Isaiah 40
1 Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
Тешите, тешите народ мој, говори Бог ваш.
2 Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
Говорите Јерусалиму љубазно, и јављајте му да се навршио рок његов, да му се безакоње опростило, јер је примио из руке Господње двојином за све грехе своје.
3 I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
Глас је некога који виче: Приправите у пустињи пут Господњи, поравните у пустоши стазу Богу нашем.
4 Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
Све долине нека се повисе, и све горе и брегови нека се слегну, и што је криво нека буде право, и неравна места нека буду равна.
5 [If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
И јавиће се слава Господња, и свако ће тело видети; јер уста Господња говорише.
6 Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
Глас говори: Вичи. И рече: Шта да вичем? Да је свако тело трава и све добро његово као цвет пољски.
7 Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
Суши се трава, цвет опада кад дух Господњи дуне на њ; доиста је народ трава.
8 The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
Суши се трава, цвет опада; али реч Бога нашег остаје довека.
9 You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
Изађи на високу гору, Сионе, који јављаш добре гласове; подигни силно глас свој, Јерусалиме, који јављаш добре гласове; подигни, не бој се. Кажи градовима Јудиним: Ево Бога вашег.
10 Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
Ево, Господ Бог иде на јаког, и мишица ће Његова овладати њим; ево плата је његова код Њега и дело његово пред Њим.
11 He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
Као пастир пашће стадо своје; у наручје своје сабраће јагањце, и у недрима ће их носити, а дојилице ће водити полако.
12 [There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
Ко је измерио воду грстима својим и небеса премерио пеђу? Ко је мером измерио прах земаљски, и горе измерио на мерила и брегове на потег?
13 And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
Ко је управљао Духом Господњим? Или Му био саветник и научио Га?
14 (Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
С ким се договарао и ко Га је уразумио и научио путу суда, и научио Га знању и показао Му пут разума?
15 [Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
Гле, народи су као кап из ведра, и као прашка на мерилима броје се; гле, премешта острва као прашак.
16 There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
Ни Ливан не би био доста за огањ, и животиње његове не би биле доста за жртву паљеницу.
17 The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
Сви су народи као ништа пред Њим, мање неголи ништа и таштина вреде Му.
18 So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
С ким ћете дакле изједначити Бога? И какву ћете Му прилику наћи?
19 Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
Уметник лије лик, и златар га позлаћује, и верижице сребрне лије.
20 A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
А ко је сиромах, те нема шта принети, бира дрво које не труне, и тражи вештог уметника да начини резан лик, који се не помиче.
21 Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
Не знате ли? Не чујете ли? Не казује ли вам се од искона? Не разумете ли од темеља земаљских?
22 God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
Он седи над кругом земаљским, и њени су Му становници као скакавци; Он је разастро небеса као платно и разапео их као шатор за стан.
23 He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
Он обраћа кнезове у ништа, судије земаљске чини да су као таштина.
24 They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
Као да нису посађени ни посејани, и као да им се стабло није укоренило у земљи, чим дуне на њих, посахну, и вихор као плеву разнесе их.
25 The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
С ким ћете ме дакле изједначити да бих био као он? вели Свети.
26 Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
Подигните горе очи своје и видите; ко је то створио? Ко изводи војску свега тога на број и зове свако по имену, и велике ради силе Његове и јаке моћи не изостаје ниједно?
27 You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
Зашто говориш, Јакове, и кажеш, Израиљу: Сакривен је пут мој од Господа, и ствар моја не излази пред Бога мог?
28 Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
Не знаш ли? Ниси ли чуо да Бог вечни Господ, који је створио крајеве земаљске, не сустаје нити се утруђује? Разуму Његовом нема мере.
29 He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
Он даје снагу уморном, и нејаком умножава крепост.
30 Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
Деца се море и сустају, и младићи падају;
31 But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
Али који се надају Господу, добијају нову снагу, подижу се на крилима као орлови, трче и не сустају, ходе и не море се.
