Jeremiah 13
1 [One day] Yahweh said to me, “Go and buy a linen waistcloth. Put it on, but do not wash it.”
Овако ми рече Господ: Иди и купи себи појас ланен и опаши се њим, а не мећи га у воду.
2 So I bought a [very nice] waistcloth, which is what Yahweh told me to do, and I put it on.
Тако купих појас по речи Господњој, и опасах се њим.
3 Then [later] Yahweh gave me another message.
Потом дође ми опет реч Господња говорећи:
4 He said, “Go to the small Perath Stream [near Jerusalem] and hide your waistcloth in a crevice/hole in the rocks.”
Узми тај појас што си купио, што је око тебе, па се дигни и иди на Ефрат, и сакриј га онде у какву раселину камену.
5 So I went to the stream and did what Yahweh told me to do.
И отидох и сакрих га код Ефрата, како ми заповеди Господ.
6 A long time later, Yahweh said to me, “Go [back] to that stream and get the waistcloth that I told you to hide there.”
А после много времена рече ми Господ: Устани и иди на Ефрат, и узми појас који ти заповедих да сакријеш онде.
7 So I went to the Perath Stream and dug out the waistcloth from the crevice/hole in which I had hidden it. But it was ruined, and useless.
И отидох на Ефрат и откопах и узех појас с места где га бејах сакрио; а гле, појас отрухнуо, и не беше низашта.
8 Then Yahweh gave me this message:
Тада ми дође реч Господња говорећи:
9 “[What happened to your waistcloth] shows that I will destroy the things that [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah are very proud of.
Овако вели Господ: Тако ћу учинити да отруне понос Јудин и велики понос јерусалимски,
10 Those wicked people refuse to pay attention to what I say. They stubbornly do just what they desire to do; they worship other gods. Therefore, they will become completely useless, like your waistcloth.
Тог народа неваљалог, што неће да слуша моје речи, што ходи по мислима срца свог и иде за другим боговима служећи им и клањајући им се; и биће као тај појас, који није низашта.
11 Just like a waistcloth clings closely/tightly to a man’s waist, I wanted the people [MTY] of Israel and Judah to cling closely to me. I wanted them to be my people, people who would praise me and honor me. But they would not pay attention [to me]. “
Јер како се појас припоји око човека, тако бејах припојио око себе сав дом Израиљев и сав дом Јудин, вели Господ, да би били мој народ на славу и хвалу и дику; али не послушаше.
12 “[So], tell this to them: ‘Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli [people worship], says that every leather wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And [when you tell that to them], they will reply, ‘(Of course/Certainly) we know [RHQ] that all wineskins should be filled with wine!’
Зато им реци ову реч: Овако вели Господ Бог Израиљев: Сви се мехови пуне вина. А они ће рећи: Зар не знамо да се сви мехови пуне вина?
13 And then you must tell them, ‘No, that is not what Yahweh means. What he said means that he will cause this land to be filled with people who are drunk. [That will include all of you]—the king who sits on the throne that King David previously sat on, the priests and the prophets, and even the common people of Jerusalem.’
Тада им реци: Овако вели Господ: Ево ја ћу напунити пијанства све становнике ове земље и цареве, који седе место Давида на престолу његовом, и свештенике и пророке и све становнике јерусалимске.
14 [He is saying], ‘I will cause you to bash each other. [Even] parents will bash their children. I will not pity you or act mercifully toward you at all; pitying you will not prevent me from getting rid of you.’”
И разбићу их једног о другог, и очеве и синове, вели Господ; нећу пожалити ни поштедети нити се смиловати, да их не потрем.
15 [You people of Judah], pay very careful attention [DOU]. Do not be proud, because Yahweh has spoken to you.
Слушајте и чујте, немојте се поносити, јер Господ говори.
