Jeremiah 4
1 Yahweh says, “You Israeli [people], come back to me! If you get rid of those detestable idols and do not turn away from me [again],
Ако ћеш се вратити, Израиљу, вели Господ, к мени се врати, и ако уклониш гадове своје испред мене, нећеш се скитати.
2 and if you declare, ‘Just as surely as Yahweh lives, what he says is true,’ and if you [start to] always say what is true and act justly/fairly and righteously, then the [people in the other] nations [of the world] will request that I bless them [as I have blessed you], and they will [all come and] honor/praise me.”
И клећеш се истинито, верно и право: Тако да је жив Господ. И народи ће се благосиљати Њим, и Њим ће се хвалити.
3 This is what Yahweh says to the people of Jerusalem and [the other cities in] Judah: “[Prepare yourselves to receive my messages] like farmers plow up hard ground [in order that they can plant seed in it]. Just as farmers do not [waste good seed by] sowing seeds among thorny plants, [I do not want to waste my time telling you messages that you are not ready to receive].
Јер овако вели Господ Јудејцима и Јерусалимљанима: орите себи крчевину, и не сејте у трње.
4 Purify your inner beings and your minds for me. If you do not do that, my being angry with you [MTY] because of [all] the sins that you have committed will be like a fire that will be impossible to extinguish.”
Обрежите се Господу, и скините окрајак са срца свог, Јудејци и Јерусалимљани, да не изиђе јарост моја као огањ и разгори се да не буде никога ко би угасио за зла дела ваша.
5 “Declare this [DOU] to [all the people in] Jerusalem and [the rest of] Judea; blow the trumpets everywhere in the land [to warn the people]. Tell them that they should flee to the cities that have high walls around them.
Објавите у Јудеји и огласите у Јерусалиму и реците: трубите у трубу по земљи; вичите, сазовите народ и реците: Скупите се, и уђимо у тврде градове.
6 Shout to the people of Jerusalem, ‘Run away [now]! Do not delay, because I am about to cause you to experience a terrible disaster [DOU] that will come from the north.
Подигните заставу према Сиону, бежите и не стајте, јер ћу довести зло од севера и погибао велику.
7 [An army] that has destroyed [many] nations will attack you [like] [MET] a lion that comes out of its den [to attack other animals]. [The soldiers of that army] have taken down their tents and they are ready to march toward your land. They will destroy your cities and leave them without any people still living in them.’
Излази лав из честе своје и који затире народе кренувши се иде с места свог да обрати земљу твоју у пустош, градови твоји да се раскопају да не буде никога у њима.
8 So, put on sackcloth/rough clothes and weep and beat your chests [to show that you are very sorry for what you have done], because Yahweh is still very angry with us.
За то припашите кострет, плачите и ридајте, јер се жестоки гнев Господњи није одвратио од нас.
9 Yahweh said that at the time [he punishes you], the King of Judah and [all his] officials will be very afraid. The priests and the prophets will be terrified.
И тада ће, вели Господ, нестати срца цару и срца кнезовима, и свештеници ће се удивити и пророци ће се зачудити.
10 Then I replied, “Yahweh [my] God, you completely deceived the people by telling them that there would be peace in Jerusalem, but now [our enemies] [PRS] are ready to slaughter us with their swords!”
И рекох: Ах Господе Господе! Баш си преварио овај народ и Јерусалим говорећи: Имаћете мир, а мач дође до душе.
11 When that happens, [Yahweh] will say to the people of Jerusalem, [“A huge army will come to attack you]. They will not [be like a gentle breeze that] separates wheat from chaff. [They will be like] a very hot wind [that blows in] from the desert [MET].
У то ће се време казати овом народу и Јерусалиму: Ветар врућ с високих места у пустињи дува ка кћери народа мог, не да провеје ни прочисти.
12 [They will be like] [MET] a strong blast that I will send. Now I am declaring that I will punish/destroy you.”
Ветар јачи од тих доћи ће ми; и ја ћу им сада изрећи суд.
13 [Our enemies] are about to rush down on us; their chariots are like [SIM] whirlwinds. Their horses are faster than eagles. It will be terrible for us!
Гле, као облак подиже се, и кола су му као вихор, коњи су му бржи од орлова. Тешко нама! Пропадосмо.
14 [You people of] Jerusalem [APO], purify your hearts/inner beings, in order that Yahweh will rescue you. How long will you continue to think about [doing] evil things?
Умиј срце своје од зла, Јерусалиме, да би се избавио; докле ће стајати у теби мисли твоје ништаве?
15 From Dan [city in the far north] to the hills of Ephraim [a few miles/kilometers north of Jerusalem] messengers are proclaiming that disasters are coming.
