Isaiah 31
1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many, and in horsemen, because they are exceeding mighty; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek 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 Yet He also is wise, and bringeth evil, and doth not call back His words; but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help 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 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God, and their horses flesh, and not spirit; so when the LORD shall stretch out His hand, both he that helpeth shall stumble, and he that is helped shall fall, and they all shall perish 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 unto me: Like as the lion, or the young lion, growling over his prey, though a multitude of shepherds be called forth against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them; so will the LORD of hosts come down to fight upon mount Zion, 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 hovering, so will the LORD of hosts protect Jerusalem; He will deliver it as He protecteth it, He will rescue it as He passeth over.
Kao ptice što lepršaju krilima, Jahve nad Vojskama zaklanjat će Jeruzalem, zaklanjat' ga, izbaviti, poštedjet' ga i spasiti.
6 Turn ye unto Him against whom ye have deeply rebelled, O children of Israel.
Vratite se onome od kog otpadoste tako duboko, sinovi Izraelovi.
7 For in that day they shall cast away every man his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
Da, u onaj će dan svatko prezreti svoje kumire srebrne i zlatne što ih rukama sebi za grijeh načiniste.
8 Then shall Asshur fall with the sword, not of man, and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become tributary.
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 rock shall pass away by reason of terror, and his princes shall be dismayed at the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, 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.
