< Isaiah 31 >

1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, trusting in horses, and putting their confidence in chariots, because they me many: and in horsemen, because they me very strong: and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought after the Lord.
Teško onima što slaze u Egipat po pomoć i nadu u konje polažu te se uzdaju u mnoga kola i u mnoštvo konjanika, ne gledajuć' s uzdanjem u Sveca Izraelova i od Jahve savjeta ne tražeć'.
2 But he that is the wise one hath brought evil, and hath not removed his words: and he will rise up against the house of the wicked, and against the aid of them that work iniquity.
Al' i on je mudar i navalit će zlo, i neće poreć' svojih prijetnja; on će ustat' na dom zlikovački i na pomoć zločinačku.
3 Egypt is man, and not God: and their horses, flesh, and not spirit: and the Lord shall put down his hand, and the helper shall fall, and he that is helped shall fall, and they shall all be confounded together.
Egipćanin je čovjek, a ne Bog; konji su mu meso, a ne duh; kada Jahve rukom mahne, posrnut će pomagač i past će onaj komu pomaže - svi će zajedno propasti.
4 For thus saith the Lord to me: Like as the lion roareth, and the lion’s whelp upon his prey, and when a multitude of shepherds shall come against him, he will not fear at their voice, nor be afraid of their multitude: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight upon mount Sion, and upon the hill thereof.
Da, ovako mi reče Jahve: Kao što lav ili lavić nad plijenom reži, pa i kad se strči na njega mnoštvo pastira, on se ne prepada vike njihove, nit' za njihovu graju mari - tako će Jahve nad Vojskama sići da vojuje za goru Sion, za visinu njezinu.
5 As birds dying, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem, protecting and delivering, passing over and saving.
Kao ptice što lepršaju krilima, Jahve nad Vojskama zaklanjat će Jeruzalem, zaklanjat' ga, izbaviti, poštedjet' ga i spasiti.
6 Return as you had deeply revolted, O children of Israel.
Vratite se onome od kog otpadoste tako duboko, sinovi Izraelovi.
7 For in that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your hands have made for you to sin.
Da, u onaj će dan svatko prezreti svoje kumire srebrne i zlatne što ih rukama sebi za grijeh načiniste.
8 And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword not of a man, and the sword not of a man shall devour him, and he shall flee not at the face of the sword: and his young men shall be tributaries.
Asur neće pasti od mača ljudskoga: proždrijet će ga mač, ali ne čovječji. Od mača će bježat', al' će mu satnici pod tlaku pasti.
9 And his strength shall pass away with dread, and his princes fleeing shall be afraid: the Lord hath said it, whose die is in Sion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
Užasnut, ostavit će svoju hridinu, prestravljeni, knezovi od svoje će bježat' zastave - riječ je Jahve, čiji je oganj na Sionu i čija je peć u Jeruzalemu.

< Isaiah 31 >