Jeremija 50
1 Riječ koju Jahve reče protiv Babilona, protiv zemlje kaldejske:
The word that the LORD spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.
2 “Objavite narodima! Razglasite, ne tajite, recite: Zauzet je Babilon! Bel je postiđen: Marduk razbijen! Posramljeni su kipovi njegovi, razmrskani njegovi likovi.
Declare ye among the nations and announce, and set up a standard; announce, and conceal not; say: 'Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.'
3 Jer sa sjevera na nj se diže narod koji će mu zemlju prometnuti u pustinju; nitko više neće u njoj živjeti, i ljudi i stoka pobjeći će i otići.
For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein; they are fled, they are gone, both man and beast.
4 U one dane i u vrijeme ono - riječ je Jahvina - vratit će se sinovi Izraelovi, ići će plačuć' i tražeći Jahvu, Boga svojega.
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek the LORD their God.
5 Pitat će za put na Sion, onamo će pogled upravljati: 'Hodite, prionimo uz Jahvu Savezom vječnim, nezaboravnim!'
They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces hitherward: 'Come ye, and join yourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.'
6 K'o izgubljene ovce bijaše narod moj, pastiri ih zavedoše te zalutaše po brdima: moradoše s brda na brežuljke, zaboraviše gdje su im torovi.
My people hath been lost sheep; their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting-place.
7 Tko ih nađe, proždire ih, neprijatelji njini zborahu: 'Nismo mi krivi, jer zgriješiše Jahvi, pašnjaku pravde, Jahvi, nadi otaca svojih!'
All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said: 'We are not guilty'; because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
8 Bježite iz Babilona! Izađite iz zemlje kaldejske! Budite poput ovnova pred stadom.
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks.
9 Jer evo ću dići i dovesti na Babilon mnoštvo velikih naroda; u zemlji sjevernoj svrstat će se protiv njega - odanle će biti osvojen. Strijele su im k'o u sretna junaka, prazne se ne vraćaju.
For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her, from thence she shall be taken; their arrows shall be as of a mighty man that maketh childless; none shall return in vain.
10 Kaldeja će biti oplijenjena, do mile volje nju će pljačkati” - riječ je Jahvina.
And Chaldea shall be a spoil; all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.
11 “Da! Radujte se samo i klikujte, vi pljačkaši moje baštine! Poskakujte k'o june na paši! Ržite kao ždrebad!
Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder My heritage, because ye gambol as a heifer at grass, and neigh as strong horses;
12 Mati vaša teško se osramoti, postidi se roditeljka vaša. Evo, posljednja je među narodima: pustinja, zemlja prljuša.
Your mother shall be sore ashamed, she that bore you shall be confounded; behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
13 Zbog gnjeva Jahvina bit će bez življa, sva će opustjeti. Tko god prođe mimo Babilon, zgrozit će se i zviždat će nad njegovim ranama.
Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate; every one that goeth by Babylon shall be appalled and hiss at all her plagues.
14 Svrstajte se protiv Babilona, opkolite ga. Strijelci, strijeljajte na nj, ne žalite strelica - Jahvi je zgriješio.
Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows; for she hath sinned against the LORD.
15 Sa svih strana nek' zaore poklici bojni. On se predaje! Stupovi mu padaju, bedemi se ruše: to Jahvina je osveta! Osvetite se Babilonu, vratite mu milo za drago!
Shout against her round about, she hath submitted herself; her buttresses are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of the LORD, take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
16 Istrijebite Babilonu i sijača i žeteoca što srpom zamahuje u dane žetvene! Pred mačem silničkim nek' svak' se vrati svome narodu, neka bježi zemlji svojoj.”
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest; For fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
17 Izrael bijaše stado razagnano, lavovi ga raspršiše. Prvi ga kralj asirski proždrije, a onda mu Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, kosti polomi.
Israel is a scattered sheep, the lions have driven him away; first the king of Assyria hath devoured him, and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
18 Zato ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama, Bog Izraelov: “Evo, kaznit ću kralja babilonskoga i zemlju njegovu, kao što kaznih kralja asirskoga.
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
19 I vratit ću Izraela pašnjaku njegovu da pase po Karmelu, Bašanu, brdima efrajimskim i u Gileadu, da se sit najede.
And I will bring Israel back to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.
20 U one dane, u vrijeme ono - riječ je Jahvina - tražit će grijeh Izraelov, ali ga više neće biti; tražit će opačine judejske, ali ih neće naći. Jer oprostih svima koje sačuvah.”
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none, and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found; for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.
21 “Na zemlju meratajimsku! Kreni na nju i na stanovnike Pekoda, zatri ih do temelja, uništi iza njih sve - riječ je Jahvina - izvrši sve kako ti zapovjedih!”
Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod; waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
22 Ratna se vika čuje u zemlji, poraz strašan.
Hark! battle is in the land, and great destruction.
23 O, kako li je skršen, razbijen malj cijele zemlje! Kako li Babilon posta strašilo narodima!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
24 Zamku ti metnuh, Babilone, ti se uhvati i ne vidje. Zatečen si i uhvaćen, jer se s Jahvom zarati!
I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware; thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.
