1Zgrudil se je Bel, omahnil je Nebo; njih maliki so bili naloženi živalim in govedom; stvari, ki ste jih prenašali, so tovor, breme utrujeni živali.
1Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals, and on the livestock: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary.
2Omahnili so, zgrudili so se vsi, niso mogli oteti bremena, temuč sami so odšli v sužnost.
2They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves have gone into captivity.
3Poslušajte me, o hiša Jakobova in ves ostanek hiše Izraelove, ki vas nosim od materinega telesa, pestujem od materinega naročja!
3“Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne from their birth, that have been carried from the womb;
4In prav do starosti sem jaz vedno isti, in do sivosti vas bom jaz nosil; jaz sem storil in jaz bom prenašal, jaz, pravim, bom nosil in rešil.
4and even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
5Komu me hočete prilikovati in enačiti ali me primerjati, da bi bili podobni?
5“To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
6Kateri trosijo zlato iz mošnje in tehtajo srebro na tehtnici, najmejo za plačo zlatarja, ki naj naredi iz njega boga; padajo na tla ter se mu klanjajo,
6Some pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god. They fall down—yes, they worship.
7vzdigujejo ga, nosijo ga na rami, nato ga postavijo na mesto svoje, kjer stoji; z mesta svojega se ne gane. Tudi vpijejo k njemu, a ne odgovori, nikogar ne reši iz stiske njegove.
7They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it stands, from its place it shall not move: yes, one may cry to it, yet it can not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
8Pomnite to in bodite možje, premislite v srcu, odpadniki!
8“Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, you transgressors.
9Spominjajte se početkov od večnosti, da sem jaz Bog mogočni in nobenega ni drugega, da sem Bog, in nihče ni meni enak,
9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me;
10ki oznanjam od početka konec in od starodavnosti, kar se ni še zgodilo; ki velim: Sklep moj bo stal in storil bom vse, kar me veseli;
10declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
11ki kličem od vzhoda ptico roparico, iz daljne dežele izvršitelja svojega sklepa. Govoril sem in tudi storim, da pride tisto; načrt sem napravil, pa tudi izvršim tisto.
11calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yes, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.
12Poslušajte me, uporni v srcu, ki ste daleč od pravičnosti!Blizu sem pripravil pravičnost svojo, ni daleč, in zveličanje moje se ne bo obotavljalo; in na Sionu dam zveličanje, Izrael bode slava moja.
12Listen to me, you stout-hearted, who are far from righteousness:
13Blizu sem pripravil pravičnost svojo, ni daleč, in zveličanje moje se ne bo obotavljalo; in na Sionu dam zveličanje, Izrael bode slava moja.
13I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not wait; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.