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.
Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry to her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received from 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.
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight 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 exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places 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 together shall see [it]: 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.
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh [is] grass, and all its goodliness [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 spirit 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 shall stand forever.
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 Zion, that bringest good tidings, go up upon the high mountain: O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift [it] up, be not afraid; say to 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 with strong [hand], and his arm will rule for him: behold, his reward [is] with him, and his work before him.
11 Kao pastir pašæe stado svoje; u naruèje svoje sabraæe jaganjce, i u njedrima æe ih nositi, a dojilice æe voditi polako.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those that are with young.
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 measured 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 directed the Spirit of the LORD, or [being] his counselor hath taught 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 judgment, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding?
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, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
16 Ni Livan ne bi bio dosta za oganj, i životinje njegove ne bi bile dosta za žrtvu paljenicu.
And Lebanon [is] not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts of it sufficient for a burnt-offering.
17 Svi su narodi kao ništa pred njim, manje negoli ništa i taština vrijede mu.
All nations before him [are] as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, 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 to him?
19 Umjetnik lije lik, i zlatar ga pozlaæuje, i verižice srebrne lije.
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth 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.
He that [is] so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree [that] will not rot; he seeketh for himself a skillful workman to prepare a graven 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?
Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from 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 upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants [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 the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
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.
Yes, they shall not be planted; yes, they shall not be sown: yes, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take 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, or shall I be equaled? 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 behold who hath created these [things], that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names, by the greatness of his might, 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 judgment is passed over by 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? [there is] no searching of his understanding.
29 On daje snagu umornome, i nejakome umnožava krjepost.
He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] 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 upon 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.
