Jeremiah, 23

1. “Woe to the shepherds who scatter and tear apart the sheep of my pasture, says the Lord.

1. "Jao pastirima koji upropašæuju i raspršuju ovce paše moje" - rijeè je Jahvina.

2. Because of this, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to the shepherds who pasture my people: You have scattered my flock, and you have driven them away, and you have not visited them. Behold, I will visit upon you because of your evil pursuits, says the Lord.

2. Stoga ovako govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov, protiv pastira koji pasu narod moj: "Vi ste raspršili ovce moje, rastjerali ih, niste se brinuli za njih. Zato æu se ja sada pobrinuti za vas zbog zlodjela vaših - rijeè je Jahvina.

3. And I will gather together the remnant of my flock from the entire earth, from the places to which I had cast them out. And I will return them to their own fields. And they will increase and be multiplied.

3. I sam æu skupiti ostatak svojih ovaca iz svih zemalja kamo sam ih raspršio i vratiti ih na ispaše njihove: bit æe plodne i množit æe se.

4. And I will raise up shepherds over them, and they will pasture them. They will no longer dread, and they will no longer fear. And no one among their number will be seeking more, says the Lord.

4. I podiæi æu im pastire da ih pasu te se nièega više neæe bojati ni plašiti, niti æe se gubiti" - rijeè je Jahvina.

5. Behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will raise up to David a righteous branch. And a king will reign, and he will be wise. And he will exercise judgment and justice upon the earth.

5. "Evo dolaze dani - rijeè je Jahvina - podiæi æu Davidu izdanak pravedni. On æe vladati kao kralj i biti mudar i èinit æe pravo i pravicu u zemlji.

6. In those days, Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in confidence. And this is the name that they will call him: ‘The Lord, our Just One.’

6. U njegove æe dane Judeja biti spašena i Izrael æe živjeti spokojno. I evo imena kojim æe ga nazivati: 'Jahve, Pravda naša.'

7. Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who led the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt,’

7. Zato, evo, dolaze dani - rijeè je Jahvina - kad se više neæe govoriti: 'Živoga mi Jahve koji sinove Izraelove izvede iz zemlje egipatske',

8. but instead, ‘As the Lord lives, who led away and brought back the offspring of the house of Israel from the land of the north and from the entire earth,’ from the places to which I had cast them out. And they will live in their own land.”

8. nego: 'Živoga mi Jahve koji potomstvo doma Izraelova izvede i dovede iz zemlje sjeverne i iz svih zemalja kamo ih bijaše prognao, tako da obitavaju u zemlji svojoj.'"

9. To the prophets: “My heart is crushed within me. All my bones are trembling. I have become like an inebriated man, and like a man maddened by wine, before the face of the Lord, and before the face of his holy words.

9. Prorocima. Srce je u meni skrhano, dršæu mi kosti, slièan sam pijancu, èovjeku kojim vino ovlada, pred licem Jahvinim i njegovim svetim rijeèima:

10. For the earth is full of adulterers! And the earth has mourned before the face of evil talk. The plains of the desert have dried up, and their course has become hazardous, and their firmness has become uneven.”

10. "Jer zemlja je puna preljubnika; zbog tih se ljudi zemlja u crno zavila, a ispaše u pustinji sagorješe. Njihova je trka zloba, a moæ im je nepravda.

11. “For both the prophet and the priest have become polluted, and I have found their wickedness within my own house, says the Lord.

11. Da, i prorok i sveæenik zlikovci su, èak i u Domu svome naðoh im pakost" - rijeè je Jahvina.

12. For this reason, their way will be like a slippery path in the dark. For they will be impelled forward, and they will fall in it. For I will bring evils over them, in the year of their visitation, says the Lord.

12. Stog' æe im se puti prometnuti u tlo klizavo: u mraku æe posrtati i padati. Jer ja æu na njih svaliti nesreæu u godine kazne njihove" - rijeè je Jahvina.

13. And I have seen the foolishness of the prophets of Samaria. They have prophesied in Baal, and they have deceived my people Israel.

