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Jesaja 45
Svenska Folkbibeln
Jesaja 45
Svenska Folkbibeln
Koresh som Guds verktyg
45 Så säger Herren till sin smorde,
till Koresh som jag har fattat vid hans högra hand
för att slå ner folken inför honom,
lossa bältet från kungars höfter
och öppna dörrar för honom,
så att inga portar mer är stängda:
2 Själv skall jag gå framför dig,
höjderna[a] skall jag jämna ut.
Kopparportarna skall jag spränga
och järnbommarna skall jag bryta sönder.
3 Jag skall ge dig skatter som är dolda i mörkret
och hemliga rikedomar,
för att du skall inse att jag är Herren,
som kallar dig vid ditt namn,
jag, Israels Gud.
4 För min tjänare Jakobs skull,
för Israels skull, min utvalde,
kallade jag dig vid namn.
Jag gav dig ett ärenamn,
fastän du inte kände mig.
5 Jag är Herren
och det finns ingen annan.
Utom mig finns ingen Gud.
Jag spände bältet om ditt liv,
fastän du inte kände mig,
6 för att man skulle förstå
både i öster och väster
att det inte finns någon utom mig.
Jag är Herren och det finns ingen annan.
7 Jag danar ljuset och skapar mörkret,
jag ger lycka och skapar olycka.
Jag, Herren, gör allt detta.
8 Låt det drypa från ovan, ni himlar,
må rättfärdighet strömma ner från skyarna.
Må jorden öppna sig och ge frälsning som frukt,
ja, må den låta rättfärdighet växa upp.
Jag, Herren, skapar detta.
Blindhet för Skaparens storhet och makt
9 Ve den som tvistar med sin Skapare,
- du, en lerskärva bland jordens lerskärvor!
Säger leret till den som formar det:
"Vad gör du?"
Säger ditt verk:
"Han har inga händer"?
10 Ve den som säger till en far:
"Vad avlar du?"
och till en kvinna:
"Vad föder du fram?"
11 Så säger Herren,
Israels Helige, som också är hans Skapare:
Fråga mig om det som skall komma.
Låt mig ha omsorg
om mina söner och mina händers verk.
12 Det är jag som har gjort jorden
och skapat människorna på den.
Det är mina händer som har spänt ut himlen,
och hela dess här har jag givit befallning.
13 Det är jag som har uppväckt honom
och alla hans vägar skall jag göra jämna.
Han skall bygga upp min stad och släppa mina fångar fria,
men inte för betalning eller mutor,
säger Herren Sebaot.
14 Så säger Herren:
Vad egyptierna har skaffat sig genom arbete
och nubiernas och Sebas resliga folk med handel,
det skall allt gå över i din hand och höra till dig.
De skall följa efter dig, i kedjor skall de gå.
Och de skall falla ner inför dig och rikta sin bön till dig:
"Endast hos dig är Gud, och det finns ingen mer,
ingen annan Gud."
15 Du är sannerligen en Gud som döljer sig,
du Israels Gud, du Frälsare.
16 De kommer alla på skam och måste blygas,
alla avgudamakarna måste skämmas.
17 Men Israel blir frälst genom Herren
med en evig frälsning.
Aldrig i evighet skall ni komma på skam
och behöva blygas.
18 Ty så säger Herren,
han som har skapat himlen,
han som ensam är Gud,
som har format jorden och gjort den.
Han som har berett den
har inte skapat den till att vara öde
utan format den till att bebos:
Jag är Herren, och det finns ingen annan.
19 I hemlighet har jag inte talat
på en mörk plats på jorden.
Jag har inte sagt till Jakobs avkomlingar:
"Förgäves skall ni söka mig."
- Jag är Herren, som talar sanning
och förkunnar vad som är rätt.
20 Samla er då och kom hit,
träd fram ni
som räddats från folken.
De har inget förstånd,
de som bär omkring sina träbeläten
och ber till en gud som inte kan frälsa.
21 Tag till orda och lägg fram er sak!
Ja, låt dem tillsammans rådslå.
Vem har sedan lång tid låtit er höra detta
och för längesedan förkunnat det?
Har inte jag, Herren, gjort det?
Och det finns ingen Gud utom mig,
jag, en rättfärdig Gud som frälsar,
ingen utom mig.
22 Vänd er till mig och bli frälsta,
ni jordens alla ändar,
ty jag är Gud och det finns ingen annan.
