Nehemija 9

1 Potom dvadeset èetvrtoga dana toga mjeseca skupiše se sinovi Izrailjevi posteæi i u kostrijeti i posuvši se zemljom.

And on the twenty and fourth day of this month were the children of Israel assembled with fasting, and in sackclothes, and with earth upon them.

2 I odvoji se sjeme Izrailjevo od svijeh tuðinaca, i stadoše te ispovijedahu grijehe svoje i bezakonja otaca svojih.

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all children of the strangers: and they stood forward and made confession for their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

3 I stajahu na svom mjestu, te im se èitaše zakon Gospoda Boga njihova èetvrt dana, a drugu èetvrt ispovijedahu se i poklanjahu se Gospodu Bogu svojemu.

And they stood up in their standing-place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God the fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they made confession, and prostrated themselves before the Lord their God.

4 A Isus i Vanije, Kadmilo, Sevanija, Vunije, Serevija, Vanije i Hananije popevši se na mjesto podignuto za Levite vapijahu glasom velikim ka Gospodu Bogu svojemu.

Then stood up upon the stairs of the Levites, Jeshua' and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebanyah, Bunni, Sherebyah, Bani, and Kenani, and they cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God.

5 I rekoše Leviti Isus i Kadmilo, Vanije, Asavnija, Serevija, Odija, Sevanija i Petaja: ustanite, blagosiljajte Gospoda Boga svojega od vijeka do vijeka; i da se blagosilja ime tvoje slavno i uzvišeno svrh svakoga blagoslova i hvale.

Then said the Levites, Jeshua', and Kadmiel, Bani, Chashabneyah, Sherebyah, Hodiyah, Shebanyah, and Pethachyah, Arise! bless ye the Lord your God from eternity to eternity. And let men bless thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

6 Ti si sam Gospod; ti si stvorio nebo, nebesa nad nebesima i svu vojsku njihovu, zemlju i sve što je na njoj, mora i sve što je u njima, i ti oživljavaš sve to, i vojska nebeska tebi se klanja.

Thou indeed art the Eternal One alone: It is thou that hast made the heavens with all their host, the earth, and all that is upon her, the seas, and all that is in them, and thou givest life to them all; and the host of the heavens bow down before thee.

7 Ti si Gospod Bog, koji si izabrao Avrama i izveo iz Ura Haldejskoga i nadio mu ime Avraam;

Thou art indeed the Lord the [true] God, who didst choose Abram, and bring him forth out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and change his name to Abraham;

8 I našao si srce njegovo vjerno pred sobom, i uèinio si s njim zavjet da æeš dati zemlju Hanansku, Hetejsku, Amorejsku, Ferezejsku i Jevusejsku i Gergesejsku, da æeš dati sjemenu njegovu, i ispunio si rijeèi svoje, jer si pravedan.

And thou didst find his heart faithful before thee: and thou madest with him the covenant to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Emorites, and the Perizittes, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashite—to give it to his seed: and thou hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous.

9 Jer si pogledao na muku otaca naših u Misiru, i viku njihovu èuo si na Moru Crvenom;

And thou didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry didst thou hear by the Red Sea;

10 I uèinio si znake i èudesa na Faraonu i na svijem slugama njegovijem i na svem narodu zemlje njegove, jer si znao da su obijesno postupali s njima; i stekao si sebi ime, kao što se vidi danas.

And thou didst display signs and wonders on Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they had dealt presumptuously against them; and thou didst [thus] make thyself a name, as it is this day.

11 I more si razdvojio pred njima, te prijeðoše posred mora suhim, i bacio si u dubine one koji ih gnahu kao kamen u vodu.

And the sea didst thou divide before them, so that they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land; and their pursuers didst thou throw into the deeps, like a stone in mighty waters.

12 I u stupu od oblaka vodio si ih danju a noæu u stupu ognjenom svijetleæi im putem kojim æe iæi.

And by a pillar of cloud didst thou lead them in the day, and by a pillar of fire in the night, to give light unto them on the way whereon they should go.

13 I sišao si na goru Sinajsku i govorio s njima s neba, i dao im sudove prave i zakone istinite, uredbe i zapovijesti dobre.

Also on mount Sinai camest thou down, and spokest with them from heaven; and thou gavest them upright ordinances, and truthful laws, good statutes and commandments;

14 I obznanio si im subotu svoju svetu, i dao im zapovijesti i uredbe i zakon preko Mojsija sluge svojega.

And thy holy sabbath madest thou known unto them, and commandments, statutes, and a law didst thou enjoin on them, by the hand of Moses thy servant.

