Judith 8

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Biblija Hrvatski
1 Now in those days Judith, daughter of Merari, son of Joseph, son of Oziel, son of Elkiah, son of Ananias, son of Gideon, son of Raphain, son of Ahitob, son of Elijah, son of Hilkiah, son of Eliab, son of Nathanael, son of Salamiel, son of Sarasadai, son of Simeon, son of Israel, heard of this.	1 Tih dana sve je to čula Judita, kći Merarija, sina Oksa, sina Oziela, sina Elkija, sina Ananije, sina Gedeona, sina Rafaina, sina Ahitoba, sina Elije, sina Helkije, sina Eliaba, sina Natanaela, sina Salamiela, sina Sarasadaja, sina Izraelova.
2 Her husband, Manasseh, of her own tribe and clan, had died at the time of the barley harvest.	2 Njezin muž Manaše, iz istoga plemena i obitelji, bješe umro za žetve ječma.
3 While he was in the field supervising those who bound the sheaves, he suffered sunstroke; and he died of this illness in Bethulia, his native city. He was buried with his forefathers in the field between Dothan and Balamon.	3 Nadgledavao je one koji su povezivali snopove na njivi kad ga pogodi sunčanica: pade na postelju i umrije u Betuliji, gradu svome. Pokopaše ga do njegovih otaca u polju što se nalazi na pola puta između Dotaina i Balamona.
4 The widowed Judith remained three years and four months at home,	4 Judita odonda življaše kao udovica već tri godine i četiri mjeseca.
5 where she set up a tent for herself on the roof of her house. She put sackcloth about her loins and wore widow's weeds.	5 Načinila je sebi sobu na ravnome kućnom krovu, navukla preko bokova kostrijet i nosila haljine udovičke.
6 She fasted all the days of her widowhood, except sabbath eves and sabbaths, new moon eves and new moons, feastdays and holidays of the house of Israel.	6 Postila je sve dane udovištva svoga, osim uoči subote i za samih subota, uoči mlađaka i za samih mlađaka te za svetkovina i blagdana doma Izraelova.
7 She was beautifully formed and lovely to behold. Her husband, Manasseh, had left her gold and silver, servants and maids, livestock and fields, which she was maintaining.	7 Bila je lijepa i naočita. Njezin muž Manaše bijaše joj ostavio zlata i srebra, slugu i sluškinja, stoke i zemljišta, i tako je živjela.
8 No one had a bad word to say about her, for she was a very God-fearing woman.	8 Ne bijaše nikoga koji bi kazao što ružno o njoj, jer je bila jako bogobojazna.
9 When Judith, therefore, heard of the harsh words which the people, discouraged by their lack of water, had spoken against their ruler, and of all that Uzziah had said to them in reply, swearing that he would hand over the city to the Assyrians at the end of five days,	9 Dočula je, dakle, krute riječi koje puk, zapavši u malodušje zato što je nestalo vode, bijaše upravio gradskom starješini, a doznala je i sve što je Ozija rekao narodu i kako im se zakleo da će do pet dana predati grad Asircima.
10 she sent the maid who was in charge of all her things to ask Uzziah, Chabris, and Charmis, the elders of the city, to visit her.	10 Posla tada sluškinju koja je vodila njezine poslove da dozove gradske starješine Habrisa i Harmisa.
11 When they came, she said to them: "Listen to me, you rulers of the people of Bethulia. What you said to the people today is not proper. When you promised to hand over the city to our enemies at the end of five days unless within that time the Lord comes to our aid, you interposed between God and yourselves this oath which you took.	11 Dođoše oni k njoj, a ona im kaza: »Poslušajte me, glavari Betulije! Nije baš valjan govor što ste ga održali puku. A umetnuli ste u taj govor i zakletvu između Boga i vas i rekli da ćete predati grad neprijatelju ako vam Gospod u određenom roku ne pomogne.
12 Who are you, then, that you should have put God to the test this day, setting yourselves in the place of God in human affairs?	12 A tko ste vi da danas iskušavate Boga i postavljate se iznad Boga među ljudima?
13 It is the Lord Almighty for whom you are laying down conditions; will you never understand anything?	13 Ispitujte namisli Boga Svevladara koliko vam drago, pa svejednako nećete razumjeti ništa dovijeka.
14 You cannot plumb the depths of the human heart or grasp the workings of the human mind; how then can you fathom God, who has made all these things, discern his mind, and understand his plan? "No, my brothers, do not anger the Lord our God.	14 Ako ne uspijevate istražiti dubine ljudskoga srca niti doznati ono što prolazi ljudskom mišlju, kako ćete dokučiti Boga koji je stvorio sve to? Kako ćete istražiti misao njegovu i shvatiti nakane njegove? Ne, braćo, nemojte ljutiti Gospoda Boga našega!
15 For if he does not wish to come to our aid within the five days, he has it equally within his power to protect us at such time as he pleases, or to destroy us in the face of our enemies.	15 Jer ako nam i ne htjedne priskočiti u pomoć u ovih pet dana, ipak nas može zaštititi ali i zatrti, i to naočigled neprijatelja naših, u one dane kad mu se svidi.
16 It is not for you to make the Lord our God give surety for his plans. "God is not man that he should be moved by threats, nor human, that he may be given an ultimatum.	16 Prema tome, ne tražite odluke Gospoda Boga našega, jer Bog nije čovjek da biste mu mogli prijetiti niti sin čovječji komu biste mogli naređivati.
17 "So while we wait for the salvation that comes from him, let us call upon him to help us, and he will hear our cry if it is his good pleasure.	17 Zbog toga, očekujući spas koji može doći od njega, dozivajmo ga u pomoć, i on će poslušati glas naš, bude li mu to drago.
