Izaija 49

1 Poslušajte me, oh otoki in prisluhnite, ve ljudstva od daleč. Gospod me je poklical iz maternice, od notranjosti moje matere je naredil omembo mojega imena.

Give ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name.

2 Moja usta je naredil kakor oster meč; v senco svoje roke me je skril in me naredil zglajeno puščico; v svojem tulu me je skril

And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow: in his quiver he hath hidden me.

3 in mi rekel: »Ti si moj služabnik, oh Izrael, v katerem bom proslavljen.«

And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory.

4 Potem sem rekel: »V prazno sem se trudil, svojo moč sem porabil zaman in v prazno. Vendar je zagotovo moja sodba z Gospodom in moje delo z mojim Bogom.«

And I said: I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength without cause and in vain: therefore my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.

5 »In sedaj, « govori Gospod, ki me je oblikoval od maternice, da bi bil njegov služabnik, da Jakoba ponovno privedem k njemu: »Čeprav Izrael ne bi bil zbran, bom vendar veličasten v Gospodovih očeh in moj Bog bo moja moč.«

And now saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I may bring back Jacob unto him, and Israel will not be gathered together: and I am glorified in the eyes of the Lord, and my God is made my strength.

6 Rekel je: »To je lahka stvar, da bi bil moj služabnik, da vzdigneš Jakobove rodove in da obnoviš Izraelove ohranjene. Prav tako te bom dal za svetlobo poganom, da boš lahko moja rešitev duš do konca zemlje.

And he said: It is a small thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth.

7 Tako govori Gospod, Izraelov Odkupitelj in njegov Sveti tistemu, ki ga človek prezira, tistemu, ki ga narod zaničuje, služabniku vladarjev: ›Kralji bodo videli in vstali, tudi princi bodo oboževali zaradi Gospoda, ki je zvest in Svetega Izraelovega in on bo izbral tebe.‹«

Thus saith the Lord the redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to the soul that is despised, to the nation that is abhorred, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see, and princes shall rise up, and adore for the Lord’s sake, because he is faithful, and for the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.

8 Tako govori Gospod: »Ob sprejemljivem času sem te uslišal in na dan rešitve duše sem ti pomagal in ohranil te bom in te dal za zavezo ljudstvu, da povzdigneš deželo, da povzročiš, da podedujejo zapuščene dediščine,

Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in the day of salvation I have helped thee: and I have preserved thee, and given thee to be a covenant of the people, that thou mightest raise up the earth, and possess the inheritances that were destroyed:

9 da boš lahko ujetnikom rekel: ›Pojdite naprej; ‹ tistim, ki so v temi: ›Pokažite se.‹ Pasli bodo po poteh in njihovi pašniki bodo na vseh visokih krajih.

That thou mightest say to them that are bound: Come forth: and to them that are in darkness: Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in every plain.

10 Ne bodo niti lačni niti žejni, niti jih ne bosta udarila, niti vročina, niti sonce, kajti on, ki ima usmiljenje do njih, jih bo vodil, celo pri vodnih izvirih jih bo usmerjal.

They shall not hunger, nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun strike them: for he that is merciful to them, shall be their shepherd, and at the fountains of waters he shall give them drink.

11 Vse svoje gore bom naredil pot in moje glavne ceste bodo povišane.

And I will make all my mountains a way, and my paths shall be exalted.

12 Glej, ti bodo prišli od daleč in glej, ti od severa in od zahoda in ti iz dežele Siním.«

Behold these shall come from afar, and behold these from the north and from the sea, and these from the south country.

13 Prepevaj, oh nebo in bodi radostna, oh zemlja in izbruhnite v petje, oh gore. Kajti Gospod je potolažil svoje ljudstvo in usmiljen bo do svojih trpečih.

Give praise, O ye heavens, and rejoice, O earth, ye mountains, give praise with jubilation: because the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy on his poor ones.

14 Toda Sion je rekel: » Gospod me je zapustil in moj Gospod me je pozabil.«

And Sion said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.

