Isaiah 44
1 But now, you people of Israel whom Yahweh has chosen to serve him, listen to me.
Али сада чуј, Јакове, слуго мој, и Израиљу, кога изабрах.
2 Yahweh, the one who created you and helps you, says this: “You dear people of Israel whom I have chosen, you who serve me, do not be afraid.
Овако вели Господ, који те је створио и саздао од утробе материне, и који ти помаже: не бој се, слуго мој Јакове, и мили, кога изабрах.
3 I will pour water on your dry land and cause streams to flow. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and greatly bless them.
Јер ћу излити воду на жеднога и потоке на суву земљу, излићу Дух свој на семе твоје и благослов свој на твоје натражје.
4 They will grow up like [SIM] grass grows along the water, like [SIM] willow/poplar [trees] grow well along a riverbank.
И процветаће као у трави, као врбе покрај потока.
5 Some of them will say, ‘I belong to Yahweh,’ and others will say, ‘We are descendants of Jacob,’ and others will write on their hands, ‘We belong to Yahweh,’ and others will say, ‘We are Israelis.’”
Овај ће рећи: Ја сам Господњи, а онај ће се звати по имену Јаковљевом, а други ће се писати својом руком Господњи, и презиваће се именом Израиљевим.
6 Yahweh, the King of Israel, the one who saves us, the Commander of the armies of angels, says this: “I am the one who begins everything and who ends everything; there is no other God.
Овако говори Господ Цар Израиљев и Избавитељ његов, Господ над војскама: ја сам први и ја сам последњи, и осим мене нема Бога.
7 If there is anyone like me [RHQ], he should proclaim it! He should speak and tell me [now]! He should tell what has happened since I caused my people [of Israel] to become a nation long ago, and he should also tell what things will happen; he should predict what will happen in the future.
И ко као ја оглашује и објављује ово, или ми уређује откако населих стари народ? Нека им јави шта ће бити и шта ће доћи.
8 [My people], do not be afraid. Long ago I told you things that would happen [RHQ]; I predicted them, and you can testify that I did that. There certainly is not [RHQ] any other God. There is no other God who is able to protect you [MET]; I know that there is no other God!”
Не бојте се и не плашите се; нисам ли ти давно казао и објавио? Ви сте ми сведоци; има ли Бога осим мене? Да, нема стене, не знам ни једне.
9 All those who make idols are foolish, and the idols that they (think highly of/greatly respect) are worthless. And the people who worship those idols— [it is as though] they are blind, and they will be ashamed [for having worshiped those idols].
Који граде резане ликове, сви су ништа, и миле ствари њихове не помажу ништа, и оне су им сведоци да не виде и не разумеју, да би се посрамили.
10 Only [foolish people] [RHQ] would make idols in a mold, idols that would never help them at all.
Ко гради бога и лије лик, није ни на какву корист.
11 Those who make idols and those who worship them will be ashamed. Those who make idols are only human beings, [but they claim that they are making gods]! They should stand in front of God in a court, and [when they hear what he says], they will be terrified, and they will all be disgraced.
Гле, сви ће се другови његови посрамити, и уметници више од других људи; нека се скупе сви и стану, биће их страх и посрамиће се сви.
12 Metalworkers stand in front of hot coals in order to make idols. They pound them strongly with hammers, and shape them. Because they work very hard, they become hungry and weak; they become very thirsty and feel exhausted.
Ковач клештима ради на живом угљевљу, и кује чекићем, и ради снагом своје руке, гладује, те изнемогне, и не пије воде, те сустане.
13 Then a woodcarver takes a big block/piece of wood and he measures it; then he marks it to show where he will cut it. He uses a chisel and other tools to carve it to resemble a human. He causes it to become a very beautiful [idol], and then he puts it in a shrine.
Дрводеља растеже врпцу и бележи црвенилом, теше и заокружује, и начиња као лик човечји, као лепог човека, да стоји у кући.
14 [Before he carves an idol from that block of wood], he has cut down a cedar tree, or he has selected a cypress tree or an oak tree and allowed it to grow tall in the forest. Or, he has planted a pine/evergreen tree and the rain has watered it [and caused it to grow tall].
Сече себи кедре, и узима чесевину и храст или шта је најчвршће међу дрвећем шумским; сади јасен, и од дажда расте.
15 [And after he uses part of the tree to make an idol], he uses the other part of the tree to make a fire, either to warm himself or to bake bread. But he uses [part of the same tree] to make for himself an idol to worship! He makes an idol and then he bows down to worship it.