13. "I u proroka Samarije vidjeh mnoge ludosti: prorokuju u Baalovo ime i zavode narod moj izraelski.

14. And in the prophets of Jerusalem, I have seen the likeness of adulterers and the path of falsehood. And they have strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that each one would not convert from his malice. They have all become to me like Sodom, and its inhabitants have become like Gomorrah.”

14. Ali u proroka jeruzalemskih vidjeh strahote: preljub, prijevarne putove, jaèaju ruke zloèincima, te se nitko od zloèina svojih ne obraæa. Svi su mi oni kao Sodoma, a žitelji kao Gomora!"

15. Because of this, thus says the Lord of hosts to the prophets: “Behold, I will feed them absinthe, and I will give them gall to drink. For from the prophets of Jerusalem corruption has gone forth over the entire earth.”

15. I zato Jahve nad Vojskama ovako govori o prorocima: "Evo, nahranit æu ih pelinom i napojiti vodom zatrovanom, jer od proroka jeruzalemskih potjeèe pokvara u svoj zemlji."

16. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not choose to listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you and deceive you. They speak a vision from their own heart, and not from the mouth of the Lord.

16. Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: "Ne slušajte rijeèi proroka: oni vas obmanjuju, objavljuju viðenja srca svoga, a ne što dolazi iz usta Jahvinih;

17. To those who blaspheme me, they say: ‘The Lord has said: You shall have peace.’ And to every one who walks in the depravity of his own heart, they have said: ‘No evil will overwhelm you.’ ”

17. govore onima što preziru rijeè Jahvinu: 'Bit æe s vama mir!' a onima što slijede glas svog srca okorjelog: 'Nikakvo vas zlo neæe snaæi!'"

18. For who has been present in the counsel of the Lord, and who has seen and heard his word? Who has considered his word and heard it?

18. TÓa tko bijaše na vijeæanju Jahvinu, tko je vidio, tko slušao rijeè njegovu? Tko ju je shvatio te je može objaviti?

19. Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord’s indignation will go forth, and a tempest will break out; it will overwhelm the head of the impious.

19. Gle, nevrijeme Jahvino: jarost provaljuje, razmahuje se vihor silan i svaljuje na glave bezbožnièke.

20. The fury of the Lord will not return until it succeeds, and until it completes the plan of his heart. In the last days, you will understand this counsel.

20. Jahvin se gnjev neæe stišati, dok on ne izvrši i ne ispuni naume srca svojega. U dane posljednje jasno æete to razumjeti.

21. “I did not send these prophets, yet they hurry forward. I was not speaking to them, yet they were prophesying.

21. "Ne poslah ti proroka, a ipak trèe! Ne govorih im, a ipak prorokuju!

22. If they had stood in my counsel, and if I had made my words known to my people, certainly I would have turned them away from their evil ways and from their most wicked plans.

22. Jest, da bijahu na mom vijeæanju, moje bi rijeèi narodu mom obznanili, i kušali ih svrnuti sa zla puta njihova i od zlodjela njihovih!

23. Do you not realize that I am a God close by, says the Lord, and not a God far away?

23. TÓa, zar sam ja Bog samo iz blizine - rijeè je Jahvina - zar iz daljine nisam više Bog?

24. If a man is hidden in concealed places, do I not see him, says the Lord? Do I not fill up heaven and earth, says the Lord?

24. Može li se tko skriti u skrovištima da ga ja ne vidim? - rijeè je Jahvina. Ne ispunjam li ja nebo i zemlju? - rijeè je Jahvina.

25. I have heard what the prophets have said, prophesying falsehoods in my name, and also saying: ‘I have dreamed! I have dreamed!’

25. Èuo sam što govore proroci koji prorokuju laži u ime moje i tvrde: 'Usnio sam! Usnio sam!'

26. How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who predict what is false, and who prophesy deceptions from their own heart?

26. Dokle æe meðu prorocima biti onih koji prorokuju laž i objavljuju prijevaru srca svojega?

27. They want to cause my people to forget my name, by means of their dreams, which each of them describes to his neighbor, just as their fathers forgot my name for the sake of Baal.

