Jeremiah 2
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
I dođe mi riječ Jahvina:
2 Go and call out before the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus hath said the Lord, I remember unto thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thy espousals, thy going after me in the wilderness, through a land that is not sown.
“Idi i viči u uši Jeruzalemu: Ovako govori Jahve: Spominjem se mladosti tvoje privržene, ljubavi tvoje vjereničke: ti pođe za mnom u pustinju, po zemlji gdje se ne sije.
3 A holy thing is Israel unto the Lord, the first of his fruits: all that devour him shall incur guilt; evil shall come over them, saith the Lord.
Izrael bijaše Jahvi svetinja, prvina plodova njegovih; tko god od njih jeđaše, bijaše kažnjen; zlo ga snađe” - riječ je Jahvina.
4 Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all ye families of the house of Israel.
“Čujte riječ Jahvinu, dome Jakovljev, i svi rodovi doma Izraelova.
5 Thus hath said the Lord, What fault did your fathers find in me, that they went away far from me, and walked after vanity, and became vain?
Ovako govori Jahve: 'Kakvu nepravdu nađoše oci vaši na meni te se udaljiše od mene? Za ispraznošću pođoše, te sami isprazni postadoše.
6 That they said not, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of wildness, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land through which no one had passed, and where no man had dwelt?
Ne pitahu: Gdje je Jahve koji nas izvede iz zemlje egipatske te nas vođaše kroz pustinju, po zemlji pustoj, jedva prohodnoj, po zemlji suhoj i mračnoj, po zemlji kojom nitko ne prolazi, nit' se tko nastanjuje?'
7 And I brought you into the land of fruitful fields, to eat its fruit and its goodly products; but ye came and ye made unclean my land, and my heritage ye rendered an abomination.
U zemlju vinograda i maslinika ja vas dovedoh, da se hranite plodom i dobrotom njezinom. Ali tek što uđoste, zemlju moju oskvrnuste i baštinu moju u gnusobu pretvoriste.
8 The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not; and the shepherds transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied in the name of Ba'al, and after things that cannot profit did they walk.
Svećenici ne govorahu: 'Gdje je Jahve?' Tumači Zakona mene ne upoznaše, pastiri otpadoše od mene, a proroci prorokovahu u ime Baalovo i iđahu za onima što im pomoći ne mogoše.
9 Therefore will I contend yet farther with you, saith the Lord, and with your children's children will I contend.
Zato ću još parnicu voditi s vama - riječ je Jahvina - i parbit ću se sa sinovima sinova vaših.
10 For pass over to the isles of the Chittites, and see; and unto Kedar send, and consider well and see if any thing like this hath happened.
Pođite, dakle, na otoke kitimske, da vidite, ili u Kedar pošljite izvidnice te dobro promislite i provjerite je li se igda što slično zbilo.
11 Hath a nation exchanged its gods, which are yet no gods? and [still] my people hath exchanged its glory for that which can not profit.
Je li koji narod mijenjao bogove - oni čak i nisu bogovi! A narod moj Slavu svoju zamijeni za one što ne pomažu!
12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and let your hair stand at an end, be ye greatly terrified, saith the Lord.
Zapanjite se nad tim, nebesa, zgranite se i zaprepastite,” riječ je Jahvina.
13 For two evils have my people committed: me have they forsaken, the source of living waters, to hew out for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that cannot hold water.
“Jer dva zla narod moj učini: ostavi mene, Izvor vode žive, te iskopa sebi kladence, kladence ispucane što vode držati ne mogu.
14 Is Israel a servant? or one born [to servitude] in the house? why hath he been given up to plunder?
Je li Izrael rob il' sluga u kući rođen? Zašto plijenom posta?
15 [That] over him young lions roared, let their voice resound, and changed his land into a waste, that his cities are burnt, left without an inhabitant?
Lavovi su na nj rikali, podizali glas svoj. U pustoš pretvoriše zemlju njegovu, gradove popališe, nema im žitelja.
16 Even the children of Noph and Thachpanches have crushed the crown of thy head.
Čak i oni iz Memfisa i Tafnisa brijahu ti tjeme.
17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, through thy forsaking the Lord thy God, while he was leading thee on the [right] way?
Nisi li to sam sebi učinio otpavši od Jahve, Boga svojega?
18 And now what hast thou to do on the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Shichor? and what hast thou to do on the way of Asshur, to drink the waters of the river?
A sad, zašto krećeš u Egipat da piješ vode iz Nila? Zašto krećeš u Asiriju da piješ vode iz Rijeke?
19 Thy own wickedness shall chastise thee, and thy backslidings shall correct thee; and thou shalt know and see that evil and bitter was thy forsaking the Lord thy God, while the dread of me was not upon thee, saith the Lord Eternal of hosts.
Opačina te tvoja kažnjava, otpadništvo te tvoje osuđuje. Shvati i vidi kako je teško i gorko što ostavi Jahvu, Boga svojega, što više nema straha mog u tebi” - riječ je Gospoda Jahve nad Vojskama.
20 Because from yore did I break thy yoke, did I burst asunder thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress: nevertheless upon every high hill and under every green tree thou makest thy bed, as harlot.
