Izaija 44
1 Sad čuj, Jakove, slugo moj, Izraele, kog sam izabrao.
And now hear, O Jacob, my servant, and Israel whom I have chosen.
2 Ovako kaže Jahve, koji te stvorio, koji te od utrobe sazdao i pomaže ti: “Ne boj se, Jakove, slugo moja, Ješurune, kog sam izabrao.
Thus saith the Lord that made and formed thee, thy helper from the womb: Fear not, O my servant Jacob, and thou most righteous whom I have chosen.
3 Jer na žednu ću zemlju vodu izliti i po tlu sušnome potoke. Izlit ću duh svoj na tvoje potomstvo i blagoslov na tvoja pokoljenja.
For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and streams upon the dry land: I will pour out my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy stock.
4 Rast će kao trava pokraj izvora, kao vrbe uz vode tekućice.
And they shall spring up among the herbs, as willows beside the running waters.
5 Jedan će reći: 'Ja sam Jahvin', drugi će se zvati imenom Jakovljevim. Treći će sebi na ruci napisati: 'Jahvin' i nazvat će se imenom Izraelovim.”
One shall say: I am the Lord’s, and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob, and another shall subscribe with his hand, To the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
6 Ovako govori kralj Izraelov i otkupitelj njegov, Jahve nad Vojskama: “Ja sam prvi i ja sam posljednji: osim mene Boga nema.
Thus saith the Lord the king of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts: I am the brat, and I am the last, and besides me there is no God.
7 Tko je kao ja? Nek' ustane i govori, nek' navijesti i nek' mi razloži! Tko je od vječnosti otkrio što se zbilo? Nek' nam navijesti što će još doći!
Who is like to me? let him call and declare: and let him set before me the order, since I appointed the ancient people: and the things to come, and that shall be hereafter, let them shew unto them.
8 Ne plašite se, ne bojte se: nisam li vam to odavna navijestio i otkrio? Vi ste mi svjedoci: ima li Boga osim mene? Ima li Stijene? Ja ne znam!”
Fear ye not, neither be ye troubled, from that time I have made thee to hear, and have declared: you are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me, a maker, whom I have not known?
9 Tko god pravi kipove, ništavan je, i dragocjenosti njegove ne koriste ničemu. Svjedoci njihovi ništa ne vide i ništa ne znaju, da im budu na sramotu.
The makers of idols are all of them nothing, and their best beloved things shall not profit them. They are their witnesses, that they do not see, nor understand, that they may be ashamed.
10 Tko pravi boga i lijeva kip da od toga korist ne očekuje?
Who hath formed a god, and made a graven thing that is profitable for nothing?
11 Gle, svi će štovatelji likova biti osramoćeni, izrađivači njihovi više od bilo koga. Nek' se saberu svi i pojave: prepast će se i postidjeti odjednom.
Behold, all the partakers thereof shall be confounded: for the makers are men: they shall all assemble together, they shall stand and fear, and shall be confounded together.
12 Kovač ga izrađuje na živu ugljevlju, čekićem ga oblikuje, snažnom ga rukom obrađuje. Gladan je i iznemogao; ne pije vode, iscrpljuje se.
The smith hath wrought with his file, with coals, and with hammers he hath formed it, and hath wrought with the strength of his arm: he shall hunger and faint, he shall drink no water, and shall be weary.
13 Drvodjelja uzima mjeru, pisaljkom lik ocrta, ostruže ga dlijetom, šestarom ga zaokruži i izdjelja ga po uzoru na lik ljudski, kao lijepo ljudsko obličje, da stoji u hramu.
The carpenter hath stretched out his rule, he hath formed it with a plane: he hath made it with corners, and hath fashioned it round with the compass: and he hath made the image of a man as it were a beautiful man dwelling in a house.
14 Bijaše sebi nasjekao cedre, uzeo čempres ili hrast koje je za se njegovao među šumskim drvećem; ili je posadio bor koji raste od kiše.
He hath cut down cedars, taken the holm, and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest: he hath planted the pine tree, which the rain hath nourished.
15 Čovjeku su dobra za vatru; uzima ih da se ogrije; pali ih da ispeče kruh. Ali od njih djelja i boga pred kojim pada ničice, pravi kip i klanja mu se.
