Jeremiah 2
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Poleg tega mi je prišla Gospodova beseda, rekoč:
2 Go and say in the ears of Jerusalem, The Lord says, I still keep the memory of your kind heart when you were young, and your love when you became my bride; how you went after me in the waste of sand, in an unplanted land.
»Pojdi in jokaj v ušesa [prestolnice] Jeruzalem, rekoč: ›Tako govori Gospod: ›Spominjam se tebe, prijaznosti tvoje mladosti, ljubezni tvojih zaročencev, ko si šla za menoj v divjino, v deželo, ki ni bila posejana.‹
3 Israel was holy to the Lord, the first-fruits of his increase: all who made attacks on him were judged as wrongdoers, evil came on them, says the Lord.
Izrael je bil svetost Gospodu in prvi sadovi njegovega donosa. Vse, ki ga požirajo, bo jezil; zlo bo prišlo nadnje, ‹« govori Gospod.
4 Give ear to the words of the Lord, O sons of Jacob and all the families of Israel:
Poslušajte besedo od Gospoda, oh Jakobova hiša in vse družine Izraelove hiše:
5 These are the words of the Lord: What evil have your fathers seen in me that they have gone far from me, and, walking after what is false, have become false?
»Tako govori Gospod: ›Kakšno krivičnost so vaši očetje našli v meni, da so odšli daleč od mene in hodili za ničevostjo in postali ničevost?
6 And they never said, Where is the Lord, who took us up out of the land of Egypt; who was our guide through the waste of sand, through an unplanted land full of deep holes, through a dry land of deep shade, which no one went through and where no man was living?
Niti niso rekli: ›Kje je Gospod, ki nas je privedel gor iz egiptovske dežele, ki nas je vodil skozi divjino, skozi deželo puščav in jam, skozi deželo suše in smrtne sence, skozi deželo, skozi katero noben človek ne gre in kjer noben človek ne prebiva?‹
7 And I took you into a fertile land, where you were living on its fruit and its wealth; but when you came in, you made my land unclean, and made my heritage a disgusting thing.
Privedel sem vas v obilno deželo, da jeste njen sad in njeno dobroto, toda ko ste vstopili, ste omadeževali mojo deželo in mojo dediščino naredili ogabnost.
8 The priests did not say, Where is the Lord? and those who were expert in the law had no knowledge of me: and the rulers did evil against me, and the prophets became prophets of the Baal, going after things without value.
Duhovniki niso rekli: ›Kje je Gospod?‹ Tisti, ki so se ukvarjali s postavo, me niso poznali. Tudi pastirji so se pregrešili zoper mene in preroki so prerokovali pri Báalu in hodili za stvarmi, ki ne storijo koristi.
9 For this reason, I will again put forward my cause against you, says the Lord, even against you and against your children's children.
Zato se bom še pravdal z vami, ‹ govori Gospod ›in z vašimi otrok otroki se bom pravdal.
10 For go over to the sea-lands of Kittim and see; send to Kedar and give deep thought to it; and see if there has ever been such a thing.
Kajti šel bom čez otoke Kitéjcev in videl in poslal v Kedár in marljivo preudaril in videl, če je tam takšna stvar.
11 Has any nation ever made a change in their gods, though they are no gods? but my people have given up their glory in exchange for what is of no profit.
Je narod spremenil svoje bogove, ki vendar niso bogovi? Toda moje ljudstvo je zamenjalo svojo slavo za to, kar ne koristi.
12 Be full of wonder, O heavens, at this; be overcome with fear, be completely waste, says the Lord.
Bodite osupla, oh ve nebesa, ob tem in bodite strašno prestrašena, bodite zelo zapuščena, ‹ govori Gospod.
13 For my people have done two evils; they have given up me, the fountain of living waters, and have made for themselves water-holes, cut out from the rock, broken water-holes, of no use for storing water.
›Kajti moje ljudstvo je zagrešilo dve hudobiji; zapustili so mene, studenec živih vodá in si izklesali vodne zbiralnike, razpokane vodne zbiralnike, ki ne morejo držati vode.
14 Is Israel a servant? has he been a house-servant from birth? why has he been made waste?
Ali je Izrael služabnik? Ali je doma rojeni suženj? Zakaj je oplenjen?
15 The young lions have made an outcry against him with a loud voice: they have made his land waste; his towns are burned up, with no one living in them.
Mladi levi so rjoveli nanj in vpili. Njegovo deželo so naredili opustošeno. Njegova mesta so požgana, brez prebivalcev.
16 Even the children of Noph and Tahpanhes have put shame on you.
Tudi otroci Nofa in Tahpanhésa so zlomili krono tvoje glave.
17 Has not this come on you because you have given up the Lord your God, who was your guide by the way?
Ali si nisi tega priskrbela k sebi v tem, da si zapustila Gospoda, svojega Boga, ko te je vodil po poti?
18 And now, what have you to do on the way to Egypt, to get your drink from the waters of the Nile? or what have you to do on the way to Assyria, to get your drink from the waters of the River?
In sedaj, kaj imaš opraviti na egiptovski poti, da piješ vode iz Sihorja? Ali kaj imaš opraviti na asirski poti, da piješ vode iz reke?
19 The evil you yourselves have done will be your punishment, your errors will be your judge: be certain then, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing to give up the Lord your God, and no longer to be moved by fear of me, says the Lord, the Lord of armies.
Tvoja lastna zlobnost te bo grajala in tvoja zdrknjenja nazaj te bodo opominjala. Vedi torej in vidi, da je to huda stvar in grenka, da si zapustila Gospoda, svojega Boga in da mojega strahu ni v tebi, ‹ govori Gospod, Bog nad bojevniki.