И бива човеку за огањ, и узме га, те се греје; упали га, те пече хлеб; и још гради од њега бога и клања му се; гради од њега лик резан, и пада на колена пред њим.
16 He burns part of the wood of the tree to cook his meat and eats the meat and his stomach becomes full, and he burns part of the wood to warm his body, and he says, “I feel warm while I am watching the flames in the fire.”
Половину ложи на огањ, уз половину једе месо испекавши печење, и бива сит, и греје се и говори: Аха, огрејах се, видех огањ.
17 Then he takes the rest of the wood and makes an idol which is his god. He bows down to it and worships it, and prays to it and says, “You are my god, so save me!”
А од остатка гради бога, резан лик свој, пада пред њим на колена и клања се, и моли му се и говори: Избави ме, јер си ти бог мој.
18 Those people are very stupid and ignorant [SAR]. [It is as though] they are blind and cannot see, and their minds are closed and they cannot think well.
Не знају, нити разумеју, јер су им очи заслепљене да не виде, и срца, да не разумеју.
19 They do not think about what they are doing, that they are taking a block of wood and burning half of it to warm themselves and using some of the rest to bake bread and roast some meat! [They do not say to themselves], “It is stupid [RHQ] to take the rest of the wood to make a detestable idol! It does not make sense to bow down to a block of wood!”
Нити узимају на ум, нема знања ни разума да би који рекао: Половину овог спалих на огањ, и на угљу од њега испекох хлеб, испекох месо и једох; и од остатка еда ли ћу начинити гад, и пању дрвеном хоћу ли се клањати?
20 They are very stupid to [worship something that if you burn it, it becomes] ashes! They trust in something that cannot save them; they do not admit, “In my hand I hold something that is not really a god! [RHQ]”
Такав се храни пепелом, преварено срце заводи га да не може избавити душу своју, нити рећи: Није ли лаж што ми је у десници?
21 [Yahweh says, “You descendants of] [MTY] Jacob, you people of Israel who should be serving me, I created you, and I will not forget you.
Памти то, Јакове и Израиљу, јер си мој слуга; ја сам те саздао, слуга си мој, Израиљу, нећу те заборавити.
22 I have gotten rid of your sins like [SIM] [the wind blows away] a cloud. [It is as though] your transgressions were a morning mist [SIM] that I have blown away. Return to me because I have rescued you.”
Расућу као облак преступе твоје, и грехе твоје као маглу; врати се к мени, јер сам те избавио.
23 [The sun and moon and stars] in the sky should sing, and all the things that are beneath the ground should shout joyfully! All the mountains and forests, and all you trees, should sing loudly, because Yahweh has rescued [the descendants of] [MTY] Jacob; [the people of] Israel will praise/honor him.
Певајте, небеса, јер Господ учини, подвикујте, низине земаљске, попевајте, горе, шуме и сва дрва у њима, јер избави Господ Јакова и прослави се у Израиљу.
24 Yahweh, who saved you and created you, says this: “I am Yahweh, the one who created everything. I am the only one who stretched out the sky. There was [RHQ] no one who (was with/helped) me when I created the earth.
Овако говори Господ, Избавитељ твој, који те је саздао од утробе материне: ја Господ начиних све: разапех небо сам, распрострех земљу сам собом;
25 I show that the false prophets are liars, and I show that those who perform rituals to predict the future are fools. Some people who [falsely think that they] are [IRO] wise [say that they] know a lot, but I show that they are foolish.
Уништавам знаке лажљивцима, и враче обезумљујем, враћам натраг мудраце, и претварам мудрост њихову у лудост;
26 But I always cause to happen what my prophets predict [DOU]. [I tell them to] say to [the people of] [MTY] Jerusalem, ‘[Some day] people will live here again.’ [And I tell them to] say to [the people in other] towns in Judah [that Yahweh says], ‘Your towns will be rebuilt; I will cause the places that are only ruins to be rebuilt.’
Потврђујем реч слуге свог, и навршујем савет гласника својих; говорим Јерусалиму: Населићеш се, и градовима Јудиним: Сазидаћете се; и пустолине њихове подигнућу;
27 When I say to the rivers, ‘Dry up!’, they will become dry.
Говорим дубини: Пресахни и исушићу реке твоје;
28 When I say about King Cyrus, ‘He will [take care of my people like] [MET] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep], he will do what I want him to do,’ he will say about Jerusalem, ‘We must rebuild it!’, and he will also say, ‘We must rebuild the temple!’”
Говорим Киру: Пастир си мој; и извршиће сву вољу моју, и казаће Јерусалиму: Сазидаћеш се, и цркви: Основаћеш се.
