Jeremija 4

1 “Ako se, Izraele, želiš vratiti - riječ je Jahvina - k meni se vrati; ukloniš li grozote svoje, više ne moraš bježati od mene.

O Israel, if thou returne, returne vnto me, saith the Lord: and if thou put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remoue.

2 Ako se zakuneš: 'Živoga mi Jahve!' istinito, pravo i pravedno, narodi će se blagoslivljati u tebi i tobom se dičiti.”

And thou shalt sweare, The Lord liueth in trueth, in iudgement, and in righteousnesse, and the nations shall be blessed in him, and shall glorie in him.

3 Jer ovako govori Jahve Judejcima i Jeruzalemcima: “Prokrčite sebi prljuše, ne sijte po trnjacima.

For thus saith the Lord to the men of Iudah, and to Ierusalem,

4 Obrežite se Jahvi, skinite obrezak sa srca svojega, Judejci i Jeruzalemci, jer će bijes moj buknuti kao vatra i gorjet će, a nikog da ugasi, zbog zlodjela i opačina što ih počiniste.

Breake vp your fallowe ground, and sowe not among the thornes: be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskinnes of your hearts, ye men of Iudah, and inhabitants of Ierusalem, lest my wrath come foorth like fire, and burne, that none can quenche it, because of the wickednesse of your inuentions.

5 Objavite u Judeji, razglasite u Jeruzalemu! Trubite u rog širom zemlje, vičite punim glasom i recite: 'Svi na okup! Zavucimo se u gradove svoje utvrđene!'

Declare in Iudah, and shewe forth in Ierusalem, and say, Blowe the trumpet in the lande: cry, and gather together, and say, Assemble your selues, and let vs goe into strong cities.

6 Dižite znak prema Sionu! Bježite! Nemojte zastajati! Jer dovodim nesreću sa Sjevera, veliku propast.

Set vp the standart in Zion: prepare to flee, and stay not: for I will bring a plague from the North, and a great destruction.

7 Lav se podiže iz čestara svoga, zatornik naroda izađe iz svog mjesta, krenu da zemlju tvoju opustoši: gradove će tvoje razoriti, nestat će im žitelja.

The lyon is come vp from his denne, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is departed, and gone forth of his place to lay thy land waste, and thy cities shalbe destroyed without an inhabitant.

8 Zato se u kostrijet ogrnite, kukajte, naričite, jer rasplamtjela jarost Jahvina nas nije mimoišla.

Wherefore girde you with sackecloth: lament, and howle, for the fierce wrath of the Lord is not turned backe from vs.

9 U dan onaj - riječ je Jahvina - klonut će srce kralju i knezovima. Svećenici će se zapanjiti, proroci umuknuti.

And in that day, saith the Lord, the heart of the King shall perish, and the heart of the princes and the Priestes shall be astonished, and the Prophets shall wonder.

10 I reći će: 'Ah, Jahve, Gospodine, zaista nas teško prevari kad reče: 'Uživat ćete mir' a sad nam je mač pod grlom.'

Then saide I, Ah, Lord God, surely thou hast deceiued this people and Ierusalem, saying, Ye shall haue peace, and the sworde perceth vnto the heart.

11 U to će se vrijeme reći narodu ovom i Jeruzalemu: Vruć vjetar s pustinjskih sipina puše prema kćeri naroda moga; ali ne da hladi i da pročisti!

At that time shall it bee saide to this people and to Ierusalem, A dry winde in the hie places of the wildernes commeth towarde ye daughter of my people, but neither to fanne nor to clense.

12 Doći će mi vjetar pun prijetnje, i ja ću im tada izreći sud!

A mightie winde shall come vnto me from those places, and nowe will I also giue sentence vpon them.

13 Gle: diže se k'o oblačine, kola mu slična vihoru, konji brži od orlova. Jao nama! Propadosmo!

Beholde, he shall come vp as the cloudes, and his charets shalbe as a tempest: his horses are lighter then eagles. Woe vnto vs, for wee are destroyed.

14 Operi opačinu sa srca svoga, Jeruzaleme, da bi se spasio. Dokle će se u grudima tvojim misli zločinačke gnijezditi?

O Ierusalem, wash thine heart from wickednes, that thou maiest be saued: how long shall thy wicked thoughtes remaine within thee?

15 Jer glas naviješta od Dana, s gore Efrajimove najavljuje nesreću.

For a voyce declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.

