Jesaja 26
1 På den tiden skall man sjunga, en sådana viso i Juda land: Vi hafve en fast stad, murar och värn äro helsa.
Some day, [people in] Judah will sing this song: Our city [of Jerusalem] is strong! Yahweh protects our city; He is like [MET] a wall that surrounds it.
2 Låter upp portarna, att det rättfärdiga folket, som tro bevarar, må gå härin.
Open the gates of the city for people who are righteous; allow people who faithfully [obey Yahweh] to enter the city.
3 Du håller allstädes frid vid magt, efter visst löfte; ty man förlåter sig uppå dig.
Yahweh, those who trust in you, those who firmly resolve to never doubt you, you will enable them to feel perfectly peaceful.
4 Derföre förlåter eder uppå Herran evinnerliga; ty Herren Gud är en klippa evinnerliga.
[So] always trust in Yahweh, because Yahweh, [our God], is forever [like] [MET] a huge rock [under which we are sheltered/protected/safe].
5 Och han nederböjer dem som i höjdene bo; den höga staden förnedrar han; ja, han stöter honom neder till jordena, så att han ligger i stoftet;
He humbles proud people and destroys cities whose people are arrogant. He causes those cities to collapse into the dust/dirt.
6 Att han med fötter trampad varder; ja, med de fattigas fötter; de arme skola trampa deruppå.
[When that happens], poor and oppressed people will trample on the ruins.
7 Men de rättfärdigas väg är slät; de rättfärdigas stig gör du rättan.
[But as for] righteous people, Yahweh, you do what is right; [it is as though] you cause the paths where they walk to be level and smooth.
8 Ty vi vänte efter dig, Herre, uti dins rätts väg; hjertans lust står till ditt Namn och ord.
Yahweh, by obeying your laws we show that we trust you to help us; and what we desire is that you will be honored/praised/exalted.
9 Af hjertat begärar jag dig om nattena; med minom anda i mig vakar jag bittida upp till dig; ty der din rätt är på jordene, der lära jorderikes inbyggare rättfärdighet.
[All] through the night I [SYN] desire to know you better, and each morning I still want to be with you. [Only] when you come to judge [and punish] people who live on the earth will they learn to do what is right.
10 Men om än dem ogudaktigom nåde tillbuden varder, så lära de dock icke rättfärdighet; utan på jordene, der rätt ske skulle, göra de det ondt är; ty de se intet Herrans härlighet.
[But] your acting kindly toward wicked people does not cause them to do what is good. [Even] in places where people do what is right, the wicked people continue to do what is evil, and they do not realize that you, Yahweh, are great.
11 Herre, din hand är upphöjd, det se de intet; men när de få se det, så skola de på skam komma, uti nit öfver Hedningarna; dertill skall du förtära dem med eld, der du dina fiendar med förtärer.
Yahweh, [it is as though] your fist is raised up [ready to strike them], but they do not realize that. Show them that you are very eager to help your people. If your enemies would realize that, they would be ashamed; allow your fire to burn them up [because they are] your enemies.
12 Men oss, Herre, varder du frid skaffandes; ty allt det vi uträtte, det hafver du gifvit oss.
Yahweh, [we desire that] you will allow things to go well for us; everything that we have done is what you have enabled us to do.
13 Herre, vår Gud, det råda väl andre herrar öfver oss utan dig; men vi tänke dock allena uppå dig och ditt Namn.
Yahweh, our God, others have ruled over us, but you [MTY] are the only one whom we honor.
14 De döde få icke lif, de afledne stå icke upp; ty du hafver sökt dem, och förgjort dem, och all deras åminnelse tillintetgjort.
Those who ruled us are [now] gone; they are dead; their spirits have left this earth, and they will not become alive [again]. You punished those rulers and got rid of them, and people do not even remember them any more.
15 Men, Herre, du håller det fram ibland Hedningarna, du håller det alltså fram ibland Hedningarna; du beviser dina härlighet, och kommer långt bort, allt intill verldenes ända.
Yahweh, you have enabled our nation to become great; we are more in [now], and we have more land, [so we] thank/praise you.
16 Herre, när bedröfvelse på färde är, så söker man dig; när du tuktar dem, så ropa de med ängslan.
Yahweh, when we were distressed, we asked you [to help us]; when you disciplined/punished us, we were able only to whisper when we prayed to you.
17 Lika som en hafvandes qvinna, då det lider till födslostundena, så är henne ångest, ropar i sin värk; alltså går ock oss, Herre, för ditt ansigte.
Like pregnant women writhe and cry out when they are giving birth, we suffered very much, too.
18 Vi äre också hafvande, och hafvom ångest, att vi som nogast kunne andas; dock kunne vi intet hjelpa jordene, och inbyggarena på jordenes krets vilja icke falla.
We had severe pain, but nothing good resulted [MET] from it. We have not rescued our people [from being conquered by our enemies], and we have not given birth to children [who will rule the world correctly] (OR, not defeated the armies [that have attacked other nations].
19 Men dine döde skola lefva, och med lekamenom uppstå igen. Vaker upp och berömmer eder, I som liggen under jordene; ty din dagg är en grön marks dagg, och jorden skall gifva ifrå sig de döda.
But Yahweh’s people who have died will become alive [again], their corpses will become alive! Those whose bodies lie in graves will rise and shout joyfully! His light will be [like] dew that falls on his people who have died, who are [now] in the place where the dead people are, [and will cause them to become alive again].
20 Gack bort, mitt folk, uti en kammar, och slut dörrena igen efter dig; fördölj dig ett litet ögnablick, så länge vreden går öfver.
But now, my people/fellow-citizens, go home and lock your doors! Hide for a short time, until [Yahweh] is no longer angry.
21 Ty si, Herren varder utgångandes af sitt rum, till att besöka jordenes inbyggares ondsko öfver dem, så att jorden skall uppenbara deras blod, och icke mer öfverskyla dem som på henne slagne äro.
Listen to this: Yahweh will come from heaven to punish [all] the people on the earth for the sins that they have committed. People will be able to see [PRS] the (blood of those/the people) who have been murdered; their murderers will no longer be able to hide.
