Jezekilj 24
1 Potom godine devete, desetoga mjeseca, desetoga dana, doðe mi rijeè Gospodnja govoreæi:
Almost nine [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the tenth day of the tenth month [of that year], Yahweh gave me this message:
2 Sine èovjeèji, zapiši ime ovoga dana, ovoga istoga dana; u taj dan doðe car Vavilonski na Jerusalim.
“You human, write down what day of the month this is. On this [the army of] King of Babylon has surrounded Jerusalem.
3 I kaži prièu tome domu odmetnièkom, i reci im: ovako veli Gospod Gospod: pristavi lonac, pristavi, i nalij u nj vode.
Tell those rebellious Israeli people [MTY] [in Babylon] a parable. Say this to them: This is what Yahweh the Lord says: ‘Pour water into the [cooking] pot and put the pot [the fire].
4 Složi u nj dijelove, sve dobre dijelove, stegno i pleæe, i napuni ga najboljih kostiju.
Put into the pot some pieces of [from one of your best sheep]: Put in the leg and shoulder, [which are] the best pieces. [Then] fill [the rest of] the pot with the best bones.
5 Uzmi najbolje iz stada, i naloži kosti ispod njega, i uzvari dobro da se i kosti raskuhaju u njemu.
Pile wood on the fire, and cook the bones and the meat in the boiling water.’
6 Jer ovako veli Gospod Gospod: teško gradu krvnièkom, loncu, na kom stoji zagorijel, s kojega neæe da siðe zagorijel; povadi dio po dio; ždrijeb da se ne baci za nj.
[Do that] because this is what Yahweh the Lord says: ‘Terrible things will happen [Jerusalem]; it is city that is full of murderers [MTY], [a city that is like] [MET] a scorched pot whose black residue inside cannot be removed. Take the pieces [of meat] out of the pot, but do not choose which pieces to take out.
7 Jer je krv njegova usred njega; na go kamen metnu je, ne proli je na zemlju da se pokrije prahom.
The blood of the people who were murdered in Jerusalem is still there; they were murdered on the bare rocks, not on the soil, where their blood could be covered.
8 Raspalivši gnjev da uèinim osvetu, metnuæu krv njegovu na go kamen da se ne pokrije.
But I am the one who caused the blood of those who were murdered [MTY] to be smeared on the bare rock, where their blood could not be covered; I did that in order [I could see it and] then be angry and get revenge.’
9 Zato ovako veli Gospod Gospod: teško gradu krvnièkom! i ja æu naložiti velik oganj.
Therefore, this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord say: ‘Terrible things will happen to that city that is full of murderers [MTY]! [It will be as though] I also will pile high [the wood in the fire].
10 Nanesi drva, i raspali oganj, neka se stroši meso, zaèini korijenjem, i kosti neka izgore.
[So], heap on the wood and light the fire! Cook the meat well, and mix some spices with it; cook it until the bones are charred.
11 Metni ga prazna na živo ugljevlje da se ugrije i izgori mjed njegova i da se stopi u njemu neèistota njegova i da nestane zagorijeli njegove.
Then set the empty pot on the [of the fire] until the pot becomes [very] hot and the copper glows, with the result that the impurities and the rust will be burned up.
12 Lažima dosadio mi je; zato neæe izaæi iz njega mnoga zagorijel njegova; u oganj æe zagorijel njegova.
[It is as though] I tried to get rid of that rust, but I was not able to do it, [not even] by putting that pot in a fire.
13 U neèistoti je tvojoj grdilo tvoje; jer sam te èistio, ali se ti ne oèisti; neæeš se više èistiti od neèistote svoje, dokle ne namirim gnjev svoj nad tobom.
The [in the pot represents] your immoral behavior. I tried to cleanse you from your wicked behavior, but you did not allow me to do that. So you will not be [from the guilt of your sin] [I have punished you and] I am no longer angry.
14 Ja Gospod govorih; doæi æe, i izvršiæu; neæu odustati niti æu žaliti niti æu se raskajati, po putovima tvojim i po djelima tvojim sudiæe ti, govori Gospod Gospod.