16 Opomenite, razglasite po Judeji, obznanite Jeruzalemu: neprijatelji dolaze iz daleke zemlje i poklike izvikuju protiv gradova judejskih;

Make ye mention of the heathen, and publish in Ierusalem, Beholde, the skoutes come from a farre countrey, and crie out against the cities of Iudah.

17 poput čuvara poljskih okružuju Jeruzalem, jer se odmetnu od mene” - riječ je Jahvina.

They haue compassed her about as the watchmen of the fielde, because it hath prouoked me to wrath, saith the Lord.

18 Put tvoj i djela tvoja to ti učiniše. To je tvoja nesreća! Kako je gorka, kako li pogađa u srce!

Thy wayes and thine inuentions haue procured thee these things, such is thy wickednesse: therefore it shall be bitter, therefore it shall perce vnto thine heart.

19 Utrobo moja! Utrobo moja, bolujem, srce mi se razdire! Dršće mi duša! Ne mogu šutjeti, jer čujem glas roga, poklike bojne.

My bely, my bely, I am pained, euen at the very heart: mine heart is troubled within me: I cannot be still: for my soule hath heard the sounde of the trumpet, and the alarme of the battell.

20 Javljaju slom za slomom, sva je zemlja poharana, moji su šatori iznenada opustošeni, u tren oka sva skloništa moja uništena.

Destruction vpon destruction is cryed, for the whole lande is wasted: suddenly are my tents destroyed, and my curtaines in a moment.

21 Dokle ću gledati bojne znakove, slušati pozive roga?

Howe long shall I see the standert, and heare the sounde of the trumpet?

22 Da, bezuman je moj narod, ne poznaju me, djeca su oni nerazumna, ništa ne shvaćaju, mudri su tek za zlodjela, al' činiti dobro ne umiju.

For my people is foolish, they haue not knowen me: they are foolish children, and haue none vnderstanding: they are wise to doe euill, but to doe well they haue no knowledge.

23 Gledam zemlju: pusta je, evo, i prazna, nebesa: svjetlost im iščezla.

I haue looked vpon the earth, and loe, it was without forme and voide: and to the heauens, and they had no light.

24 Gledam brda: gle, tresu se, a svi se humci uzdrmali.

I behelde the mountaines: and loe, they trembled and all the hilles shooke.

25 Gledam: evo čovjeka nema, ptice nebeske sve su odletjele.

I behelde, and loe, there was no man, and all the birdes of the heauen were departed.

26 Gledam: plodno polje, evo, opustje, sve gradove razori Jahve žestinom gnjeva svoga.

I behelde, and loe, the fruitfull place was a wildernesse, and all the cities thereof were broken downe at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce wrath.

27 Da, ovako govori Jahve: “Sva će zemlja biti poharana, ja ću joj zadati posljednji udarac.

For thus hath the Lord saide, The whole lande shall be desolate: yet will I not make a full ende.

28 Na to će se zemlja u crno zaviti, a nebesa, gore, potamnjeti. Jer rekoh, i neću se raskajati, odlučih i neću odustati.

Therefore shall the earth mourne, and the heauens aboue shall be darkened, because I haue pronounced it: I haue thought it, and will not repent, neither will I turne backe from it.

29 Pred vikom 'Konjanici i strijelci!' sva se zemlja u bijeg dade: bježe u šipražje, penju se na hridi: svi su gradovi napušteni: nigdje više žive duše.

The whole citie shall flee, for the noyse of the horsemen and bowemen: they shall goe into thickets, and clime vp vpon the rockes: euery citie shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

30 A ti, opustošena, što ćeš učiniti? Da se i grimizom zaodjeneš, nakitom zlatnim ukrasiš i oči ličilom izraniš, uzalud se uljepšavaš! Ljubavnici tvoji tebe preziru: traže glavu tvoju.

And when thou shalt be destroyed, what wilt thou doe? Though thou clothest thy selfe with skarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of golde, though thou paintest thy face with colours, yet shalt thou trimme thy selfe in vaine: for thy louers will abhorre thee and seeke thy life.

31 Da, jauk kao u bolesnice čujem, vrisak kao u one što prvi put rađa; čuj, to kći sionska jeca i pruža ruke: 'Jao meni! Duša mi zamire pod udarcima ubojica!'

For I haue heard a noyse as of a woman trauailing, or as one labouring of her first child, euen the voyce of the daughter Zion that sigheth and stretcheth out her handes: woe is me nowe: for my soule fainteth because of the murtherers.