Jeremiah 22

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Biblija Hrvatski
1 The LORD told me this: Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and there deliver this message:	1 Ovako govori Jahve: »Siđi u palaču kralja judejskoga i objavi ondje ovu riječ.
2 You shall say: Listen to the word of the LORD, king of Judah, who sit on the throne of David, you, your ministers, and your people that enter by these gates!	2 Reci: Slušaj riječ Jahvinu, kralju judejski, koji sjediš na prijestolju Davidovu, ti i tvoje sluge i tvoj narod koji ulaze na ova vrata.
3 Thus says the LORD: Do what is right and just. Rescue the victim from the hand of his oppressor. Do not wrong or oppress the resident alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.	3 Ovako govori Jahve: ‘Činite pravo i pravicu, izbavite potlačene iz ruku tlačitelja! Ne činite krivo strancu, siroti, udovici, ne tlačite ih i ne prolijevajte krvi nedužne na ovome mjestu.
4 If you carry out these commands, kings who succeed to the throne of David will continue to enter the gates of this palace, riding in chariots or mounted on horses, with their ministers, and their people.	4 Jer budete li se istinski vladali po riječi ovoj, na vrata ovog dvora ulazit će kraljevi što sjede na prijestolju Davidovu, voze se na kolima i jašu na konjima – oni, njihove sluge i njihov narod.
5 But if you do not obey these commands, I swear by myself, says the LORD: this palace shall become rubble.	5 Ako pak ne poslušate ovih riječi, zaklinjem se sobom’ – riječ je Jahvina – ‘da ću taj dvor pretvoriti u ruševinu!’«
6 For thus says the LORD concerning the palace of the king of Judah: Though you be to me like Gilead, like the peak of Lebanon, I will turn you into a waste, a city uninhabited.	6 Jer ovako govori Jahve o dvoru kralja judejskoga: »Ti si za me Gilead, vrh libanonski. Ali, uistinu, pretvorit ću te u pustinju, u grad nenastanjen.
7 Against you I will send destroyers, each with his axe: They shall cut down your choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.	7 Spremit ću protiv tebe zatirače, svakoga s oružjem njegovim, nek’ posijeku izabrane ti cedrove i u vatru ih pobacaju.«
8 Many people will pass by this city and ask one another: "Why has the LORD done this to so great a city?"	8 Mnoštvo će narodâ prolaziti mimo taj grad i pitat će jedan drugoga: »Zašto je Jahve tako postupio s ovim velikim gradom?«
9 And the answer will be given: "Because they have deserted their covenant with the LORD, their God, by worshiping and serving strange gods."	9 Odgovorit će im: »Jer su ostavili Savez Jahve, Boga svoga, klanjali se drugim bogovima i služili im.«
10 Weep not for him who is dead, mourn not for him! Weep rather for him who is going away; never again will he see the land of his birth.	10 Protiv raznih kraljeva: Protiv Joahaza Ne oplakujte mrtvoga, ne jadikujte za njim. Radije plačite za onim koji odlazi, jer se nikad više neće vratiti ni rodne grude vidjeti.
11 Thus says the LORD concerning Shallum, son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father as king. He has left this place never to return.	11 Jer ovako govori Jahve o Šalumu, sinu Jošijinu, kralju judejskomu, koji kraljevaše mjesto oca svoga i morade otići iz ovoga mjesta: »Nikad se više neće vratiti,
12 Rather, he shall die in the place where they exiled him; this land he shall not see again.	12 nego će umrijeti u mjestu kamo ga izagnaše, a ovu zemlju nikad više neće vidjeti.«
13 Woe to him who builds his house on wrong, his terraces on injustice; Who works his neighbor without pay, and gives him no wages.	13 »Jao onom koji kuću gradi nepravedno i gornje odaje diže bez prava; koji bližnjega tjera na tlaku i plaću mu ne isplaćuje;
14 Who says, "I will build myself a spacious house, with airy rooms," Who cuts out windows for it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermillion.	14 koji kaže: ‘Sagradit ću sebi kuću prostranu i prozračne gornje odaje!’, koji probija prozore, oblaže ih cedrovinom crveno obojenom.
