Izaija 49
1 Čujte me, otoci, slušajte pomno, narodi daleki! Jahve me pozvao od krila materina, od utrobe majke moje spomenuo se moga imena.
Listen to me, you coastlands! Now give my your attention, you distant peoples. Yahweh has called me from birth by name, when my mother brought me into the world.
2 Od usta mojih britak mač je načinio, sakrio me u sjeni ruke svoje, od mene je oštru načinio strijelu, sakrio me u svome tobolcu.
He has made my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand; he has made me into a polished arrow; in his quiver he has hidden me.
3 Rekao mi: “Ti si Sluga moj, Izraele, u kom ću se proslaviti!”
He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory.”
4 A ja rekoh: “Zaludu sam se mučio, nizašto naprezao snagu.” Ipak, kod Jahve je moje pravo, kod mog Boga nagrada je moja. A sad govori Jahve, koji me od utrobe Slugom svojim načini, da mu vratim natrag Jakova, da se sabere Izrael.
But I replied, “Though I thought I have labored in vain, I have spent my energy for nothing, yet my justice is with Yahweh, and my reward is with my God.”
5 Proslavih se u očima Jahvinim, Bog moj bijaše mi snaga.
Now Yahweh has spoken—he who formed me from birth to be his servant, to restore Jacob again to himself, so that Israel would be gathered to him, for I am honored in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength—
6 I reče mi: “Premalo je da mi budeš Sluga, da podigneš plemena Jakovljeva i vratiš Ostatak Izraelov, nego ću te postaviti za svjetlost narodima, da spas moj do nakraj zemlje doneseš.”
and he says, “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the survivors of Israel. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the ends of the earth.”
7 Ovako govori Jahve, otkupitelj Izraelov, Svetac njegov, onome kog preziru i odbacuju narodi, sluzi silničkome: “Kad vide, dići će se kraljevi, bacit će se ničice knezovi, zbog Jahve, koji je vjernost svoju pokazao, Sveca Izraelova, koji te izabrao.”
This is what Yahweh says, the Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, to the one whose life is despised, hated by the nations, and a slave of rulers, “Kings will see you and arise, and princes will see you and bow down, because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
8 Ovako govori Jahve: “U vrijeme milosti ja ću te uslišiti, u dan spasa ja ću ti pomoći. Sazdao sam te i postavio za Savez narodu, da zemlju podignem, da nanovo razdijelim baštinu opustošenu,
This is what Yahweh says, “At a time I decide to show my favor I will answer you, and in a day of salvation I will help you; I will protect you, and give you as a covenant for the people, to rebuild the land, to reassign the desolate inheritance.
9 da kažeš zasužnjenima: 'Iziđite!' a onima koji su u tami: 'Dođite na svjetlo!' Oni će pasti uzduž svih putova, i paša će im biti po svim goletima.
You will say to the prisoners, 'Come out;' to those in dark dungeons, 'Show yourselves.' They will graze along the roads, and on all the bare slopes will be their pasture.
10 Neće više gladovat' i žeđati, neće ih mučiti žega ni sunce, jer vodit će ih onaj koji im se smiluje, dovest će ih k izvorima vode.
They will not be hungry or thirsty; nor will the heat or sun beat on them, for he who has mercy on them will lead them; he will guide them to springs of water.
11 Sve gore svoje obratit će u putove, i ceste će se moje povisiti.”
Then I will make all my mountains into a road, and make my highways level.”
12 Gle, jedni dolaze izdaleka, drugi sa sjevera i sa zapada, a neki iz zemlje sinimske.
Look, these will come from far away, some from the north and the west; and others from the land of Sinim.
13 Kličite, nebesa, veseli se, zemljo, podvikujte, planine, od veselja; jer Jahve tješi narod svoj, on je milosrdan nevoljnima.
Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth; break into singing, you mountains! For Yahweh comforts his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
14 Sion reče: “Jahve me ostavi, Gospod me zaboravi.”
But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”
15 “Može li žena zaboravit' svoje dojenče, ne imat' sućuti za čedo utrobe svoje? Pa kad bi koja i zaboravila, tebe ja zaboraviti neću.
“Can a woman forget her baby, nursing at her breast, so she does not have compassion on the son she has borne? Yes, they may forget, but I will not forget you.
16 Gle, u dlanove sam te svoje urezao, zidovi tvoji svagda su mi pred očima.
Look, I have inscribed your name on my palms; your walls are continually before me.
17 Obnovitelji tvoji hitaju, rušioci tvoji i pustošitelji odlaze od tebe.
Your children are hurrying back, while those who destroyed you are going away.
18 Obazri se oko sebe i pogledaj: sabiru se svi i dolaze k tebi. Života mi moga” - riječ je Jahvina - “svima ćeš se njima zaodjenuti k'o nakitom, i njima ćeš se k'o nevjesta ukrasiti!
Look around and see, they are all gathering and coming to you. As surely as I live—this is Yahweh's declaration—you will surely wear them like jewelry, and you will put them on like a bride.
19 Jest, tvoje ruševine, tvoje razvaline i tvoja zemlja poharana pretijesna će biti žiteljima tvojim kad se udalje oni što te zatirahu.
Though you were a waste and desolate, a land that was in ruins, now you will be too small for the inhabitants, and those who devoured you will be far away.
20 Opet će na tvoje uši reći sinovi kojih si bila lišena: 'Pretijesno mi je mjesto ovo, makni se da se mogu smjestiti.'
The children born during the time of your bereavement will say in your hearing, 'The place is too cramped for us, make room for us, so we may live here.'
21 I ti ćeš se u srcu svom zapitati: 'Tko mi rodi sve ove? Bijah bez djece, neplodna, prognana i odbačena, pa tko ih podiže? Bijah, eto, sama ostala, a oni gdje su bili?'”
Then you will ask yourself, 'Who has borne these children for me? I was bereaved and barren, exiled and divorced. Who has raised these children? Look, I was left all alone; where did these come from?'”
22 Ovako govori Gospod Jahve: “Evo, dajem rukom znak narodima i zastavu svoju dižem plemenima. Vratit će ti u naručju sinove, nosit će ti kćeri na plećima.
This is what the Lord Yahweh says, “Look, I will raise my hand to the nations; I will raise my signal flag to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
23 Kraljevi će biti tvoji skrbnici, a kneginje im tvoje dojkinje. Klanjat će ti se licem do zemlje i prah će lizat s tvojih nogu. I znat ćeš da sam ja Jahve: koji se u me uzdaju, neće se posramiti.”
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursemaids; they will bow down to you with their faces to the earth and lick the dust of your feet; and you will know that I am Yahweh; those who wait for me will not be put to shame.”
24 Može li se otet plijen junaku? Može li sužanj pobjeć pobjedniku?
Can the spoils be taken from the warrior, or captives be rescued from the fierce?
25 Da, ovako govori Jahve: “Bit će oduzet sužanj junaku, pobjeći će plijen pobjedniku! S onima koji se s tobom spore ja ću se sporiti, tvoju djecu ja ću izbaviti;
But this is what Yahweh says, “Yes, the captives will be taken away from the warrior, and spoils will be rescued; for I will oppose your adversary and save your children.
26 tlačiteljima ću tvojim dati njihovo meso za jelo i svojom krvlju opit će se kao moštom. I znat će svako tijelo da sam ja Jahve, Spasitelj tvoj, i da je tvoj okupitelj Silni Jakovljev.”
I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh; and they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. Then all mankind will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
