Isaiah 44
1 But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
Vendar sedaj poslušaj, oh Jakob, moj služabnik in Izrael, ki sem ga izbral:
2 This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
»Tako govori Gospod, ki te je naredil in te oblikoval iz maternice, ki ti bo pomagal: ›Ne boj se, oh Jakob, moj služabnik in ti Ješurún, ki sem ga izbral.
3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
Kajti vodo bom izlil na tistega, ki je žejen in poplave na suha tla. Svojega duha bom izlil na tvoje seme in svoj blagoslov na tvoje potomstvo.
4 They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.
Pognali bodo kakor med travo, kakor vrbe ob vodnih tokovih.
5 One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”
Nekdo bo rekel: ›Jaz sem Gospodov, ‹ drugi se bo imenoval po Jakobovem imenu, drugi se bo s svojo roko podpisal Gospodu in se poimenoval po imenu Izrael.
6 Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
Tako govori Gospod, Izraelov Kralj in njegov odkupitelj, Gospod nad bojevniki: ›Jaz sem prvi in jaz sem zadnji in poleg mene ni Boga.
7 Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.
Kdo bo klical kakor jaz in bo to razglasil in bo to uredil zame, odkar sem določil starodavno ljudstvo? Stvari, ki prihajajo in bodo prišle, naj jim jih oni pokažejo.
8 Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
Ne bojte se niti ne bodite prestrašeni. Mar ti nisem povedal od tistega časa in ti to razglasil? Vi ste celo moje priče. Mar je Bog razen mene? Da, tam ni Boga, jaz ne poznam nobenega.
9 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
Tisti, ki delajo rezano podobo, so vsi izmed njih ničnost in njihove izvrstne stvari ne bodo koristile in oni so svoje lastne priče; ne vidijo niti ne vedo, da bi jih bilo sram.
10 Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing?
Kdo je oblikoval boga ali ulil rezano podobo, ki ni koristna za nič?
11 Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.
Glej, vsi njegovi tovariši bodo osramočeni in delavci, oni so izmed ljudi. Naj bodo vsi zbrani skupaj, naj vstanejo; vendar se bodo bali in skupaj bodo osramočeni.
12 The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
Kovač s kleščami dela tako v oglju, kakor ga oblikuje s kladivi in ga izdeluje z močjo svojih laktov. Da, lačen je in njegova moč peša. Ne pije vode in je slaboten.
13 The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.
Lesorezec izteza svoje merilo, označuje s črtalom, oblikuje z dleti in ga začrtuje s šestilom in ga dela po podobi človeka, glede na človeško lepoto, da bi ta lahko ostal v hiši.
14 He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.
Poseka si cedre in jemlje cipreso in hrast, ki si jih je okrepil med gozdnimi drevesi, zasadi veliki jesen in dež ga neguje.
15 It serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread; he even fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.
Potem bo to za človeka, da zakuri, kajti vzel bo od tega in se ogrel; da, to vžge in speče kruh; da, naredi boga in ga obožuje; izdela rezano podobo in pada dol k njej.
16 He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”
Del od tega zakuri v ognju, z delom od tega jé meso, speče pečenko in je nasičen. Da, ogreje se in reče: ›Aha, topel sem, videl sem ogenj.‹
17 From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”
Od preostanka pa si izdela boga, celó svojo rezano podobo, pada dol k njej in jo obožuje in moli k njej ter pravi: ›Osvobodi me, kajti ti si moj bog.‹
18 They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
Niso spoznali niti razumeli, kajti zaprl je njihove oči, da ne morejo videti in njihova srca, da ne morejo razumeti.
19 And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
In nihče ne preudari v svojem srcu niti tam ni spoznanja niti razumevanja, da reče: ›Del tega sem spekel v ognju; da, na njegovi žerjavici sem spekel tudi kruh, spekel sem meso in ga pojedel in njegov preostanek bom naredil [za] ogabnost? Ali bom padal dol k štoru?
20 He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
Hrani se s pepelom, zavedeno srce ga je obrnilo vstran, da ne more osvoboditi svoje duše niti reči: › Mar ni laž v moji desnici?‹
21 Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.
Spomni se tega, oh Jakob in Izrael, kajti ti si moj služabnik. Jaz sem te oblikoval, ti si moj služabnik. Oh Izrael, ne bom te pozabil.
22 I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
Tvoje prestopke sem izbrisal kakor gost oblak in kakor oblak tvoje grehe. Vrni se k meni, kajti jaz sem te odkupil.
23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
Pojte, oh ve nebesa, kajti Gospod je to storil. Vpijte globočine zemlje. Izbruhnite v petje, ve gore, oh gozd in vsako drevo v njem, kajti Gospod je odkupil Jakoba in se proslavil v Izraelu.
24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
Tako govori Gospod, tvoj odkupitelj in on, ki te je oblikoval iz maternice, jaz sem Gospod, ki delam vse stvari, ki sam razprostiram nebo, ki sam na široko razširjam zemljo;
25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
ki onemogočam simbole lažnivcev in vedeževalce delam besne; ki modre može obračam nazaj in njihovo znanje delam nespametno;
26 who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
ki potrjujem besedo svojega služabnika in izvajam nasvet svojih poslancev; ki [prestolnici] Jeruzalemu pravim: ›Naseljena boš‹ in Judovim mestom: ›Zgrajena boste‹ in jaz bom vzdignil njihove razpadle kraje.
27 who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’
Ki pravim globini: ›Bodi suha‹ in posušil bom tvoje reke;
28 who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
ki pravim o Kiru: › On je moj pastir‹ in izvršil bo vse moje zadovoljstvo. Celo Jeruzalemu govorim: ›Zgrajen boš; ‹ in templju: ›Tvoj temelj bo položen.‹«
