Lamentations 4
1 How the gold has become dim. How the most pure gold has changed. The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
Kako potamnje zlato, promijeni se èisto zlato? kamenje je od svetinje razmetnuto po uglovima svijeh ulica.
2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How they are regarded as clay jars, the work of the hands of the potter.
Dragi sinovi Sionski, cijenjeni kao najèistije zlato, kako se cijene zemljani sudovi, kao djelo ruku lonèarevijeh!
3 Even the jackals offer the breast, they nurse their young ones, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
I zvijeri istièu sise svoje i doje mlad svoju, a kæi naroda mojega posta nemilostiva kao noj u pustinji.
4 The nursing infant's tongue sticks to the roof of his mouth for thirst. The young children ask for bread, but no one gives to them.
Jezik djetetu koje sisa prionu za grlo od žeði; djeca ištu hljeba, a nema nikoga da im lomi.
5 Those who ate delicacies are destitute in the streets. Those who were brought up in purple embrace ash heaps.
Koji jeðahu poslastice, ginu na ulicama; koji odrastoše u skerletu, valjaju se po bunjištu.
6 For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant, and no hands were laid on her.
I kar koji dopade kæeri naroda mojega veæi je od propasti koja dopade Sodomu, koji se zatr u èasu i ruke se ne zabaviše oko njega.
7 Her consecrated ones were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance was like lapis lazuli.
Nazireji njezini bjehu èistiji od snijega, bjelji od mlijeka; tijelo im bješe crvenije od dragoga kamenja, glatki kao safir.
8 They appear darker than soot; they are not known in the streets. Their skin cleaves to their bones; it is withered and has become as dry as a stick.
A sada im je lice crnje od uglja, ne poznaju se na ulicama; koža im se prilijepila za kosti, osušila se kao drvo.
9 Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; those who waste away, pierced through, for lack of the fruits of the field.
Bolje bi onima koji su pobijeni maèem nego onima koji mru od gladi, koji izdišu ubijeni od nestašice roda zemaljskoga.
10 The hands of the compassionate women have cooked their own children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Svojim rukama žene žalostive kuhaše djecu svoju, ona im biše hrana u pogibli kæeri naroda mojega.
11 Jehovah has accomplished his wrath, he has poured out his fierce anger; he has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured its foundations.
Navrši Gospod gnjev svoj, izli žestoki gnjev svoj, i raspali oganj na Sionu, koji mu proždrije temelje.
12 The kings of the earth did not believe, neither all the inhabitants of the world, that the adversary or the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
Ne bi vjerovali carevi zemaljski i svi stanovnici po vasiljenoj da æe neprijatelj i protivnik uæi na vrata Jerusalimska.
13 It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
Ali bi za grijehe proroka njegovijeh i za bezakonja sveštenika njegovijeh, koji proljevahu krv pravednièku usred njega.
14 They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, so that men can't touch their garments.
Lutahu kao slijepci po ulicama, kaljajuæi se krvlju, koje ne mogahu da se ne dotièu haljinama svojim.
15 "Go away." they cried to them, "Unclean. Away, away. Do not touch." When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, "They shall not live here anymore."
Otstupite, neèisti, vièu im, otstupite, otstupite, ne dodijevajte se nièega. I odlaze i skitaju se; i meðu narodima se govori: neæe se više staniti.
16 Jehovah himself has scattered them; he will no more regard them. They did not respect the priests, they did not favor the elders.
Gnjev Gospodnji rasija ih, neæe više pogledati na njih; ne poštuju sveštenika, nijesu žalostivi na starce.
17 Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Veæ nam oèi išèilješe izgledajuæi pomoæ zaludnu; èekasmo narod koji ne može izbaviti.
18 They hunt our steps, so that we can't go in our streets. Our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end has come.
Vrebaju nam korake, da ne možemo hoditi po ulicama svojim, približi se kraj naš, navršiše se dani naši, doðe kraj naš.
19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky. They chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Koji nas goniše, bijahu lakši od orlova nebeskih, po gorama nas goniše, u pustinji nam zasjedaše.
20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was taken in their pits; of whom we said, "Under his shadow we can live among the nations."
Disanje nozdara naših, pomazanik Gospodnji, za kojega govorasmo: da æemo živjeti pod sjenom njegovijem meðu narodima, uhvati se u jame njihove.
21 Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, that dwell in the land of Uz. The cup shall pass through to you also; you will get drunk, and shall make yourself naked.
Raduj se i veseli se, kæeri Edomska, koja živiš u zemlji Uzu! doæi æe do tebe èaša, opiæeš se, i otkriæeš se.
22 The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, daughter of Zion; he will no more carry you away into captivity. He will visit your iniquity, daughter of Edom; he will uncover your sins.
Svrši se kar za bezakonje tvoje, kæeri Sionska; neæe te više voditi u ropstvo; pohodiæe tvoje bezakonje, kæeri Edomska, otkriæe grijehe tvoje.
