Isaiah 47

Spusti se, sjedni u prašinu, djevice, kćeri babilonska! Sjedni na zemlju, bez prijestolja, kćeri kaldejska! Jer, neće te više zvati nježnom i tankoćutnom.

Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

Uzmi mlin i melji brašno! Skini prijevjes, podigni skut, razgali bedra, prijeđi preko rijeke!

Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.

Nek' se golotinja tvoja otkrije, nek' se sramota tvoja pokaže! Ja ću se osvetiti, odvraćat' me nitko neće.

Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.

Otkupitelj naš, ime mu je Jahve nad Vojskama, Svetac Izraelov, kaže:

As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.

"Sjedi šutke, u mrak se povuci, kćeri kaldejska. Jer, neće te više zvati vladaricom kraljevstava.

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.

Razgnjevih se na svoj narod, oskvrnuh svoju baštinu. Tebi ih u ruke izručih, a ti im ne iskaza milosti. Na starce si stavljala jaram svoj preteški.

I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.

Govorila si: 'Dovijeka gospodaricom ću ostati.' Nikad nisi to k srcu uzela ni pomislila kako će se završiti.

And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.

A sad poslušaj, razvratnice, koja sjediš bezbrižno i u srcu svom govoriš: 'Ja, i nitko drugi! Nikad neću obudovjeti, neću djece izgubiti!'

Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

Stići će te oboje, za tren, u isti dan! Izgubit ćeš djecu, obudovjet ćeš! Punom će te mjerom snaći oboje, pokraj svega tvojeg vračanja i množine tvojih zaklinjanja!

But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.

U zloću si se svoju uzdala, govorila si: 'Nitko me ne vidi!' Mudrost tvoja i znanje zavedoše te. U svom si srcu govorila: 'Ja i nitko drugi!'

For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.

Zlo će te snaći - nećeš ga presresti; oborit će se na te nesreća - nećeš je odvratiti; doći će na te propast iznenada - nećeš je predvidjeti.

Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

Ustraj, dakle, u svojim zaklinjanjima i u tolikim svojim čaranjima, oko kojih si se trudila od mladosti. Možda će ti biti od koristi? Možda ćeš s njima strah utjerati?

Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

Izmoriše te mnogi tvoji savjetnici! Nek' ustanu samo da te spase oni koji premjeravaju nebesa, koji promatraju zvijezde i koji svakog mjeseca proriču ono što će te snaći.

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

Gle, oni će biti poput pljeve, oganj će ih sažeći. Ni sami sebe neće izbaviti iz zagrljaja plamenoga. Neće ostat' ni žerave da se tko ogrije, ni ognjišta da uza nj posjedne!

Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

Takvi će ti biti vrači tvoji, oko kojih si se trudila od mladosti! Poći će svaki svojim putem, i nikog neće biti da te spasi."

Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.