Jeremiah 31

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Biblija Hrvatski
1 At that time, says the LORD, I will be the God of all the tribes of Israel, and they shall be my people.	1 »U ono vrijeme« – riječ je Jahvina – »bit ću Bog svim plemenima Izraelovim i oni će biti narod moj.«
2 Thus says the LORD: The people that escaped the sword have found favor in the desert. As Israel comes forward to be given his rest,	2 Ovako govori Jahve: »Nađe milost u pustinji narod koji uteče maču: Izrael ide u svoje prebivalište.
3 the LORD appears to him from afar: With age-old love I have loved you; so I have kept my mercy toward you.	3 Iz daljine mu se Jahve ukaza: Ljubavlju vječnom ljubim te, zato ti sačuvah milost.
4 Again I will restore you, and you shall be rebuilt, O virgin Israel; Carrying your festive tambourines, you shall go forth dancing with the merrymakers.	4 Opet ću te sazdati, i bit ćeš sazdana, djevice Izraelova. Opet ćeš se resit’ bubnjićima, u veselo kolo hvatati.
5 Again you shall plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria; those who plant them shall enjoy the fruits.	5 Opet ćeš saditi vinograde na brdima Samarije: koji nasade posade, oni će i trgati.
6 Yes, a day will come when the watchmen will call out on Mount Ephraim: "Rise up, let us go to Zion, to the LORD, our God."	6 Jer dolazi dan te će stražari vikati na brdu efrajimskom: ‘Na noge! Na Sion se popnimo, k Jahvi, Bogu svojemu!’«
7 For thus says the LORD: Shout with joy for Jacob, exult at the head of the nations; proclaim your praise and say: The LORD has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel.	7 Jer ovako govori Jahve: »Kličite od radosti Jakovu, pozdravite burno prvaka naroda! Neka se ori vaš glas! Objavite slavopojkom: Jahve spasi narod svoj, Ostatak Izraelov!
8 Behold, I will bring them back from the land of the north; I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the lame in their midst, The mothers and those with child; they shall return as an immense throng.	8 Evo, ja ih vodim iz zemlje sjeverne, skupljam ih s krajeva zemlje: s njima su slijepi i hromi, trudnice i rodilje: vraća se velika zajednica.
9 They departed in tears, but I will console them and guide them; I will lead them to brooks of water, on a level road, so that none shall stumble. For I am a father to Israel, Ephraim is my first-born.	9 Evo, u suzama pođoše, utješene sad ih vraćam! Vodit ću ih kraj potočnih voda, putem ravnim kojim neće posrnuti, jer ja sam otac Izraelu, Efrajim je moj prvenac.«
10 Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, proclaim it on distant coasts, and say: He who scattered Israel, now gathers them together, he guards them as a shepherd his flock.	10 Čujte, o narodi, riječ Jahvinu, objavite je širom dalekih otoka: »Onaj što rasprši Izraela, opet ga sabire i čuva ga k’o pastir stado svoje!«
11 The LORD shall ransom Jacob, he shall redeem him from the hand of his conqueror.	11 Jer Jahve oslobodi Jakova, izbavi ga iz ruku jačeg od njega.
12 Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion, they shall come streaming to the LORD'S blessings: The grain, the wine, and the oil, the sheep and the oxen; They themselves shall be like watered gardens, never again shall they languish.	12 I oni će, radosno kličući, na vis sionski da se naužiju dobara Jahvinih: žita, ulja, mladog vina, jagnjadi i teladi, duša će im biti kao vrt navodnjen, nikad više neće ginuti.
13 Then the virgins shall make merry and dance, and young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, I will console and gladden them after their sorrows.	13 Djevojke će se veselit’ u kolu, mlado i staro zajedno, jer ću im tugu u radost pretvoriti, utješit ću ih i razveselit’ nakon žalosti.
