Jesaja 7
1 Det begaf sig uti Ahas, Jothams sons, Ussia sons, Juda Konungs, tid, drog Rezin, Konungen i Syrien, och Pekah, Remalia son, Israels Konung, upp till Jerusalem, till att örliga deremot; men de kunde intet öfvervinna det.
Ahaz was the son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah. During the time that Ahaz was the king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel marched [with their armies] to attack Jerusalem. But they could not conquer it.
2 Då vardt Davids huse sagdt: De Syror förlåta sig uppå Ephraim. Då bäfvade honom hjertat, och hans folks hjerta, lika som trän i skogenom bäfva för vädret.
[But before they attacked], everyone in the palace heard a report that the armies of Syria and Israel were [now] (allies/joined [to attack Jerusalem)]. So Ahaz and the people over whom he ruled were extremely afraid; they were shaking from fear like trees shake in a windstorm.
3 Men Herren talade till Esaia: Gack ut emot Ahas, du och din son SearJasub, till ändan af vatturännone vid öfra dammen, på den vägen vid färgarens åker;
Then Yahweh said to me, “Take your son Shear-Jashub, and go to talk with [King] Ahaz. He is at the end of the (aqueduct/water channel) that brings water into the upper reservoir, near the road to the place where women wash clothes.
4 Och säg till honom: Vara dig, och blir stilla, frukta dig intet, och ditt hjerta vare oförskräckt för dessa två rykande släckebrandar; nämliga för Rezins och de Syrers, och Remalia sons vrede;
Tell Ahaz to stop worrying [DOU]. Tell him that he does not need to be afraid of those two kings, Rezin and Pekah. They are very angry [with Judah], but they are [unable to harm his country any more than] completely burned-out coals [can harm him].
5 Att de Syror hafva gjort ett ondt rådslag emot dig, samt med Ephraim och Remalia son, och säga:
Yes, they are planning to attack this land and saying,
6 Vi vilje upp till Juda, och förskräcka honom, och skifta oss emellan, och göra Tabeels son till Konung derinne.
‘We will attack Judah and conquer it. Then we will appoint Tabeel’s son to be the king of Judah.’
7 Ty så säger Herren, Herren: Det skall intet så bestå eller så ske;
But this is what Yahweh, the Lord, says: ‘It will not happen; they will not [conquer Jerusalem]!
8 Utan lika som Damascus är hufvudet i Syrien, så skall Rezin vara hufvudet i Damasco. Och efter fem och sextio år skall det vara ute med Ephraim, att de icke mer skola vara något folk.
The capital of Syria is Damascus, but Damascus is ruled [only] by its [unimportant/insignificant] king king Rezin. And as for Israel, within 65 years it will be conquered and completely destroyed.
9 Och lika som Samarien är hufvudet i Ephraim, så skall Remalia son vara hufvudet i Samarien. Tron I icke, så felar det med eder.
Israel’s capital is Samaria, and Samaria is ruled only by its [insignificant/unimportant] king king Pekah. [So you do not need to be afraid of those two countries]! [But you must trust me, because] if you do not trust me fully, you will be defeated.’”
10 Och Herren talade åter till Ahas, och sade:
[Later], Yahweh gave [me another message to tell to] King Ahaz.
11 Äska dig ett tecken af Herranom, dinom Gud, antingen nedre i helvetet, eller ofvantill i höjdene. (Sheol h7585)
[He said to tell him], “Request me, Yahweh your God, to do something that will enable you to be sure [that I will help/protect you]. What you request can be [from a place that is] as high as the sky or as low as the place where the dead people are.” (Sheol h7585)
12 Men Ahas sade: Jag äskar intet, att jag icke skall försöka Herran.
But [when I told that to the king, he refused]. He said, “[No], I will not request Yahweh to do something to prove [that he will help/protect us]!”
13 Då sade han: Nu väl, så hörer I af Davids hus; är det eder litet, att I gören menniskom emot, utan att I ock gören min Gud emot?