25 Jahve otvori svoju oružnicu, izvuče oružje gnjeva svojega, jer ima posla za Jahvu nad Vojskama u zemlji kaldejskoj.
The LORD hath opened His armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of His indignation; for it is a work that the Lord GOD of hosts hath to do in the land of the Chaldeans.
26 Udarite na nju sa svih strana, otvorite žitnice njene, slažite je kao snoplje, zatrite Babilon kletim uništenjem, da od njega ne ostane ništa.
Come against her from every quarter, open her granaries, cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.
27 Pokoljite svu junad njegovu, u klaonicu neka siđu! Jao njima, došao je njihov dan, vrijeme kazne njihove!
Slay all her bullocks, let them go down to the slaughter; woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
28 Čujder glasa onih što pobjegoše, što utekoše iz zemlje babilonske da jave na Sionu osvetu Jahve, Boga našega, osvetu Hrama njegova!
Hark! they flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of His temple.
29 Sazovite na Babilon strijelce, sve što zapinju lukove, opkolite ga sa svih strana: nitko da ne uteče! Platite mu po zasluzi, vratite mu milo za drago, jer bi se oholio na Jahvu, Sveca Izraelova.
Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; encamp against her round about, let none thereof escape; recompense her according to her work, according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been arrogant against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.
30 Zato će mu svi mladići popadati po trgovima i svi će mu ratnici u onaj dan izginuti - riječ je Jahvina.
Therefore shall her young men fall in her broad places, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith the LORD.
31 “Evo me na te, Oholice!” - riječ je Gospoda Jahve nad Vojskama - “došao je dan tvoj, vrijeme pohoda na te.
Behold, I am against thee, O thou most arrogant, saith the Lord GOD of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will punish thee.
32 Oholica će posrnuti, pasti, i nitko ga neće podići. Oganj ću podmetnuti gradovima njegovim i proždrijet će sve uokolo.”
And the most arrogant shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him.
33 Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: “Potlačeni su sinovi Izraelovi, zajedno sa sinovima Judinim. Oni što ih zarobiše, drže ih čvrsto i neće da ih puste.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captives hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.
34 Ali, moćan je njihov Otkupitelj, ime mu Jahve nad Vojskama. On će obraniti parnicu njihovu - zemlji mir donijeti i smesti pučanstvo Babilona.”
Their Redeemer is strong, the LORD of hosts is His name; He will thoroughly plead their cause, that He may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
35 Mač na Kaldejce - riječ je Jahvina - na pučanstvo Babilona, na knezove i mudrace njegove!
A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
36 Mač na brbljavce njegove, neka polude! Mač na njegove ratnike, neka se prestrave!
A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.
37 Mač na njegove konje i bojna kola i na svu gomilu posred njega: nek postanu kao žene! Mač na njihove riznice; nek ih opljačkaju!
A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her, and they shall become as women; a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed.
38 Mač na vode njihove, neka presahnu! Jer to je zemlja idola, zaludiše ih kipovi, strašila njihova.
A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad upon things of horror.
39 Zato će se ondje nastaniti risovi s čagljima, i nojevi će ondje obitavat. Dovijeka će ostat' mjesto bez življa, nitko ondje neće živjeti od koljena do koljena.
Therefore the wild-cats with the jackals shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein; and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
40 Razorit će ga kao što Bog razori Sodomu i Gomoru i susjede njihove - riječ je Jahvina. Čovjek ondje neće stanovati, sin čovječji neće u njem' boraviti.
As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
41 Evo dolazi narod sa Sjevera, puk velik i mnogi kraljevi, i dižu se s krajeva zemlje.
Behold, a people cometh from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be roused from the uttermost parts of the earth.
42 U ruci im luk i koplje, okrutni su, nemilosrdni. Graja im buči poput mora, jašu na konjima, kao jedan za boj spremni protiv tebe, kćeri babilonska.
They lay hold on bow and spear, they are cruel, and have no compassion; their voice is like the roaring sea, and they ride upon horses; set in array, as a man for war, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
43 Kralj babilonski ču vijest o njima: i ruke mu klonuše, muka ga spopade, bolovi ga obuzeše kao porodilju.
The king of Babylon hath heard the fame of them, and his hands wax feeble; anguish hath taken hold of him, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
44 “Gle, kao lav on izlazi iz guštare jordanske na pašnjake vječno zelene. Al' ja ću ga učas otjerati i smjestiti ondje svog izabranika. Jer, tko je meni ravan? I tko će mene na račun pozvati? I koji će mi pastir odoljeti?”
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will suddenly make them run away from it, and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it; for who is like Me? and who will appoint Me a time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before Me?
45 Zato, čujte što je Jahve naumio da učini Babilonu, čujte što je nakanio protiv zemlje kaldejske: i najsitniju jagnjad on će odvući; i sam njihov pašnjak zgrozit će se nad njima.
Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that He hath taken against Babylon, and His purposes, that He hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: surely the least of the flock shall drag them away, surely their habitation shall be appalled at them.
46 Na glas da je pao Babilon zemlja će se potresti: razlijegat će se vapaj među narodima.
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth quaketh, and the cry is heard among the nations.
