Jeremija 12
1 Prepravedan si, Jahve, da bih se mogao s tobom parbiti. Samo bih jedno s tobom raspravio: Zašto je put zlikovaca uspješan? Zašto podmuklice uživaju mir?
Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee, Yet will I enter into controversy with thee. Why doth the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all the men of treachery at ease?
2 Ti si ih posadio, i oni se ukorijeniše, rastu i plod donose. Al' si bliz samo ustima njihovim, a daleko im od srca.
Thou hast planted them; yea, they have taken root; They grow, yea, they bring forth fruit; Thou art near to their mouth, But far from their hearts.
3 No ti, Jahve, mene poznaješ i vidiš; ispitao si srce moje, ono je s tobom. Odvedi ih kao jagnjad na klanje, sačuvaj ih za dan pokolja.
But thou, O Jehovah, knowest me; Thou hast seen me, and tried my heart, Whether it be devoted to thee. Tear them away, as sheep for slaughter; Separate them for the day of slaughter!
4 Dokle će zemlja tugovati, dokle će trava na svem polju sahnuti? Zbog opačine njezinih stanovnika ugiba stoka i ptice! Jer govore: Bog ne vidi naših putova.
How long shall the land mourn, And the grass of every field wither? For the wickedness of them that dwell therein, The beasts are consumed, and the birds; For they say, “He will not see our latter end.”
5 Ako s pješacima trčeći sustaješ, kako ćeš se s konjima utrkivati? Kad ni u mirnoj zemlji nemaš uzdanja, kako ćeš onda kroz guštare jordanske?
If thou hast run with footmen, and they have wearied thee, Then how canst thou contend with horses? If it be so with thee in a land of peace, in which thou art secure, What wilt thou do in the glory of Jordan?
6 Jer su i braća tvoja i obitelj tvoja licemjerni prema tebi! I oni te iza leđa ocrnjuju na sva usta. Ne vjeruj im kad ti zbore umilno.
For even thy brethren and the house of thy father, Even these are treacherous toward thee, And raise a full cry after thee; Trust them not, though they speak fair words to thee!
7 Ostavih dom svoj, napustih baštinu svoju; miljenicu srca svoga dadoh u ruke dušmana njenih.
I have forsaken my house, I have abandoned my inheritance, I have given the darling of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
8 Baština moja postade za me kao lav u šumi. Zarikao je na me, zato ga zamrzih.
My inheritance is become to me like a lion of the forest; She lifteth up her voice against me; Therefore do I hate her.
9 Zar je baština moja šarena ptica oko koje odasvud druge slijeću? Hajde, skupite se, sve divlje zvijeri, dođite žderati.
A rapacious beast, a hyena, is my inheritance become to me; Therefore shall the rapacious beasts rush upon her on all sides. Come, gather all the beasts of the field, Bring them to devour!
10 Mnogi pastiri opustošiše moj vinograd, zgaziše nasljedstvo moje; dragu mi baštinu pretvoriše u golu pustinju,
Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard; They have trodden my portion under foot; My pleasant portion have they made a desolate wilderness.
11 pretvoriše u pustoš, žalosna je pustoš preda mnom. Sva je zemlja pusta jer nikog u srce ne dira.
They have made it a desolation; Desolate it mourneth on account of me; The whole land is desolate, Because no man layeth my word to heart.
12 Preko svih goleti pustinjskih nagrnuše pustošnici. Jer u Jahve je mač što proždire: s jednog kraja zemlje do drugog nema mira nijednome tijelu.
Upon all the high places in the desert do the plunderers come; Behold, the sword of Jehovah devoureth from one end of the land to the other; No man hath peace.
13 Sijahu pšenicu, a požeše trnje: iscrpli se bez koristi. Stide se uroda svoga sve zbog jarosti Jahvine.
They sow wheat, but they reap thorns; They weary themselves, and are not profited; They shall be ashamed of their harvest, Because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.
14 Ovako govori Jahve: “Sve zle susjede svoje, koji su dirnuli u baštinu što sam je dao narodu svome Izraelu, ja ću iščupati iz zemlje njihove. Ali dom Judin iščupat ću isred njih.
Thus saith Jehovah against all my evil neighbors, Who seize the inheritance which I gave my people, Israel: Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, And the house of Judah will I pluck out from among them.
15 A kad ih iščupam, ponovo ću im se smilovati i povesti natrag, svakoga na baštinu i zemlju njegovu.
Yet after I have plucked them out of their land, I will again have compassion on them, and bring them back, Every one to his own possession, And every one to his own land.
16 Pa ako doista nauče putove naroda mojega i stanu se zaklinjati imenom mojim - 'Živoga mi Jahve' - kao što su učili moj narod da se zaklinje Baalom, tada će se opet nastaniti usred naroda moga.
And if they will indeed learn the ways of my people, And swear by my name, saying, As Jehovah liveth! As they taught my people to swear by Baal, Then shall they be built up in the midst of my people;
17 Ako pak ne poslušaju, onda ću takav narod potpuno iščupati i zatrti” - riječ je Jahvina.
But if they will not hearken, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith Jehovah.
