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, sons of Benjamin, From the midst of Jerusalem, And in Tekoa blow ye a trumpet, And over Beth-Haccerem lift ye up a flame, For evil hath been seen from the north, And great destruction.
2 Može li se Kći sionska usporedit' s nježnom tratinom?
The comely and the delicate one I have cut off, The daughter of Zion.
3 K njoj dolaze pastiri sa stadima. Svud oko nje razapeše šatore, svaki pase na dijelu svome.
Unto her come do shepherds and their droves, They have stricken tents by her round about, They have fed each [in] his own station.
4 S njome zametnite sveti boj! Na noge! Navalimo usred dana! Jao nama, jer se dan naginje k zapadu, a večernje sjene duljaju!
Sanctify ye against her the battle, Rise, and we go up at noon. Woe to us, for turned hath the day, For stretched out are the shades of evening,
5 Na noge! Navalimo usred noći, razrušimo dvore njene!”
'Rise, and we go up by night, And we destroy her palaces.'
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 said Jehovah of Hosts: Cut down her wood, And pour out against Jerusalem a mount, She [is] the city to be inspected, Wholly — she is oppression in her midst.
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 the digging of a well, is [for] its waters, So she hath digged [for] her wickedness, Violence and spoil is heard in her, Before My face continually [are] sickness and smiting.
8 Popravi se, Jeruzaleme, da mi se duša od tebe ne odvrati, da te ne pretvorim u pustoš, u zemlju nenastanjenu.”
Be instructed, O Jerusalem, Lest My soul be alienated from thee, Lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
9 Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: “Paljetkuj, paljetkuj kao lozu Ostatak Izraelov! Poput berača pruži ruke među čokote!”
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: They surely glean, as a vine, the remnant of Israel, Put back thy hand, as a gatherer to the baskets.
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 do I speak, and testify, and they hear? Lo, their ear [is] uncircumcised, And they are not able to attend. Lo, a word of Jehovah hath been to them for a reproach, They delight not in 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 with the fury of Jehovah I have been filled, (I have been weary of containing, ) To pour [it] on the suckling in the street, And on the assembly of youths together, For even husband with wife are captured, An elder with one 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 have been turned to others, Fields and wives together, For I stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land, An affirmation of Jehovah.
13 jer od najmanjega do najvećeg svi gramze za plijenom, od proroka do svećenika svi su varalice.
For from their least unto their greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, And from prophet even unto priest, Every one is dealing falsely,
14 I olako liječe ranu naroda moga, vičući: 'Mir! Mir!' Ali mira nema.
And they heal the breach of the daughter of my people slightly, Saying, 'Peace, peace!' and there is no 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 when they did abomination! Yea, they are not at all ashamed, Yea, blushing they have not known, Therefore they do fall among those falling, In the time I have inspected them, They stumble, said Jehovah.
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 said Jehovah: Stand ye by the ways and see, and ask for paths of old, Where [is] this — the good way? and go ye in it, And find rest for yourselves. And they say, 'We do not go.'
17 I postavih im stražare: 'Pazite na glas roga!' Al' oni rekoše: 'Nećemo paziti!'
And I have raised up for you watchmen, Attend ye to the voice of the trumpet. And they say, 'We do not attend.'
18 Zato čujte, narodi, i vi pastiri stada njihovih!
Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O company, That which [is] upon them.
19 Čuj, zemljo! Gle, dovodim zlo na ovaj narod, plod njihove pobune, jer oni ne slušahu riječi moje, Zakon moj odbaciše.
Hear, O earth, lo, I am bringing evil on this people, The fruit of their devices, For to My words they gave no attention, And My law — they kick against it.
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.”
Why [is] this to Me? frankincense from Sheba cometh, And the sweet cane from a land afar off, Your burnt-offerings [are] not for acceptance, And your sacrifices have not been sweet 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 said Jehovah: Lo, I do give to this people stumbling blocks, And stumbled against them have fathers and sons together, The neighbour and his friend do perish.
22 Ovako govori Jahve: “Evo dolazi narod iz zemlje sjeverne, puk velik diže se s krajeva zemlje:
Thus said Jehovah: Lo, a people hath come from a north country, And a great nation is stirred up from the sides 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.
Bow and javelin they take hold of, Fierce it [is], and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea doth sound, And on horses they ride, set in array as a man of war, Against thee, O daughter of Zion.
24 Kad saznasmo novost, ruke nam klonuše, strava nas obuze, bol kao porodilju.
'We have heard its sound, feeble have been our hands, Distress hath seized us, pain as of a travailing woman.
25 Ne izlazite u polja, ne idite na putove, jer mačevi dušmanski prijete, užas sve uokolo.
Go not forth to the field, And in the way walk not, For a sword hath the enemy, fear [is] 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 on sackcloth, and roll thyself in ashes, The mourning of an only one make for thee, A lamentation most bitter, For suddenly come doth the spoiler against us.
27 Postavih te za ispitivača naroda mojeg da spoznaš i ispitaš putove njegove.
A watch-tower I have given thee, Among My people a fortress, And thou knowest, and hast tried their way.
28 Svi su oni odmetnici najgori, okolo kleveću i mjed i željezo, svi su pokvareni.
All of them are turned aside by apostates, Walking slanderously — brass and iron, All of them are corrupters.
29 Mijeh sopće da bi vatra proždrla olovo, zalud se ljevač trudi da ga rastopi: šljaka se ne da izlučiti.”
The bellows have been burnt, By fire hath the lead been consumed, In vain hath a refiner refined, And the wicked have not been drawn away.
30 “Srebro odbačeno”, tako ih zovu, jer ih Jahve odbaci!
'Silver rejected,' they have called to them, For Jehovah hath kicked against them!
