Jeremiah 44
1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt —in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis —and in the land of Pathros:
Riječ koja se javi Jeremiji za sve Judejce što življahu u zemlji egipatskoj, što življahu u Migdolu, u Tafnisu, u Memfisu i u zemlji Patrosu.
2 “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation
Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama, Bog Izraelov: “I sami vidjeste svu nesreću koju sam svalio na Jeruzalem i na sve gradove judejske: evo danas su to gomile ruševina, a u njima nitko više ne živi,
3 because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.
zbog nedjela njihovih što ih učiniše da bi mene vrijeđali, polazeći drugim bogovima kojih nisu poznavali ni oni, ni vi, ni oci vaši, da im kade i da im služe.
4 Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
A ja sam vam jednako slao svoje sluge proroke da vam kažu: 'Ne činite tih gnusoba koje su mi ogavne!'
5 But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
Ali me oni nisu slušali, niti su uho svoje priklonili da se okane zloće svoje i prestanu kaditi tuđim bogovima.
6 Therefore My wrath and anger poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, so that they have become the desolate ruin they are today.
Zato se izli gnjev moj i srdžba moja i rasplamtje se u gradovima judejskim i po ulicama jeruzalemskim, te se pretvoriše u pustoš i razvaline, kao što su danas.
7 So now, this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves by cutting off from Judah man and woman, child and infant, leaving yourselves without a remnant?
Zašto sami svaljujete na se tako golemu nesreću” - govori Jahve, Bog nad Vojskama, Bog Izraelov - “te sami do korijena istrebljujete iz Judeje sve muško i žensko, djecu i dojenčad, te vam ni ostatka ostati neće,
8 Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to reside? As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth.
jer me vrijeđate djelima ruku svojih, kadeći tuđim bogovima u zemlji egipatskoj, u koju ste došli prebivati, a bit ćete iskorijenjeni i postat ćete kletva i ruglo među svim narodima na zemlji?
9 Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers and of the kings of Judah and their wives, as well as the wickedness that you and your wives committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Jeste li zaboravili bezakonja otaca svojih, bezakonja kraljeva judejskih, bezakonja knezova svojih i žena njihovih i bezakonja svoja, bezakonja žena svojih, počinjena u zemlji judejskoj i po ulicama jeruzalemskim?
10 To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.
Do dana današnjega nisu se pokajali, nisu se bojali, nisu živjeli po Zakonu mojemu ni po odredbama mojim, koje dadoh vama i ocima vašim.”
11 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah.
Zato ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama, Bog Izraelov: “Evo, okrećem svoje lice vama, na nesreću vašu, da zatrem svu zemlju judejsku.
12 And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach.
Odnijet ću ostatak Judeje koji je odlučio da ide u zemlju egipatsku da se ondje stani; svi će izginuti u zemlji egipatskoj, past će od mača, od gladi će pogibati, poginut će svi, malo i veliko, pomrijet će od mača i gladi, i bit će prokletstvo, užas, kletva i poruga.
13 I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,
Kaznit ću sve koji budu u zemlji egipatskoj, kao što sam kaznio Jeruzalem: mačem, glađu i kugom.
14 so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.”
A od ostatka Judeje koji je došao da se stani u Egiptu, nitko neće uteći ni preživjeti da bi se mogao vratiti u zemlju judejsku za kojom im duše čeznu, da se u nju vrate i ondje nastane. Jer se nitko neće vratiti, osim izbjeglica.”
15 Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros, said to Jeremiah,
I tada svi muškarci koji su znali da im žene kade tuđim bogovima, i sve nazočne žene, u velikom mnoštvu, i sav narod što življaše u zemlji egipatskoj i u Patrosu odgovoriše Jeremiji:
16 “As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
“Riječi koje si u ime Jahvino nama objavio mi ne slušamo;
17 Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
naprotiv, i dalje ćemo se držati zadane riječi: kadit ćemo nebeskoj kraljici i lijevati ljevanice, kao što smo i mi i oci naši, naši kraljevi i knezovi činili u gradovima judejskim i po ulicama jeruzalemskim: tada imadosmo kruha izobila, bijasmo sretni i ne trpjesmo nikakvih nesreća.
18 But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine.”
Ali otkako prestadosmo kaditi nebeskoj kraljici i lijevati joj ljevanice, u svemu smo oskudijevali i od mača i gladi pogibali.”
19 “Moreover,” said the women, “when we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it without our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?”
A žene rekoše: “Kad kadimo kraljici nebeskoj i lijevamo joj ljevanice, zar joj bez znanja svojih muževa pečemo kolače u obliku lika njezina i lijevamo ljevanice?”
20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,
Tada Jeremija svemu narodu, muškarcima i ženama, i svim ljudima koji su mu tako govorili reče:
21 “As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you, your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—did the LORD not remember and bring this to mind?
“Nije li se Jahve spomenuo i nije li ga u srce dirnuo tamjan što ste ga palili po ulicama jeruzalemskim, vi i oci vaši, vaši kraljevi, knezovi i puk zemaljski?
22 So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.
Jahve više nije mogao podnositi zlodjela vaših i gnusoba koje počiniste, i zato se zemlja vaša pretvorila u pustoš i ruševine, u prokletstvo, bez stanovnika, kao što je i danas.
23 Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD, and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”
Zbog toga što ste, prinoseći tamjan, zgriješili Jahvi, što Jahvina glasa ne slušaste i Jahvina se Zakona i njegovih se naredaba i svjedočanstava ne držaste, snađe vas ova nevolja, kakva je danas.”
24 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear the word of the LORD, all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt.
Zatim reče Jeremija svemu narodu, osobito ženama: “Čujte riječ Jahvinu, svi Judejci koji ste u zemlji egipatskoj:
25 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words: ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ Go ahead, then, do what you have promised! Keep your vows!
Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama, Bog Izraelov: 'Vi žene, ono što vaša usta obećaju, to vaše ruke moraju i izvršiti. Rekoste: 'Mi ćemo se tvrdo držati zavjeta što ih učinismo: kaditi kraljici nebeskoj i lijevati joj ljevanice.' Držite se samo svojih zavjeta i lijevajte revno ljevanice!
26 Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
Ali čujte zato riječ Jahvinu, svi vi Judejci nastanjeni u zemlji egipatskoj! Evo, zaklinjem se velikim imenom svojim,' govori Jahve. 'U svoj zemlji egipatskoj nijedna usta judejska neće više izustiti mojega imena; nitko neće reći: 'Živoga mi Jahve!'
27 I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.
Evo, bdim nad njima, na nesreću, a ne na dobro njihovo: svi ljudi judejski što su u zemlji egipatskoj poginut će od mača i gladi do potpunog istrebljenja.
28 Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!
I bit će malo onih koji će izbjeći maču i vratiti se iz egipatske zemlje u zemlju judejsku. Onda će sav ostatak judejski, svi koji dođoše u zemlju egipatsku da ondje žive, spoznati čija riječ vrijedi, moja ili njihova.
29 This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand.
A ovo neka vam bude znamenje - riječ je Jahvina - da ću vas kazniti na ovome mjestu, da biste znali da će se vama na nesreću ispuniti prijetnje moje protiv vas.'
30 This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.”
Ovako govori Jahve: 'Gle, predat ću faraona Hofru, kralja egipatskoga, u ruke njegovim neprijateljima i u ruke onih koji mu rade o glavi, baš kao što sam Sidkiju, kralja Judejskoga, predao u ruke Nabukodonozora, kralja babilonskoga, neprijatelja njegova, koji mu je radio o glavi.'”