Јер глас јавља од Дана, и оглашује зло од горе Јефремове.
16 Tell this to the [people in other] nations [but also] announce it in Jerusalem: [Yahweh says], “An army is coming to Jerusalem from far away; they will shout [a battle-cry] against the cities in Judah.
Казујте народима; ево оглашујте за Јерусалим да иду стражари из далеке земље, и пуштају глас свој на градове Јудине.
17 They will set up tents around Jerusalem like people set up temporary shelters [SIM] around a field [at harvest time]. That will happen because the people of Judah have rebelled against me.
Као чувари пољски стаће око њега, јер се одметну од мене, вели Господ.
18 You will be punished very severely; it will [be as though a sword] has stabbed your inner beings. But you are causing those things to happen to you because of the evil things that you have done.”
Пут твој и дела твоја то ти учинише; то је од зла твог да је горко и да ти допире до срца.
19 I am extremely anguished/sad; the pain in my inner being is very severe. My heart beats wildly. But I cannot remain silent because I have heard [our enemies] blowing their trumpets to announce that the battle [against Judah will start immediately].
Јаох утроба, јаох утроба! Боли ме у срцу; срце ми бије; не могу ћутати; јер глас трубни чујеш, душо моја, вику убојну.
20 Disasters will occur one after another until the whole land is ruined. Suddenly [all] our tents will be destroyed; [even] the curtains [inside the tents] will be ripped apart.
Погибао на погибао оглашује се; јер се пустоши сва земља, наједанпут ће се опустошити моји шатори, завеси моји за час.
21 How long will this battle continue? How long will I continue to see the enemy battle flags and hear the sound of their trumpets being blown?
Докле ћу гледати заставу? Слушати глас трубни?
22 [Yahweh says], “My people are [very] foolish! They do not have a relationship with me. They are [like] [MET] stupid children who do not understand [anything]. They very cleverly do what is wrong, but they do not know how to do what is good.”
Јер је народ мој безуман, не познаје ме, луди су синови и без разума, мудри су да зло чине, а добро чинити не умију.
23 [God gave me a vision in which] I saw that the earth was barren and without form. I looked at the sky, and there was no light there.
Погледах на земљу, а гле, без обличја је и пуста; и на небо, а светлости његове нема.
24 I looked at the mountains and hills, and they shook and moved from side to side.
Погледах на горе, а гле, тресу се и сви хумови дрмају се.
25 I looked and saw that there were no [more] people, and all the birds had flown away.
Погледах, а гле, нема човека, и све птице небеске одлетеле.
26 I looked and saw that the fields that previously were fertile had become a desert. The cities were all ruined; they had all been destroyed by Yahweh because he was extremely angry.
Погледах, а гле, Кармил је пустиња и сви градови његови оборени од Господа, од жестоког гнева Његовог.
27 This is what Yahweh is saying: “The entire land [of Judah] will be ruined, but I will not destroy it completely.
Јер овако говори Господ: Сва ће земља опустети; али нећу сасвим затрти.
28 I will do to my people what I said that I would do, and I will not change my mind. So [when that happens, it will be as though] the earth will mourn and the sky will become very dark.”
Зато ће тужити земља, и небо ће горе потамнети, јер рекох, намислих, и нећу се раскајати, нити ћу ударити натраг.
29 [When the people hear] the sound of the [enemy] army marching, [they will be terrified as] they flee from their cities. Some of them will find places to hide in the bushes, and others will run toward the mountains/hills [to escape being killed by their enemies]. All the cities [in Judah] will be abandoned; not one person will remain in them.
Од вике коњика и стрелаца побећи ће сви градови, отићи ће у густе шуме и на стене ће се попети; сви ће градови бити остављени и нико неће у њима живети.
30 So you who will surely be destroyed, [why are you doing the things that you are doing now]? Why are you wearing beautiful clothes and jewelry? Why are you putting paint around your eyes? Doing those things will not help you, because the people [in other countries that you think] love you [actually] despise you, and they will try to kill you.
А ти, опустошена, шта ћеш чинити? Ако се и облачиш у скерлет, ако се и китиш накитом златним, и мажеш лице своје, залуду се красиш, презиру те милосници, траже душу твоју.
31 [It is as though] I already hear [the people in Jerusalem] crying very loudly, like [SIM] a woman cries when she is giving birth to her first child; she gasps for breath and pleads for someone to help her. [It is as though Jerusalem] is crying, “Something terrible is happening to me! They are about to murder me!”
Јер чујем глас као породиљин, цвиљење као жене која се први пут порађа, глас кћери сионске, која рида, пружа руке своје говорећи: Тешко мени! Јер ми нестаје душа од убилаца.
