Jeremiah, 4

1. “O Israel, if you would return, says the Lord, then be converted to me. If you remove your offense from before my face, then you will not be shaken.

1. "Ako se, Izraele, želiš vratiti - rijeè je Jahvina - k meni se vrati; ukloniš li grozote svoje, više ne moraš bježati od mene.

2. And you will swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth and in judgment and in justice.” And the Gentiles will bless him, and they will praise him.

2. Ako se zakuneš: 'Živoga mi Jahve!' istinito, pravo i pravedno, narodi æe se blagoslivljati u tebi i tobom se dièiti."

3. For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and of Jerusalem: “Break new ground, and do not choose to sow upon thorns.

3. Jer ovako govori Jahve Judejcima i Jeruzalemcima: "Prokrèite sebi prljuše, ne sijte po trnjacima.

4. Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins from your hearts, O men of Judah, O inhabitants of Jerusalem. Otherwise my indignation may burst forth and flare up like a fire. And then there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the wickedness of your thoughts.

4. Obrežite se Jahvi, skinite obrezak sa srca svojega, Judejci i Jeruzalemci, jer æe bijes moj buknuti kao vatra i gorjet æe, a nikog da ugasi, zbog zlodjela i opaèina što ih poèiniste.

5. Declare it in Judah, and make it known in Jerusalem! Speak out and sound the trumpet in the land! Cry out strongly and say: ‘Gather yourselves! And let us go forth to fortified cities!’

5. Objavite u Judeji, razglasite u Jeruzalemu! Trubite u rog širom zemlje, vièite punim glasom i recite: 'Svi na okup! Zavucimo se u gradove svoje utvrðene!'

6. Lift up a standard in Zion. Be strengthened! Do not choose to stand still. For I am bringing an evil from the north, with great destruction.

6. Dižite znak prema Sionu! Bježite! Nemojte zastajati! Jer dovodim nesreæu sa Sjevera, veliku propast.

7. The lion has ascended from his den, and the pillager of the nations has lifted himself up. He has gone forth from his place, so that he may set your land in desolation. Your cities will be laid waste, remaining without an inhabitant.

7. Lav se podiže iz èestara svoga, zatornik naroda izaðe iz svog mjesta, krenu da zemlju tvoju opustoši: gradove æe tvoje razoriti, nestat æe im žitelja.

8. Concerning this, wrap yourselves in haircloth, mourn and wail: ‘For the wrath of the fury of the Lord has not been turned away from us.’

8. Zato se u kostrijet ogrnite, kukajte, narièite, jer rasplamtjela jarost Jahvina nas nije mimoišla.

9. And this shall be in that day, says the Lord: The heart of the king will perish, with the heart of the princes. And the priests will be stupefied, and the prophets will be in consternation.”

9. U dan onaj - rijeè je Jahvina - klonut æe srce kralju i knezovima. Sveæenici æe se zapanjiti, proroci umuknuti.

10. And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! Could it be that you have deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying: ‘Peace shall be yours,’ while, behold, the sword reaches even to the soul?”

10. I reæi æe: 'Ah, Jahve, Gospodine, zaista nas teško prevari kad reèe: 'Uživat æete mir' a sad nam je maè pod grlom.'

11. “In that time, it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem: ‘A burning wind is in the ways that are in the desert, along the way of the daughter of my people, but not to winnow and not to cleanse.’

11. U to æe se vrijeme reæi narodu ovom i Jeruzalemu: Vruæ vjetar s pustinjskih sipina puše prema kæeri naroda moga; ali ne da hladi i da proèisti!

12. A full spirit from these places will come to me. And now I will speak my judgments over them.

12. Doæi æe mi vjetar pun prijetnje, i ja æu im tada izreæi sud!

13. Behold, he will ascend like a cloud, and his chariot will ascend like a tempest. His horses are swifter than eagles. ‘Woe to us! For we are being devastated!’

13. Gle: diže se k'o oblaèine, kola mu slièna vihoru, konji brži od orlova. Jao nama! Propadosmo!

14. Wash your heart from malice, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will harmful thoughts abide in you?

14. Operi opaèinu sa srca svoga, Jeruzaleme, da bi se spasio. Dokle æe se u grudima tvojim misli zloèinaèke gnijezditi?

15. For there is a voice, of someone announcing from Dan, and he is making known the idol from mount Ephraim.

15. Jer glas naviješta od Dana, s gore Efrajimove najavljuje nesreæu.

16. Say to the nations: ‘Behold, it has been heard in Jerusalem! Guardians are coming from a far away land, to utter their voice against the cities of Judah.’

