Jesaja 8
1 Och Herren sade till mig: Tag dig ett stort bref, och skrif deruti med en menniskos styl: Röfva snart; hasta till byte.
Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
2 Och jag tog till mig tu trogen vittne, Presten Uria, och Zacharia, Jeberechia son;
[So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
3 Och gick till ena Prophetisso; hon vardt hafvandes, och födde en son; och Herren sade till mig: Kalla honom: Röfva snart; hasta till byte.
Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
4 Ty förr än pilten skall kunna säga: Käre fader, kära moder; skall Damascos magt och Samarie byte borttaget varda, genom Konungen af Assyrien.
because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
5 Och Herren talade ytterligare med mig, och sade:
Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
6 Efter detta folket föraktar det vattnet i Siloa, hvilket så stilla löper, och tröster uppå Rezin och Remalia son;
‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
7 Si, så skall Herren låta komma öfver dem starkt och mycket strömvatten; nämliga Konungen af Assyrien, och all hans härlighet, att de skola fara öfver alla deras bäcker, och gå öfver alla deras stränder;
Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
8 Och skola infalla uti Juda, och flöda, och gå öfver, tilldess att de räcka upp till halsen; och skola utsträcka sina vingar, så att de uppfylla ditt land, o ImmanuEl, så vidt som det är.
Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
9 Varer vrede, I folk, och gifver likväl flyktena; hörer, I alle som ären i fjerran land, ruster eder, och gifver dock flyktena; ruster eder, och gifver dock flyktena.
Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
10 Besluter ett råd, och der varde intet af, talens vid, och det bestå intet; ty här är ImmanuEl.
[You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
11 Ty så säger Herren till mig, lika som han fattade mig vid handena, och underviste mig, att jag icke skulle vandra på detta folks väg, och säger:
Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
12 I skolen icke säga: Förbund. Detta folk talar om intet annat, utan om förbund. Frukter eder icke såsom de göra, och grufver eder icke;
“Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
13 Utan helger Herran Zebaoth; honom låter vara edor fruktan och förskräckelse;
[I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
14 Så skall han varda en helgelse; men en stötesten och en förargelseklippa dem tvem Israels husom, Jerusalems inbyggarom till snaro och fall;
I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
15 Så att månge af dem skola derpå stöta sig, falla och sönderkrossas, besnärjas och fångne varda.
Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
16 Bind samman vittnesbördet; försegla lagen intill mina lärjungar.
[So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
17 Ty jag hoppas uppå Herran, den sitt anlete för Jacobs hus bortgömt hafver; men jag vänter efter honom.
I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
18 Si, här är jag, och barnen som Herren mig gifvit hafver, till ett tecken och under i Israel, af Herranom Zebaoth, den der bor på bergena Zion.
I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
19 Men då de säga till eder: I måsten fråga af spåmän och tecknatydare, de der mycket tala och disputera, så skolen I säga: Skall icke ett folk fråga sin Gud? Skall man fråga de döda om de lefvande?
Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
20 Ja, efter lag och vittnesbörd; om de det icke säga, så skola de icke få morgonrodnan;
Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
21 Utan skola gå, omkring i landena slagne och hungroge; men när de hunger lida, så skola de vrede varda, och banna sinom Konung och sinom Gud, och se upp.
They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
22 De skola ock se neder på Jordena, och intet finna annat än bedröfvelse och mörker; ty de äro förmörkrade i ångest, och gå ville i mörkret.
They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