15 Must you prove your rank among kings by competing with them in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink? He did what was right and just, and it went well with him.	15 Jesi li zato kralj što se cedrom razmećeš? Nije li ti i otac jeo i pio, ali je činio pravo i pravicu i zato mu bješe dobro.
16 Because he dispensed justice to the weak and the poor, it went well with him. Is this not true knowledge of me? says the LORD.	16 Branio je pravo siromaha i jadnika, i zato mu bješe dobro. Zar ne znači to mene poznavati?« – riječ je Jahvina.
17 But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except on your own gain, On shedding innocent blood, on practicing oppression and extortion.	17 »Ali tvoje oči i srce idu samo za dobitkom, da krv nevinu prolijevaš, da nasilje činiš i krivdu.«
18 Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah: They shall not lament him, "Alas! my brother"; "Alas! sister." They shall not lament him, "Alas, Lord! alas, Majesty!"	18 Zato ovako govori Jahve o Jojakimu, sinu Jošijinu, kralju judejskom: »Za njim neće naricati: ‘Jao, brate moj! Jao, sestro moja!’ Za njim neće naricati: ‘Jao, gospodaru! Jao, veličanstvo!’
19 The burial of an ass shall he be given, dragged forth and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.	19 Pokopat će ga k’o magarca, izvući ga i baciti izvan vrata Jeruzalema.«
20 Scale Lebanon and cry out, in Bashan lift up your voice; Cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers are crushed.	20 »Popni se na Libanon i viči, po Bašanu nek’ se ori glas, s Abarima buči, jer svi su tvoji prijatelji slomljeni!
21 I spoke to you when you were secure, but you answered, "I will not listen." This has been your way from your youth, not to listen to my voice.	21 Lijepo sam te svjetovao u danima mirnim, al’ ti mi reče: ‘Neću slušati!’ Tako se vladaš od mladosti: ne slušaš glasa mojega.
22 The wind shall shepherd all your shepherds, your lovers shall go into exile. Surely then you shall be ashamed and confounded because of all your wickedness.	22 Sve će tvoje pastire vjetar popasti, a ljubavnici će tvoji u izgnanstvo. Tada ćeš se stidjet’ i sramiti zbog sve pakosti svoje.
23 You who dwell on Lebanon, who nest in the cedars, How you shall groan when pains come upon you, like the pangs of a woman in travail!	23 Ti što prebivaš na Libanonu, ti što se gnijezdiš po cedrovima, kako li ćeš stenjati kad bolovi te spopadnu, trudovi rodilje.
24 As I live, says the LORD, if you, Coniah, son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, are a signet ring on my right hand, I will snatch you from it.	24 Života mi moga« – riječ je Jahvina – »kad bi Konija, sin Jojakimov, kralj judejski, bio pečatnjak na mojoj desnici, ja bih ga strgao s prsta.
25 I will deliver you into the hands of those who seek your life; the hands of those whom you fear; the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and the Chaldeans.	25 Dat ću te u ruke onima koji ti rade o glavi, u ruke onima pred kojima dršćeš, u ruke Nabukodonozora, kralja babilonskog, i u ruke Kaldejaca.
26 I will cast you out, you and the mother who bore you, into a different land from the one you were born in; and there you shall die.	26 I bacit ću tebe i majku koja te rodila u drugu zemlju gdje se niste rodili; tamo ćete umrijeti.
27 Neither of them shall come back to the land for which they yearn.	27 Ali u zemlju u koju čeznu da se vrate neće se vratiti!«
28 Is this man Coniah a vessel despised, to be broken up, an instrument that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants cast out? why thrown into a land they know not?	28 Ta zar je taj čovjek Konija sud prezren, razbijen? Il’ posuda što nikom se ne sviđa? Zašto bjehu protjerani on i potomstvo, prognani u zemlju koja im je posve neznana?
29 O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD--	29 Zemljo, zemljo, zemljo, poslušaj riječ Jahvinu.
30 Thus says the LORD: Write this man down as one childless, who will never thrive in his lifetime! No descendant of his shall achieve a seat on the throne of David as ruler again over Judah.	30 Ovako govori Jahve: »Upišite za ovoga čovjeka: ‘Bez djece. Život mu se nije posrećio. Nitko od potomstva njegova neće sjesti na prijesto Davidov ni vladati Judejom.’«