Isaija 65
1 Potražiše me koji ne pitahu za me; naðoše me koji me ne tražahu; rekoh narodu koji se ne zove mojim imenom: evo me, evo me.
[This is what Yahweh said]: “I was ready to reply [to my people], but no one requested me [to help them]. I was ready to help [even] those who did not call out to me. I continued to say, ‘I am here [to help you]!’
2 Vas dan pružah ruke svoje narodu nepokornu, koji ide za svojim mislima putem koji nije dobar,
[It is as though] I have continually held out my arms [to show that I am ready to help] my people who rebel [against me], and who [continually] do the evil things that they want to do.
3 Narodu, koji me jednako gnjevi u oèi, koji prinosi žrtve u vrtovima i kadi na opekama;
They boldly continue to do things that cause me to be angry: They offer sacrifices [to their idols] in their gardens, and they burn incense [to them] on [altars made of] bricks.
4 Koji sjede kod grobova i noæuju u peæinama, jedu meso svinjeæe i juha im je neèista u sudovima;
They secretly remain awake at night in burial caves, [talking with the spirits of] ([dead people/their ancestors]). They eat the meat of pigs, and their pots are full of [other] meat that is [also] unacceptable to me.
5 Koji govore: odlazi, ne dohvataj me se, jer sam svetiji od tebe. Ti su dim u nozdrvama mojim, oganj koji gori vas dan.
[Then] they say [to others], ‘Stay away from me; do not come near me, because I am very holy, [with the result that you should not touch me].’ People like that are [like] [MET] smoke in my nose [from] a fire that burns continually.
6 Eto, napisano je preda mnom: neæu muèati, nego æu platiti, platiæu im u njedra.
I have written [a record of all the evil things that they have done]. And I will not do nothing about all those things; I will certainly punish them
7 Za bezakonja vaša i za bezakonja otaca vaših, veli Gospod, koji kadiše na gorama, i na humovima ružiše me, izmjeriæu im u njedra platu za djela koja èiniše od poèetka.
for the sins that they and their ancestors have committed. They have mocked/insulted me by burning incense [to their idols] on the hilltops. So I will punish them like they deserve for doing those things.”
8 Ovako veli Gospod: kao kad ko naðe vina u grozdu, pa reèe: ne kvari ga, jer je blagoslov u njemu, tako æu uèiniti radi sluga svojih, neæu ih potrti svijeh,
This is [also] what Yahweh said: “When there is a cluster of nice grapes on a vine, people do not throw them away, because they know that there is good juice in those grapes. Similarly, because there are some people [in Judah] who faithfully serve/worship me, I will not get rid of all of them.
9 Jer æu izvesti sjeme iz Jakova i iz Jude našljednika gorama svojim, i naslijediæe ih izbranici moji, i sluge moje naseliæe se ondje.
I will spare some of the descendants of Jacob who are living on the hills of Judah. I have chosen them, and they will possess that land; they will worship/serve me, and they will live there.
10 A Saron æe biti tor za ovce i dolina Ahorska poèivalište za goveda narodu mojemu koji me traži.
[Then all the land from the] Sharon [Plain near the Mediterranean Sea] and [as far east as] Achor Valley [near Jericho] will become pastureland where their cattle and sheep will rest.
11 A vi, koji ostavljate Gospoda, koji zaboravljate svetu goru moju, koji postavljate sto Gadu i ljevate naljev Meniju,
But [it will be different] for you who have abandoned me, you who do not worship me on [Zion], my sacred hill, you who worship Gad and Meni, [the gods who you think will bring you] good luck and good fortune.
12 Vas æu izbrojiti pod maè, i svi æete pripasti na klanje, jer zvah a vi se ne odzivaste, govorih a vi ne slušaste, nego èiniste što je zlo preda mnom i izabraste što meni nije po volji.
[It is I, not Meni, who will decide/say what will happen to you]; you will all [be slaughtered by] swords. [That will happen] because you did not answer when I called out to you. I spoke to you, but you did not pay attention. Instead, you did things that I said are evil; you chose to do things that do not please me.
13 Zato ovako veli Gospod Gospod: gle, sluge æe moje jesti, a vi æete gladovati; gle, sluge æe moje piti, a vi æete biti žedni; gle, sluge æe se moje veseliti, a vi æete se stidjeti.
