Jeremija 42

1 Nato svi vojni zapovjednici, osobito Johanan, sin Kareahov, i Azarja, sin Hošajin, i sav narod, malo i veliko, pristupiše

And all the captains of the forces, and Johanan, the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah, the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least even to the greatest, came near,

2 i rekoše proroku Jeremiji: “Pomno počuj molbu našu! Zagovaraj nas pred Jahvom, Bogom svojim, za sav ovaj ostatak, jer nas, kako i sam vidiš, ostade još samo malo od velikoga broja koliko nas je nekoć bilo.

and said to Jeremiah the prophet: “Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us to Jehovah, thy God, for all this remnant; (for we are left a few out of many, as thine eyes do behold us; )

3 Neka nam Jahve, Bog tvoj, objavi kuda da krenemo i što valja da činimo.”

that Jehovah, thy God, may show us the way wherein we shall walk, and the thing which we shall do.”

4 Prorok im Jeremija odgovori: “Pristajem. Pomolit ću se, kao što rekoste, Jahvi, Bogu vašemu, i javit ću vam sve što on odgovori, ni riječi vam neću zatajiti.”

And Jeremiah the prophet said to them: “I have heard; behold, I will pray to Jehovah your God, according to your words, and all which Jehovah shall answer you I will declare to you; I will keep back nothing from you.”

5 Oni pak rekoše Jeremiji: “Neka Jahve bude istinit i vjerodostojan svjedok protiv nas ako ne postupimo sasvim po riječima koje će nam Jahve, Bog tvoj, po tebi objaviti.

Then they said to Jeremiah: “May Jehovah be our witness, a faithful and true witness! According to all for which Jehovah our God shall send thee to us, so will we do.

6 Bio povoljan ili nepovoljan glas Jahve, Boga našega, komu te šaljemo, mi ćemo ga slušati da nam dobro bude što poslušasmo glas Jahve, Boga svojega.”

Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we send thee, that it may be well with us when we shall have obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God.”

7 Poslije deset dana dođe riječ Jahvina Jeremiji.

And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah.

8 Tada on pozva Johanana, sina Kareahova, sve vojne zapovjednike koji bijahu s njim i sav narod, malo i veliko,

And he called Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people, from the least even to the greatest,

9 te im reče: “Ovako govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov, kojemu ste me poslali da izlijem preda nj molbu vašu:

and said to them: “Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, to whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:

10 'Ako budete mirno živjeli u zemlji ovoj, podići ću vas i neću vas više razoriti; posadit ću vas, a ne iskorijeniti. Jer se kajem za zlo koje sam vam nanio.

If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent me of the evil which I have done to you.

11 Ne bojte se kralja babilonskoga od koga strahujete. Ne bojte ga se - riječ je Jahvina - jer ja sam s vama da vas spasim i izbavim iz ruku njegovih.

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith Jehovah; for I will be with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

12 I ja ću vam pribaviti milost da vam se smiluje i pusti vas da u zemlji svojoj živite.'

And I will show mercies to you, that he may have compassion upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

13 Ako pak kažete: 'Nećemo ostati u ovoj zemlji', ne pokoravajući se glasu Jahve, Boga svoga,

But if ye say, 'We will not dwell in this land,' so as not to hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God,

14 ako kažete: 'Ne, u Egipat idemo, rata više da ne vidimo, glasa bojnog roga više da ne čujemo, da ne moramo biti više gladni kruha; da, onamo idemo',

saying, 'No! but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor be hungry for bread, and there will we dwell, —

15 onda čujte riječ Jahvinu, vi koji ste Ostatak Judeje: Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama, Bog Izraelov: 'Ako ste odlučili krenuti u Egipat da ondje živite,

now, therefore, hear the word of Jehovah, ye remnant of Judah! Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: If ye set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there,

16 mač kojega se plašite u zemlji će vas egipatskoj dostići; glad od koje strahujete, u Egiptu će vam biti za petama: i ondje ćete umrijeti!

then it shall come to pass that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, of which ye were afraid, shall follow close after you into Egypt, and there shall ye die.

17 I svi oni koji odluče da odu u Egipat i da se ondje nasele, poginut će od mača, gladi i kuge: nitko živ neće umaći nesreći koju ću na njih svaliti.'

So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there. They shall die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence, and not one of them shall remain, or escape from the evil which I bring upon them.

18 Jer ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama, Bog Izraelov: 'Kao što se srdžba moja i bijes moj oboriše na Jeruzalemce, tako će se gnjev moj izliti i na vas ako pođete u Egipat: postat ćete prokletstvo, užas, kletva i poruga, a ovoga mjesta nikad više nećete ugledati.'

For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: As my anger and my wrath have been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my wrath be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt; and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.

19 Vama, koji ste Ostatak Judeje, Jahve poručuje da ne idete u Egipat. Dobro znajte da sam danas bio svjedok protiv vas.

This is the word of Jehovah to you, ye remnant of Judah! Go ye not into Egypt; ye shall surely know that I have warned you this day.

20 Jer sami sebe obmanjujete. TÓa vi ste me poslali k Jahvi, Bogu svome rekavši: 'Zagovaraj nas pred Jahvom, Bogom našim, i saopći nam sve što ti on objavi, i mi ćemo to učiniti.'

Ye err to your own ruin; for ye sent me to Jehovah your God, saying, 'Pray for us to Jehovah our God, and according to all that Jehovah our God shall say, so declare to us, and we will do it';

21 A danas sam vam objavio, ali vi ne slušate više glasa Jahve, Boga svojega, koji me k vama posla.

and now I have this day declared it to you, but ye have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah your God, nor to anything for which he sent me to you.

22 Znajte, dakle, dobro: od mača, gladi i kuge poginut ćete na mjestu kamo hoćete da odete da se ondje naselite.”

Now, therefore, ye shall know assuredly, that by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence ye shall die, in the place whither ye have chosen to go and to sojourn.”