Isaiah 46
1 Bel is bowed down, Nebo sinketh, their idols are [delivered] unto the beasts, and unto the cattle; those which were once carried by you are now laden up a burden to the weary beasts.
Pade Bel! Sruši se Nebo! Prte svoje kipove na životinje i stoku, nose ih kao breme, teret što zamara.
2 They are sunk, they are bowed down together; they could not deliver the burden, but they themselves are gone into captivity.
Padaju, ruše se svi zajedno, ne mogu spasiti one što ih nose, nego i sami u ropstvo odlaze.
3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who are borne [by me] from their birth, who are carried from the womb;
“Slušajte me, kućo Jakovljeva, i svi koji ostadoste od kuće Izraelove! Ja sam vas ponio tek što se rodiste, i nosio vas od krila materina.
4 And even unto old age I am the same; and even unto the time of hoary hairs will I bear: l have done it, and I will carry [you]; even I will bear, and deliver you.
Do starosti vaše ja ću ostat' isti, do vaših sjedina podupirat ću vas. To sam činio; nosit ću vas i dalje, pomagati vas, izbavljati.
5 To whom will ye liken and assimilate me, and compare me, that we may be like?
S kime biste me usporedili i izjednačili, s kime prispodobili: komu da sam sličan?
6 [There are those] that lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance; that hire a melter, that he may make of it a god; they [then] bend the knee, yea, they bow themselves down;
Vade zlato iz kese i tezuljom mjere srebro, pa naimlju zlatara da od njeg boga načini te pred njim padaju ničice i klanjaju se.
7 They carry him, upon the shoulder they bear him, and set up him in his spot, and he remaineth standing, from his place he doth not move: yea, though one should cry unto him, he cannot answer, out of his trouble he cannot help him.
Dižu ga na rame i nose ga, onda ga stavljaju na njegovo mjesto; on stoji i ne miče se s njega. Prizivaju li ga, on ne odgovara i nikog ne spasava od nevolje njegove.
8 Remember this, and take courage: take it again to heart, O ye transgressors.
Sjetite se toga i budite ljudi, uzmite to k srcu, otpadnici,
9 Remember the former things of olden times; for I am God, and there is no one else; I am God, and there is nothing like me.
sjetite se prošlosti pradavne: ja sam Bog i nema drugoga; Bog, nitko mi sličan nije!
10 Declaring from the beginning the end, and from the earliest days the things that have not yet been done, saying, My counsel shall stand firm, and all my pleasure will I do:
Onaj sam koji od početka svršetak otkriva i unaprijed javlja što još se nije zbilo! Ja kažem: Odluka će se moja ispuniti, izvršit ću sve što mi je po volji.
11 Calling from the east the eagle, from a far-off country the man of my counsel; yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also execute it.
S istoka zovem grabljivicu, iz daleke zemlje zovem čovjeka svog nauma. Rekao sam - ispunit ću, naumio sam - izvršit ću.
12 Hearken unto me, ye stout of heart, that are far from righteousness:
Slušajte me, vi koji gubite srčanost i koji ste daleko od pobjede.
13 I have brought near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will grant unto Zion salvation, unto Israel my glory.
Primičem svoju pobjedu, nije više daleko, spasenje moje zakasniti neće. Na Sion ću spas staviti, u Izraela svoju slavu.”