I, Yahweh, have said [that I will surely punish you]. [And it is time] for me to do that. I will not change my mind; I will not refrain from punishing you, and I will not pity you. I will judge you [and punish you] as you deserve to be punished for your sinful behavior. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh the Lord, have said it.”’”
15 Opet mi doðe rijeè Gospodnja govoreæi:
[One day] Yahweh gave me this message:
16 Sine èovjeèji, evo ja æu ti uzeti želju oèiju tvojih zlom, ali ne tuži ni plaèi, niti suza roni.
“You human, I am going to suddenly take from [your wife], whom you love very much. [when she dies], do [show that you are] sad or lament or cry.
17 Nemoj uzdisati, ne žali kako biva za mrtvijem, metni kapu na glavu, i obuæu svoju obuj na noge, i usta svojih nemoj pokriti i hljeba nièijega ne jedi.
Groan quietly; do not cry [openly] for her. [Keep] your turban wrapped around your head, [instead of being barefoot, keep] your sandals on your feet. Do not cover the lower part of your [to show that you are sad]. And do not eat the kind of food that people who are mourning usually eat.”
18 I govorih ujutru narodu, a uveèe mi umrije žena; i sjutradan uèinih kako mi bješe zapovjeðeno.
[one morning] I talked to the [as usual], and that evening my wife [suddenly] died. The next morning I did what [Yahweh] had told me to do.
19 I reèe mi narod: hoæeš li nam kazati šta nam je to što radiš?
Then the people asked me, “What do the things that you are doing signify to us?”
20 I odgovorih im: doðe mi rijeè Gospodnja govoreæi:
So I said to them, “[This is what] Yahweh told me:
21 Reci domu Izrailjevu: ovako veli Gospod Gospod: evo, ja æu oskvrniti svetinju svoju, velièanstvo sile vaše, želju oèiju vaših i što je milo duši vašoj; i sinovi æe vaši i kæeri vaše koje ostaviste pasti od maèa.
‘Tell the Israeli people [MTY] that I am about to destroy the temple, [the building] that you are very proud of, the building that you delight to look at. Your children whom you [in Jerusalem when you were forced to come to Babylon] will be killed [their enemies’] swords.
22 I èiniæete kako ja èinim: usta neæete pokriti i hljeba nièijega neæete jesti;
[When that happens], you will do like I have done: You will not cover the lower part of your faces, or eat the kinds of food that people who are mourning usually eat.
23 I kape æe vam biti na glavama i obuæa na nogu; neæete tužiti ni plakati, nego æete sa bezakonja svojih èiljeti i uzdisaæete jedan s drugim.
[You will keep] your turbans wrapped around your heads and [keep] your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or cry, but your bodies will become very thin and slowly die because of your sins. And you will groan to each other.
24 I Jezekilj æe vam biti znak: èiniæete sve što on èini; kad to doðe, poznaæete da sam ja Gospod Gospod.
Ezekiel will be a warning to you, and you must do what he has done. When that happens, you will know that I, Yahweh the [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
25 A ti, sine èovjeèji, u onaj dan kad im uzmem silu njihovu, radost slave njihove, želju oèiju njihovijeh i za èim teži duša njihova, sinove njihove i kæeri njihove,
[Then Yahweh said to me], “You human, [soon] I will destroy their sacred temple, which they rejoice about and which they respect and delight to look at, and [I will get rid of] their sons and daughters also.
26 U taj dan ko uteèe, neæe li doæi k tebi da ti donese glas?
On that day, someone will escape [from Jerusalem] and come and tell you what has happened [there].
27 U taj æe se dan otvoriti usta tvoja prema onom ko uteèe, i govoriæeš i neæeš više biti nijem; i biæeš im znak, i oni æe poznati da sam ja Gospod.
When that happens, you will be able to speak again [MTY] [without constraint]. You two will talk together [DOU]. You will be a warning to the people; and they will know that I, Yahweh the Lord, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”