14 I will lavish choice portions upon the priests, and my people shall be filled with my blessings, says the LORD.	14 Pretilinom ću im okrijepiti svećenstvo i narod svoj nasititi dobrima« – riječ je Jahvina.
15 Thus says the LORD: In Ramah is heard the sound of moaning, of bitter weeping! Rachel mourns her children, she refuses to be consoled because her children are no more.	15 Ovako govori Jahve: »Čuj! U Rami se kukanje čuje i gorak plač: Rahela oplakuje sinove svoje, i neće da se utješi za djecom, jer njih više nema.«
16 Thus says the LORD: Cease your cries of mourning, wipe the tears from your eyes. The sorrow you have shown shall have its reward, says the LORD, they shall return from the enemy's land.	16 Ovako govori Jahve: »Prestani kukati, otari suze u očima! Patnje će tvoje biti nagrađene: oni će se vratiti iz zemlje neprijateljske.
17 There is hope for your future, says the LORD; your sons shall return to their own borders.	17 Ima nade za tvoje potomstvo« – riječ je Jahvina – »sinovi tvoji vratit će se u svoj kraj.
18 I hear, I hear Ephraim pleading: You chastised me, and I am chastened; I was an untamed calf. If you allow me, I will return, for you are the LORD, my God.	18 Dobro čujem Efrajimov jecaj: ‘Ti me pokara, i ja se popravih kao june još neukroćeno. Obrati me, da se obratim, jer ti si, Jahve, Bog moj.
19 I turn in repentance; I have come to myself, I strike my breast; I blush with shame, I bear the disgrace of my youth.	19 Odvratih se od tebe, ali se pokajah, uvijek, i sad se u slabine tučem. Stidim se i crvenim, jer nosim sramotu mladosti svoje!’«
20 Is Ephraim not my favored son, the child in whom I delight? Often as I threaten him, I still remember him with favor; My heart stirs for him, I must show him mercy, says the LORD.	20 »Zar mi je Efrajim sin toliko drag, dijete najmilije? Jer koliko god mu prijetim, bez prestanka živo na njega mislim i srce mi dršće za njega od nježne samilosti« – riječ je Jahvina.
21 Set up road markers, put up guideposts; Turn your attention to the highway, the road by which you went. Turn back, O virgin Israel, turn back to these your cities.	21 »Postavi putokaze, podigni stupove! Sjeti se ceste, puta kojim si prošla. I vrati se, djevice Izraelova, vrati se u gradove svoje!
22 How long will you continue to stray, rebellious daughter? The LORD has created a new thing upon the earth: the woman must encompass the man with devotion.	22 Dokle ćeš još oklijevati, kćeri odmetnice? Jer Jahve stvori nešto novo na zemlji: Žena će okružiti Muža.«
23 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: When I change their lot in the land of Judah and her cities, they shall again repeat this greeting: "May the LORD bless you, holy mountain, abode of justice!"	23 Ovako govori Jahve nad vojskama, Bog Izraelov: »U zemlji Judinoj, kad promijenim njezinu sudbinu, u njezinim će se gradovima ovako govoriti: ‘Blagoslovio te Jahve, prebivalište Pravednosti, Goro sveta!’«
24 Judah and all her cities, the farmers and those who lead the flock, shall dwell there together.	24 »I u njoj će se opet nastaniti Judeja sa svim svojim gradovima, ratari i oni što idu za stadima,
25 For I will refresh the weary soul; every soul that languishes I will replenish.	25 jer ja ću okrijepiti dušu iscrpljenu, obilno nahraniti dušu klonulu.
26 Upon this I awoke and opened my eyes; but my sleep was sweet to me.	26 Kao ono: ‘Čim se probudih, pogledah: sladak li bijaše sanak moj!’«
27 The days are coming, says the LORD, when I will seed the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.	27 »Evo dolaze dani« – riječ je Jahvina – »kad ću u domu Izraelovu i u domu Judinu posijati sjeme čovječje i sjeme životinjsko.
