Ezekiel, 17

1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

1. Doðe mi rijeè Jahvina:

2. “Son of man, propose an enigma and describe a parable to the house of Israel,

2. "Sine èovjeèji, smisli zagonetku i iznesi prispodobu domu Izraelovu! Reci:

3. and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: A large eagle, with great wings and elongated pinions, full of feathers with many colors, came to Lebanon. And he took the kernel of the cedar.

3. 'Ovako govori Jahve Gospod: Velik orao, velikih krila, duga perja, gusta, šarena paperja, doletje na Libanon i zgrabi cedrov vrh;

4. He tore off the summit of its branches, and he transported it to the land of Canaan; he placed it in a city of merchants.

4. odlomi mu najvišu granèicu, odnese je u zemlju trgovaca i spusti je u grad prodavaèa.

5. And he took from the seed of the land and placed it in the ground for seed, so that it might take firm root above many waters; he placed it at the surface.

5. Onda uze izdanak iz zemlje, u plodnu ga njivu posadi, kraj obilnih voda stavi, kao vrbu usadi.

6. And when it had germinated, it increased into a more extensive vine, low in height, with its branches facing toward itself. And its roots were underneath it. And so, it became a vine, and sprouted branches, and produced shoots.

6. Izdanak proklija, bujan izbi èokot, onizak izraste, mladice mu k orlu segnuše, a pod njim mu žilje bješe; u bujan se razvi èokot, potjera izdanke, mladice razgrana.

7. And there was another large eagle, with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine seemed to bend its roots towards him, extending its branches toward him, so that he might irrigate it from the garden of its germination.

7. Bijaše i drugi orao, velik i velikih krila, gusta perja. I gle, èokot k njemu žilje pruži, k njemu upravi granèice svoje da ga natapa bolje od tla u koje bi zasaðen.

8. It had been planted in a good land, above many waters, so that it would produce branches and bear fruit, so that it would become a large vine.

8. Na plodnoj njivi, kraj obilnih voda, bješe zasaðen: mogao je tjerat' mladice, uroditi rodom, k'o velièanstveni trs izrasti.'

9. Speak: Thus says the Lord God: What if it does not prosper? Should he not pull up its roots, and strip off its fruit, and dry up all the branches that it has produced, and let it wither, though he is without a strong arm and without many people to pull it up by the root?

9. Reci: 'Ovako govori Jahve Gospod: Hoæe l' uspijevati? Neæe l' mu orao sve žilje izguliti? Neæe l' mu sve plodove potrgati? Neæe l' mu sve mladice, èim izbiju, sasušiti? Da, i bez snažne mišice, i bez mnoštva naroda, išèupat æe ga iz korijena!

10. Behold, it has been planted. What if it does not prosper? Should it not be dried up when the burning wind touches it, and should it not wither in the garden of its germination?”

10. Gle, zasaðen je! Hoæe l' uspijevati? Èim ga takne istoènjak, neæe l' sav usahnuti? Da, na lijehama iz kojih nièe uvenut æe.'"

11. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

11. Doðe mi rijeè Jahvina:

12. “Say to the provoking house: Do you not know what these things signify? Say: Behold, the king of Babylon arrives in Jerusalem. And he will take away its king and princes, and he will lead them away to himself in Babylon.

12. "Reci domu odmetnièkome: 'Zar ne znate što ovo znaèi?' Reci im: 'Eto, doðe kralj babilonski u Jeruzalem, zarobi mu kralja i sve knezove, odvede ih k sebi u Babilon.

13. And he will take one from the offspring of the king, and he will strike a pact with him and receive an oath from him. Moreover, he will take away the strong ones of the land,

13. Odvede i izdanak iz kraljevskoga koljena, sklopi s njima savez i zakletvom se obveza, pošto odvede sve moguænike iz zemlje,

14. so that it may be a lowly kingdom, and may not lift itself up, and may instead keep his pact and serve it.

14. da æe kraljevstvo ostati neznatno i da se neæe dizati, nego æe èuvati i držati savez s njime.

15. But, withdrawing from him, he sent messengers to Egypt, so that it would give him horses and many people. Should he who has done these things prosper and obtain safety? And should he who has broken the pact go free?

15. Ali se on od njega odmetnu; poslanike uputi u Egipat, tražeæi od njega konje i jaku vojsku. Hoæe li uspjeti? Može li umaæi onaj tko tako radi? Raskinu savez, pa da umakne?

16. As I live, says the Lord God, in the place of the king, who appointed him as king, whose oath he has made void, and whose pact he has broken, under which he was living with him, in the midst of Babylon, he shall die.

16. Života mi moga, rijeè je Jahve Gospoda: jer prezre zakletvu kralja koji ga na prijestolje posadi i razvrže savez s njime, u njegovoj æe zemlji umrijeti, usred Babilona!

17. And not with a great army, nor with many people will Pharaoh undertake a battle against him, when he will cast up ramparts and build defenses, in order to put to death many souls.

17. Svojom silnom vojskom i mnoštvom naroda faraon mu neæe pomoæi u boju kad onaj digne nasipe i sagradi kule opsadne da mu zatre mnogo ljudstvo.

18. For he has despised an oath, in that he broke the pact. And behold, he had given his hand. And so, since he has done all these things, he shall not escape.

18. Prezreo je zakletvu, razvrgao savez. Da, iako ruku bijaše dao, sve to uèini! Ne, neæe umaæi!'

19. Because of this, thus says the Lord God: As I live, I will place upon his head the oath that he has spurned and the pact that he has betrayed.

19. Stoga ovako govori Jahve Gospod: 'Života mi moga, zakletvu što je prezre i savez što ga razvrže oborit æu na glavu njegovu!

20. And I will spread my net over him, and he will be captured in my dragnet. And I will lead him into Babylon, and I will judge him there for the transgression by which he has despised me.

20. Mrežu æu nad njim razapeti i uhvatit æe se u moju zamku, pa æu ga odvesti u Babilon i ondje mu suditi zbog nevjere kojom mi se iznevjeri.

21. And all his fugitives, with all his procession, will fall by the sword. Then the remainder will be scattered into every wind. And you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken.”

21. Cvijet vojske njegove od maèa æe pasti, a ostatak se raspršiti u sve vjetrove. I spoznat æete da ja, Jahve, tako rekoh.'

22. Thus says the Lord God: “I myself will take from the kernel of the exalted cedar, and I will establish it. I will tear off a tender twig from the top of its branches, and I will plant it on a mountain, lofty and exalted.

22. Ovako govori Jahve Gospod: 'S vrha cedra velikoga, s vrška mladih grana njegovih, odlomit æu granèicu i posadit' je na gori visokoj, najvišoj.

23. On the sublime mountains of Israel, I will plant it. And it shall spring forth in buds and bear fruit, and it shall be a great cedar. And all the birds will live under it, and every bird will make its nest under the shadow of its branches.

23. Na najvišoj gori izraelskoj nju æu zasaditi: razgranat æe se ona, plodom uroditi.

24. And all the trees of the regions will know that I, the Lord, have brought low the sublime tree, and have exalted the lowly tree, and have dried up the green tree, and have caused the dry tree to flourish. I, the Lord, have spoken and acted.”

24. I sve æe poljsko drveæe znati da ja sam Jahve koji visoko drvo ponizujem, a nisko uzvisujem; zeleno drvo sušim, a drvu suhu dajem da rodi. Ja, Jahve, rekoh i uèinit æu!'"