Izaija 31
1 Teško onima što slaze u Egipat po pomoć i nadu u konje polažu te se uzdaju u mnoga kola i u mnoštvo konjanika, ne gledajuć' s uzdanjem u Sveca Izraelova i od Jahve savjeta ne tražeć'.
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
2 Al' i on je mudar i navalit će zlo, i neće poreć' svojih prijetnja; on će ustat' na dom zlikovački i na pomoć zločinačku.
Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.
3 Egipćanin je čovjek, a ne Bog; konji su mu meso, a ne duh; kada Jahve rukom mahne, posrnut će pomagač i past će onaj komu pomaže - svi će zajedno propasti.
But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
4 Da, ovako mi reče Jahve: Kao što lav ili lavić nad plijenom reži, pa i kad se strči na njega mnoštvo pastira, on se ne prepada vike njihove, nit' za njihovu graju mari - tako će Jahve nad Vojskama sići da vojuje za goru Sion, za visinu njezinu.
For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey— and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor— so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
5 Kao ptice što lepršaju krilima, Jahve nad Vojskama zaklanjat će Jeruzalem, zaklanjat' ga, izbaviti, poštedjet' ga i spasiti.
Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”
6 Vratite se onome od kog otpadoste tako duboko, sinovi Izraelovi.
Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
7 Da, u onaj će dan svatko prezreti svoje kumire srebrne i zlatne što ih rukama sebi za grijeh načiniste.
For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.
8 Asur neće pasti od mača ljudskoga: proždrijet će ga mač, ali ne čovječji. Od mača će bježat', al' će mu satnici pod tlaku pasti.
“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.
9 Užasnut, ostavit će svoju hridinu, prestravljeni, knezovi od svoje će bježat' zastave - riječ je Jahve, čiji je oganj na Sionu i čija je peć u Jeruzalemu.
Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
