Jeremiah 3

1 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she goe from him, and become another mans, shall hee returne againe vnto her? shall not this land be polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many louers: yet turne againe to mee, sayeth the Lord.

“Ako muž otpusti ženu svoju i ona ide od njega te se uda za drugoga, ima li još pravo da se vrati njemu? Nije li ta žena sasvim oskvrnuta? A ti si bludničila s mnogim milosnicima, pa da se meni vratiš?” - riječ je Jahvina.

2 Lift vp thine eyes vnto the hie places, and beholde, where thou hast not plaied the harlot: thou hast sit waiting for them in the waies, as the Arabian in the wildernesse: and thou hast polluted the lande with thy whoredomes, and with thy malice.

Podigni oči na goleti i pogledaj: gdje te to nisu oskvrnuli? Na putovima si ih dočekivala kao Arapin u pustinji. Ti si oskvrnula zemlju bludom i opačinom svojom,

3 Therefore the showres haue beene restrained, and the latter raine came not, and thou haddest a whores forehead: thou wouldest not bee ashamed.

zato i kiše prestadoše i kasni daždevi ne padoše. Čelo ti je kao u bludnice: ni zacrvenjela se nisi.

4 Diddest thou not stil crie vnto me, Thou art my father, and the guide of my youth?

Ne dovikuješ li mi sada: 'Oče moj, ti si prijatelj mladosti moje!

5 Wil he keepe his anger for euer? will he reserue it to the ende? thus hast thou spoken, but thou doest euill, euen more and more.

Hoće li zauvijek plamtjeti, vječno tinjati gnjev tvoj?' Tako govoriš, a činiš i dalje zla koliko god možeš.”

6 The Lord saide also vnto me, in the daies of Iosiah the King, Hast thou seene what this rebell Israel hath done? for she hath gone vp vpon euery high mountaine, and vnder euery greene tree, and there plaied the harlot.

Jahve mi reče u dane kralja Jošije: “Vidje li što učini odmetnica Izrael? Ona odlazi na svaku visoku goru i pod svako zeleno stablo i ondje se podaje bludu.

7 And I sayde, when shee had done all this, Turne thou vnto me: but she returned not, as her rebellious sister Iudah sawe.

A ja mišljah: 'Poslije svega što učini vratit će se k meni.' Ali se ona ne vraća. I to vidje sestra njena, nevjernica Judeja.

8 When I sawe, howe that by all occasions rebellious Israel had plaied the harlot, I cast her away, and gaue her a bill of diuorcement: yet her rebellious sister Iudah was not afraied, but shee went also, and plaied the harlot.

A vidje i kako otpustih odmetnicu Izraela zbog svih preljuba i dadoh joj knjigu otpusnu. Ali sestra joj, nevjernica Judeja, nimalo se ne poboja, pa i ona okrenu u blud.

9 So that for the lightnesse of her whoredome shee hath euen defiled the lande: for shee hath committed fornication with stones and stockes.

I svojim lakoumnim bludom obeščasti zemlju; činila je preljub s kamenjem i drvljem.

10 Neuerthelesse for all this, her rebellious sister Iudah hath not returned vnto mee with her whole heart, but fainedly, sayth the Lord.

I nakon svega toga nije se vratila k meni nevjernica sestra njezina, Judeja, svim srcem svojim, već samo prijetvorno” - riječ je Jahvina.

11 And the Lord said vnto me, The rebellious Israel hath iustified her selfe more then the rebellious Iudah.

I reče mi Jahve: “Odmetnica Izrael pravednija je od Judeje nevjernice.

12 Goe and crie these woordes towarde the North and say, Thou disobedient Israel, returne, sayeth the Lord, and I will not let my wrath fall vpon you: for I am mercifull, sayeth the Lord, and I will not alway keepe mine anger.

Idi i viči prema Sjeveru ove riječi. Reci: Vrati se, odmetnice, Izraele, riječ je Jahvina. Ne gnjevi se više lice moje na vas, jer sam milostiv - riječ je Jahvina - neću se gnjeviti dovijeka.

13 But knowe thine iniquitie: for thou hast rebelled against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy waies to the straunge gods vnder euery greene tree, but yee woulde not obey my voyce, sayeth the Lord.