I, Yahweh the Lord, will give to those who worship and obey me things to eat and drink, and they will be happy; but [all] you evil people will be hungry and thirsty, and you will be [sad and] disgraced.
14 Gle, sluge æe moje pjevati od radosti u srcu, a vi æete vikati od žalosti u srcu i ridaæete od tuge u duhu.
Those who worship and obey me will sing joyfully, but you [evil people] will wail loudly because you will be suffering in your inner beings.
15 I ostaviæete ime svoje izbranima mojim za uklin; i Gospod æe te Bog ubiti, a sluge æe svoje nazvati drugim imenom.
Those whom I have chosen will use your names when they curse people; [I], Yahweh the Lord, will get rid of you. But I will give to those who worship and obey me a new name [that they will use when they bless people].
16 Ko se uzblagosilja na zemlji, blagosiljaæe se Bogom istinijem; a ko se uskune na zemlji, kleæe se Bogom istinijem; jer æe se prve nevolje zaboraviti i sakrivene æe biti od oèiju mojih.
The people in this land have had many troubles, but I will cause those troubles to occur no more. Therefore those who ask me to bless them and those who solemnly promise to do something should never forget that I am God, who faithfully [do what I promise to do].”
17 Jer, gle, ja æu stvoriti nova nebesa i novu zemlju, i što je prije bilo neæe se pominjati niti æe na um dolaziti.
“Note this: [Some day] I will create a new heaven and a new earth. [They will be very wonderful, with the result that] you will no longer think about all [the troubles] you had previously.
18 Nego se radujte i veselite se dovijeka radi onoga što æu ja stvoriti; jer gle, ja æu stvoriti Jerusalim da bude veselje i narod njegov da bude radost.
Be glad and always rejoice because of what I will do: Jerusalem will be a place where [people] rejoice; the people who live there will always be happy.
19 I ja æu se veseliti radi Jerusalima, i radovaæu se radi naroda svojega, i neæe se više èuti u njemu plaè ni jauk.
I will rejoice about Jerusalem, and I will be delighted with my people. [People] will no longer weep or cry because of being distressed.
20 Neæe više biti ondje maloga djeteta ni starca koji ne bi navršio dana svojih; jer æe dijete umirati od sto godina, a grješnik od sto godina biæe proklet.
No child will die when it is still an infant; all people will live until they are very old. [People will consider that] anyone who is 100 years old is still young; [they will consider that] anyone who dies who is younger than that has been cursed.
21 I oni æe graditi kuæe i sjedjeæe u njima; i sadiæe vinograde i ješæe rod njihov.
My people will build houses and [then] live in them. They will plant vineyards and then eat grapes from those vineyards.
22 Neæe oni graditi a drugi se naseliti, neæe saditi a drugi jesti, jer æe dani narodu mojemu biti kao dani drvetu, i izbranicima æe mojim ovetšati djela ruku njihovijeh.
As for the houses that they build, no one will [take those houses away from them and] live in them. No one will take a vineyard away from its owner. My chosen people will live a long time, like trees do, and they will enjoy what they have accomplished— [the houses that they have built and the crops that they have planted].
23 Neæe raditi uzalud, niti æe raðati za strah, jer æe biti sjeme blagoslovenijeh od Gospoda, i natražje æe njihovo biti s njima.
They will not work hard in vain, and their children will not die from some (calamity/terrible thing happening to them). I will [certainly] bless their children and their grandchildren.
24 I prije nego povièu, ja æu se odazvati; još æe govoriti, a ja æu uslišiti.
Before they call to me [to help them], I will answer; I will answer their prayers while they are still praying [for me to do something for them].
25 Vuk i jagnje zajedno æe pasti, i lav æe jesti slamu kao vo; a zmiji æe biti hrana prah; neæe uditi ni potirati na svoj svetoj gori mojoj, veli Gospod.
No one will be harmed or injured anywhere on [Zion], my sacred hill: Wolves and lambs will eat grass together [peacefully]; lions will eat hay like oxen do, [and they will not attack people]. Snakes will [not hurt anyone; they will lie on the ground and] eat [only] dirt. [That is surely what it will be like because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
