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.
Run and hide, descendants of Benjamin, get out of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa; light a signal fire in Beth-haccherem, for disaster and terrible destruction is arriving from the north.
2 Može li se Kći sionska usporedit' s nježnom tratinom?
Even though she is pretty and delightful, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion.
3 K njoj dolaze pastiri sa stadima. Svud oko nje razapeše šatore, svaki pase na dijelu svome.
“Shepherds” and their “flocks” will come to attack her; they will set up their tents all around her, each one looking after his own.
4 S njome zametnite sveti boj! Na noge! Navalimo usred dana! Jao nama, jer se dan naginje k zapadu, a večernje sjene duljaju!
They get ready for battle against her, saying, “Come on, we'll attack at noon! Oh no, the day is almost over, the evening shadows are growing long.
5 Na noge! Navalimo usred noći, razrušimo dvore njene!”
Come on, we'll attack at night instead and destroy her fortresses!”
6 Jer ovako zbori Jahve nad Vojskama: “Oborite stabla njena, podignite nasip oko Jeruzalema, to je grad laži, u njemu je sve samo tlačenje.
This is what the Lord Almighty says: Cut down the trees and make a siege ramp to use against Jerusalem. This city needs to be punished because it's full of people mistreating one another.
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.
Like a spring gushing out water, so she pours out her evil. The sounds of violence and abuse echo inside her. I see people sick and wounded everywhere.
8 Popravi se, Jeruzaleme, da mi se duša od tebe ne odvrati, da te ne pretvorim u pustoš, u zemlju nenastanjenu.”
I'm warning you, people of Jerusalem, I'm going to give up on you in disgust. I will destroy you and leave your country uninhabited.
9 Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: “Paljetkuj, paljetkuj kao lozu Ostatak Izraelov! Poput berača pruži ruke među čokote!”
This is what the Lord Almighty says: Even those left in Israel will be taken, just as grapes left on a vine are taken by the one harvesting the grapes who checks the branches again.
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.
Who can I give this warning to? Who's going to listen to me? Can't you see that they refuse to listen? They can't hear what I'm saying. See how offensive the Lord's message is to them. They don't like it at all.
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.
But as for me, I'm full of the Lord's anger; I have a hard time keeping it in. The Lord replies, Pour it out on children in the street, and on groups of young people, because both husband and wife are going to be captured—it's everyone, and it doesn't matter how old they are.
12 Njihove će kuće pripasti drugima, a tako i polja i žene im. “Da, ispružit ću ruku svoju - govori Jahve - na stanovnike ove zemlje,
Their houses will be given to others, their fields and wives too, because I'm going to punish everyone living in this country, declares the Lord.
13 jer od najmanjega do najvećeg svi gramze za plijenom, od proroka do svećenika svi su varalice.
Everyone cheats because they're greedy, poor and rich alike. Even prophets and priests—they are all dishonest liars!
14 I olako liječe ranu naroda moga, vičući: 'Mir! Mir!' Ali mira nema.
They give my wounded people first aid, but they don't really care about them. They tell them, “Don't worry! We have peace!” even as war approaches.
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.
Were they ashamed of the disgusting things they did? No, they weren't ashamed at all, they couldn't even blush. So they will fall just like the others, when I punish them; they will drop down dead, says 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!'
This is what the Lord says: Go and stand where the roads divide, and look. Find out which are the old paths. Ask, “What's the right way?” Then follow it and you'll be content. But you refused, saying, “We won't go that way!”
17 I postavih im stražare: 'Pazite na glas roga!' Al' oni rekoše: 'Nećemo paziti!'
I put watchmen in charge of you and told you, make sure you listen for the trumpet call warning you of danger. But you answered, “We won't listen!”
18 Zato čujte, narodi, i vi pastiri stada njihovih!
So now you other nations can listen and find out what's going to happen to them.
19 Čuj, zemljo! Gle, dovodim zlo na ovaj narod, plod njihove pobune, jer oni ne slušahu riječi moje, Zakon moj odbaciše.
Earth, you listen too! I am bringing disaster down on this people, the end result of what they themselves planned. It's because they paid no attention to what I said, and rejected my instructions.
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.”
What's the point of offering me frankincense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a far-away land? I don't accept your burnt offerings; I'm not pleased with your sacrifices.
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.”
So this is what the Lord says: I'm going to put blocks in front of these people to trip them up. Fathers and sons will fall down dead, friends and neighbors too.
22 Ovako govori Jahve: “Evo dolazi narod iz zemlje sjeverne, puk velik diže se s krajeva zemlje:
This is what the Lord says: Look! An army is invading from the north; a powerful nation is getting ready to attack all the way from the ends 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 pick up their bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. Their war-cries are like the sea roaring, and they ride horses lined up ready to attack you, Daughter of Zion.
24 Kad saznasmo novost, ruke nam klonuše, strava nas obuze, bol kao porodilju.
The people reply, “We've heard the news, and our hands are limp with shock! We're overcome with agony, suffering pain like a woman in labor.
25 Ne izlazite u polja, ne idite na putove, jer mačevi dušmanski prijete, užas sve uokolo.
Don't go to the field! Don't walk down the road! The enemy is armed with swords! Terror is everywhere!”
26 Kćeri mog naroda, kostrijet pripaši, pospi se pepelom, nariči k'o za jedincem tužaljku pregorku. Jer će doći nenadano na nas pustošnik.
Oh my people, put on sackcloth and roll around in ashes. Mourn and cry bitterly like you would for an only son, because the destroyer will come down on you suddenly.
27 Postavih te za ispitivača naroda mojeg da spoznaš i ispitaš putove njegove.
Jeremiah, I have made you a tester of metals so you can test my people as if they were metal, so you can know what they're made of and how they act.
28 Svi su oni odmetnici najgori, okolo kleveću i mjed i željezo, svi su pokvareni.
They're all stubborn rebels going around talking slander. They are hard as bronze and iron; they are all corrupt.
29 Mijeh sopće da bi vatra proždrla olovo, zalud se ljevač trudi da ga rastopi: šljaka se ne da izlučiti.”
The bellows in the refiner's furnace blow powerfully, burning away the lead. But this refining is pointless, because the wicked are not purified.
30 “Srebro odbačeno”, tako ih zovu, jer ih Jahve odbaci!
They are identified as impure silver to be rejected, because the Lord has rejected them.
