Jeremiah, 37

1. And then king Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, reigned in place of Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, appointed him as king in the land of Judah.

1. Nakon Konije, sina Jojakimova, zakralji se Sidkija, sin Jošijin. Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, postavi ga za kralja u zemlji judejskoj.

2. And neither he himself, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, obeyed the words of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Jeremiah, the prophet.

2. Ali ni on ni sluge njegove ni narod zemlje ne slušahu rijeèi što ih je Jahve govorio na usta proroka Jeremije.

3. And king Zedekiah sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying: “Pray to the Lord our God for us.”

3. Kralj Sidkija posla Jehukala, sina Šelemjina, i sveæenika Sefaniju, sina Maasejina, k proroku Jeremiji s porukom: "Daj, pomoli se za nas Jahvi, Bogu našemu!"

4. Now Jeremiah was walking freely in the midst of the people. For they had not yet sent him into the custody of the prison. And then the army of Pharaoh went forth from Egypt. And hearing this, the Chaldeans, who were besieging Jerusalem, withdrew from Jerusalem.

4. Jeremija u ono vrijeme još zalažaše meðu narod i još ga ne bijahu bacili u tamnicu.

5. And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

5. A vojska je faraonova nadirala iz Egipta: èuvši to, Kaldejci, koji opsjedahu Jeruzalem, udaljiše se od grada.

6. “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: So shall you say to the king of Judah, who sent you to question me: Behold, the army of Pharaoh, which has gone forth in assistance to you, will return to their own land, into Egypt.

6. Tada se javi rijeè Jahvina proroku Jeremiji:

7. And the Chaldeans will return and will make war against this city. And they will seize it and burn it with fire.

7. Ovako govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov: "Kralju judejskomu, koji vas posla k meni da me pitate, ovako recite: 'Evo, vojska faraonova, koja vam priteèe u pomoæ, vratit æe se u svoju zemlju Egipat.

8. Thus says the Lord: Do not be willing to deceive your own souls, saying: ‘The Chaldeans will certainly withdraw and go away from us.’ For they will not go away.

8. Kaldejci æe opet napasti ovaj grad, osvojiti ga i spaliti.'

9. But even if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and if there were left behind from among them only a few wounded men, they would rise up, each one from his tent, and they would burn this city with fire.”

9. Ovako govori Jahve: 'Ne zanosite se mišlju: 'Kaldejci æe otiæi od nas', jer oni neæe otiæi!

10. Therefore, when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army,

10. Pa i da razbijete svu vojsku kaldejsku koja se bori s vama, tako da bi od nje ostali samo ranjenici, oni bi, svaki iz svoga šatora, opet poustajali da požarom unište ovaj grad.'"

11. Jeremiah went forth from Jerusalem, to go into the land of Benjamin, and to distribute a possession there, in the sight of the citizens.

11. Kad je vojska kaldejska zbog vojske faraonove morala prekinuti opsadu Jeruzalema,

12. And when he had arrived at the gate of Benjamin, the keeper of the gate, whose turn it was to be there, was named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah. And he apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are fleeing to the Chaldeans.”

12. i Jeremija htjede otiæi iz Jeruzalema da ode u zemlju Benjaminovu te ondje od roðaka dobije dio.

13. And Jeremiah responded: “That is false. I am not fleeing to the Chaldeans.” But he did not listen to him. And so Irijah took Jeremiah, and he brought him to the leaders.

13. Ali kad stiže do Benjaminovih vrata, ondje bijaše zapovjednik straže Jirijaj, sin Hananijina sina Šelemje. On zaustavi proroka Jeremiju povikavši: "Ti hoæeš prebjeæi Kaldejcima!" Jeremija odgovori:

14. Therefore, the leaders were angry with Jeremiah, and so they beat him and sent him to the prison that was in the house of Jonathan, the scribe. For he was the chief over the prison.

14. "Nije istina, ne želim prebjeæi Kaldejcima!" Ali i ne slušajuæi Jeremiju, Jirijaj ga uhvati i odvede dostojanstvenicima.

15. And so Jeremiah went into the house of the prison and into a dungeon. And Jeremiah sat there for many days.

15. Dostojanstvenici se razljutiše na Jeremiju te ga istukoše i zatvoriše u kuæu pisara Jonatana, koju bijahu pretvorili u tamnicu.

16. Then Zedekiah the king, sending, took him out and questioned him secretly in his house, and he said: “Do you think that there is any word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said: “There is.” And he said: “You will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.”

16. Tako Jeremija dospje u nadsvoðen podrum. Ondje Jeremija ostade mnogo vremena.

17. And Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah: “How have I sinned against you, or your servants, or your people, such that you would cast me into a house of imprisonment?

17. Tada kralj Sidkija posla po njega. I nasamo, u dvoru, kralj ga upita: "Ima li rijeèi od Jahve?" A na to æe Jeremija: "Dakako!" I dometne: "Bit æeš predan u ruke kralja babilonskoga!"

18. Where are your prophets, who were prophesying to you, and who were saying: ‘The king of Babylon will not overwhelm you and this land?’

18. Onda Jeremija kaza kralju Sidkiji: "Što skrivih tebi, tvojim slugama i ovom narodu te me baciste u tamnicu?

19. Now therefore, listen, I beg you, my lord the king. Let my petition prevail in your sight. And do not send me back into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”

19. Gdje su sada vaši proroci koji vam prorekoše: 'Kralj babilonski neæe udariti na vas ni na ovu zemlju?'

20. Then king Zedekiah instructed that Jeremiah be confined to the vestibule of the prison, and that they should give him a twist of bread daily, along with stew, until all the bread in the city had been consumed. And Jeremiah remained at the entrance of the prison.

20. A sada, hajde, èuj mene, gospodaru moj i kralju, usliši molbu moju! Nemoj da me opet vrgnu u kuæu pisara Jonatana, da ondje ne umrem!"

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21. Tada kralj Sidkija naredi i Jeremiju odvedoše u tamnièko dvorište te mu davahu svaki dan pogaèu kruha iz Pekarske ulice, sve dok nije ponestalo kruha u gradu. I tako Jeremija ostade u tamnièkom dvorištu.