Then I said [to him], “You people who are descendants of King David, listen! You are causing me to be tired of being patient. Are you also going to cause my God to stop being patient with you [RHQ]?
14 Derföre skall Herren sjelf gifva eder ett tecken; si, en Jungfru är hafvandes, och skall föda en son, den skall hon kalla ImmanuEl.
Yahweh himself will do something for you [to prove that he will help/protect you]. Listen to this: A young woman will become pregnant and give birth to a son. She will name him Immanuel, [which means ‘God is with us’].
15 Smör och hannog skall han äta, att han skall veta förkasta det onda, och utvälja det goda.
And by the time that child is old enough to eat curds/yogurt and honey, he will be able to reject what is evil and choose what is good.
16 Ty förr än pilten lärer förkasta det ondt är, och utvälja det godt är, skall det land, der du grufvar dig före, öfvergifvet varda af sina två Konungar.
And before that child is old enough to do that, the lands of the two kings that you(sg) are very (afraid of/worried about) will be deserted.
17 Men öfver dig, öfver ditt folk och öfver dins faders hus, skall Herren, genom Konungen af Assyrien, komma låta dagar, de icke komne äro, sedan Ephraim ifrå Juda skiljdes.
[But then] Yahweh will cause you and your family and your entire nation to experience [terrible disasters]. Those disasters will be worse than any disasters that have occurred since the country of Israel separated from Judah. Yahweh will cause [the army of] the king of Assyria to attack you!”
18 Ty på den tiden skall Herren hvissla till flugorna vid ändan på Egypti älfver, och till bin i Assurs land;
At that time, [it will be as though] Yahweh will whistle to summon the army from the south of Egypt as well as the army of Assyria. They will [come and surround your country like] [MET] flies and bees.
19 Att de skola komma, och allesammans lägga sig vid bäcker och stenklyftor, och all hål trä, och uti all hål.
They will all come and settle/live [everywhere]—in the narrow valleys and caves in the rock cliffs, on land where there are thornbushes as well as on the fertile land.
20 På den samma tiden skall Herren raka hufvudet, och håret af fötterna, och taga bort skägget genom en lejd rakoknif; nämliga genom dem som på hinsidon älfvena äro, det är, genom Konungen af Assyrien.
At that time Yahweh will hire the king of Assyria to come [with his army] from east of the [Euphrates] River. [They will get rid of everything in your land—the crops and the people. They will destroy everything thoroughly]; it will be like [MET] a barber shaving not only a man’s hair but his beard and the hair on his legs.
21 På den samma tiden skall en man föda en hop kor, och två hjordar;
When that happens, a farmer will be able to have only one cow and two goats/sheep.
22 Och skall hafva så mycket till att molka, att han smör äta skall; ty den som i landens igenlefves, han skall äta smör och hannog.
[However], those animals will give plenty of milk, with the result that the farmer will have curds/yogurt to eat. And [because there will not be many people left] in the land, all the people who remain there will have plenty of milk and honey.
23 Ty det skall ske på den tiden, att der nu tusende vinträd stå, tusende silfpenningar värd, der skall vara törne och tistel;
Now there are many areas where there are vineyards that are worth 1,000 pieces of silver, but at that time there will be only briers and thorns [DOU] in those fields.
24 Så att man måste gå dit med pil och båga; ty uti hela landet skall törne och tistel vara;
There will be only briers and thorns in the entire land, [and wild animals], with the result that men will take their bows and arrows and go there [to hunt and kill animals].
25 Så att man icke komma kan till alla de berg, som man plägar uppgrafva med hacko, för tistlars och törnes styggelses skull; utan man skall låta oxar gå deruppå och får deröfver trampa.
No one will go to where there previously were gardens on fertile hillsides, because briers and thorns will cover those hillsides. They will be areas where [only a few] cattle and sheep and goats wander around [searching for something to eat].
