Ecclesiasticus, 48

1. And the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, and his word burned like a torch.

1. I usta prorok Ilije kao oganj, rijeè mu plamtjela kao buktinja.

2. He brought a famine upon them, and those who provoked him in their envy became few. For they could not bear the precepts of the Lord.

2. On je na njih donio glad i revnošæu je svojom umanjio njihov broj.

3. By the word of the Lord, he closed the heavens, and he brought down fire from heaven three times.

3. Po rijeèi je Božjoj nebo zatvorio i tri puta oganj s neba sveo.

4. In this way, Elijah was magnified in his wondrous works. So who can say that he is similar to you in glory?

4. Kako li si strašan bio, Ilija, u èudesima svojim! I može li se itko dièiti koliko ti?

5. He raised up a dead man from the grave, from the fate of death, by the word of the Lord God.

5. Podigao si mrtva od smrti iz Podzemlja po rijeèi Svevišnjeg.

6. He threw down kings unto perdition, and he easily shattered their power and boasting from his bed.

6. Bacio si u propast kraljeve i vukao odliènike s odra njihova.

7. He heeded the judgment at Sinai, and the judgments of punishment at Horeb.

7. Na Sinaju si èuo ukore i sud osvetni na Horebu.

8. He anointed kings unto repentance, and he chose the prophets who would follow after him.

8. Pomazao si kraljeve osvetnièke i proroka sebi za nasljednika.

9. He was received into a whirlwind of fire, into a swift chariot with fiery horses.

9. Podignut si bio u vihoru ognja, u kolima s plamenim konjima.

10. He is written in the judgments of the times, so as to lessen the wrath of the Lord, to reconcile the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.

10. Odreðen si u prijetnjama buduæim da umiriš srdžbu Božju prije no što ona provali, da obratiš srca otaèka sinovima i da obnoviš plemena Jakovljeva.

11. Blessed are those who saw you, and who were adorned with your friendship.

11. Blago onomu koji æe te vidjeti i onima koji su usnuli u ljubavi, jer i mi æemo posjedovati život.

12. For we live only in our life, and after death, our name will not be the same.

12. Kad je vihor zastro Iliju, napuni se duhom njegovim Elizej: za života ga nijedan vladar ne mogaše pobijediti i nitko ga ne mogaše podjarmiti.

13. Certainly, Elijah was covered by the whirlwind, and his spirit was completed in Elisha. In his days, he was not fearful of the ruler, and no power defeated him.

13. Ništa mu ne bijaše teško, i iz groba mu je tijelo prorokovalo.

14. No word overwhelmed him, and after death, his body prophesied.

14. Za života je èudesa èinio, a u smrti svojoj djela divotna.

15. In his life, he gave great portents, and in death, he wrought miracles.

15. Ali se kraj svega toga narod nije pokajao niti se ostavio grijeha svojih, dok ne bi izagnan iz domaje i rasijan po svim zemljama svijeta;

16. In all these things, the people did not repent, and they did not withdraw from their sins, even until they were cast out of their land, and were dispersed throughout all the earth.

16. samo je nešto ljudi ostalo, s vladarom iz kuæe Davidove. Neki su od njih pravo èinili pred Gospodom, a drugi opet gomilahu grijeh na grijeh.

17. And there was left behind a people very few in number, but with a leader in the house of David.

17. Ezekija utvrdi grad svoj i dovede vodu sred njega, željezom prokopa peæine i sagradi spremišta vodena.

18. Some of these did what pleased God. But others committed many sins.

18. Za vijeka se njegova diže Sanherib i posla Rabsaka, koji diže ruku na Sion i u oholosti svojoj huljaše.

19. Hezekiah fortified his city, and he brought water into its midst, and he dug into rock with iron, and he built a well for water.

19. Tada su im drhtala srca i ruke i podnosili su muke kao žene u trudovima;

20. In his days, Sennacherib rose up, and he sent Rabshakeh, and he lifted up his hand against them, and he extended his hand against Zion, and he became arrogant in his power.

20. ali prizvaše milostivog Boga i podigoše ruke svoje prema njemu. I Sveti je s neba brzo uslišio njihov glas i spasio ih rukom Izaijinom,

21. Then their hearts and hands shook. And they were in pain, like women giving birth.

21. razbio je logor asirski, i njegov ih anðeo sve pobi.

22. And they called upon the merciful Lord. And they spread their hands and lifted them up to heaven. And the holy Lord God quickly heeded their voice.

22. Jer je Ezekija èinio što je Gospodu milo i držao se putova Davida, oca svojeg, kako mu je zapovjedio prorok Izaija, velik i pouzdan u viðenju svojem.

23. He was not mindful of their sins, and he did not give them over to their enemies. Instead, he purified them by the hand of Isaiah, the holy prophet.

23. U dane se njegove sunce povratilo, on je kralju produžio život.

24. He threw down the army of the Assyrians, and the Angel of the Lord crushed them.

24. U silini duha vidio je stvari posljednje i tješio je žalobne na Sionu.

25. For Hezekiah did what pleased God, and he went with fortitude in the way of David his father, just as he had been commanded by Isaiah, a prophet great and faithful in the sight of God.

25. Objavio je buduænost sve do kraja vremena i najavio tajne stvari prije nego se dogodiše.

26. In his days, the sun went backwards, and he added to the king’s life.

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27. With a great spirit he saw the final things. And he consoled the mourners in Zion.

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28. He revealed the future, even the distant future, and hidden things before they occurred.

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