Jeremias 37
1 THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAS FROM THE LORD, SAYING,
Nakon Konije, sina Jojakimova, zakralji se Sidkija, sin Jošijin. Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, postavi ga za kralja u zemlji judejskoj.
2 Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book.
Ali ni on ni sluge njegove ni narod zemlje ne slušahu riječi što ih je Jahve govorio na usta proroka Jeremije.
3 For, behold, the days come, says the Lord, when I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel and Juda, said the Lord: and I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall be lords of it.
Kralj Sidkija posla Jehukala, sina Šelemjina, i svećenika Sefaniju, sina Maasejina, k proroku Jeremiji s porukom: “Daj, pomoli se za nas Jahvi, Bogu našemu!”
4 AND THESE ARE THE WORDS WHICH THE LORD SPOKE CONCERNING ISRAEL AND JUDA;
Jeremija u ono vrijeme još zalažaše među narod i još ga ne bijahu bacili u tamnicu.
5 Thus said the Lord: You shall hear a sound of fear, [there is] fear, and there is not peace.
A vojska je faraonova nadirala iz Egipta: čuvši to, Kaldejci, koji opsjedahu Jeruzalem, udaljiše se od grada.
6 Enquire, and see if a male has born a child? and [ask] concerning the fear, wherein they shall hold their loins, and [look for] safety: for I have seen every man, and his hands are on his loins; [their] faces are turned to paleness.
Tada se javi riječ Jahvina proroku Jeremiji:
7 For that day is great, and there is not such [another]; and it is a time of straitness to Jacob; but he shall be saved out of it.
Ovako govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov: “Kralju judejskomu, koji vas posla k meni da me pitate, ovako recite: 'Evo, vojska faraonova, koja vam priteče u pomoć, vratit će se u svoju zemlju Egipat.
8 In that day, said the Lord, I will break the yoke off their neck, and will burst their bonds, and they shall no longer serve strangers:
Kaldejci će opet napasti ovaj grad, osvojiti ga i spaliti.'
9 but they shall serve the Lord their God; and I will raise up to them David their king.
Ovako govori Jahve: 'Ne zanosite se mišlju: 'Kaldejci će otići od nas', jer oni neće otići!
Pa i da razbijete svu vojsku kaldejsku koja se bori s vama, tako da bi od nje ostali samo ranjenici, oni bi, svaki iz svoga šatora, opet poustajali da požarom unište ovaj grad.'”
Kad je vojska kaldejska zbog vojske faraonove morala prekinuti opsadu Jeruzalema,
12 Thus says the Lord; I have brought on [you] destruction; your stroke is painful.
i Jeremija htjede otići iz Jeruzalema da ode u zemlju Benjaminovu te ondje od rođaka dobije dio.
13 There is none to judge your cause: you have been painfully treated for healing, there is no help for you.
Ali kad stiže do Benjaminovih vrata, ondje bijaše zapovjednik straže Jirijaj, sin Hananijina sina Šelemje. On zaustavi proroka Jeremiju povikavši: “Ti hoćeš prebjeći Kaldejcima!” Jeremija odgovori:
14 All your friends have forgotten you; they shall not ask [about you] at all, for I have struck you with he stroke of an enemy, [even] severe correction: your sins have abounded above all your iniquity.
“Nije istina, ne želim prebjeći Kaldejcima!” Ali i ne slušajući Jeremiju, Jirijaj ga uhvati i odvede dostojanstvenicima.
15 Your sins have abounded beyond the multitude of your iniquities, [therefore] they have done these things to you. Therefore all that devour you shall be eaten, and all your enemies shall eat all their [own] flesh.
Dostojanstvenici se razljutiše na Jeremiju te ga istukoše i zatvoriše u kuću pisara Jonatana, koju bijahu pretvorili u tamnicu.
16 And they that spoil you shall become a spoil, and I will give up to be plundered all that have plundered you.
Tako Jeremija dospje u nadsvođen podrum. Ondje Jeremija ostade mnogo vremena.
17 For I will bring about your healing, I will heal you of your grievous wound, says the Lord; for you are called Dispersed: she is your prey, for no one seeks after her.
Tada kralj Sidkija posla po njega. I nasamo, u dvoru, kralj ga upita: “Ima li riječi od Jahve?” A na to će Jeremija: “Dakako!” I dometne: “Bit ćeš predan u ruke kralja babilonskoga!”
18 Thus said the Lord; Behold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob, and will have pity upon his prisoners; and the city shall be built upon her hill, and the people shall settle after their manner.
Onda Jeremija kaza kralju Sidkiji: “Što skrivih tebi, tvojim slugama i ovom narodu te me baciste u tamnicu?
19 And there shall go forth from them singers, [even] the sound of men making merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not at all be diminished.
Gdje su sada vaši proroci koji vam prorekoše: 'Kralj babilonski neće udariti na vas ni na ovu zemlju?'
20 And their sons shall go in as before, and their testimonies shall be established before me, and I will visit them that afflict them.
A sada, hajde, čuj mene, gospodaru moj i kralju, usliši molbu moju! Nemoj da me opet vrgnu u kuću pisara Jonatana, da ondje ne umrem!”
21 And their mighty ones shall be over them, and their prince shall proceed of themselves; and I will gather them, and they shall return to me: for who is this that has set his heart to return to me? says the Lord.
Tada kralj Sidkija naredi i Jeremiju odvedoše u tamničko dvorište te mu davahu svaki dan pogaču kruha iz Pekarske ulice, sve dok nije ponestalo kruha u gradu. I tako Jeremija ostade u tamničkom dvorištu.
23 For the wrathful anger of the lord has gone forth, [even] a whirlwind of anger has gone forth: it shall come upon the ungodly.
24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he shall execute [it], and until he shall establish the purpose of his heart: in the latter days you shall know these things.
