Jeremiah 2
1 Yahweh gave me another message
I dođe mi riječ Jahvina:
2 [to proclaim to everyone in Jerusalem. He said that I should tell them this] [MET]: “I, Yahweh, remember that you very much wanted to please me [long ago]. [You tried to please me like] a bride [tries to please her husband]; You loved me, and you followed me through the desert [DOU].
“Idi i viči u uši Jeruzalemu: Ovako govori Jahve: Spominjem se mladosti tvoje privržene, ljubavi tvoje vjereničke: ti pođe za mnom u pustinju, po zemlji gdje se ne sije.
3 [At that time you] Israelis (were set apart/belonged only) to me; [you belonged to me like] the first part of the harvests belong to me [MET]. I promised to punish all those who harmed you, my people, and truly I did send disasters on them. [That happened because I], Yahweh, said [that it would happen].”
Izrael bijaše Jahvi svetinja, prvina plodova njegovih; tko god od njih jeđaše, bijaše kažnjen; zlo ga snađe” - riječ je Jahvina.
4 So, you [descendants of] [MTY] Jacob, all you people of [MTY] Israel,
“Čujte riječ Jahvinu, dome Jakovljev, i svi rodovi doma Izraelova.
5 listen to what Yahweh says: “(What sin did I commit [RHQ] that caused your ancestors to turn far away from me?/Though your ancestors found no fault in me, they turned far away from me.) They worshiped worthless idols, and they themselves became worthless.
Ovako govori Jahve: 'Kakvu nepravdu nađoše oci vaši na meni te se udaljiše od mene? Za ispraznošću pođoše, te sami isprazni postadoše.
6 They did not say, ‘Yahweh brought us [safely] out of Egypt, and he led us through a desert where there were a lot of pits; he led us where there was no water and where it was very dangerous, through a land where no one lives, and no one even travels. (So where is Yahweh now?/So he should be helping us now!) [RHQ]’
Ne pitahu: Gdje je Jahve koji nas izvede iz zemlje egipatske te nas vođaše kroz pustinju, po zemlji pustoj, jedva prohodnoj, po zemlji suhoj i mračnoj, po zemlji kojom nitko ne prolazi, nit' se tko nastanjuje?'
7 And when I brought you into a very fertile land, in order that you could enjoy [all] the fruit and [other] good things that you would harvest, you caused the land that I promised to give to you to be unfit for me and to become disgusting/detestable to me.
U zemlju vinograda i maslinika ja vas dovedoh, da se hranite plodom i dobrotom njezinom. Ali tek što uđoste, zemlju moju oskvrnuste i baštinu moju u gnusobu pretvoriste.
8 [Your] priests also did not say, ‘(Where is Yahweh now?/Yahweh should be helping us now!)’ [RHQ] Those who teach/explain my laws do not [want to] know me, and [your] leaders have rebelled against me. [Your] prophets gave you messages from [their god] Baal, and they worship worthless idols.”
Svećenici ne govorahu: 'Gdje je Jahve?' Tumači Zakona mene ne upoznaše, pastiri otpadoše od mene, a proroci prorokovahu u ime Baalovo i iđahu za onima što im pomoći ne mogoše.
9 “So, I will accuse you in court. [In future years], I will say what your children and your grandchildren have done that is wrong. [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said [that it will happen].
Zato ću još parnicu voditi s vama - riječ je Jahvina - i parbit ću se sa sinovima sinova vaših.
10 If you go [west] to the island of Cyprus, or if you go [east] to Kedar [land, ] and if you ask people in those places, they will tell you that no people [from their countries] have ever done the wicked things that you people have done!
Pođite, dakle, na otoke kitimske, da vidite, ili u Kedar pošljite izvidnice te dobro promislite i provjerite je li se igda što slično zbilo.
11 The people of no other nation have ever [RHQ] abandoned their gods that they thought were glorious and started to worship gods that are not really gods, but you people have abandoned me, your glorious God, and are worshiping gods that are useless.
Je li koji narod mijenjao bogove - oni čak i nisu bogovi! A narod moj Slavu svoju zamijeni za one što ne pomažu!
12 [It is as though everything in] the sky is surprised and dismayed/appalled [about what you have done]; [it is as though] they tremble because they are very horrified.
Zapanjite se nad tim, nebesa, zgranite se i zaprepastite,” riječ je Jahvina.
