Ezekiel 19
1 “As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel
A ti, sine čovječji, protuži tužaljkom za knezovima izraelskim.
2 and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.
Reci: Što bijaše tvoja mati? Lavica među lavovima, ležala je među lavićima, hraneći mladunčad svoju.
3 She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
I othrani jedno mlado, koje lavom posta. Naučiv se plijen derati, stade ljude proždirati!
4 When the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.
Narodi se protiv njega udružiše, lav upade u jamu njihovu, na lancu ga odvedoše u zemlju egipatsku.
5 When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
A kad mati vidje da uzalud čeka i da joj nada propade, uze drugo mlado i od njega lava učini.
6 He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
Živeć' tako među lavovima, i on lavom posta. Naučiv se plijen derati, stade ljude proždirati,
7 He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring.
utvrde im rušiti, pustošiti gradove. Uzdrhta zemlja i sve na njoj od silne rike njegove.
8 Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.
Ali se ljudi iz okolnih mjesta protiv njega podigoše i zamke mu postaviše; i lav se uhvati u jamu njihovu.
9 With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
Okovana u kavez ga zatvoriše, odvedoše kralju babilonskom, ondje ga u kulu zatočiše, da mu se više ne čuje rika po gorama izraelskim.
10 Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.
Mati tvoja bješe kao loza pokraj vode zasađena, rodna i granata od obilja vode!
11 It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.
Imala je jaku granu za palicu vladalačku: uzdiže se nad krošnju, naočita visinom, mnoštvom grančica.
12 But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.
Al' u gnjevu bješe iščupana i na zemlju bačena. Istočnjak joj rod sasuši: polomi se i uvenu jaka grana njezina i vatra je svu proguta.
13 Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
U pustinju bje presađena, u zemlju suhu, bezvodnu.
14 Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”
Al' liznu oganj iz pruta njezina i spali joj grane i plodove! I nema više na njoj grane jake za palicu vladalačku.” To je, evo tužaljka, i ostat će tužaljka.
