Jeremija 2
1 I dođe mi riječ Jahvina:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 “Idi i viči u uši Jeruzalemu: Ovako govori Jahve: Spominjem se mladosti tvoje privržene, ljubavi tvoje vjereničke: ti pođe za mnom u pustinju, po zemlji gdje se ne sije.
Go and say in the ears of Jerusalem, The Lord says, I still keep the memory of your kind heart when you were young, and your love when you became my bride; how you went after me in the waste of sand, in an unplanted land.
3 Izrael bijaše Jahvi svetinja, prvina plodova njegovih; tko god od njih jeđaše, bijaše kažnjen; zlo ga snađe” - riječ je Jahvina.
Israel was holy to the Lord, the first-fruits of his increase: all who made attacks on him were judged as wrongdoers, evil came on them, says the Lord.
4 “Čujte riječ Jahvinu, dome Jakovljev, i svi rodovi doma Izraelova.
Give ear to the words of the Lord, O sons of Jacob and all the families of Israel:
5 Ovako govori Jahve: 'Kakvu nepravdu nađoše oci vaši na meni te se udaljiše od mene? Za ispraznošću pođoše, te sami isprazni postadoše.
These are the words of the Lord: What evil have your fathers seen in me that they have gone far from me, and, walking after what is false, have become false?
6 Ne pitahu: Gdje je Jahve koji nas izvede iz zemlje egipatske te nas vođaše kroz pustinju, po zemlji pustoj, jedva prohodnoj, po zemlji suhoj i mračnoj, po zemlji kojom nitko ne prolazi, nit' se tko nastanjuje?'
And they never said, Where is the Lord, who took us up out of the land of Egypt; who was our guide through the waste of sand, through an unplanted land full of deep holes, through a dry land of deep shade, which no one went through and where no man was living?
7 U zemlju vinograda i maslinika ja vas dovedoh, da se hranite plodom i dobrotom njezinom. Ali tek što uđoste, zemlju moju oskvrnuste i baštinu moju u gnusobu pretvoriste.
And I took you into a fertile land, where you were living on its fruit and its wealth; but when you came in, you made my land unclean, and made my heritage a disgusting thing.
8 Svećenici ne govorahu: 'Gdje je Jahve?' Tumači Zakona mene ne upoznaše, pastiri otpadoše od mene, a proroci prorokovahu u ime Baalovo i iđahu za onima što im pomoći ne mogoše.
The priests did not say, Where is the Lord? and those who were expert in the law had no knowledge of me: and the rulers did evil against me, and the prophets became prophets of the Baal, going after things without value.
9 Zato ću još parnicu voditi s vama - riječ je Jahvina - i parbit ću se sa sinovima sinova vaših.
For this reason, I will again put forward my cause against you, says the Lord, even against you and against your children's children.
10 Pođite, dakle, na otoke kitimske, da vidite, ili u Kedar pošljite izvidnice te dobro promislite i provjerite je li se igda što slično zbilo.
For go over to the sea-lands of Kittim and see; send to Kedar and give deep thought to it; and see if there has ever been such a thing.
11 Je li koji narod mijenjao bogove - oni čak i nisu bogovi! A narod moj Slavu svoju zamijeni za one što ne pomažu!
Has any nation ever made a change in their gods, though they are no gods? but my people have given up their glory in exchange for what is of no profit.
12 Zapanjite se nad tim, nebesa, zgranite se i zaprepastite,” riječ je Jahvina.
Be full of wonder, O heavens, at this; be overcome with fear, be completely waste, says the Lord.
13 “Jer dva zla narod moj učini: ostavi mene, Izvor vode žive, te iskopa sebi kladence, kladence ispucane što vode držati ne mogu.
For my people have done two evils; they have given up me, the fountain of living waters, and have made for themselves water-holes, cut out from the rock, broken water-holes, of no use for storing water.
14 Je li Izrael rob il' sluga u kući rođen? Zašto plijenom posta?
Is Israel a servant? has he been a house-servant from birth? why has he been made waste?
15 Lavovi su na nj rikali, podizali glas svoj. U pustoš pretvoriše zemlju njegovu, gradove popališe, nema im žitelja.
The young lions have made an outcry against him with a loud voice: they have made his land waste; his towns are burned up, with no one living in them.
16 Čak i oni iz Memfisa i Tafnisa brijahu ti tjeme.
Even the children of Noph and Tahpanhes have put shame on you.
17 Nisi li to sam sebi učinio otpavši od Jahve, Boga svojega?
Has not this come on you because you have given up the Lord your God, who was your guide by the way?
18 A sad, zašto krećeš u Egipat da piješ vode iz Nila? Zašto krećeš u Asiriju da piješ vode iz Rijeke?
And now, what have you to do on the way to Egypt, to get your drink from the waters of the Nile? or what have you to do on the way to Assyria, to get your drink from the waters of the River?
19 Opačina te tvoja kažnjava, otpadništvo te tvoje osuđuje. Shvati i vidi kako je teško i gorko što ostavi Jahvu, Boga svojega, što više nema straha mog u tebi” - riječ je Gospoda Jahve nad Vojskama.
The evil you yourselves have done will be your punishment, your errors will be your judge: be certain then, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing to give up the Lord your God, and no longer to be moved by fear of me, says the Lord, the Lord of armies.
