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 you about in the streets of Jerusalem, and see, and know, and seek in her broad places, if you can find [one], if there is any one that does judgment, and seeks faithfulness; and I will pardon them, says the Lord.
2 Pa kad i govore: “Živoga mi Jahve!” doista se krivo zaklinju.
The Lord lives, they say; do they not therefore 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 Lord, your eyes are upon faithfulness: you have scourged them, but they have not grieved; you have consumed them; but they would not receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; and they would not return.
4 Rekoh: “Samo siromasi tako ludo postupaju, jer ne znaju puta Jahvina ni pravo Boga svojega.
Then I said, It may be they are poor; for they are weak, for they know not the way of the Lord, or the judgment of 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 rich men, and will speak to them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of God: but, behold, with one consent they have broken the yoke, they have 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 has a lion out of the forest struck them, and a wolf has destroyed them even to [their] houses, and a leopard has watched against their cities: all that go forth from them shall be hunted: for they have multiplied their ungodliness, they have strengthened themselves in their revoltings.
7 “Zašto da ti oprostim? Sinovi me tvoji napustiše, zaklinju se lažnim bogovima. Ja ih nasitih, oni preljub učiniše, u bludničinu kuću nagrnuše.
In what [way] shall I forgive you for these things? Your sons have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: and I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and lodged in harlots' houses.
8 Oni su k'o ugojeni, sileni konji: ržu za ženom bližnjega svoga.
They became as wanton horses: they neighed each one 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 the Lord: 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 up upon her battlements, and break [them] down; but make not a full end: leave her buttresses: for they are the Lord's.
11 Da, podlo me izdadoše dom Izraelov i dom Judin” - riječ je Jahvina.
For the house of Israel have indeed dealt treacherously against me, says the Lord: the house of Juda also
12 Zanijekaše Jahvu, rekoše: “Nema ga! Zlo nas neće snaći, nećemo iskusiti ni gladi ni mača!
have lied to their Lord, and they have said, These things are not so; no evils shall come upon us; and we shall not see sword or famine.
13 [13a] A proroci su poput vjetra, govornika nema među njima!”
Our prophets became wind, and the word of the Lord was not in 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 the Lord Almighty, Because you have spoken this word, behold, I have made my words in your 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.
Behold, I [will] bring upon you a nation from far, O house of Israel, says the Lord; a nation the sound of whose language one shall not understand.
16 Tobolac mu je razjapljen grob. Svi su oni po izboru junaci.
[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 devour your harvest, and your bread; and shall devour your sons, and your daughters; and they shall devour your sheep, and your calves, and devour your vineyards, and your fig-plantations, and your olive yards: and they shall utterly destroy your strong cities, wherein you trusted, with the sword.
18 “Ali ni tada - riječ je Jahvina - neću te posve uništiti.
And it shall come to pass in those days, says the Lord your God, that I will not utterly destroy 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 you shall say, Therefore has the Lord our God done all these things to us? that you shall say to them, Because you served strange gods in your land, so shall you serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
20 “Objavite ovo domu Jakovljevu i obznanite po Judeji:
Proclaim these things to the house of Jacob, and let them be heard in the house of Juda.
21 Čujte, dakle, ovo, narode ludi i nerazumni: oči imaju, a ne vide, uši imaju, a ne čuju!
Hear you now these things, O foolish and senseless people; who have eyes, and see not; and 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.
will you not be afraid of me? says the Lord; and will you not fear before me, who have set the sand for a bound to the sea, [as] a perpetual ordinance, and it shall not pass it: yes, it shall rage, but not prevail; and its waves shall roar, but not pass over it.
23 No, u naroda ovog srce je prkosno, nepokorno; oni se udaljiše - to je snaga njihova!
But this people has a disobedient and rebellious heart; and they have turned aside and gone back:
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.'
and they have not said in their heart, Let us fear now the Lord our God, who gives us the early and latter rain, according to the season of the fulfillment of the ordinance of harvest, and has preserved [it] for us.
25 Vaša bezakonja narušiše ovo, vaši vam grijesi uništiše blagostanje.
Your transgressions have turned away these things, and your sins have removed good things from you.
26 Da, u mome narodu ima zlikovaca: kao ptičari vrebaju iz zasjede, postavljaju zamke, hvataju ljude.
For among my people were found ungodly men; and they have set snares to destroy men, and have caught [them].
27 Kao što je krletka puna ptica, tako su njihove kuće pune grabeža; postadoše tako veliki i bogati,
As a snare which has been set is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore have they grown great, and become rich:
28 tusti i ugojeni. Da, prevršila se mjera zla, ne brane prava, prava sirote ne sreću, ne mare za pravo sirotinje.
and they have transgressed [the rule of] judgment; they have not judged the cause of the orphan, nor have they judged the cause of the widow.
29 Pa da to ne kaznim - riječ je Jahvina - narodu takvu da se ne osvetim?
Shall I not visit for these things? says the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 Strahote i grozote zbivaju se u ovoj zemlji:
Shocking and horrible deeds have been done on 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 utter unrighteous prophecies, and the priests have clapped their hands: and my people has loved [to have it] thus: and what will you do for the future.
