Jeremija 5
1 Prođite ulicama jeruzalemskim, pogledajte dobro i raspitajte se, tražite po njegovim trgovima, pa ako nađete ijednoga čovjeka koji čini pravo i traži istinu, oprostit ću ovom gradu” - riječ je Jahvina.
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places of it, if ye can find a man, if there is any who does justly, who seeks truth, and I will pardon her.
2 Pa kad i govore: “Živoga mi Jahve!” doista se krivo zaklinju.
And though they say, As Jehovah lives, surely they swear falsely.
3 Jahve, nisu li oči tvoje upravljene k istini? Biješ ih, ali njih ne boli; zatireš ih, al' oni odbijaju pouku tvoju. Čelo im je tvrđe od litice, odbijaju da se obrate.
O Jehovah, do not thine eyes look upon truth? Thou have stricken them, but they were not grieved. Thou have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than a rock. They have refused to return.
4 Rekoh: “Samo siromasi tako ludo postupaju, jer ne znaju puta Jahvina ni pravo Boga svojega.
Then I said, Surely these are poor, they are foolish, for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God.
5 Poći ću, dakle, velikima i njima ću govoriti, jer oni poznaju put Jahvin i pravo Boga svojega.” Ali oni svi složno razbiše jaram i sve veze pokidaše.
I will go to the great men, and will speak to them, for they know the way of Jehovah, and the law of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
6 I zato ih šumski lav napada, vuk pustinjski razdire, leopardi vrebaju gradove njihove, tko god iziđe iz njih bit će rastrgan. Jer su grijesi njihovi mnogobrojni, mnogostruki otpadi njihovi.
Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them; a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them; a leopard shall watch against their cities. Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
7 “Zašto da ti oprostim? Sinovi me tvoji napustiše, zaklinju se lažnim bogovima. Ja ih nasitih, oni preljub učiniše, u bludničinu kuću nagrnuše.
How can I pardon thee? Thy sons have forsaken me, and sworn by those who are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots' houses.
8 Oni su k'o ugojeni, sileni konji: ržu za ženom bližnjega svoga.
They were as fed horses roaming at large; everyone neighed after his neighbor's wife.
9 Pa da to ne kaznim - riječ je Jahvina - narodu takvu da se ne osvetim?
Shall I not visit for these things? says Jehovah. And shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 Popnite se na zidove! Razarajte! Uništite, ali ne posvema! Iščupajte sve čokote jer nisu Jahvini.
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy, but make not a full end. Take away her branches, for they are not Jehovah's.
11 Da, podlo me izdadoše dom Izraelov i dom Judin” - riječ je Jahvina.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, says Jehovah.
12 Zanijekaše Jahvu, rekoše: “Nema ga! Zlo nas neće snaći, nećemo iskusiti ni gladi ni mača!
They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he. Neither shall evil come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine.
13 [13a] A proroci su poput vjetra, govornika nema među njima!”
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them.
14 Zato ovako govori Jahve, Bog nad Vojskama: “Zato što su tako govorili, [13b] evo što će im se zbiti: U oganj ću pretvoriti svoje riječi u tvojim ustima, a narod ovaj u drvo da ga oganj proždre.
Therefore thus says Jehovah, the God of hosts: Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
15 Evo, dovest ću na vas narod izdaleka, dome Izraelov - riječ je Jahvina. Narod nepobjediv, narod drevan, narod kojega jezik nećeš znati, ni razumjeti što govori.
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, says Jehovah. It is a mighty nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou know not, nor understand what they say.
16 Tobolac mu je razjapljen grob. Svi su oni po izboru junaci.
Their quiver is an open sepulcher. They are all mighty men.
17 On će proždrijet' tvoju žetvu, tvoj kruh, sinove i kćeri tvoje, ovce i goveda tvoja, grožđe i smokve tvoje, razorit će ti gradove tvrde u koje se sada uzdaš.”
And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat. They shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds. They shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees. They shall beat down thy fortified cities, wherein thou trust, with the sword.
18 “Ali ni tada - riječ je Jahvina - neću te posve uništiti.
But even in those days, says Jehovah, I will not make a full end with you.
19 A kad budu pitali: 'Zašto nam Jahve, Bog naš, učini sve ovo?' ti ćeš im odgovoriti: 'Jer ste mene ostavili da biste služili tuđim bogovima u svojoj zemlji, služit ćete tuđincu u zemlji koja nije vaša!'”
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Why has Jehovah our God done all these things to us? Then thou shall say to them, Just as ye have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so ye shall serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
20 “Objavite ovo domu Jakovljevu i obznanite po Judeji:
Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
21 Čujte, dakle, ovo, narode ludi i nerazumni: oči imaju, a ne vide, uši imaju, a ne čuju!
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding, who have eyes, and see not, who have ears, and hear not:
22 Zar se mene nećete bojati - riječ je Jahvina - zar nećete drhtati preda mnom koji sam stavio pijesak moru za granicu, za vječnu među koje nikad neće prijeći: ono se biba, al' je nemoćno, valovi mu huče, ali prijeći neće.
Do ye not fear me? says Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? And though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet they cannot prevail, though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.
23 No, u naroda ovog srce je prkosno, nepokorno; oni se udaljiše - to je snaga njihova!
But this people has a revolting and a rebellious heart. They have revolted and gone.
24 Ne rekoše u srcu svome: 'Bojmo se Jahve, Boga svojega, koji nam u pravi čas šalje dažd rani i kišu kasnu i koji nam čuva tjedne određene za žetvu.'
Neither do they say in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season, who preserves to us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
25 Vaša bezakonja narušiše ovo, vaši vam grijesi uništiše blagostanje.
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good from you.
26 Da, u mome narodu ima zlikovaca: kao ptičari vrebaju iz zasjede, postavljaju zamke, hvataju ljude.
For among my people are found wicked men. They watch as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap; they catch men.
27 Kao što je krletka puna ptica, tako su njihove kuće pune grabeža; postadoše tako veliki i bogati,
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grown rich.
28 tusti i ugojeni. Da, prevršila se mjera zla, ne brane prava, prava sirote ne sreću, ne mare za pravo sirotinje.
They have grown fat. They shine. Yea, they overflow in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper. And they do not judge the right of the needy.
29 Pa da to ne kaznim - riječ je Jahvina - narodu takvu da se ne osvetim?
Shall I not visit for these things? says Jehovah. Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 Strahote i grozote zbivaju se u ovoj zemlji:
An astonishing and horrible thing has come to pass in the land.
31 proroci laž proriču, a svećenici poučavaju na svoju ruku. A mojem narodu to omilje! Al' što ćete raditi na kraju?
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means. And my people love to have it so. And what will ye do in the end thereof?
