Isaiah 65
King James Version
65 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
4 Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
8 Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
11 But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.
24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.
Jesaja 65
Svenska Folkbibeln
Dom och frälsning
65 Jag låter mig sökas av dem som inte frågade efter mig,
jag låter mig finnas av dem som inte sökte mig.
Till ett folk som inte åkallade mitt namn sade jag:
"Här är jag, här är jag."
2 Hela dagen har jag räckt ut mina händer
mot ett trotsigt folk,
som vandrar på den väg som inte är god,
som följer sina egna tankar,
3 ett folk som ständigt kränker mig
rakt i ansiktet.
De bär fram offer i trädgårdar
och tänder offereld på tegelaltaren,
4 de har sitt tillhåll bland gravar
och tillbringar nätter i undangömda nästen,
äter svinkött och har oren mat i sina kärl.
5 De säger: "Håll dig för dig själv!
Kom inte nära mig, för jag är heligare än du."
De är som rök i min näsa,
en eld som brinner hela dagen.
6 Se, det står skrivet inför mig:
Jag skall inte tiga,
förrän jag har givit vedergällning,
ja, vedergällning i deras famn,
7 både för deras egna missgärningar
och för deras fäders, säger Herren.
De som tände offereld på bergen
och hånade mig på höjderna.
Jag skall mäta upp i deras famn
lönen för vad de tidigare har gjort.
8 Så säger Herren:
Liksom man säger om en druvklase
när det finns saft i den:
"Fördärva den inte, det finns välsignelse i den",
så skall också jag göra för mina tjänares skull:
Jag skall inte fördärva dem alla.
9 Jag skall låta en avkomma gå ut från Jakob,
från Juda en arvinge till mina berg.
Ty mina utvalda skall besitta landet,
mina tjänare skall bo där.
10 För mitt folk, som frågar efter mig,
skall Saron bli en betesmark för får
och Akors dal en lägerplats för nötboskap.
11 Men ni som överger Herren
och glömmer mitt heliga berg,
ni som dukar bord åt Gad
och häller upp blandat vin åt Meni,[a]
12 er har jag bestämt åt svärdet.
Ni skall alla få böja er ner för att slaktas,
därför att ni inte svarade när jag kallade,
inte hörde när jag talade.
Ni gjorde det som var ont i mina ögon
och valde det som misshagade mig.
13 Därför säger Herren Herren så:
Se, mina tjänare skall äta, men ni skall hungra,
mina tjänare skall dricka, men ni skall törsta,
mina tjänare skall jubla, men ni skall stå med skam,
14 mina tjänare skall jubla i sitt hjärtas fröjd,
men ni skall ropa i ert hjärtas plåga
och jämra er i förtvivlan.
15 Ni skall överlämna ert namn åt mina utvalda
till att användas som en förbannelse,
och Herren Herren skall döda dig.
Men åt sina tjänare skall han ge ett annat namn.
16 Den som då välsignar sig i landet
skall välsigna sig vid Sanningens Gud,[b]
och den som avlägger ed i landet
skall svärja vid Sanningens Gud.
Ty de förra bedrövelserna är då glömda
och dolda för mina ögon.
Det nya Jerusalem
17 Se, jag skapar nya himlar och en ny jord,
och man skall inte mer komma ihåg det förgångna
eller tänka på det.
18 Men fröjda er och jubla till evig tid
över det som jag skapar,
ty se, jag skapar Jerusalem till jubel
och dess folk till fröjd.
19 Jag skall jubla över Jerusalem,
fröjda mig över mitt folk.
Där skall inte mer höras gråt eller klagan.
20 Där skall inte mer finnas spädbarn
som lever endast några dagar,
inte heller gamla män som ej uppnår sina dagars mått.
Den som dör vid hundra års ålder
är en ung man,
och först vid hundra års ålder
skall syndaren drabbas av förbannelsen.
21 De skall bygga hus
och få bo i dem,
plantera vingårdar
och få äta deras frukt.
22 När de bygger hus,
skall andra inte bo i dem,
när de planterar något,
skall andra inte äta av det.
Som ett träds ålder
skall mitt folks ålder bli,
mina utvalda skall länge få njuta av sina händers verk.
23 De skall inte arbeta förgäves,
inte heller föda barn till en bråd död,
ty de är en avkomma, välsignad av Herren,
och deras efterkommande tillsammans med dem.
