Jeremija 10
1 Slušajte riječ koju vam govori Jahve, dome Izraelov.
Hear ye the word, O house of Israel, That Jehovah hath spoken for you.
2 Ovako govori Jahve: “Ne privikavajte se putu bezbožnom i ne dršćite pred znacima nebeskim, jer pred njima dršću samo bezbošci.
Thus said Jehovah: Unto the way of the nations accustom not yourselves, And by the signs of the heavens be not affrighted, For the nations are affrighted by them.
3 Jer su strašila tih naroda puka ništavnost, samo drvo posječeno u šumi, djelo ruku tesarovih,
For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, For a tree from a forest hath one cut, Work of the hands of an artificer, with an axe,
4 ukrašeno srebrom i zlatom, pričvršćeno čavlima i čekićima da se ne klima.
With silver and with gold they beautify it, With nails and with hammers they fix it, And it doth not stumble.
5 Nalik su na ptičja strašila u vrtu: ne znaju govoriti. Treba ih nositi, jer ne umiju hodati. Njih se ne bojte, jer ne mogu zla činiti, ali ni dobra učiniti ne mogu.”
As a palm they [are] stiff, and they speak not, They are surely borne, for they step not, Be not afraid of them, for they do no evil, Yea, also to do good is not in them.
6 Nitko nije kao ti, Jahve, ti si velik i silno je ime tvoje.
Because there is none like Thee, O Jehovah, Great [art] Thou, and great Thy name in might.
7 Tko da se tebe ne boji, kralju naroda? Zaista, tebi to pripada, jer među svim mudracima naroda i u svim njihovim kraljevstvima tebi nema ravna!
Who doth not fear Thee, king of the nations? For to Thee it is becoming, For among all the wise of the nations, And in all their kingdom there is none like Thee.
8 Čime vatru lože, to ih zaluđuje! Zakon im isprazan - obično drvo,
And in one they are brutish and foolish, An instruction of vanities [is] the tree itself.
9 tankolisto srebro dovezeno iz Taršiša, zlato iz Ofira, rad kipara i rukotvorina zlatara, sva djela umješna, ogrnuta ljubičastim i crvenim grimizom.
Spread-out silver from Tarshish is brought, And gold from Uphaz, Work of an artisan, and of the hands of a refiner, Blue and purple [is] their clothing, Work of the skilful — all of them.
10 A Jahve je pravi Bog. Živi je on Bog i Kralj vječni. Od njegova gnjeva zemlja se trese. Narodi ne mogu podnijeti jarosti njegove.
And Jehovah [is] a God of truth, He [is] a living God, and a king age-during, From His wrath shake doth the earth, And nations endure not His indignation.
11 Evo što ćete o kipovima reći: “Bogovi koji nisu stvorili neba ni zemlje moraju nestati s lica zemlje i ispod neba.”
Thus do ye say to them, The gods Who the heavens and earth have not made, They do perish from the earth, And from under these heavens.
12 On stvori zemlju snagom svojom, mudrošću svojom uspostavi krug zemaljski i umom svojim razape nebesa.
The maker of the earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who, by His understanding, stretched forth the heavens,
13 Kad mu glas zaori, huče vode na nebesima, oblake diže s kraja zemlje; stvara kiši munje, vjetar izvodi iz skrovišta njegovih.
At the voice He giveth forth, A multitude of waters [is] in the heavens, And He causeth vapours to come up from the end of the earth, Lightnings for rain He hath made, And bringeth out wind from His treasures.
14 Svakom čovjeku pamet stane, svaki se zlatar zastidi svoga kipa, jer svi su mu kipovi samo varka, nema u njima duha!
Brutish is every man by knowledge, Put to shame is every refiner by a graven image, For false [is] his molten image. And there is no breath in them.
15 Isprazni su oni, smiješne tvorevine, propast će u dan kazne.
Vanity [are] they, work of erring ones, In the time of their inspection they perish.
16 'Jakovljev dio' nije kao oni: jer je on sve stvorio, Izrael pleme je baštine njegove, Jahve nad Vojskama ime je njegovo.”
Not like these [is] the Portion of Jacob, For framer of all things [is] He, And Israel [is] the rod of His inheritance, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name.
17 Skupi prnje svoje sa zemlje, ti koja stanuješ u utvrdi!
Gather from the land thy merchandise, O dweller in the bulwark,
18 Jer ovako govori Gospod: “Gle, ovaj put daleko ću odbaciti stanovnike ove zemlje, pritijesniti ih da me nađu.”
For thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land at this time, And have been an adversary to them, So that they are found out.
19 “Jao meni zbog ozljede moje, rana je moja neiscjeljiva.” A ja rekoh: “Ipak, bolest je moja, nosit ću je!
Woe to me for my breaking, Grievious hath been my smiting, And I said, Only, this [is] my sickness, and I bear it.
20 Šator je moj obÄaljen, sva užeta pokidana. Djeca me ostaviše: nema ih. Nema ga tko bi opet razapeo šator moj i podigao krila šatorska.”
My tent hath been spoiled, And all my cords have been broken, My sons have gone out from me, and they are not, There is none stretching out any more my tent, And raising up my curtains.
21 Da, pastiri pamet izgubiše: ne tražiše Jahve. Zato ih sreća ne prati i sva se stada raspršiše.
For the shepherds have become brutish, And Jehovah they have not sought, Therefore they have not acted wisely, And all their flock is scattered.
22 Čujte vijest! Primiče se, evo, buka strašna iz zemlje sjeverne, da gradove judejske pretvori u pustinju, u brlog čagalja.
A voice of a report, lo, it hath come, Even a great shaking from the north country, To make the cities of Judah a desolation, A habitation of dragons.
23 Znam, Jahve, da put čovjeka nije u njegovoj vlasti, da čovjek koji hodi ne može upravljati korake svoje!
I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man [is] his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.
24 Kazni me, Jahve, ali po pravici, ne u gnjevu, da nas ne zatreš.
Chastise me, O Jehovah, only in judgment, Not in Thine anger, lest Thou make me small.
25 Izlij gnjev na narode koji te ne priznaju i na plemena koja ne zazivlju imena tvoga! Jer oni su proždrli Jakova, izjeli ga, opustošili naselje njegovo.
Pour out Thy fury on the nations that have not known Thee, And on the families that have not called in Thy name, For they have eaten up Jacob, Yea, they have eaten him up, yea, they consume him, And his habitation they have made desolate!
