Jezekiel 17
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Dođe mi riječ Jahvina:
2 Son of man, relate a tale, and speak a parable to the house of Israel:
“Sine čovječji, smisli zagonetku i iznesi prispodobu domu Izraelovu! Reci:
3 and you shall say, Thus says the Lord; A great eagle with large wings, spreading them out very far, with many claws, which has the design of entering into Libanus—and he took the choice [branches] of the cedar:
'Ovako govori Jahve Gospod: Velik orao, velikih krila, duga perja, gusta, šarena paperja, doletje na Libanon i zgrabi cedrov vrh;
4 he cropped off the ends of the tender twigs, and brought them into the land of Chanaan; he laid them up in a walled city.
odlomi mu najvišu grančicu, odnese je u zemlju trgovaca i spusti je u grad prodavača.
5 And he took of the seed of the land, and sowed it in a field planted by much water; he set it in a conspicuous place.
Onda uze izdanak iz zemlje, u plodnu ga njivu posadi, kraj obilnih voda stavi, kao vrbu usadi.
6 And it sprang up, and became a weak and little vine, so that the branches thereof appeared [upon] it, and its roots were under it: and it became a vine, and put forth shoots, and sent forth its tendrils.
Izdanak proklija, bujan izbi čokot, onizak izraste, mladice mu k orlu segnuše, a pod njim mu žilje bješe; u bujan se razvi čokot, potjera izdanke, mladice razgrana.
7 And there was another great eagle, with great wings and many claws: and, behold, this vine bent itself round towards him, and her roots [were turned] towards him, and she sent forth her branches towards him, that [he] might water her together with the growth of her plantation.
Bijaše i drugi orao, velik i velikih krila, gusta perja. I gle, čokot k njemu žilje pruži, k njemu upravi grančice svoje da ga natapa bolje od tla u koje bi zasađen.
8 She thrives in a fair field by much water, to produce shoots and bear fruit, that she might become a great vine.
Na plodnoj njivi, kraj obilnih voda, bješe zasađen: mogao je tjerat' mladice, uroditi rodom, k'o veličanstveni trs izrasti.'
9 Therefore say, Thus says the Lord; Shall it prosper? shall not the roots of her tender stem and her fruit be blighted? yes, all her early shoots shall be dried up, and [that] not by a mighty arm, nor by many people, to tear her up from her roots.
Reci: 'Ovako govori Jahve Gospod: Hoće l' uspijevati? Neće l' mu orao sve žilje izguliti? Neće l' mu sve plodove potrgati? Neće l' mu sve mladice, čim izbiju, sasušiti? Da, i bez snažne mišice, i bez mnoštva naroda, iščupat će ga iz korijena!
10 And, behold, it thrives: shall it prosper? shall it not wither as soon as the east wind touches it? it shall be withered together with the growth of its shoots.
Gle, zasađen je! Hoće l' uspijevati? Čim ga takne istočnjak, neće l' sav usahnuti? Da, na lijehama iz kojih niče uvenut će.'”
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me saying,
Dođe mi riječ Jahvina:
12 Son of man, say now to the provoking house, Know you not what these things were? say [to them], Whenever the king of Babylon shall come against Jerusalem, then he shall take her king and her princes, and shall take them home to Babylon.
“Reci domu odmetničkome: 'Zar ne znate što ovo znači?' Reci im: 'Eto, dođe kralj babilonski u Jeruzalem, zarobi mu kralja i sve knezove, odvede ih k sebi u Babilon.
13 And he shall take of the seed royal, and shall make a covenant with him, and shall bind him with an oath: and he shall take the princes of the land:
Odvede i izdanak iz kraljevskoga koljena, sklopi s njima savez i zakletvom se obveza, pošto odvede sve mogućnike iz zemlje,
14 that it may become a weak kingdom, so as never to lift itself up, that he may keep his covenant, and establish it.
da će kraljevstvo ostati neznatno i da se neće dizati, nego će čuvati i držati savez s njime.
15 And [if] he shall revolt from him, to send his messengers into Egypt, that [they] may give him horses and much people; shall he prosper? shall he that acts as an adversary be preserved? and shall he that transgresses the covenant be preserved?
Ali se on od njega odmetnu; poslanike uputi u Egipat, tražeći od njega konje i jaku vojsku. Hoće li uspjeti? Može li umaći onaj tko tako radi? Raskinu savez, pa da umakne?
16 [As] I live, says the Lord, verily in [the] place where the king is that made him king, who dishonoured my oath, and who broke my covenant, shall he die with him in the midst of Babylon.
Života mi moga, riječ je Jahve Gospoda: jer prezre zakletvu kralja koji ga na prijestolje posadi i razvrže savez s njime, u njegovoj će zemlji umrijeti, usred Babilona!
17 And Pharaoh shall make war upon him not with a large force or great multitude, in throwing up a mound, and in building of forts, to cut off souls.
Svojom silnom vojskom i mnoštvom naroda faraon mu neće pomoći u boju kad onaj digne nasipe i sagradi kule opsadne da mu zatre mnogo ljudstvo.
18 Whereas he has profaned the oath so as to break the covenant, when, behold, I engage his hand, and he has done all these things to him, he shall not escape.
Prezreo je zakletvu, razvrgao savez. Da, iako ruku bijaše dao, sve to učini! Ne, neće umaći!'
19 Therefore say, Thus says the Lord; [As] I live, surely mine oath which he has profaned, and my covenant which he has transgressed, I will even recompense it upon his head.
Stoga ovako govori Jahve Gospod: 'Života mi moga, zakletvu što je prezre i savez što ga razvrže oborit ću na glavu njegovu!
20 And I will spread a net upon him, and he shall be caught in its snare.
Mrežu ću nad njim razapeti i uhvatit će se u moju zamku, pa ću ga odvesti u Babilon i ondje mu suditi zbog nevjere kojom mi se iznevjeri.
21 In every battle of his they shall fall by the sword, and I will scatter [his] remnant to every wind: and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken it.
Cvijet vojske njegove od mača će pasti, a ostatak se raspršiti u sve vjetrove. I spoznat ćete da ja, Jahve, tako rekoh.'
22 For thus says the Lord; I will even take of the choice [branches] of the cedar from the top [thereof], I will crop off their hearts, and I will plant it on a high mountain:
Ovako govori Jahve Gospod: 'S vrha cedra velikoga, s vrška mladih grana njegovih, odlomit ću grančicu i posadit' je na gori visokoj, najvišoj.
23 and I will hang it on a lofty mountain of Israel: yes, I will plant it, and it shall put forth shoots, and shall bear fruit, and it shall be a great cedar: and every bird shall rest beneath it, even every fowl shall rest under its shadow: its branches shall be restored.
Na najvišoj gori izraelskoj nju ću zasaditi: razgranat će se ona, plodom uroditi.
24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord that bring low the high tree, and exalt the low tree, and wither the green tree, and cause the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken, and will do [it].
I sve će poljsko drveće znati da ja sam Jahve koji visoko drvo ponizujem, a nisko uzvisujem; zeleno drvo sušim, a drvu suhu dajem da rodi. Ja, Jahve, rekoh i učinit ću!'”
