Esias 44
1 But now hear, Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen.
Vendar sedaj poslušaj, oh Jakob, moj služabnik in Izrael, ki sem ga izbral:
2 Thus says the Lord God that made you, and he that formed you from the womb; You shall yet be helped: fear not, my servant Jacob; and beloved Israel, whom I have chosen.
»Tako govori Gospod, ki te je naredil in te oblikoval iz maternice, ki ti bo pomagal: ›Ne boj se, oh Jakob, moj služabnik in ti Ješurún, ki sem ga izbral.
3 For I will give water to the thirsty that walk in a dry land: I will put my Spirit upon your seed, and my blessings upon your children:
Kajti vodo bom izlil na tistega, ki je žejen in poplave na suha tla. Svojega duha bom izlil na tvoje seme in svoj blagoslov na tvoje potomstvo.
4 and they shall spring up as grass between brooks, and as willows on [the banks of] running water.
Pognali bodo kakor med travo, kakor vrbe ob vodnih tokovih.
5 One shall say, I am God's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand, I am God's, and shall call himself by the name of Israel.
Nekdo bo rekel: ›Jaz sem Gospodov, ‹ drugi se bo imenoval po Jakobovem imenu, drugi se bo s svojo roko podpisal Gospodu in se poimenoval po imenu Izrael.
6 Thus says God the King of Israel, and the God of hosts that delivered him; I am the first, and I am hereafter: beside me there is no God.
Tako govori Gospod, Izraelov Kralj in njegov odkupitelj, Gospod nad bojevniki: ›Jaz sem prvi in jaz sem zadnji in poleg mene ni Boga.
7 Who is like me? let him stand, and call, and declare, and prepare for me from the time that I made man for ever; and let them tell you the things that are coming before they arrive.
Kdo bo klical kakor jaz in bo to razglasil in bo to uredil zame, odkar sem določil starodavno ljudstvo? Stvari, ki prihajajo in bodo prišle, naj jim jih oni pokažejo.
8 Hide not yourselves, nor go astray: have you not heard from the beginning, and [have not] I told you? you are witnesses if there is a God beside me.
Ne bojte se niti ne bodite prestrašeni. Mar ti nisem povedal od tistega časa in ti to razglasil? Vi ste celo moje priče. Mar je Bog razen mene? Da, tam ni Boga, jaz ne poznam nobenega.
9 But they that framed [false gods] did not then listen; and they that graved [images] are all vain, performing their own desires, which shall not profit them, but they shall be ashamed
Tisti, ki delajo rezano podobo, so vsi izmed njih ničnost in njihove izvrstne stvari ne bodo koristile in oni so svoje lastne priče; ne vidijo niti ne vedo, da bi jih bilo sram.
10 that form a god, and all that grave worthless things:
Kdo je oblikoval boga ali ulil rezano podobo, ki ni koristna za nič?
11 and all by whom they were made are withered: yes, let all the deaf be gathered from [amongst] men, and let them stand together; and let them be ashamed and confounded together:
Glej, vsi njegovi tovariši bodo osramočeni in delavci, oni so izmed ljudi. Naj bodo vsi zbrani skupaj, naj vstanejo; vendar se bodo bali in skupaj bodo osramočeni.
12 For the artificer sharpens the iron; he fashions [the idol] with an axe, and fixes it with an awl, and fashions it with the strength of his arm: and he will be hungry and weak, and will drink no water.
Kovač s kleščami dela tako v oglju, kakor ga oblikuje s kladivi in ga izdeluje z močjo svojih laktov. Da, lačen je in njegova moč peša. Ne pije vode in je slaboten.
13 The artificer having chosen a piece of wood, marks it out with a rule, and fits it with glue, and makes it as the form of a man, and as the beauty of a man, to set it up in the house.
Lesorezec izteza svoje merilo, označuje s črtalom, oblikuje z dleti in ga začrtuje s šestilom in ga dela po podobi človeka, glede na človeško lepoto, da bi ta lahko ostal v hiši.
14 He cuts wood out of the forest, which the Lord planted, [even] a pine tree, and the rain made it grow,
Poseka si cedre in jemlje cipreso in hrast, ki si jih je okrepil med gozdnimi drevesi, zasadi veliki jesen in dež ga neguje.
15 that it might be for men to burn: and having taken part of it he warms himself; yes, they burn part of it, and bake loaves thereon; and [of] the rest they make for themselves gods, and they worship them.
Potem bo to za človeka, da zakuri, kajti vzel bo od tega in se ogrel; da, to vžge in speče kruh; da, naredi boga in ga obožuje; izdela rezano podobo in pada dol k njej.
