Jeremiah 18
1 This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
Ovo je riječ koju Jahve uputi Jeremiji:
2 Go down right away to the potter's house. I will give you my message there.
“Ustani i siđi u kuću lončarovu - ondje ću ti objaviti svoje riječi.”
3 I went down to the potter's house and saw him working at his potter's wheel.
Siđoh, dakle, u kuću lončarovu, upravo je radio na lončarskom kolu.
4 But the pot that he was making from the clay went wrong. So he made it into something different as he thought best.
I kako bi se koji sud što bi ga načinio od ilovače u ruci lončarovoj pokvario, on bi opet od nje pravio drugi - već kako se lončaru svidjelo da napravi.
5 The Lord's message came to me, saying,
I dođe mi riječ Jahvina:
6 People of Israel, declares the Lord, can't I deal with you just like this potter does with his clay? I hold you in my hand just like clay in the potter's hand, people of Israel.
“Ne mogu li i ja s vama činiti kao ovaj lončar, dome Izraelov? - riječ je Jahvina. Evo, kao ilovača u ruci lončarovoj, i vi ste u mojoj ruci, dome Izraelov.
7 At one time it could happen that I announce that a nation or a kingdom is going to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
Objavim li jednom kojem narodu ili kojem kraljevstvu da ću ga iskorijeniti, uništiti i razoriti,
8 However, if that nation I warned gives up its evil ways, then I will change my mind regarding the disaster I was about to bring.
i taj se narod, protiv kojeg sam govorio, obrati od opačina i zloća, tada ću se ja pokajati za zlo koje mu bijah namijenio.
9 At another time I could announce that I'm going to build up and give power to a nation or a kingdom.
Objavim li kojem narodu, ili kojem kraljevstvu, da ću ga izgraditi i posaditi,
10 But if it does evil in my sight and refuses to listen to my voice, then I will change my mind regarding the good I had planned for it.
a on stane činiti što je zlo u mojim očima, ne slušajući glasa mojega, pokajat ću se za dobro koje sam im obećao.
11 So tell the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem that this is what the Lord says: Watch out! I am preparing disaster for you, and working out a plan against you. All of you, give up your evil ways. Live right and act right!
Zato sada reci Judejcima i Jeruzalemcima: 'Ovako govori Jahve: Evo, spremam vam zlo i snujem protiv vas osnove. Vratite se, dakle, svaki sa svoga zlog puta i popravite svoje putove i svoja djela.'
12 But they'll say, “We just can't! We'll do whatever we want. Each of us will stubbornly follow our own evil thinking.”
Ali oni vele: 'Uzalud! Mi ćemo radije provoditi svoje osnove i činiti svaki po okorjelosti zlog srca svojega.'”
13 Consequently this is what the Lord says: Ask around the nations—has anybody ever heard anything like this? Virgin Israel has acted really badly.
Ovako govori Jahve: “Propitajte se po narodima: je li itko takvo što čuo? Toliku grozotu učini djevica Izraelova.
14 Does the snow of Lebanon ever disappear from its rocky mountain-tops? Do its cool waters that flow from such distant sources ever dry up?
Nestaje li s gorske vrleti snijeg libanonski? Mogu li presušiti vode daleke što studene teku?
15 But my people have rejected me! They burn incense to useless idols which trip them up, making them leave the old roads in order to walk down unmade paths instead of the highway.
A narod moj mene zaboravi! Kad prinose ništavnosti, posrnuše na putovima svojim, na stazama drevnim, i hode stazama i putem neprohodnim.
16 They have turned their country into a horrific wasteland, a place that will always be treated with contempt. People passing by will be shocked, shaking their heads in disbelief.
I tako su zemlju u pustoš obratili, na vječnu porugu, da se nad njom zgraža svaki prolaznik glavom mašući.
17 Like a strong wind from the east I will scatter them before the enemy. I will turn my back on them and not look at them when their time of trouble comes.
Razvitlat ću ih pred neprijateljem, kao istočnjak; leđa, a ne lice, ja ću im pokazati u dan njine propasti.”
18 Some people decided, “We need a plan to deal with Jeremiah. There'll still be priests to explain the law, there'll still be wise people to give advice, and there'll still be prophets to give prophecies. Let's organize a smear campaign against him so we don't have to listen to a word he says.”
I rekoše: “Hajdemo da se urotimo protiv Jeremije, jer svećeniku ne može nestati Zakona, ni mudrome savjeta, ni proroku besjede. Hajde, udarimo ga njegovim jezikom i pazimo budno na svaku riječ njegovu.”
19 Lord, please pay attention to what's happening to me! Listen to what my accusers are saying!
Poslušaj me, o Jahve, i čuj što govore moji protivnici.
20 Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they have dug a pit to trap me! Remember how I stood before you to plead on their behalf, to stop you being angry with them?
TÓa zar se dobro uzvraća zlim? A oni mi jamu kopaju! Sjeti se kako stajah pred licem tvojim da u tebe milost tražim za njih, da odvratim od njih jarost tvoju.
21 But now may their children starve; may they be killed by the sword. May their wives lose their children and their husbands; may their husbands die from disease; may their young men be killed in battle.
Zato im djecu izruči gladi, maču ih predaj! Neka im žene ostanu jalove i udovice, neka im kuga pobije muževe, a mladići neka od mača u boju poginu.
22 May cries of agony be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders to attack them, because they dug a pit to capture me and hid traps to catch me as I walk along.
Neka se prolomi vapaj iz kuća njihovih kad iznenada na njih dovedeš čete pljačkaša. Jer oni iskopaše jamu da me uhvate, nogama mojim u potaji zamke namjestiše.
23 But Lord, you know about all their plots to try and kill me. Don't forgive their wickedness; don't wipe away their sin. Bring them down! Deal with them when you're angry!
Ti, o Jahve, znadeš sav njihov naum ubilački protiv mene. Ne oprosti im bezakonja njihova, ne izbriši im grijeha pred sobom. Neka padnu pred licem tvojim, obračunaj s njima u dan gnjeva svoga!
