Jeremija 21
1 Riječ koju Jahve uputi Jeremiji kad kralj Sidkija posla k njemu Pašhura, sina Malkijina, i svećenika Sefaniju, sina Maasejina, s porukom:
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,
2 “Hajde, upitaj Jahvu za nas, jer je Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, zavojštio na nas; možda će Jahve opet učiniti s nama čudo, pa će se neprijatelj povući pred nama.”
“Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”
3 Jeremija im reče: “Ovako recite Sidkiji:
But Jeremiah answered, “You are to tell Zedekiah that
4 Ovako govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov: 'Povući ću oružje koje je u vašim rukama, kojim se borite protiv kralja babilonskoga i Kaldejaca što vas napadaju izvan zidina, i skupiti ga usred ovoga grada.
this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city.
5 I sam ću se boriti protiv vas ispruženom rukom i snažnom mišicom, u srdžbi i gnjevu i velikoj jarosti.
And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath.
6 I strašnom kugom udarit ću stanovnike ovoga grada, ljude i životinje, i pomrijet će.
I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’
7 Poslije toga ću - riječ je Jahvina - Sidkiju, kralja judejskoga, i njegove sluge i narod, i sve one koji preostadoše u tom gradu nakon pošasti, mača i gladi, predati u ruke Nabukodonozora, kralja babilonskoga, u ruke njihovih neprijatelja i u ruke onih koji im rade o glavi; on će ih sasjeći oštricom mača bez samilosti, bez milosrđa i bez smilovanja.'
‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’
8 A ovom narodu reci: 'Ovako govori Jahve: Evo stavljam pred vas put života i put smrti.
Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 Tko ostane u ovom gradu, poginut će od mača, gladi i kuge. A tko izađe, te se preda Kaldejcima koji vas opsjedaju, spasit će život - život će mu ostati kao plijen.
Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.
10 Jer, okrenuh lice svoje ovomu gradu na zlo, a ne na dobro - riječ je Jahvina - i bit će izručen u ruke kralja babilonskoga, i on će ga vatrom spaliti.'”
For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’
11 Kraljevskom domu Judeje. Čujte riječ Jahvinu,
Moreover, tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD.
12 dome Davidov! Ovako govori Jahve: “Svako jutro sudite pravedno, izbavite potlačene iz ruku tlačitelja, ili će moj gnjev planut' poput vatre, raspalit' se neugasivo zbog vaših opačina.
O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.
13 Evo me protiv tebe koji stanuješ na Pećini dolinskoj - riječ je Jahvina - protiv vas koji kažete: 'Tko može na nas navaliti, tko u naše nastambe prodrijeti?'
Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau— declares the LORD— you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”
14 Al' ja ću vam platiti prema plodu djela vaših - riječ je Jahvina. - Oganj ću podmetnuti šumi njegovoj i proždrijet će sve oko nje!”
I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”
