Jeremiah 14
1 The word of Jehovah, which came to Jeremiah concerning a drought.
Riječ Jahvina Jeremiji o velikoj suši:
2 Judah mourneth, And the gates thereof languish; They are in deep mourning upon the ground. And the cry of Jerusalem goeth up.
Judeja je tugom obrvana i ginu njeni gradovi, sumorno leže na zemlji, krik Jeruzalema do neba se vije.
3 The nobles send their younger ones for water; They come to the wells, they find none; They return with their vessels empty; They are ashamed and confounded; They cover their heads.
Odličnici šalju sluge po vodu: dolaze do studenaca, ali vode ne nalaze, vraćaju se praznih vrčeva, postiđeni, posramljeni, pokriše glavu svoju.
4 Because of the ground, which is in consternation, No rain falling upon the earth, The husbandmen are ashamed, They hide their heads.
Zemlja je sva ispucala jer kiše nema. Ratari se postidješe, pokriše glave.
5 Even the hind in the field is delivered, And deserteth her young, Because there is no grass.
Pa i košuta u polju ostavlja mlado jer trave nema.
6 The wild asses stand upon the hills, They snuff up the wind like jackals; Their eyes fail, Because there is no grass.
Divlji magarci, stojeć' na goletima, dašću kao čagalj, oči im malaksale jer nema zelenila.
7 Though our iniquities testify against us, Yet do thou, O Jehovah, act from a regard to thine own name. For our transgressions have been many; We have sinned against thee.
Bezakonja naša protiv nas svjedoče, smiluj se, o Jahve, rad' imena svoga! Jer otpadosmo od tebe, tebi sagriješismo,
8 O thou hope of Israel, His saviour in the time of trouble, Why wilt thou be as a stranger in the land, As a traveller who spreadeth his tent to pass the night?
o nado Izraelova, spasitelju njegov u danima nevolje! Zašto si kao stranac u ovoj zemlji, kao putnik što se uvrati da prenoći?
9 Why wilt thou be as a man that is amazed, As a hero that cannot save? Thou art in the midst of us, O Jehovah, And we are called by thy name; Do not forsake us!
Zašto si kao prestravljen čovjek, kao junak koji ne može pomoći? TÓa ti si među nama, o Jahve, mi se tvojim zovemo imenom - nemoj nas ostaviti!
10 Thus saith Jehovah concerning this people: Thus they love to wander, They restrain not their feet; Therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; Now will he remember their iniquities, And punish their sins.
Ovako govori Jahve o narodu ovome: Jest, oni vole tumarati i ne štede svojih nogu, i zato ih Jahve ne voli. I sada se spominje bezakonja njihova i kažnjava grijehe njihove.
11 Then said Jehovah to me: Pray not for this people for their good!
I reče mi Jahve: “Ne traži milosti za ovaj narod.
12 Though they fast, I will not hear their cry; Though they offer burnt-offerings and flour-offerings, I will not accept them; But by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence, I will make an end of them.
Ako će i postiti, neću uslišiti njihovih vapaja. Ako će i prinijeti paljenicu i prinos, neće mi omiljeti. Jer mačem, glađu i kugom ja ću ih zatrti.”
13 Then said I, Alas! O Lord Jehovah! Behold, the prophets say to them, “Ye shall not see the sword, Nor shall famine come upon you; But Jehovah will give you lasting peace in this place.”
Tada rekoh: “Ah, Jahve Gospode! Eno, proroci im govore: 'Nećete vidjeti mača, niti će vam biti gladi, nego ću vam dati postojan mir na ovome mjestu.'”
14 Then said Jehovah to me: The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I have not sent them, nor commissioned them, nor spoken to them; A false vision, and divination, and vanity, And the fraud of their hearts, do they prophesy to you.
A Jahve mi reče: “Laž prorokuju ti proroci u moje ime; niti ih poslah niti im nalog kakav dadoh - ja im i nisam govorio. Oni vam prorokuju lažna viđenja, isprazna gatanja i snove srca svoga.”
15 Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets Who prophesy in my name, though I sent them not, But who themselves say, “The sword and famine shall not be in this land”: By the sword and by famine shall those prophets be consumed.
Zato ovako govori Jahve: “Proroci ti što u moje ime prorokuju, a ja ih nisam poslao, te govore da neće biti ni mača ni gladi u zemlji ovoj, sami će od mača i gladi poginuti.
16 And the people to whom they prophesy Shall be cast forth in the streets of Jerusalem By means of famine and the sword; And they shall have none to bury them, —They, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters; For I will pour their wickedness upon them.
A narod ovaj kojemu prorokuju ležat će po ulicama jeruzalemskim, pokošen mačem i glađu, i neće biti čovjeka da ga pokopa - njih, žene njihove, sinove i kćeri njihove. Tako ću na njih izliti zloću njihovu.”
17 Thus also shalt thou speak to them: My eyes shall run down with tears night and day; They shall not cease; For a deep wound hath she received, The virgin daughter of my people, A deadly blow.
A ti im reci ovako: Nek' oči moje suze rone danju i noću, i neka ne prestanu, jer je strašno slomljena djevica, kći naroda moga, ranom neobično ljutom.
18 If I go forth into the fields, Then behold them that are slain by the sword! And if I enter the city, Then behold them that pine with famine! Both prophet and priest wander about the land, they know not whither.
Pođem li u polje, evo mačem pobijenih! Vratim li se u grad, evo od gladi iznemoglih! Čak i proroci i svećenici lutaju po zemlji i ništa ne znaju.
19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? Doth thy soul abhor Zion? Why hast thou smitten us, so that there is no healing for us! We look for peace, and there is no good, For a time of healing, and behold, terror!
TÓa zar si Judeju sasvim odbacio? Zar ti duši omrznu Sion? Zašto nas tako biješ te nam više nema lijeka? Nadasmo se miru, ali dobra nema, čekasmo vrijeme ozdravljenja, al' evo užasa!
20 We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, And the iniquity of our fathers; For we have sinned against thee.
O Jahve, bezbožnost svoju priznajemo, bezakonje otaca svojih; doista, tebi sagriješismo!
21 Do not spurn us, for thy name's sake! Do not dishonor thy glorious throne! Call to mind, break not, thy covenant with us!
Ne odbaci nas, rad' imena svoga, ne sramoti prijesto Slave svoje, spomeni se i nemoj razvrći Saveza svog s nama!
22 Are there among the vanities of the nations any that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou he, O Jehovah, our God? Therefore in thee will we trust, For thou hast made all these things!
Zar ispraznost bezbožnika dažda daje? Ili zar nebesa sama kiše? Zar ne daješ ti to, Jahve, Bože naš? Zato se u te uzdamo, jer ti sve to činiš.
