Jeremiah 3
1 It is said, if a man put away his wife, And she go from him, and become another man's, Shall he return to her again? Shall not that land be polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; And shalt thou return to me, saith Jehovah?
“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 up thine eyes to the high places, and see! Where hast thou not been defiled? In the ways hast thou sat waiting, As the Arabian in the desert, And hast polluted the land by thy lewdness and thy wickedness.
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 And although the showers have been withholden, And there hath been no latter rain, Yet thou hast had a harlot's forehead; Thou hast refused to be ashamed.
zato i kiše prestadoše i kasni daždevi ne padoše. Čelo ti je kao u bludnice: ni zacrvenjela se nisi.
4 Wilt thou not from this time cry to me, Thou art my father, Yea, the friend of my youth art thou?
Ne dovikuješ li mi sada: 'Oče moj, ti si prijatelj mladosti moje!
5 Will he retain his anger forever? Will he keep it forevermore? Behold, thus dost thou speak, But thou doest evil with all thy might.
Hoće li zauvijek plamtjeti, vječno tinjati gnjev tvoj?' Tako govoriš, a činiš i dalje zla koliko god možeš.”
6 Jehovah said to me, in the time of King Josiah, Hast thou heard what rebellious Israel hath done? She hath gone upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played 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 said, after she had done all these things, Return thou to me! But she returned not. And her faithless sister Judah saw it.
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 And I saw, when, for all the adulteries which rebellious Israel had committed, I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce, that her faithless sister Judah was not afraid, but went and played the harlot also herself.
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 And when by the fame of her lewdness she had polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and wood,
I svojim lakoumnim bludom obeščasti zemlju; činila je preljub s kamenjem i drvljem.
10 yet for all this did not her faithless sister Judah return to me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah.
I nakon svega toga nije se vratila k meni nevjernica sestra njezina, Judeja, svim srcem svojim, već samo prijetvorno” - riječ je Jahvina.
11 Then said Jehovah to me, Rebellious Israel is less guilty than faithless Judah.
I reče mi Jahve: “Odmetnica Izrael pravednija je od Judeje nevjernice.
12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north: —Return, O rebellious Israel, saith Jehovah! I will not turn a frowning face upon you; For I am merciful, saith Jehovah, I retain not anger forever.
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 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, That thou hast rebelled against Jehovah thy God, And hast roved about to strangers Under every green tree, And hast not obeyed my voice, saith Jehovah.
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 Return, ye rebellious children! saith Jehovah; Though I have rejected you, Yet will I receive you again, One from a city, and two from a nation, And I will 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 give you shepherds after my own heart, Who shall feed you with wisdom and discretion.
I dat ću vam pastire po srcu svojemu koji će vas pasti razumno i mudro.
16 And when ye shall have multiplied and increased in the land, saith Jehovah, Then shall ye no more speak of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Nor shall it come into your mind. None shall remember it; None shall care for it; It shall not be made any more.
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 For then shall Jerusalem be called the throne of Jehovah, And all the nations shall resort to it; They shall resort to Jehovah, to Jerusalem, And shall no more walk after the perverseness of their evil hearts.
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 days shall the house of Judah unite themselves with the house of Israel, And they shall come together from the north country, To the land which I caused your fathers to inherit.
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 Then I said, how will I place thee among my children, And give thee a pleasant land, A goodly inheritance among the hosts of nations! And I said, Thou wilt call me thy father; Thou wilt not turn aside from following 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 Yet as a woman is faithless to her husband, So have ye been faithless to me, O house of Israel! saith Jehovah.
“Ali kao što se žena iznevjeri mužu svome, tako se i vi iznevjeriste meni, dome Izraelov” - riječ je Jahvina.
21 A voice is heard upon the hills, The weeping and supplications of the children of Israel! For they have perverted their way; They have forgotten Jehovah their God.
Čuj! Po goletima plač se čuje, zapomaganje djece Izraelove, jer skrenuše s puta svojega. Jahvu, Boga svoga, zaboraviše.
22 Return, O revolted children! I will heal your rebellion. Behold, we come to thee, For thou art Jehovah our God!
- Vratite se, sinovi, što se odvratiste, izliječit ću odmetništva vaša! - Evo nas, dolazimo k tebi, jer ti si Jahve, Bog naš!
23 Truly in vain from the hills, In vain from the mountains do we seek abundance; Only from Jehovah our God cometh salvation for Israel.
Doista, prijevarni su visovi, graja po brdima. Odista, u Jahvi, Bogu našemu, spasenje je Izraelovo!
24 For the things of shame have devoured the substance of our fathers from our youth, Their sheep and their oxen, Their sons and their daughters.
Baal je proždro trud naših otaca još od mladosti naše: ovce njihove i goveda, nihove kćeri i sinove.
25 We lie down in our shame, And our ignominy covereth us; For we have sinned against Jehovah our God, We and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, And have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah 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.