Samo priznaj svoju krivnju da si se odvrgla od Jahve, Boga svojega, i odlutala k tuđincima, pod svako drvo zeleno i nisi slušala glasa mojega - riječ je Jahvina.

14 O yee disobedient children, turne againe, sayeth the Lord, for I am your Lord, and I will take you one of a citie, and two of a tribe and wil bring you to Zion,

Vratite se, sinovi odmetnici - riječ je Jahvina - jer ja sam vaš Gospodar. Uzet ću vas, po jednoga iz svakoga grada, po dvojicu od svakoga roda, da vas odvedem na Sion.

15 And I will giue you pastours according to mine heart, which shall feede you with knowledge and vnderstanding.

I dat ću vam pastire po srcu svojemu koji će vas pasti razumno i mudro.

16 Moreouer, when yee be increased and multiplied in the land, in those daies, saieth the Lord, they shall say no more, The Arke of the couenant of the Lord: for it shall come no more to minde, neither shall they remember it, neither shall they visite it, for that shalbe no more done.

A kad se u one dane namnožite i narodite u zemlji - riječ je Jahvina - više se neće govoriti: 'Kovčeg Jahvina Saveza' i nitko neće na nj misliti, nitko ga se neće sjećati ni za njim čeznuti, niti ga ponovo graditi.

17 At that time they shall cal Ierusalem, The throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered vnto it, euen to the Name of the Lord in Ierusalem: and thence foorth they shall follow no more the hardnesse of their wicked heart.

U to će se vrijeme Jeruzalem zvati 'Prijestolje Gospodnje'; i svi će se narodi u njemu sabrati u ime Jahvino, i nijedan se više neće tvrdoglavo povoditi za pokvarenim srcem svojim.

18 In those daies ye house of Iudah shall walke with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the lande of the North, into the lande, that I haue giuen for an inheritance vnto your fathers.

U one dane slagat će se dom Judin s domom Izraelovim; i zajedno će krenuti iz Zemlje sjeverne u zemlju koju ocima vašim dadoh u baštinu.”

19 But I sayde, Howe did I take thee for children and giue thee a pleasant lande, euen the glorious heritage of the armies of the heathen, and saide, Thou shalt call mee, saying, My father, and shalt not turne from me?

A ja rekoh: “Kako da te ubrojim među sinove i dam ti zemlju slasti, baštinu, najljepši biser među narodima! Pomislih: Ti ćeš me zvati 'Oče moj!' i nećeš se više odvratiti od mene.”

20 But as a woman rebelleth against her husband: so haue yee rebelled against me, O house of Israel, sayeth the Lord.

“Ali kao što se žena iznevjeri mužu svome, tako se i vi iznevjeriste meni, dome Izraelov” - riječ je Jahvina.

21 A voice was heard vpon the hie places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they haue peruerted their way, and forgotten the Lord their God.

Čuj! Po goletima plač se čuje, zapomaganje djece Izraelove, jer skrenuše s puta svojega. Jahvu, Boga svoga, zaboraviše.

22 O yee disobedient children, returne and I wil heale your rebellions. Behold, we come vnto thee, for thou art the Lord our God.

- Vratite se, sinovi, što se odvratiste, izliječit ću odmetništva vaša! - Evo nas, dolazimo k tebi, jer ti si Jahve, Bog naš!

23 Truely the hope of the hilles is but vaine, nor the multitude of mountaines: but in the Lord our God is the health of Israel.

Doista, prijevarni su visovi, graja po brdima. Odista, u Jahvi, Bogu našemu, spasenje je Izraelovo!

24 For confusion hath deuoured our fathers labour, from our youth their sheepe and their bullocks, their sonnes and their daughters.

Baal je proždro trud naših otaca još od mladosti naše: ovce njihove i goveda, nihove kćeri i sinove.

25 Wee lie downe in our confusion, and our shame couereth vs: for we haue sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers from our youth, euen vnto this day, and haue not obeyed the voyce of the Lord our God.

Lezimo u sramotu svoju, nek' nas pokrije ruglo naše! Jer Jahvi, Bogu svome, sagriješismo mi i oci naši, od mladosti svoje do dana današnjeg, i ne slušamo glasa Jahve, Boga svojega.