Jeremija 18
1 Ovo je riječ koju Jahve uputi Jeremiji:
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying:
2 “Ustani i siđi u kuću lončarovu - ondje ću ti objaviti svoje riječi.”
'Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear My words.'
3 Siđoh, dakle, u kuću lončarovu, upravo je radio na lončarskom kolu.
Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he was at his work on the wheels.
4 I kako bi se koji sud što bi ga načinio od ilovače u ruci lončarovoj pokvario, on bi opet od nje pravio drugi - već kako se lončaru svidjelo da napravi.
And whensoever the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
5 I dođe mi riječ Jahvina:
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
6 “Ne mogu li i ja s vama činiti kao ovaj lončar, dome Izraelov? - riječ je Jahvina. Evo, kao ilovača u ruci lončarovoj, i vi ste u mojoj ruci, dome Izraelov.
'O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in My hand, O house of Israel.
7 Objavim li jednom kojem narodu ili kojem kraljevstvu da ću ga iskorijeniti, uništiti i razoriti,
At one instant I may speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
8 i taj se narod, protiv kojeg sam govorio, obrati od opačina i zloća, tada ću se ja pokajati za zlo koje mu bijah namijenio.
but if that nation turn from their evil, because of which I have spoken against it, I repent of the evil that I thought to do unto it.
9 Objavim li kojem narodu, ili kojem kraljevstvu, da ću ga izgraditi i posaditi,
And at one instant I may speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
10 a on stane činiti što je zlo u mojim očima, ne slušajući glasa mojega, pokajat ću se za dobro koje sam im obećao.
but if it do evil in My sight, that it hearken not to My voice, then I repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit it.
11 Zato sada reci Judejcima i Jeruzalemcima: 'Ovako govori Jahve: Evo, spremam vam zlo i snujem protiv vas osnove. Vratite se, dakle, svaki sa svoga zlog puta i popravite svoje putove i svoja djela.'
Now therefore do thou speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you; return ye now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.
12 Ali oni vele: 'Uzalud! Mi ćemo radije provoditi svoje osnove i činiti svaki po okorjelosti zlog srca svojega.'”
But they say: There is no hope; but we will walk after our own devices, and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart.'
13 Ovako govori Jahve: “Propitajte se po narodima: je li itko takvo što čuo? Toliku grozotu učini djevica Izraelova.
Therefore thus saith the LORD: Ask ye now among the nations, who hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
14 Nestaje li s gorske vrleti snijeg libanonski? Mogu li presušiti vode daleke što studene teku?
Doth the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or are the strange cold flowing waters plucked up?
15 A narod moj mene zaboravi! Kad prinose ništavnosti, posrnuše na putovima svojim, na stazama drevnim, i hode stazama i putem neprohodnim.
For My people hath forgotten Me, they offer unto vanity; and they have been made to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in bypaths, in a way not cast up;
16 I tako su zemlju u pustoš obratili, na vječnu porugu, da se nad njom zgraža svaki prolaznik glavom mašući.
To make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
17 Razvitlat ću ih pred neprijateljem, kao istočnjak; leđa, a ne lice, ja ću im pokazati u dan njine propasti.”
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will look upon their back, and not their face, in the day of their calamity.
18 I rekoše: “Hajdemo da se urotimo protiv Jeremije, jer svećeniku ne može nestati Zakona, ni mudrome savjeta, ni proroku besjede. Hajde, udarimo ga njegovim jezikom i pazimo budno na svaku riječ njegovu.”
Then said they: 'Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for instruction shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.'
19 Poslušaj me, o Jahve, i čuj što govore moji protivnici.
Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
20 TÓa zar se dobro uzvraća zlim? A oni mi jamu kopaju! Sjeti se kako stajah pred licem tvojim da u tebe milost tražim za njih, da odvratim od njih jarost tvoju.
Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before Thee to speak good for them, to turn away Thy wrath from them.
21 Zato im djecu izruči gladi, maču ih predaj! Neka im žene ostanu jalove i udovice, neka im kuga pobije muževe, a mladići neka od mača u boju poginu.
Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and hurl them to the power of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, and their young men smitten of the sword in battle.
22 Neka se prolomi vapaj iz kuća njihovih kad iznenada na njih dovedeš čete pljačkaša. Jer oni iskopaše jamu da me uhvate, nogama mojim u potaji zamke namjestiše.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
23 Ti, o Jahve, znadeš sav njihov naum ubilački protiv mene. Ne oprosti im bezakonja njihova, ne izbriši im grijeha pred sobom. Neka padnu pred licem tvojim, obračunaj s njima u dan gnjeva svoga!
Yet, LORD, Thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from Thy sight; but let them be made to stumble before Thee; Deal Thou with them in the time of Thine anger.
