Jeremiah 5

Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

Prođite ulicama jeruzalemskim, pogledajte dobro i raspitajte se, tražite po njegovim trgovima, pa ako nađete ijednoga čovjeka koji čini pravo i traži istinu, oprostit ću ovom gradu" - riječ je Jahvina.

And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.

Pa kad i govore: "Živoga mi Jahve!" doista se krivo zaklinju.

O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

Jahve, nisu li oči tvoje upravljene k istini? Biješ ih, ali njih ne boli; zatireš ih, al' oni odbijaju pouku tvoju. Čelo im je tvrđe od litice, odbijaju da se obrate.

Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

Rekoh: "Samo siromasi tako ludo postupaju, jer ne znaju puta Jahvina ni pravo Boga svojega.

I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

Poći ću, dakle, velikima i njima ću govoriti, jer oni poznaju put Jahvin i pravo Boga svojega." Ali oni svi složno razbiše jaram i sve veze pokidaše.

Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

I zato ih šumski lav napada, vuk pustinjski razdire, leopardi vrebaju gradove njihove, tko god iziđe iz njih bit će rastrgan. Jer su grijesi njihovi mnogobrojni, mnogostruki otpadi njihovi.

How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.

"Zašto da ti oprostim? Sinovi me tvoji napustiše, zaklinju se lažnim bogovima. Ja ih nasitih, oni preljub učiniše, u bludničinu kuću nagrnuše.

They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.

Oni su k'o ugojeni, sileni konji: ržu za ženom bližnjega svoga.

Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Pa da to ne kaznim - riječ je Jahvina - narodu takvu da se ne osvetim?

Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.

Popnite se na zidove! Razarajte! Uništite, ali ne posvema! Iščupajte sve čokote jer nisu Jahvini.

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.

Da, podlo me izdadoše dom Izraelov i dom Judin" - riječ je Jahvina.

They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

Zanijekaše Jahvu, rekoše: "Nema ga! Zlo nas neće snaći, nećemo iskusiti ni gladi ni mača!

And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

[13a] A proroci su poput vjetra, govornika nema među njima!"

Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Zato ovako govori Jahve, Bog nad Vojskama: "Zato što su tako govorili, [13b] evo što će im se zbiti: U oganj ću pretvoriti svoje riječi u tvojim ustima, a narod ovaj u drvo da ga oganj proždre.

Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

Evo, dovest ću na vas narod izdaleka, dome Izraelov - riječ je Jahvina. Narod nepobjediv, narod drevan, narod kojega jezik nećeš znati, ni razumjeti što govori.

Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

Tobolac mu je razjapljen grob. Svi su oni po izboru junaci.

And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

On će proždrijet' tvoju žetvu, tvoj kruh, sinove i kćeri tvoje, ovce i goveda tvoja, grožđe i smokve tvoje, razorit će ti gradove tvrde u koje se sada uzdaš."

Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.

"Ali ni tada - riječ je Jahvina - neću te posve uništiti.

And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.

A kad budu pitali: 'Zašto nam Jahve, Bog naš, učini sve ovo?' ti ćeš im odgovoriti: 'Jer ste mene ostavili da biste služili tuđim bogovima u svojoj zemlji, služit ćete tuđincu u zemlji koja nije vaša!'"

Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

"Objavite ovo domu Jakovljevu i obznanite po Judeji:

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

Čujte, dakle, ovo, narode ludi i nerazumni: oči imaju, a ne vide, uši imaju, a ne čuju!

Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Zar se mene nećete bojati - riječ je Jahvina - zar nećete drhtati preda mnom koji sam stavio pijesak moru za granicu, za vječnu među koje nikad neće prijeći: ono se biba, al' je nemoćno, valovi mu huče, ali prijeći neće.

But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.

No, u naroda ovog srce je prkosno, nepokorno; oni se udaljiše - to je snaga njihova!

Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

Ne rekoše u srcu svome: 'Bojmo se Jahve, Boga svojega, koji nam u pravi čas šalje dažd rani i kišu kasnu i koji nam čuva tjedne određene za žetvu.'

Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.

Vaša bezakonja narušiše ovo, vaši vam grijesi uništiše blagostanje.

For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

Da, u mome narodu ima zlikovaca: kao ptičari vrebaju iz zasjede, postavljaju zamke, hvataju ljude.

As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

Kao što je krletka puna ptica, tako su njihove kuće pune grabeža; postadoše tako veliki i bogati,

They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

tusti i ugojeni. Da, prevršila se mjera zla, ne brane prava, prava sirote ne sreću, ne mare za pravo sirotinje.

Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Pa da to ne kaznim - riječ je Jahvina - narodu takvu da se ne osvetim?

A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;

Strahote i grozote zbivaju se u ovoj zemlji:

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

proroci laž proriču, a svećenici poučavaju na svoju ruku. A mojem narodu to omilje! Al' što ćete raditi na kraju?