13 [You], my people, have done two evil things: You have rejected me, the one who is [like] [MET] a fountain [where you can obtain] fresh water, and you [are worshiping gods that are like] [MET] pits in the ground that are cracked and which are not able to hold any water.
“Jer dva zla narod moj učini: ostavi mene, Izvor vode žive, te iskopa sebi kladence, kladence ispucane što vode držati ne mogu.
14 You Israeli people, you were certainly not [RHQ] slaves when you were born; you were captured [by your enemies].
Je li Izrael rob il' sluga u kući rođen? Zašto plijenom posta?
15 [Your enemies] [MET] roared [like] lions, and they destroyed your land. [Now] your towns have been burned, and no one lives in them.
Lavovi su na nj rikali, podizali glas svoj. U pustoš pretvoriše zemlju njegovu, gradove popališe, nema im žitelja.
16 Soldiers from Memphis and Tahpenes, [cities in Egypt], have [defeated you] [and] shaved your heads [to show that you are their slaves].
Čak i oni iz Memfisa i Tafnisa brijahu ti tjeme.
17 But it is [RHQ] because you abandoned [me], Yahweh, that these disasters have happened to you.
Nisi li to sam sebi učinio otpavši od Jahve, Boga svojega?
18 So (why are you trying to make an alliance with [MET] the rulers of Egypt?/it certainly will not help you to make an alliance with the rulers of Egypt) [RHQ]. Why are you trying to make an alliance with [MET] the rulers of Assyria who live near the [Euphrates] River?
A sad, zašto krećeš u Egipat da piješ vode iz Nila? Zašto krećeš u Asiriju da piješ vode iz Rijeke?
19 [It is because] you have been [very] wicked that I [PRS] will punish you. It is because you have turned away from me that I [PRS] will condemn you. [When I do that], you will realize that painful and evil [DOU] things will happen to you because you have forsaken [me], Yahweh, your God, and you no [longer] revere me. [That will certainly happen because] I, Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, have said it.
Opačina te tvoja kažnjava, otpadništvo te tvoje osuđuje. Shvati i vidi kako je teško i gorko što ostavi Jahvu, Boga svojega, što više nema straha mog u tebi” - riječ je Gospoda Jahve nad Vojskama.
20 Long ago, you stopped obeying [me] [MET], and you would not allow [me] to lead you [MET]; you refused to worship [me]. Instead, you worship idols that are under trees on the top of every hill, and your young women have sex with [EUP] [men at those places].
“Da, odavna ti slomi jaram svoj, raskide veze što te vezahu i reče: 'Neću da robujem.' Pa ipak, na svakom povišem humu, pod svakim drvetom zelenim lijegao si k'o bludnica.
21 [It is as though] [MET] you were a grapevine that I planted when it was a cutting from a very good vine. So now it is disgusting that [RHQ] you have become [like] a rotten worthless vine.
A ja te zasadih kao lozu izabranu, k'o sadnicu plemenitu. Kako li mi se samo prometnu u jalov izrod, u lozu divlju!
22 Your guilt from your sins is like [MET] very bad stains on a cloth, and you cannot get rid of those stains even by using very strong soap. [This is true because I], Yahweh, have said it.
Da se i lužinom opereš, napravljenom od mnogo pepela, ostat će mrlja bezakonja tvoga preda mnom” - riječ je Jahve Gospoda.
23 You say that you have not sinned. You say ‘We have not become unacceptable to God; we have not worshiped Baal.’ But think about [the disgusting things that you do very eagerly] in [Hinnom] Valley [outside Jerusalem]. You are like desperate female camels, running here and there [to find male camels to have sex with].
“Kako samo možeš reći: 'Nisam se uprljala, za baalima nisam trčala.' Pogledaj tragove svoje u Dolini, upoznaj što si učinila. Deva brza što krstari stazama svojim,
24 You are [like] wild female donkeys in the desert. They sniff the air to find where the male donkeys are, and no one can [RHQ] restrain them. The male donkeys that want them do not become tired searching for them, because at mating time they find them [easily].
magarica divlja navikla na pustinju, u pohoti svojoj požudno dašće, tko da je ukroti u vrijeme gonjenja? Tko god je traži, neće se umoriti, naći će je u mjesecu njezinu.
