Jeremija 18
1 Ovo je riječ koju Jahve uputi Jeremiji:
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
2 “Ustani i siđi u kuću lončarovu - ondje ću ti objaviti svoje riječi.”
“Rise up and descend into the house of the potter, and there you will hear my words.”
3 Siđoh, dakle, u kuću lončarovu, upravo je radio na lončarskom kolu.
And I descended into the house of the potter, and behold, he was making a work on the wheel.
4 I kako bi se koji sud što bi ga načinio od ilovače u ruci lončarovoj pokvario, on bi opet od nje pravio drugi - već kako se lončaru svidjelo da napravi.
And the vessel, which he was making with his hands out of clay, broke. And turning away, he made another vessel, for it had been pleasing in his eyes to make it.
5 I dođe mi riječ Jahvina:
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
6 “Ne mogu li i ja s vama činiti kao ovaj lončar, dome Izraelov? - riječ je Jahvina. Evo, kao ilovača u ruci lončarovoj, i vi ste u mojoj ruci, dome Izraelov.
“Am I not able to do with you, O house of Israel, just as this potter has done, says the Lord? Behold, like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
7 Objavim li jednom kojem narodu ili kojem kraljevstvu da ću ga iskorijeniti, uništiti i razoriti,
Suddenly, I will speak against a nation and against a kingdom, so that I may uproot, and destroy, and scatter it.
8 i taj se narod, protiv kojeg sam govorio, obrati od opačina i zloća, tada ću se ja pokajati za zlo koje mu bijah namijenio.
If that nation, against which I have spoken, will repent from their evil, I too will repent from the evil that I have decided I would do to them.
9 Objavim li kojem narodu, ili kojem kraljevstvu, da ću ga izgraditi i posaditi,
And soon, I will speak about a nation and about a kingdom, so that I may build and plant it.
10 a on stane činiti što je zlo u mojim očima, ne slušajući glasa mojega, pokajat ću se za dobro koje sam im obećao.
If it does evil in my sight, so as not to listen to my voice, I will repent of the good that I have said I would do to it.
11 Zato sada reci Judejcima i Jeruzalemcima: 'Ovako govori Jahve: Evo, spremam vam zlo i snujem protiv vas osnove. Vratite se, dakle, svaki sa svoga zlog puta i popravite svoje putove i svoja djela.'
Now, therefore, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am forming an evil against you, and I am considering a plan against you. Let each one of you return from his evil way, and direct your ways and your intentions well.”
12 Ali oni vele: 'Uzalud! Mi ćemo radije provoditi svoje osnove i činiti svaki po okorjelosti zlog srca svojega.'”
And they said: “We have lost hope. And so we will follow our own thoughts, and each of us will act according to the depravity of his own evil heart.”
13 Ovako govori Jahve: “Propitajte se po narodima: je li itko takvo što čuo? Toliku grozotu učini djevica Izraelova.
For this reason, thus says the Lord: “Inquire among the Gentiles. Who has heard of such horrible things as the virgin of Israel has done to excess?
14 Nestaje li s gorske vrleti snijeg libanonski? Mogu li presušiti vode daleke što studene teku?
Do the snows of Lebanon fail to fall on the rocks of the field? Or are the cold waters, which burst forth and flow down, able to be rooted out?
15 A narod moj mene zaboravi! Kad prinose ništavnosti, posrnuše na putovima svojim, na stazama drevnim, i hode stazama i putem neprohodnim.
Yet my people have forgotten me, offering useless libations, and stumbling in their ways, in the paths of the world, so that they walk by these on an unmarked route.
16 I tako su zemlju u pustoš obratili, na vječnu porugu, da se nad njom zgraža svaki prolaznik glavom mašući.
And so their land has been given over to desolation and to perpetual hissing. Each one who passes by will be astonished and will shake his head.
17 Razvitlat ću ih pred neprijateljem, kao istočnjak; leđa, a ne lice, ja ću im pokazati u dan njine propasti.”
Like a burning wind, I will disperse them in the sight the enemy. I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their perdition.”
18 I rekoše: “Hajdemo da se urotimo protiv Jeremije, jer svećeniku ne može nestati Zakona, ni mudrome savjeta, ni proroku besjede. Hajde, udarimo ga njegovim jezikom i pazimo budno na svaku riječ njegovu.”
And they said: “Come, and let us devise a plan against Jeremiah. For the law will not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor a sermon from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us pay no attention to any of his words.”
19 Poslušaj me, o Jahve, i čuj što govore moji protivnici.
Attend to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries.
20 TÓa zar se dobro uzvraća zlim? A oni mi jamu kopaju! Sjeti se kako stajah pred licem tvojim da u tebe milost tražim za njih, da odvratim od njih jarost tvoju.
Should evil be rendered for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul! Remember that I have stood in your sight, so as to speak on their behalf for good, and to avert your indignation from them.
21 Zato im djecu izruči gladi, maču ih predaj! Neka im žene ostanu jalove i udovice, neka im kuga pobije muževe, a mladići neka od mača u boju poginu.
Because of this, give their sons over to famine, and bring them to the hand of the sword. Let their wives be widows without children. And let their husbands be slain by death. Let their youths be stabbed with the sword in battle.
22 Neka se prolomi vapaj iz kuća njihovih kad iznenada na njih dovedeš čete pljačkaša. Jer oni iskopaše jamu da me uhvate, nogama mojim u potaji zamke namjestiše.
Let an outcry be heard from their houses. For you will lead the robber upon them suddenly. For they have dug a pit, so that they may seize me, and they have hidden snares for my feet.
23 Ti, o Jahve, znadeš sav njihov naum ubilački protiv mene. Ne oprosti im bezakonja njihova, ne izbriši im grijeha pred sobom. Neka padnu pred licem tvojim, obračunaj s njima u dan gnjeva svoga!
But you, O Lord, know all their plans against me unto death. May you not forgive their iniquity, and do not allow their sin be taken away from your face. Let them be thrown down in your sight, in the time of your fury, so that you may destroy them.
