Jeremija 22
1 Ovako govori Jahve: “Siđi u palaču kralja judejskoga i objavi ondje ovu riječ.
This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there,
2 Reci: Slušaj riječ Jahvinu, kralju judejski, koji sjediš na prijestolju Davidovu, ti i tvoje sluge i tvoj narod koji ulaze na ova vrata.
saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates.
3 Ovako govori Jahve: 'Činite pravo i pravicu, izbavite potlačene iz ruku tlačitelja! Ne činite krivo strancu, siroti, udovici, ne tlačite ih i ne prolijevajte krvi nedužne na ovome mjestu.
This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
4 Jer budete li se istinski vladali po riječi ovoj, na vrata ovog dvora ulazit će kraljevi što sjede na prijestolju Davidovu, voze se na kolima i jašu na konjima - oni, njihove sluge i njihov narod.
For if you will indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they and their officials and their people.
5 Ako pak ne poslušate ovih riječi, zaklinjem se sobom - riječ je Jahvina - da ću taj dvor pretvoriti u ruševinu!'”
But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”
6 Jer ovako govori Jahve o dvoru kralja judejskoga: “Ti si za me Gilead, vrh libanonski. Ali, uistinu, pretvorit ću te u pustinju, u grad nenastanjen.
For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are like Gilead to Me, like the summit of Lebanon; but I will surely turn you into a desert, like cities that are uninhabited.
7 Spremit ću protiv tebe zatirače, svakoga s oružjem njegovim, nek' posijeku izabrane ti cedrove i u vatru ih pobacaju.”
I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire.
8 Mnoštvo će naroda prolaziti mimo taj grad i pitat će jedan drugoga: “Zašto je Jahve tako postupio s ovim velikim gradom?”
And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’
9 Odgovorit će im: “Jer su ostavili Savez Jahve, Boga svoga, klanjali se drugim bogovima i služili im.”
Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
10 Ne oplakujte mrtvoga, ne jadikujte za njim. Radije plačite za onim koji odlazi, jer se nikad više neće vratiti ni rodne grude vidjeti.
Do not weep for the dead king; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for the one who is exiled, for he will never return to see his native land.
11 Jer ovako govori Jahve o Šalumu, sinu Jošijinu, kralju judejskomu, koji kraljevaše mjesto oca svoga i morade otići iz ovoga mjesta: “Nikad se više neće vratiti,
For this is what the LORD says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place: “He will never return,
12 nego će umrijeti u mjestu kamo ga izagnaše, a ovu zemlju nikad više neće vidjeti.”
but he will die in the place to which he was exiled; he will never see this land again.”
13 Jao onom koji kuću gradi nepravedno i gornje odaje diže bez prava; koji bližnjega tjera na tlaku i plaću mu ne isplaćuje;
“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,
14 koji kaže: “Sagradit ću sebi kuću prostranu i prozračne gornje odaje!” koji probija prozore, oblaže ih cedrovinom crveno obojenom.
who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.
15 Jesi li zato kralj što se cedrom razmećeš? Nije li ti i otac jeo i pio, ali je činio pravo i pravicu i zato mu bješe dobro.
Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
16 Branio je pravo siromaha i jadnika, i zato mu bješe dobro. Zar ne znači to mene poznavati? - riječ je Jahvina.
He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.
17 Ali tvoje oči i srce idu samo za dobitkom, da krv nevinu prolijevaš, da nasilje činiš i krivdu.
“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”
18 Zato ovako govori Jahve o Jojakimu, sinu Jošijinu, kralju judejskom: “Za njim neće naricati: 'Jao, brate moj! Jao, sestro moja!' Za njim neće naricati: 'Jao, gospodaru! Jao, veličanstvo!'
Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
19 Pokopat će ga k'o magarca, izvući ga i baciti izvan vrata Jeruzalema.”
He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
20 “Popni se na Libanon i viči, po Bašanu nek' se ori glas, s Abarima buči, jer svi su tvoji prijatelji slomljeni!
Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed.
21 Lijepo sam te svjetovao u danima mirnim, al' ti mi reče: 'Neću slušati!' Tako se vladaš od mladosti: ne slušaš glasa mojega.
I warned you when you were secure. You said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from youth, that you have not obeyed My voice.
22 Sve će tvoje pastire vjetar popasti, a ljubavnici će tvoji u izgnanstvo. Tada ćeš se stidjet' i sramiti zbog sve pakosti svoje.
The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.
23 Ti što prebivaš na Libanonu, ti što se gnijezdiš po cedrovima, kako li ćeš stenjati kad bolovi te spopadnu, trudovi porodilje.
O inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.”
24 Života mi moga - riječ je Jahvina - kad bi Konija, sin Jojakimov, kralj judejski, bio pečatnjak na mojoj desnici, ja bih ga strgao s prsta.
“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
25 Dat ću te u ruke onima koji ti rade o glavi, u ruke onima pred kojima dršćeš, u ruke Nabukodonozora, kralja babilonskog, i u ruke Kaldejaca.
In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans.
26 I bacit ću tebe i majku koja te rodila u drugu zemlju gdje se niste rodili; tamo ćete umrijeti.
I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die.
27 Ali u zemlju u koju čeznu da se vrate neće se vratiti!”
You will never return to the land for which you long.”
28 TÓa zar je taj čovjek Konija sud prezren, razbijen? Il' posuda što nikom se ne sviđa? Zašto bjehu protjerani on i potomstvo, prognani u zemlju koja im je posve neznana?
Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?
29 Zemljo, zemljo, zemljo, poslušaj riječ Jahvinu.
O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
30 Ovako govori Jahve: “Upišite za ovoga čovjeka: 'Bez djece. Život mu se nije posrećio. Nitko od potomstva njegova neće sjesti na prijesto Davidov ni vladati Judejom.'”
This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”
