Jeremija 6
1 Bježite, sinovi Benjaminovi, isred Jeruzalema! U Tekoi zatrubite u rog, na Bet Hakeremu podignite bojni stijeg! Jer sa Sjevera se nadvija nesreća, propast velika.
Strengthen yourselves, ye children of Benjamin, [to flee] out of the midst of Jerusalem, and sound an alarm with the trumpet in Thecue, and set up a signal over Baethacharma: for evil threatens from the north, and a great destruction is coming.
2 Može li se Kći sionska usporedit' s nježnom tratinom?
And [thy] pride, O daughter of Sion, shall be taken away.
3 K njoj dolaze pastiri sa stadima. Svud oko nje razapeše šatore, svaki pase na dijelu svome.
The shepherds and their flocks shall come to her; and they shall pitch [their] tents against her round about, and shall feed [their flocks] each with his hand.
4 S njome zametnite sveti boj! Na noge! Navalimo usred dana! Jao nama, jer se dan naginje k zapadu, a večernje sjene duljaju!
Prepare yourselves for war against her; rise up, and let us go up against her at noon. Woe to us! for the day has gone down, for the shadows of the day fail.
5 Na noge! Navalimo usred noći, razrušimo dvore njene!”
Rise, and let us go up against her by night, and destroy her foundations.
6 Jer ovako zbori Jahve nad Vojskama: “Oborite stabla njena, podignite nasip oko Jeruzalema, to je grad laži, u njemu je sve samo tlačenje.
For thus saith the Lord, Hew down her trees, array a numerous force against Jerusalem. O false city; [there is] all oppression in her.
7 Kao što iz studenca izvire voda, tako iz njega opačina izvire. U njemu se čuje samo nasilje i pustošenje, preda mnom su svagda bolesti i rane.
As a cistern cools water, so her wickedness cools her, ungodliness and misery shall be heard in her, [as] continually before her.
8 Popravi se, Jeruzaleme, da mi se duša od tebe ne odvrati, da te ne pretvorim u pustoš, u zemlju nenastanjenu.”
Thou shalt be chastened, O Jerusalem, with pain and the scourge, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee a desert land, which shall not be inhabited.
9 Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: “Paljetkuj, paljetkuj kao lozu Ostatak Izraelov! Poput berača pruži ruke među čokote!”
For thus saith the Lord, Glean, glean thoroughly as a vine the remnant of Israel: turn back [your hands] as a grape-gatherer to his basket.
10 Komu treba da govorim, koga da opomenem da me saslušaju? Gle, uho im je neobrezano stog ne mogu čuti. Gle, riječ Jahvina postade im porugom, nije im mila.
To whom shall I speak, and testify, that he may hearken? behold, thine ears are uncircumcised, and they shall not be able to hear: behold, the word of the Lord is become to them a reproach, they will not at all desire it.
11 Prepun sam gnjeva Jahvina, ne mogu više izdržati! - Izlij ga, dakle, po djeci na ulici i na skupove mladića. Sve će ih obuzeti: muža i ženu, starca i čovjeka zrele dobi.
And I allowed my wrath to come to full, yet I kept [it] in, and did not utterly destroy them: I will pour it out on the children without, and on the assembly of young men together: for man and woman shall be taken together, the old man with him that is full of days.
12 Njihove će kuće pripasti drugima, a tako i polja i žene im. “Da, ispružit ću ruku svoju - govori Jahve - na stanovnike ove zemlje,
And their houses shall be turned to others, [with] their fields and their wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of this land, saith the Lord.
13 jer od najmanjega do najvećeg svi gramze za plijenom, od proroka do svećenika svi su varalice.
For from the least of them even to the greatest they have all committed iniquity; from the priest even to the false prophet they have all wrought falsely.
14 I olako liječe ranu naroda moga, vičući: 'Mir! Mir!' Ali mira nema.
And they healed the breach of my people [imperfectly], making light [of it], and saying, Peace, peace, and where is peace?
