Ecclesiasticus, 46

1. Joshua, the son of Nun, was valiant in warfare; he was the successor of Moses among the prophets. He was great in accord with his name,

1. Junak u boju bijaše Jošua, sin Nunov, nasljednik Mojsijev u službi proroèkoj, koji valjano zasluži svoje ime i bi veliki izbavitelj izabranog naroda, osvetivši se drskim neprijateljima i uspostavivši Izraela na baštini njegovoj.

2. very great in the saving the elect of God. He fought against the insurgent enemies, so that he might obtain the inheritance for Israel.

2. Kako li krasan bijaše kad bi digao ruku i maèem zamahnuo protiv gradova!

3. What great glory he secured, by lifting up his hands and throwing his spears against the cities!

3. Tko je ikad imao njegovu odluènost? On je vodio bojeve Gospodnje.

4. Who before him has stood so firmly? For the Lord himself led forward the enemies.

4. Nije li po njemu sunce zastalo i od jednog dana postala dva?

5. Was not the sun halted by his wrath, and one day made as if two?

5. Jer je prizvao Boga Svevišnjega u nevolji kada ga odasvud pritijesniše neprijatelji, i usliša ga veliki Gospod i pusti krupnu i snažnu tuèu.

6. He called upon the Most High Power, when the enemies assailed him on every side. And the great and holy God answered him with hailstones of exceedingly great force.

6. Bacio se na narod dušmanski i protivnike pobio na Strmini: da bi poznali puci snagu njegova oružja i spoznali da je Gospod protivnik njihov.

7. He made a violent assault against a hostile nation, and at his descent, he destroyed his adversaries,

7. I jer je vjerno išao za Svemoguæim i u dane Mojsijeve ljubav dokazao - on i Kaleb, sin Jefuneov, koji se opriješe kad se zbor pobunio, odvrativši narod od grijeha i utišavši glasove pobune.

8. so that the nations would acknowledge his power: that it is not easy to fight against God. And he followed the Almighty.

8. Zato je i saèuvao samo ovu dvojicu, od šest stotina tisuæa pješaka, da ih uvede u baštinu njihovu, u zemlju kojom teèe med i mlijeko.

9. And in the days of Moses, he accomplished a work of mercy. He and Caleb, the son of Jephuneh, stood against the enemy, and forbid the people from sin, and broke their wicked murmuring.

9. Još je Kalebu dao snagu, koja s njime do starosti ostade, te se mogao verati po visinama zemaljskim, koje su baština potomcima njegovim,

10. And these two, having been appointed, were freed from peril, from foot soldiers numbering six hundred thousand, so as to lead them into their inheritance, into a land flowing with milk and honey.

10. neka bi spoznao sav Izrael da je dobro iæi vjerno za Gospodom.

11. And the Lord gave strength to Caleb also, and his strength remained even in his old age, so that he ascended to the high places of the land, and his offspring obtained it as an inheritance.

11. I suci, svaki po svom imenu, koji uvijek bijahu srca vjerna i koji se ne odmetnuše od Boga - da je blagoslovljen spomen njihov.

12. This was so that all the sons of Israel would see that it is good to obey the holy God.

12. Neka im kosti procvatu u grobu i neka se imena tih slavnih ljudi pomlade u sinovima njihovim.

13. Then there were the judges, each one called by name, whose heart was not corrupted. They did not turn away from the Lord,

13. Samuel bijaše miljenik svojemu Gospodu, prorok Gospodnji, on utemelji kraljevstvo i pomaza vladare nad svojim narodom.

14. so that their memory might be blessed, and their bones might spring forth from their place,

14. Po Zakonu Gospodnjem upravljaše opæinom, i Gospod je pohodio Jakova.

15. and their name might remain forever, continuing in their sons, holy men of glory.

15. Zbog vjernosti njegove priznavahu ga prorokom, u govorima se pokazivaše pouzdan vidjelac.

16. Samuel, prophet of the Lord, beloved by the Lord his God, established a new government, and he anointed leaders over his people.

16. I on prizva Boga u nevolji kada ga odasvud pritisnuše dušmani prinoseæi mlijeèno janješce.

17. By the law of the Lord, he judged the congregation, and the God of Jacob saw it, and so, by his fidelity, he was proven to be a prophet.

17. Tada zagrmje Gospod s neba i u strašnoj lomljavi zaèu glas njegov;

18. And he was known to be faithful in his words. For he saw the God of light.

18. porazio je voðe dušmanske i satro knezove filistejske.

19. And when fighting against the enemies, who stood against him on every side, he called upon the name of the Almighty Lord, with an offering of an inviolate lamb.

19. I kad je polazio na poèinak vjeèni, posvjedoèio je pred Gospodom i pomazanikom njegovim: "Ni od koga nikad ne uzeh ništa, èak ni potplate obiène." I nitko ga nije optužio.

20. And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise, he made his voice to be heard.

20. A kad je usnuo, proreèe još jednom i objavi kralju njegov kraj. I ispod zemlje podignu svoj glas proroèki da izbriše opaèinu s naroda.

21. And he crushed the leaders of the Tyrians, and all the commanders of the Philistines.

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22. And before the time of the end of his life in the world, he offered testimony in the sight of the Lord and of his Christ, that he had not taken a bribe from any flesh, not even so much as a shoe, and that no man made an accusation against him.

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23. And after this, he slept. And he made known to the king and revealed to him the end of his life. And he lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy, to abolish the impiety of the people.

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