Jeremias 3

1 If a man put away his wife, and she depart from him, and become another man's, shall she return to him any more at all? shall not that woman be utterly defiled? ye thou hast gone a-whoring with many shepherds, and hast returned to me, saith the Lord.

“Ako muž otpusti ženu svoju i ona ide od njega te se uda za drugoga, ima li još pravo da se vrati njemu? Nije li ta žena sasvim oskvrnuta? A ti si bludničila s mnogim milosnicima, pa da se meni vratiš?” - riječ je Jahvina.

2 Lift up thine eyes [to look] straight forward, and see where thou hast not been utterly defiled. Thou hast sat for them by the wayside as a deserted crow, and hast defiled the land with thy fornications and thy wickedness.

Podigni oči na goleti i pogledaj: gdje te to nisu oskvrnuli? Na putovima si ih dočekivala kao Arapin u pustinji. Ti si oskvrnula zemlju bludom i opačinom svojom,

3 And thou didst retain many shepherds for a stumbling-block to thyself: thou hadst a whore's face, thou didst become shameless toward all.

zato i kiše prestadoše i kasni daždevi ne padoše. Čelo ti je kao u bludnice: ni zacrvenjela se nisi.

4 Hast thou not called me as it were a home, and the father and guide of thy virgin-time?

Ne dovikuješ li mi sada: 'Oče moj, ti si prijatelj mladosti moje!

5 Will [God's anger] continue for ever, or be preserved to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done these bad things, and hadst power [to do them].

Hoće li zauvijek plamtjeti, vječno tinjati gnjev tvoj?' Tako govoriš, a činiš i dalje zla koliko god možeš.”

6 And the Lord said to me in the days of Josias the king, Hast thou seen what things the house of Israel has done to me? they have gone on every high mountain, and under every shady tree, and have committed fornication there.

Jahve mi reče u dane kralja Jošije: “Vidje li što učini odmetnica Izrael? Ona odlazi na svaku visoku goru i pod svako zeleno stablo i ondje se podaje bludu.

7 And I said after she had committed all these acts of fornication, Turn again to me. Yet she returned not. And faithless Juda saw her faithlessness.

A ja mišljah: 'Poslije svega što učini vratit će se k meni.' Ali se ona ne vraća. I to vidje sestra njena, nevjernica Judeja.

8 And I saw that (for all the sins of which she was convicted, wherein the house of Israel committed adultery, and I put her away, and gave into her hands a bill of divorcement, ) yet faithless Juda feared not, but went and herself also committed fornication.

A vidje i kako otpustih odmetnicu Izraela zbog svih preljuba i dadoh joj knjigu otpusnu. Ali sestra joj, nevjernica Judeja, nimalo se ne poboja, pa i ona okrenu u blud.

9 And her fornication was nothing accounted of; and she committed adultery with wood and stone.

I svojim lakoumnim bludom obeščasti zemlju; činila je preljub s kamenjem i drvljem.

10 And for all these things faithless Juda turned not to me with all her heart, but falsely.

I nakon svega toga nije se vratila k meni nevjernica sestra njezina, Judeja, svim srcem svojim, već samo prijetvorno” - riječ je Jahvina.

11 And the Lord said to me, Israel has justified himself more than faithless Juda.

I reče mi Jahve: “Odmetnica Izrael pravednija je od Judeje nevjernice.

12 Go and read these words toward the north, and thou shalt say, Return to me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not set my face against you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not be angry with you for ever.

Idi i viči prema Sjeveru ove riječi. Reci: Vrati se, odmetnice, Izraele, riječ je Jahvina. Ne gnjevi se više lice moje na vas, jer sam milostiv - riječ je Jahvina - neću se gnjeviti dovijeka.

13 Nevertheless, know thine iniquity, that thou hast sinned against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to strangers under every shady tree, but thou didst not hearken to my voice, saith the Lord.