16 [It is as though] he is ready to bring darkness on you and to cause you to stumble and fall [as you walk] on the hills when it is becoming dark. [So] praise/honor Yahweh your God before that happens. If you do not do that, you will look for light, but all you will see is darkness and gloom.
Дајте славу Господу Богу свом док није спустио мрак, докле се нису спотакле ноге ваше по горама мрачним, да чекате светлост, а Он је обрати у сен смртни и претвори у таму.
17 And if you [still] refuse to heed what he says, [what will happen to you because of] your being proud will cause me to cry when I am alone. My eyes will be filled with tears because [you], Yahweh’s people, [whom he takes care of like a shepherd takes care of] [MET] his flock, will [all] be [captured by your enemies and] taken to other countries.
Ако ли ово не послушате, душа ће моја плакати тајно ради охолости ваше и ронити сузе, сузе ће тећи из ока мог, јер ће се заробити стадо Господње.
18 [You people of Judah], say to the king and to his mother, “Come down from sitting on your thrones and [humbly] sit in the dust, because [your enemies] will soon snatch from your heads your glorious crowns.”
Реци цару и царици: Доле седите, јер ће се славни венац ваш скинути с ваше главе.
19 The towns in the southern part of Judah will be surrounded by your enemies, and no one will be able to get through their lines [to rescue the people in those towns]. [You people of] Judah will be captured and taken away; you will all be (exiled/taken [to foreign countries)].
Градови јужни затвориће се и неће бити никога да их отвори, одвешће се Јуда у ропство, сасвим ће се одвести у ропство.
20 [You leaders of Jerusalem], open your eyes and look: [The enemy armies are ready to] march down from the north. [When that happens], what will happen to [RHQ] the [people of Judah who are like] a beautiful flock of sheep, people that he gave to you to take care of?
Подигните очи своје и видите оне што иду од севера. Где је стадо што ти је предано, стадо славе твоје?
21 What will you say [RHQ] when Yahweh appoints people from other countries to rule over you, people who you [mistakenly] thought were your friends? You will [RHQ] suffer very much pain, like a woman who is about to give birth to a baby.
Шта ћеш рећи кад те походи? Јер си их ти научио да буду кнезови над тобом. Неће ли те спопасти болови као жену кад се порађа?
22 You will ask yourselves, “Why is this happening to us?” [I will reply that] it is because of your many sins. That is why [soldiers of the invading armies] will lift up the skirts [of your women] and rape them.
Ако ли кажеш у срцу свом: Зашто ме то задеси? За мноштво безакоња твог узгрнуће се скути твоји и обућа ти се скинути.
23 A man from Ethiopia certainly cannot [RHQ] change the color of his [black] skin, and a leopard certainly cannot [RHQ] change its spots. Similarly, you cannot start doing what is good, because you have always done what is evil.
Може ли Етиопљанин променити кожу своју или рис шаре своје? Можете ли ви чинити добро научивши се чинити зло?
24 [Yahweh says], “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
Зато ћу их разметнути као што размеће плеву ветар из пустиње.
25 That is what is certainly going to happen to you; the things that I have determined will happen to you, because you have forgotten me, and you are trusting in false [gods].
То је део твој и оброк твој од мене, говори Господ, зато што си ме заборавио и поуздао се у лаж.
26 [It is as though] I myself will pull your skirts up over your faces and cause you to be very ashamed because everyone will be able to see your sex organs.
Зато ћу ти ја узгрнути скуте на лице да се види срамота твоја.
27 I have seen that you [act like men who are eager to commit adultery]; you are like male horses that whinny when they desire [to have sex with] a female horse. I have seen that you worship disgusting idols in the fields and on the hills. [You people of] Jerusalem, terrible things will happen to you! How long will it be [RHQ] until you are acceptable to me [again]?”
Прељубе твоје, рзање твоје, срамотна курварства твоја по хумовима, по пољима, гадове твоје видео сам; тешко теби, Јерусалиме! Зар се нећеш очистити? Докле још?
