Jeremiah 14
1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
Beseda Gospodova, ki je prišla Jeremiju glede pomanjkanja.
2 “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
Juda žaluje in njegova velika vrata pešajo; črna so do tal; in krik [prestolnice] Jeruzalem se je vzdignil.
3 The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
Vsi njeni plemiči so poslali svoje malčke k vodam. Prišli so k jamam, pa niso našli nobene vode; s svojimi praznimi posodami so se vrnili; bili so osramočeni in zbegani in si pokrili svoje glave.
4 The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
Ker so tla razpokana, kajti ni bilo dežja na zemljo, so bili orači osramočeni, pokrili so si svoje glave.
5 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
Da, tudi košuta je povrgla na polju in to zapustila, ker tam ni bilo nobene trave.
6 Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”
Divji osli so stali na visokih krajih, vohali so veter kakor zmaji; njihove oči so odpovedale, ker tam ni bilo nobene trave.
7 Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.
Oh Gospod, čeprav naše krivičnosti pričajo zoper nas, stori to zaradi svojega imena, kajti naša zdrknjenja nazaj so številna; grešili smo zoper tebe.
8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?
Oh Izraelovo upanje, njegov rešitelj v času stiske, zakaj bi bil kakor tujec v deželi in kakor popotnik, ki se obrača vstran, da ostane čez noč?
9 Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us!
Zakaj bi bil kakor osupel človek, kakor mogočen človek, ki ne more rešiti? Vendar si ti, oh Gospod, v naši sredi in mi smo imenovani po tvojem imenu; ne zapusti nas.
10 This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their guilt and call their sins to account.”
Tako govori Gospod temu ljudstvu: »Tako so ljubili tavanje, svojih stopal niso zadržali, zato jih Gospod ne sprejema. Sedaj se bo spomnil njihove krivičnosti in obiskal njihove grehe.«
11 Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.
Potem mi je Gospod rekel: »Ne moli za to ljudstvo za njihovo dobro.
12 Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”
Ko se postijo, ne bom slišal njihovega vpitja; in ko darujejo žgalno daritev in daritev, jih ne bom sprejel. Temveč jih bom použil z mečem, lakoto in kužno boleznijo.«
13 “Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”
Potem sem rekel: »Ah, Gospod Bog! Glej, preroki jim pravijo: ›Ne boste videli meča niti ne boste imeli lakote. Temveč vam bom na tem kraju dal zagotovljen mir.‹«
14 “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.
Nato mi je Gospod rekel: »›Preroki v mojem imenu prerokujejo laži. Jaz jih nisem poslal niti jim zapovedal niti jim nisem govoril. Prerokujejo vam lažnivo videnje, vedeževanje, prazno stvar in prevaro svojega srca.‹
15 Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end!
Zato tako govori Gospod glede prerokov, ki prerokujejo v mojem imenu in jih jaz nisem poslal in vendar pravijo: ›Meča in lakote ne bo v tej deželi.‹ Z mečem in lakoto bodo ti preroki použiti.
16 And the people to whom they prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out their own evil upon them.
Ljudstvo, ki mu prerokujejo, bo zaradi lakote in meča vrženo ven na ulice [prestolnice] Jeruzalem. Nikogar ne bodo imeli, da bi jih pokopal, njih, njihove žene niti njihove sinove niti njihove hčere, kajti nanje bom izlil njihovo zlobnost.
17 You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
Zato jim boš rekel to besedo: ›Naj iz mojih oči tečejo solze ponoči in podnevi in naj ne prenehajo, kajti devica, hči mojega ljudstva je zlomljena z veliko vrzeljo, z zelo bolečim udarcem.‹«
18 If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”
Če grem naprej na polje, potem glej, umorjeni z mečem! Če vstopim v mesto, potem glej, tisti, ki so bolni od lakote! Da, prerok in duhovnik gresta naokrog v deželo, ki je ne poznata.
19 Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.
Mar si popolnoma zavrnil Juda? Ali se je tvoji duši gnusil Sion? Zakaj si nas udaril in tam ni ozdravljenja za nas? Iskali smo mir, pa tam ni nič dobrega; in čas ozdravljenja, pa glej, stiska!
20 We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.
Priznavamo, oh Gospod, našo zlobnost in krivičnost naših očetov, kajti grešili smo zoper tebe.
21 For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.
Ne preziraj nas zaradi svojega imena, ne osramoti prestola svoje slave. Spomni se, ne prelomi svoje zaveze z nami.
22 Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
Je katerakoli izmed ničevosti poganov, ki lahko povzroči dež? Lahko nebo da nalive? Mar nisi ti, oh Gospod, naš Bog? Zato bomo čakali nate, ker si ti naredil vse te stvari.
