Jesaja 1
1 Detta är Jesajas, Amos' sons, syner, vad han skådade angående Juda och Jerusalem i Ussias, Jotams, Ahas' och Hiskias, Juda konungars, tid.
[I am] Isaiah, the son of Amoz. [Yahweh showed me] visions about Jerusalem and [all the other places in] Judah. He showed me these visions during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.
2 Hören, I himlar, och lyssna, du jord; ty HERREN talar. Barn har jag uppfött och fostrat, men de hava avfallit från mig.
This is what Yahweh says: “All you [angels in] [APO] heaven and [all you people on] [APO] earth, listen to me! The people that I caused to exist and took care of [DOU] have rebelled against me.
3 En oxe känner sin ägare och en åsna sin herres krubba, men Israel känner intet, mitt folk förstår intet.
Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know who provides food for them, but my Israeli people do not know [me]; they do not realize [that I am the one who takes care of them].”
4 Ve dig, du syndiga släkte, du skuldbelastade folk, du ogärningsmäns avföda, I vanartiga barn, som haven övergivit HERREN, föraktat Israels Helige och vikit bort ifrån honom!
Terrible things will happen to that sinful nation, to those people who are guilty of sinning greatly. They are a group of very evil people, who act very unjustly. They have abandoned Yahweh, the holy one of Israel; they have (abandoned/turned away from) him.
5 Var skall man mer slå eder, då I så fortgån i avfällighet? Hela huvudet är ju krankt, och hela hjärtat är sjukt.
Why do you [RHQ] continue to [do things for which] you should be punished? Why do you continue to rebel against Yahweh? [You are like] [MET] someone whose head is badly injured and whose mind is sick/corrupt.
6 Ifrån fotbladet ända upp till huvudet finnes intet helt, blott sårmärken och blånader och friska sår, icke utkramade eller förbundna eller lenade med olja.
[It is as though] [MET] from the soles/bottoms of your feet to the [tops of your] heads nothing is healthy; there are only open wounds and cuts and sores that have not been cleaned or bandaged, and no [olive] oil has been put on them [to heal them].
7 Edert land är en ödemark, edra städer äro uppbrända i eld, edra åkrar bliva i eder åsyn förtärda av främlingar; en ödeläggelse är det, såsom där främlingar hava omstörtat allt.
[It is as though] your country is ruined/desolate; your towns have been burned. Foreigners plunder/steal the crops in your fields while you watch; they destroy everything [that they see].
8 Allenast dottern Sion står kvar där, såsom en hydda i en vingård, såsom ett vaktskjul på ett gurkfält, såsom en inspärrad stad.
The city of Jerusalem has [already] been abandoned, it is like [SIM] a shelter in a vineyard that has been abandoned by the watchmen; it is like [SIM] a watchman’s hut in a field of melons that has been deserted. It is a city surrounded by its enemies who are waiting to attack it.
9 Om HERREN Sebaot icke hade lämnat en liten återstod kvar åt oss, då vore vi såsom Sodom, vi vore Gomorra lika.
If the Commander of the armies of angels had not allowed a few of us [his people] to (survive/remain alive), we would have [all] been [destroyed], like [the cities of] Sodom and Gomorrah [were destroyed].
10 Hören HERRENS ord, I Sodomsfurstar, lyssna till vår Guds lag, du Gomorra-folk.
You [leaders of Judah are as wicked as] the rulers of Sodom were, and you [other people in Jerusalem areas are as wicked as] the people in Gomorrah [were]. Listen to this message from Yahweh, [all of you]!
11 Vad skall jag med edra många slaktoffer? säger HERREN. Jag är mätt på brännoffer av vädurar och på gödkalvars fett, och till blod av tjurar och lamm och bockar har jag intet behag.
He says, “You continue to bring many sacrifices to me, but I do not [RHQ] want them [because you do not worship me sincerely]! You bring me many offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], [but] I (am tired/do not want any more) of your burning all those offerings, the burning rams and the fat from fat cattle. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls and lambs and goats that [the priest] pours [against the altar].
12 När I kommen för att träda fram inför mitt ansikte, vem begär då av eder det, att mina förgårdar trampas ned?
When you come to my temple to worship me, no one [RHQ] told you to trample on my courtyard while you perform all those rituals.
13 Bären ej vidare fram fåfängliga spisoffer; ångan av dem är en styggelse för mig. Nymånader och sabbater och utlysta fester, ondska i förening med högtidsförsamlingar, sådant kan jag icke lida.
Stop bringing to me those offerings, because they are useless [to me]; I am disgusted with the incense that [the priests burn]. And [your feasts to celebrate] the new moon [each month] and your (Sabbath [days]/days of rest) and your [other] festivals— I detest them because of the wicked things [that you do].
14 Edra nymånader och högtider hatar min själ; de hava blivit mig en börda, jag orkar ej bära den.
I [SYN] hate [all] your celebrations of each new moon and the [other] festivals that you celebrate each year. They are [like] [MET] a heavy burden that I am tired of carrying.
