Jeremiah, 2

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

1. I doðe mi rijeè Jahvina:

2. “Go, and cry out to the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus says the Lord: I have remembered you, taking pity on your youth and on the charity of your betrothal, when you followed me into the desert, into a land which is not sown.

2. "Idi i vièi u uši Jeruzalemu: Ovako govori Jahve: Spominjem se mladosti tvoje privržene, ljubavi tvoje vjerenièke: ti poðe za mnom u pustinju, po zemlji gdje se ne sije.

3. Israel is holy to the Lord, the first of his fruits. All those who devour him commit an offense. Evils will overwhelm them, says the Lord.”

3. Izrael bijaše Jahvi svetinja, prvina plodova njegovih; tko god od njih jeðaše, bijaše kažnjen; zlo ga snaðe" - rijeè je Jahvina.

4. Listen to the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.

4. "Èujte rijeè Jahvinu, dome Jakovljev, i svi rodovi doma Izraelova.

5. Thus says the Lord: “What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they would draw far away from me, and would walk after emptiness, and would become empty?

5. Ovako govori Jahve: 'Kakvu nepravdu naðoše oci vaši na meni te se udaljiše od mene? Za ispraznošæu poðoše, te sami isprazni postadoše.

6. And they have not said: ‘Where is the Lord, who caused us to ascend from the land of Egypt; who led us through the desert, through an uninhabited and impassable land, through a land of drought and of the image of death, through a land in which no one walked and in which no man lived?’

6. Ne pitahu: Gdje je Jahve koji nas izvede iz zemlje egipatske te nas voðaše kroz pustinju, po zemlji pustoj, jedva prohodnoj, po zemlji suhoj i mraènoj, po zemlji kojom nitko ne prolazi, nit' se tko nastanjuje?'

7. And I led you into the land of Carmel, so that you would eat from its fruit and from its excellence. And having entered it, you defiled my land, and you turned my inheritance into an abomination.

7. U zemlju vinograda i maslinika ja vas dovedoh, da se hranite plodom i dobrotom njezinom. Ali tek što uðoste, zemlju moju oskvrnuste i baštinu moju u gnusobu pretvoriste.

8. The priests have not sad: ‘Where is the Lord?’ And those who held the law did not know me. And the pastors betrayed me. And the prophets prophesied in Baal and followed idols.

8. Sveæenici ne govorahu: 'Gdje je Jahve?' Tumaèi Zakona mene ne upoznaše, pastiri otpadoše od mene, a proroci prorokovahu u ime Baalovo i iðahu za onima što im pomoæi ne mogoše.

9. Because of this, I will still contend in judgment against you, says the Lord, and I will dispute with your sons.

9. Zato æu još parnicu voditi s vama - rijeè je Jahvina - i parbit æu se sa sinovima sinova vaših.

10. Cross over to the isles of Kittim, and gaze. And send to Kedar, and consider diligently. And see if anything like this has ever been done.

10. Poðite, dakle, na otoke kitimske, da vidite, ili u Kedar pošljite izvidnice te dobro promislite i provjerite je li se igda što slièno zbilo.

11. See if a nation has ever changed their gods, though certainly those are not gods. Yet truly, my people have exchanged their glory for an idol.

11. Je li koji narod mijenjao bogove - oni èak i nisu bogovi! A narod moj Slavu svoju zamijeni za one što ne pomažu!

12. Be astonished at this, O heavens, and be utterly desolate, O gates of heaven, says the Lord.

12. Zapanjite se nad tim, nebesa, zgranite se i zaprepastite," rijeè je Jahvina.

13. For my people have done two evils. They have forsaken me, the Fountain of living water, and they have dug for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns that are unable to hold water.

13. "Jer dva zla narod moj uèini: ostavi mene, Izvor vode žive, te iskopa sebi kladence, kladence ispucane što vode držati ne mogu.

14. Is Israel a servant, or one born into slavery? Then why has he become a prey?

14. Je li Izrael rob il' sluga u kuæi roðen? Zašto plijenom posta?

15. The lions have roared over him, and they have uttered their voice. They have set his land in solitude; his cities have been burned up, and there is no one who lives in them.

15. Lavovi su na nj rikali, podizali glas svoj. U pustoš pretvoriše zemlju njegovu, gradove popališe, nema im žitelja.

16. Likewise, the sons of Memphis and of Tahpanhes have defiled you, even to the top of the head.

16. Èak i oni iz Memfisa i Tafnisa brijahu ti tjeme.

17. Has this not been done to you because you abandoned the Lord your God, in that time when he was leading you by the way?

17. Nisi li to sam sebi uèinio otpavši od Jahve, Boga svojega?

18. And now what do you want from the way of Egypt, but to drink their turbid water? And what do you want from the way of the Assyrians, but to drink the water of their river?

18. A sad, zašto kreæeš u Egipat da piješ vode iz Nila? Zašto kreæeš u Asiriju da piješ vode iz Rijeke?

19. Your own malice will reprove you, and your own apostasy will rebuke you! But know and perceive this: it is an evil and bitter thing for you to forsake the Lord your God, and to be without my fear within you, says the Lord, the God of hosts.

19. Opaèina te tvoja kažnjava, otpadništvo te tvoje osuðuje. Shvati i vidi kako je teško i gorko što ostavi Jahvu, Boga svojega, što više nema straha mog u tebi" - rijeè je Gospoda Jahve nad Vojskama.

20. From ancient times, you have broken my yoke; you have torn apart my bonds, and you have said, ‘I will not serve.’ For on every high hill, and under every leafy tree, you have been debased, O harlot.