24 Det skall ske att innan de ropar skall jag svara,
medan de ännu talar skall jag höra.
25 Vargar skall gå i bet med lamm,
lejon skall äta halm som oxar,
och stoft skall vara ormens föda.
Ingenstans på mitt heliga berg skall de göra något ont
eller skadligt, säger Herren.
Footnotes
- Jesaja 65:11 Gad . . . Meni Namn på avgudar. Gad kan översättas "Lyckan", Meni "Ödet".
- Jesaja 65:16 Sanningens Gud Annan översättning: "Gud som är Amen". Se även not till Matt 5:18.
Isaiah 65
New King James Version
The Righteousness of God’s Judgment
65 “I was (A)sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I was found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’
To a nation that (B)was not called by My name.
2 (C)I have stretched out My hands all day long to a (D)rebellious people,
Who (E)walk in a way that is not good,
According to their own thoughts;
3 A people (F)who provoke Me to anger continually to My face;
(G)Who sacrifice in gardens,
And burn incense on altars of brick;
4 (H)Who sit among the graves,
And spend the night in the tombs;
(I)Who eat swine’s flesh,
And the broth of [a]abominable things is in their vessels;
5 (J)Who say, ‘Keep to yourself,
Do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These [b]are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
6 “Behold, (K)it is written before Me:
(L)I will not keep silence, (M)but will repay—
Even repay into their bosom—
7 Your iniquities and (N)the iniquities of your fathers together,”
Says the Lord,
(O)“Who have burned incense on the mountains
(P)And blasphemed Me on the hills;
Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.”
8 Thus says the Lord:
“As the new wine is found in the cluster,
And one says, ‘Do not destroy it,
For (Q)a blessing is in it,’
So will I do for My servants’ sake,
That I may not destroy them (R)all.
9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
And from Judah an heir of My mountains;
My (S)elect shall inherit it,
And My servants shall dwell there.
10 (T)Sharon shall be a fold of flocks,
And (U)the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,
For My people who have (V)sought Me.
11 “But you are those who forsake the Lord,
Who forget (W)My holy mountain,
Who prepare (X)a table for [c]Gad,
And who furnish a drink offering for [d]Meni.
12 Therefore I will number you for the sword,
And you shall all bow down to the slaughter;
(Y)Because, when I called, you did not answer;
When I spoke, you did not hear,
But did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight.”
13 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, My servants shall eat,
But you shall be hungry;
Behold, My servants shall drink,
But you shall be thirsty;
Behold, My servants shall rejoice,
But you shall be ashamed;
14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart,
But you shall cry for sorrow of heart,
And (Z)wail for [e]grief of spirit.
15 You shall leave your name (AA)as a curse to (AB)My chosen;
For the Lord God will slay you,
And (AC)call His servants by another name;
16 (AD)So that he who blesses himself in the earth
Shall bless himself in the God of truth;
And (AE)he who swears in the earth
Shall swear by the God of truth;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My eyes.
The Glorious New Creation
17 “For behold, I create (AF)new heavens and a new earth;
And the former shall not be remembered or [f]come to mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing,
And her people a joy.
19 (AG)I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
And joy in My people;
The (AH)voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her,
Nor the voice of crying.
20 “No more shall an infant from there live but a few days,
Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days;
For the child shall die one hundred years old,
(AI)But the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.
21 (AJ)They shall build houses and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 They shall not build and another inhabit;
They shall not plant and (AK)another eat;
For (AL)as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people,
And (AM)My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labor in vain,
(AN)Nor bring forth children for trouble;
For (AO)they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord,
And their offspring with them.
24 “It shall come to pass
That (AP)before they call, I will answer;
And while they are still speaking, I will (AQ)hear.
25 The (AR)wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
The lion shall eat straw like the ox,
(AS)And dust shall be the serpent’s food.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,”
Says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:4 Unclean meats, Lev. 7:18; 19:7
- Isaiah 65:5 Cause My wrath to smoke
- Isaiah 65:11 Lit. Troop or Fortune; a pagan deity
- Isaiah 65:11 Lit. Number or Destiny; a pagan deity
- Isaiah 65:14 Or a broken spirit
- Isaiah 65:17 Lit. come upon the heart
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