Jeremija 21
1 Rijeè koja doðe Jeremiji od Gospoda kad posla k njemu car Sedekija Pashora sina Melhijina i Sofoniju sina Masijina sveštenika, i poruèi:
This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and the priest Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah to talk with him. They said,
2 Upitaj Gospoda za nas, jer Navuhodonosor car Vavilonski zavojšti na nas; eda bi nam uèinio Gospod po svijem èudesima svojim, da otide od nas.
“Please speak with Lord on our behalf because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is attacking us. Perhaps the Lord will do some miracle for us like all those miracles he used to do, so that Nebuchadnezzar will retreat from us.”
3 A Jeremija im reèe: ovako recite Sedekiji:
But Jeremiah replied, “Tell Zedekiah this:
4 Ovako veli Gospod Bog Izrailjev: evo, ja æu okrenuti natrag oružje što je u vašim rukama, kojim se bijete s carem Vavilonskim i s Haldejcima koji su vas opkolili iza zidova, i skupiæu ih usred toga grada.
This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I'm going to turn the weapons you're holding against you, the weapons you're using to fight the king of Babylon and the Babylonian army outside the wall besieging you. I'm going to bring them right into the center of this city.
5 I ja æu vojevati na vas rukom podignutom i mišicom krjepkom i gnjevom i jarošæu i žestinom velikom.
I myself will fight against you with all my power and might, with the full force of my furious anger.
6 I pobiæu stanovnike toga grada, i ljude i stoku; od pomora velikoga pomrijeæe.
I will kill those living in this city, human beings and animals. They will die from a terrible plague.
7 A poslije, veli Gospod, daæu Sedekiju cara Judina i sluge njegove i narod, one koji ostanu u tom gradu od pomora, od maèa i od gladi, u ruke Navuhodonosoru caru Vavilonskom i u ruke neprijateljima njihovijem i u ruke onima koji traže dušu njihovu, te æe ih pobiti maèem, neæe ih žaliti ni štedjeti niti æe se smilovati.
After that, declares the Lord, I'm going to hand you over, Zedekiah king of Judah, as well as your officers and the people who are left in this city after the plague and war and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to your enemies who want you dead. He will attack you; he won't spare you or show you any pity or mercy.
8 A narodu tome reci: ovako veli Gospod: evo ja stavljam pred vas put k životu i put k smrti.
Tell the people this as well: This is what the Lord says: Look, I'm placing before you the path of life and the path of death.
9 Ko ostane u tom gradu, poginuæe od maèa ili od gladi ili od pomora; a ko izaðe i preda se Haldejcima koji su vas opkolili, ostaæe živ, i duša æe mu biti mjesto plijena.
If you stay in this city you'll die either by sword and famine and plague, but if you leave and surrender to the Babylonians who are besieging you, you will live. In fact it will be like gaining your life as plunder from a war.
10 Jer okretoh lice svoje tome gradu na zlo a ne na dobro, govori Gospod; u ruke caru Vavilonskom biæe predan, i on æe ga spaliti ognjem.
For I am determined to bring disaster on this city, and not blessings, declares the Lord. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.
11 A za dom cara Judina èujte rijeè Gospodnju:
In addition tell the royal family of the king of Judah to listen to the Lord's message:
12 Dome Davidov, tako veli Gospod, sudite svako jutro, i kome se otima izbavljajte ga iz ruku nasilnikovijeh da ne izaðe kao oganj gnjev moj i razgori se da ga niko ne može ugasiti za zloæu djela vaših.
Descendants of David, this is what the Lord says: Make sure you judge fairly every day. Protect those who are being unjustly treated from those corrupt people, otherwise because of their evil actions my anger will blaze out like fire that can't be put out.
13 Evo me na tebe, koji sjediš u dolini, kao stijena u ravnici, govori Gospod, na vas, koji govorite: ko æe doæi na nas? i ko æe uæi u stanove naše?
Watch out, because I'm going to fight against you people who live above the valley on top of a flat rock, declares the Lord. You say, ‘Who can attack us? Who can break down our defenses?’
14 Jer æu vas pokarati po plodu djela vaših, veli Gospod, i raspaliæu oganj u šumi njegovoj, koji æe proždrijeti sve što je oko njega.
I'm going to punish you as you deserve for what you've done, declares the Lord. I will set your forest on fire and it will burn up everything around you.”
