Isaija 40
1 Tješite, tješite narod moj, govori Bog vaš.
Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God.
2 Govorite Jerusalimu ljubazno, i javljajte mu da se navršio rok njegov, da mu se bezakonje oprostilo, jer je primio iz ruke Gospodnje dvojinom za sve grijehe svoje.
Bid Jerusalem take heart, and proclaim unto her, that her time of service is accomplished, that her guilt is paid off; that she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.
3 Glas je nekoga koji vièe: pripravite u pustinji put Gospodnji, poravnite u pustoši stazu Bogu našemu.
Hark! one calleth: 'Clear ye in the wilderness the way of the LORD, make plain in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Sve doline neka se povise, i sve gore i bregovi neka se slegnu, i što je krivo neka bude pravo, i neravna mjesta neka budu ravna.
Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the rugged shall be made level, and the rough places a plain;
5 I javiæe se slava Gospodnja, i svako æe tijelo vidjeti; jer usta Gospodnja govoriše.
And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.'
6 Glas govori: vièi. I reèe: šta da vièem? Da je svako tijelo trava i sve dobro njegovo kao cvijet poljski.
Hark! one saith: 'Proclaim!' And he saith: 'What shall I proclaim?' 'All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field;
7 Suši se trava, cvijet opada kad duh Gospodnji dune na nj; doista je narod trava.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the breath of the LORD bloweth upon it — surely the people is grass.
8 Suši se trava, cvijet opada; ali rijeè Boga našega ostaje dovijeka.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever.'
9 Izidi na visoku goru, Sione, koji javljaš dobre glase; podigni silno glas svoj, Jerusalime, koji javljaš dobre glase; podigni, ne boj se. Kaži gradovima Judinijem: evo Boga vašega.
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah: 'Behold your God!'
10 Evo, Gospod Bog ide na jakoga, i mišica æe njegova obladati njim; evo plata je njegova kod njega i djelo njegovo pred njim.
Behold, the Lord GOD will come as a Mighty One, and His arm will rule for Him; behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.
11 Kao pastir pašæe stado svoje; u naruèje svoje sabraæe jaganjce, i u njedrima æe ih nositi, a dojilice æe voditi polako.
Even as a shepherd that feedeth his flock, that gathereth the lambs in his arm, and carrieth them in his bosom, and gently leadeth those that give suck.
12 Ko je izmjerio vodu grstima svojim i nebesa premjerio peðu? ko je mjerom izmjerio prah zemaljski, i gore izmjerio na mjerila i bregove na poteg?
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
13 Ko je upravljao duh Gospodnji? ili mu bio savjetnik i nauèio ga?
Who hath meted out the spirit of the LORD? Or who was His counsellor that he might instruct Him?
14 S kim se je dogovarao i ko ga je urazumio i nauèio putu suda, i nauèio ga znanju i pokazao mu put razuma?
With whom took He counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of right, and taught Him knowledge, and made Him to know the way of discernment?
15 Gle, narodi su kao kap iz vijedra, i kao praška na mjerilima broje se; gle, premješta ostrva kao prašak.
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance; behold the isles are as a mote in weight.
16 Ni Livan ne bi bio dosta za oganj, i životinje njegove ne bi bile dosta za žrtvu paljenicu.
And Lebanon is not sufficient fuel, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for burnt-offerings.
17 Svi su narodi kao ništa pred njim, manje negoli ništa i taština vrijede mu.
All the nations are as nothing before Him; they are accounted by Him as things of nought, and vanity.
18 S kim æete dakle izjednaèiti Boga? i kaku æete mu priliku naæi?
To whom then will ye liken God? Or what likeness will ye compare unto Him?
19 Umjetnik lije lik, i zlatar ga pozlaæuje, i verižice srebrne lije.
The image perchance, which the craftsman hath melted, and the goldsmith spread over with gold, the silversmith casting silver chains?
20 A ko je siromah, te nema šta prinijeti, bira drvo koje ne trune, i traži vješta umjetnika da naèini rezan lik, koji se ne pomièe.
A holm-oak is set apart, he chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning craftsman to set up an image, that shall not be moved.
21 Ne znate li? ne èujete li? ne kazuje li vam se od iskona? ne razumijete li od temelja zemaljskih?
Know ye not? hear ye not? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood the foundations of the earth?
22 On sjedi nad krugom zemaljskim, i njezini su mu stanovnici kao skakavci; on je razastro nebesa kao platno i razapeo ih kao šator za stan.
It is He that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
23 On obraæa knezove u ništa, sudije zemaljske èini da su kao taština.
That bringeth princes to nothing; He maketh the judges of the earth as a thing of nought.
24 Kao da nijesu posaðeni ni posijani, i kao da im se stablo nije ukorijenilo u zemlji, èim dune na njih, posahnu, i vihor kao pljevu raznese ih.
Scarce are they planted, scarce are they sown, scarce hath their stock taken root in the earth; when He bloweth upon them, they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.
25 S kim æete me dakle izjednaèiti da bih bio kao on? veli sveti.
To whom then will ye liken Me, that I should be equal? saith the Holy One.
26 Podignite gore oèi svoje i vidite; ko je to stvorio? ko izvodi vojsku svega toga na broj i zove svako po imenu, i velike radi sile njegove i jake moæi ne izostaje nijedno?
Lift up your eyes on high, and see: who hath created these? He that bringeth out their host by number, He calleth them all by name; by the greatness of His might, and for that He is strong in power, not one faileth.
27 Zašto govoriš, Jakove, i kažeš, Izrailju: sakriven je put moj od Gospoda, i stvar moja ne izlazi pred Boga mojega?
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel: 'My way is hid from the LORD, and my right is passed over from my God'?
28 Ne znaš li? nijesi li èuo da Bog vjeèni Gospod, koji je stvorio krajeve zemaljske, ne sustaje niti se utruðuje? razumu njegovu nema mjere.
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? His discernment is past searching out.
29 On daje snagu umornome, i nejakome umnožava krjepost.
He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might He increaseth strength.
30 Djeca se more i sustaju, i mladiæi padaju;
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall;
31 Ali koji se nadaju Gospodu, dobijaju novu snagu, podižu se na krilima kao orlovi, trèe i ne sustaju, hode i ne more se.
But they that wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