“Da, odavna ti slomi jaram svoj, raskide veze što te vezahu i reče: 'Neću da robujem.' Pa ipak, na svakom povišem humu, pod svakim drvetom zelenim lijegao si k'o bludnica.
21 Yet I had planted thee as a branch of a noble vine, wholly of the proper seed; but how art thou changed unto me into a degenerate plant of an ignoble vine?
A ja te zasadih kao lozu izabranu, k'o sadnicu plemenitu. Kako li mi se samo prometnu u jalov izrod, u lozu divlju!
22 For though thou wash thyself with natron, and take for thyself much soap: yet would the stain of thy iniquity remain before me, saith the Lord Eternal.
Da se i lužinom opereš, napravljenom od mnogo pepela, ostat će mrlja bezakonja tvoga preda mnom” - riječ je Jahve Gospoda.
23 How canst thou say, I am not become unclean, after the Be'alim have I not gone? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: [like] a swift dromedary bound fast to her ways;
“Kako samo možeš reći: 'Nisam se uprljala, za baalima nisam trčala.' Pogledaj tragove svoje u Dolini, upoznaj što si učinila. Deva brza što krstari stazama svojim,
24 [Like] a wild ass used to the wilderness, that at her pleasure snuffeth up the wind; her lust—who can turn this away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month will they find her.
magarica divlja navikla na pustinju, u pohoti svojoj požudno dašće, tko da je ukroti u vrijeme gonjenja? Tko god je traži, neće se umoriti, naći će je u mjesecu njezinu.
25 “Prevent thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from being thirsty;” but thou saidst, It is useless; no, for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
Čuvaj se da ti noga ne obosi, grlo se ne osuši. A ti kažeš: 'Ne, uzalud je! Jer volim strance, i za njima ću ići.'
26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so have the house of Israel been made ashamed, they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
Kao što se lupež zastidi kad ga uhvate, tako će se zastidjeti sinovi - dom Izraelov, oni, kraljevi, knezovi, svećenici i proroci njihovi
27 Who say to the wood, Thou art my father; and to the stone, Thou hast brought us forth; for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face; but in the time of their misfortune will they say, Arise, and save us.
koji govore drvetu: 'Ti si otac moj!' a kamenu: 'Ti si me rodio!' jer mi leđa okreću, a ne lice, ali u nevolji svojoj zapomažu: 'Ustani, spasi nas!'
28 But where are then thy gods that thou hast made for thyself? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy misfortune; for equal to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah.
Gdje su bogovi što ih ti sam načini? Nek' ustanu ako te mogu spasiti u nevolji tvojoj! Jer imaš, o Judejo, bogova koliko i gradova! Koliko Jeruzalem ima ulica, toliko Baal ima žrtvenika.
29 Wherefore will ye contend with me? all of you have transgressed against me, saith the Lord.
Zašto hoćete da se sa mnom parbite? Svi se od mene odmetnuste” - riječ je Jahvina.
30 To no purpose have I smitten your children; correction they accepted not: your sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
“Zaludu sam udarao sinove vaše: vi iz toga ne uzeste pouke: mačevi vaši rastrgaše vaše proroke kao lav zatornik.
31 O [present] generation, regard ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of deep darkness? wherefore say my people, We wander about; we cannot come any more unto thee?
Kakva li ste roda? Čujte riječ Jahvinu: Zar bijah pustinja Izraelu, il' zemlja mračna? Zašto moj narod govori: 'Slobodu hoćemo, nećemo više k tebi!'
32 Can a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her decorations? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
Zaboravlja li djevica svoj nakit il' nevjesta pojas svoj? A narod moj mene zaboravi, bezbroj je tomu već dana.
33 Why ornamentest thou thy way to seek for love? truly even the worst hast thou used thyself as thy ways.
O, kako li dobro znaš svoj put kad tragaš za ljubavlju! Zato si i na zlo putove svoje navikla.
34 Also on thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent needy ones: not while breaking in [thy house] didst thou find them; but for all these things.
Čak su i ruke tvoje omašćene krvlju siromaha nevinih: nisi ih zatekla kako provaljuju vrata tvoja. Da, za sve njih ti ćeš odgovarati.
35 Yet thou sayest, Yea, I am innocent, surely his anger is already turned away from me. Behold, I will hold judgment with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
A govoriš: 'Nevina sam, gnjev se njegov odvratio od mene.' Evo me da ti sudim jer govoriš: 'Nisam zgriješila.'
36 Why makest thou thyself so very low to change thy way? also because of Egypt shalt thou be made ashamed, as thou wast put to shame because of Assyria.
Kako si jadna u zabludjelosti svojoj! I Egipćani će te posramiti kao što te posramiše Asirci.
37 Also from this one shalt thou go forth, with thy hands [clasped] over thy head; for the Lord hath rejected those on whom thou trustest and thou shalt not prosper with them.
I odavde ćeš morati otići s rukama nad glavom svojom, jer Jahve odbaci one u koje se uzdaš; ti nećeš biti sretna s njima.”
