< Isaiah 42 >

1 [Yahweh says, “I want you people to know about] my servant, whom I encourage. I have chosen him, and I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will make certain that all the people-groups do what is right/just.
Ево слуге мог, кога подупирем, изабраника мог, који је мио души мојој; метнућу Дух свој на Њега, суд народима јављаће.
2 He will not [show his power by] shouting [DOU] or by talking very loudly.
Неће викати ни подизати, нити ће се чути глас Његов по улицама.
3 He will not get rid of [anyone who is weak like] [MET] a smashed reed, and he will not [end the life of anyone who is helpless like] [MET] someone would extinguish a dimly burning wick [of an oil lamp]. He will faithfully/continually make sure that judges decide cases justly.
Трску стучену неће преломити, и свештило које се пуши неће угасити; јављаће суд по истини.
4 He will not become exhausted or discouraged all during the time that he is causing things to be done justly throughout the earth. Even [people living on the islands in] [MTY] the oceans will confidently wait for [him to teach them] his laws.”
Неће Му досадити, нити ће се уморити, докле не постави суд на земљи, и острва ће чекати науку Његову.
5 Yahweh our God created the sky and spread it out. He also created the earth and everything on it. He gives breath to all the people on the earth; he causes them to live [DOU]. [And he is the one who says to his special servant],
Овако говори Бог Господ, који је створио небеса и разапео их, који је распростро земљу и шта она рађа, који даје дисање народу што је на њој и дух онима што ходе по њој:
6 “I, Yahweh, have chosen you to show people that I always act righteously/fairly. I will grasp your hand and protect you, and I will present you to [my Israeli] people to be the one who will put into effect my agreement with them. [You will be like] a light to the [other] nations.
Ја Господ дозвах Те у правди, и држаћу Те за руку, и чуваћу Те, и учинићу Те да будеш завет народу, видело народима;
7 You will enable blind [IDM] people to see, you will free those who are in prison (OR, who are bound [by the guilt of their sins]) [MET] and release those who are in dark dungeons.
Да отвориш очи слепима, да изведеш сужње из затвора и из тамнице који седе у тами.
8 I am Yahweh; that is my name. I will not allow anyone else to receive the honor that only I deserve. And I will not allow idols to be praised like only I should be praised.
Ја сам Господ, то је име моје, и славу своју нећу дати другом ни хвалу своју ликовима резаним.
9 Everything that I have prophesied has happened, and now I will tell about other things that will happen. I will tell you things that will happen before they happen.”
Ево, пређашње дође, и ја јављам ново, пре него настане казујем вам.
10 Sing a new song to Yahweh! Sing to praise him throughout the world! All you people who sail across the oceans, and all you creatures that live in the oceans, and all you people who live on islands far away, sing!
Певајте Господу песму нову, хвалу Његову од краја земље, који се плавите по мору и све што је у њему, острва и који живите на њима.
11 You people who live in towns in the desert, sing loudly! You people who live in the Kedar [area in the north of Arabia], you rejoice also! You people in Sela [city in Edom], you also should sing joyfully; shout [to praise him] from the tops of your mountains!
Пустиња и градови њени, села где станује Кидар, нека подигну глас, нека певају који живе по стенама, нека кликују саврх гора.
12 Even people who live on distant islands should honor Yahweh and sing to praise him.
Нека дају славу Господу, и хвалу Његову нека јављају по острвима.
13 [It will be as though] Yahweh will march out like [SIM] a mighty soldier; he will show that he is very angry. He will shout a battle-cry, and [then] he will defeat all his enemies.
Господ ће изаћи као јунак, подигнуће ревност своју као војник, викаће и кликовати, надвладаће непријатеље своје.
14 [He will say], “I have remained silent [DOU] for a long time; I have restrained myself [from doing what I need to do]. But now, like [SIM] a woman who is giving birth to a baby, I will cry out and gasp and pant.
Ћутах дуго, чињах се глув, устезах се; али ћу сада викати као жена кад се порађа, и све ћу потрти и истребити.
15 I will level off the hills and mountains, and I will cause all the plants and trees to dry up. I will cause the rivers to become small streams, and little islands will appear in them, and I will cause all the pools to become dry.
Опустећу горе и брегове, и сваку траву на њима осушићу, и од река ћу начинити острва, и језера ћу исушити.
16 [My people who have been taken to Babylonia are like] [MET] blind people, [but] I will lead them along a road on which they have not walked before, on a road that they have not seen before. They have felt [very helpless, as though] they were walking in the darkness, but I will take away that darkness and I will make smooth the road that is in front of them. Those are the things that I will do for them; I will not abandon them.
И водићу слепе путем који нису знали; водићу их стазама које нису знали; обратићу пред њима мрак у светлост и шта је неравно у равно. То ћу им учинити, и нећу их оставити.
17 But those who trust in carved idols, and say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be completely humiliated/disgraced.”
Тада ће се вратити натраг и посрамити се који се уздају у лик резани, који говоре ликовима ливеним: Ви сте наши богови.
18 You [Israeli people who have acted toward God like] deaf [people], listen [to what Yahweh says]! “You [who have been like] [MET] blind [people], look!
Чујте, глуви; прогледајте, слепи, да видите.
19 No people are [RHQ] as blind as my people, who [should have been] serving me. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] deaf people as [the Israelis, who should have been] my messengers. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] blind people as those whom I chose to serve me.
Ко је слеп осим слуге мог? И ко је глув као посланик мој кога шаљем? Ко је слеп као Савршени? Ко је слеп као слуга Господњи?
20 You see and know what are the right things to do, but you do not do them. You hear [what I say to you], but you do not pay attention.”
Гледаш много, али не видиш; отворене су ти уши, али не чујеш.
21 Because Yahweh is righteous, he has honored his glorious laws.
Господу беше мио ради правде Његове, учини закон великим и славним.
22 But [the armies of Babylon have destroyed Jerusalem] and have completely (plundered/taken away) [DOU] all the valuable things, and they have captured Yahweh’s people and taken them away and put them in prison. They have been captured easily, because there was no one to protect them; there was no one to say that they should be allowed to return home.
А народ је оплењен и потлачен, сви су колики повезани у пећинама и сакривени у тамницама; посташе плен, а нема никога да би избавио; посташе грабеж, а нема никога да би рекао: Врати.
23 Who among you will listen carefully to these things? Who will pay attention from now on?
Ко између вас чује ово и пази и слуша за после?
24 Who allowed the valuable possessions of the people of Israel to be stolen [RHQ, DOU]? It was Yahweh, because he is he one against whom we had sinned; we did not conduct our lives like he wanted us to, and we did not obey his laws.
Ко је дао Јакова да се потлачи и Израиља отимачима? Није ли Господ, коме згрешисмо? Јер не хтеше ходити путевима Његовим нити слушаше закон Његов.
25 Therefore, he was extremely angry with us, and he caused our soldiers to be destroyed in battles. [It was as though] [MET] he lit a fire around us, but we did not understand [what he was trying to tell us]. [His being angry with us was like] a fire that would burn us up, but we did not pay attention [IDM].
Зато изли на њих жестоку јарост своју и силан рат, и запали га унаоколо, али он не разуме; запали га, али он не мари.

< Isaiah 42 >