Jeremiáš 14
1 Slovo, kteréž se stalo k Jeremiášovi o suchu.
After there had been no rain [in Judah] for a long time, Yahweh gave me this message:
2 Kvíliti bude země Judská, a brány její zemdlejí, smutek ponesou na zemi, a naříkání Jeruzaléma vzejde.
[The people in] Judah are very distressed; people [are sitting] on the ground and mourning; [in all of] Jerusalem people are crying loudly.
3 Také nejznamenitější z nich rozsílati budou i nejšpatnější své pro vodu. Přijdouce k čisternám, a nenaleznouce vody, navrátí se s nádobami svými prázdnými, hanbíce a stydíce se; protož přikryjí hlavu svou.
The rich people send their servants to [wells] to get water, but [all] the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers; they cover their heads [because they are ashamed and humiliated/disappointed and sad].
4 I oráči stydíce se, přikryjí hlavu svou příčinou země vyprahlé, proto že deště nebude na zemi.
The ground is extremely dry and cracked open because there has been no rain. The farmers are very worried, [so] they [also] cover their heads.
5 Anobrž i laň na poli, což porodí, opustí; nebo mladistvé trávy nebude.
Even the (does/female deer) abandon their newborn babies/fawns because there is no grass in the fields [for them to eat].
6 A divocí oslové stojíce na vysokých místech, hltati budou vítr jako draci; přehledí se oči jejich, nebo nebude žádné trávy.
The wild donkeys stand on the barren hills, panting like [SIM] [thirsty] jackals/wolves. They become blind because there is no grass [to eat].
7 Ó Hospodine, poněvadž nepravosti naše svědčí proti nám, slituj se pro jméno své. Nebo mnohá jsou odvrácení naše, toběť jsme zhřešili.
[The people say], “Yahweh, we have turned away from you and sinned many times, and now we know that we are being punished because of our sins, but please help us in order that everyone can see that you are very great [MTY].
8 Ó naděje Izraelova, vysvoboditeli jeho v čas ssoužení, proč býti máš jako příchozí v této zemi, a jako pocestný stavující se na noclehu?
You are the one whom [we] Israelis confidently expect [to do good things for us] when we have [many] troubles/difficulties. So, why do you [not help us]? You act as though you are a stranger in our land, like you are someone who is staying here for only one night.
9 Proč se ukazuješ jako muž ustalý, jako silný, kterýž nemůže vysvoboditi? Všaks ty u prostřed nás, Hospodine, a jméno tvé nad námi vzýváno jest; neopouštějž nás.
Are you also surprised [about the terrible things that are happening to us]? Why do you act like you are unable to save anyone, even though you are a strong warrior? Yahweh, you are [here] among us, and [others know that] we are your people, [so] do not abandon us!”
10 Takto praví Hospodin o lidu tomto: Tak milují toulky, noh svých nezdržují, až Hospodin nemá v nich líbosti, a nyní zpomíná nepravost jejich, a navštěvuje hříchy jejich.
And this is what Yahweh says to those people: “You love to wander away [from me]; you run [MTY] from one [idol] to another. Therefore, now I will no [longer] accept you, and I will punish you for your sins.”
11 Potom řekl ke mně Hospodin: Nemodl se za lid tento k dobrému.
[Then] Yahweh said to me, “Do not pray for these people [any more].
12 Když se postiti budou, já nikoli nevyslyším volání jejich, a když obětovati budou obět zápalnou a suchou, já nikoli neoblíbím sobě těch věcí, ale mečem a hladem a morem já do konce zhubím je.
When they (fast/abstain from food in order to honor me), I will not pay any attention. When they bring [to me] their offerings [of animals] to be completely burned [on the altar] and their offerings of grain, I will not accept them. Instead, I will get rid of them by wars, by famines, and by diseases.”
13 Tedy řekl jsem: Ach, Panovníče Hospodine, aj, tito proroci říkají jim: Neuzříte meče, a hlad nepřijde na vás, ale pokoj pravý dám vám na místě tomto.
Then I replied to him, “Yahweh [my] God, [their] prophets are telling the people that they will not experience wars [MTY] or famines. They are telling the people that you will surely allow us to have peace in our land [for many years].”