25 You constantly run here and there [to find idols to worship], with the result that your sandals are worn out, and your throats have become dry. [I told you to stop doing that], but you said, ‘We cannot stop, because we love foreign gods, and we must worship them.’”
Čuvaj se da ti noga ne obosi, grlo se ne osuši. A ti kažeš: 'Ne, uzalud je! Jer volim strance, i za njima ću ići.'
26 [Yahweh says this]: “A robber is disgraced when he is caught. And all of you, including your kings and priests and prophets, are similarly disgraced.
Kao što se lupež zastidi kad ga uhvate, tako će se zastidjeti sinovi - dom Izraelov, oni, kraljevi, knezovi, svećenici i proroci njihovi
27 You say to [a piece of] wood [that is carved to become a sacred idol], ‘You are our father!’ And you say to a stone [that you have set up], ‘You are our mother!’ You have rejected [IDM] me, but when you experience troubles, you cry out to me to rescue you.
koji govore drvetu: 'Ti si otac moj!' a kamenu: 'Ti si me rodio!' jer mi leđa okreću, a ne lice, ali u nevolji svojoj zapomažu: 'Ustani, spasi nas!'
28 Why do you not [RHQ] cry out to the gods that you made? You have as many gods as you have cities [and towns] in Judah. So why do you not plead with them to rescue you when you experience disasters?
Gdje su bogovi što ih ti sam načini? Nek' ustanu ako te mogu spasiti u nevolji tvojoj! Jer imaš, o Judejo, bogova koliko i gradova! Koliko Jeruzalem ima ulica, toliko Baal ima žrtvenika.
29 You complain that it was wrong for me [not to have rescued you], but you have all rebelled against me.
Zašto hoćete da se sa mnom parbite? Svi se od mene odmetnuste” - riječ je Jahvina.
30 I punished some of you, but you did not learn anything from my doing that. You have killed many of the prophets that I [sent to you], like [SIM] fierce lions kill [other animals].
“Zaludu sam udarao sinove vaše: vi iz toga ne uzeste pouke: mačevi vaši rastrgaše vaše proroke kao lav zatornik.
31 You people of Israel, pay attention to what I say. I have certainly [RHQ] never [abandoned you] in a desert; I have never [left you] in a land full of darkness. So, why do you, my people, say ‘We are free from God’s control; we will not return to [worship] God any more’?
Kakva li ste roda? Čujte riječ Jahvinu: Zar bijah pustinja Izraelu, il' zemlja mračna? Zašto moj narod govori: 'Slobodu hoćemo, nećemo više k tebi!'
32 A young woman would certainly never [RHQ] forget [to wear] her jewelry, and a bride would never [RHQ] forget to wear her wedding dress, but you my people have forgotten me for many years.
Zaboravlja li djevica svoj nakit il' nevjesta pojas svoj? A narod moj mene zaboravi, bezbroj je tomu već dana.
33 You know how to easily find [gods from other countries] whom you can love. You can find them as easily as a prostitute [can find men to sleep with].
O, kako li dobro znaš svoj put kad tragaš za ljubavlju! Zato si i na zlo putove svoje navikla.
34 Although you have on your clothes the blood of poor people whom you have murdered, people who (were innocent/had not done things that are wrong),
Čak su i ruke tvoje omašćene krvlju siromaha nevinih: nisi ih zatekla kako provaljuju vrata tvoja. Da, za sve njih ti ćeš odgovarati.
35 you say ‘We have not done anything that is wrong; so surely [Yahweh] is not angry with us.’ But I will punish [MTY] you [severely] for saying ‘We have not sinned.’
A govoriš: 'Nevina sam, gnjev se njegov odvratio od mene.' Evo me da ti sudim jer govoriš: 'Nisam zgriješila.'
36 Previously you requested [the army of] Assyria to help you, but they were not able to help you. Now you have requested [the army of] Egypt to help you, but they will not be able to help you, either.
Kako si jadna u zabludjelosti svojoj! I Egipćani će te posramiti kao što te posramiše Asirci.
37 They will capture you, and you will be [their prisoners] [MTY], led to Egypt, [very ashamed] with your hands on your heads. That will happen because I, Yahweh, have rejected those [nations] that you are relying on, and they will not be able to help you at all.”
I odavde ćeš morati otići s rukama nad glavom svojom, jer Jahve odbaci one u koje se uzdaš; ti nećeš biti sretna s njima.”
