Isaiah 44
1 And now, hear, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have fixed on:
Ali sada èuj, Jakove, slugo moj, i Izrailju, kojega izabrah.
2 Thus said Jehovah, thy Maker, and thy Former, From the womb He doth help thee; Fear not, my servant Jacob, And Jeshurun, whom I have fixed on.
Ovako veli Gospod, koji te je stvorio i sazdao od utrobe materine, i koji ti pomaže: ne boj se, slugo moj Jakove, i mili, kojega izabrah.
3 For I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on thy seed, And My blessing on thine offspring.
Jer æu izliti vodu na žednoga i potoke na suhu zemlju, izliæu duh svoj na sjeme tvoje i blagoslov svoj na tvoje natražje.
4 And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by streams of water.
I procvjetaæe kao u travi, kao vrbe pokraj potoka.
5 This [one] saith, For Jehovah I [am], And this calleth [himself] by the name of Jacob, And this [one] writeth [with] his hand, 'For Jehovah,' and by the name of Israel surnameth himself.
Ovaj æe reæi: ja sam Gospodnji, a onaj æe se zvati po imenu Jakovljevu, a drugi æe se pisati svojom rukom Gospodnji, i prezivaæe se imenom Izrailjevijem.
6 Thus said Jehovah, king of Israel, And his Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts: 'I [am] the first, and I the last, And besides Me there is no God.
Ovako govori Gospod car Izrailjev i izbavitelj njegov, Gospod nad vojskama: ja sam prvi i ja sam pošljednji, i osim mene nema Boga.
7 And who as I, doth call and declare it, And arrange it for Me, Since My placing the people of antiquity, And things that are coming, And those that do come, declare they to them?
I ko kao ja oglašuje i objavljuje ovo, ili mi ureðuje otkako naselih stari narod? Neka im javi što æe biti i što æe doæi.
8 Fear not, nor be afraid, Have I not from that time caused thee to hear, and declared? And ye [are] My witnesses, Is there a God besides Me? yea, there is none, A Rock I have not known.
Ne bojte se i ne plašite se; nijesam li ti davno kazao i objavio? vi ste mi svjedoci; ima li Bog osim mene? Da, nema stijene, ne znam ni jedne.
9 Framers of a graven image [are] all of them emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And their own witnesses they [are], They see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed.
Koji grade rezane likove, svi su ništa, i mile stvari njihove ne pomažu ništa, i one su im svjedoci da ne vide i ne razumiju, da bi se posramili.
10 Who hath formed a god, And a molten image poured out — not profitable?
Ko gradi boga i lije lik, nije ni na kaku korist.
11 Lo, all his companions are ashamed, As to artisans — they [are] of men, All of them gather together, they stand up, They fear, they are ashamed together.
Gle, svi æe se drugovi njegovi posramiti, i umjetnici više od drugih ljudi; neka se skupe svi i stanu, biæe ih strah i posramiæe se svi.
12 He hath wrought iron [with] an axe, And hath wrought with coals, And with hammers doth form it, And doth work it by his powerful arm, Yea, he is hungry, and there is no power, He doth not drink water, and he is wearied.
Kovaè kliještima radi na živom ugljevlju, i kuje èekiæem, i radi snagom svoje ruke, gladuje, te iznemogne, i ne pije vode, te sustane.
13 He hath wrought [with] wood, He hath stretched out a rule, He doth mark it out with a line, He maketh it with carving tools, And with a compass he marketh it out, And maketh it according to the form of a man, According to the beauty of a man, To remain in the house.
Drvodjelja rasteže vrvcu i bilježi crvenilom, teše i zaokružuje, i naèinja kao lik èovjeèji, kao lijepa èovjeka, da stoji u kuæi.
14 Cutting down to himself cedars, He taketh also a cypress, and an oak, And he strengtheneth [it] for himself Among the trees of a forest, He hath planted an ash, and the shower doth nourish [it].
Sijeèe sebi kedre, i uzima èesvinu i hrast ili što je najèvršæe meðu drvljem šumskim; sadi jasen, i od dažda raste.
15 And it hath been for man to burn, And he taketh of them, and becometh warm, Yea, he kindleth [it], and hath baked bread, Yea, he maketh a god, and boweth himself, He hath made it a graven image, And he falleth down to it.
