Књига пророка Јеремије 18
1 Реч која дође Јеремији од Господа говорећи:
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
2 Устани, и сиђи у кућу лончареву, и онде ћу ти казати речи своје.
Up! go down to the potter's house, and there I will let my words come to your ears.
3 Тада сиђох у кућу лончареву, и гле, он рађаше посао на свом колу.
Then I went down to the potter's house, and he was doing his work on the stones.
4 И поквари се у руци лончару суд који грађаше од кала, па начини изнова од њега други суд, како беше воља лончару да начини.
And when the vessel, which he was forming out of earth, got damaged in the hand of the potter, he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make it.
5 Тада дође ми реч Господња говорећи:
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
6 Не могу ли чинити од вас као овај лончар, доме Израиљев? Говори Господ; гле, шта је као у руци лончаревој, то сте ви у мојој руци, доме Израиљев.
O Israel, am I not able to do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. See, like earth in the potter's hand are you in my hands, O Israel.
7 Кад бих рекао за народ и за царство да га истребим и разорим и затрем;
Whenever I say anything about uprooting a nation or a kingdom, and smashing it and sending destruction on it;
8 Ако се обрати народ ода зла, за које бих рекао, и мени ће бити жао са зла које мишљах да му учиним.
If, in that very minute, that nation of which I was talking is turned away from its evil, my purpose of doing evil to them will be changed.
9 А кад бих рекао за народ и за царства да га сазидам и насадим;
And whenever I say anything about building up a nation or a kingdom, and planting it;
10 Ако учини шта је зло преда мном не слушајући глас мој, и мени ће бити жао добра које рекох да му учиним.
If, in that very minute, it does evil in my eyes, going against my orders, then my good purpose, which I said I would do for them, will be changed.
11 Зато сада реци Јудејцима и Јерусалимљанима говорећи: Овако вели Господ: Ево спремам на вас зло, и мислим мисли на вас; вратите се, дакле, сваки са свог пута злог, и поправите путеве своје и дела своја.
Now, then, say to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am forming an evil thing against you, and designing a design against you: let every man come back now from his evil way, and let your ways and your doings be changed for the better.
12 А они рекоше: Нема ништа од тога, него ћемо ићи за својим мислима и чинићемо сваки по мисли срца свог злог.
But they will say, There is no hope: we will go on in our designs, and every one of us will do what he is moved by the pride of his evil heart to do.
13 Зато овако говори Господ: Питајте по народима је ли ко чуо такво шта? Грдило велико учини девојка Израиљева.
So this is what the Lord has said: Make search among the nations and see who has had word of such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very shocking thing.
14 Оставља ли снег ливански са стене моја поља? Остављају ли се воде студене, које теку?
Will the white snow go away from the top of Sirion? will the cold waters flowing from the mountains become dry?
15 А народ мој мене заборави, кади таштини, и спотичу се на својим путевима, на старим стазама, да ходе стазама пута непоравњеног,
For my people have put me out of their memory, burning perfumes to that which is nothing; and because of this, I will put a cause of falling in their ways, even in the old roads, and will make them go on side-roads, in a way not lifted up;
16 Да бих обратио земљу њихову у пустош, на вечну срамоту, да се чуди ко год прође преко ње и маше главом својом.
Making their land a thing of wonder, causing sounds of surprise for ever; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, shaking his head.
17 Као устоком разметнућу их пред непријатељем; леђа а не лице показаћу им у невољи њиховој.
I will send them in flight, as from an east wind, before the attacker; I will let them see my back and not my face on the day of their downfall.
18 А они рекоше: Ходите да смислимо шта Јеремији, јер неће нестати закона свештенику ни савета мудрацу ни речи пророку; ходите, убијмо га језиком и не пазимо на речи његове.
Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.
19 Пази на ме, Господе, и чуј глас мојих противника.
Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.
20 Еда ли ће се зло вратити за добро, кад ми копају јаму? Опомени се да сам стајао пред Тобом говорећи за њихово добро, да бих одвратио гнев Твој од њих.
Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.
21 Зато предај синове њихове глади и учини да изгину од мача, и жене њихове да буду сироте и удове, и мужеви њихови да се погубе, младиће њихове да побије мач у боју.
For this cause, let their children be without food, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be without children and become widows; let their men be overtaken by death, and their young men be put to the sword in the fight.
22 Нека се чује вика из кућа њихових, кад доведеш на њих војску изненада; јер ископаше јаму да ме ухвате, и замке наместише ногама мојим.
Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.
23 А Ти, Господе, знаш све што су наумили мени да ме убију, немој им опростити безакоња ни грех њихов избрисати испред себе; него нека попадају пред Тобом, у гневу свом ради супрот њима.
But you, Lord, have knowledge of all the designs which they have made against my life; let not their evil-doing be covered or their sin be washed away from before your eyes: but let it be a cause of falling before you: so do to them in the time of your wrath.
