Isaiah 49
1 Pay attention, you islands, and listen closely, you far away peoples. The Lord has called me from the womb; from the womb of my mother, he has been mindful of my name.
Čujte me, otoci, slušajte pomno, narodi daleki! Jahve me pozvao od krila materina, od utrobe majke moje spomenuo se moga imena.
2 And he has appointed my mouth as a sharp sword. In the shadow of his hand, he has protected me. And he has appointed me as an elect arrow. In his quiver, he has hidden me.
Od usta mojih britak mač je načinio, sakrio me u sjeni ruke svoje, od mene je oštru načinio strijelu, sakrio me u svome tobolcu.
3 And he has said to me: “You are my servant, Israel. For in you, I will glory.”
Rekao mi: “Ti si Sluga moj, Izraele, u kom ću se proslaviti!”
4 And I said: “I have labored toward emptiness. I have consumed my strength without purpose and in vain. Therefore, my judgment is with the Lord, and my work is with my God.”
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.
5 And now, says the Lord, who formed me from the womb as his servant, so that I may bring back Jacob to him, for Israel will not be gathered together, but I have been glorified in the eyes of the Lord and my God has become my strength,
Proslavih se u očima Jahvinim, Bog moj bijaše mi snaga.
6 and so he has said: “It is a small thing that you should be my servant so as to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and so as to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have offered you as a light for the Gentiles, so that you may be my salvation, even to the furthest regions of the earth.”
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.”
7 Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to a contemptible soul, to an abominable nation, to the servant of lords: The kings will see, and the princes will rise up, and they will adore, because of the Lord. For he is faithful, and he is the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.
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.”
8 Thus says the Lord: In a pleasing time, I have heeded you, and in the day of salvation, I have assisted you. And I have preserved you, and I have presented you as a covenant of the people, so that you would lift up the earth, and possess the scattered inheritances,
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,
9 so that you would say to those who are bound, “Go forth!” and to those who are in darkness, “Be released!” They will pasture along the roads, and their pastures will be in every open place.
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.
10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will the heat of the sun beat down upon them. For the one who takes pity on them will rule them, and he will give them to drink from fountains of waters.
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.
11 And I will make all my mountains into a road, and my paths will be exalted.
Sve gore svoje obratit će u putove, i ceste će se moje povisiti.”
12 Behold, some will come from far away, and behold, others from the north and from the sea, and still others from the land of the south.
Gle, jedni dolaze izdaleka, drugi sa sjevera i sa zapada, a neki iz zemlje sinimske.
13 Give praise, O heavens! And exult, O earth! Let the mountains give praise with jubilation! For the Lord has consoled his people, and he will take pity on his poor ones.
Kličite, nebesa, veseli se, zemljo, podvikujte, planine, od veselja; jer Jahve tješi narod svoj, on je milosrdan nevoljnima.
14 And Zion said: “The Lord has abandoned me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”
Sion reče: “Jahve me ostavi, Gospod me zaboravi.”
15 Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to take pity on the child of her womb? But even if she would forget, still I shall never forget you.
“Može li žena zaboravit' svoje dojenče, ne imat' sućuti za čedo utrobe svoje? Pa kad bi koja i zaboravila, tebe ja zaboraviti neću.
16 Behold, I have engraved you on my hands. Your walls are always before my eyes.
Gle, u dlanove sam te svoje urezao, zidovi tvoji svagda su mi pred očima.
17 Your builders have arrived. Those who would tear you down and destroy you, they will depart from you.
Obnovitelji tvoji hitaju, rušioci tvoji i pustošitelji odlaze od tebe.
18 Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these have been gathered together; they have come to you. As I live, says the Lord, you shall be clothed with all these things, as if with an ornament. And like a bride, you shall wrap these things all around you.
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!
19 For your deserts, and your solitary places, and the land of your ruination will now be too narrow, because of all the inhabitants. And those who devoured you will be chased far away.
Jest, tvoje ruševine, tvoje razvaline i tvoja zemlja poharana pretijesna će biti žiteljima tvojim kad se udalje oni što te zatirahu.
20 Even the children of your barrenness will say in your ears: “This place is too narrow for me. Make me a spacious place in which to dwell.”
Opet će na tvoje uši reći sinovi kojih si bila lišena: 'Pretijesno mi je mjesto ovo, makni se da se mogu smjestiti.'
21 And you will say in your heart: “Who has conceived them? I was barren and unable to give birth. I was taken away and held captive. And so, who has raised them? I was destitute and alone. And so, where have they been?”
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?'”
22 Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and I will exalt my sign before the peoples. And they will carry your sons in their arms, and they will bear your daughters on their shoulders.
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.
23 And kings will be your caretakers, and queens will be your nursemaids. They will reverence you with their face to the ground, and they will lick the dust at your feet. And you will know that I am the Lord. For those who hope in him will not be confounded.
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.”
24 Can prey be taken from the strong? Or is anything taken captive by the powerful able to be saved?
Može li se otet plijen junaku? Može li sužanj pobjeć pobjedniku?
25 For thus says the Lord: Certainly, even the captives will be taken away from the strong, even what has been taken by the powerful will be saved. And truly, I will judge those who have judged you, and I will save your children.
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;
26 And I will feed your enemies their own flesh. And they will be inebriated with their own blood, as with new wine. And all flesh will know that I am the Lord, who saves you, and your Redeemer, the Strong One of Jacob.
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.”
