1Виђење Исаије сина Амоцова, што је за Јуду и Јерусалим видео у време Јудиних царева: Озије, Јотама, Ахаза и Језекије.
Неразумни и грешни народ
2Чујте, небеса! Слушај, земљо,
јер говори Господ:
„Синове сам васпитао и подигао,
а они се одметнуше од мене.
3Во познаје власника својега
и магарац јасле господара својега.
Израиљ не зна;
народ мој не разуме!“
4Јао, грешнога ли пука,
народа огрезлог у кривици,
потомака злочиначких,
синова покварењачких!
Господа су оставили;
Светитеља Израиљевог презрели,
леђа му окренули.
5Где још да ударим,
одметници тврдокорни?
Сва је глава болна
и све срце изнемогло;
6од пете до главе здравог места нема,
него су убоји и модрице и ране отворене;
очишћене нису,
у завојима нису,
уљем заблажене нису.
7Опустошена вам је земља,
огањ вам је градове попалио,
ваше њиве пред вама харају туђинци.
Пустош је као кад опустоше туђинци.
8Остављена је ћерка сионска
као сеница у винограду,
као колиба у градини за краставце,
као град под опсадом.
9Да нам Господ над војскама
није оставио остатка,
као Содома били бисмо,
слични Гомори били бисмо.
10Реч Господњу чујте,
главари содомски!
Закон Бога нашег послушајте,
народе гоморски!
11„Шта ли ће мени мноштво жртава ваших?
– говори Господ.
Сит сам овнујских свеспалница
и наслага лојних са телади гојних.
И крв од бикова и јагањаца и јараца
не мили се мени.
12Кад долазите да ми се покажете,
ко то тражи од вас
да по мојим предворјима трупкате?
13Не умножавајте безвредне приносе,
кађење на које се гадим;
младине и суботе, сазивање сазива,
не подносим зле1,13 Или: идолске, грешне. свечаности.
14Младине ваше и празници ваши,
то мрзи душа моја,
то је терет за ме,
додија ми подносити.
15Кад за молитву ширите руке своје,
ја од вас одвраћам очи своје;
и кад продужујете молитву,
ја вас не слушам.
Ваше су руке огрезле у крви.
16Оперите себе, очистите себе.
Уклоните злоћу дела ваших испред очију мојих.
Престаните зло чинити,
17учите се добро чинити: тежите праву,
ублажите угњетавање,
дајте права сиротињи,
парничите се у корист удовице.
18Затим дођите да расправљамо
– говори Господ –
буду ли греси ваши као скерлет,
постаће бели као снег;
буду ли црвени као пурпур,
постаће као вуна.
19Ако будете вољни и послушате,
добра земаљска јешћете.
20А ако одбаците и буните се,
мач ће вас прогутати
– јер уста Господња рекоше.“
Тужбалица над Јерусалимом
21Како се претвори у блудницу
верна насеобина!
Била је пуна правичности,
у њој је боравила правда,
а сада су убице.
22Твоје је сребро као згура постало.
Твоје пиће се разводнило.
23Твоји главари су се одметнули,
с крадљивцима другови су постали.
Сваки се граби за мито
и хрли за поклонима.
Право сиротињи они ускраћују;
удовичина парница до њих не досеже.
24Зато говори Господар,
Господ над војскама, Силни Израиљев:
„Ах, кад се искалим на противницима
и кад се осветим непријатељима!
25Кад руку на тебе испружим,
да лужином згуру твоју очистим,
да из тебе онечишћења уклоним.
26Па ти судије опет поставим као некад,
саветнике као од давнина,
те да те прозову
’Град праведности’,
’Верна насеобина.’“
27Правда ће откупити Сион,
и праведност покајнике његове;
28а преступници и грешници заједно ће се скршити
и они који напуштају Господа погинуће.
Против обожавања светог дрвета
29„Због племенитог дрвећа ће се стидети,
зато што их славите;
и због лугова ћете се црвенети,
зато што сте их изабрали.
30Ви ћете бити слични храсту,
с лишћем што се на њему суши.
Налик лугу у ком воде нема.
31И скривено благо ће бити као кучина,
и онај ко га начини као варница –
обоје ће заједно изгорети,
а нико неће гасити.“
1Here is the vision about Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah saw. It came to him when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah were ruling. They were kings of Judah. Isaiah was the son of Amoz.
The Nation Refuses to Obey the Lord
2Listen to me, you heavens! Pay attention to me, earth!
