Izaija 44
1 Sad čuj, Jakove, slugo moj, Izraele, kog sam izabrao.
And now, hear, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have fixed on:
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 said Jehovah, thy Maker, and thy Former, From the womb He doth help thee; Fear not, my servant Jacob, And Jeshurun, whom I have fixed on.
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 pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on thy seed, And My blessing on thine offspring.
4 Rast će kao trava pokraj izvora, kao vrbe uz vode tekućice.
And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by streams of water.
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.”
This [one] saith, For Jehovah I [am], And this calleth [himself] by the name of Jacob, And this [one] writeth [with] his hand, 'For Jehovah,' and by the name of Israel surnameth himself.
6 Ovako govori kralj Izraelov i otkupitelj njegov, Jahve nad Vojskama: “Ja sam prvi i ja sam posljednji: osim mene Boga nema.
Thus said Jehovah, king of Israel, And his Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts: 'I [am] the first, and I 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!
And who as I, doth call and declare it, And arrange it for Me, Since My placing the people of antiquity, And things that are coming, And those that do come, declare they to 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 not, nor be afraid, Have I not from that time caused thee to hear, and declared? And ye [are] My witnesses, Is there a God besides Me? yea, there is none, A Rock 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.
Framers of a graven image [are] all of them emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And their own witnesses they [are], They see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed.
10 Tko pravi boga i lijeva kip da od toga korist ne očekuje?
Who hath formed a god, And a molten image poured out — not profitable?
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.
Lo, all his companions are ashamed, As to artisans — they [are] of men, All of them gather together, they stand up, They fear, they are ashamed together.
12 Kovač ga izrađuje na živu ugljevlju, čekićem ga oblikuje, snažnom ga rukom obrađuje. Gladan je i iznemogao; ne pije vode, iscrpljuje se.
He hath wrought iron [with] an axe, And hath wrought with coals, And with hammers doth form it, And doth work it by his powerful arm, Yea, he is hungry, and there is no power, He doth not drink water, and he is wearied.
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.
He hath wrought [with] wood, He hath stretched out a rule, He doth mark it out with a line, He maketh it with carving tools, And with a compass he marketh it out, And maketh it according to the form of a man, According to the beauty of a man, To remain in the 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.
Cutting down to himself cedars, He taketh also a cypress, and an oak, And he strengtheneth [it] for himself Among the trees of a forest, He hath planted an ash, and the shower doth nourish [it].
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 been for man to burn, And he taketh of them, and becometh warm, Yea, he kindleth [it], and hath baked bread, Yea, he maketh a god, and boweth himself, He hath made it a graven image, And he falleth down to 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.”
Half of it he hath burnt in the fire, By [this] half of it he eateth flesh, He roasteth a roasting, and is satisfied, Yea, he is warm, and saith: 'Aha, I have become warm, I have enjoyed the light.
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.”
And its remnant for a god he hath made — For his graven image, He falleth down to it, and worshippeth, And prayeth unto it, and he saith, 'Deliver me, for my god thou [art].'
18 Ne znaju oni i ne razumiju: zaslijepljene su im oči pa ne vide, i srce pa ne shvaćaju.
They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.
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?”
And none doth turn [it] back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, 'Half of it I have burned in the fire, Yea, also, I have baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And its remnant for an abomination I make, To the stock of a tree I fall down.'
20 On voli pepeo, zavodi ga prevareno srce. Neće spasti svog života i nikad neće reći: “Nije li varka ovo u mojoj desnici?”
Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It hath turned him aside, And he delivereth not his soul, nor saith: 'Is there not 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, O Jacob, and Israel, For My servant thou [art], I formed thee, a servant to Me thou [art], O Israel, thou dost not forget Me.
22 Kao maglu rastjerao sam tvoje opačine i grijehe tvoje poput oblaka. Meni se obrati jer ja sam te otkupio.
I have blotted out, as [by] a thick cloud, Thy transgressions, And as [by] a cloud thy sins, Return unto 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!
Sing, O heavens, for Jehovah hath wrought, Shout, O lower parts of earth, Break forth, O mountains, with singing, Forest, and every tree in it, For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, And in Israel He doth beautify Himself.
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 said Jehovah, thy redeemer, And thy framer from the womb: 'I [am] Jehovah, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading out the earth — who [is] with Me?
25 Ja osujećujem znamenja vrača, i čarobnjake u luđake promećem; silim mudrace da ustuknu i mudrost im obraćam u bezumlje,
Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their knowledge it maketh 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.
Confirming the word of His servant, The counsel of His messengers it perfecteth, Who is saying of Jerusalem, She is inhabited, And of cities of Judah, They shall be built, and her wastes I raise up,
27 Ja govorim moru: 'Presahni! Presušujem ti rijeke.'
Who is saying to the deep, Be dry, and thy rivers I cause to dry up,
28 Ja govorim Kiru: 'Pastiru moj!' I on će sve želje moje ispuniti govoreći Jeruzalemu: 'Sagradi se!' i Hramu: 'Utemelji se!'”
Who is saying of Cyrus, My shepherd, And all my delight He doth perfect, So as to say of Jerusalem, Thou art built, And of the temple, Thou art founded.
