Jeremiah 21

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,

Riječ koju Jahve uputi Jeremiji kad kralj Sidkija posla k njemu Pašhura, sina Malkijina, i svećenika Sefaniju, sina Maasejina, s porukom:

2 “Please inquire of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us.”

“Hajde, upitaj Jahvu za nas, jer je Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, zavojštio na nas; možda će Jahve opet učiniti s nama čudo, pa će se neprijatelj povući pred nama.”

3 Then Jeremiah said to them, “Tell Zedekiah:

Jeremija im reče: “Ovako recite Sidkiji:

4 ‘The LORD, the God of Israel says, “Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and I will gather them into the middle of this city.

Ovako govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov: 'Povući ću oružje koje je u vašim rukama, kojim se borite protiv kralja babilonskoga i Kaldejaca što vas napadaju izvan zidina, i skupiti ga usred ovoga grada.

5 I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation.

I sam ću se boriti protiv vas ispruženom rukom i snažnom mišicom, u srdžbi i gnjevu i velikoj jarosti.

6 I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and animal. They will die of a great pestilence.

I strašnom kugom udarit ću stanovnike ovoga grada, ljude i životinje, i pomrijet će.

7 Afterward,” says the LORD, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, even those who are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life. He will strike them with the edge of the sword. He will not spare them, have pity, or have mercy.”’

Poslije toga ću - riječ je Jahvina - Sidkiju, kralja judejskoga, i njegove sluge i narod, i sve one koji preostadoše u tom gradu nakon pošasti, mača i gladi, predati u ruke Nabukodonozora, kralja babilonskoga, u ruke njihovih neprijatelja i u ruke onih koji im rade o glavi; on će ih sasjeći oštricom mača bez samilosti, bez milosrđa i bez smilovanja.'

8 “You shall say to this people, ‘The LORD says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

A ovom narodu reci: 'Ovako govori Jahve: Evo stavljam pred vas put života i put smrti.

9 He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he will live, and he will escape with his life.

Tko ostane u ovom gradu, poginut će od mača, gladi i kuge. A tko izađe, te se preda Kaldejcima koji vas opsjedaju, spasit će život - život će mu ostati kao plijen.

10 For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good,” says the LORD. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.”’

Jer, okrenuh lice svoje ovomu gradu na zlo, a ne na dobro - riječ je Jahvina - i bit će izručen u ruke kralja babilonskoga, i on će ga vatrom spaliti.'”

11 “Concerning the house of the king of Judah, hear the LORD’s word:

Kraljevskom domu Judeje. Čujte riječ Jahvinu,

12 House of David, the LORD says, ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

dome Davidov! Ovako govori Jahve: “Svako jutro sudite pravedno, izbavite potlačene iz ruku tlačitelja, ili će moj gnjev planut' poput vatre, raspalit' se neugasivo zbog vaših opačina.

13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain,’ says the LORD. ‘You that say, “Who would come down against us?” or, “Who would enter into our homes?”

Evo me protiv tebe koji stanuješ na Pećini dolinskoj - riječ je Jahvina - protiv vas koji kažete: 'Tko može na nas navaliti, tko u naše nastambe prodrijeti?'

14 I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings,’ says the LORD; ‘and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it will devour all that is around her.’”

Al' ja ću vam platiti prema plodu djela vaših - riječ je Jahvina. - Oganj ću podmetnuti šumi njegovoj i proždrijet će sve oko nje!”