Jeremiah 50
1 The word which Jehovah spake concerning Babylon, and concerning the land of the Chaldaeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.
Riječ koju Jahve reče protiv Babilona, protiv zemlje kaldejske:
2 Tell ye among the nations, and proclaim, and lift up a standard! Proclaim ye; conceal it not; Say ye, “Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is in consternation, Her idols are confounded, Her images are in consternation.”
“Objavite narodima! Razglasite, ne tajite, recite: Zauzet je Babilon! Bel je postiđen: Marduk razbijen! Posramljeni su kipovi njegovi, razmrskani njegovi likovi.
3 For out of the North cometh up against her a nation Which shall make her land desolate, So that none shall dwell therein; Both man and beast are fled, They are gone.
Jer sa sjevera na nj se diže narod koji će mu zemlju prometnuti u pustinju; nitko više neće u njoj živjeti, i ljudi i stoka pobjeći će i otići.
4 In those days, and at that time, saith Jehovah, The children of Israel shall come, They and the children of Judah together; They shall go weeping on their way, And shall seek Jehovah their God.
U one dane i u vrijeme ono - riječ je Jahvina - vratit će se sinovi Izraelovi, ići će plačuć' i tražeći Jahvu, Boga svojega.
5 They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward; They shall come, and shall join themselves to Jehovah In a perpetual covenant, that shall not be forgotten.
Pitat će za put na Sion, onamo će pogled upravljati: 'Hodite, prionimo uz Jahvu Savezom vječnim, nezaboravnim!'
6 My people have been lost sheep; Their shepherds have caused them to go astray; They have caused them to wander upon the mountains; They have gone from mountain to hill, They have forgotten their fold.
K'o izgubljene ovce bijaše narod moj, pastiri ih zavedoše te zalutaše po brdima: moradoše s brda na brežuljke, zaboraviše gdje su im torovi.
7 All that found them devoured them; For their adversaries said, “We shall not be held guilty,” Because they had sinned against Jehovah, The fold of safety, and the hope of their fathers, Jehovah.
Tko ih nađe, proždire ih, neprijatelji njini zborahu: 'Nismo mi krivi, jer zgriješiše Jahvi, pašnjaku pravde, Jahvi, nadi otaca svojih!'
8 Flee ye out of Babylon, And go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, And be ye like he-goats before the flock!
Bježite iz Babilona! Izađite iz zemlje kaldejske! Budite poput ovnova pred stadom.
9 For, behold, I will raise up and bring against Babylon An assembly of great nations from the land of the North, And they shall set themselves in array against her, And then shall she be taken; Their arrows shall be as those of an expert warrior; None shall return in vain.
Jer evo ću dići i dovesti na Babilon mnoštvo velikih naroda; u zemlji sjevernoj svrstat će se protiv njega - odanle će biti osvojen. Strijele su im k'o u sretna junaka, prazne se ne vraćaju.
10 And Chaldaea shall be a spoil; All that spoil her shall have their fill, saith Jehovah.
Kaldeja će biti oplijenjena, do mile volje nju će pljačkati” - riječ je Jahvina.
11 Because ye rejoiced and exulted, O ye plunderers of my inheritance, Because ye wantoned like a thrashing heifer, And neighed like a stallion,
“Da! Radujte se samo i klikujte, vi pljačkaši moje baštine! Poskakujte k'o june na paši! Ržite kao ždrebad!
12 Your mother is utterly confounded; She that bore you is put to shame. Behold, the end of the nations, A wilderness, a dry land, a desert!
Mati vaša teško se osramoti, postidi se roditeljka vaša. Evo, posljednja je među narodima: pustinja, zemlja prljuša.
13 Because of the wrath of Jehovah, she shall not be inhabited, She shall be wholly desolate; Every one that passeth by Babylon shall be amazed, And hiss on account of all her plagues.
Zbog gnjeva Jahvina bit će bez življa, sva će opustjeti. Tko god prođe mimo Babilon, zgrozit će se i zviždat će nad njegovim ranama.
14 Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: All ye that bend the bow, shoot at her; Spare not the arrows! For she hath sinned against Jehovah.
Svrstajte se protiv Babilona, opkolite ga. Strijelci, strijeljajte na nj, ne žalite strelica - Jahvi je zgriješio.
15 Raise the war-shout! She reacheth forth her hand; Her pillars are fallen; Her walls are thrown down; For it is the vengeance of Jehovah. Take ye vengeance upon her! As she hath done, do ye to her!