23 Jag har svurit vid mig själv,
ett sanningsord har utgått från min mun,
ett ord som inte skall tas tillbaka:
För mig skall alla knän böja sig.
Alla tungor skall ge mig sin ed
24 och säga om mig:
Endast i Herren är rättfärdighet och styrka.
Till honom skall man komma,
och alla som varit förbittrade på honom skall blygas.
25 I Herren skall hela Israels släkt ha sin rättfärdighet,
de skall berömma sig av honom.
Footnotes
- Jesaja 45:2 höjderna Jesajarullen från Qumran och Septuaginta: "bergen".
Isaiah 45
New Living Translation
Isaiah 45
New Living Translation
Cyrus, the Lord’s Chosen One
45 This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, his anointed one,
whose right hand he will empower.
Before him, mighty kings will be paralyzed with fear.
Their fortress gates will be opened,
never to shut again.
2 This is what the Lord says:
“I will go before you, Cyrus,
and level the mountains.[a]
I will smash down gates of bronze
and cut through bars of iron.
3 And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness—
secret riches.
I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord,
the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.
4 “And why have I called you for this work?
Why did I call you by name when you did not know me?
It is for the sake of Jacob my servant,
Israel my chosen one.
5 I am the Lord;
there is no other God.
I have equipped you for battle,
though you don’t even know me,
6 so all the world from east to west
will know there is no other God.
I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7 I create the light and make the darkness.
I send good times and bad times.
I, the Lord, am the one who does these things.
8 “Open up, O heavens,
and pour out your righteousness.
Let the earth open wide
so salvation and righteousness can sprout up together.
I, the Lord, created them.
9 “What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator.
Does a clay pot argue with its maker?
Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying,
‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’
Does the pot exclaim,
‘How clumsy can you be?’
10 How terrible it would be if a newborn baby said to its father,
‘Why was I born?’
or if it said to its mother,
‘Why did you make me this way?’”
11 This is what the Lord says—
the Holy One of Israel and your Creator:
“Do you question what I do for my children?
Do you give me orders about the work of my hands?
12 I am the one who made the earth
and created people to live on it.
With my hands I stretched out the heavens.
All the stars are at my command.
13 I will raise up Cyrus to fulfill my righteous purpose,
and I will guide his actions.
He will restore my city and free my captive people—
without seeking a reward!
I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”
Future Conversion of Gentiles
14 This is what the Lord says:
“You will rule the Egyptians,
the Ethiopians,[b] and the Sabeans.
They will come to you with all their merchandise,
and it will all be yours.
They will follow you as prisoners in chains.
They will fall to their knees in front of you and say,
‘God is with you, and he is the only God.
There is no other.’”
15 Truly, O God of Israel, our Savior,
you work in mysterious ways.
16 All craftsmen who make idols will be humiliated.
They will all be disgraced together.
17 But the Lord will save the people of Israel
with eternal salvation.
Throughout everlasting ages,
they will never again be humiliated and disgraced.
18 For the Lord is God,
and he created the heavens and earth
and put everything in place.
He made the world to be lived in,
not to be a place of empty chaos.
“I am the Lord,” he says,
“and there is no other.
19 I publicly proclaim bold promises.
I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner.
I would not have told the people of Israel[c] to seek me
if I could not be found.
I, the Lord, speak only what is true
and declare only what is right.
20 “Gather together and come,
you fugitives from surrounding nations.
What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols
and pray to gods that cannot save!
21 Consult together, argue your case.
Get together and decide what to say.
Who made these things known so long ago?
What idol ever told you they would happen?
Was it not I, the Lord?
For there is no other God but me,
a righteous God and Savior.
There is none but me.
22 Let all the world look to me for salvation!
For I am God; there is no other.
23 I have sworn by my own name;
I have spoken the truth,
and I will never go back on my word:
Every knee will bend to me,
and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.[d]”
24 The people will declare,
“The Lord is the source of all my righteousness and strength.”
And all who were angry with him
will come to him and be ashamed.
25 In the Lord all the generations of Israel will be justified,
and in him they will boast.
