Isaiah 5
21st Century King James Version
5 Now will I sing to my Well-beloved a song of my Beloved concerning His vineyard: my Well-beloved hath a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.
2 And He fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine; and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine press therein. And He looked for it to bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
3 “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, between Me and My vineyard.
4 What could have been done more to My vineyard than I have not done in it? Why, when I looked for it to bring forth good grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
5 “And now, I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down.
6 And I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor dug, but there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.”
7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah, His pleasant plant. And He looked for judgment, but behold, oppression; for righteousness, but behold, a cry.
8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
9 In mine ears said the Lord of hosts: “In truth many houses shall be desolate, even the great and fair, without inhabitant.
10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah.”
11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may pursue strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
12 And the harp and the viol, and the taboret and pipe, and wine are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of His hands.
13 Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth beyond measure; and their glory and their multitude and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
15 And the lowly man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
16 But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God who is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
17 Then shall the lambs feed according to their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
18 Woe unto them that draw along iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope;
19 who say, “Let Him make speed and hasten His work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it.”
20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that count darkness as light, and light as darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink,
23 who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against His people, and He hath stretched forth His hand against them, and hath smitten them; and the hills did tremble, and their carcasses were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this, His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
26 And He will lift up an ensign to the nations from afar, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth; and behold, they shall come with speed swiftly.
27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken;
28 whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.
29 Their roaring shall be like a lion; they shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow; and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
Isaiah 5
New King James Version
God’s Disappointing Vineyard
5 Now let me sing to my Well-beloved
A song of my Beloved (A)regarding His vineyard:
My Well-beloved has a vineyard
[a]On a very fruitful hill.
2 He dug it up and cleared out its stones,
And planted it with the choicest vine.
He built a tower in its midst,
And also [b]made a winepress in it;
(B)So He expected it to bring forth good grapes,
But it brought forth wild grapes.
3 “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah,
(C)Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard.
4 What more could have been done to My vineyard
That I have not done in (D)it?
Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes,
Did it bring forth wild grapes?
5 And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard:
(E)I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned;
And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.
6 I will lay it (F)waste;
It shall not be pruned or [c]dug,
But there shall come up briers and (G)thorns.
I will also command the clouds
That they rain no rain on it.”
7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel,
And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant.
He looked for justice, but behold, oppression;
For righteousness, but behold, [d]a cry for help.
Impending Judgment on Excesses
8 Woe to those who [e]join (H)house to house;
They add field to field,
Till there is no place
Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!
9 (I)In my hearing the Lord of hosts said,
“Truly, many houses shall be desolate,
Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.
10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one (J)bath,[f]
And a homer of seed shall yield one [g]ephah.”
11 (K)Woe to those who rise early in the morning,
That they may [h]follow intoxicating drink;
Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!
12 (L)The harp and the strings,
The tambourine and flute,
And wine are in their feasts;
But (M)they do not regard the work of the Lord,
Nor consider the operation of His hands.
13 (N)Therefore my people have gone into captivity,
Because they have no (O)knowledge;
Their honorable men are famished,
And their multitude dried up with thirst.
14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself
And opened its mouth beyond measure;
Their glory and their multitude and their pomp,
And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it.
15 People shall be brought down,
(P)Each man shall be humbled,
And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
16 But the Lord of hosts shall be (Q)exalted in judgment,
And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.
17 Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture,
And in the waste places of (R)the [i]fat ones strangers shall eat.
18 Woe to those who [j]draw iniquity with cords of [k]vanity,
And sin as if with a cart rope;
19 (S)That say, “Let Him make speed and hasten His work,
That we may see it;
And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come,
That we may know it.”
20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are (T)wise in their own eyes,
And prudent in their own sight!
22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine,
Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,
23 Who (U)justify the wicked for a bribe,
And take away justice from the righteous man!
24 Therefore, (V)as the [l]fire devours the stubble,
And the flame consumes the chaff,
So (W)their root will be as rottenness,
And their blossom will ascend like dust;
Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts,
And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 (X)Therefore the anger of the Lord is aroused against His people;
He has stretched out His hand against them
And stricken them,
And (Y)the hills trembled.
Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets.
(Z)For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
26 (AA)He will lift up a banner to the nations from afar,
And will (AB)whistle to them from (AC)the end of the earth;
Surely (AD)they shall come with speed, swiftly.
27 No one will be weary or stumble among them,
No one will slumber or sleep;
Nor (AE)will the belt on their loins be loosed,
Nor the strap of their sandals be broken;
28 (AF)Whose arrows are sharp,
And all their bows bent;
Their horses’ hooves will [m]seem like flint,
And their wheels like a whirlwind.
29 Their roaring will be like a lion,
They will roar like young lions;
Yes, they will roar
And lay hold of the prey;
They will carry it away safely,
And no one will deliver.
30 In that day they will roar against them
Like the roaring of the sea.
And if one (AG)looks to the land,
Behold, darkness and [n]sorrow;
And the light is darkened by the clouds.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:1 Lit. In a horn, the son of fatness
- Isaiah 5:2 Lit. hewed out
- Isaiah 5:6 hoed
- Isaiah 5:7 wailing
- Isaiah 5:8 Accumulate houses
- Isaiah 5:10 1 bath=1⁄10 homer
- Isaiah 5:10 1 ephah=1⁄10 homer
- Isaiah 5:11 pursue
- Isaiah 5:17 Lit. fatlings, rich ones
- Isaiah 5:18 drag
- Isaiah 5:18 emptiness or falsehood
- Isaiah 5:24 Lit. tongue of fire
- Isaiah 5:28 Lit. be regarded as
- Isaiah 5:30 distress
Jesaja 5
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Sången om Herrens vingård
5 (A) Nu vill jag sjunga
om min älskade,
min älskades sång
om hans vingård:
Min älskade hade en vingård
på en bördig bergskulle.
