Jeremiah 34
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion, and all the peoples, fought against Jerusalem and against all the cities thereof, saying,
Riječ koju Jahve uputi Jeremiji kad Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, i sva njegova vojska, i sva kraljevstva pod njegovom vlašću, i svi narodi navališe na Jeruzalem i na sve gradove njegove.
2 Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
Ovako govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov: “Idi i govori sa Sidkijom, kraljem judejskim, i reci mu: Ovako govori Jahve: 'Evo, predajem ovaj grad u ruke kralja babilonskoga da ga on ognjem spali.
3 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt certainly be taken, and given into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall speak with thy mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
Ni ti nećeš ruci njegovoj umaći. Da, bit ćeš uhvaćen i predat će te u njegove ruke; oči u oči gledat ćeš kralja babilonskoga, usta u usta on će s tobom govoriti i bit ćeš odveden u Babilon.'
4 Only, hear the word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah king of Judah. Thus saith Jehovah as to thee: Thou shalt not die by the sword;
Ali čuj riječ Jahvinu, Sidkija, kralju judejski! Ovo ti poručuje Jahve: 'Nećeš od mača poginuti,
5 thou shalt die in peace, and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings that were before thee, so shall they burn for thee; and they will lament for thee, Ah, lord! for I have spoken the word, saith Jehovah.
umrijet ćeš u miru! I kao što su tvoje očeve i kraljeve tvoje prethodnike okadili, i tebe će okaditi i naricat će za tobom: 'Jao Gospodaru!' Ja ti to govorim' - riječ je Jahvina.
6 And the prophet Jeremiah spoke all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem.
I prorok Jeremija poruči sve ove riječi Sidkiji, kralju judejskom u Jeruzalemu,
7 And the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah; for these were amongst the cities of Judah, the fenced cities that were left.
dok je vojska kralja babilonskoga navaljivala na Jeruzalem i na preostale gradove Judine - na Lakiš i Azeku, jer još samo oni preostadoše od judejskih utvrđenih gradova.
8 The word that came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people that were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them:
Riječ koju Jahve uputi Jeremiji, pošto je kralj Sidkija sa svekolikim narodom jeruzalemskim sklopio savez da im proglasi slobodu,
9 that every man should let his bondman, and every man his bondmaid, the Hebrew and the Hebrewess, go free, that none should exact service of them, [that is, ] of a Jew his brother.
da svaki pusti na slobodu svoga roba Hebreja i svoju robinju Hebrejku te da više ni u koga ne bude Hebrej, brat njegov, kao rob.
10 And all the princes and all the people that had entered into the covenant obeyed, every man letting his bondman and every man his bondmaid go free, that none should exact service of them any more: they obeyed, and let [them] go.
I svi odličnici i sav narod koji uđoše u ovaj savez pristadoše te svaki pusti na slobodu roba svoga i svoju ropkinju da im više ne robuju. Pristadoše, dakle, i pustiše ih.
11 But afterwards they turned, and caused the bondmen and the bondmaids whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for bondmen and for bondmaids.
A potom se okrenuše i uzeše opet svoje robove i ropkinje koje bijahu oslobodili pa ih prisiliše da im opet robuju.
12 And the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
Tada Jahve uputi riječ Jeremiji govoreći:
13 Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,
Ovako govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov: “Ja sam sklopio Savez s ocima vašim u dan kada ih izvedoh iz Egipta, iz zemlje ropstva, govoreći:
14 At the end of seven years ye shall let go every man his brother, a Hebrew, who hath sold himself unto thee; when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee. But your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
'Nakon sedam godina neka svaki od vas pusti na slobodu brata svoga Hebreja koji mu se prodao i šest godina kao rob služio.' Ali me vaši oci ne poslušaše i ne htjedoše me čuti.
15 And you, ye had this day turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
A vi se bijaste obratili i učinili što je pravo u očima mojim, proglasivši slobodu za svakoga bližnjega svoga i preda mnom ste sklopili savez u Domu koji se zove mojim imenom.
16 but ye have turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his bondman, and every man his bondmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and ye have brought them into subjection, to be unto you for bondmen and for bondmaids.
A zatim se okrenuste i oskvrnuste ime moje, jer je svaki od vas opet uveo svoga roba i ropkinju koje ste već bili oslobodili, i ponovo ste ih prisilili da vam robuju.”
17 Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith Jehovah, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will give you over to be driven hither and thither among all the kingdoms of the earth.
Zato ovako govori Jahve: “Vi me ne poslušaste da proglasite slobodu subratu svojemu i bližnjemu. I zato, evo, i ja proglašavam protiv vas slobodu - riječ je Jahvina - maču, kugi i gladi, i učinit ću vas strašilom svim kraljevstvima zemlje.
18 And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, — the calf which they cut in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
A s ljudima koji razvrgoše Savez moj i ne ispuniše saveza obećana pred mojim licem postupit ću kao s teletom što ga nadvoje rasjekoše te između tih pola prođoše.
19 — the princes of Judah and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, that passed between the parts of the calf;
Knezove Judeje i Jeruzalema, dvorjane, svećenike i sav narod zemlje što prođoše između pola telećih
20 them will I give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of them that seek their life; and their carcases shall be food for the fowl of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.
predat ću u ruke dušmana koji im rade o glavi, a njihova trupla bit će hrana pticama nebeskim i zvijerima zemaljskim.
21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you.
Sidkiju, kralja judejskoga, i njegove knezove predat ću u ruke dušmana koji im rade o glavi i u ruke vojske kralja babilonskoga, koja se od vas bila povukla.
22 Behold, I command, saith Jehovah, and I will cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.
Evo, ja ću im zapovjediti - riječ je Jahvina - i vratit ću ih na ovaj grad, i navalit će na nj, osvojiti ga i ognjem spaliti. A gradove judejske obratit ću u pustinju nenastanjenu.”
