Isaiah 44
1 And now hear, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Vendar sedaj poslušaj, oh Jakob, moj služabnik in Izrael, ki sem ga izbral:
2 thus saith Jehovah, that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who helpeth thee, Fear not, Jacob, my servant, and thou, 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 upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine 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 And they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the water-courses.
Pognali bodo kakor med travo, kakor vrbe ob vodnih tokovih.
5 One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand: [I am] Jehovah's, and surname [himself] by 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 saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I [am] the first, and I [am] the last, and beside me there is no God.
Tako govori Gospod, Izraelov Kralj in njegov odkupitelj, Gospod nad bojevniki: ›Jaz sem prvi in jaz sem zadnji in poleg mene ni Boga.
7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? And the coming things, and those that shall happen, let them declare unto them.
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 Fear not, neither be afraid. Have I not caused thee to hear from that time, and have declared it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no Rock: I know not any.
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 They that form a graven image are all of them vanity, and their delectable things are of no profit; and they are their own witnesses: they see not, nor know; — that they may be ashamed.
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 hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
Kdo je oblikoval boga ali ulil rezano podobo, ki ni koristna za nič?
11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed; and the workmen are but men. Let them all be gathered together, let them stand up: they shall fear, they shall be ashamed together.
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 iron-smith [hath] a chisel, and he worketh in the coals, and he fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm; — but he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he hath not drunk water, and he is 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 worker in wood stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with red chalk; he formeth it with sharp tools, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of man: that it may remain in the house.
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 When he heweth him down cedars, he taketh also a holm-oak and a terebinth — he chooseth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth a pine, and the rain maketh [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 And it shall be for a man to burn, and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; he kindleth it also, and baketh bread; he maketh also a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
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 burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh, he roasteth roast, and is satisfied; yea, he is warm, and saith, Aha, I am become warm, I have seen 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 And with the remainder thereof he maketh a god, his graven image; he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me, for thou art 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 have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand.
Niso spoznali niti razumeli, kajti zaprl je njihove oči, da ne morejo videti in njihova srca, da ne morejo razumeti.
19 And none taketh it to heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire, and have also baked bread upon the coals thereof, I have roasted flesh, and eaten [it], and with the rest thereof shall I make an abomination? 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 feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
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, and Israel, for thou art my servant; I have formed thee: thou art my servant, Israel; thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
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, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Tvoje prestopke sem izbrisal kakor gost oblak in kakor oblak tvoje grehe. Vrni se k meni, kajti jaz sem te odkupil.
23 Sing, ye heavens; for Jehovah hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, the forest, and every tree therein! For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself 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 saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I [am] Jehovah, the maker of all things; who alone stretched out the heavens, who did spread forth the earth by myself;
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 — he that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
ki onemogočam simbole lažnivcev in vedeževalce delam besne; ki modre može obračam nazaj in njihovo znanje delam nespametno;
26 that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built up, and I will raise up 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 that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;
Ki pravim globini: ›Bodi suha‹ in posušil bom tvoje reke;
28 that saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and he shall perform all my pleasure; even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall 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.‹«
