Isaiah, 42

1. Behold my servant, I will uphold him, my elect, with him my soul is well-pleased. I have sent my Spirit upon him. He will offer judgment to the nations.

1. Evo Sluge mojega koga podupirem, mog izabranika, miljenika duše moje. Na njega sam svoga duha izlio da donosi pravo narodima.

2. He will not cry out, and he will not show favoritism to anyone; neither will his voice be heard abroad.

2. On ne vièe, on ne diže glasa, niti se èuti može po ulicama.

3. The bruised reed he will not break, and the smoldering wick he will not extinguish. He will lead forth judgment unto truth.

3. On ne lomi napuknutu trsku niti gasi stijenj što tinja. Vjerno on donosi pravdu,

4. He will not be saddened or troubled, until he establishes judgment on earth. And the islands will await his law.

4. ne sustaje i ne malakše dok na zemlji ne uspostavi pravo. Otoci žude za njegovim naukom.

5. Thus says the Lord God, who created the heavens and expanded it, who formed the earth and all that springs from it, who gives breath to the people in it, and spirit to those walking on it.

5. Ovako govori Jahve, Bog, koji stvori i razastrije nebesa, koji rasprostrije zemlju i njeno raslinje, koji dade dah narodima na njoj i dah biæima što njome hode.

6. I, the Lord, have called you in justice, and I have taken your hand and preserved you. And I have presented you as a covenant of the people, as a light to the Gentiles,

6. Ja, Jahve, u pravdi te pozvah, èvrsto te za ruku uzeh; oblikovah te i postavih te za Savez narodu i svjetlost pucima,

7. so that you may open the eyes of the blind, and lead out the prisoner from confinement and those sitting in darkness from the house of incarceration.

7. da otvoriš oèi slijepima, da izvedeš sužnje iz zatvora, iz tamnice one što žive u tami.

8. I am the Lord; this is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things.

8. Ja, Jahve mi je ime, svoje slave drugom ne dam, niti èasti svoje kipovima.

9. The things that were first, behold, they have arrived. And I also announce what is new. Before these things arise, I will cause you to hear about them.

9. Što prije prorekoh, evo, zbi se, i nove dogaðaje ja naviještam, i prije negoli se pokažu, vama ih objavljujem.

10. Sing to the Lord a new canticle, sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you who descend into the sea and all its fullness, the islands and their inhabitants.

10. Pjevajte Jahvi pjesmu novu, i s kraja zemlje hvalu njegovu, neka ga slavi more sa svim što je u njem, otoci i njihovi žitelji!

11. Let the desert and its cities be lifted up. Kedar will dwell in houses. O inhabitants of the rock, give praise! They will cry out from the top of the mountains.

11. Nek' digne glas pustinja i njeni gradovi, nek' odjeknu naselja gdje žive Kedarci! Nek' podvikuju stanovnici Stijene, neka klièu s gorskih vrhova!

12. They will give glory to the Lord, and they will announce his praise to the islands.

12. Nek' daju èast Jahvi i hvalu mu naviještaju po otocima!

13. The Lord will go forth like a strong man; like a man of battle, he will stir up zeal. He will shout and cry out. He will prevail against his enemies.

13. Kao junak izlazi Jahve, kao ratnik žar svoj podjaruje. Uz bojni poklik i viku ratnu ide junaèki na svog neprijatelja.

14. I have always been quiet; I have been silent; I have been patient. I will speak like a woman giving birth. I will destroy and consume, all at once.

14. "Šutjeh dugo, gluh se èinjah, svladavah se; sad vièem kao žena kada raða, dašæem i uzdišem.

15. I will desolate the mountains and the hills, and I will wither all their grass. And I will turn rivers into islands, and I will dry up the pools of water.

15. Isušit æu brda i bregove, sparušiti svu zelen po njima, rijeke æu u stepe pretvoriti i moèvare isušiti.

16. And I will lead the blind along a way which they do not know. And I will cause them to walk along paths with which they were unfamiliar. I will turn darkness into light before them, and crooked into straight. These things I have done for them. For I have not abandoned them.

16. Vodit æu slijepce po cestama, uputit' ih putovima. Pred njima æu tamu u svjetlost obratit', a neravno tlo u ravno. To æu uèiniti i neæu propustiti.

17. They have been converted again. Let those who trust in graven idols be greatly confounded, for they say to a molten thing, “You are our god.”

17. Uzmaknut æe u golemu stidu koji se uzdaju u kipove, koji ljevenim likovima govore: 'Vi ste naši bogovi.'"

18. You who are deaf, hear! You who are blind, turn your gaze and see!

18. Èujte, gluhi! Progledajte, slijepi, da vidite!

19. Who is blind, except my servant? Who is deaf, except the one to whom I have sent my messengers? Who is blind, except the one who has been sold? And who is blind, except the servant of the Lord?

19. Tko je slijep ako ne moj sluga, tko je gluh kao glasnik koga šaljem? Tko je slijep kao prijatelj, tko je gluh kao sluga Jahvin?

20. You who see many things, will you not keep them? You who have open ears, will you not listen?

20. Mnogo si vidio, ali nisi mario, uši ti bjehu otvorene, ali nisi èuo!

21. And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and to exalt him.

21. Jahvi se svidjelo zbog njegove pravednosti da uzvelièa i proslavi Zakon svoj.

22. But this same people has robbed and laid waste. All their youth are a snare, and they have been hidden in houses of confinement. They have become victims; there is no one who may rescue them. They have been plundered; there is no one who may say, “Restore.”

22. A narod je ovaj opljaèkan i oplijenjen, mladiæi mu stavljeni u klade, vrgnuti u zatvore. Plijene ih, a nikoga da ih izbavi; robe ih, a nitko da kaže: "Vrati!"

23. Who is there among you who will hear this, who will listen closely and heed this in the future?

23. Tko od vas mari za to? Tko pazi i sluša unapredak?

24. Who has handed over Jacob into plunder, and Israel into devastation? It is not the Lord himself, against whom we have sinned? And they were not willing to walk in his ways, and they have not listened to his law.

24. Tko je pljaèkašu izruèio Jakova i otimaèima Izraela? Nije li Jahve, protiv koga smo griješili, èijim putima ne htjedosmo hoditi, èiji Zakon nismo slušali?

25. And so, he poured out over him the indignation of his fury and a strong battle. And he burned him all around, and he did not realize it. And he set him on fire, and he did not understand it.

25. Zato izli na Izraela žarki gnjev svoj i strahote ratne: plamen ga okruži odasvud, al' on ni to nije shvatio; sažeže ga, al' on ni to k srcu ne uze.