I biva èovjeku za oganj, i uzme ga, te se grije; upali ga, te peèe hljeb; i još gradi od njega boga i klanja mu se; gradi od njega lik rezan, i pada na koljena pred njim.
16 Half of it he hath burnt in the fire, By [this] half of it he eateth flesh, He roasteth a roasting, and is satisfied, Yea, he is warm, and saith: 'Aha, I have become warm, I have enjoyed the light.
Polovinu loži na oganj, uz polovinu jede meso ispekavši peèenje, i biva sit, i grije se i govori: aha, ogrijah se, vidjeh oganj.
17 And its remnant for a god he hath made — For his graven image, He falleth down to it, and worshippeth, And prayeth unto it, and he saith, 'Deliver me, for my god thou [art].'
A od ostatka gradi boga, rezan lik svoj, pada pred njim na koljena i klanja se, i moli mu se i govori: izbavi me, jer si ti bog moj.
18 They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.
Ne znaju, niti razumiju, jer su im oèi zaslijepljene da ne vide, i srca, da ne razumiju.
19 And none doth turn [it] back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, 'Half of it I have burned in the fire, Yea, also, I have baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And its remnant for an abomination I make, To the stock of a tree I fall down.'
Niti uzimaju na um, nema znanja ni razuma da bi koji rekao: polovinu ovoga spalih na oganj, i na uglju od njega ispekoh hljeb, ispekoh meso i jedoh; i od ostatka eda li æu naèiniti gad, i panju drvenom hoæu li se klanjati?
20 Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It hath turned him aside, And he delivereth not his soul, nor saith: 'Is there not a lie in my right hand?'
Taki se hrani pepelom, prevareno srce zavodi ga da ne može izbaviti duše svoje, niti reæi: nije li laž što mi je u desnici?
21 Remember these, O Jacob, and Israel, For My servant thou [art], I formed thee, a servant to Me thou [art], O Israel, thou dost not forget Me.
Pamti to, Jakove i Izrailju, jer si moj sluga; ja sam te sazdao, sluga si moj, Izrailju, neæu te zaboraviti.
22 I have blotted out, as [by] a thick cloud, Thy transgressions, And as [by] a cloud thy sins, Return unto Me, for I have redeemed thee.
Rasuæu kao oblak prijestupe tvoje, i grijehe tvoje kao maglu; vrati se k meni, jer sam te izbavio.
23 Sing, O heavens, for Jehovah hath wrought, Shout, O lower parts of earth, Break forth, O mountains, with singing, Forest, and every tree in it, For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, And in Israel He doth beautify Himself.
Pjevajte, nebesa, jer Gospod uèini, podvikujte, nizine zemaljske, popijevajte, gore, šume i sva drva u njima, jer izbavi Gospod Jakova i proslavi se u Izrailju.
24 Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, And thy framer from the womb: 'I [am] Jehovah, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading out the earth — who [is] with Me?
Ovako govori Gospod, izbavitelj tvoj, koji te je sazdao od utrobe materine: ja Gospod naèinih sve: razapeh nebo sam, rasprostrijeh zemlju sam sobom;
25 Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their knowledge it maketh foolish.
Uništujem znake lažljivcima, i vraèe obezumljujem, vraæam natrag mudarce, i pretvaram mudrost njihovu u ludost;
26 Confirming the word of His servant, The counsel of His messengers it perfecteth, Who is saying of Jerusalem, She is inhabited, And of cities of Judah, They shall be built, and her wastes I raise up,
Potvrðujem rijeè sluge svojega, i navršujem savjet glasnika svojih; govorim Jerusalimu: naseliæeš se; i gradovima Judinijem: sazidaæete se; i pustoline njihove podignuæu;
27 Who is saying to the deep, Be dry, and thy rivers I cause to dry up,
Govorim dubini: presahni i isušiæu rijeke tvoje;
28 Who is saying of Cyrus, My shepherd, And all my delight He doth perfect, So as to say of Jerusalem, Thou art built, And of the temple, Thou art founded.
Govorim Kiru: pastir si moj; i izvršiæe svu volju moju, i kazaæe Jerusalimu: sazidaæeš se; i crkvi: osnovaæeš se.
