Psalms 74
1 A psalm (maskil) of Asaph. God, why have you rejected us? Is it forever? Why does your anger burn so hot against the sheep of your own field?
Zašto se, Bože, srdiš na nas dugo; dimi se gnjev tvoj na ovce paše tvoje?
2 Remember the people you made your own long ago, the tribe you redeemed and made your own. Remember too Mount Zion, the place where you live.
Opomeni se sabora svojega, koji si stekao od starine, iskupio sebi u našljednu državu, gore Siona, na kojoj si se naselio.
3 Come and walk through the complete devastation. The enemy has totally destroyed your Temple.
Podigni stope svoje na stare razvaline: sve je razrušio neprijatelj u svetinji.
4 The enemy shouted in triumph right where you met with us. There they set up their war banners as signs of their victory.
Rièu neprijatelji tvoji na mjestu sabora tvojih, svoje obièaje postavljaju mjesto naših obièaja.
5 They acted like men chopping down a forest with axes.
Vidiš, oni su kao onaj koji podiže sjekiru na spletene grane u drveta.
6 With axes and hammers they smashed in the carved wooden panels.
Sve u njemu što je rezano razbiše sjekirama i bradvama.
7 Then they set fire to your Temple, burning it to the ground. They defiled the place where you live, the place that bears your name.
Ognjem sažegoše svetinju tvoju; na zemlju obalivši oskvrniše stan imena tvojega.
8 They said to themselves, “Let's destroy it all!” So they burned down every place where God was worshiped throughout the land.
Rekoše u srcu svojem: potrimo ih sasvijem. Popališe sva mjesta sabora Božijih na zemlji.
9 We no longer see any signs. There are no prophets left. And no one among us knows how long this will last.
Obièaja svojih ne vidimo, nema više proroka, i nema u nas ko bi znao dokle æe to trajati.
10 How long will the enemy ridicule you, God? Will they insult your character forever?
Dokle æe se, Bože, rugati nasilnik? hoæe li dovijeka protivnik prkositi imenu tvojemu?
11 Why do you hold back from doing something? Take action and destroy them!
Zašto ustavljaš ruku svoju i desnicu svoju? Pruži iz njedara svojih, i istrijebi ih.
12 But you, God, are our king from long ago. You have saved us many times in the land.
Bože, care moj, koji od starine tvoriš spasenje posred zemlje!
13 You were the one who split apart the sea by your strength; you broke the heads of the sea monsters.
Ti si silom svojom raskinuo more, i satro glave vodenim nakazama.
14 You were the one who crushed the heads of Leviathan, and you gave its body to the desert animals to eat.
Ti si razmrskao glavu krokodilu, dao ga onima koji žive u pustinji da ga jedu.
15 You were the one who made springs and rivers flow with water. You made permanent rivers dry up.
Ti si otvorio izvore i potoke, ti si isušio rijeke koje ne presišu.
16 You created the day, and also the night; you made the moon and the sun.
Tvoj je dan i tvoja je noæ, ti si postavio zvijezde i sunce.
17 You set the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter.
Ti si utvrdio sve krajeve zemaljske, ljeto i zimu ti si uredio.
18 So keep in mind how the enemy ridiculed you, Lord, and how irreverent people insulted your reputation.
Opomeni se toga, neprijatelj se ruga Gospodu, i narod bezumni ne mari za ime tvoje.
19 Don't let wild animals kill your turtledoves! Don't abandon your people forever!
Ne daj zvijerima duše grlice svoje, nemoj zaboraviti stada stradalaca svojih zasvagda.
20 Remember your promises in the agreement, because the land is full of dark places and violence.
Pogledaj na zavjet; jer su sve peæine zemaljske pune stanova bezakonja.
21 Don't let those who suffer be mistreated again. Let the poor and needy praise you for you who are.
Nevoljnik nek se ne vrati sramotan, ništi i ubogi neka hvale ime tvoje.
22 Stand up, God, and plead your case. Don't forget how these foolish people insulted you all the time.
Ustani, Bože, brani stvar svoju, opomeni se kako ti se bezumnik ruga svaki dan!
23 Don't ignore what your enemies have said, for their loud accusations against you are getting worse and worse!
Ne zaboravi obijesti neprijatelja svojih, vike, koju jednako dižu protivnici tvoji!