15 Ja, huru I än uträcken edra händer, så gömmer jag mina ögon för eder, och om I än mycket bedjen, så hör jag icke därpå. Edra händer äro fulla av blod;
[So], when you lift up your hands when you pray [to me], I will not [even] look at you. Even if you pray [to me very] frequently, I will not listen [to you], [because it is as though] your hands are covered with the blood [of people whom you have killed].
16 tvån eder då, och renen eder. Skaffen edert onda väsende bort ifrån mina ögon. Hören upp att göra, vad ont är.
Cleanse your inner beings, and become [spiritually] clean! Stop your evil behavior! Stop doing things that are wrong!
17 Lären att göra vad gott är, faren efter det rätt är, visen förtryckaren på bättre vägar, skaffen den faderlöse rätt, utfören änkans sak.
Learn to do [things that are] good! [Try to] cause people to do what is just. Help people who are (oppressed/treated cruelly). Defend orphans and widows [when people take them to court].”
18 Kom, låt oss gå till rätta med varandra, säger HERREN. Om edra synder än äro blodröda, så kunna de bliva snövita, och om de äro röda såsom scharlakan, så kunna de bliva såsom vit ull.
Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do. Even though [the guilt of] your sins be [as evident and as difficult to get rid of] as [SIM] red [stains on a white garment] [DOU], [I will get rid of them completely] [like someone who can make that stained garment] become as white as snow or wool [DOU].
19 Om I ären villiga att höra, skolen I få äta av landets goda.
If you are willing to obey [me], [I will enable] you to have plenty to eat.
20 Men ären I ovilliga och gensträviga, skolen I förtäras av svärd; ty så har HERRENS mun talat.
But, if you turn away [from me and] rebel against me, you will be killed [by your enemies’] swords. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
21 Huru har hon icke blivit en sköka, den trogna staden! Den var full av rätt, rättfärdighet bodde därinne, men nu bo där mördare.
“[You people of Jerusalem previously] faithfully [worshiped only] me, but now you have become like [MET] prostitutes [who are not faithful to any husband]. Previously, people there always acted justly/fairly and righteously, but now your city [is full of] murderers.
22 Ditt silver har blivit slagg, ditt ädla vin är utspätt med vatten.
Previously, you were [like] [MET] pure silver, but now you have become [like] [MET] the scum that is left [when silver is purified]. Previously you were [like pure] wine, but you have become [like] [MET] wine that has [a lot of] water mixed with it.
23 Dina styresmän äro upprorsmän och tjuvars stallbröder. Alla älskar de mutor och fara efter vinning. Den faderlöse skaffa de icke rätt, och änkans sak kommer icke inför dem.
Your leaders are rebels; they spend time with thieves. They all want to get bribes and force others to give them gifts [in order that they do good things for them]. They do not defend orphans [in court], and they do not do all they can to enable widows to get what they should receive.
24 Därför säger Herren, HERREN Sebaot, den Starke i Israel: Ve! Jag vill släcka min harm på mina ovänner och hämnas på mina fiender.
Therefore [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, the mighty God of Israel, say to my enemies, ‘will get revenge on you; you will not cause me any more trouble. And I will pay you back for the evil things that you did.
25 Jag vill vända min hand emot dig och bortrensa ditt slagg såsom med lutsalt och skaffa bort all din oädla malm.
I will raise my fist to strike you. I will [punish you severely] [MET], as though [MET] you were silver [and I needed to heat you very greatly to] melt you and get rid of the impurities.
26 Jag vill åter giva dig sådana domare som tillförne, och sådana rådsherrar som du förut ägde. Därefter skall du kallas "rättfärdighetens stad", "en trogen stad".
[After that happens, ] I will give you good judges like you had previously; you will have [wise] counselors like you had long ago. Then people will call your city “a city where people [act] righteously, a city where people are loyal to me.”'”
27 Sion skall genom rätt bliva förlossad och dess omvända genom rättfärdighet.
Because the people of Jerusalem will do what is fair/just, their city will be restored; those who repent [will be saved] because of [their acting] righteously.
28 Men fördärv skall drabba alla överträdare och syndare, och de som övergiva HERREN, de skola förgås.
But rebels and sinners will be crushed by Yahweh, and those who forsake him will disappear.
29 Ja, de skola komma på skam med de terebinter som voro eder fröjd; och I skolen få blygas över de lustgårdar som I haden så kära.
You will be ashamed because [you worshiped] idols under the oak trees [that you considered to be] sacred; you will be disgraced because [you worshiped idols] in the gardens where you chose [to worship them].
30 Ty I skolen bliva såsom en terebint med vissnade löv och varda lika en lustgård utan något vatten.
You will be like [SIM] a very large tree which has withered leaves, like [SIM] a garden that [is dried up because] it has no water.
31 Och de väldige skola varda såsom blår, och deras verk såsom en gnista, och de skola tillsammans brinna, och ingen skall kunna släcka.
Those among you who are [very] strong will become [like] [MET] dry wood, and the work they do will be [like] [MET] a spark; both they and the evil things that they do will burn up completely, and no one will be able to put out the fire.