16. Opomenite, razglasite po Judeji, obznanite Jeruzalemu: neprijatelji dolaze iz daleke zemlje i poklike izvikuju protiv gradova judejskih;

17. They have been stationed over her, like the guardians of fields, all around. For she has provoked me to wrath, says the Lord.

17. poput èuvara poljskih okružuju Jeruzalem, jer se odmetnu od mene" - rijeè je Jahvina.

18. Your ways and your thoughts have brought these things upon you. This is your own wickedness. And it is bitter, because it has touched your heart.

18. Put tvoj i djela tvoja to ti uèiniše. To je tvoja nesreæa! Kako je gorka, kako li pogaða u srce!

19. I am afflicted in my heart, in my heart. The senses of my heart have been stirred up within me. I will not remain silent. For my soul has heard the voice of the trumpet, the clamor of the battle.

19. Utrobo moja! Utrobo moja, bolujem, srce mi se razdire! Dršæe mi duša! Ne mogu šutjeti, jer èujem glas roga, poklike bojne.

20. Destruction upon destruction has been called forth. And the entire earth has been devastated. My tabernacles have been destroyed suddenly, and my tents in an instant.

20. Javljaju slom za slomom, sva je zemlja poharana, moji su šatori iznenada opustošeni, u tren oka sva skloništa moja uništena.

21. How long shall I watch those who are fleeing, and listen to the voice of the trumpet?

21. Dokle æu gledati bojne znakove, slušati pozive roga?

22. For my foolish people have not known me. They are foolish and mad sons. They are clever in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.

22. Da, bezuman je moj narod, ne poznaju me, djeca su oni nerazumna, ništa ne shvaæaju, mudri su tek za zlodjela, al' èiniti dobro ne umiju.

23. I gazed upon the earth, and behold, it was empty and brought to nothing. And I gazed upon the heavens, but there was no light in them.

23. Gledam zemlju: pusta je, evo, i prazna, nebesa: svjetlost im išèezla.

24. I watched the mountains, and behold, they trembled, and all the hills were shaken.

24. Gledam brda: gle, tresu se, a svi se humci uzdrmali.

25. I looked, and there was no man. And all the flying things of the air had gone away.

25. Gledam: evo èovjeka nema, ptice nebeske sve su odletjele.

26. I gazed, and behold, Carmel was a desert, and all its cities were destroyed before the face of the Lord, and before the face of the wrath of his fury.”

26. Gledam: plodno polje, evo, opustje, sve gradove razori Jahve žestinom gnjeva svoga.

27. For thus says the Lord: “All the earth will be desolate, but I will not yet bring about its consummation.

27. Da, ovako govori Jahve: "Sva æe zemlja biti poharana, ja æu joj zadati posljednji udarac.

28. The earth will mourn, and the heavens will lament from above. For I have spoken, I have decided, and I have not regretted. Neither will I be turned away from it.

28. Na to æe se zemlja u crno zaviti, a nebesa, gore, potamnjeti. Jer rekoh, i neæu se raskajati, odluèih i neæu odustati.

29. Before the voice of the horsemen and of those who send forth arrows, the entire city has fled. They have entered steep places, and they have ascended the cliffs. All of the cities have been abandoned, and no man lives within them.

29. Pred vikom 'Konjanici i strijelci!' sva se zemlja u bijeg dade: bježe u šipražje, penju se na hridi: svi su gradovi napušteni: nigdje više žive duše.

30. So then, when you have been devastated, what will you do? Though you will clothe yourself with scarlet, though you will adorn yourself with a gold necklace and tint your eyes with cosmetics, you will be dressing yourself up in vain. Your lovers have spurned you; they will be seeking your life.

30. A ti, opustošena, što æeš uèiniti? Da se i grimizom zaodjeneš, nakitom zlatnim ukrasiš i oèi lièilom izraniš, uzalud se uljepšavaš! Ljubavnici tvoji tebe preziru: traže glavu tvoju.

31. For I have heard a voice, like that of a woman giving birth, during the difficulties of labor. It is the voice of the daughter of Zion, dying, extending her hands: ‘Woe to me! For my soul is failing because of those who have been slain!’ ”

31. Da, jauk kao u bolesnice èujem, vrisak kao u one što prvi put raða; èuj, to kæi sionska jeca i pruža ruke: 'Jao meni! Duša mi zamire pod udarcima ubojica!'