15 Mar lahko ženska pozabi svojega doječega otroka, da ne bi imela sočutja do sina svoje maternice? Da, one lahko pozabijo, vendar jaz ne bom pozabil tebe.

Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? and if she should forget, yet will not I forget thee.

16 Glej, vrezal sem te na dlani svojih rok, tvoja obzidja so nenehno pred menoj.

Behold, I have graven thee in my hands: thy walls are always before my eyes.

17 Tvoji otroci se bodo podvizali, tvoji uničevalci in tisti, ki so te naredili opustošeno, bodo šli od tebe.

Thy builders are come: they that destroy thee and make thee waste shall go out of thee.

18 Dvigni svoje oči naokoli in poglej. Vsi ti se zbirajo skupaj in prihajajo k tebi. Kakor jaz živim, ‹ govori Gospod, ›zanesljivo se boš oblekla z njimi vsemi, kakor z ornamentom in si jih privezala nase, kakor stori nevesta.

Lift up thy eyes round about, and see all these are gathered together, they are come to thee: I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt be clothed with all these as with an ornament, and as a bride thou shalt put them about thee.

19 Kajti tvoji opustošeni in tvoji zapuščeni kraji in dežela tvojega uničenja bo sedaj torej preozka zaradi prebivalcev in tisti, ki so te pogoltnili, bodo daleč proč.

For thy deserts, and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be chased far away.

20 Otroci, ki jih boš imela, potem ko si izgubila druge, bodo v tvoja ušesa ponovno govorili: ›Kraj je preozek zame. Daj mi prostor, da bom lahko prebival.‹

The children of thy barrenness shall still say in thy ears: The place is too strait for me, make me room to dwell in.

21 Potem boš v svojem srcu rekla: ›Kdo mi je te rodil, glede na to, da sem izgubila svoje otroke in sem zapuščena, ujetnica in se selim sem ter tja? In kdo je te vzgojil? Glej, sama sem ostala, kje so bili tile?‹«

And thou shalt-say in thy heart: Who hath begotten these? I was barren and brought not forth, led away, and captive: and who hath brought up these? I was destitute and alone: and these, where were they?

22 Tako govori Gospod Bog: »Glej, svojo roko bom dvignil k poganom in svoj prapor postavil k ljudstvu in tvoje sinove bodo privedli na njihovih rokah in tvoje hčere bodo nošene na njihovih ramah.

Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and will set up my standard to the people. And they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and carry thy daughters upon their shoulders.

23 Kralji bodo tvoji negovalni očetje in njihove kraljice tvoje negovalne matere. S svojim obrazom se bodo priklonili k tebi proti zemlji in lizali prah tvojih stopal in vedela boš, da jaz sem Gospod, kajti tisti, ki čakajo name, ne bodo osramočeni.

And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and queens thy nurses: they shall worship thee with their face toward the earth, and they shall lick up the dust of thy feet. And thou shalt know that I am the Lord, for they shall not be confounded that wait for him.

24 Mar bo plen vzet od mogočnega, mar bo pravično ujetništvo osvobojeno?«

Shall the prey be taken from the strong? or can that which was taken by the mighty be delivered?

25 Toda tako govori Gospod: »Celo ujetniki mogočnega bodo odvzeti in plen strašnega bo osvobojen, kajti jaz se bom spoprijel s tistim, ki se spoprijema s teboj in jaz bom rešil tvoje otroke.

For thus saith the Lord: Yea verily, even the captivity shall be taken away from the strong: and that which was taken by the mighty, shall be delivered. But I will judge those that have judged thee, and thy children I will save.

26 Z njihovim lastnim mesom bom hranil tiste, ki te zatirajo in pijani bodo s svojo lastno krvjo kakor s sladkim vinom in vse meso bo vedelo, da jaz sem Gospod, tvoj Odrešenik in tvoj Odkupitelj, Mogočni Jakobov.‹«

And I will feed thy enemies with their own flesh: and they shall be made drunk with their own blood, as with new wine: and all flesh shall know, that I am the Lord that save thee, and thy Redeemer the Mighty One of Jacob.