Jeremiah 4
1 “If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver,
“Ako se, Izraele, želiš vratiti - riječ je Jahvina - k meni se vrati; ukloniš li grozote svoje, više ne moraš bježati od mene.
2 and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
Ako se zakuneš: 'Živoga mi Jahve!' istinito, pravo i pravedno, narodi će se blagoslivljati u tebi i tobom se dičiti.”
3 For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.
Jer ovako govori Jahve Judejcima i Jeruzalemcima: “Prokrčite sebi prljuše, ne sijte po trnjacima.
4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”
Obrežite se Jahvi, skinite obrezak sa srca svojega, Judejci i Jeruzalemci, jer će bijes moj buknuti kao vatra i gorjet će, a nikog da ugasi, zbog zlodjela i opačina što ih počiniste.
5 Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’
Objavite u Judeji, razglasite u Jeruzalemu! Trubite u rog širom zemlje, vičite punim glasom i recite: 'Svi na okup! Zavucimo se u gradove svoje utvrđene!'
6 Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.
Dižite znak prema Sionu! Bježite! Nemojte zastajati! Jer dovodim nesreću sa Sjevera, veliku propast.
7 A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.
Lav se podiže iz čestara svoga, zatornik naroda izađe iz svog mjesta, krenu da zemlju tvoju opustoši: gradove će tvoje razoriti, nestat će im žitelja.
8 So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”
Zato se u kostrijet ogrnite, kukajte, naričite, jer rasplamtjela jarost Jahvina nas nije mimoišla.
9 “In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.”
U dan onaj - riječ je Jahvina - klonut će srce kralju i knezovima. Svećenici će se zapanjiti, proroci umuknuti.
10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”
I reći će: 'Ah, Jahve, Gospodine, zaista nas teško prevari kad reče: 'Uživat ćete mir' a sad nam je mač pod grlom.'
11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;
U to će se vrijeme reći narodu ovom i Jeruzalemu: Vruć vjetar s pustinjskih sipina puše prema kćeri naroda moga; ali ne da hladi i da pročisti!
12 a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.”
Doći će mi vjetar pun prijetnje, i ja ću im tada izreći sud!
13 Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
Gle: diže se k'o oblačine, kola mu slična vihoru, konji brži od orlova. Jao nama! Propadosmo!
14 Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
Operi opačinu sa srca svoga, Jeruzaleme, da bi se spasio. Dokle će se u grudima tvojim misli zločinačke gnijezditi?
15 For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
Jer glas naviješta od Dana, s gore Efrajimove najavljuje nesreću.
16 Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.
Opomenite, razglasite po Judeji, obznanite Jeruzalemu: neprijatelji dolaze iz daleke zemlje i poklike izvikuju protiv gradova judejskih;
17 They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
poput čuvara poljskih okružuju Jeruzalem, jer se odmetnu od mene” - riječ je Jahvina.
18 “Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”
Put tvoj i djela tvoja to ti učiniše. To je tvoja nesreća! Kako je gorka, kako li pogađa u srce!
19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
Utrobo moja! Utrobo moja, bolujem, srce mi se razdire! Dršće mi duša! Ne mogu šutjeti, jer čujem glas roga, poklike bojne.
20 Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
Javljaju slom za slomom, sva je zemlja poharana, moji su šatori iznenada opustošeni, u tren oka sva skloništa moja uništena.
21 How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?
Dokle ću gledati bojne znakove, slušati pozive roga?
22 “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Da, bezuman je moj narod, ne poznaju me, djeca su oni nerazumna, ništa ne shvaćaju, mudri su tek za zlodjela, al' činiti dobro ne umiju.
23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
Gledam zemlju: pusta je, evo, i prazna, nebesa: svjetlost im iščezla.
24 I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
Gledam brda: gle, tresu se, a svi se humci uzdrmali.
25 I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled.
Gledam: evo čovjeka nema, ptice nebeske sve su odletjele.
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert. All its cities were torn down before the LORD, before His fierce anger.
Gledam: plodno polje, evo, opustje, sve gradove razori Jahve žestinom gnjeva svoga.
27 For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction.
Da, ovako govori Jahve: “Sva će zemlja biti poharana, ja ću joj zadati posljednji udarac.
28 Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”
Na to će se zemlja u crno zaviti, a nebesa, gore, potamnjeti. Jer rekoh, i neću se raskajati, odlučih i neću odustati.
29 Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.
Pred vikom 'Konjanici i strijelci!' sva se zemlja u bijeg dade: bježe u šipražje, penju se na hridi: svi su gradovi napušteni: nigdje više žive duše.
30 And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.
A ti, opustošena, što ćeš učiniti? Da se i grimizom zaodjeneš, nakitom zlatnim ukrasiš i oči ličilom izraniš, uzalud se uljepšavaš! Ljubavnici tvoji tebe preziru: traže glavu tvoju.
31 For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child— the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!”
Da, jauk kao u bolesnice čujem, vrisak kao u one što prvi put rađa; čuj, to kći sionska jeca i pruža ruke: 'Jao meni! Duša mi zamire pod udarcima ubojica!'