20 For in the past, your yoke was broken by your hands and your cords parted; and you said, I will not be your servant; for on every high hill and under every branching tree, your behaviour was like that of a loose woman
›Kajti od starih časov sem prelomil tvoj jarem in raztrgal tvoje vezi; ti pa praviš: ›Jaz ne bom grešila; ‹ ko tavaš na vsakem visokem hribu in tavaš pod vsakim zelenim drevesom in igraš vlačugo.
21 But when you were planted by me, you were a noble vine, in every way a true seed: how then have you been changed into the branching plant of a strange vine?
Vendar sem te zasadil [kot] plemenito trto, popolnoma pravo seme. Kako si se mi potem obrnila v degenerirano sadiko tuje trte?
22 For even if you are washed with soda and take much soap, still your evil-doing is marked before me, says the Lord God.
Kajti čeprav se umivaš s solitrom in si jemlješ precej mila, je vendar tvoja krivičnost zaznamovana pred menoj, ‹ govori Gospod Bog.
23 How are you able to say, I am not unclean, I have not gone after the Baals? see your way in the valley, be clear about what you have done: you are a quick-footed camel twisting her way in and out;
Kako lahko rečeš: ›Nisem onesnažena, nisem odšla za Báali?‹ Poglej svojo pot v dolini, spoznaj, kaj si storila. Ti si hitri [enogrbi] velblod, ki prečka svoje poti,
24 An untrained ass, used to the waste land, breathing up the wind in her desire; at her time, who is able to send her away? all those who are looking for her will have no need to make themselves tired; in her month they will get her.
divja oslica, vajena divjine, ki voha veter po svojem zadovoljstvu; kdo jo ob njeni priložnosti lahko odvrne proč? Vsi tisti, ki jo iščejo, se ne bodo izmučili; v njenem mesecu jo bodo našli.
25 Do not let your foot be without shoes, or your throat dry from need of water: but you said, There is no hope: no, for I have been a lover of strange gods, and after them I will go.
Zadrži svoje stopalo pred bosostjo in svoje grlo pred žejo. Toda ti praviš: ›Tam ni upanja. Ne, kajti ljubila sem tujce in za njimi bom šla.‹
26 As the thief is shamed when he is taken, so is Israel shamed; they, their kings and their rulers, their priests and their prophets;
Kakor je tat osramočen, ko je najden, tako je osramočena Izraelova hiša; oni, njihovi kralji, njihovi princi, njihovi duhovniki in njihovi preroki,
27 Who say to a tree, You are my father; and to a stone, You have given me life: for their backs have been turned to me, not their faces: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Up! and be our saviour.
rekoč lesu: ›Ti si moj oče; ‹ in skali: ›Ti si me rodila.‹ Kajti obrnili so mi svoj hrbet in ne svojega obraza. Toda v času njihove stiske bodo rekli: ›Vstani in nas reši.‹
28 But where are the gods you have made for yourselves? let them come, if they are able to give you salvation in the time of your trouble: for the number of your gods is as the number of your towns, O Judah.
Toda kje so tvoji bogovi, ki si jih naredila? Naj vstanejo, če te lahko rešijo v času tvoje stiske, kajti glede na število tvojih mest so tvoji bogovi, oh Juda.
29 Why will you put forward your cause against me? You have all done evil against me, says the Lord.
Zakaj se hočete pravdati z menoj? Vsi vi ste se pregrešili zoper mene, ‹ govori Gospod.
30 I gave your children blows to no purpose; they got no good from training: your sword has been the destruction of your prophets, like a death-giving lion.
›V prazno sem udaril vaše otroke; nobenega grajanja niso prejeli. Vaš lastni meč je požrl vaše preroke kakor uničujoč lev.
31 O generation, see the word of the Lord. Have I been a waste land to Israel? or a land of dark night? why do my people say, We have got loose, we will not come to you again?
Oh rod, poglejte Gospodovo besedo. Ali sem bil Izraelu divjina? Dežela teme? Zakaj pravi moje ljudstvo: ›Mi smo gospodje, nič več ne bomo prišli k tebi?‹
32 Is it possible for a virgin to put out of her memory her ornaments, or a bride her robes? but my people have put me out of their memories for unnumbered days.
Mar lahko devica pozabi svoje ornamente ali nevesta svoj okras? Vendar me moje ljudstvo pozablja brez števila dni.
33 With what care are your ways ordered when you are looking for love! so ... your ways.
Zakaj krajšaš svojo pot, da iščeš ljubezen? Zato si tudi zlobne učila svojih poti.
34 And in the skirts of your robe may be seen the life-blood of those who have done no wrong: ...
Tudi v krajcih tvojega oblačila je najdena kri duš ubogih nedolžnih. Nisem je našel s skrivnim iskanjem, temveč na vseh teh.
35 And still you said, I have done no wrong; truly, his wrath is turned away from me. See, I will take up the cause against you, because you say, I have done no wrong.
Vendar praviš: ›Ker sem nedolžna, se bo njegova jeza zagotovo obrnila od mene.‹ Glej, jaz se bom pravdal s teboj, ker praviš: ›Nisem grešila.‹
36 Why do you go about so much for the purpose of changing your way? you will be shamed on account of Egypt, as you were shamed on account of Assyria.
Zakaj toliko hodiš sem ter tja, da bi spremenila svojo pot? Tudi ti boš osramočena od Egipta, kakor si bila osramočena od Asirije.
37 Truly, you will go out from him with your hands on your head: for the Lord has given up those in whom you have put your faith, and they will be of no help to you.
Da, šla boš naprej od njega, s svojimi rokami na svoji glavi, kajti Gospod je zavrnil tvoje zaupnosti in ne boš uspela v njih.‹«