15 I hljeb s neba dao si im u gladi njihovoj, i vodu iz kamena izveo si im u žeði njihovoj, i rekao si im da idu i naslijede zemlju za koju si podigao ruku svoju da æeš im je dati.

And bread from heaven didst thou give them for their hunger, and water out of the rock broughtest thou forth for them for their thirst; and thou didst order them to go in to take possession of the land concerning which thou hadst lifted up thy hand to give it unto them.

16 Ali oni i oci naši uzobijestiše se i otvrdnuše vratom svojim i ne slušaše zapovijesti tvojih.

And they and our fathers acted presumptuously, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments.

17 Ne htješe slušati, i ne opominjaše se èudesa tvojih koja si im èinio, nego otvrdnuše vratom svojim, i u odmetu svom postavljaše sebi voða da se vrate u ropstvo svoje. Ali ti, Bože, koji opraštaš, koji si žalostiv i milostiv, koji dugo trpiš i velike si milosti, nijesi ih ostavio.

And they refused to obey, and remembered not thy marvelous deeds which thou hadst done with them; but they hardened their neck, and [spoke of] appointing a chief to return to their bondage, in their rebellion; but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, and forsookest them not.

18 I onda kad naèiniše sebi tele liveno i rekoše: ovo je tvoj Bog koji te je izveo iz Misira, i huliše veoma,

Yea, although they had made for themselves a molten calf, and said, 'This is thy god that hath brought thee up out of Egypt,' and had practised great provocations:

19 Ni onda ih radi velike milosti svoje nijesi ostavio u pustinji; stup od oblaka nije otstupao od njih danju vodeæi ih putem, niti stup ognjeni noæu svijetleæi im putem kojim æe iæi.

Yet in thy abundant mercies didst thou not forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them on the way; nor the pillar of fire by night, to give them light on the way whereon they should go.

20 I dao si im dobri svoj duh da ih urazumljuje, i mane svoje nijesi ustegao od usta njihovijeh, i vode si im dao u žeði njihovoj.

And thy good spirit thou gavest to make them intelligent, and thy manna thou withheldest not from their mouth, and water thou gavest them for their thirst.

21 I èetrdeset godina hranio si ih u pustinji, ništa im nije nedostajalo: odijelo im ne ovetša i noge im ne otekoše.

And forty years didst thou provide for them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out; and their feet swelled not.

22 I dao si im carstva i narode, i podijelio si ih po krajevima, jer naslijediše zemlju Sionovu, zemlju cara Esevonskoga, i zemlju cara Vasanskoga;

Thou gavest them also kingdoms and nations, which thou didst divide into various corners: and they took possession of the land of Sichon, even the land of the king of Cheshbon, and the land of 'Og the king of Bashan.

23 I umnožio si sinove njihove kao zvijezde nebeske, i uveo si ih u zemlju za koju si rekao ocima njihovijem da æe uæi u nju i naslijediti je.

And their children didst thou multiply like the stars of heaven, and then broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst ordered their fathers to enter in to take possession of it.

24 I uðoše sinovi njihovi i naslijediše zemlju, i pokorio si im Hananeje stanovnike zemaljske i predao ih u njihove ruke, i careve njihove i narode zemaljske, da èine od njih što im je volja.

And the children entered in and took possession of the land; and thou didst humble before them the inhabitants of the land, the Cana'anites, and gavest them up into their hands, with their kings, and the nations of the land, that they might do with them according to their pleasure.

25 I tako uzeše tvrde gradove i zemlju rodnu, i naslijediše kuæe pune svakoga dobra, studence iskopane, vinograde, maslinike i voæke mnoge, i jedoše i nasitiše se i ugojiše se, i blagovahu po velikoj tvojoj dobroti.

And they captured fortified cities, and a fat soil; and they took possession of houses full of all good things, hewn-out wells, vineyards, and olive-yards, and fruit trees in abundance; and they ate, and were satisfied, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

26 Ali te razgnjeviše i odmetnuše se tebe: baciše zakon tvoj za leða i proroke tvoje pobiše, koji im svjedoèahu da bi ih obratili k tebi, i huliše veoma.

Then became they disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and they slew thy prophets who had warned them to bring them back unto thee, and they practised great provocations.