2 Han grävde upp den
och rensade den från stenar
och planterade där
ädla vinstockar.
Han byggde ett vakttorn mitt i den
och högg ut ett presskar.
Sedan väntade han
att den skulle bära äkta druvor,
men den bar vilddruvor.
3 Och nu, Jerusalems invånare
och Juda män,
döm mellan mig och min vingård.
4 (B) Vad mer kunde man
göra för min vingård
än vad jag har gjort för den?
Varför bar den vilddruvor,
när jag väntade
att den skulle bära äkta druvor?
5 (C) Nu ska jag låta er veta
vad jag ska göra med
min vingård:
Jag ska ta bort stängslet,
och den ska bli ödelagd.
Jag ska bryta ner muren,
och den ska bli nertrampad.
6 (D) Jag ska ödelägga den,
ingen ska beskära den
eller gräva i den.
Men tistel och törne ska växa upp,
och jag ska befalla molnen
att inte låta det regna på den.
7 (E) Herren Sebaots vingård
är Israels hus
och Juda folk
hans älsklingsplantering.
Han väntade laglydnad
men fann blodiga lagbrott,
han väntade rättfärdighet
men fann skriande
orättfärdighet.
Domsord över ogudaktigheten
8 (F) Ve er som lägger hus till hus
och fogar åker till åker
tills inget utrymme finns kvar
och ni är de enda
som bor i landet.
9 (G) Från Herren Sebaot
ljuder det i mina öron:
Sannerligen, många hus ska bli öde,
stora och vackra hus
utan invånare.
10 En vingård på tio plogland
ska bara ge ett batmått,[a]
och en homers utsäde
ska bara ge en efa[b].
11 (H) Ve dem som går upp tidigt
för att jaga efter starka drycker
och sitter uppe till sena natten,
heta av vin!
12 (I) Vid sina dryckeslag
har de harpa och lyra,
tamburin, flöjt och vin.
Men Herrens gärningar
bryr de sig inte om,
hans händers verk
intresserar dem inte.
13 Därför ska mitt folk
föras bort i fångenskap,
för de saknar kunskap.
Dess ädlingar ska dö av hunger[c]
och dess larmande skaror
förtorka av törst.
14 (J) Därför ökar dödsriket sitt begär
och spärrar upp sitt gap
utan gräns.
Stadens främsta ska fara ner,
tillsammans med de larmande
och bullrande skaror
som jublar därinne.
15 (K) Människorna blir nerböjda,
var och en ödmjukad.
De stoltas ögon ska ödmjukas.
16 (L) Men Herren Sebaot blir upphöjd
genom sin dom,
Gud, den Helige, visar sig helig
genom rättfärdighet.
17 (M) Då ska lammen få beta
som på sin egen mark,
och på de rikas ödetomter
ska främlingar få sin föda.
18 Ve dem som drar fram missgärning
med lögnens band
och synd som med vagnslinor,
19 (N) dem som säger:
"Han får skynda sig,
han får utföra sitt verk snart
så att vi ser det!
Det som Israels Helige bestämt
får närma sig och komma
så att vi lär känna det!"
20 (O) Ve dem som kallar det onda gott
och det goda ont,
som gör mörker till ljus
och ljus till mörker,
som gör bittert till sött
och sött till bittert!
21 (P) Ve dem som är visa i sina egna ögon
och håller sig själva för kloka!
22 Ve dem som är hjältar i att dricka vin
och duktiga på att blanda
starka drycker,
23 (Q) dem som frikänner den skyldige
för mutor
och berövar den rättfärdige
hans rätt.
24 (R) Som eldsflamman förtär strå
och halm sjunker ihop i lågan,
så ska deras rot ruttna bort
och deras blomning flyga i väg
som stoft,
eftersom de förkastade
Herren Sebaots lag
och föraktade Israels Heliges ord.
25 (S) Därför brinner Herrens vrede
mot hans folk,
och han räcker ut sin hand mot det
och slår det
så att bergen darrar
och döda kroppar ligger
som orenhet på gatorna.
Med allt detta upphör inte
hans vrede,
hans hand är ännu uträckt.
26 (T) Han reser ett baner
för hednafolken i fjärran
och lockar på dem
från jordens ände.
Och se, de kommer snabbt
och med hast.
27 Ingen bland dem
är trött eller stapplar,
ingen slumrar eller sover.
Bältet runt deras höfter lossnar inte,
deras skoremmar går inte av.
28 Deras pilar är skarpa,
alla deras bågar är spända.
Hovarna på deras hästar
är som av flinta,
deras vagnshjul liknar
stormvinden.
29 Deras rop är som
en lejonhonas rytande,
de ryter som unga lejon.
De morrar och griper sitt rov
och bär bort det,
och ingen finns som räddar.
30 (U) På den dagen ska det dåna mot dem
som när havet dånar.
Ser man ut över landet
är där mörker och nöd,
ljuset förmörkas av töcken.
Footnotes
- 5:10 plogland … batmått Ett "plogland" var den yta som ett par oxar kunde plöja på en dag, kanske ett tunnland, och ett bat var troligen ca 22 liter. Skörden var kanske en tusendel av den normala.
- 5:10 homer … efa Ca 220 och 22 liter. Normalt gav skörden tio gånger utsädet, här bara en tiondel.
- 5:13 ädlingar ska dö av hunger Annan översättning: "ädla män ska lida hunger".
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