1Yet listen now, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
1A tak teraz počuj, Jakobe, môj služobníku, a Izraelu, ktorého som si vyvolil!
2This is what Yahweh who made you, and formed you from the womb, who will help you says: “Don’t be afraid, Jacob my servant; and you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
2Takto hovorí Hospodin, ktorý ťa učinil a ktorý ťa utvoril od života matky a pomáha ti: Neboj sa, môj služobníku, Jakobe a Ješurún, ktorého som si vyvolil,
3For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring:
3lebo vylejem vody na žíznivé a potoky na sušinu; vylejem svojho Ducha na tvoje semä a svoje požehnanie na tvojich potomkov,
4and they will spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
4a budú rásť na spôsob trávy, jako vrbina pri potokoch vody.
5One will say, ‘I am Yahweh’s;’ and another will be called by the name of Jacob; and another will write with his hand ‘to Yahweh,’ and honor the name of Israel.”
5Tento povie: Ja som Hospodinov, a tamten bude vzývať meno Boha Jakobovho, a iný sa zapíše svojou rukou Hospodinovi a pridá si meno Izrael.
6This is what Yahweh, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies, says: “I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
6Takto hovorí Hospodin, Kráľ Izraelov, a jeho vykupiteľ, Hospodin Zástupov: Ja som prvý a ja som i posledný, a krome mňa niet Boha
7Who is like me? Who will call, and will declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the ancient people? Let them declare the things that are coming, and that will happen.
7A kto jako ja ohlasuje - a nech to oznámi a nech mi to predloží - od toho času, ako som položil ľud veku? Alebo to, čo ide, alebo to, čo prijde, nech im oznámia!
8Don’t fear, neither be afraid. Haven’t I declared it to you long ago, and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed, there is not. I don’t know any other Rock.”
8Nestrachujte sa ani sa nechvejte! Či som ti neohlasoval od dávna a neoznámil? A vy ste mojimi svedkami. Či je azda nejaký Bôh krome mňa? Ani niet skaly; neviem o nijakej.
9Everyone who makes an engraved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses don’t see, nor know, that they may be disappointed.
9Tí, ktorí formujú rytiny, sú márnosťou všetci, koľko ich je; ich najmilejšie modly nič neprospejú, a oni sami sú si svedkami toho: nevidia ani nevedia ničoho, aby sa hanbili.
10Who has fashioned a god, or molds an image that is profitable for nothing?
10Kto tedy bude formovať boha alebo liať rytinu, aby nič neprospela?!
11Behold, all his fellows will be disappointed; and the workmen are mere men. Let them all be gathered together. Let them stand up. They will fear. They will be put to shame together.
11Hľa, všetci, ktorí sa družia k nemu, sa budú hanbiť a takí remeselníci nad iných ľudí. Nech sa shromaždia všetci, koľko ich je, nech sa postavia; nech sa strachujú, nech sa hanbia všetci dovedna!
12The blacksmith takes an axe, works in the coals, fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.
12Kuje železo na sekeru a pracujúc pri uhlí formuje ju kladivami; robí ju ramenom svojej sily, pri čom je i hladný, až nieto sily; nepije vody a ustáva.
13The carpenter stretches out a line. He marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes. He marks it out with compasses, and shapes it like the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to reside in a house.
13Kreše kusy dreva; ťahá šnúru; označuje to tužkou; robí to rezákmi a značí to kružidlom; spraví to jako čo by podobu muža, jako ozdobu človeka, aby to sedelo doma.
14He cuts down cedars for himself, and takes the cypress and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir tree, and the rain nourishes it.
14Ide si zoťať cedry; vezme hrab a dub a vyberie si pevné medzi stromami lesa; zasadí jasen, a dážď pôsobí vzrast.
15Then it will be for a man to burn; and he takes some of it, and warms himself. Yes, he burns it, and bakes bread. Yes, he makes a god, and worships it; he makes it an engraved image, and falls down to it.
15A je človekovi na palivo, a vezmúc z toho zohreje sa, i prikladá a pečie chlieb i spraví si boha a klania sa, urobí z toho rytinu a kľaká pred ňou.
16He burns part of it in the fire. With part of it, he eats meat. He roasts a roast, and is satisfied. Yes, he warms himself, and says, “Aha! I am warm. I have seen the fire.”
16Polovicu toho spáli na ohni, pri druhej polovici jie mäso, pečie pečeňu a nasýti sa, i zohreje sa a povie: Hej, zohrial som sa, cítim vatru!
17The rest of it he makes into a god, even his engraved image. He bows down to it and worships, and prays to it, and says, “Deliver me; for you are my god!”
17A z jeho ostatku spraví boha, svoju rytinu, kľaká pred ňou a klania sa a modlí sa jej a hovorí: Vytrhni ma, lebo ty si môj boh!
18They don’t know, neither do they consider: for he has shut their eyes, that they can’t see; and their hearts, that they can’t understand.
18Nevedia ani nechápu, lebo zaslepil ich oči, aby nevideli, ich srdcia, aby nerozumeli.
19No one thinks, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, “I have burned part of it in the fire. Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals. I have roasted meat and eaten it. Shall I make the rest of it into an abomination? Shall I bow down to a tree trunk?”
19A neuváži vo svojom srdci, a niet u neho známosti ani rozumu, aby povedal: Polovicu toho som spálil na ohni, ba aj som napiekol chleba pri jeho uhlí, upiekol som mäso a jedol som, či tedy mám spraviť z jeho zbytku ohavnosť, či mám kľakať a klaňať sa klátu dreva?!
20He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can’t deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
20Pasie sa na popole; oklamané srdce ho odklonilo, a nevytrhne svojej duše ani nepovie: Či nie je to klam v mojej pravici?
21Remember these things, Jacob and Israel; for you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant. Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
21Pamätaj na to, Jakobe, a Izraelu, lebo ty si môj služobník! Utvoril som ťa; ty si môj služobník. Ó, Izraelu; nebudeš u mňa zabudnutý!
22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
22Zahladím tvoje prestúpenia ako hustý oblak a jako mrákavu tvoje hriechy. Navráť sa ku mne, lebo som ťa vykúpil!
23Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
23Plesajte, nebesia, lebo to učinil Hospodin! Pokrikujte radostne, spodiny zeme! Jasajte s plesotom, vrchy, hora i všetky stromy, ktoré sú v nej, lebo Hospodin vykúpil Jakoba a v Izraelovi sa nádherne oslávil!
24Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb: “I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth by myself;
24Takto hovorí Hospodin, tvoj vykupiteľ, a ten, ktorý ťa utvoril od života matky: Ja Hospodin činím všetko: sám rozprestieram nebesia, rozťahujem zem zo svojej vlastnej moci;
25who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;
25marím znamenia márnotlachov a z veštcov robím bláznov; zavraciam múdrych zpät a ich vedu obraciam na bláznovstvo;
26who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited;’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be built,’ and ‘I will raise up its waste places;’
26staviam pevne slovo svojho služobníka, aby stálo, a radu svojich poslov vykonávam, ja, ktorý hovorím o Jeruzaleme: Bude obydlený! a o mestách Júdových: Budú vystavené! A jeho spustošeniny znova vybudujem;
27who says to the deep, ‘Be dry,’ and ‘I will dry up your rivers;’
27ktorý hovorím hlbine: Vyschni! A obe tvoje rieky vysuším,
28Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,’ even saying of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built;’ and of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’”
28ktorý hovorím o Cýrovi - Môj pastier. A vykoná všetko, čo sa mi bude ľúbiť, a povie o Jeruzaleme: Nech sa vystaví! a o chráme: Nech sa založí!