge [on those who do evil] are like [MET] his robes.
18 Han gjev deim att etter gjerningar, harm yver sine motmenner, attergjeld for sine fiendar, ja, øylandi skal få det att.
He will repay his enemies for the evil things that they have done. He will severely punish [MTY] even those who live far [from Jerusalem].
19 Og i vesterland skal dei ottast Herrens namn og i austerland hans herlegdom, for han kjem som ein innestengd foss som Herrens storm driv fram.
When that happens, people everywhere, from the east to the west, will respect and honor Yahweh [MTY], because he will come like [SIM] a rushing river that is pushed along by the strong wind that Yahweh sent.
20 Og han kjem som utløysar for Sion, og for deim som snur seg frå synd i Jakob, so er Herrens ord.
And Yahweh says that he will come to Jerusalem to free [his people]; he will come to rescue those in Judah who have quit (doing sinful things/their sinful behavior).
21 Og dette er den pakt som eg på mi sida gjer med deim, segjer Herren: Min ande som er yver deg, og mine ord som eg hev lagt deg i munnen, dei skal ikkje vika frå din munn, og ikkje frå munnen åt borni dine, og ikkje heller frå munnen åt barneborni dine, segjer Herren, frå no og i all æva.
This is what Yahweh says to his people: “This is the agreement that I will make with you: My Spirit will not leave you, and you will always have my message. You will [be able to] declare it [MTY], and your children and grandchildren will [be able to] declare it forever.”
