Jeremija 4

1 »Če se hočeš vrniti, oh Izrael, « govori Gospod, »se vrni k meni. Če hočeš odstraniti svoje ogabnosti izpred mojega pogleda, potem ne boš odtaval.

If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return to me: if thou wilt take away thy stumblingblocks out of my sight, thou shalt not be moved.

2 Prisegel boš: › Gospod živi v resnici in sodbi in v pravičnosti‹« in narodi se bodo blagoslavljali v njem in v njem bodo slavili.

And thou shalt swear: As the Lord liveth, in truth, and in judgement, and in justice: and the Gentiles shall bless him, and shall praise him.

3 Kajti tako govori Gospod Judovim možem in Jeruzalemu: »Pobranajte svoja neposejana tla in ne sejte med trnjem.

For thus saith the Lord to the men of Juda and Jerusalem: Break up anew your fallow ground, and sow not upon thorns:

4 Obrežite se Gospodu in odstranite prednje kožice svojega srca, vi, Judovi možje in prebivalci Jeruzalema, da ne bi moja razjarjenost prišla kakor ogenj in tako požgala, da nihče ne more pogasiti – zaradi hudobije vaših ravnanj.

Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your hearts, ye men of Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my indignation come forth like fire, and burn, and there be none that can quench it: because of the wickedness of your thoughts.

5 Razglasite v Judu in objavite v [prestolnici] Jeruzalem in recite: ›Zatrobite na šofar v deželi.‹ Kličite, zberite se skupaj in recite: ›Zberite se skupaj in pojdimo v obrambna mesta.‹

Declare ye in Juda, and make it heard in Jerusalem: speak, and sound with the trumpet in the land: cry aloud, and say: Assemble yourselves, and let us go into strong cities.

6 Postavite prapor proti Sionu. Umaknite se, ne ostanite, kajti jaz bom privedel hudo iz severa in veliko uničenje.

Set up the standard in Sion. Strengthen yourselves, stay not: for I bring evil from the north, and great destruction.

7 Lev je prišel iz svoje goščave in uničevalec poganov je na svoji poti; odšel je iz svojega kraja, da tvojo deželo naredi zapuščeno in tvoja mesta bodo opustošena, brez prebivalca.

The lion is come up out of his den, and the robber of nations hath roused himself: he is come forth out of his place, to make thy land desolate: thy cities shall be laid waste, remaining without an inhabitant.

8 Zaradi tega se opašite z vrečevino, žalujte in tulite, kajti kruta Gospodova jeza ni odvrnjena od nas.

For this gird yourselves with haircloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned away from us.

9 Zgodilo se bo na ta dan, « govori Gospod, » da bo srce kralja in srce princev oslabelo in duhovniki bodo osupli in preroki se bodo spraševali.«

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord: That the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes: and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall be amazed.

10 Potem sem rekel: »Ah, Gospod Bog! Zagotovo si zelo prevaral to ljudstvo in Jeruzalem, rekoč: ›Imeli boste mir, ‹ medtem ko meč sega do duše.«

And I said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, hast thou then deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying: You shall have peace: and behold the sword reacheth even to the soul?

11 Ob tistem času bo rečeno temu ljudstvu in [prestolnici] Jeruzalem: »Suh veter visokih krajev v divjini proti hčeri mojega ljudstva, ne da preveja niti da očisti,

At that time it shall be said to this people, and to Jerusalem: A burning wind is in the ways that are in the desert of the way of the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse.

12 celó poln veter iz tistih krajev bo prišel k meni. Sedaj bom tudi jaz izrekel obsodbo zoper njih.«

A full wind from these places shall come to me: and now I will speak my judgments with them.

13 Glej, prišel bo gor kakor oblaki in njegovi bojni vozovi bodo kakor vrtinčast veter. Njegovi konji so bolj nagli kakor orli. Gorje nam! Kajti oplenjeni smo.

Behold he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a tempest: his horses are swifter than eagles: woe unto us, for we are laid waste.

14 »Oh [prestolnica] Jeruzalem, umij svoje srce pred zlobnostjo, da boš lahko rešena. Doklej bodo tvoje prazne misli prenočevale znotraj tebe?

Wash thy heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayst be saved: how long shall hurtful thoughts abide in thee?

15 Kajti glas razglaša od Dana in objavlja stisko od gore Efrájim.

For a voice of one declaring from Dan, and giving notice of the idol from mount Ephraim.

16 Dajte omenjati narodom, glejte, objavite zoper [prestolnico] Jeruzalem, da stražarji prihajajo iz daljne dežele in objavite njihov glas zoper Judova mesta.