28 As I once watched over them to uproot and pull down, to destroy, to ruin, and to harm, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the LORD.	28 I kao što sam nekoć bdio da ih iščupam, razvalim, istrijebim, zatrem i nesreću na njih svalim, tako ću sada brižno bdjeti da ih podignem i posadim.«
29 In those days they shall no longer say, "The fathers ate unripe grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge,"	29 »U one dane neće se više govoriti: ‘Oci jedoše kiselo grožđe, a sinovima zubi trnu.’
30 but through his own fault only shall anyone die: the teeth of him who eats the unripe grapes shall be set on edge.	30 Nego će svatko umrijeti zbog vlastite krivice. I onomu koji bude jeo kiselo grožđe zubi će trnuti.«
31 The days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.	31 »Evo dolaze dani« – riječ je Jahvina – »kad ću s domom Izraelovim i s domom Judinim sklopiti novi savez.
32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers the day I took them by the hand to lead them forth from the land of Egypt; for they broke my covenant and I had to show myself their master, says the LORD.	32 Ne savez kakav sam sklopio s ocima njihovim u dan kad ih uzeh za ruku da ih izvedem iz zemlje egipatske, savez što ga oni razvrgoše premda sam ja gospodar njihov« – riječ je Jahvina.
33 But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD. I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.	33 »Nego, ovo je savez što ću ga sklopiti s domom Izraelovim poslije onih dana« – riječ je Jahvina: »Zakon ću svoj staviti u dušu njihovu i upisati ga u njihovo srce. I bit ću Bog njihov, a oni narod moj.
34 No longer will they have need to teach their friends and kinsmen how to know the LORD. All, from least to greatest, shall know me, says the LORD, for I will forgive their evildoing and remember their sin no more.	34 I neće više učiti drug druga ni brat brata govoreći: ‘Spoznajte Jahvu!’, nego će me svi poznavati, i malo i veliko« – riječ je Jahvina – »jer ću oprostiti bezakonje njihovo i grijeha se njihovih neću više spominjati.«
35 Thus says the LORD, He who gives the sun to light the day, moon and stars to light the night; Who stirs up the sea till its waves roar, whose name is LORD of hosts:	35 Ovako govori Jahve, koji daje da sunce sja danju, a mjesec i zvijezde da svijetle noću, koji burka more da mu valovi buče – ime mu je Jahve nad vojskama:
36 If ever these natural laws give way in spite of me, says the LORD, Then shall the race of Israel cease as a nation before me forever.	36 »Ako se ikad ti zakoni poremete preda mnom« – riječ je Jahvina – »onda će i potomstvo Izraelovo prestati da bude narod pred licem mojim zauvijek!
37 Thus says the LORD: If the heavens on high can be measured, or the foundations below the earth be sounded, Then will I cast off the whole race of Israel because of all they have done, says the LORD.	37 Ako se mogu izmjeriti nebesa gore, i dolje istražiti temelji zemlje, onda ću i ja odbaciti potomstvo Izraelovo zbog svega što počiniše« – riječ je Jahvina.
38 The days are coming, says the LORD, when the city shall be rebuilt as the LORD'S, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.	38 »Evo dolaze dani« – riječ je Jahvina – »kada će grad Jahvin biti opet sazidan, od kule Hananelove do Vrata ugaonih.
39 The measuring line shall be stretched from there straight to the hill Gareb and then turn to Goah.	39 I još će se dalje protegnuti mjerničko uže, pravo do brežuljka Gareba, a onda okrenuti prema Goi.
40 The whole valley of corpses and ashes, all the slopes toward the Kidron Valley, as far as the corner of the Horse Gate at the east, shall be holy to the LORD. Never again shall the city be rooted up or thrown down.	40 I sva dolina trupla i pepela, i sva polja do potoka Kidrona, do ugla Konjskih vrata na istoku, bit će svetinja Jahvina. I neće više biti razaranja ni prokletstva.«