Jeremiah, 39

1. In the ninth year of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem, with his entire army, and they besieged it.

1. Devete godine kralja Sidkije, kralja judejskoga, desetoga mjeseca, Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, krenu sa svom vojskom na Jeruzalem te ga opsjede.

2. Then, in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the fifth of the month, the city was opened.

2. Jedanaeste godine kralja Sidkije, èetvrtoga mjeseca, dana devetoga u mjesecu, provališe u grad.

3. And all the rulers of the king of Babylon entered and were seated at the middle gate: Nergal-Sharezer, the priest of Nebo, Sarsechim, the chief eunuch, Nergal-Sharezer, the chief magi, and all the other rulers of the king of Babylon.

3. Uðoše sve vojskovoðe kralja babilonskoga te se smjestiše kod Srednjih vrata: Nergal Sar-Eser, knez Sin-Magira, vrhovni zapovjednik, Nebušasban, visoki dostojanstvenik, i sve druge vojskovoðe kralja babilonskoga.

4. And when Zedekiah, the king of Judah, with all the men of war, had seen them, they fled. And they departed from the city at night, by way of the king’s garden, and through the gate which was between the two walls. And they departed along the way of the desert.

4. Kad ih vidješe Sidkija, kralj judejski, i svi ratnici njegovi, dadoše se u bijeg na vrata izmeðu dva zida, noæu iziðoše iz grada prema Kraljevu vrtu i krenuše k dolini Arabi.

5. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them. And they overtook Zedekiah in the plain of the desert of Jericho. And having captured him, they led him to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, at Riblah, which is in the land of Hamath. And he declared a judgment against him

5. Ali ih èete kaldejske gonjahu i sustigoše Sidkiju u Poljanama jerihonskim. Uhvatiše ga, odvedoše u Riblu, u zemlju hamatsku, pred Nabukodonozora, kralja babilonskoga, koji mu izreèe sud.

6. And the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah, at Riblah, before his eyes. And the king of Babylon killed all the nobles of Judah.

6. I kralj babilonski dade u Ribli pred oèima kralja Sidkije zaklati djecu njegovu. A dade kralj babilonski pogubiti i sve odliènike judejske.

7. Also, he plucked out the eyes of Zedekiah. And he bound him with fetters, to be led away to Babylon.

7. Sidkiji iskopa oèi, stavi ga u okove da ga odvede u Babilon.

8. Also, the Chaldeans burned the house of the king and the house of the people with fire, and they overturned the wall of Jerusalem.

8. Kaldejci zapališe kraljev dvor i kuæe naroda i porušiše bedeme jeruzalemske.

9. And Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, and the fugitives who had fled to him, and all the rest of the people who had remained.

9. Ostatak puèanstva koje još ostade u gradu, izbjeglice što su mu se predale i sav ostali narod, izagna u Babilon Nebuzaradan, zapovjednik tjelesne straže.

10. And Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, released some of the poor people, those who had almost nothing, into the land of Judah. And he gave them vineyards and cisterns in that day.

10. A od siromašnoga puka koji nije ništa posjedovao, Nebuzaradan, zapovjednik tjelesne straže, ostavi neke u zemlji judejskoj i porazdijeli im vinograde i polja.

11. Now Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had instructed Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, about Jeremiah, saying:

11. O Jeremiji Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, zapovjedi Nebuzaradanu, zapovjedniku tjelesne straže:

12. “Take him, and set your eyes on him, and you shall do no harm to him at all. But as he is willing, so shall you do with him.”

12. "Uzmi ga i oko tvoje neka bdi nad njim. Ne èini mu nikakva zla, nego postupaj s njime kako on bude želio."

13. Therefore, Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, sent, and Nebushazban, the chief eunuch, and Nergal-Sharezer, the chief magi, and all the nobles of the king of Babylon sent,

13. Tada Nebuzaradan, zapovjednik tjelesne straže, Nebušazdan, visoki dostojanstvenik, Nergal Sar-Eser, vrhovni zapovjednik, i sve vojskovoðe kralja babilonskoga

14. and they took Jeremiah from the vestibule of the prison, and they delivered him to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, so that he could enter a house and live among the people.

14. poslaše ljude da izvedu Jeremiju iz tamnièkoga dvorišta i pustiše ga na slobodu. I tako on osta meðu narodom.

15. But the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah, when he had been confined to the vestibule of the prison, saying: “Go, and speak to Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying:

15. Dok je Jeremija bio zatvoren u tamnièkom dvorištu, doðe mu rijeè Jahvina:

16. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words over this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be in your sight in that day.

16. "Idi i reci Kušitu Ebed-Meleku: Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama, Bog Izraelov: 'Evo, uèinit æu da se ispune moje rijeèi protiv ovoga grada, na nesreæu, ne na spas njegov. I kad se u onaj dan na tvoje oèi obistine,

17. And I will free you in that day, says the Lord. And you will not be delivered into the hands of the men whom you dread.

17. ja æu te u onaj dan spasiti - rijeè je Jahvina - i neæeš biti predan u ruke ljudima pred kojima dršæeš,

18. But when delivering, I will free you. And you will not fall by the sword. Instead, your life will be saved for you, because you had faith in me, says the Lord.”

18. jer ja æu te pouzdano spasiti te neæeš od maèa poginuti, nego æeš dobiti život kao plijen, jer si se u me pouzdao' - rijeè je Jahvina."