Jeremiah, 14

1. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the words of the drought.

1. Rijeè Jahvina Jeremiji o velikoj suši:

2. “Judea has mourned. And its gates have fallen and become hard to discern on the ground. And the outcry of Jerusalem has ascended.

2. Judeja je tugom obrvana i ginu njeni gradovi, sumorno leže na zemlji, krik Jeruzalema do neba se vije.

3. The greater ones have sent their lesser ones to the water. They went to draw water; they did not find water; they carried their vessels back empty. They were confounded and afflicted, and so they covered their heads.

3. Odliènici šalju sluge po vodu: dolaze do studenaca, ali vode ne nalaze, vraæaju se praznih vrèeva, postiðeni, posramljeni, pokriše glavu svoju.

4. Because of the devastation of the earth, because rain did not fall upon the earth, the farmers were confounded; they covered their heads.

4. Zemlja je sva ispucala jer kiše nema. Ratari se postidješe, pokriše glave.

5. For even the doe has given birth in the field, and then left it behind. For there was no grass.

5. Pa i košuta u polju ostavlja mlado jer trave nema.

6. And the wild donkeys stood upon the rocks; like dragons, they drew in the wind, but their eyes failed. For there was no grass.”

6. Divlji magarci, stojeæ' na goletima, dašæu kao èagalj, oèi im malaksale jer nema zelenila.

7. “O Lord, if our iniquities have responded against us, let it be for the sake of your name. For our rebellions are many; we have sinned against you.

7. Bezakonja naša protiv nas svjedoèe, smiluj se, o Jahve, rad' imena svoga! Jer otpadosmo od tebe, tebi sagriješismo,

8. O Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of tribulation, why would you be like a sojourner in the land, and like a traveler turning aside for lodging?

8. o nado Izraelova, spasitelju njegov u danima nevolje! Zašto si kao stranac u ovoj zemlji, kao putnik što se uvrati da prenoæi?

9. Why would you be like a wandering man, like a strong man who is unable to save? But you, O Lord, are with us, and your name is invoked over us, so do not abandon us!”

9. Zašto si kao prestravljen èovjek, kao junak koji ne može pomoæi? TÓa ti si meðu nama, o Jahve, mi se tvojim zovemo imenom - nemoj nas ostaviti!

10. Thus says the Lord to this people, who have loved to move their feet, and who have not rested, but who have not pleased the Lord: “Now he will remember their iniquities, and now he will visit against their sins.”

10. Ovako govori Jahve o narodu ovome: Jest, oni vole tumarati i ne štede svojih nogu, i zato ih Jahve ne voli. I sada se spominje bezakonja njihova i kažnjava grijehe njihove.

11. And the Lord said to me: “Do not choose to pray for this people for good.

11. I reèe mi Jahve: "Ne traži milosti za ovaj narod.

12. When they will fast, I will not heed their petitions. And if they offer holocausts and victims, I will not accept them. For I will consume them by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence.”

12. Ako æe i postiti, neæu uslišiti njihovih vapaja. Ako æe i prinijeti paljenicu i prinos, neæe mi omiljeti. Jer maèem, glaðu i kugom ja æu ih zatrti."

13. And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! The prophets are saying to them: ‘You will not see the sword, and there will be no famine among you. Instead, he will give you true peace in this place.’ ”

13. Tada rekoh: "Ah, Jahve Gospode! Eno, proroci im govore: 'Neæete vidjeti maèa, niti æe vam biti gladi, nego æu vam dati postojan mir na ovome mjestu.'"

14. And the Lord said to me: “The prophets prophesy falsely in my name. I did not send them, and I did not instruct them, and I have not spoken to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, and a divination, and a fraud, and a seduction from their own heart.

14. A Jahve mi reèe: "Laž prorokuju ti proroci u moje ime; niti ih poslah niti im nalog kakav dadoh - ja im i nisam govorio. Oni vam prorokuju lažna viðenja, isprazna gatanja i snove srca svoga."

15. For this reason, thus says the Lord about the prophets who prophesy in my name, whom I have not sent, who say: ‘Sword and famine will not be in this land.’ By sword and famine those prophets will be consumed.

15. Zato ovako govori Jahve: "Proroci ti što u moje ime prorokuju, a ja ih nisam poslao, te govore da neæe biti ni maèa ni gladi u zemlji ovoj, sami æe od maèa i gladi poginuti.

16. And the people, to whom they prophesy, will be cast into the streets of Jerusalem, due to famine and the sword, and there will be no one who may bury them, they and their wives, their sons and daughters, and I will pour out their own evil upon them.

16. A narod ovaj kojemu prorokuju ležat æe po ulicama jeruzalemskim, pokošen maèem i glaðu, i neæe biti èovjeka da ga pokopa - njih, žene njihove, sinove i kæeri njihove. Tako æu na njih izliti zloæu njihovu."

17. And you shall speak this word to them: Let my eyes shed tears throughout the night and day, and let them not cease. For the virgin daughter of my people has been crushed by a great affliction, by a very grievous wound.”

17. A ti im reci ovako: Nek' oèi moje suze rone danju i noæu, i neka ne prestanu, jer je strašno slomljena djevica, kæi naroda moga, ranom neobièno ljutom.

18. “If I go out into the fields: behold, those slain by the sword. And if I enter into the city: behold, those weakened by famine. Likewise, the prophet, too, and the priest, have gone into a land that they did not know.

18. Poðem li u polje, evo maèem pobijenih! Vratim li se u grad, evo od gladi iznemoglih! Èak i proroci i sveæenici lutaju po zemlji i ništa ne znaju.

19. Could you have utterly cast out Judah? Or has your soul abhorred Zion? Then why have you struck us, so much so that there is no health for us? We have waited for peace, but there is nothing good, and for the time of healing, and behold, trouble.

19. TÓa zar si Judeju sasvim odbacio? Zar ti duši omrznu Sion? Zašto nas tako biješ te nam više nema lijeka? Nadasmo se miru, ali dobra nema, èekasmo vrijeme ozdravljenja, al' evo užasa!

20. O Lord, we acknowledge our impieties, the iniquities of our fathers, that we have sinned against you.

20. O Jahve, bezbožnost svoju priznajemo, bezakonje otaca svojih; doista, tebi sagriješismo!

21. For the sake of your name, do not give us over into disgrace. And do not dishonor in us the throne of your glory. Remember, do not make void, your covenant with us.

21. Ne odbaci nas, rad' imena svoga, ne sramoti prijesto Slave svoje, spomeni se i nemoj razvræi Saveza svog s nama!

22. Could any of the graven images of the Gentiles send rain? Or are the heavens able to give showers? Have we not hoped in you, the Lord our God? For you have made all these things.”

22. Zar ispraznost bezbožnika dažda daje? Ili zar nebesa sama kiše? Zar ne daješ ti to, Jahve, Bože naš? Zato se u te uzdamo, jer ti sve to èiniš.