Jeremiah 14
1 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah regarding the drought,
Riječ Jahvina Jeremiji o velikoj suši:
2 “Let Judah mourn; let her gates fall apart. They are wailing for the land; their cries for Jerusalem are going up.
Judeja je tugom obrvana i ginu njeni gradovi, sumorno leže na zemlji, krik Jeruzalema do neba se vije.
3 Their mighty ones send out their servants for water. When they go to the trenches, they cannot find water. They all return unsuccessful; they cover their heads ashamed and dishonored.
Odličnici šalju sluge po vodu: dolaze do studenaca, ali vode ne nalaze, vraćaju se praznih vrčeva, postiđeni, posramljeni, pokriše glavu svoju.
4 Because of this the ground is cracked, for there is no rain in the land. The plowmen are ashamed and cover their heads.
Zemlja je sva ispucala jer kiše nema. Ratari se postidješe, pokriše glave.
5 For even the doe leaves her young in the fields and abandons them, for there is no grass.
Pa i košuta u polju ostavlja mlado jer trave nema.
6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare plains and they pant in the wind like jackals. Their eyes fail to work, for there is no vegetation.”
Divlji magarci, stojeć' na goletima, dašću kao čagalj, oči im malaksale jer nema zelenila.
7 Even though our iniquities testify against us, Yahweh, act for the sake of your name. For our faithless actions increase; we have sinned against you.
Bezakonja naša protiv nas svjedoče, smiluj se, o Jahve, rad' imena svoga! Jer otpadosmo od tebe, tebi sagriješismo,
8 You are the Hope of Israel, the one who saves him in the time of distress, why will you be like a stranger in the land, like a foreign wanderer who stretches out and spends just one night?
o nado Izraelova, spasitelju njegov u danima nevolje! Zašto si kao stranac u ovoj zemlji, kao putnik što se uvrati da prenoći?
9 Why are you like someone who is astounded, or like a warrior who has no power to rescue? You are in our midst, Yahweh, and your name is called over us. Do not leave us!
Zašto si kao prestravljen čovjek, kao junak koji ne može pomoći? TÓa ti si među nama, o Jahve, mi se tvojim zovemo imenom - nemoj nas ostaviti!
10 Yahweh says this to this people: “Since they love to wander, they have not held back their feet from doing so.” Yahweh is not pleased with them. Now he calls to mind their iniquity and has punished their sins.
Ovako govori Jahve o narodu ovome: Jest, oni vole tumarati i ne štede svojih nogu, i zato ih Jahve ne voli. I sada se spominje bezakonja njihova i kažnjava grijehe njihove.
11 Yahweh said to me, “Do not pray for good on behalf of this people.
I reče mi Jahve: “Ne traži milosti za ovaj narod.
12 For if they fast, I will not listen to their wailing, and if they offer up burnt offerings and food offerings, I will not take pleasure in them. For I will put an end to them by sword, famine, and plague.”
Ako će i postiti, neću uslišiti njihovih vapaja. Ako će i prinijeti paljenicu i prinos, neće mi omiljeti. Jer mačem, glađu i kugom ja ću ih zatrti.”
13 Then I said, “Oh, Lord Yahweh! Behold! The prophets are saying to the people, 'You will not see the sword; there will be no famine for you, for I will give you true security in this place.'”
Tada rekoh: “Ah, Jahve Gospode! Eno, proroci im govore: 'Nećete vidjeti mača, niti će vam biti gladi, nego ću vam dati postojan mir na ovome mjestu.'”
14 Yahweh said to me, “The prophets prophesy deceit in my name. I did not send them out, nor did I give them any command or speak to them. But deceitful visions and useless, deceitful divination coming from their own minds are what they are prophesying to you.”
A Jahve mi reče: “Laž prorokuju ti proroci u moje ime; niti ih poslah niti im nalog kakav dadoh - ja im i nisam govorio. Oni vam prorokuju lažna viđenja, isprazna gatanja i snove srca svoga.”
15 Therefore Yahweh says this, “About the prophets prophesying in my name but whom I did not send out—those who say there will be no sword or famine in this land: These prophets will perish by sword and famine.
Zato ovako govori Jahve: “Proroci ti što u moje ime prorokuju, a ja ih nisam poslao, te govore da neće biti ni mača ni gladi u zemlji ovoj, sami će od mača i gladi poginuti.
16 Then the people to whom they prophesied will be thrown out in the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword, for there will be no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters—for I will pour out their wickedness on them.
A narod ovaj kojemu prorokuju ležat će po ulicama jeruzalemskim, pokošen mačem i glađu, i neće biti čovjeka da ga pokopa - njih, žene njihove, sinove i kćeri njihove. Tako ću na njih izliti zloću njihovu.”
17 Say this word to them: 'Let my eyes flow with tears, night and day. Do not let them stop, for there will be a great collapse of the virgin daughter of my people— a great and incurable wound.
A ti im reci ovako: Nek' oči moje suze rone danju i noću, i neka ne prestanu, jer je strašno slomljena djevica, kći naroda moga, ranom neobično ljutom.
18 If I go out to the field, there are the ones who were killed by the sword! If I come to the city, there are the diseases that are caused by famine. Both the prophet and the priest wander about the land, and they do not know.'”
Pođem li u polje, evo mačem pobijenih! Vratim li se u grad, evo od gladi iznemoglih! Čak i proroci i svećenici lutaju po zemlji i ništa ne znaju.
19 Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you hate Zion? Why will you afflict us when there is no healing for us? We hoped for peace, but there was nothing good— and for a time of healing, but see, there is only terror.
TÓa zar si Judeju sasvim odbacio? Zar ti duši omrznu Sion? Zašto nas tako biješ te nam više nema lijeka? Nadasmo se miru, ali dobra nema, čekasmo vrijeme ozdravljenja, al' evo užasa!
20 We admit, Yahweh, our offenses, the iniquity of our ancestors, for we have sinned against you.
O Jahve, bezbožnost svoju priznajemo, bezakonje otaca svojih; doista, tebi sagriješismo!
21 Do not reject us! For the sake of your name, do not make your glorious throne a disgrace. Remember and do not break your covenant with us.
Ne odbaci nas, rad' imena svoga, ne sramoti prijesto Slave svoje, spomeni se i nemoj razvrći Saveza svog s nama!
22 Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the skies themselves send down showers? Are you not the one, Yahweh our God? We wait for you, for you are the one who does all these things.
Zar ispraznost bezbožnika dažda daje? Ili zar nebesa sama kiše? Zar ne daješ ti to, Jahve, Bože naš? Zato se u te uzdamo, jer ti sve to činiš.
