Jesaja 32
Svenska Folkbibeln
Rättfärdighetens rike
32 Se, en kung skall regera i rättfärdighet,
furstar skall styra med rättvisa.
2 En man skall vara som en tillflykt i stormen,
som ett skydd mot störtskuren,
som vattenbäckar i en ödemark,
som skuggan av en väldig klippa
i ett törstigt land.
3 De som har ögon att se med
skall inte vara förblindade,
de som har öron att höra med skall lyssna.
4 De obetänksammas hjärtan
skall förstå kunskap,
och de stammandes tunga
skall tala flytande och klart.
5 Dåren skall då inte mer kallas ädel,
girigbuken inte kallas frikostig.
6 Ty en dåre talar dårskap,
hans hjärta gör det som är orätt,
så att han handlar ogudaktigt
och sprider villoläror om Herren.
Han svälter ut den hungriges själ
och hindrar den törstige att dricka.
7 Girigbukens vapen är onda,
han tänker ut ondskefulla anslag
för att fördärva de betryckta genom lögnaktiga ord
och den fattige när han vädjar om rättvisa.
8 Men den ädle tänker ädla tankar,
han står fast vid det som är ädelt.
Dom och upprättelse
9 Ni kvinnor som är så säkra,
res er upp och hör min röst.
Ni självsäkra döttrar,
lyssna till mina ord.
10 När dagar lagts till år skall ni darra,
ni som är så sorglösa,
ty vinskörden uteblir,
ingen fruktskörd kommer mer.
11 Bäva, ni som är så säkra,
darra, ni som är så sorglösa,
lägg av era kläder och blotta er,
bär säcktyg runt era höfter!
12 Slå er för bröstet,
klaga över de vackra fälten,
över de fruktbara vinstockarna,
13 över mitt folks åkrar,
där törne och tistel skjuter upp,
ja, över alla glädjens boningar i den yra staden.
14 Ty palatset blir övergivet,
den folkrika staden lämnas öde.
Ofelhöjden med tornet förvandlas till grotthålor för evig tid,
till glädje för vildåsnor
och bete för hjordar -
15 detta till dess att Anden från höjden blir utgjuten över oss
och öknen blir ett bördigt fält,
och det bördiga fältet räknas som skog.
16 Då skall rätten ta sin boning i öknen,
rättfärdigheten bo på det bördiga fältet.
17 Rättfärdighetens frukt skall vara frid,
och rättfärdighetens vinning vara ro och trygghet till evig tid.
18 Mitt folk skall bo i fridfulla hem,
i trygga boningar och på säkra viloplatser.
19 Men hagel skall falla när skogen fälls,
och staden skall bli djupt förödmjukad.
20 Lyckliga är ni som sår vid alla vatten
och låter oxen och åsnan fritt ströva omkring.
Isaiah 32
New King James Version
A Reign of Righteousness
32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
And princes will rule with justice.
2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,
And (B)a [a]cover from the tempest,
As rivers of water in a dry place,
As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
3 (C)The eyes of those who see will not be dim,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 Also the heart of the [b]rash will (D)understand knowledge,
And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.
5 The foolish person will no longer be called [c]generous,
Nor the miser said to be bountiful;
6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness,
And his heart will work (E)iniquity:
To practice ungodliness,
To utter error against the Lord,
To keep the hungry unsatisfied,
And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil;
He devises wicked plans
To destroy the poor with (F)lying words,
Even when the needy speaks justice.
8 But a [d]generous man devises generous things,
And by generosity he shall stand.
Consequences of Complacency
9 Rise up, you women (G)who are at ease,
Hear my voice;
You complacent daughters,
Give ear to my speech.
10 In a year and some days
You will be troubled, you complacent women;
For the vintage will fail,
The gathering will not come.
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease;
Be troubled, you complacent ones;
Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare,
And gird sackcloth on your waists.
12 People shall mourn upon their breasts
For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
13 (H)On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers,
Yes, on all the happy homes in (I)the joyous city;
14 (J)Because the palaces will be forsaken,
The bustling city will be deserted.
The forts and towers will become lairs forever,
A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks—
15 Until (K)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
And (L)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
The Peace of God’s Reign
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
17 (M)The work of righteousness will be peace,
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
18 My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation,
In secure dwellings, and in quiet (N)resting places,
19 (O)Though hail comes down (P)on the forest,
And the city is brought low in humiliation.
20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters,
Who send out freely the feet of (Q)the ox and the donkey.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:2 shelter
- Isaiah 32:4 hasty
- Isaiah 32:5 noble
- Isaiah 32:8 noble
Isaiah 32
English Standard Version
A King Will Reign in Righteousness
32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule in justice.
2 (B)Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
(C)like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
3 (D)Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
4 The heart of the hasty will understand and know,
(E)and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly.
5 (F)The fool will no more be called noble,
nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.
6 For (G)the fool speaks folly,
and his heart is busy with iniquity,
to practice ungodliness,
to utter error concerning the Lord,
(H)to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied,
and to deprive the thirsty of drink.
7 As for the scoundrel—(I)his devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.
8 But he who is noble plans noble things,
and on noble things he stands.
Complacent Women Warned of Disaster
9 (J)Rise up, you women (K)who are at ease, hear my voice;
you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech.
10 In little more than a year
you will shudder, you complacent women;
for the grape harvest fails,
the fruit harvest will not come.
11 Tremble, you women (L)who are at ease,
shudder, you complacent ones;
(M)strip, and make yourselves bare,
(N)and tie sackcloth around your waist.
12 (O)Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vine,
13 (P)for the soil of my people
growing up in thorns and briers,
(Q)yes, for all the joyous houses
in the exultant city.
14 For the palace is forsaken,
the populous city deserted;
the hill and the watchtower
will become dens forever,
(R)a joy of wild donkeys,
a pasture of flocks;
15 until (S)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
and (T)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.
17 (U)And the effect of righteousness will be peace,
and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust[a] forever.
18 My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
19 (V)And it will hail when the forest falls down,
(W)and the city will be utterly laid low.
20 (X)Happy are you who sow beside all waters,
who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:17 Or security
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