Jeremija 18
1 Rijeè koja doðe Jeremiji od Gospoda govoreæi:
The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
2 Ustani, i siði u kuæu lonèarevu, i ondje æu ti kazati rijeèi svoje.
“Arise and go out to the potter's house, for I will have you hear my word there.”
3 Tada siðoh u kuæu lonèarevu, i gle, on raðaše posao na svom kolu.
So I went out to the potter's house, and behold! The potter was working on the potter's wheel.
4 I pokvari se u ruci lonèaru sud koji graðaše od kala, pa naèini iznova od njega drugi sud, kako bijaše volja lonèaru da naèini.
But the object of clay that he was molding was ruined in his hand, so he changed his mind and made another object that seemed good in his eyes to do.
5 Tada doðe mi rijeè Gospodnja govoreæi:
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
6 Ne mogu li èiniti od vas kao ovaj lonèar, dome Izrailjev? govori Gospod; gle, što je kao u ruci lonèarevoj, to ste vi u mojoj ruci, dome Izrailjev.
“Should I not be able to act like this potter with you, house of Israel?—this is Yahweh's declaration. Behold! Like clay in a potter's hand—that is how you are in my hand, house of Israel.
7 Kad bih rekao za narod i za carstvo da ga istrijebim i razorim i zatrem;
At one moment, I may proclaim something about a nation or a kingdom, that I will drive it out, tear it down, or destroy it.
8 Ako se obrati narod oda zla, za koje bih rekao, i meni æe biti žao sa zla, koje mišljah da mu uèinim.
But if the nation about which I have made that proclamation turns from its evil, then I will relent from the disaster that I was planning to bring upon it.
9 A kad bih rekao za narod i za carstvo da ga sazidam i nasadim;
At another moment, I may proclaim something about a nation or a kingdom, that I will build it up or plant it.
10 Ako uèini što je zlo preda mnom ne slušajuæi glasa mojega, i meni æe biti žao dobra koje rekoh da mu uèinim.
But if it does evil in my eyes by not listening to my voice, then I will stop the good that I had said I would do for them.
11 Zato sada reci Judejcima i Jerusalimljanima govoreæi: ovako veli Gospod: evo spremam na vas zlo, i mislim misli na vas; vratite se dakle svaki sa svojega puta zloga, i popravite putove svoje i djela svoja.
So now, speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and say, 'Yahweh says this: See, I am about to form disaster against you. I am about to devise a plan against you. Repent, each person from his wicked way, so your ways and your practices will bring good to you.'
12 A oni rekoše: nema ništa od toga, nego æemo iæi za svojim mislima i èiniæemo svaki po misli srca svojega zloga.
But they will say, 'This is no use. We will act according to our own plans. Each one of us will do what his evil, stubborn heart desires.'
13 Zato ovako govori Gospod: pitajte po narodima je li ko èuo tako što? grdilo veliko uèini djevojka Izrailjeva.
Therefore Yahweh says this, 'Ask the nations, who has ever heard of such a thing as this? The virgin Israel has committed a horrible act.
14 Ostavlja li snijeg Livanski sa stijene moja polja? ostavljaju li se vode studene, koje teku?
Does the snow in Lebanon ever leave the rocky hills on its sides? Are the mountain streams coming from far away ever destroyed, those cold streams?
15 A narod moj mene zaboravi, kadi taštini, i spotièu se na svojim putovima, na starijem stazama, da hode stazama puta neporavnjena,
Yet my people have forgotten me. They have made offerings to useless idols and been made to stumble in their paths; they have left the ancient paths to walk lesser paths.
16 Da bih obratio zemlju njihovu u pustoš, na vjeènu sramotu, da se èudi ko god proðe preko nje i maše glavom svojom.
Their land will become a horror, an object of everlasting hissing. Everyone who passes by her will shudder and shake his head.
17 Kao ustokom razmetnuæu ih pred neprijateljem; leða a ne lice pokazaæu im u nevolji njihovoj.
I will scatter them before their enemies like an eastern wind. I will show them my back, and not my face, on the day of their disaster.'”
18 A oni rekoše: hodite da smislimo što Jeremiji, jer neæe nestati zakona svešteniku ni svjeta mudarcu ni rijeèi proroku; hodite ubijmo ga jezikom i ne pazimo na rijeèi njegove.
So the people said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, since the law will never perish from the priests, or advice from the wise men, or words from the prophets. Come, let us attack him with our words and no longer pay attention to anything he proclaims.”
19 Pazi na me, Gospode, i èuj glas mojih protivnika.
Pay attention to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of my enemies.
20 Eda li æe se zlo vratiti za dobro, kad mi kopaju jamu? Opomeni se da sam stajao pred tobom govoreæi za njihovo dobro, da bih odvratio gnjev tvoj od njih.
Will disaster from them really be my reward for being good to them? For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before you to speak for their welfare, to cause your fury to turn away from them.
21 Zato predaj sinove njihove gladi i uèini da izginu od maèa, i žene njihove da budu sirote i udove, i muževi njihovi da se pogube, mladiæe njihove da pobije maè u boju.
Therefore give their children over to famine, and give them to the hands of those who use the sword. So let their women become bereaved and widows, and their men be killed, and their young men killed by the sword in battle.
22 Neka se èuje vika iz kuæa njihovijeh, kad dovedeš na njih vojsku iznenada; jer iskopaše jamu da me uhvate, i zamke namjestiše nogama mojim.
Let a distressed shout be heard from their houses, as you suddenly bring raiders against them. For they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for my feet.
23 A ti, Gospode, znaš sve što su naumili meni da me ubiju, nemoj im oprostiti bezakonja ni grijeha njihova izbrisati ispred sebe; nego neka popadaju pred tobom, u gnjevu svom radi suprot njima.
But you, Yahweh, you know all of their plans against me to kill me. Do not forgive their iniquities and sins. Do not wipe their sins away from you. Instead, let them be overthrown before you. Act against them in the time of your wrath.
