Jeremiah 1

Riječi Jeremije, sina Hilkijina, svećenika iz Anatota, u zemlji Benjaminovoj.

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

Njemu dođe riječ Jahvina, u dane Jošije, sina Amonova, kralja Judina, trinaeste godine vladanja njegova:

To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

zatim u dane Jojakima, sina Jošijina, kralja Judina, do svršetka jedanaeste godine Sidkije, sina Jošijina, kralja Judeje sve do Jeruzalema, u petom mjesecu izgnanstva.

It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

Dođe mi riječ Jahvina:

Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

"Prije nego što te oblikovah u majčinoj utrobi, ja te znadoh; prije nego što iz krila majčina izađe, ja te posvetih, za proroka svim narodima postavih te."

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

A ja rekoh: "Ah, Gospode Jahve, gle, ja ne umijem govoriti: dijete sam."

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

A Jahve mi odvrati: "Ne govori: 'Dijete sam!' Već idi k onima kojima te šaljem i reci sve ono što ću ti narediti.

But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

Ne boj ih se: jer ja sam s tobom da te izbavim," riječ je Jahvina.

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

I tada Jahve pruži ruku, dotače se usta mojih i reče: "Evo, u usta tvoja stavljam riječi svoje.

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

Gle: postavljam te danas nad narode i kraljevstva, da istrebljuješ i rušiš, da zatireš i ništiš, da gradiš i sadiš."

See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

I dođe mi riječ Jahvina: "Što vidiš, Jeremija?" A ja ću: "Vidim granu bademovu."

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

Tada mi Jahve reče: "Dobro vidiš, jer ja bdim nad riječima svojim da ih ispunim!"

Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

I dođe mi riječ Jahvina: "Što vidiš?" A ja ću: "Vidim uzavrio lonac, a otvor mu gleda na sjever."

And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

I Jahve mi reče: "Sa sjevera buknut će zlo protiv svih stanovnika ove zemlje.

Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Jer evo, ja ću sazvati sva sjeverna kraljevstva" - riječ je Jahvina. "I ona će doći: svako će od njih staviti svoje prijestolje pred ulaz vrata Jeruzalema, protiv svih zidina njegovih, i protiv svih gradova judejskih.

For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

I sudit ću im za sve opačine njihove; zato što me ostaviše, zato što kadiše drugim bogovima i klanjahu se djelima ruku svojih.

And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

Ti bedra svoja sad opaši, ustaj, pa ćeš im govoriti sve što ću tebi zapovjediti. Ne dršći pred njima, da ne bih morao učiniti da uzdršćeš pred njima.

Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

Danas te, evo, postavljam kao grad utvrđeni, kao stup željezni, k'o zidinu brončanu protiv sve zemlje: protiv kraljeva i knezova judejskih, svećenika i naroda ove zemlje.

For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

I borit će se s tobom, al' te neće nadvladati, jer ja sam s tobom da te izbavim," riječ je Jahvina.

And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.