Izaija 23
1 Proroštvo o Tiru. Kukajte, lađe taršiške, jer vaša je tvrđa razorena! Javljeno im je dok se iz kitimske vraćahu zemlje.
The prophecy concerning Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste; No house, no entrance is left! From the land of the Chittaeans were the tidings brought to them.
2 Umuknite, stanovnici primorja, trgovci sidonski, kojih su glasnici brodili morem po vodi velikoj.
Be amazed, ye inhabitants of the sea-coast, Which the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, did crowd!
3 Sjetva Nila, žetva Rijeke, bijaše njegovo bogatstvo. On bijaše sajmište narodima.
Upon the wide waters, the corn of the Nile, The harvest of the river, was her revenue; She was the mart of the nations.
4 Stidi se, Sidone, jer more govori: “Ne hvataju me trudovi niti rađam, ne odgajam momaka nit' podižem djevojaka.”
Be thou ashamed, O Sidon, for the sea hath spoken, The fortress of the sea hath spoken thus: “I have not travailed, nor brought forth children; I have not nourished youths, nor brought up virgins.”
5 Uzdrhtat će Egipćani kad o Tiru vijest čuju.
When the tidings shall reach Egypt, They shall be filled with anguish at the tidings concerning Tyre.
6 Otplovite u Taršiš, kukajte, stanovnici primorja.
Pass ye over to Tarshish; Howl, ye inhabitants of the sea-coast!
7 Je li to vaš grad veseli što postoji od davnih davnina i noge ga daleko nosile da se ondje naseli?
Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is of ancient days? Now her own feet bear her To sojourn far away.
8 Tko li je to odlučio protiv Tira okrunjenog, kojeg trgovci bijahu knezovi a prekupci odličnici zemlje?
Who hath purposed this against Tyre, The dispenser of crowns, Whose merchants are princes, Whose traders the nobles of the earth?
9 Jahve nad Vojskama odluči tako da osramoti ponosnu slavu, da ponizi sve odličnike zemlje.
Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, To bring down the pride of all glory, To humble the nobles of the earth.
10 Obrađuj zemlju, kćeri taršiška, tvoje luke više nema!
Go over thy land like the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish! Now thy bonds are broken.
11 Ruku svoju Gospod diže na more i kraljevstvima zadrma. Zapovjedi Jahve da se razore tvrđave kanaanske.
He hath stretched out his hand over the sea, He hath made the kingdoms tremble; Jehovah hath given commandment concerning Canaan To destroy her strong holds.
12 Rekao je: “Nećeš više klikovati, okaljana djevice, kćeri sidonska!” Ustani i idi u Kitim; ni ondje nećeš imati mira.
He hath said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, Thou ravished virgin, daughter of Sidon! Arise, pass over to the Chittaeans; Yet even there shalt thou have no rest.
13 Evo zemlje kitimske ... podižu se kule opsadne, razaraju utvrde, sve je ruševina.
Behold the land of the Chaldaeans, Who, not long ago, were not a people, —The Assyrian assigned it to the inhabitants of the wilderness, —They raise their watch-towers; They destroy her palaces; They make her a heap of ruins.
14 Kukajte, brodovi taršiški, razorena je vaša tvrđava!
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish! For your stronghold is destroyed.
15 Dogodit će se, u onaj dan, da će Tir biti zaboravljen sedamdeset godina, kao dani jednoga kralja. A poslije sedamdeset godina Tiru će biti kao bludnici iz pjesme:
And it shall come to pass in that day, That Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, According to the days of one king; But at the end of seventy years It shall be with Tyre as in the song of the harlot:
16 “Uzmi citaru i skići se gradom, bludnice zaboravljena! Sviraj lijepo, pjevaj mnogo, da te se spomenu!”
“Take thy lyre, go about the city, O harlot, long forgotten; Make sweet melody; sing many songs, That thou mayst again be remembered!”
17 Poslije sedamdeset godina pohodit će Jahve Tir. I grad će opet dobivati svoju plaću bludničku. Podavat će se bludu sa svim kraljevstvima svijeta na licu zemlje.
At the end of seventy years shall Jehovah show regard to Tyre, And she shall return to her hire, And play the harlot with all the kingdoms of the world, That are upon the face of the earth.
18 Ali će njegova dobit i plaća biti posvećena Jahvi; neće se zgrtati ni čuvati, nego će njegova dobit biti za one koji prebivaju pred Jahvom da imaju hrane do sita i doličnu odjeću.
But her gain and her hire shall be holy to Jehovah; It shall not be treasured, nor laid up in store; But it shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, For abundant food, and for splendid clothing.
