Isaiah 57

Pravednik gine, i nitko ne mari. Uklanjaju ljude pobožne, i nitko ne shvaća. Da, zbog zla uklonjen je pravednik

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

da bi ušao u mir. Tko god je pravim putem hodio počiva na svom ležaju.

He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

Pristupite sad, sinovi vračarini, leglo preljubničko i bludničko!

But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.

S kim se podrugujete, na koga razvaljujete usta i komu jezik plazite? Niste li vi porod grešan i leglo lažljivo?

Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

Vi koji se raspaljujete među hrašćem, pod svakim zelenim drvetom, žrtvujući djecu u dolinama i u rasjelinama stijena!

Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?

Dio je tvoj među oblucima potočnim, oni, oni su baština tvoja. Njima izlijevaš ljevanicu, njima prinosiš darove! Zar da se time ja utješim?

Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?

Na gori visokoj, uzdignutoj, svoj si ležaj postavila i popela se onamo da prinosiš žrtvu klanicu.

Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

Za vrata i dovratke metnula si spomen svoj; daleko od mene svoj ležaj raskrivaš, penješ se na nj i širiš ga. Pogađala si se s onima s kojima si voljela lijegati, sve si više bludničila s njima gledajuć' im mušku snagu.

Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.

S uljem za Molekom trčiš, s pomastima mnogim, nadaleko posla glasnike svoje, strovali ih u Podzemlje.

And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.

Iscrpljena si od tolikih lutanja, al' nisi rekla: "Beznadno je!" Snagu si svoju nanovo našla te nisi sustala.

Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

Koga si se uplašila i pobojala da si se iznevjerila, da se više nisi mene spominjala, niti si me k srcu uzimala? Šutio sam, zatvarao oči, zato me se nisi bojala.

And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?

Ali ću objavit' o tvojoj pravdi i djela ti tvoja neće koristiti.

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

Kad uzmeš vikati, nek' te izbave kipovi koje si skupila, sve će ih vjetar raznijeti, vihor će ih otpuhnuti. A tko se u me uzda, baštinit će zemlju i zaposjest će svetu goru moju.

When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;

Govorit će se: Naspite, naspite, poravnajte put! Uklonite zapreke s puta mog naroda!

And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

Jer ovako govori Višnji i Uzvišeni, koji vječno stoluje i ime mu je Sveti: "U prebivalištu visokom i svetom stolujem, ali ja sam i s potlačenim i poniženim, da oživim duh smjernih, da oživim srca skrušenih.

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Jer neću se prepirati dovijeka ni vječno se ljutiti: preda mnom bi podlegao duh i duše što sam ih stvorio.

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

Zbog grijeha lakomosti njegove razgnjevih se, udarih ga i sakrih se rasrđen. Ali on okrenu za srcem svojim

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

i vidjeh putove njegove. Izliječit ću ga, voditi i utješit' one što s njime tuguju -

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

stavit ću hvalu na usne njihove. Mir, mir onom tko je daleko i tko je blizu," govori Jahve, "ja ću te izliječiti."

I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.

Al' opaki su poput mora uzburkanog koje se ne može smiriti, valovi mu mulj i blato izmeću.

But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

"Nema mira grešnicima!" govori Bog moj.

There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.