Jeremija 21

1 Beseda, ki je prišla Jeremiju od Gospoda, ko je kralj Sedekíja k njemu poslal Malkijájevega sina Pašhúrja in duhovnika Cefanjája, Maasejájevega sina, rekoč:

The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,

2 »Poizvedi, prosim te za nas od Gospoda, kajti babilonski kralj Nebukadnezar pripravlja vojno zoper nas; če bo tako, da bo Gospod postopal z nami glede na vsa njegova čudovita dela, da bo ta lahko odšel od nas.«

"Please inquire of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us: perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us."

3 Potem jim je Jeremija rekel: »Tako boste rekli Sedekíju:

Then Jeremiah said to them, "You shall tell Zedekiah:

4 ›Tako govori Gospod, Izraelov Bog: ›Glejte, nazaj bom obrnil bojna orožja, ki so v vaših rokah, s katerimi se borite zoper babilonskega kralja in zoper Kaldejce, ki vas oblegajo zunaj obzidij in jih zbral v sredi tega mesta.

'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, "Look, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you, without the walls; and I will gather them into the midst of this city.

5 Jaz sam se bom z iztegnjeno roko boril proti vam in z močnim laktom, celó v jezi in v razjarjenosti in v velikem besu.

I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation.

6 Udaril bom prebivalce tega mesta, tako ljudi in živali. Umrli bodo od velike kužne bolezni.

I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and animal: they shall die of a great pestilence.

7 Potem, ‹ govori Gospod, ›bom izročil Judovega kralja Sedekíja in njegove služabnike in ljudstvo in tiste, ki so preostali v tem mestu od kužne bolezni, od meča in od lakote, v roko babilonskega kralja Nebukadnezarja in v roko njihovih sovražnikov in v roko tistih, ki jim strežejo po življenju in ta jih bo udaril z ostrino meča; ne bo jim prizanesel niti ne bo imel sočutja niti usmiljenja.

Afterward," says the LORD, "I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life: and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy."'

8 Temu ljudstvu boš rekel: ›Tako govori Gospod: ›Glejte, pred vas sem postavil pot življenja in pot smrti.

To this people you shall say, "Thus says the LORD: 'Look, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

9 Kdor ostaja v tem mestu, bo umrl pod mečem, od lakote in od kužne bolezni. Toda kdor gre ven in pobegne h Kaldejcem, ki vas oblegajo, bo živel in mu bo njegovo življenje za plen.

He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes out, and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey.

10 Kajti svoj obraz sem naravnal zoper to mesto v zlo in ne v dobro, ‹ govori Gospod; ›le-to bo dano v roko babilonskega kralja in požgal ga bo z ognjem.‹

For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good,' says the LORD: 'it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.'

11 Glede hiše Judovega kralja reci: ›Poslušajte Gospodovo besedo:

Touching the house of the king of Judah, hear the word of the LORD:

12 ›Oh Davidova hiša, ‹ tako govori Gospod: ›Izvršujte sodbo zjutraj in osvobodite tega, ki je oplenjen, iz roke zatiralca, da ne bi moja razjarjenost odšla ven kakor ogenj in gorela, da tega nihče ne more pogasiti zaradi zla vaših početij.

'House of David, thus says the LORD, "Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

13 Glej, jaz sem zoper tebe, oh prebivalec doline in skala ravnine, ‹ govori Gospod, ›ki praviš: ›Kdo bo prišel dol zoper nas? Ali kdo bo vstopil v naša prebivališča?‹

Look, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain," says the LORD; "you that say, 'Who shall come down against us? Or who shall enter into our habitations?'

14 Toda kaznoval vas bom glede na sad vaših dejanj, ‹ govori Gospod ›in jaz bom vnel ogenj v njegovem gozdu in ta bo požrl vse stvari naokoli njega.‹«

I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings," says the LORD; "and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is around her."'"