Jeremiah 14

1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.

Beseda Gospodova, ki je prišla Jeremiju glede pomanjkanja.

2 "Judah mourns, and its gates languish, they sit in black on the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

Juda žaluje in njegova velika vrata pešajo; črna so do tal; in krik [prestolnice] Jeruzalem se je vzdignil.

3 Their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads.

Vsi njeni plemiči so poslali svoje malčke k vodam. Prišli so k jamam, pa niso našli nobene vode; s svojimi praznimi posodami so se vrnili; bili so osramočeni in zbegani in si pokrili svoje glave.

4 Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed, they cover their heads.

Ker so tla razpokana, kajti ni bilo dežja na zemljo, so bili orači osramočeni, pokrili so si svoje glave.

5 Yes, the hind also in the field calves, and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.

Da, tudi košuta je povrgla na polju in to zapustila, ker tam ni bilo nobene trave.

6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage."

Divji osli so stali na visokih krajih, vohali so veter kakor zmaji; njihove oči so odpovedale, ker tam ni bilo nobene trave.

7 "Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name's sake, LORD; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.

Oh Gospod, čeprav naše krivičnosti pričajo zoper nas, stori to zaradi svojega imena, kajti naša zdrknjenja nazaj so številna; grešili smo zoper tebe.

8 Hope of Israel, its Savior in the time of trouble, why should you be as a foreigner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?

Oh Izraelovo upanje, njegov rešitelj v času stiske, zakaj bi bil kakor tujec v deželi in kakor popotnik, ki se obrača vstran, da ostane čez noč?

9 Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who can't save? Yet you, LORD, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; do not leave us."

Zakaj bi bil kakor osupel človek, kakor mogočen človek, ki ne more rešiti? Vendar si ti, oh Gospod, v naši sredi in mi smo imenovani po tvojem imenu; ne zapusti nas.

10 Thus says the LORD to this people, "Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore the LORD does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity, and visit their sins."

Tako govori Gospod temu ljudstvu: »Tako so ljubili tavanje, svojih stopal niso zadržali, zato jih Gospod ne sprejema. Sedaj se bo spomnil njihove krivičnosti in obiskal njihove grehe.«

11 The LORD said to me, "Do not pray for this people for their good.

Potem mi je Gospod rekel: »Ne moli za to ljudstvo za njihovo dobro.

12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence."

Ko se postijo, ne bom slišal njihovega vpitja; in ko darujejo žgalno daritev in daritev, jih ne bom sprejel. Temveč jih bom použil z mečem, lakoto in kužno boleznijo.«

13 Then I said, "Ah, LORD. Look, the prophets tell them, 'You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.'"

Potem sem rekel: »Ah, Gospod Bog! Glej, preroki jim pravijo: ›Ne boste videli meča niti ne boste imeli lakote. Temveč vam bom na tem kraju dal zagotovljen mir.‹«

14 Then the LORD said to me, "The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I did not send them, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke I to them: they prophesy to you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.

Nato mi je Gospod rekel: »›Preroki v mojem imenu prerokujejo laži. Jaz jih nisem poslal niti jim zapovedal niti jim nisem govoril. Prerokujejo vam lažnivo videnje, vedeževanje, prazno stvar in prevaro svojega srca.‹

15 Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, and I did not send them, yet they say, 'Sword and famine shall not be in this land:' 'By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.'

Zato tako govori Gospod glede prerokov, ki prerokujejo v mojem imenu in jih jaz nisem poslal in vendar pravijo: ›Meča in lakote ne bo v tej deželi.‹ Z mečem in lakoto bodo ti preroki použiti.

16 The people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them—them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness on them."

Ljudstvo, ki mu prerokujejo, bo zaradi lakote in meča vrženo ven na ulice [prestolnice] Jeruzalem. Nikogar ne bodo imeli, da bi jih pokopal, njih, njihove žene niti njihove sinove niti njihove hčere, kajti nanje bom izlil njihovo zlobnost.

17 "You shall say this word to them, 'Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.

Zato jim boš rekel to besedo: ›Naj iz mojih oči tečejo solze ponoči in podnevi in naj ne prenehajo, kajti devica, hči mojega ljudstva je zlomljena z veliko vrzeljo, z zelo bolečim udarcem.‹«

18 If I go forth into the field, then, look, the slain with the sword. And if I enter into the city, then, look, those who are sick with famine. For both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.'"

Če grem naprej na polje, potem glej, umorjeni z mečem! Če vstopim v mesto, potem glej, tisti, ki so bolni od lakote! Da, prerok in duhovnik gresta naokrog v deželo, ki je ne poznata.

19 "Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and look, dismay.

Mar si popolnoma zavrnil Juda? Ali se je tvoji duši gnusil Sion? Zakaj si nas udaril in tam ni ozdravljenja za nas? Iskali smo mir, pa tam ni nič dobrega; in čas ozdravljenja, pa glej, stiska!

20 We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.

Priznavamo, oh Gospod, našo zlobnost in krivičnost naših očetov, kajti grešili smo zoper tebe.

21 Do not abhor us, for your name's sake; do not disgrace the throne of your glory: remember, do not break your covenant with us.

Ne preziraj nas zaradi svojega imena, ne osramoti prestola svoje slave. Spomni se, ne prelomi svoje zaveze z nami.

22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren't you he, LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things."

Je katerakoli izmed ničevosti poganov, ki lahko povzroči dež? Lahko nebo da nalive? Mar nisi ti, oh Gospod, naš Bog? Zato bomo čakali nate, ker si ti naredil vse te stvari.