27. Misle da æe svojim snima što ih jedan drugom pripovijedaju postiæi da narod moj zaboravi ime moje, kao što veæ oci njihovi zaboraviše ime moje uz Baala!

28. The prophet who has had a dream, let him describe the dream. And he who receives my word, let him speak my word in truth. For what has the chaff to do with the wheat, says the Lord?

28. Prorok koji je usnio san neka samo pripovijeda svoj san, a u koga je rijeè moja, neka po istini objavljuje rijeè moju!" "Što je zajednièko slami i žitu? - rijeè je Jahvina.

29. Are not my words like a fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer crushing rock?

29. Nije li rijeè moja poput vatre - rijeè je Jahvina - i nije li slièna malju što razbija peæinu?

30. Therefore, behold: I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who steal my words, each one from his neighbor.

30. Evo me stoga protiv proroka - rijeè je Jahvina - koji jedan drugome kradu moje rijeèi.

31. Behold, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who take up their tongues and say: ‘The Lord says it.’

31. Evo me protiv proroka - rijeè je Jahvina - koji mlate jezikom i proroštva kuju.

32. Behold, I am against the prophets, who dream what is false, says the Lord; who explain and so seduce my people with their falsehoods and with their miracles, though I did not send them, nor did I command them. They have offer nothing beneficial to this people, says the Lord.

32. Evo me protiv proroka - rijeè je Jahvina - koji prorokuju izmišljene snove i pripovijedajuæi ih zavode narod moj izmišljotinama svojim i lažima. A ja ih nisam poslao, niti sam im što zapovjedio, niti su narodu ovome od kakve koristi - rijeè je Jahvina.

33. Therefore, if this people, or a prophet, or a priest questions you, saying, ‘What is the burden of the Lord?’ you shall say to them, ‘You are the burden. And certainly I will cast you away, says the Lord.’

33. A ako te ovaj narod, ili prorok, ili sveæenik, zapita: 'Što je breme Jahvino?' odgovori im: 'Vi ste breme Jahvino i ja vas odbacujem' - rijeè je Jahvina.

34. And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people who say, ‘The burden of the Lord!’ I will visit upon that man and upon his house.

34. A reèe li koji prorok ili sveæenik, ili tko iz naroda: 'Breme Jahvino', kaznit æu toga èovjeka i dom njegov.

35. And then you will speak in this way, each one to his neighbor and to his brother: ‘What has the Lord answered? And what has the Lord said?’

35. Ovako morate govoriti svaki svome bližnjemu i svaki svome bratu: 'Što je Jahve odgovorio?' ili 'Što je Jahve rekao?'

36. And the burden of the Lord will be no longer be called to mind. For each one’s own word will be a burden. For you have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts, our God.

36. Ali 'Breme Jahvino' da više niste spomenuli, jer je breme svakome rijeè njegova." Jer vi iskrivljujete rijeèi Boga živoga, Jahve nad Vojskama, našega Boga!

37. And then you will speak in this way to the prophet: ‘What has the Lord answered you? And what has the Lord spoken?’

37. Ovako reci proroku: "Što ti je Jahve odgovorio?" ili "Što je Jahve rekao?"

38. But if you say, ‘The burden of the Lord!’ then because of this, thus says the Lord: Since you have spoken this word, ‘The burden of the Lord!’ though I sent to you telling you not to say: ‘The burden of the Lord,’

38. Ali ako kažete "Breme Jahvino", ovako govori Jahve: "Zato što se služite rijeèju 'Breme Jahvino', premda sam vam poruèio da je ne izgovarate,

39. because of this, behold, I will take you away, like a burden, and I will forsake you, as well as the city that I gave to you and to your fathers, before my face.

39. ja æu visoko podiæi i odbaciti od lica svojega vas i vaš grad što ga dadoh vama i ocima vašim!

40. And I will give you over to an everlasting reproach and an eternal disgrace, which shall never be wiped away into oblivion.”

40. I svalit æu na vas vjeènu sramotu i vjeènu porugu koja se neæe zaboraviti."