< Isaiah 42 >

1 [Yahweh says, “I want you people to know about] my servant, whom I encourage. I have chosen him, and I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will make certain that all the people-groups do what is right/just.
“İşte kendisine destek olduğum, Gönlümün hoşnut olduğu seçtiğim kulum! Ruhum'u onun üzerine koydum. Adaleti uluslara ulaştıracak.
2 He will not [show his power by] shouting [DOU] or by talking very loudly.
Bağırıp çağırmayacak, Sokakta sesini yükseltmeyecek.
3 He will not get rid of [anyone who is weak like] [MET] a smashed reed, and he will not [end the life of anyone who is helpless like] [MET] someone would extinguish a dimly burning wick [of an oil lamp]. He will faithfully/continually make sure that judges decide cases justly.
Ezilmiş kamışı kırmayacak, Tüten fitili söndürmeyecek. Adaleti sadakatle ulaştıracak.
4 He will not become exhausted or discouraged all during the time that he is causing things to be done justly throughout the earth. Even [people living on the islands in] [MTY] the oceans will confidently wait for [him to teach them] his laws.”
Yeryüzünde adaleti sağlayana dek Umudunu, cesaretini yitirmeyecek. Kıyı halkları onun yasasına umut bağlayacak.”
5 Yahweh our God created the sky and spread it out. He also created the earth and everything on it. He gives breath to all the people on the earth; he causes them to live [DOU]. [And he is the one who says to his special servant],
Gökleri yaratıp geren, Yeryüzünü ve ürününü seren, Dünyadaki insanlara soluk, Orada yaşayanlara ruh veren RAB Tanrı diyor ki,
6 “I, Yahweh, have chosen you to show people that I always act righteously/fairly. I will grasp your hand and protect you, and I will present you to [my Israeli] people to be the one who will put into effect my agreement with them. [You will be like] a light to the [other] nations.
“Ben, RAB, seni doğrulukla çağırdım, Elinden tutacak, Seni koruyacağım. Seni halka antlaşma, Uluslara ışık yapacağım.
7 You will enable blind [IDM] people to see, you will free those who are in prison (OR, who are bound [by the guilt of their sins]) [MET] and release those who are in dark dungeons.
Öyle ki, kör gözleri açasın, Zindandaki tutsakları, Cezaevi karanlığında yaşayanları özgür kılasın.
8 I am Yahweh; that is my name. I will not allow anyone else to receive the honor that only I deserve. And I will not allow idols to be praised like only I should be praised.
“Ben RAB'bim, adım budur. Onurumu bir başkasına, Övgülerimi putlara bırakmam.
9 Everything that I have prophesied has happened, and now I will tell about other things that will happen. I will tell you things that will happen before they happen.”
Bakın, önceden bildirdiklerim gerçekleşti. Şimdi de yenilerini bildiriyorum; Bunlar ortaya çıkmadan önce size duyuruyorum.”
10 Sing a new song to Yahweh! Sing to praise him throughout the world! All you people who sail across the oceans, and all you creatures that live in the oceans, and all you people who live on islands far away, sing!
Ey denizlere açılanlar ve denizlerdeki her şey, Kıyılar ve kıyı halkları, RAB'be yeni bir ilahi söyleyin, Dünyanın dört bucağından O'nu ezgilerle övün.
11 You people who live in towns in the desert, sing loudly! You people who live in the Kedar [area in the north of Arabia], you rejoice also! You people in Sela [city in Edom], you also should sing joyfully; shout [to praise him] from the tops of your mountains!
Bozkır ve bozkırdaki kentler, Kedar köylerinde yaşayan halk Sesini yükseltsin. Sela'da oturanlar sevinçle haykırsın, Bağırsın dağların doruklarından.
12 Even people who live on distant islands should honor Yahweh and sing to praise him.
Hepsi RAB'bi onurlandırsın, Kıyı halkları O'nu övsün.
13 [It will be as though] Yahweh will march out like [SIM] a mighty soldier; he will show that he is very angry. He will shout a battle-cry, and [then] he will defeat all his enemies.
Yiğit gibi çıkagelecek RAB, Savaşçı gibi gayrete gelecek. Bağırıp savaş çığlığı atacak, Düşmanlarına üstünlüğünü gösterecek.
