Isaiah 8

Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

Reče Jahve: "Uzmi veliku ploču i napiši na njoj ljudskim pismom: Maher Šalal Haš Baz - Brz grabež - hitar plijen."

And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

Potom uzeh vjerne svjedoke, svećenika Uriju i Zahariju, sina Berekjina.

And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

Približih se proročici te ona zače i rodi sina. Jahve mi reče: "Nazovi ga Maher Šalal Haš Baz,

For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

jer prije no što dijete počne tepati 'tata' i 'mama', nosit će se pred kralja asirskog sve bogatstvo Damaska i plijen Samarije."

The LORD spake also unto me again, saying,

I opet mi reče Jahve:

Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

"Jer narod ovaj odbacuje mirne tekućice Šiloaha, a dršće pred Rasonom i pred sinom Remalijinim,

Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

navest će Gospod na vas vodu Eufrata, silnu i veliku - kralja asirskog i svu slavu njegovu - i ona će izići iz rukava svoga, preliti se preko svih obala;

And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

provalit će u Judeju, razlit' se i poplaviti je, popeti se do grla njezina; i krila će svoja raširiti preko cijele tvoje zemlje, o Emanuele."

Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

Udružite se samo, narodi, al' bit ćete smrvljeni! Poslušajte, vi kraljevi daleki, pašite se, bit ćete smrvljeni, pašite se, bit ćete smrvljeni!

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

Kujte naum - bit će uništen, dogovarajte se samo, bit će uzalud, jer s nama je Bog!

For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

Jer, ovako mi reče Jahve, kad me rukom uhvatio i opomenuo da ne idem putem kojim narod ovaj ide:

Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

"Ne zovite urotom sve što narod ovaj urotom zove; ne bojte se čega se on boji i nemajte straha.

Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Jahve nad Vojskama - on jedini nek' vam svet bude; jedino se njega bojte, strah od njega nek' vas prožme.

And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

On će vam biti zamka i kamen spoticanja i stijena posrtanja za obje kuće Izraelove, zamka i mreža svim Jeruzalemcima.

And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

Mnogi će od njih posrnuti, pasti, razbiti se, zaplesti se, uhvatiti."

Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Pohrani ovo svjedočanstvo, zapečati ovu objavu među učenicima svojim:

And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Čekat ću Jahvu koji je lice svoje sakrio od doma Jakovljeva - u njega ja se uzdam.

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

Evo, ja i djeca koju mi Jahve dade Izraelu smo znak i znamenje od Jahve nad Vojskama što prebiva na Gori sionskoj.

And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

Reknu li vam: "Duhove pitajte i vrače koji šapću i mrmljaju" - dakako, narod mora pitati svoje "bogove" i za žive u mrtvih se raspitivati! -

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Uza Zakon! Uza svjedočanstvo! Tko ne rekne tako, zoru neće dočekati.

And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

Lutat će zemljom potlačen i gladan, izgladnjela bijes će ga spopasti, proklinjat će svoga kralja i svog Boga. Okrene l' se k nebu,

And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

pogleda l' po zemlji, gle, svuda samo mrak i strava, svuda tmina tjeskobna. Ali će se tama raspršiti, [ (Isaiah 8:23) jer više neće biti mraka gdje je sad tjeskoba. ] [ (Isaiah 8:24) U prvo vrijeme on obescijeni zemlju Zebulunovu i zemlju Naftalijevu, al' u vrijeme posljednje on će proslaviti Put uz more, s one strane Jordana - Galileju pogansku. ]