Sa svih strana nek' zaore poklici bojni. On se predaje! Stupovi mu padaju, bedemi se ruše: to Jahvina je osveta! Osvetite se Babilonu, vratite mu milo za drago!
16 Cut ye off the sower from Babylon, And him that handleth the sickle in harvest-time! Because of the overpowering sword They shall turn every one to his own people, And they shall flee every one to his own land.
Istrijebite Babilonu i sijača i žeteoca što srpom zamahuje u dane žetvene! Pred mačem silničkim nek' svak' se vrati svome narodu, neka bježi zemlji svojoj.”
17 Israel hath been like scattered sheep, Which the lions have driven away; First the king of Assyria devoured him, And last, this Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, hath broken his bones.
Izrael bijaše stado razagnano, lavovi ga raspršiše. Prvi ga kralj asirski proždrije, a onda mu Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, kosti polomi.
18 Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, As I have punished the king of Assyria.
Zato ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama, Bog Izraelov: “Evo, kaznit ću kralja babilonskoga i zemlju njegovu, kao što kaznih kralja asirskoga.
19 And I will bring back Israel to his own pasture, And he shall feed upon Carmel and Bashan, And satiate himself upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.
I vratit ću Izraela pašnjaku njegovu da pase po Karmelu, Bašanu, brdima efrajimskim i u Gileadu, da se sit najede.
20 In those days and at that time, saith Jehovah, The iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; And the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found; For I will pardon those whom I cause to be left.
U one dane, u vrijeme ono - riječ je Jahvina - tražit će grijeh Izraelov, ali ga više neće biti; tražit će opačine judejske, ali ih neće naći. Jer oprostih svima koje sačuvah.”
21 Against the land of Rebellion go ye up, And against the inhabitants of Vengeance! Lay waste and utterly destroy after them, saith Jehovah, And do all which I have commanded thee!
“Na zemlju meratajimsku! Kreni na nju i na stanovnike Pekoda, zatri ih do temelja, uništi iza njih sve - riječ je Jahvina - izvrši sve kako ti zapovjedih!”
22 The din of battle is in the land, And great destruction.
Ratna se vika čuje u zemlji, poraz strašan.
23 How is the battle-hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become an astonishment to all the nations!
O, kako li je skršen, razbijen malj cijele zemlje! Kako li Babilon posta strašilo narodima!
24 I have laid a snare for thee, And thou hast been caught, O Babylon, When thou wast not aware! Thou hast been found and taken, Because thou hast contended against Jehovah.
Zamku ti metnuh, Babilone, ti se uhvati i ne vidje. Zatečen si i uhvaćen, jer se s Jahvom zarati!
25 Jehovah hath opened his armory, And hath brought out the weapons of his indignation; For the Lord Jehovah of hosts performeth a work against the land of the Chaldaeans.
Jahve otvori svoju oružnicu, izvuče oružje gnjeva svojega, jer ima posla za Jahvu nad Vojskama u zemlji kaldejskoj.
26 Come against her from the utmost border! Open ye her barns, Cast her up into heaps, And destroy her utterly; Let nothing of her be left!
Udarite na nju sa svih strana, otvorite žitnice njene, slažite je kao snoplje, zatrite Babilon kletim uništenjem, da od njega ne ostane ništa.
27 Slay all her bullocks, Let them go down to the slaughter! Woe unto them, For their day is come, The time of their punishment!
Pokoljite svu junad njegovu, u klaonicu neka siđu! Jao njima, došao je njihov dan, vrijeme kazne njihove!
28 The voice of them that flee and escape is heard from the land of Babylon, To make known to Zion the vengeance of Jehovah, our God, The vengeance for his temple.
Čujder glasa onih što pobjegoše, što utekoše iz zemlje babilonske da jave na Sionu osvetu Jahve, Boga našega, osvetu Hrama njegova!
29 Call together the archers against Babylon, All ye that bend the bow, encamp ye round about her; Let no one escape; Recompense her according to her work; According to all that she hath done, do ye to her! For she hath exalted herself against Jehovah, Against the Holy One of Israel.
Sazovite na Babilon strijelce, sve što zapinju lukove, opkolite ga sa svih strana: nitko da ne uteče! Platite mu po zasluzi, vratite mu milo za drago, jer bi se oholio na Jahvu, Sveca Izraelova.
30 Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, And all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith Jehovah.
Zato će mu svi mladići popadati po trgovima i svi će mu ratnici u onaj dan izginuti - riječ je Jahvina.
31 Behold I am against thee, thou proud one, saith the Lord Jehovah of hosts; For thy day is come, The time of thy punishment.
