Jeremiah 4
1 “If you return, O Israel,” A declaration of YHWH, “Return to Me, And if you turn aside Your abominations from My face, Then you do not bemoan.
“Ako se, Izraele, želiš vratiti - riječ je Jahvina - k meni se vrati; ukloniš li grozote svoje, više ne moraš bježati od mene.
2 And you have sworn—YHWH lives, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And nations have blessed themselves in Him, And they boast themselves in Him.”
Ako se zakuneš: 'Živoga mi Jahve!' istinito, pravo i pravedno, narodi će se blagoslivljati u tebi i tobom se dičiti.”
3 For thus said YHWH, To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: “Till for yourselves tillage, And do not sow to the thorns.
Jer ovako govori Jahve Judejcima i Jeruzalemcima: “Prokrčite sebi prljuše, ne sijte po trnjacima.
4 Be circumcised to YHWH, And turn aside the foreskins of your heart, O man of Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury goes out as fire, and has burned, And there is none quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.”
Obrežite se Jahvi, skinite obrezak sa srca svojega, Judejci i Jeruzalemci, jer će bijes moj buknuti kao vatra i gorjet će, a nikog da ugasi, zbog zlodjela i opačina što ih počiniste.
5 Declare in Judah, and sound in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow a horn in the land, Call, Fill up together, And say, Assemble yourselves and let us go into the fortified cities.
Objavite u Judeji, razglasite u Jeruzalemu! Trubite u rog širom zemlje, vičite punim glasom i recite: 'Svi na okup! Zavucimo se u gradove svoje utvrđene!'
6 Lift up an ensign toward Zion, Strengthen yourselves, do not stand still, For I am bringing evil in from the north, And a great destruction.”
Dižite znak prema Sionu! Bježite! Nemojte zastajati! Jer dovodim nesreću sa Sjevera, veliku propast.
7 A lion has gone up from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations has journeyed, He has come forth from his place To make your land become a desolation, Your cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.
Lav se podiže iz čestara svoga, zatornik naroda izađe iz svog mjesta, krenu da zemlju tvoju opustoši: gradove će tvoje razoriti, nestat će im žitelja.
8 For this, gird on sackcloth, lament and howl, For the fierce anger of YHWH has not turned back from us.
Zato se u kostrijet ogrnite, kukajte, naričite, jer rasplamtjela jarost Jahvina nas nije mimoišla.
9 “And it has come to pass in that day,” A declaration of YHWH, “The heart of the king perishes, And the heart of the princes, And the priests have been astonished, And the prophets wonder.”
U dan onaj - riječ je Jahvina - klonut će srce kralju i knezovima. Svećenici će se zapanjiti, proroci umuknuti.
10 And I say, “Aah! Lord YHWH, Surely you have entirely forgotten this people and Jerusalem, Saying, Peace is for you, And a sword has struck to the soul!”
I reći će: 'Ah, Jahve, Gospodine, zaista nas teško prevari kad reče: 'Uživat ćete mir' a sad nam je mač pod grlom.'
11 At that time it is said of this people, And of Jerusalem: “A dry wind of high places in the wilderness, The way of the daughter of My people (Not for winnowing, nor for cleansing),
U to će se vrijeme reći narodu ovom i Jeruzalemu: Vruć vjetar s pustinjskih sipina puše prema kćeri naroda moga; ali ne da hladi i da pročisti!
12 A full wind from these comes for Me, Now also, I speak judgments with them.”
Doći će mi vjetar pun prijetnje, i ja ću im tada izreći sud!
13 “Behold, he comes up as clouds, And his chariots as a windstorm, His horses have been lighter than eagles, Woe to us, for we have been spoiled.”
Gle: diže se k'o oblačine, kola mu slična vihoru, konji brži od orlova. Jao nama! Propadosmo!
14 Wash evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, That you may be saved, Until when do you lodge in your heart Thoughts of your strength?
Operi opačinu sa srca svoga, Jeruzaleme, da bi se spasio. Dokle će se u grudima tvojim misli zločinačke gnijezditi?
15 For a voice is declaring from Dan, And sounding sorrow from Mount Ephraim:
Jer glas naviješta od Dana, s gore Efrajimove najavljuje nesreću.
16 “Make mention to the nations, Behold, sound to Jerusalem, Besiegers are coming from the far-off land, And they give forth their voice against cities of Judah.
