Isaiah, 31

1. Woe to those who descend into Egypt for assistance, hoping in horses, and putting their trust in four-horse chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are exceedingly strong. And they have not believed in the Holy One of Israel, and they have not sought the Lord.

1. Teško onima što slaze u Egipat po pomoæ i nadu u konje polažu te se uzdaju u mnoga kola i u mnoštvo konjanika, ne gledajuæ' s uzdanjem u Sveca Izraelova i od Jahve savjeta ne tražeæ'.

2. Therefore, being wise, he has permitted harm, and he has not removed his words, and he will rise up against the house of the wicked and against those who assist the workers of iniquity.

2. Al' i on je mudar i navalit æe zlo, i neæe poreæ' svojih prijetnja; on æe ustat' na dom zlikovaèki i na pomoæ zloèinaèku.

3. Egypt is man, and not God. And their horses are flesh, and not spirit. And so, the Lord will reach down his hand, and the helper will fall, and the one who was being helped will fall, and they will all be consumed together.

3. Egipæanin je èovjek, a ne Bog; konji su mu meso, a ne duh; kada Jahve rukom mahne, posrnut æe pomagaè i past æe onaj komu pomaže - svi æe zajedno propasti.

4. For the Lord says this to me: In the same way that a lion roars, and a young lion is over his prey, and though a multitude of shepherds may meet him, he will not dread their voice, nor be afraid of their number, so will the Lord of hosts descend in order to battle upon mount Zion and upon its hill.

4. Da, ovako mi reèe Jahve: Kao što lav ili laviæ nad plijenom reži, pa i kad se strèi na njega mnoštvo pastira, on se ne prepada vike njihove, nit' za njihovu graju mari - tako æe Jahve nad Vojskama siæi da vojuje za goru Sion, za visinu njezinu.

5. Like birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem, protecting and freeing, passing over and saving.

5. Kao ptice što lepršaju krilima, Jahve nad Vojskama zaklanjat æe Jeruzalem, zaklanjat' ga, izbaviti, poštedjet' ga i spasiti.

6. Be converted to the same depth that you have drawn away, O sons of Israel.

6. Vratite se onome od kog otpadoste tako duboko, sinovi Izraelovi.

7. For in that day, a man will cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your hands have made for you unto sin.

7. Da, u onaj æe dan svatko prezreti svoje kumire srebrne i zlatne što ih rukama sebi za grijeh naèiniste.

8. And Assur will fall by a sword not of man, and a sword not of man will devour him. And he will not flee from the face of the sword, and his young men will be subject to a penalty.

8. Asur neæe pasti od maèa ljudskoga: proždrijet æe ga maè, ali ne èovjeèji. Od maèa æe bježat', al' æe mu satnici pod tlaku pasti.

9. And his strength will pass away in terror, and his princes will flee in fear. The Lord has said it. His fire is in Zion, and his furnace is at Jerusalem.

9. Užasnut, ostavit æe svoju hridinu, prestravljeni, knezovi od svoje æe bježat' zastave - rijeè je Jahve, èiji je oganj na Sionu i èija je peæ u Jeruzalemu.