Jesaja 58

1 Ropa trösteliga, spar icke; upphäf dina röst såsom en basun, och förkunna mino folke deras öfverträdelse, och Jacobs hus deras synder.

[Yahweh said to me], “Shout loudly! Shout like [SIM] a loud trumpet! Shout to warn my Israeli people about their sins [DOU]!

2 De söka mig dagliga, och vilja veta mine vägar, såsom ett folk det allaredo rättfärdighet gjort hade, och sins Guds rätt icke öfvergifvit hade; de äska mig i rätten, och vilja med sinom Gud till rätta gå:

They worship me every day; [they come to my temple because they say that] they are eager to know what I want them to do. They act as though they are a nation that does things that are righteous, who would never abandon their God. They request me to decide matters justly, and they delight to come to worship me.

3 Hvarföre faste vi, och du ser der intet uppå? Hvi tvinge vi vår kropp, och du vill intet veta deraf? Si, när I fasten, så bruken I edar vilja, och trugen alla edra gäldenärer.

[They say], ‘We have (fasted/abstained from eating food) to please you, but you did not [RHQ] notice our doing that. We humbled ourselves, but you did not [RHQ] pay any attention!’ I will tell you why I did not pay attention. It is because when you fast, you do it only to please yourselves, and you act cruelly toward all your workers.

4 Si, I fasten till att träta och kifva, och slån med näfvanom oskäliga. Faster icke såsom I nu gören, att ett rop skall af eder i höjdene hördt varda.

You fast, but you also quarrel and fight [with each other] with your fists. [Doing things like that while] you fast will [certainly] not cause [me] to hear your prayers [where I am], high in heaven.

5 Skulle det vara en fasta, den jag utvälja skulle, att en menniska tvingar om dagen sin kropp, eller hänger sitt hufvud såsom ett säf, eller ligger i säck och asko? Viljen I det kalla fasto, och den dag, som Herranom tacknämlig är?

You [act as though] [IRO] you humble yourselves [RHQ] by bowing your heads like [SIM] [the tops of] reeds bend [when the wind blows], and you wear [RHQ] rough clothes and cover your heads with ashes [like people do when they are grieving]. That is what you do when you are fasting, but do you really think [RHQ] that will please me?

6 Men detta är den fasta, som jag utväljer: Gif lösa dem som du med orätt bundit hafver, släpp dem som du betungar, gif dem fri som du tvingar, haf bort allahanda tunga.

No, that is not the kind of fasting that I desire. What I really want [RHQ] is for you to free those who have been unjustly put in prison [DOU], and to encourage those who are (treated cruelly/oppressed); I want you to free those who have been oppressed in any way.

7 Bryt dem hungroga ditt bröd, och de som elände äro haf uti hus; om du ser en nakot, så kläd honom, och drag dig icke undan för ditt kött.

I want you to [RHQ] share your food with those who are hungry and to allow those who have no houses to stay in your houses. Give clothes to those who do not have clothes, and do not hide from your relatives who need help from you.

8 Allt då skall ditt ljus utbrista såsom en morgonrodne, och din förbättring skall snarliga växa till, och din rättfärdighet varder för dig gångandes, och Herrans härlighet skall taga dig till sig.

If you do those things, [what you do for others will be like] [SIM] a light that shines when it dawns. The troubles [that have been caused by your sins] will end quickly. Others will know about your righteous behavior, and with my glorious presence I will protect you from behind [like I protected the Israeli people when they left Egypt].

9 Då skall du åkalla, och Herren skall svara dig, och du skall ropa, och han skall säga: Si, här är jag. Om du ingen besvärar när dig, eller finger räcker, eller illa talar;

Then you will call out to me, and I will [quickly] answer [and say that I will help you].’ Stop (oppressing people/treating people cruelly); stop falsely accusing people; and stop saying evil [things about people].

10 Och utskuddar dina själ dem hungroga, och mättar de elända själar; så skall ditt ljus uppgå uti mörkret, och din skymning skall vara såsom middagen.

Give food to those who are hungry, and give to people who are afflicted/suffering the things that they need. [Your doing that will be like] [MET] a light that shines in the darkness; instead of doing evil to people [MET], [the good things that you do for them will be like] [SIM] sunshine at noontime.

11 Och Herren skall föra dig alltid, och mätta dina själ uti torkone, och styrka din ben; och du skall vara såsom en vattnad örtegård, och såsom en vattukälla, hvilko aldrig vatten fattas.

[I], Yahweh, will guide you continually, and I will give you good things to satisfy you. I will enable you to remain strong and healthy. You will be like [SIM] a garden that is well watered, like [SIM] a spring that never dries up.

12 Och genom dig skall uppbygdt varda det länge öde legat hafver, och du skall lägga en grund, den i evig tid blifva skall; och skall kallas den der refna gårdar bygger, och vägar bättrar, att man der bo kan.

[Your people] will rebuild the cities that were destroyed long ago; they will build [houses] on top of the old foundations. People will say that you are the ones who are repairing the holes [in the city walls], and who are repairing the streets where people live.

13 Om du vänder din fot ifrå Sabbathen, så att du icke gör, på minom helgedag, hvad som dig tyckes, så skall det kallas en lustig Sabbath, till att helga och prisa Herran; ty så varder du honom prisandes, när du icke gör dina vägar, eller varder funnen uti det som dig täckes, eller hvad du talar.

Do not travel [MTY] long distances on Sabbath/rest days, and on Sabbath days do not do only the things that you delight to do. Enjoy the Sabbath days, and consider them to be delightful. The Sabbath days are my holy days. Honor me, Yahweh, in everything that you do [on the Sabbath days]. Do not talk about and do things [only] to please yourselves. If you do all the things that I have just now told you to do,

14 Allt då skall du hafva lust i Herranom, och jag skall föra dig öfver höjderna på jordene, och skall spisa dig med dins faders Jacobs arf; ty Herrans mun säger det.

I will enable you to be joyful. I will greatly honor you; [I will honor you everywhere!] I will give to you the [blessings] that I gave to your ancestor Jacob. [Those things will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”