The Lord has said,
“I raised children. I brought them up.
But they have refused to obey me.
3The ox knows its master.
The donkey knows where its owner feeds it.
But Israel does not know me.
My people do not understand me.”
4How terrible it will be for this sinful nation!
They are loaded down with guilt.
They are people who do nothing but evil.
They are children who are always sinning.
They have deserted the Lord.
They have turned against the Holy One of Israel.
They have turned their backs on him.
5Israel, why do you want to be beaten all the time?
Why do you always refuse to obey the Lord?
Your head is covered with wounds.
Your whole heart is weak.
6There isn’t a healthy spot on your body.
You are not healthy from the bottom of your feet to the top of your head.
You have nothing but wounds, cuts
and open sores.
They haven’t been cleaned up or bandaged
or treated with olive oil.
7Your country has been deserted.
Your cities have been burned down.
The food from your fields is being eaten up by outsiders.
They are doing it right in front of you.
Your land has been completely destroyed.
It looks as if strangers have taken it over.
8The city of Zion is left like a shed
where someone stands guard in a vineyard.
It is left like a hut in a cucumber field.
It’s like a city being attacked.
9The Lord who rules over all
has let some people live through that time of trouble.
If he hadn’t, we would have become like Sodom.
We would have been like Gomorrah.
10Rulers of Sodom,
hear the Lord’s message.
People of Gomorrah,
listen to the instruction of our God.
11“Do you think I need any more of your sacrifices?”
asks the Lord.
“I have more than enough of your burnt offerings.
I have more than enough of rams
and the fat of your fattest animals.
I do not find any pleasure
in the blood of your bulls, lambs and goats.
12Who asked you to bring all these animals
when you come to worship me?
Who asked you and your animals
to walk all over my courtyards?
13Stop bringing offerings that do not mean anything to me!
I hate your incense.
I can’t stand your worthless gatherings.
I can’t stand the way you celebrate your New Moon feasts,
Sabbath days and special services.
14Your New Moon feasts and your other appointed feasts
I hate with my whole being.
They have become a heavy load to me.
I am tired of carrying it.
15You might spread out your hands toward me when you pray.
But I do not look at you.
You might even offer many prayers.
But I am not listening to them.
Your hands are covered with the blood of the people you have murdered.
16So wash and make yourselves clean.
Get your evil actions out of my sight!
Stop doing what is wrong!
17Learn to do what is right!
Treat people fairly.
Help those who are treated badly.
Stand up in court for children whose fathers have died.
And do the same thing for widows.
18“Come. Let us settle this matter,”
says the Lord.
“Even though your sins are bright red,
they will be as white as snow.
Even though they are deep red,
they will be white like wool.
19But you have to be willing to change and obey me.
If you are, you will eat the good things that grow on the land.
20But if you are not willing to obey me,
you will be killed by swords.”
The Lord has spoken.
21See how the faithful city of Jerusalem
has become like a prostitute!
Once it was full of people who treated others fairly.
Those who did what was right used to live in it.
But now murderers live there!
22Jerusalem, your silver isn’t pure anymore.
Your best wine has been made weak with water.
23Your rulers refuse to obey the Lord.
They join forces with robbers.
All of them love to accept money from those who want special favors.
They are always looking for gifts from other people.
They don’t stand up in court for children whose fathers have died.
They don’t do it for widows either.
24The Lord is the Mighty One of Israel.
The Lord who rules over all announces,
“Israel, you have become my enemies.
I will act against you in my anger.
I will pay you back for what you have done.
25I will turn my power against you.
I will make you completely ‘clean.’
I will remove everything that is not pure.
26I will give you leaders like the ones you had long ago.
I will give you rulers like those you had at the beginning.
Then you will be called
the City That Does What Is Right.
You will also be called the Faithful City.”
27Zion will be saved when justice is done.
Those who are sorry for their sins will be saved
when what is right is done.
28But sinners and those who refuse to obey the Lord will be destroyed.
And those who desert the Lord will die.
29“Israel, you take delight in worshiping among the sacred oak trees.
You will be full of shame for doing that.
You have chosen to worship in the sacred gardens.
You will be dishonored for doing that.
30You will be like an oak tree whose leaves are dying.
You will be like a garden that doesn’t have any water.
31Your strongest men will become like dry pieces of wood.
Their worship of other gods will be the spark that lights the fire.
Everything will be burned up.
No one will be there to put the fire out.”
