Izaija 41
1 Umuknite preda mnom, otoci, nek' novu snagu narodi priberu. Nek' se primaknu i progovore; zajedno pristupimo k sudu.
“Listen before me in silence, you coastlands; let the nations renew their strength; let them come near and speak; let us come near together to argue a dispute.
2 “Tko je podigao s Istoka onog kog ukorak prati Pobjeda? Tko mu izručuje narode i kraljeve podlaže? Prah su pod mačem njegovim, k'o pljevu ih njegov luk raspršuje.
Who has stirred up one from the east, calling him in righteousness to his service? He hands nations over to him and helps him subdue kings. He turns them to dust with his sword, like windblown stubble with his bow.
3 Goni ih, napreduje pouzdano, noge mu se ceste ne dotiču.
He pursues them and passes by safely, by a swift path that his feet scarcely touch.
4 Tko je to učinio i izvršio? Onaj koji odiskona zove naraštaje, ja, Jahve, koji sam prvi i bit ću ovaj isti s posljednjima!”
Who has performed and accomplished these deeds? Who has summoned the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last ones, I am he.
5 Otoci gledaju i strah ih obuzima, dršću krajevi zemaljski, oni se bliže i već su tu.
The isles have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble; they approach and come.
6 Svatko pomaže svome drugu i bratu svom zbori: “Hrabro!”
Everyone helps his neighbor, and every one says to one another, 'Be encouraged.'
7 Ljevač bodri zlatara, onaj koji gladi čekićem bodri onog koji kuje na nakovnju. On govori o spajanju: “Dobro je”, i čavlima kip učvršćuje da se ne pomiče.
So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith, and he who works with the hammer encourages him who works with an anvil, saying of the welding, 'It is good.' They fasten it with nails so it will not topple over.
8 Ti, Izraele, slugo moja, Jakove, kog sam izabrao, potomče Abrahama, mojega ljubimca!
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham my friend,
9 Ti koga uzeh s krajeva zemlje i pozvah s rubova njenih, ti kome rekoh: “Ti si sluga moj, izabrao sam te i nisam te odbacio.”
you whom I am bringing back from the ends of the earth, and whom I called from the far away places, and to whom I said, 'You are my servant;' I have chosen you and not rejected you.
10 Ne boj se jer ja sam s tobom; ne obaziri se plaho jer ja sam Bog tvoj. Ja te krijepim i pomažem ti, podupirem te pobjedničkom desnicom.
Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be anxious, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, and I will help you, and I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
11 Gle, postidjet će se i smesti svi koji su na tebe bjesnjeli, bit će uništeni i propast će oni što se s tobom parbiše!
See, they will be ashamed and disgraced, all who have been angry with you; they will be as nothing and will perish, those who oppose you.
12 Tražit ćeš svoje protivnike, ali ih nećeš naći. Bit će uništeni, svedeni na ništa oni koji protiv tebe vojuju.
You will seek and will not find those who contended with you; those who warred against you will be like nothing, absolutely nothing.
13 Jer ja, Jahve, Bog tvoj, krijepim desnicu tvoju i kažem ti: “Ne boj se, ja ti pomažem.”
For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, 'Do not fear; I am helping you.'
14 Ne boj se, Jakove, crviću, Izraele, ličinko, ja sam pomoć tvoja - riječ je Jahvina - Svetac Izraelov tvoj je otkupitelj.
Do not fear, Jacob you worm, and you men of Israel; I will help you—this is Yahweh's declaration, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 Gle, činim te mlatilom oštrim, novim, dvostrukih zubaca; mlatit ćeš i satirati brda, u prah ćeš pretvoriti bregove.
Look, I am making you like a sharp threshing sledge, new and two-edged; you will thresh the mountains and crush them; you will make the hills like chaff.
16 Vijat ćeš ih, vjetar će ih odnijeti, vihor će ih raspršiti. A ti ćeš kliktati u Jahvi, dičit ćeš se Svecem Izraelovim.
You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in Yahweh, you will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
17 Ubogi i bijedni vodu traže, a nje nema! Jezik im se osuši od žeđi. Ja, Jahve, njih ću uslišiti, ja, Bog Izraelov, ostavit' ih neću.
The oppressed and needy look for water, but there is none, and their tongues are parched for thirst; I, Yahweh, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
18 U goleti bregova otvorit ću rijeke i posred dolova izvore. Pustinju ću pretvoriti u močvaru, a u vrela sušnu zemlju.
I will make streams to flow down the slopes, and springs in the middle of the valleys; I will make the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into springs of water.
19 Posadit ću u pustinji cedar, bagrem, mirtu i maslinu. Stepu ću pošumiti čempresom, brijestom i šimširom zajedno.
In the wilderness I will set the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the olive tree. I will set the cypress in the desert plain, with the pines and the cypress box trees.
20 Nek' svi vide i nek' znaju, nek' promisle i nek' shvate: ruka Jahvina to učini, Svetac Izraelov stvori sve.
I will do this so that the people may see, recognize, and understand together, that the hand of Yahweh has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
21 “Iznesite svoj spor, kaže Jahve, predočite dokaze, kaže kralj Jakovljev.
“Present your case,” says Yahweh, “present your best arguments for your idols,” says the King of Jacob.
22 Nek' pristupe i nek' nam objave ono što će se zbiti. TÓa što su nam otkrili o onom što bijaše, što se ispunilo, da o tom mislimo? Il' objavite što će biti, da doznamo ono što dolazi.
Let them bring us their own arguments; have them come forward and declare to us what will happen, so we may know these things well. Have them tell us of earlier predictive declarations, so we can reflect on them and know how they were fulfilled.
23 Otkrijte nam što će se poslije zbiti, i poznat ćemo da ste bogovi. Učinite nešto, dobro ili zlo, da se začudimo i prepadnemo zajedno.
Tell things about the future, that we may know if you are gods; do something good or evil, that we may be frightened and impressed.
24 Ali vi niste ništa i djela su vam ništavna, gnusan je koji vas izabere.”
See, you idols are nothing and your deeds are nothing; the one who chooses you is detestable.
25 Podigoh ga sa sjevera da dođe, zazvah ga po imenu s istoka. Kao blato gazio je namjesnike, kao što po glini lončar gazi.
I have raised up one from the north, and he comes; from the sun's rising I summon him who calls on my name, and he will trample the rulers like mud, like a potter who is treading on the clay.
26 Tko je to odiskona objavio da bismo znali, unaprijed prorekao da bismo rekli: istina je? Ali nikog nema tko bi objavio, niti koga da bi navijestio, niti koga da čuje riječi vaše.
Who announced this from the beginning, that we might know? Before this time, that we may say, “He is right”? Indeed none of them decreed it, yes, none heard you say anything.
27 Ja prvi rekoh Sionu: “Gle, evo ih”; prvi Jeruzalemu poslah glasnika vijesti radosne.
I first said to Zion, “Look here they are;” I sent a herald to Jerusalem.
28 Gledao sam, ali ne bješe nikoga, ni jednoga od njih da savjet dade, da ih pitam i da odgovore.
When I look, there is no one, not one among them who can give good advice, who, when I ask, can answer a word.
29 Svi zajedno ništa su, ništavna su djela njihova, vjetar i ispraznost njihovi kipovi.
Look, all of them are nothing, and their deeds are nothing; their cast metal figures are wind and emptiness.
