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 hath said the Lord thy Maker, and he that formed thee from the womb, who will help thee, Fear not, O my servant Jacob; and thou Jeshurun, 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 [as] I pour water upon the thirsty [land], and rain-droppings upon the dry ground: [so] will I pour my spirit over thy seed, and my blessing over thy 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 After they shall spring up [as] among grass, like willows by the water-courses.
Rast će kao trava pokraj izvora, kao vrbe uz vode tekućice.
5 This one will say, I belong to the Lord; and the other will call himself by the name of Jacob; and the other will inscribe himself with his hand unto 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 hath said 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, like me, will announce, and will tell it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the people of ancient times? and the future things, and those which are to happen, —let them foretell unto 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 Have no dread, and do not despond; have I not long since informed thee, and have told it? and ye are my witnesses: Is there a god beside me? yea, there is no rock, whom I know not.
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 The makers of graven images are all vanity; and their costly idols cannot profit; and they are their own witnesses, that they see not and know not, in order 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 hath formed a god, or cast an image that profiteth nothing?
Tko pravi boga i lijeva kip da od toga korist ne očekuje?
11 Behold, all his associates shall be ashamed, for the workmen themselves are but men: let them all be gathered, let them stand up, they shall be terrified, 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 iron-smith [maketh] an axe and worketh it in the coals, and with hammers he fashioneth it, and worketh it with his powerful arm; he also, when he is hungry, loseth his strength: when he drinketh no water, he becometh 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 worker in wood stretcheth out the rule; he marketh it out with chalk; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, after the beauty of a child of earth, that it may dwell in a 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 felleth for himself cedars, and taketh cypress and oak, and he chooseth for himself the strongest among the trees of the forest; he planteth an ash, and the rain causeth it to grow.
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 doth it serve a man for burning; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; he also heateth therewith, and baketh bread; he also worketh out a god, and boweth himself; he maketh of it an image, and kneeleth 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 The half thereof hath he burnt in fire; with the half thereof will he eat flesh; he will roast food, and be satisfied; he will also warm himself, and say, Aha, I am warm, I have felt 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 hath he made into a god, his graven image; he kneeleth down unto it, and boweth himself, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for my god art thou.
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 know not, they understand not; for their eyes are daubed over, that they cannot see; 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 he layeth it not to heart, and hath no knowledge, no understanding, to say, The half thereof have I burnt in fire; and I have also baked upon its coals bread; I [now] will roast flesh, and eat it: and shall I make of its residue an abomination, before a block of wood shall I kneel?
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 pursueth ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, and will not 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 things, O Jacob; and Israel, for thou art my servant: I have formed thee to be my servant, thou [art this]; O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten by 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 vapor, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Kao maglu rastjerao sam tvoje opačine i grijehe tvoje poput oblaka. Meni se obrati jer ja sam te otkupio.
23 Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it; shout, ye lowest depths of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein; for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and on Israel will he glorify himself.
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 hath said the Lord, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that hath made all things; that hath stretched forth the heavens by myself alone; that hath spread abroad the earth from my own self;
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 frustrate the tokens of the liars, and confuseth diviners; that turneth the wise backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
Ja osujećujem znamenja vrača, i čarobnjake u luđake promećem; silim mudrace da ustuknu i mudrost im obraćam u bezumlje,
26 That fulfilleth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith of Jerusalem, It shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and their ruins will I raise up.
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 saith to the deep, Be dry, and thy rivers will I dry up;
Ja govorim moru: 'Presahni! Presušujem ti rijeke.'
28 That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and all my pleasure shall he perform: even saying of Jerusalem, It shall be built; and the temple's foundation shall be laid.
Ja govorim Kiru: 'Pastiru moj!' I on će sve želje moje ispuniti govoreći Jeruzalemu: 'Sagradi se!' i Hramu: 'Utemelji se!'”