14 I řekl Hospodin ke mně: Lež prorokují ti proroci ve jménu mém. Neposlalť jsem jich, aniž jsem přikázal jim, anobrž aniž jsem mluvil k nim. Vidění lživé a hádání, a marné věci i lest srdce svého oni prorokují vám.
Yahweh replied to me, “Those prophets say that they are speaking what I tell them to say [MTY], but they are telling lies. I did not send them, [so] what they are saying is false. They say that they have received visions from me, and that they are telling things that I have revealed to them, but that is not true. They are saying foolish things that they have only thought of themselves.
15 Protož takto praví Hospodin o prorocích, kteříž prorokují ve jménu mém, ješto jsem já jich neposlal, a kteříž říkají: Meče ani hladu nebude v zemi této: Mečem a hladem i ti sami proroci zhynou.
So this is what I say about those prophets who are predicting what will happen, saying that I told them those things: They are saying that we Israelis will not die from wars or famines, but I did not send those prophets. And they themselves will die from wars or from famines.
16 Lid pak ten, jemuž oni prorokují, rozmetán bude po ulicích Jeruzalémských hladem a mečem, aniž bude, kdo by je pochovával, je, manželky jejich, a syny jejich, a dcery jejich. Tak vyleji na ně nešlechetnost jejich.
And the people to whom they are predicting these things, they and their wives and their sons and their daughters, will [also die] from wars or from famines. [Their corpses will] be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem, and there will not be anyone to bury them. I will punish them like they deserve to be punished.
17 Protož rciž jim slovo toto: Z očí mých tekou slzy dnem i nocí bez přestání; nebo potřína bude velmi velice panna dcera lidu mého ranou náramně bolestnou.
[So, Jeremiah], tell this to them [about yourself]: ‘Day and night my eyes are full of tears. I cannot stop crying. I cry for my people, who are [very precious to me, as if they were] [MET] my daughters. I cry for them because they have been severely wounded; they have been severely crushed [DOU].
18 Vyjdu-li na pole, aj, tam zbití mečem; pakli vejdu do města, aj, tam nemocní hladem. Nebo jakož prorok tak kněz obcházejíce, kupčí zemí, a lidé toho neznají.
If I go out into the fields, I see [corpses of] people who have been slaughtered by our enemies. If I walk along the streets of the city, I see [corpses of people who died] from hunger. The prophets and the priests travel through the land, preaching to people, but they do not know [what they are doing] (OR, [in a land] that they know nothing about).’”
19 Zdaliž do konce zamítáš Judu? Zdali Sion oškliví sobě duše tvá? Proč nás biješ, tak abychom již nebyli uzdraveni? Èekáme-li pokoje, a aj, nic dobrého pakli času uzdravení, a aj, hrůza.
[Then I prayed this]: “[Yahweh], have you completely rejected [the people of] Judah? Do you really despise [the people of] Jerusalem [MTY]? Why have you [RHQ] wounded us very badly, with the result that we will never be healed? We hoped that we would have peace, but there was no peace. We hoped that there would be a time when we would be healed, but all that we received were things that terrified us.
20 Poznávámeť, Hospodine, bezbožnost svou i nepravost otců svých, že jsme hřešili proti tobě.
Yahweh, we admit/know that we are wicked people, and that our ancestors [also] did many wicked things. We have [all] sinned against you.
21 Nezamítejž pro jméno své, nezlehčuj stolice slávy své; rozpomeň se, neruš smlouvy své s námi.
But [Yahweh], in order that we may honor [MTY] you, do not despise/abandon us. Do not dishonor [the city where] [MTY] your glorious throne is. [Please] do not forget [us], and do not (break your agreement with us/stop doing what you agreed to do for us).
22 Zdaliž jsou mezi marnostmi pohanskými ti, kteříž by déšť dávali? A zdaliž nebesa dávají přívaly? Zdaliž ty nejsi sám, Hospodine, Bůh náš? Protož na tebeť očekáváme, nebo ty působíš všecko to.
Those idols that [have been brought from] other nations certainly cannot [RHQ] bring rain [to us], and the sky certainly cannot [RHQ] cause rain to fall. Yahweh our God, you are the only one who can do things like that. So we will confidently expect you [to help us].”
