Jeremiah 2
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Poleg tega mi je prišla Gospodova beseda, rekoč:
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.
»Pojdi in jokaj v ušesa [prestolnice] Jeruzalem, rekoč: ›Tako govori Gospod: ›Spominjam se tebe, prijaznosti tvoje mladosti, ljubezni tvojih zaročencev, ko si šla za menoj v divjino, v deželo, ki ni bila posejana.‹
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 je bil svetost Gospodu in prvi sadovi njegovega donosa. Vse, ki ga požirajo, bo jezil; zlo bo prišlo nadnje, ‹« govori Gospod.
4 Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all ye families of the house of Israel.
Poslušajte besedo od Gospoda, oh Jakobova hiša in vse družine Izraelove hiše:
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?
»Tako govori Gospod: ›Kakšno krivičnost so vaši očetje našli v meni, da so odšli daleč od mene in hodili za ničevostjo in postali ničevost?
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?
Niti niso rekli: ›Kje je Gospod, ki nas je privedel gor iz egiptovske dežele, ki nas je vodil skozi divjino, skozi deželo puščav in jam, skozi deželo suše in smrtne sence, skozi deželo, skozi katero noben človek ne gre in kjer noben človek ne prebiva?‹
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.
Privedel sem vas v obilno deželo, da jeste njen sad in njeno dobroto, toda ko ste vstopili, ste omadeževali mojo deželo in mojo dediščino naredili ogabnost.
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.
Duhovniki niso rekli: ›Kje je Gospod?‹ Tisti, ki so se ukvarjali s postavo, me niso poznali. Tudi pastirji so se pregrešili zoper mene in preroki so prerokovali pri Báalu in hodili za stvarmi, ki ne storijo koristi.
9 Therefore will I contend yet farther with you, saith the Lord, and with your children's children will I contend.
Zato se bom še pravdal z vami, ‹ govori Gospod ›in z vašimi otrok otroki se bom pravdal.
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.
Kajti šel bom čez otoke Kitéjcev in videl in poslal v Kedár in marljivo preudaril in videl, če je tam takšna stvar.
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 narod spremenil svoje bogove, ki vendar niso bogovi? Toda moje ljudstvo je zamenjalo svojo slavo za to, kar ne koristi.
12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and let your hair stand at an end, be ye greatly terrified, saith the Lord.
Bodite osupla, oh ve nebesa, ob tem in bodite strašno prestrašena, bodite zelo zapuščena, ‹ govori Gospod.
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.
›Kajti moje ljudstvo je zagrešilo dve hudobiji; zapustili so mene, studenec živih vodá in si izklesali vodne zbiralnike, razpokane vodne zbiralnike, ki ne morejo držati vode.
14 Is Israel a servant? or one born [to servitude] in the house? why hath he been given up to plunder?
Ali je Izrael služabnik? Ali je doma rojeni suženj? Zakaj je oplenjen?
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?
Mladi levi so rjoveli nanj in vpili. Njegovo deželo so naredili opustošeno. Njegova mesta so požgana, brez prebivalcev.
16 Even the children of Noph and Thachpanches have crushed the crown of thy head.
Tudi otroci Nofa in Tahpanhésa so zlomili krono tvoje glave.
17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, through thy forsaking the Lord thy God, while he was leading thee on the [right] way?
Ali si nisi tega priskrbela k sebi v tem, da si zapustila Gospoda, svojega Boga, ko te je vodil po poti?
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?
In sedaj, kaj imaš opraviti na egiptovski poti, da piješ vode iz Sihorja? Ali kaj imaš opraviti na asirski poti, da piješ vode iz reke?
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.
Tvoja lastna zlobnost te bo grajala in tvoja zdrknjenja nazaj te bodo opominjala. Vedi torej in vidi, da je to huda stvar in grenka, da si zapustila Gospoda, svojega Boga in da mojega strahu ni v tebi, ‹ govori Gospod, Bog nad bojevniki.