And it hath served men for fuel: he took thereof, and warmed himself: and he kindled it, and baked bread: but of the rest he made a god, and adored it: he made a graven thing, and bowed down before it.
16 Polovinom od toga naloži, dakle, oganj, peče meso na žeravi, jede pečenku i siti se: grije se i govori: “Ah, grijem se i uživam uz vatru.”
Part of it he burnt with fire, and with part of it he dressed his meat: he boiled pottage, and was filled, and was warmed, and said: Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire.
17 Ali od onoga što preostane pravi sebi boga, svog kumira, pada pred njim ničice i klanja mu se i moli: “Spasi me, jer si ti moj bog.”
But the residue thereof he made a god, and a graven thing for himself: he boweth down before it, and adoreth it, and prayeth unto it, saying: Deliver me, for thou art my God.
18 Ne znaju oni i ne razumiju: zaslijepljene su im oči pa ne vide, i srce pa ne shvaćaju.
They have not known, nor understood: for their eyes are covered that they may not see, and that they may not understand with their heart.
19 Takav ne razmišlja, nema u njega znanja ni razbora da sebi kaže: “Polovinom od ovoga naložio sam oganj, na žeravici ispekao kruh, ispržio meso koje sam pojeo, pa zar ću od ostatka načiniti gnusobu? Zar ću se komadu drveta klanjati?”
They do not consider in their mind, nor know, nor have the thought to say: I have burnt part of it in the fire, and I have baked bread upon the coals thereof: I have broiled flesh and have eaten, and of the residue thereof shall I make an idol? shall I fall down before the stock of a tree?
20 On voli pepeo, zavodi ga prevareno srce. Neće spasti svog života i nikad neće reći: “Nije li varka ovo u mojoj desnici?”
Part thereof is ashes: his foolish heart adoreth it, and he will not save his soul, nor say: Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.
21 Sjeti se toga, Jakove, i ti, Izraele, jer si sluga moj! Ja sam te stvorio i sluga si mi, Izraele, neću te zaboraviti!
Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for thou art my servant. I have formed thee, thou art my servant, O Israel, forget me not.
22 Kao maglu rastjerao sam tvoje opačine i grijehe tvoje poput oblaka. Meni se obrati jer ja sam te otkupio.
I have blotted out thy iniquities as a cloud, and thy sins as a mist: return to me, for I have redeemed thee.
23 Kličite, nebesa, jer je Jahve učinio! Orite se, dubine zemljine! Odjekujte radošću, planine, i vi, šume, sa svim svojim drvećem! Jer Jahve je otkupio Jakova, proslavio se u Izraelu!
Give praise, O ye heavens, for the Lord hath shewn mercy: shout with joy, ye ends of the earth: ye mountains, resound with praise, thou, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified.
24 Ovako govori Jahve, otkupitelj tvoj i tvorac tvoj od utrobe: “Ja sam Jahve koji sam sve stvorio, koji sam nebesa sam razapeo i učvrstio zemlju bez pomoći ičije.
Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer, and thy maker, from the womb: I am the Lord, that make all things, that alone stretch out the heavens, that establish the earth, and there is none with me.
25 Ja osujećujem znamenja vrača, i čarobnjake u luđake promećem; silim mudrace da ustuknu i mudrost im obraćam u bezumlje,
That make void the tokens of diviners, and make the soothsayers mad. That turn the wise backward, and that, make their knowledge foolish.
26 ali potvrđujem riječ sluge svojega, ispunjam naum svojih glasnika. Ja govorim Jeruzalemu: 'Naseli se!' I gradovima judejskim: 'Sagradite se!' Iz razvalina ja ih podižem.
That raise up the word of my servant and perform the counsel of my messengers, who say to Jerusalem: Thou shalt be inhabited: and to the cities of Juda: You shall be built, and I will raise up the wastes thereof.
27 Ja govorim moru: 'Presahni! Presušujem ti rijeke.'
Who say to the deep: Be thou desolate, and I will dry up thy rivers.
28 Ja govorim Kiru: 'Pastiru moj!' I on će sve želje moje ispuniti govoreći Jeruzalemu: 'Sagradi se!' i Hramu: 'Utemelji se!'”
Who say to Cyrus: Thou art my shepherd, and thou shalt perform all my pleasure. Who say to Jerusalem: Thou shalt be built: and to the temple: Thy foundations shall be laid.