27 Zato si ih davao u ruke neprijateljima njihovijem koji ih muèiše. A kad u nevolji svojoj vikaše k tebi, ti si ih uslišio s neba i po velikoj milosti svojoj davao si im izbavitelje, koji ih izbavljaše iz ruku neprijatelja njihovijeh.

Thereupon thou gavest them up into the hand of their adversaries, who oppressed them: and in the time of their distress they used to cry unto thee, and thou ever heardest them from heaven; and according to thy abundant mercies thou wast wont to give them helpers, who helped them out of the hand of their adversaries.

28 Ali èim otpoèinuše, opet èiniše zlo pred tobom, zato si ih ostavljao u ruku neprijatelja njihovijeh da vladaju njima; a kad se obraæaše i vikaše k tebi, ti si ih uslišio s neba i izbavljao ih po milosti svojoj mnogo puta.

But when [once more] they had rest, they did again evil before thee: wherefore thou didst leave them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them; and when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou wast wont to hear them from heaven, and thou didst ever deliver them according to thy mercies many times.

29 I opominjao si ih da bi ih obratio k zakonu svojemu, ali oni bijahu obijesni i ne slušaše zapovijesti tvojih i griješiše o tvoje zakone, koje ko vrši živ æe biti kroz njih; i izmièuæi ramena svoja otvrdnuše vratom svojim i ne slušaše.

And thou gavest them warning to bring them back unto thy law: yet they acted presumptuously, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, and sinned against thy ordinances, which a man is to do that he may live through them: and they rendered their shoulder rebellious, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

30 I trpio si ih mnogo godina opominjuæi ih duhom svojim preko proroka svojih; ali ne slušaše; tada si ih dao u ruke narodima zemaljskim.

Yet thou gavest them indulgence many years, and didst warn them through thy spirit by means of thy prophets; but they gave no ear: therefore didst thou give them up into the hand of the nations of the lands.

31 Ali radi milosti svoje velike nijesi dao da sasvijem propadnu niti si ih ostavio, jer si Bog milostiv i žalostiv.

Yet in thy abundant mercies hast thou not made an entire end of them, and thou hast not forsaken them; for a gracious and merciful God art thou.

32 Sada dakle, Bože naš, Bože veliki, silni i strašni, koji èuvaš zavjet i milost, nemoj da je malo pred tobom što nas snaðe sva ova muka, careve naše, knezove i sveštenike naše i proroke naše i oce naše i sav narod tvoj od vremena careva Asirskih do danas.

And now, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest the covenant and kindness, let not be esteemed as little before thee all the hardship that hath befallen us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.

33 Ti si pravedan u svemu što nas je snašlo, jer si ti pravo uèinio a mi smo bezbožno radili.

Nevertheless thou art righteous in all that is come over us; for thou hast acted [according to] truth, but we have done wickedly.

34 I carevi naši, knezovi naši i oci naši ne izvršivaše zakona tvojega niti mariše za zapovijesti tvoje i svjedoèanstva tvoja, kojima si im svjedoèio.

Also our kings, our priests, and our fathers have not executed thy law, and have not listened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst warn them.

35 Jer u carstvu svom i u velikom dobru tvom koje si im èinio, i u zemlji prostranoj i rodnoj koju si im dao, ne služiše tebi niti se povratiše od zlijeh djela svojih.

But they in their kingdom, and in thy abundant goodness which thou hadst given unto them, and in the ample and fat land which thou hadst given up before them, did indeed not serve thee, and they turned not away from their wicked deeds.

36 Evo, mi smo danas robovi; i još u zemlji, koju si dao ocima našim da jedu rod njezin i dobra njezina, evo mi smo robovi u njoj.

Behold, we are this day servants: and as regardeth the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat its fruit and its good things, behold, we are servants in it;

37 I ona rod svoj obilati raða carevima koje si postavio nad nama za grijehe naše, i koji gospodare nad našim tjelesima i nad stokom našom po svojoj volji, te smo u velikoj tjeskobi.

And it yieldeth its products in abundance for the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins; also over our bodies have they dominion, and over our cattle [also] at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

38 A radi svega toga èinimo tvrd zavjet i pišemo, a knezovi naši, Leviti naši, sveštenici naši peèate.

And because of all this, we make a faithful covenant, and write it down; and on the sealed document are our princes, our Levites, and our priests.