14 [He will say], “I have remained silent [DOU] for a long time; I have restrained myself [from doing what I need to do]. But now, like [SIM] a woman who is giving birth to a baby, I will cry out and gasp and pant.
“Uzun zamandır ses çıkarmadım, Sustum, kendimi tuttum. Ama şimdi feryat edeceğim doğuran kadın gibi, Nefesim tutulacak, kesik kesik soluyacağım.
15 I will level off the hills and mountains, and I will cause all the plants and trees to dry up. I will cause the rivers to become small streams, and little islands will appear in them, and I will cause all the pools to become dry.
Harap edeceğim dağları, tepeleri, Bütün yeşilliklerini kurutacağım. Irmakları adalara çevirip havuzları kurutacağım.
16 [My people who have been taken to Babylonia are like] [MET] blind people, [but] I will lead them along a road on which they have not walked before, on a road that they have not seen before. They have felt [very helpless, as though] they were walking in the darkness, but I will take away that darkness and I will make smooth the road that is in front of them. Those are the things that I will do for them; I will not abandon them.
Körlere bilmedikleri yolda rehberlik edeceğim, Onlara kılavuz olacağım bilmedikleri yollarda, Karanlığı önlerinde ışığa, Engebeleri düzlüğe çevireceğim. Yerine getireceğim sözler bunlardır. Onlardan geri dönmem.
17 But those who trust in carved idols, and say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be completely humiliated/disgraced.”
Oyma putlara güvenenler, Dökme putlara, ‘İlahlarımız sizsiniz’ diyenlerse Geri döndürülüp büsbütün utandırılacaklar.”
18 You [Israeli people who have acted toward God like] deaf [people], listen [to what Yahweh says]! “You [who have been like] [MET] blind [people], look!
“Ey sağırlar, işitin, Ey körler, bakın da görün!
19 No people are [RHQ] as blind as my people, who [should have been] serving me. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] deaf people as [the Israelis, who should have been] my messengers. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] blind people as those whom I chose to serve me.
Kulum kadar kör olan var mı? Gönderdiğim ulak kadar sağır olan var mı? Benimle barışık olan kadar, RAB'bin kulu kadar kör olan kim var?
20 You see and know what are the right things to do, but you do not do them. You hear [what I say to you], but you do not pay attention.”
Pek çok şey gördünüz, ama aldırmıyorsunuz, Kulaklarınız açık, ama işitmiyorsunuz.”
21 Because Yahweh is righteous, he has honored his glorious laws.
Kendi doğruluğu uğruna Kutsal Yasa'yı Büyük ve yüce kılmak RAB'bi hoşnut etti.
22 But [the armies of Babylon have destroyed Jerusalem] and have completely (plundered/taken away) [DOU] all the valuable things, and they have captured Yahweh’s people and taken them away and put them in prison. They have been captured easily, because there was no one to protect them; there was no one to say that they should be allowed to return home.
Ama bu yağmalanmış, soyulmuş bir halktır. Hepsi deliklere, cezaevlerine kapatılmışlardır. Yağmalanmak için varlar, kurtaran yok. Soyulmak içinler, “Geri verin” diyen yok.
23 Who among you will listen carefully to these things? Who will pay attention from now on?
Hanginiz kulak verecek? Gelecekte kim can kulağıyla dinleyecek?
24 Who allowed the valuable possessions of the people of Israel to be stolen [RHQ, DOU]? It was Yahweh, because he is he one against whom we had sinned; we did not conduct our lives like he wanted us to, and we did not obey his laws.
Yakup soyunun soyulmasına, İsrail'in yağmalanmasına kim olur verdi? Kendisine karşı günah işlediğimiz RAB değil mi? Çünkü O'nun yolunda yürümek istemediler, Yasasına kulak asmadılar.
25 Therefore, he was extremely angry with us, and he caused our soldiers to be destroyed in battles. [It was as though] [MET] he lit a fire around us, but we did not understand [what he was trying to tell us]. [His being angry with us was like] a fire that would burn us up, but we did not pay attention [IDM].
Bu yüzden kızgın öfkesini, Savaşın şiddetini üzerlerine yağdırdı. Ama ateş çemberi içinde olduklarını farketmediler, Aldırmadılar kendilerini yakıp bitiren ateşe.

< Isaiah 42 >