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.
›Kajti od starih časov sem prelomil tvoj jarem in raztrgal tvoje vezi; ti pa praviš: ›Jaz ne bom grešila; ‹ ko tavaš na vsakem visokem hribu in tavaš pod vsakim zelenim drevesom in igraš vlačugo.
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?
Vendar sem te zasadil [kot] plemenito trto, popolnoma pravo seme. Kako si se mi potem obrnila v degenerirano sadiko tuje trte?
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.
Kajti čeprav se umivaš s solitrom in si jemlješ precej mila, je vendar tvoja krivičnost zaznamovana pred menoj, ‹ govori Gospod Bog.
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 lahko rečeš: ›Nisem onesnažena, nisem odšla za Báali?‹ Poglej svojo pot v dolini, spoznaj, kaj si storila. Ti si hitri [enogrbi] velblod, ki prečka svoje poti,
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.
divja oslica, vajena divjine, ki voha veter po svojem zadovoljstvu; kdo jo ob njeni priložnosti lahko odvrne proč? Vsi tisti, ki jo iščejo, se ne bodo izmučili; v njenem mesecu jo bodo našli.
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.
Zadrži svoje stopalo pred bosostjo in svoje grlo pred žejo. Toda ti praviš: ›Tam ni upanja. Ne, kajti ljubila sem tujce in za njimi bom šla.‹
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,
Kakor je tat osramočen, ko je najden, tako je osramočena Izraelova hiša; oni, njihovi kralji, njihovi princi, njihovi duhovniki in njihovi preroki,
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.
rekoč lesu: ›Ti si moj oče; ‹ in skali: ›Ti si me rodila.‹ Kajti obrnili so mi svoj hrbet in ne svojega obraza. Toda v času njihove stiske bodo rekli: ›Vstani in nas reši.‹
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.
Toda kje so tvoji bogovi, ki si jih naredila? Naj vstanejo, če te lahko rešijo v času tvoje stiske, kajti glede na število tvojih mest so tvoji bogovi, oh Juda.
29 Wherefore will ye contend with me? all of you have transgressed against me, saith the Lord.
Zakaj se hočete pravdati z menoj? Vsi vi ste se pregrešili zoper mene, ‹ govori Gospod.
30 To no purpose have I smitten your children; correction they accepted not: your sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
›V prazno sem udaril vaše otroke; nobenega grajanja niso prejeli. Vaš lastni meč je požrl vaše preroke kakor uničujoč lev.
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?
Oh rod, poglejte Gospodovo besedo. Ali sem bil Izraelu divjina? Dežela teme? Zakaj pravi moje ljudstvo: ›Mi smo gospodje, nič več ne bomo prišli k tebi?‹
32 Can a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her decorations? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
Mar lahko devica pozabi svoje ornamente ali nevesta svoj okras? Vendar me moje ljudstvo pozablja brez števila dni.
33 Why ornamentest thou thy way to seek for love? truly even the worst hast thou used thyself as thy ways.
Zakaj krajšaš svojo pot, da iščeš ljubezen? Zato si tudi zlobne učila svojih poti.
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.
Tudi v krajcih tvojega oblačila je najdena kri duš ubogih nedolžnih. Nisem je našel s skrivnim iskanjem, temveč na vseh teh.
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.
Vendar praviš: ›Ker sem nedolžna, se bo njegova jeza zagotovo obrnila od mene.‹ Glej, jaz se bom pravdal s teboj, ker praviš: ›Nisem grešila.‹
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.
Zakaj toliko hodiš sem ter tja, da bi spremenila svojo pot? Tudi ti boš osramočena od Egipta, kakor si bila osramočena od Asirije.
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.
Da, šla boš naprej od njega, s svojimi rokami na svoji glavi, kajti Gospod je zavrnil tvoje zaupnosti in ne boš uspela v njih.‹«