Opomenite, razglasite po Judeji, obznanite Jeruzalemu: neprijatelji dolaze iz daleke zemlje i poklike izvikuju protiv gradova judejskih;
17 As the keepers of a field They have been against her all around, For she has been rebellious with Me,” A declaration of YHWH.
poput čuvara poljskih okružuju Jeruzalem, jer se odmetnu od mene” - riječ je Jahvina.
18 “Your way and your doings have done these to you, This [is] your distress, for [it is] bitter, For it has struck to your heart.”
Put tvoj i djela tvoja to ti učiniše. To je tvoja nesreća! Kako je gorka, kako li pogađa u srce!
19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained [in] the walls of my heart, My heart makes a noise for me, I am not silent, For I have heard the voice of a horn, O my soul—a shout of battle!
Utrobo moja! Utrobo moja, bolujem, srce mi se razdire! Dršće mi duša! Ne mogu šutjeti, jer čujem glas roga, poklike bojne.
20 Destruction on destruction is proclaimed, For all the land has been spoiled, My tents have suddenly been spoiled, In a moment—my curtains.
Javljaju slom za slomom, sva je zemlja poharana, moji su šatori iznenada opustošeni, u tren oka sva skloništa moja uništena.
21 Until when do I see an ensign? Do I hear the voice of a horn?
Dokle ću gledati bojne znakove, slušati pozive roga?
22 “For My people [are] foolish, They have not known Me, They [are] foolish sons, Indeed, they [are] not intelligent, They [are] wise to do evil, And they have not known to do good.”
Da, bezuman je moj narod, ne poznaju me, djeca su oni nerazumna, ništa ne shvaćaju, mudri su tek za zlodjela, al' činiti dobro ne umiju.
23 I looked [to] the earth, and behold—formless and void, And to the heavens, and they [had] no light.
Gledam zemlju: pusta je, evo, i prazna, nebesa: svjetlost im iščezla.
24 I have looked [to] the mountains, And behold, they are trembling. And all the hills moved themselves lightly.
Gledam brda: gle, tresu se, a svi se humci uzdrmali.
25 I have looked, and behold, man is not, And all birds of the heavens have fled.
Gledam: evo čovjeka nema, ptice nebeske sve su odletjele.
26 I have looked, and behold, The fruitful place [is] a wilderness, And all its cities have been broken down, Because of YHWH, Because of the fierceness of His anger.
Gledam: plodno polje, evo, opustje, sve gradove razori Jahve žestinom gnjeva svoga.
27 For thus said YHWH: “All the land is a desolation, but I do not make a completion.
Da, ovako govori Jahve: “Sva će zemlja biti poharana, ja ću joj zadati posljednji udarac.
28 For this the earth mourns, And the heavens above have been black, Because I have spoken—I have purposed, And I have not relented, Nor do I turn back from it.
Na to će se zemlja u crno zaviti, a nebesa, gore, potamnjeti. Jer rekoh, i neću se raskajati, odlučih i neću odustati.
29 From the voice of the horseman, And of him shooting with the bow, All the city is fleeing, They have come into thickets, And they have gone up on cliffs, All the city is forsaken, And there is no one dwelling in them.
Pred vikom 'Konjanici i strijelci!' sva se zemlja u bijeg dade: bježe u šipražje, penju se na hridi: svi su gradovi napušteni: nigdje više žive duše.
30 And you, O spoiled one, what do you do? For you put on scarlet, For you adorn yourself [with] ornaments of gold. For you tear your eyes with pain, In vain you make yourself beautiful, Unhealthy ones have kicked against you, They seek your life.
A ti, opustošena, što ćeš učiniti? Da se i grimizom zaodjeneš, nakitom zlatnim ukrasiš i oči ličilom izraniš, uzalud se uljepšavaš! Ljubavnici tvoji tebe preziru: traže glavu tvoju.
31 For I have heard a voice as of a travailing woman, Distress, as of one bringing forth a firstborn, The voice of the daughter of Zion, She laments herself, She spreads out her hands, Woe to me now, my soul is weary of slayers!”
Da, jauk kao u bolesnice čujem, vrisak kao u one što prvi put rađa; čuj, to kći sionska jeca i pruža ruke: 'Jao meni! Duša mi zamire pod udarcima ubojica!'