Samo priznaj svoju krivnju da si se odvrgla od Jahve, Boga svojega, i odlutala k tuđincima, pod svako drvo zeleno i nisi slušala glasa mojega - riječ je Jahvina.

14 Turn, ye children that have revolted, saith the Lord; for I will rule over you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you in to Sion:

Vratite se, sinovi odmetnici - riječ je Jahvina - jer ja sam vaš Gospodar. Uzet ću vas, po jednoga iz svakoga grada, po dvojicu od svakoga roda, da vas odvedem na Sion.

15 and I will give you shepherds after my heart, and they shall certainly tend you with knowledge.

I dat ću vam pastire po srcu svojemu koji će vas pasti razumno i mudro.

16 And it shall come to pass that when ye are multiplied and increased upon the land, saith the Lord, in those days they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Holy One of Israel: it shall not come to mind; it shall not be named; neither shall it be visited; nor shall [this] be done any more.

A kad se u one dane namnožite i narodite u zemlji - riječ je Jahvina - više se neće govoriti: 'Kovčeg Jahvina Saveza' i nitko neće na nj misliti, nitko ga se neće sjećati ni za njim čeznuti, niti ga ponovo graditi.

17 In those days and at that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered to it: and they shall not walk any more after the imaginations of their evil heart.

U to će se vrijeme Jeruzalem zvati 'Prijestolje Gospodnje'; i svi će se narodi u njemu sabrati u ime Jahvino, i nijedan se više neće tvrdoglavo povoditi za pokvarenim srcem svojim.

18 In those days the house of Juda, shall come together to the house of Israel, and they shall come, together, from the land of the north, and from all the countries, to the land, which I caused their fathers to inherit.

U one dane slagat će se dom Judin s domom Izraelovim; i zajedno će krenuti iz Zemlje sjeverne u zemlju koju ocima vašim dadoh u baštinu.”

19 And I said, So be it, Lord, for [thou saidst] I will set thee among children, and will give thee a choice land, the inheritance of the Almighty God of the Gentiles: and I said, Ye shall call me Father; and ye shall not turn away from me.

A ja rekoh: “Kako da te ubrojim među sinove i dam ti zemlju slasti, baštinu, najljepši biser među narodima! Pomislih: Ti ćeš me zvati 'Oče moj!' i nećeš se više odvratiti od mene.”

20 But as a wife acts treacherously against her husband, so has the house of Israel dealt treacherously against me, saith the Lord.

“Ali kao što se žena iznevjeri mužu svome, tako se i vi iznevjeriste meni, dome Izraelov” - riječ je Jahvina.

21 A voice from the lips was heard, [even] of weeping and supplication of the children of Israel: for they have dealt unrighteously in their ways, they have forgotten God their Holy One.

Čuj! Po goletima plač se čuje, zapomaganje djece Izraelove, jer skrenuše s puta svojega. Jahvu, Boga svoga, zaboraviše.

22 Turn, ye children that are given to turning, and I will heal your bruises. Behold, we will be thy servants; for thou art the Lord our God.

- Vratite se, sinovi, što se odvratiste, izliječit ću odmetništva vaša! - Evo nas, dolazimo k tebi, jer ti si Jahve, Bog naš!

23 Truly the hills and the strength of the mountains were a lying refuge: but by the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.

Doista, prijevarni su visovi, graja po brdima. Odista, u Jahvi, Bogu našemu, spasenje je Izraelovo!

24 But shame has consumed the labours of our fathers from our youth; their sheep and their calves, and their sons and their daughters.

Baal je proždro trud naših otaca još od mladosti naše: ovce njihove i goveda, nihove kćeri i sinove.

25 We have lain down in our shame, and our disgrace has covered us: because we and our fathers have sinned before our God, from our youth until this day; and we have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord our God.

Lezimo u sramotu svoju, nek' nas pokrije ruglo naše! Jer Jahvi, Bogu svome, sagriješismo mi i oci naši, od mladosti svoje do dana današnjeg, i ne slušamo glasa Jahve, Boga svojega.