Say ye to the nations: Behold it is heard in Jerusalem, that guards are coming from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Juda.

17 Kakor čuvaji polja so oni zoper njo vsenaokrog, zato ker je bila uporna zoper mene, « govori Gospod.

They are set round about her, as keepers of fields: because she hath provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord.

18 »Tvoja pot in tvoja početja so ti povzročila te stvari; to je tvoja zlobnost, ker je ta grenka, ker ta sega v tvoje srce.

They ways, and thy devices have brought these things upon thee: this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it hath touched thy heart.

19 Moja notranjost, moja notranjost! Zaskrbljen sem prav v svojem srcu; moje srce dela v meni hrup; ne morem ohraniti miru, ker si slišala, oh moja duša, zvok šofarja, alarm vojne.

My bowels, my bowels are in pain, the senses of my heart are troubled within me, I will not hold my peace, for my soul hath heard the sound of the trumpet, the cry of battle.

20 Uničenje na uničenje je razkričano, kajti celotna dežela je oplenjena. Moji šotori so nenadoma oplenjeni in moje zavese v trenutku.

Destruction upon destruction is called for, and all the earth is laid waste: my tents are destroyed on a sudden, and my pavilions in a moment.

21 Doklej bom videl prapor in slišal zvok šofarja?

How long shall I see men fleeing away, how long shall I hear the sound of the trumpet?

22 Kajti moje ljudstvo je nespametno, niso me spoznali; neumni otroci so in nobenega razumevanja nimajo. Modri so, da počno hudo, toda za početje dobrega nimajo spoznanja.«

For my foolish people have not known me: they are foolish and senseless children: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

23 Pogledal sem zemljo in glej, ta je bila brez oblike ter prazna; in [na] nebo, pa ni imelo nobene svetlobe.

I beheld the earth, and lo it was void, and nothing: and the heavens, and there was no light in them.

24 Pogledal sem gore in glej, trepetale so in vsi hribi so se rahlo gibali.

I looked upon the mountains, and behold they trembled: and all the hills were troubled.

25 Pogledal sem in glej, tam ni bilo nobenega človeka in vse nebeške ptice so odletele.

I beheld, and lo there was no man: and all the birds of the air were gone.

26 Pogledal sem in glej, rodoviten kraj je bila divjina in vsa njegova mesta so bila zrušena ob Gospodovi prisotnosti in z njegovo kruto jezo.

I looked, and behold Carmel was a wilderness: and all its cities were destroyed at the presence of the Lord, and at the presence of the wrath of his indignation.

27 Kajti tako je rekel Gospod: »Celotna dežela bo zapuščena, vendar ne bom naredil popolnega konca.

For thus saith the Lord: All the land shall be desolate, but yet I will not utterly destroy.

28 Zaradi tega bo zemlja žalovala in nebo nad [njo] bo črno. Ker sem to govoril, sem to namenil in se ne bom kesal niti se ne bom obrnil nazaj od tega.«

The earth shall mourn, and the heavens shall lament from above: because I have spoken, I have purposed, and I have not repented, neither am I turned away from it.

29 Celotno mesto bo pobegnilo zaradi zvoka konjenikov in lokostrelcev; šli bodo v goščave in plezali na skale. Vsako mesto bo zapuščeno in ni človeka, da tam prebiva.

At the voice of the horsemen, and the archers, all the city is fled away; they have entered into thickets and have climbed up the rocks: all the cities are forsaken, and there dwelleth not a man in them.

30 Ko si oplenjena, kaj boš storila? Čeprav se oblačiš s temno rdečo, čeprav se krasiš z ornamenti iz zlata, čeprav si obrobljaš svoj obraz z ličenjem, se boš zaman naredila lepo; tvoji ljubimci te bodo prezirali, stregli ti bodo po življenju.

But when thou art spoiled what wilt thou do? though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, and paintest thy eyes with stibic stone, thou shalt dress thyself out in vain: thy lovers have despised thee, they will seek thy life.

31 Kajti slišal sem glas ženske kakor v porodnih bolečinah in tesnobo kakor od tiste, ki rojeva svojega prvega otroka, glas sionske hčere, ki se objokuje, ki razširja svoji roki, rekoč: »Gorje mi sedaj! Kajti moja duša je izmučena zaradi morilcev.«

For I have heard the voice as of a woman in travail, anguishes as of a woman in labor of a child. The voice of the daughter of Sion, dying away, spreading her hands: Woe is me, for my soul hath fainted because of them that are slain.