20. "Da, odavna ti slomi jaram svoj, raskide veze što te vezahu i reèe: 'Neæu da robujem.' Pa ipak, na svakom povišem humu, pod svakim drvetom zelenim lijegao si k'o bludnica.

21. Yet I planted you as an elect vineyard, with only true seed. Then how have you been turned away from me, toward that which is depraved, O strange vineyard?

21. A ja te zasadih kao lozu izabranu, k'o sadnicu plemenitu. Kako li mi se samo prometnu u jalov izrod, u lozu divlju!

22. Even if you wash yourself with soap, and increase your use of herbal soaps, you are still stained by your iniquity in my sight, says the Lord God.

22. Da se i lužinom opereš, napravljenom od mnogo pepela, ostat æe mrlja bezakonja tvoga preda mnom" - rijeè je Jahve Gospoda.

23. How can you say: ‘I have not been polluted. I have not walked after Baal?’ Consider your ways in the steep valley. Acknowledge what you have done, so that you may be like a swift runner, following his course.

23. "Kako samo možeš reæi: 'Nisam se uprljala, za baalima nisam trèala.' Pogledaj tragove svoje u Dolini, upoznaj što si uèinila. Deva brza što krstari stazama svojim,

24. A wild donkey accustomed to solitude, out of the desire in his soul, caught the scent of his lover. Now nothing will turn him away from her. All those who seek her will not cease. But they will find her in her menstruation.

24. magarica divlja navikla na pustinju, u pohoti svojoj požudno dašæe, tko da je ukroti u vrijeme gonjenja? Tko god je traži, neæe se umoriti, naæi æe je u mjesecu njezinu.

25. You should keep your foot from being naked, and your throat from being thirsty. But you have said: ‘I have lost hope. I will not do it. For certainly, I have loved strangers, and I will walk after them.’

25. Èuvaj se da ti noga ne obosi, grlo se ne osuši. A ti kažeš: 'Ne, uzalud je! Jer volim strance, i za njima æu iæi.'

26. In the same way that a thief is confounded when he has been apprehended, so the house of Israel has been confounded, they and their kings, their leaders and priests and prophets.

26. Kao što se lupež zastidi kad ga uhvate, tako æe se zastidjeti sinovi - dom Izraelov, oni, kraljevi, knezovi, sveæenici i proroci njihovi

27. For they say to a piece of wood, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You have conceived me.’ They have turned their back to me, and not their face. But in the time of their affliction, they will say: ‘Rise up and deliver us.’

27. koji govore drvetu: 'Ti si otac moj!' a kamenu: 'Ti si me rodio!' jer mi leða okreæu, a ne lice, ali u nevolji svojoj zapomažu: 'Ustani, spasi nas!'

28. Where are your gods that you made for yourselves? Let them rise up and deliver you in the time of your affliction. For certainly, your gods were like the number of your cities, O Judah.

28. Gdje su bogovi što ih ti sam naèini? Nek' ustanu ako te mogu spasiti u nevolji tvojoj! Jer imaš, o Judejo, bogova koliko i gradova! Koliko Jeruzalem ima ulica, toliko Baal ima žrtvenika.

29. Why do you want to contend against me in judgment? You have all forsaken me, says the Lord.

29. Zašto hoæete da se sa mnom parbite? Svi se od mene odmetnuste" - rijeè je Jahvina.

30. I have struck your children to no effect; they have not accepted discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets. Your generation is like a raging lion.

30. "Zaludu sam udarao sinove vaše: vi iz toga ne uzeste pouke: maèevi vaši rastrgaše vaše proroke kao lav zatornik.

31. Consider the word of the Lord. Have I become like a wilderness to Israel, or like a land late to bear fruit? Then why have my people said, ‘We are withdrawing; we will no longer approach you’?

31. Kakva li ste roda? Èujte rijeè Jahvinu: Zar bijah pustinja Izraelu, il' zemlja mraèna? Zašto moj narod govori: 'Slobodu hoæemo, neæemo više k tebi!'

32. Can a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride the covering across her breast? Yet truly, my people have forgotten me, for innumerable days.

32. Zaboravlja li djevica svoj nakit il' nevjesta pojas svoj? A narod moj mene zaboravi, bezbroj je tomu veæ dana.

33. Why are you striving to claim that your way is good, as if to seek my love, when all the while you are also displaying your malice by your own way,

33. O, kako li dobro znaš svoj put kad tragaš za ljubavlju! Zato si i na zlo putove svoje navikla.

34. and in your armpits there is found the blood of poor and innocent souls? I have found them, not in ditches, but everywhere that I mentioned previously.

34. Èak su i ruke tvoje omašæene krvlju siromaha nevinih: nisi ih zatekla kako provaljuju vrata tvoja. Da, za sve njih ti æeš odgovarati.

35. And you have said: ‘I am innocent and without sin. And because of this, let your fury be turned away from me.’ Behold, I will contend with you in judgment, because you have said: ‘I have not sinned.’

35. A govoriš: 'Nevina sam, gnjev se njegov odvratio od mene.' Evo me da ti sudim jer govoriš: 'Nisam zgriješila.'

36. How exceedingly vile you have become, repeating your ways again and again! And so, you will be ashamed of Egypt, just as you were ashamed of Assur.

36. Kako si jadna u zabludjelosti svojoj! I Egipæani æe te posramiti kao što te posramiše Asirci.

37. For you will also depart from that place, and your hand will be upon your head. For the Lord has crushed your confidence, and you will have nothing prosperous by it.”

37. I odavde æeš morati otiæi s rukama nad glavom svojom, jer Jahve odbaci one u koje se uzdaš; ti neæeš biti sretna s njima."