Izaija 40

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 »Tješite, tješite moj narod, govori Bog vaš.	1 Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God.
2 Govorite srcu Jeruzalema, vičite mu da mu se ropstvo okonča, da mu je krivnja okajana, jer iz Jahvine ruke primi dvostruko za sve grijehe svoje.«	2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated; Indeed, she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.
3 Glas viče: »Pripravite Jahvi put kroz pustinju. Poravnajte u stepi stazu Bogu našemu.	3 A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God!
4 Nek’ se povisi svaka dolina, nek’ se spusti svaka gora i brežuljak. Što je neravno, nek’ se poravna, strmine nek’ postanu ravni.	4 Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill shall be made low; The rugged land shall be made a plain, the rough country, a broad valley.
5 Otkrit će se tada slava Jahvina i svako će je tijelo vidjeti, jer Jahvina su usta govorila.«	5 Then the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all mankind shall see it together; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
6 Glas nalaže: »Viči!« Odgovorih: »Što da vičem?« – »Svako je tijelo k’o trava, k’o cvijet poljski sva mu dražest.	6 One man helps another, one says to the other, "Keep on!"
7 Sahne trava, vene cvijet, kad dah Jahvin preko njih prođe. Doista, narod je trava.	7 The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, the one who beats with the hammer, him who strikes on the anvil; He says the soldering is good, and he fastens it with nails to steady it.
8 Sahne trava, vene cvijet, ali riječ Boga našeg ostaje dovijeka.«	8 Though the grass withers and the flower wilts, the word of our God stands forever."
9 Na visoku se uspni goru, glasniče radosne vijesti, Sione! Podigni snažno svoj glas, glasniče radosne vijesti, Jeruzaleme! Podigni ga, ne boj se, reci judejskim gradovima: »Evo Boga vašega!«	9 Go up onto a high mountain, Zion, herald of glad tidings; Cry out at the top of your voice, Jerusalem, herald of good news! Fear not to cry out and say to the cities of Judah: Here is your God!
10 Gle, Gospod Jahve dolazi u moći, mišicom svojom vlada! Evo s njim naplata njegova, a ispred njega njegova nagrada.	10 Here comes with power the Lord GOD, who rules by his strong arm; Here is his reward with him, his recompense before him.
11 Kao pastir pase stado svoje, u ruke uzima jaganjce, nosi ih u svome naručju, i brižljivo njeguje dojilice.	11 Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, Carrying them in his bosom, and leading the ewes with care.
12 Tko je šakom izmjerio more, i nebesa premjerio pedljem? Tko je mjericom izmjerio zemlju, i planine na mjerila, a tezuljom bregove?	12 Who has cupped in his hand the waters of the sea, and marked off the heavens with a span? Who has held in a measure the dust of the earth, weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?
13 Tko je pokrenuo duh Jahvin, koji ga je uputio savjetnik?	13 Who has directed the spirit of the LORD, or has instructed him as his counselor?
14 S kim se on posvjetova, tko je njemu mudrost ulio, naučio ga putovima pravde? Tko li ga je naučio znanju, pokazao mu put k umnosti?	14 Whom did he consult to gain knowledge? Who taught him the path of judgment, or showed him the way of understanding?
15 Gle, narodi su kao kap iz vjedra, vrijede kao prah na tezulji. Otoci, gle, lebde poput truna!	15 Behold, the nations count as a drop in the bucket, as dust on the scales; the coastlands weigh no more than powder.
16 Libanon je malen za lomaču, a zvijeri njegovih nema dosta za paljenicu.	16 Lebanon would not suffice for fuel, nor its animals be enough for holocausts.
17 Svi narodi k’o ništa su pred njim, ništavilo su njemu i praznina.	17 Before him all the nations are as nought, as nothing and void he accounts them.
18 S kime ćete prispodobit’ Boga? I s kakvim ga likom usporedit’?	18 To whom can you liken God? With what equal can you confront him?
19 Ljevač lijeva idol, zlatar ga pozlaćuje i lijeva od srebra lančiće.	19 An idol, cast by a craftsman, which the smith plates with gold and fits with silver chains?
20 Siromah za prinos bira drvo koje ne trune; i vješta traži umjetnika da mu načini kip nepomičan.	20 Mulberry wood, the choice portion which a skilled craftsman picks out for himself, Choosing timber that will not rot, to set up an idol that will not be unsteady?
21 Zar ne znate? Zar niste čuli? Nije li vam odiskona otkriveno? Zar niste shvatili tko zasnova zemlju?	21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Was it not foretold you from the beginning? Have you not understood? Since the earth was founded
22 On stoluje vrh kruga zemaljskoga kom su stanovnici poput skakavaca. Kao zastor nebesa je razastro, kao šator za stan razapeo.	22 He sits enthroned above the vault of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; He stretches out the heavens like a veil, spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
23 On obraća u ništa knezove, uništava suce zemaljske.	23 He brings princes to nought and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
24 Tek što su zasađeni, tek što su posijani, tek što im stabljika u zemlju korijen pruži, on puhne na njih i oni posahnu, vihor ih k’o pljevu raznese.	24 Scarcely are they planted or sown, scarcely is their stem rooted in the earth, When he breathes upon them and they wither, and the stormwind carries them away like straw.
25 »S kime ćete mene prispodobit’, tko mi je ravan?« kaže Svetac.	25 To whom can you liken me as an equal? says the Holy One.
26 Podignite oči i gledajte: tko je to stvorio? Onaj koji na broj izvodi vojsku njihovu, i koji ih sve zove po imenu.	26 Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these: He leads out their army and numbers them, calling them all by name. By his great might and the strength of his power not one of them is missing!
27 Zašto kažeš, Jakove, i ti, Izraele, govoriš: »Moj put sakriven je Jahvi, Bogu mom izmiče moja pravica?«	27 Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God"?
28 Zar ne znaš? Zar nisi čuo? Jahve je Bog vječni, krajeva zemaljskih stvoritelj. On se ne umara, ne sustaje, i um je njegov neizmjerljiv.	28 Do you not know or have you not heard? The LORD is the eternal God, creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint nor grow weary, and his knowledge is beyond scrutiny.
29 Umornome snagu vraća, jača nemoćnoga.	29 He gives strength to the fainting; for the weak he makes vigor abound.
30 Mladići se more i malakšu, iznemogli, momci posrću.	30 Though young men faint and grow weary, and youths stagger and fall,
31 Al’ onima što se u Jahvu uzdaju snaga se obnavlja, krila im rastu kao orlovima, trče i ne sustaju, hode i ne more se.	31 They that hope in the LORD will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagles' wings; They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint.