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 came to Jeremiah from Yahweh when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkijah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to him, and they said,

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.«

“Seek advice from Yahweh on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war on us. Perhaps Yahweh will do miracles for us, as in times past, and will make him withdraw from us.”

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

So Jeremiah said to them, “This is what you must say to 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.

'Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: See, I am about to turn back the instruments of war that are in your hand, with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are closing you in from outside the walls! For I will gather them in the middle 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.

Then I myself will fight against you with a raised hand and a strong arm, and with wrath, fury, and great anger.

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

For I will attack the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a severe plague.

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.

After this—this is Yahweh's declaration—Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, the people, and whoever remains in this city after the plague, the sword, and the famine, I will give them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their life. Then he will kill them with the edge of the sword. He will not pity them, spare them, or have compassion.'

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

Then to this people you must say, 'Yahweh says this: See, I am about to place 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.

Anyone staying in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague; but anyone going out and falling on his knees before the Chaldeans who have closed in against you will live. He will escape with his life.

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 against this city in order to bring disaster and not to bring good—this is Yahweh's declaration. It has been given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it.'

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

Concerning the house of the king of Judah, listen to the word of Yahweh.

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, Yahweh says, 'Bring about justice in the morning. Rescue the one who has been robbed by the hand of the oppressor, or my fury will go out like fire and burn, and there is no one who can quench it, because of your evil deeds.

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?‹

See, inhabitant of the valley! I am against you, rock of the plain—this is Yahweh's declaration— I am against anyone who is saying, “Who will come down to attack us?” or “Who will enter our houses?”

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 have assigned the fruit of your practices to come against you—this is Yahweh's declaration— and I will light a fire in the thickets, and it will consume everything around it.'”