“Evo me na te, Oholice!” - riječ je Gospoda Jahve nad Vojskama - “došao je dan tvoj, vrijeme pohoda na te.
32 And the proud one shall stumble and fall, And none shall raise him up; And I will kindle a fire in his cities, And it shall devour all round about him.
Oholica će posrnuti, pasti, i nitko ga neće podići. Oganj ću podmetnuti gradovima njegovim i proždrijet će sve uokolo.”
33 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together, And all that took them captives hold them fast; They refuse to let them go.
Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: “Potlačeni su sinovi Izraelovi, zajedno sa sinovima Judinim. Oni što ih zarobiše, drže ih čvrsto i neće da ih puste.
34 But their redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name. He will maintain their cause, So as to give rest to the land, And confusion to the inhabitants of Babylon.
Ali, moćan je njihov Otkupitelj, ime mu Jahve nad Vojskama. On će obraniti parnicu njihovu - zemlji mir donijeti i smesti pučanstvo Babilona.”
35 The sword shall be upon the Chaldaeans, saith Jehovah, And upon the inhabitants of Babylon; And upon her princes, And upon her wise men;
Mač na Kaldejce - riječ je Jahvina - na pučanstvo Babilona, na knezove i mudrace njegove!
36 The sword upon her lying prophets, and they shall be fools; The sword upon her heroes, and they shall be dismayed;
Mač na brbljavce njegove, neka polude! Mač na njegove ratnike, neka se prestrave!
37 The sword upon her horses, and upon her chariots, And against all the allied multitude that is within her, And they shall become women. The sword is upon their treasures, and they shall be plundered;
Mač na njegove konje i bojna kola i na svu gomilu posred njega: nek postanu kao žene! Mač na njihove riznice; nek ih opljačkaju!
38 A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; For it is a land of graven images, And they put a mad trust in idols.
Mač na vode njihove, neka presahnu! Jer to je zemlja idola, zaludiše ih kipovi, strašila njihova.
39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert, with the jackals, shall dwell there, And therein shall the ostrich dwell. And it shall be no more inhabited forever, Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
Zato će se ondje nastaniti risovi s čagljima, i nojevi će ondje obitavat. Dovijeka će ostat' mjesto bez življa, nitko ondje neće živjeti od koljena do koljena.
40 As it was when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and the neighboring cities, saith Jehovah, There shall not a man abide there, Nor any son of man dwell therein.
Razorit će ga kao što Bog razori Sodomu i Gomoru i susjede njihove - riječ je Jahvina. Čovjek ondje neće stanovati, sin čovječji neće u njem' boraviti.
41 Behold, a nation cometh from the North, And a great people and many kings shall rise up from the extremities of the earth.
Evo dolazi narod sa Sjevera, puk velik i mnogi kraljevi, i dižu se s krajeva zemlje.
42 They bear the bow and the javelin; They are cruel, and show no mercy; Their voice roareth like the sea, And they ride upon horses, arrayed like a warrior, Against thee, O daughter of Babylon!
U ruci im luk i koplje, okrutni su, nemilosrdni. Graja im buči poput mora, jašu na konjima, kao jedan za boj spremni protiv tebe, kćeri babilonska.
43 The king of Babylon heareth the rumor concerning them, And his hands become feeble; Anguish taketh hold of him, Trembling, as of a woman in travail.
Kralj babilonski ču vijest o njima: i ruke mu klonuše, muka ga spopade, bolovi ga obuzeše kao porodilju.
44 Behold, like a lion from the pride of Jordan, he cometh up against the habitation of the rock; Suddenly will I drive them from her; And him who is chosen by me will I appoint over her; For who is like me? And who will summon me to trial? And who is the shepherd that will stand up against me?
“Gle, kao lav on izlazi iz guštare jordanske na pašnjake vječno zelene. Al' ja ću ga učas otjerati i smjestiti ondje svog izabranika. Jer, tko je meni ravan? I tko će mene na račun pozvati? I koji će mi pastir odoljeti?”
45 Therefore hear ye the purpose of Jehovah, which he hath formed against Babylon, And the designs which he meditateth against the land of the Chaldaeans; Surely he [[the enemy]] shall drag them forth like feeble sheep, Surely he will come upon them, and make their pastures desolate.
Zato, čujte što je Jahve naumio da učini Babilonu, čujte što je nakanio protiv zemlje kaldejske: i najsitniju jagnjad on će odvući; i sam njihov pašnjak zgrozit će se nad njima.
46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon, the earth trembleth, And the cry is heard among the nations.
Na glas da je pao Babilon zemlja će se potresti: razlijegat će se vapaj među narodima.
