Jeremiah 14

1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts.

Beseda Gospodova, ki je prišla Jeremiju glede pomanjkanja.

2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they bow down in black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

Juda žaluje in njegova velika vrata pešajo; črna so do tal; in krik [prestolnice] Jeruzalem se je vzdignil.

3 And their nobles send their lads for water: they come to the pits, and find no water; their vessels return empty; they are ashamed and confounded, and cover their heads.

Vsi njeni plemiči so poslali svoje malčke k vodam. Prišli so k jamam, pa niso našli nobene vode; s svojimi praznimi posodami so se vrnili; bili so osramočeni in zbegani in si pokrili svoje glave.

4 Because of the ground which is cracked, for there hath been no rain in the land, the plowmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

Ker so tla razpokana, kajti ni bilo dežja na zemljo, so bili orači osramočeni, pokrili so si svoje glave.

5 Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, because there is no grass,

Da, tudi košuta je povrgla na polju in to zapustila, ker tam ni bilo nobene trave.

6 And the wild asses stand on the high hills, they gasp for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.

Divji osli so stali na visokih krajih, vohali so veter kakor zmaji; njihove oči so odpovedale, ker tam ni bilo nobene trave.

7 Though our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, work Thou for Thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many, we have sinned against Thee.

Oh Gospod, čeprav naše krivičnosti pričajo zoper nas, stori to zaradi svojega imena, kajti naša zdrknjenja nazaj so številna; grešili smo zoper tebe.

8 O Thou hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest Thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?

Oh Izraelovo upanje, njegov rešitelj v času stiske, zakaj bi bil kakor tujec v deželi in kakor popotnik, ki se obrača vstran, da ostane čez noč?

9 Why shouldest thou be as a man overcome, as a mighty man that cannot save? Yet Thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and Thy name is called upon us; leave us not.

Zakaj bi bil kakor osupel človek, kakor mogočen človek, ki ne more rešiti? Vendar si ti, oh Gospod, v naši sredi in mi smo imenovani po tvojem imenu; ne zapusti nas.

10 Thus saith the LORD unto this people: Even so have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet; therefore the LORD doth not accept them, now will He remember their iniquity, and punish their sins.

Tako govori Gospod temu ljudstvu: »Tako so ljubili tavanje, svojih stopal niso zadržali, zato jih Gospod ne sprejema. Sedaj se bo spomnil njihove krivičnosti in obiskal njihove grehe.«

11 And the LORD said unto me: 'Pray not for this people for their good.

Potem mi je Gospod rekel: »Ne moli za to ljudstvo za njihovo dobro.

12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and meal-offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.'

Ko se postijo, ne bom slišal njihovega vpitja; in ko darujejo žgalno daritev in daritev, jih ne bom sprejel. Temveč jih bom použil z mečem, lakoto in kužno boleznijo.«

13 Then said I: 'Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them: Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.'

Potem sem rekel: »Ah, Gospod Bog! Glej, preroki jim pravijo: ›Ne boste videli meča niti ne boste imeli lakote. Temveč vam bom na tem kraju dal zagotovljen mir.‹«

14 Then the LORD said unto me: 'The prophets prophesy lies in My name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke I unto them; they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their own heart.

Nato mi je Gospod rekel: »›Preroki v mojem imenu prerokujejo laži. Jaz jih nisem poslal niti jim zapovedal niti jim nisem govoril. Prerokujejo vam lažnivo videnje, vedeževanje, prazno stvar in prevaro svojega srca.‹

15 Therefore thus saith the LORD: As for the prophets that prophesy in My name, and I sent them not, yet they say: Sword and famine shall not be in this land, by sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed;

Zato tako govori Gospod glede prerokov, ki prerokujejo v mojem imenu in jih jaz nisem poslal in vendar pravijo: ›Meča in lakote ne bo v tej deželi.‹ Z mečem in lakoto bodo ti preroki použiti.

16 and the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters; for I will pour their evil upon them.'

Ljudstvo, ki mu prerokujejo, bo zaradi lakote in meča vrženo ven na ulice [prestolnice] Jeruzalem. Nikogar ne bodo imeli, da bi jih pokopal, njih, njihove žene niti njihove sinove niti njihove hčere, kajti nanje bom izlil njihovo zlobnost.

17 And thou shalt say this word unto them: Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

Zato jim boš rekel to besedo: ›Naj iz mojih oči tečejo solze ponoči in podnevi in naj ne prenehajo, kajti devica, hči mojega ljudstva je zlomljena z veliko vrzeljo, z zelo bolečim udarcem.‹«

18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! And if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! For both the prophet and the priest are gone about to a land, and knew it not.

Če grem naprej na polje, potem glej, umorjeni z mečem! Če vstopim v mesto, potem glej, tisti, ki so bolni od lakote! Da, prerok in duhovnik gresta naokrog v deželo, ki je ne poznata.

19 Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah? Hath Thy soul loathed Zion? Why hast Thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold terror!

Mar si popolnoma zavrnil Juda? Ali se je tvoji duši gnusil Sion? Zakaj si nas udaril in tam ni ozdravljenja za nas? Iskali smo mir, pa tam ni nič dobrega; in čas ozdravljenja, pa glej, stiska!

20 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, even the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against Thee.

Priznavamo, oh Gospod, našo zlobnost in krivičnost naših očetov, kajti grešili smo zoper tebe.

21 Do not contemn us, for Thy name's sake, do not dishonour the throne of Thy glory; remember, break not Thy covenant with us.

Ne preziraj nas zaradi svojega imena, ne osramoti prestola svoje slave. Spomni se, ne prelomi svoje zaveze z nami.

22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O LORD our God, and do we not wait for Thee? For Thou hast made all these things.

Je katerakoli izmed ničevosti poganov, ki lahko povzroči dež? Lahko nebo da nalive? Mar nisi ti, oh Gospod, naš Bog? Zato bomo čakali nate, ker si ti naredil vse te stvari.