Jeremija 14
1 Beseda Gospodova, ki je prišla Jeremiju glede pomanjkanja.
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
2 Juda žaluje in njegova velika vrata pešajo; črna so do tal; in krik [prestolnice] Jeruzalem se je vzdignil.
Judah mourneth, and her gates languish; they are black to the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
3 Vsi njeni plemiči so poslali svoje malčke k vodam. Prišli so k jamam, pa niso našli nobene vode; s svojimi praznimi posodami so se vrnili; bili so osramočeni in zbegani in si pokrili svoje glave.
And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, [and] found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
4 Ker so tla razpokana, kajti ni bilo dežja na zemljo, so bili orači osramočeni, pokrili so si svoje glave.
Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain on the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
5 Da, tudi košuta je povrgla na polju in to zapustila, ker tam ni bilo nobene trave.
Yes, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook [it], because there was no grass.
6 Divji osli so stali na visokih krajih, vohali so veter kakor zmaji; njihove oči so odpovedale, ker tam ni bilo nobene trave.
And the wild asses stood in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes failed, because [there was] no grass.
7 Oh Gospod, čeprav naše krivičnosti pričajo zoper nas, stori to zaradi svojega imena, kajti naša zdrknjenja nazaj so številna; grešili smo zoper tebe.
O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou [it] for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
8 Oh Izraelovo upanje, njegov rešitelj v času stiske, zakaj bi bil kakor tujec v deželi in kakor popotnik, ki se obrača vstran, da ostane čez noč?
O the hope of Israel, his Savior in time of trouble, why shouldst thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a way-faring man [that] turneth aside to tarry for a night?
9 Zakaj bi bil kakor osupel človek, kakor mogočen človek, ki ne more rešiti? Vendar si ti, oh Gospod, v naši sredi in mi smo imenovani po tvojem imenu; ne zapusti nas.
Why shouldst thou be as a man astonished, as a mighty man [that] cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, [art] in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.
10 Tako govori Gospod temu ljudstvu: »Tako so ljubili tavanje, svojih stopal niso zadržali, zato jih Gospod ne sprejema. Sedaj se bo spomnil njihove krivičnosti in obiskal njihove grehe.«
Thus saith the LORD to this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not restrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
11 Potem mi je Gospod rekel: »Ne moli za to ljudstvo za njihovo dobro.
Then said the LORD to me, Pray not for this people for [their] good.
12 Ko se postijo, ne bom slišal njihovega vpitja; in ko darujejo žgalno daritev in daritev, jih ne bom sprejel. Temveč jih bom použil z mečem, lakoto in kužno boleznijo.«
When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
13 Potem sem rekel: »Ah, Gospod Bog! Glej, preroki jim pravijo: ›Ne boste videli meča niti ne boste imeli lakote. Temveč vam bom na tem kraju dal zagotovljen mir.‹«
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say to them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
14 Nato mi je Gospod rekel: »›Preroki v mojem imenu prerokujejo laži. Jaz jih nisem poslal niti jim zapovedal niti jim nisem govoril. Prerokujejo vam lažnivo videnje, vedeževanje, prazno stvar in prevaro svojega srca.‹
Then the LORD said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I have not sent them, neither have I commanded them, neither spoken to them: they prophesy to you a false vision and divination, and a thing of naught, and the deceit of their heart.
15 Zato tako govori Gospod glede prerokov, ki prerokujejo v mojem imenu in jih jaz nisem poslal in vendar pravijo: ›Meča in lakote ne bo v tej deželi.‹ Z mečem in lakoto bodo ti preroki použiti.
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
16 Ljudstvo, ki mu prerokujejo, bo zaradi lakote in meča vrženo ven na ulice [prestolnice] Jeruzalem. Nikogar ne bodo imeli, da bi jih pokopal, njih, njihove žene niti njihove sinove niti njihove hčere, kajti nanje bom izlil njihovo zlobnost.
And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine, and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
17 Zato jim boš rekel to besedo: ›Naj iz mojih oči tečejo solze ponoči in podnevi in naj ne prenehajo, kajti devica, hči mojega ljudstva je zlomljena z veliko vrzeljo, z zelo bolečim udarcem.‹«
Therefore thou shalt say this word to them; Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
18 Če grem naprej na polje, potem glej, umorjeni z mečem! Če vstopim v mesto, potem glej, tisti, ki so bolni od lakote! Da, prerok in duhovnik gresta naokrog v deželo, ki je ne poznata.
If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yes, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
19 Mar si popolnoma zavrnil Juda? Ali se je tvoji duši gnusil Sion? Zakaj si nas udaril in tam ni ozdravljenja za nas? Iskali smo mir, pa tam ni nič dobrega; in čas ozdravljenja, pa glej, stiska!
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? Why hast thou smitten us, and [there is] no healing for us? we looked for peace, and [there is] no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
20 Priznavamo, oh Gospod, našo zlobnost in krivičnost naših očetov, kajti grešili smo zoper tebe.
We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, [and] the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.
21 Ne preziraj nas zaradi svojega imena, ne osramoti prestola svoje slave. Spomni se, ne prelomi svoje zaveze z nami.
Do not abhor [us], for thy name's sake; do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
22 Je katerakoli izmed ničevosti poganov, ki lahko povzroči dež? Lahko nebo da nalive? Mar nisi ti, oh Gospod, naš Bog? Zato bomo čakali nate, ker si ti naredil vse te stvari.
Are there [any] among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things].
