Isaiah 44
1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Sad čuj, Jakove, slugo moj, Izraele, kog sam izabrao.
2 Thus says the LORD that made you, and formed you from the womb, which will help you; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and you, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
Ovako kaže Jahve, koji te stvorio, koji te od utrobe sazdao i pomaže ti: “Ne boj se, Jakove, slugo moja, Ješurune, kog sam izabrao.
3 For I will pour water on him that is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground: I will pour my spirit on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring:
Jer na žednu ću zemlju vodu izliti i po tlu sušnome potoke. Izlit ću duh svoj na tvoje potomstvo i blagoslov na tvoja pokoljenja.
4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
Rast će kao trava pokraj izvora, kao vrbe uz vode tekućice.
5 One shall say, I am the LORD’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand to the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Jedan će reći: 'Ja sam Jahvin', drugi će se zvati imenom Jakovljevim. Treći će sebi na ruci napisati: 'Jahvin' i nazvat će se imenom Izraelovim.”
6 Thus says the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Ovako govori kralj Izraelov i otkupitelj njegov, Jahve nad Vojskama: “Ja sam prvi i ja sam posljednji: osim mene Boga nema.
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 things that are coming, and shall come, let them show to them.
Tko je kao ja? Nek' ustane i govori, nek' navijesti i nek' mi razloži! Tko je od vječnosti otkrio što se zbilo? Nek' nam navijesti što će još doći!
8 Fear you not, neither be afraid: have not I told you from that time, and have declared it? you are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yes, there is no God; I know not any.
Ne plašite se, ne bojte se: nisam li vam to odavna navijestio i otkrio? Vi ste mi svjedoci: ima li Boga osim mene? Ima li Stijene? Ja ne znam!”
9 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
Tko god pravi kipove, ništavan je, i dragocjenosti njegove ne koriste ničemu. Svjedoci njihovi ništa ne vide i ništa ne znaju, da im budu na sramotu.
10 Who has formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
Tko pravi boga i lijeva kip da od toga korist ne očekuje?
11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
Gle, svi će štovatelji likova biti osramoćeni, izrađivači njihovi više od bilo koga. Nek' se saberu svi i pojave: prepast će se i postidjeti odjednom.
12 The smith with the tongs both works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms: yes, he is hungry, and his strength fails: he drinks no water, and is faint.
Kovač ga izrađuje na živu ugljevlju, čekićem ga oblikuje, snažnom ga rukom obrađuje. Gladan je i iznemogao; ne pije vode, iscrpljuje se.
13 The carpenter stretches out his rule; he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
Drvodjelja uzima mjeru, pisaljkom lik ocrta, ostruže ga dlijetom, šestarom ga zaokruži i izdjelja ga po uzoru na lik ljudski, kao lijepo ljudsko obličje, da stoji u hramu.
14 He hews him down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak, which he strengthens for himself among the trees of the forest: he plants an ash, and the rain does nourish it.
Bijaše sebi nasjekao cedre, uzeo čempres ili hrast koje je za se njegovao među šumskim drvećem; ili je posadio bor koji raste od kiše.
15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yes, he kindles it, and bakes bread; yes, he makes a god, and worships it; he makes it a graven image, and falls down thereto.
Čovjeku su dobra za vatru; uzima ih da se ogrije; pali ih da ispeče kruh. Ali od njih djelja i boga pred kojim pada ničice, pravi kip i klanja mu se.
16 He burns part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eats flesh; he roasts roast, and is satisfied: yes, he warms himself, and says, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
Polovinom od toga naloži, dakle, oganj, peče meso na žeravi, jede pečenku i siti se: grije se i govori: “Ah, grijem se i uživam uz vatru.”
17 And the residue thereof he makes a god, even his graven image: he falls down to it, and worships it, and prays to it, and says, Deliver me; for you are my god.
Ali od onoga što preostane pravi sebi boga, svog kumira, pada pred njim ničice i klanja mu se i moli: “Spasi me, jer si ti moj bog.”
18 They have not known nor understood: for he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Ne znaju oni i ne razumiju: zaslijepljene su im oči pa ne vide, i srce pa ne shvaćaju.
19 And none considers in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yes, also I have baked bread on the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
Takav ne razmišlja, nema u njega znanja ni razbora da sebi kaže: “Polovinom od ovoga naložio sam oganj, na žeravici ispekao kruh, ispržio meso koje sam pojeo, pa zar ću od ostatka načiniti gnusobu? Zar ću se komadu drveta klanjati?”
20 He feeds on ashes: a deceived heart has turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
On voli pepeo, zavodi ga prevareno srce. Neće spasti svog života i nikad neće reći: “Nije li varka ovo u mojoj desnici?”
21 Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for you are my servant: I have formed you; you are my servant: O Israel, you shall not be forgotten of me.
Sjeti se toga, Jakove, i ti, Izraele, jer si sluga moj! Ja sam te stvorio i sluga si mi, Izraele, neću te zaboraviti!
22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins: return to me; for I have redeemed you.
Kao maglu rastjerao sam tvoje opačine i grijehe tvoje poput oblaka. Meni se obrati jer ja sam te otkupio.
23 Sing, O you heavens; for the LORD has done it: shout, you lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
Kličite, nebesa, jer je Jahve učinio! Orite se, dubine zemljine! Odjekujte radošću, planine, i vi, šume, sa svim svojim drvećem! Jer Jahve je otkupio Jakova, proslavio se u Izraelu!
24 Thus says the LORD, your redeemer, and he that formed you from the womb, I am the LORD that makes all things; that stretches forth the heavens alone; that spreads abroad the earth by myself;
Ovako govori Jahve, otkupitelj tvoj i tvorac tvoj od utrobe: “Ja sam Jahve koji sam sve stvorio, koji sam nebesa sam razapeo i učvrstio zemlju bez pomoći ičije.
25 That frustrates the tokens of the liars, and makes diviners mad; that turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;
Ja osujećujem znamenja vrača, i čarobnjake u luđake promećem; silim mudrace da ustuknu i mudrost im obraćam u bezumlje,
26 That confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; that says to Jerusalem, You shall be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, You shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
ali potvrđujem riječ sluge svojega, ispunjam naum svojih glasnika. Ja govorim Jeruzalemu: 'Naseli se!' I gradovima judejskim: 'Sagradite se!' Iz razvalina ja ih podižem.
27 That says to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers:
Ja govorim moru: 'Presahni! Presušujem ti rijeke.'
28 That says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built; and to the temple, Your foundation shall be laid.
Ja govorim Kiru: 'Pastiru moj!' I on će sve želje moje ispuniti govoreći Jeruzalemu: 'Sagradi se!' i Hramu: 'Utemelji se!'”
