Isaiah 41
1 “Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
Umuknite preda mnom, otoci, nek' novu snagu narodi priberu. Nek' se primaknu i progovore; zajedno pristupimo k sudu.
2 Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.
“Tko je podigao s Istoka onog kog ukorak prati Pobjeda? Tko mu izručuje narode i kraljeve podlaže? Prah su pod mačem njegovim, k'o pljevu ih njegov luk raspršuje.
3 He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.
Goni ih, napreduje pouzdano, noge mu se ceste ne dotiču.
4 Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.”
Tko je to učinio i izvršio? Onaj koji odiskona zove naraštaje, ja, Jahve, koji sam prvi i bit ću ovaj isti s posljednjima!”
5 The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
Otoci gledaju i strah ih obuzima, dršću krajevi zemaljski, oni se bliže i već su tu.
6 Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
Svatko pomaže svome drugu i bratu svom zbori: “Hrabro!”
7 The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.
Ljevač bodri zlatara, onaj koji gladi čekićem bodri onog koji kuje na nakovnju. On govori o spajanju: “Dobro je”, i čavlima kip učvršćuje da se ne pomiče.
8 “But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
Ti, Izraele, slugo moja, Jakove, kog sam izabrao, potomče Abrahama, mojega ljubimca!
9 I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.
Ti koga uzeh s krajeva zemlje i pozvah s rubova njenih, ti kome rekoh: “Ti si sluga moj, izabrao sam te i nisam te odbacio.”
10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
Ne boj se jer ja sam s tobom; ne obaziri se plaho jer ja sam Bog tvoj. Ja te krijepim i pomažem ti, podupirem te pobjedničkom desnicom.
11 Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
Gle, postidjet će se i smesti svi koji su na tebe bjesnjeli, bit će uništeni i propast će oni što se s tobom parbiše!
12 You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
Tražit ćeš svoje protivnike, ali ih nećeš naći. Bit će uništeni, svedeni na ništa oni koji protiv tebe vojuju.
13 For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
Jer ja, Jahve, Bog tvoj, krijepim desnicu tvoju i kažem ti: “Ne boj se, ja ti pomažem.”
14 Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Ne boj se, Jakove, crviću, Izraele, ličinko, ja sam pomoć tvoja - riječ je Jahvina - Svetac Izraelov tvoj je otkupitelj.
15 Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.
Gle, činim te mlatilom oštrim, novim, dvostrukih zubaca; mlatit ćeš i satirati brda, u prah ćeš pretvoriti bregove.
16 You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Vijat ćeš ih, vjetar će ih odnijeti, vihor će ih raspršiti. A ti ćeš kliktati u Jahvi, dičit ćeš se Svecem Izraelovim.
17 The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Ubogi i bijedni vodu traže, a nje nema! Jezik im se osuši od žeđi. Ja, Jahve, njih ću uslišiti, ja, Bog Izraelov, ostavit' ih neću.
18 I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.
U goleti bregova otvorit ću rijeke i posred dolova izvore. Pustinju ću pretvoriti u močvaru, a u vrela sušnu zemlju.
19 I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,
Posadit ću u pustinji cedar, bagrem, mirtu i maslinu. Stepu ću pošumiti čempresom, brijestom i šimširom zajedno.
20 so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”
Nek' svi vide i nek' znaju, nek' promisle i nek' shvate: ruka Jahvina to učini, Svetac Izraelov stvori sve.
21 “Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.
“Iznesite svoj spor, kaže Jahve, predočite dokaze, kaže kralj Jakovljev.
22 “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
Nek' pristupe i nek' nam objave ono što će se zbiti. TÓa što su nam otkrili o onom što bijaše, što se ispunilo, da o tom mislimo? Il' objavite što će biti, da doznamo ono što dolazi.
23 Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.
Otkrijte nam što će se poslije zbiti, i poznat ćemo da ste bogovi. Učinite nešto, dobro ili zlo, da se začudimo i prepadnemo zajedno.
24 Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.
Ali vi niste ništa i djela su vam ništavna, gnusan je koji vas izabere.”
25 I have raised up one from the north, and he has come— one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.
Podigoh ga sa sjevera da dođe, zazvah ga po imenu s istoka. Kao blato gazio je namjesnike, kao što po glini lončar gazi.
26 Who has declared this from the beginning, so that we may know, and from times past, so that we may say: ‘He was right’? No one announced it, no one foretold it, no one heard your words.
Tko je to odiskona objavio da bismo znali, unaprijed prorekao da bismo rekli: istina je? Ali nikog nema tko bi objavio, niti koga da bi navijestio, niti koga da čuje riječi vaše.
27 I was the first to tell Zion: ‘Look, here they are!’ And I gave to Jerusalem a herald of good news.
Ja prvi rekoh Sionu: “Gle, evo ih”; prvi Jeruzalemu poslah glasnika vijesti radosne.
28 When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
Gledao sam, ali ne bješe nikoga, ni jednoga od njih da savjet dade, da ih pitam i da odgovore.
29 See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.
Svi zajedno ništa su, ništavna su djela njihova, vjetar i ispraznost njihovi kipovi.