20 “Da, odavna ti slomi jaram svoj, raskide veze što te vezahu i reče: 'Neću da robujem.' Pa ipak, na svakom povišem humu, pod svakim drvetom zelenim lijegao si k'o bludnica.
For in the past, your yoke was broken by your hands and your cords parted; and you said, I will not be your servant; for on every high hill and under every branching tree, your behaviour was like that of a loose woman
21 A ja te zasadih kao lozu izabranu, k'o sadnicu plemenitu. Kako li mi se samo prometnu u jalov izrod, u lozu divlju!
But when you were planted by me, you were a noble vine, in every way a true seed: how then have you been changed into the branching plant of a strange vine?
22 Da se i lužinom opereš, napravljenom od mnogo pepela, ostat će mrlja bezakonja tvoga preda mnom” - riječ je Jahve Gospoda.
For even if you are washed with soda and take much soap, still your evil-doing is marked before me, says the Lord God.
23 “Kako samo možeš reći: 'Nisam se uprljala, za baalima nisam trčala.' Pogledaj tragove svoje u Dolini, upoznaj što si učinila. Deva brza što krstari stazama svojim,
How are you able to say, I am not unclean, I have not gone after the Baals? see your way in the valley, be clear about what you have done: you are a quick-footed camel twisting her way in and out;
24 magarica divlja navikla na pustinju, u pohoti svojoj požudno dašće, tko da je ukroti u vrijeme gonjenja? Tko god je traži, neće se umoriti, naći će je u mjesecu njezinu.
An untrained ass, used to the waste land, breathing up the wind in her desire; at her time, who is able to send her away? all those who are looking for her will have no need to make themselves tired; in her month they will get her.
25 Čuvaj se da ti noga ne obosi, grlo se ne osuši. A ti kažeš: 'Ne, uzalud je! Jer volim strance, i za njima ću ići.'
Do not let your foot be without shoes, or your throat dry from need of water: but you said, There is no hope: no, for I have been a lover of strange gods, and after them I will go.
26 Kao što se lupež zastidi kad ga uhvate, tako će se zastidjeti sinovi - dom Izraelov, oni, kraljevi, knezovi, svećenici i proroci njihovi
As the thief is shamed when he is taken, so is Israel shamed; they, their kings and their rulers, their priests and their prophets;
27 koji govore drvetu: 'Ti si otac moj!' a kamenu: 'Ti si me rodio!' jer mi leđa okreću, a ne lice, ali u nevolji svojoj zapomažu: 'Ustani, spasi nas!'
Who say to a tree, You are my father; and to a stone, You have given me life: for their backs have been turned to me, not their faces: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Up! and be our saviour.
28 Gdje su bogovi što ih ti sam načini? Nek' ustanu ako te mogu spasiti u nevolji tvojoj! Jer imaš, o Judejo, bogova koliko i gradova! Koliko Jeruzalem ima ulica, toliko Baal ima žrtvenika.
But where are the gods you have made for yourselves? let them come, if they are able to give you salvation in the time of your trouble: for the number of your gods is as the number of your towns, O Judah.
29 Zašto hoćete da se sa mnom parbite? Svi se od mene odmetnuste” - riječ je Jahvina.
Why will you put forward your cause against me? You have all done evil against me, says the Lord.
30 “Zaludu sam udarao sinove vaše: vi iz toga ne uzeste pouke: mačevi vaši rastrgaše vaše proroke kao lav zatornik.
I gave your children blows to no purpose; they got no good from training: your sword has been the destruction of your prophets, like a death-giving lion.
31 Kakva li ste roda? Čujte riječ Jahvinu: Zar bijah pustinja Izraelu, il' zemlja mračna? Zašto moj narod govori: 'Slobodu hoćemo, nećemo više k tebi!'
O generation, see the word of the Lord. Have I been a waste land to Israel? or a land of dark night? why do my people say, We have got loose, we will not come to you again?
32 Zaboravlja li djevica svoj nakit il' nevjesta pojas svoj? A narod moj mene zaboravi, bezbroj je tomu već dana.
Is it possible for a virgin to put out of her memory her ornaments, or a bride her robes? but my people have put me out of their memories for unnumbered days.
33 O, kako li dobro znaš svoj put kad tragaš za ljubavlju! Zato si i na zlo putove svoje navikla.
With what care are your ways ordered when you are looking for love! so ... your ways.
34 Čak su i ruke tvoje omašćene krvlju siromaha nevinih: nisi ih zatekla kako provaljuju vrata tvoja. Da, za sve njih ti ćeš odgovarati.
And in the skirts of your robe may be seen the life-blood of those who have done no wrong: ...
35 A govoriš: 'Nevina sam, gnjev se njegov odvratio od mene.' Evo me da ti sudim jer govoriš: 'Nisam zgriješila.'
And still you said, I have done no wrong; truly, his wrath is turned away from me. See, I will take up the cause against you, because you say, I have done no wrong.
36 Kako si jadna u zabludjelosti svojoj! I Egipćani će te posramiti kao što te posramiše Asirci.
Why do you go about so much for the purpose of changing your way? you will be shamed on account of Egypt, as you were shamed on account of Assyria.
37 I odavde ćeš morati otići s rukama nad glavom svojom, jer Jahve odbaci one u koje se uzdaš; ti nećeš biti sretna s njima.”
Truly, you will go out from him with your hands on your head: for the Lord has given up those in whom you have put your faith, and they will be of no help to you.
