Jeremija 18
1 Beseda, ki je prišla Jeremiju od Gospoda, rekoč:
The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
2 »Vstani in pojdi dol k lončarjevi hiši in tam ti bom povzročil, da boš slišal moje besede.«
“Arise and go out to the potter's house, for I will have you hear my word there.”
3 Potem sem odšel dol k lončarjevi hiši in glej, izdeloval je delo na kolesih.
So I went out to the potter's house, and behold! The potter was working on the potter's wheel.
4 Posoda, ki jo je naredil iz ila je bila iznakažena v lončarjevi roki. Tako je še enkrat naredil drugo posodo, kakor se je lončarju zdelo dobro, da jo naredi.
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 Potem je k meni prišla Gospodova beseda, rekoč:
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
6 »Oh Izraelova hiša, mar ne morem narediti z vami kakor ta lončar?« govori Gospod. »Glejte, kakor je ilo v lončarjevi roki, tako ste vi v moji roki, oh Izraelova hiša.
“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 V kakšnem trenutku bom govoril glede naroda in glede kraljestva, da ga izruvam, poderem in uničim.
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 Če [pa] se ta narod, zoper katerega sem proglasil, obrne od svojega zla, se bom pokesal od zla, ki sem jim ga mislil storiti.
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 V kakšnem trenutku bom govoril glede naroda in glede kraljestva, da ga zgradim in zasadim.
At another moment, I may proclaim something about a nation or a kingdom, that I will build it up or plant it.
10 Če [pa] dela zlo v mojem pogledu, da ne uboga mojega glasu, potem se bom pokesal dobrega, s katerim sem rekel, da bi jim koristil.
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 Zdaj torej pojdi, govori Judovim možem in prebivalcem Jeruzalema, rekoč: ›Tako govori Gospod; ›Glejte, zoper vas oblikujem zlo in zoper vas naklepam naklep. Torej se vrnite, vsakdo iz svoje hudobne poti in naredite svoje poti in svoja dejanja dobra.‹«
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 Rekli so: »Tam ni nobenega upanja, temveč bomo hodili po svojih lastnih naklepih in vsakdo izmed nas bo počel zamisel svojega zlega srca.«
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 tako govori Gospod: »Vprašajte torej med pogani, kdo je slišal takšne stvari. Izraelova devica je storila zelo strašno stvar.
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 Mar bo človek zapustil libanonski sneg, ki prihaja iz poljske skale? Mar bodo hladne tekoče vode, ki prihajajo iz drugega kraja, zapuščene?
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 Ker me je moje ljudstvo pozabilo so zažigali kadilo ničnostim in le-ti so jim storili, da se spotikajo na svojih poteh od starodavnih steza, da hodijo po stezah, na poti, ki ni nasuta,
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 naredijo svojo deželo zapuščeno in neprestan posmeh; vsak, kdor gre tam mimo, bo osupel in bo zmajeval z glavo.
Their land will become a horror, an object of everlasting hissing. Everyone who passes by her will shudder and shake his head.
17 Pred sovražnikom jih bom razkropil kakor z vzhodnim vetrom; pokazal jim bom hrbet in ne obraza, na dan njihove katastrofe.«
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 Potem so rekli: »Pridite in naklepajmo naklepe zoper Jeremija; kajti postava ne bo izginila od duhovnika, niti nasvet od modrega, niti beseda od preroka. Pridite in udarimo ga z jezikom in ne dajmo pozornosti katerikoli izmed njegovih besed.«
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 Nakloni mi pozornost, oh Gospod in prisluhni glasu tistih, ki se pričkajo z menoj.
Pay attention to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of my enemies.
20 Mar bo zlo poplačilo za dobro? Kajti izkopali so jamo za mojo dušo. Spomni se, da sem stal pred teboj, da govorim dobro zanje in da odvrnem tvoj bes 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 njihove otroke izroči lakoti in njihovo kri izlij s silo meča; in naj bodo njihove žene oropane svojih otrok in bodo vdove; in naj bodo njihovi možje usmrčeni; naj bodo njihovi mladeniči v bitki umorjeni z mečem.
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 Naj bo krik slišan od njihovih hiš, ko boš nadnje nenadoma privedel krdelo, kajti izkopali so jamo, da bi me ujeli in skrili pasti za moja stopala.
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 Vendar, Gospod, ti poznaš vse njihove namere zoper mene, da me ubijejo. Ne odpusti njihove krivičnosti niti njihovega greha ne izbriši pred svojim pogledom, temveč naj bodo zrušeni pred teboj; tako postopaj z njimi v času svoje jeze.
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.
