Isaija 44
1 Ali sada èuj, Jakove, slugo moj, i Izrailju, kojega izabrah.
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
2 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.
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 Jer æu izliti vodu na žednoga i potoke na suhu zemlju, izliæu duh svoj na sjeme tvoje i blagoslov svoj na tvoje natražje.
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
4 I procvjetaæe kao u travi, kao vrbe pokraj potoka.
and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
5 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.
One shall say, I am the LORD’S; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.
6 Ovako govori Gospod car Izrailjev i izbavitelj njegov, Gospod nad vojskama: ja sam prvi i ja sam pošljednji, i osim mene nema Boga.
Thus saith 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.
7 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.
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and that shall come to pass, let them declare.
8 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.
Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and shewed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.
9 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.
They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit: and their own witnesses see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
10 Ko gradi boga i lije lik, nije ni na kaku korist.
Who hath fashioned a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
11 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.
Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed; and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; they shall fear, they shall be ashamed together.
12 Kovaè kliještima radi na živom ugljevlju, i kuje èekiæem, i radi snagom svoje ruke, gladuje, te iznemogne, i ne pije vode, te sustane.
The smith [maketh] an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint.
13 Drvodjelja rasteže vrvcu i bilježi crvenilom, teše i zaokružuje, i naèinja kao lik èovjeèji, kao lijepa èovjeka, da stoji u kuæi.
The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil; he shapeth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses, and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in the house.
14 Sijeèe sebi kedre, i uzima èesvinu i hrast ili što je najèvršæe meðu drvljem šumskim; sadi jasen, i od dažda raste.
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir tree, and the rain doth nourish it.
15 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.
Then shall it be for a man to burn; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread: yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
16 Polovinu loži na oganj, uz polovinu jede meso ispekavši peèenje, i biva sit, i grije se i govori: aha, ogrijah se, vidjeh oganj.
He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
17 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.
And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
18 Ne znaju, niti razumiju, jer su im oèi zaslijepljene da ne vide, i srca, da ne razumiju.
They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
19 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?
And none calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
20 Taki se hrani pepelom, prevareno srce zavodi ga da ne može izbaviti duše svoje, niti reæi: nije li laž što mi je u desnici?
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
21 Pamti to, Jakove i Izrailju, jer si moj sluga; ja sam te sazdao, sluga si moj, Izrailju, neæu te zaboraviti.
Remember these things, O Jacob; and Israel, for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
22 Rasuæu kao oblak prijestupe tvoje, i grijehe tvoje kao maglu; vrati se k meni, jer sam te izbavio.
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
23 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.
Sing, O ye heavens, for the LORD hath done it; shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
24 Ovako govori Gospod, izbavitelj tvoj, koji te je sazdao od utrobe materine: ja Gospod naèinih sve: razapeh nebo sam, rasprostrijeh zemlju sam sobom;
Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am the LORD, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth; who is with me?
25 Uništujem znake lažljivcima, i vraèe obezumljujem, vraæam natrag mudarce, i pretvaram mudrost njihovu u ludost;
that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish:
26 Potvrðujem rijeè sluge svojega, i navršujem savjet glasnika svojih; govorim Jerusalimu: naseliæeš se; i gradovima Judinijem: sazidaæete se; i pustoline njihove podignuæu;
that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places thereof:
27 Govorim dubini: presahni i isušiæu rijeke tvoje;
that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
28 Govorim Kiru: pastir si moj; i izvršiæe svu volju moju, i kazaæe Jerusalimu: sazidaæeš se; i crkvi: osnovaæeš se.
That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying of Jerusalem, She shall be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