15 Nek' se postide što gnusobu počiniše, no oni više ne znaju što je stid, ne umiju se više crvenjeti. I zato će popadati s onima što padaju, srušit će se kad stanem kažnjavati” - govori Jahve.
They were ashamed because they failed; yet they were not ashamed as those who are [truly] ashamed, and they knew not their own disgrace: therefore shall they [utterly] fall when they do fall, and in the time of visitation shall they perish, said the Lord.
16 Ovako govori Jahve: “Stanite na negdašnje putove, raspitajte se za iskonske staze: Koji put vodi k dobru? Njime pođite i naći ćete spokoj dušama svojim! Al' oni rekoše: 'Ne idemo!'
Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths of the Lord; and see what is the good way, and walk in it, and ye shall find purification for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [in them].
17 I postavih im stražare: 'Pazite na glas roga!' Al' oni rekoše: 'Nećemo paziti!'
I have set watchmen over you, [saying], Hear ye the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hear [it].
18 Zato čujte, narodi, i vi pastiri stada njihovih!
Therefore have the nations heard, and they that feed their flocks.
19 Čuj, zemljo! Gle, dovodim zlo na ovaj narod, plod njihove pobune, jer oni ne slušahu riječi moje, Zakon moj odbaciše.
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evils upon this people, [even] the fruit of their rebellions; for they have not heeded my words, and they have rejected my law.
20 Što će mi tamjan koji dolazi iz Šebe i trska mirisna iz zemlje daleke? Vaše mi paljenice nisu drage, nisu mi po volji klanice vaše.”
Wherefore do ye bring me frankincense from Saba, and cinnamon from a land afar off? your whole-burnt-offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices have not been pleasant to me.
21 Zato ovako govori Jahve: “Evo postavljam narodu ovome prepreke o koje će se spotaći, oci i djeca zajedno, poginut će susjed zajedno s prijateljem.”
Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I [will] bring weakness upon this people, and the fathers and sons shall be weak together; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
22 Ovako govori Jahve: “Evo dolazi narod iz zemlje sjeverne, puk velik diže se s krajeva zemlje:
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people comes from the north, and nations shall be stirred up from the end of the earth.
23 u ruci im luk i koplje, okrutni su, nemilosrdni; graja im buči kao more, jašu na konjima, kao jedan za boj spremni protiv tebe, Kćeri sionska.
They shall lay hold on bow and spear; [the people] is fierce, and will have no mercy; their voice is as the roaring sea; they shall array themselves for war against thee as fire on horses and chariots, O daughter of Sion.
24 Kad saznasmo novost, ruke nam klonuše, strava nas obuze, bol kao porodilju.
We have heard the report of them: our hands are weakened: anguish has seized us, the pangs as of a woman in travail.
25 Ne izlazite u polja, ne idite na putove, jer mačevi dušmanski prijete, užas sve uokolo.
Go not forth into the field, and walk not in the ways; for the sword of the enemy lingers round about.
26 Kćeri mog naroda, kostrijet pripaši, pospi se pepelom, nariči k'o za jedincem tužaljku pregorku. Jer će doći nenadano na nas pustošnik.
O daughter of my people, gird thyself with sackcloth: sprinkle [thyself] with ashes; make for thyself pitiable lamentation, [as] the mourning for a beloved [son]: for misery will come suddenly upon you.
27 Postavih te za ispitivača naroda mojeg da spoznaš i ispitaš putove njegove.
I have caused thee to be tried among tried nations, and thou shalt know me when I have tried their way.
28 Svi su oni odmetnici najgori, okolo kleveću i mjed i željezo, svi su pokvareni.
[They are] all disobedient, walking perversely: [they are] brass and iron; they are all corrupted.
29 Mijeh sopće da bi vatra proždrla olovo, zalud se ljevač trudi da ga rastopi: šljaka se ne da izlučiti.”
The bellows have failed from the fire, the lead has failed: the silversmith works at his trade in vain; their wickedness is not consumed.
30 “Srebro odbačeno”, tako ih zovu, jer ih Jahve odbaci!
Call ye them reprobate silver, because the Lord has rejected them.