16 Half thereof he burns in the fire, and with half of it he bakes loaves on the coals; and having roasted flesh on it he eats, and is satisfied, and having warmed himself he says, I am comfortable, for I have warmed myself, and have seen the fire.
Del od tega zakuri v ognju, z delom od tega jé meso, speče pečenko in je nasičen. Da, ogreje se in reče: ›Aha, topel sem, videl sem ogenj.‹
17 And the rest he makes a graven god, and worships, and prays, saying, Deliver me; for you are my God.
Od preostanka pa si izdela boga, celó svojo rezano podobo, pada dol k njej in jo obožuje in moli k njej ter pravi: ›Osvobodi me, kajti ti si moj bog.‹
18 They have no understanding to perceive; for they have been blinded so that they should not see with their eyes, nor perceive with their heart.
Niso spoznali niti razumeli, kajti zaprl je njihove oči, da ne morejo videti in njihova srca, da ne morejo razumeti.
19 And one has not considered in his mind, nor known in his understanding, that he has burnt up half of it in the fire, and baked loaves on the coals thereof and has roasted and eaten flesh, and of the rest of it he has made an abomination, and they worship it.
In nihče ne preudari v svojem srcu niti tam ni spoznanja niti razumevanja, da reče: ›Del tega sem spekel v ognju; da, na njegovi žerjavici sem spekel tudi kruh, spekel sem meso in ga pojedel in njegov preostanek bom naredil [za] ogabnost? Ali bom padal dol k štoru?
20 Know you that their heart is ashes, and they err, and no one is able to deliver his soul: see, you will not say, [There is a] lie in my right hand.
Hrani se s pepelom, zavedeno srce ga je obrnilo vstran, da ne more osvoboditi svoje duše niti reči: › Mar ni laž v moji desnici?‹
21 Remember these things, O Jacob and Israel; for you are my servant; I have formed you [to be] my servant: and do you, Israel, not forget me.
Spomni se tega, oh Jakob in Izrael, kajti ti si moj služabnik. Jaz sem te oblikoval, ti si moj služabnik. Oh Izrael, ne bom te pozabil.
22 For behold, I have blotted out as a cloud your transgressions, and your sin as darkness: turn to me, and I will redeem you.
Tvoje prestopke sem izbrisal kakor gost oblak in kakor oblak tvoje grehe. Vrni se k meni, kajti jaz sem te odkupil.
23 Rejoice, you heavens; for God has had mercy upon Israel: sound the trumpet, you foundations of the earth: you mountains, shout [with] joy, you hills, and all the trees therein: for God has redeemed Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified.
Pojte, oh ve nebesa, kajti Gospod je to storil. Vpijte globočine zemlje. Izbruhnite v petje, ve gore, oh gozd in vsako drevo v njem, kajti Gospod je odkupil Jakoba in se proslavil v Izraelu.
24 Thus says the Lord that redeems you, and who formed you from the womb, I am the Lord that performs all things: I stretched out the heaven alone, and established the earth.
Tako govori Gospod, tvoj odkupitelj in on, ki te je oblikoval iz maternice, jaz sem Gospod, ki delam vse stvari, ki sam razprostiram nebo, ki sam na široko razširjam zemljo;
25 Who else will frustrate the tokens of those that have divining spirits, and prophecies from the heart of [man]? turning the wise back, and making their counsel foolishness;
ki onemogočam simbole lažnivcev in vedeževalce delam besne; ki modre može obračam nazaj in njihovo znanje delam nespametno;
26 and confirming the word of his servant, and verifying the counsel of his messengers: who says to Jerusalem, You shall be inhabited; and to the cities of Idumea, You shall be built, and her desert places shall spring forth.
ki potrjujem besedo svojega služabnika in izvajam nasvet svojih poslancev; ki [prestolnici] Jeruzalemu pravim: ›Naseljena boš‹ in Judovim mestom: ›Zgrajena boste‹ in jaz bom vzdignil njihove razpadle kraje.
27 Who says to the deep, You shall be dried up, and I will dry up the rivers.
Ki pravim globini: ›Bodi suha‹ in posušil bom tvoje reke;
28 Who bids Cyrus be wise, and he shall perform all my will: who says to Jerusalem, You shall be built, and I will lay the foundation of my holy house.
ki pravim o Kiru: › On je moj pastir‹ in izvršil bo vse moje zadovoljstvo. Celo Jeruzalemu govorim: ›Zgrajen boš; ‹ in templju: ›Tvoj temelj bo položen.‹«