Isaiah 45
New International Version
Isaiah 45
New International Version
45 “This is what the Lord says to his anointed,(A)
to Cyrus,(B) whose right hand I take hold(C) of
to subdue nations(D) before him
and to strip kings of their armor,
to open doors before him
so that gates will not be shut:
2 I will go before you(E)
and will level(F) the mountains[a];
I will break down gates(G) of bronze
and cut through bars of iron.(H)
3 I will give you hidden treasures,(I)
riches stored in secret places,(J)
so that you may know(K) that I am the Lord,
the God of Israel, who summons you by name.(L)
4 For the sake of Jacob my servant,(M)
of Israel my chosen,
I summon you by name
and bestow on you a title of honor,
though you do not acknowledge(N) me.
5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;(O)
apart from me there is no God.(P)
I will strengthen you,(Q)
though you have not acknowledged me,
6 so that from the rising of the sun
to the place of its setting(R)
people may know(S) there is none besides me.(T)
I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7 I form the light and create darkness,(U)
I bring prosperity and create disaster;(V)
I, the Lord, do all these things.
8 “You heavens above, rain(W) down my righteousness;(X)
let the clouds shower it down.
Let the earth open wide,
let salvation(Y) spring up,
let righteousness flourish with it;
I, the Lord, have created it.
9 “Woe to those who quarrel(Z) with their Maker,(AA)
those who are nothing but potsherds(AB)
among the potsherds on the ground.
Does the clay say to the potter,(AC)
‘What are you making?’(AD)
Does your work say,
‘The potter has no hands’?(AE)
10 Woe to the one who says to a father,
‘What have you begotten?’
or to a mother,
‘What have you brought to birth?’
11 “This is what the Lord says—
the Holy One(AF) of Israel, and its Maker:(AG)
Concerning things to come,
do you question me about my children,
or give me orders about the work of my hands?(AH)
12 It is I who made the earth(AI)
and created mankind on it.
My own hands stretched out the heavens;(AJ)
I marshaled their starry hosts.(AK)
13 I will raise up Cyrus[b](AL) in my righteousness:
I will make all his ways straight.(AM)
He will rebuild my city(AN)
and set my exiles free,
but not for a price or reward,(AO)
says the Lord Almighty.”
14 This is what the Lord says:
“The products(AP) of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,[c]
and those tall Sabeans(AQ)—
they will come over to you(AR)
and will be yours;
they will trudge behind you,(AS)
coming over to you in chains.(AT)
They will bow down before you
and plead(AU) with you, saying,
‘Surely God is with you,(AV) and there is no other;
there is no other god.(AW)’”
15 Truly you are a God who has been hiding(AX) himself,
the God and Savior(AY) of Israel.
16 All the makers of idols will be put to shame and disgraced;(AZ)
they will go off into disgrace together.
17 But Israel will be saved(BA) by the Lord
with an everlasting salvation;(BB)
you will never be put to shame or disgraced,(BC)
to ages everlasting.
18 For this is what the Lord says—
he who created the heavens,
he is God;
he who fashioned and made the earth,(BD)
he founded it;
he did not create it to be empty,(BE)
but formed it to be inhabited(BF)—
he says:
“I am the Lord,
and there is no other.(BG)
19 I have not spoken in secret,(BH)
from somewhere in a land of darkness;(BI)
I have not said to Jacob’s descendants,(BJ)
‘Seek(BK) me in vain.’
I, the Lord, speak the truth;
I declare what is right.(BL)
20 “Gather together(BM) and come;
assemble, you fugitives from the nations.
Ignorant(BN) are those who carry(BO) about idols of wood,
who pray to gods that cannot save.(BP)
21 Declare what is to be, present it—
let them take counsel together.
Who foretold(BQ) this long ago,
who declared it from the distant past?(BR)
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no God apart from me,(BS)
a righteous God(BT) and a Savior;(BU)
there is none but me.
22 “Turn(BV) to me and be saved,(BW)
all you ends of the earth;(BX)
for I am God, and there is no other.(BY)
23 By myself I have sworn,(BZ)
my mouth has uttered in all integrity(CA)
a word that will not be revoked:(CB)
Before me every knee will bow;(CC)
by me every tongue will swear.(CD)
24 They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone
are deliverance(CE) and strength.(CF)’”
All who have raged against him
will come to him and be put to shame.(CG)
25 But all the descendants(CH) of Israel
will find deliverance(CI) in the Lord
and will make their boast in him.(CJ)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:2 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
- Isaiah 45:13 Hebrew him
- Isaiah 45:14 That is, the upper Nile region
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