18 For there has not risen among us in recent generations, nor does there exist today, any tribe, or clan, or town, or city of ours that worships gods made by hands, as happened in former days.	18 Jer u našim pokoljenjima nije bilo, a nema ni dan-danas u našemu plemenu, obitelji, selu ili gradu onih koji bi štovali boštva načinjena rukama, kao što je bivalo u prijašnja vremena.
19 It was for such conduct that our forefathers were handed over to the sword and to pillage, and fell with great destruction before our enemies.	19 Zato su očevi naši bili predani maču, bili su pljačkani i doživjeli velike poraze od neprijatelja.
20 But since we acknowledge no other god but the Lord, we hope that he will not disdain us or any of our people.	20 Ali mi ne znamo drugoga Boga do njega, pa se stoga nadamo da neće napustiti ni nas ni ikoga od našeg plemena.
21 If we are taken, all Judea will fall, our sanctuary will be plundered, and God will make us pay for its profanation with our life's blood.	21 Jer budemo li osvojeni mi, bit će osvojena i sva Judeja i opljačkano naše svetište, a on će to obeščašćenje osvetiti našom krvlju.
22 For the slaughter of our kinsmen, for the taking of exiles from the land, and for the devastation of our inheritance, he will lay the guilt on our heads. Wherever we shall be enslaved among the nations, we shall be a mockery and a reproach in the eyes of our masters.	22 Pokolj braće naše, tjeranje svega naroda u progonstvo i opustošenje baštine naše oborit će na glavu našu među poganima, među kojima ćemo se nalaziti kao robovi i biti predmet pogrde i ismijavanja za naše gospodare,
23 Our enslavement will not be turned to our benefit, but the Lord our God, will maintain it to our disgrace.	23 jer se naše ropstvo neće pretvoriti u naklonost, nego će ga Gospod Bog naš pretvoriti u porugu.
24 "Therefore, my brothers, let us set an example for our kinsmen. Their lives depend on us, and the defense of the sanctuary, the temple, and the altar rests with us.	24 Stoga, braćo, pokažimo svojoj braći da od nas zavisi život njihov te da svetište, Hram i žrtvenik počivaju na nama.
25 Besides all this, we should be grateful to the Lord our God, for putting us to the test, as he did our forefathers.	25 Zbog svega toga zahvalimo radije Gospodu Bogu našemu što nas iskušava kao što je iskušavao i očeve naše.
26 Recall how he dealt with Abraham, and how he tried Isaac, and all that happened to Jacob in Syrian Mesopotamia while he was tending the flocks of Laban, his mother's brother.	26 Sjetite se kako je činio s Abrahamom, kako je iskušavao Izaka, što se dogodilo Jakovu u Mezopotamiji sirijskoj kad je pasao ovce Labana, svoga ujaka.
27 Not for vengeance did the Lord put them in the crucible to try their hearts, nor has he done so with us. It is by way of admonition that he chastises those who are close to him."	27 Jer kako je iskušavao njih da bi iskušao njihova srca, tako postupa s nama da se popravimo, a ne da nam se osveti, jer Bog iskušava one koji su mu blizu.«
28 Then Uzziah said to her: "All that you have said was spoken with good sense, and no one can gainsay your words.	28 Ozija joj odgovori: »Sve što si izrekla iznosila si iz plemenitog srca i nitko se neće usprotiviti tvojim riječima.
29 Not today only is your wisdom made evident, but from your earliest years all the people have recognized your prudence, which corresponds to the worthy dispositions of your heart.	29 Jer tvoja se mudrost ne očitova tek danas: još od početka tvojih dana sav je narod znao za tvoju umnost, za plemenitost srca tvoga!
30 The people, however, were so tortured with thirst that they forced us to speak to them as we did, and to bind ourselves by an oath that we cannot break.	30 Ali puk trpi užasno od žeđe, pa nas je prisilio da izvršimo ono što smo obećali i da se zakunemo zakletvom koje nećemo prekršiti.
31 But now, God-fearing woman that you are, pray for us that the Lord may send rain to fill up our cisterns, lest we be weakened still further."	31 Sada, budući da si ti pobožna žena, moli se za nas, a Gospod će poslati kišu i napuniti naše čatrnje da ne izginemo.«
32 Then Judith said to them: "Listen to me! I will do something that will go down from generation to generation among the descendants of our race.	32 Odgovori im Judita: »Poslušajte me! Izvest ću djelo o kojemu će spomen prelaziti od pokoljenja na pokoljenje među sinovima našeg naroda.
33 Stand at the gate tonight to let me pass through with my maid; and within the days you have specified before you will surrender the city to our enemies, the Lord will rescue Israel by my hand.	33 Budite noćas na gradskim vratima da mognem izići sa svojom sluškinjom. Prije onog dana u koji ste namislili predati grad neprijateljima, Gospod će rukom mojom donijeti spas Izraelu.
34 You must not inquire into what I am doing, for I will not tell you until my plan has been accomplished."	34 Ne tražite da vam kažem što sam namjerila. Neću vam odati ništa dok ne bude izvršeno ono što sam odlučila učiniti.«
35 Uzziah and the rulers said to her, "Go in peace, and may the Lord God go before you to take vengeance upon our enemies!"	35 Ozija i prvaci rekoše joj: »Idi u miru! Neka Gospod Bog bude uza te da se uzmogneš osvetiti neprijateljima našim!«
36 Then they withdrew from the tent and returned to their posts.	36 Izišavši odande, vratiše se na svoja mjesta.