Judith 5

NEW JERUSALEM	Biblija Hrvatski
1 Holofernes, general-in-chief of the Assyrian army, received the intel igence that the Israelites werepreparing for war, that they had closed the mountain passes, fortified al the high peaks and laid obstructions inthe plains.	1 Izvijestiše Holoferna, vrhovnog zapovjednika vojske asirske, da su se sinovi Izraelovi spremili za rat, da su zatvorili brdske prijelaze, utvrdili sve vrhove najviših planina te postavili prepreke u predjelima što se nalaze u ravnici.
2 Holofernes was furious. He summoned al the princes of Moab, al the generals of Ammon and al thesatraps of the coastal regions.	2 On se rasrdi strahovito, sazva sve glavare moapske, vojskovođe amonske, sve primorske namjesnike
3 'Men of Canaan,' he said, 'tel me: what people is this that occupies the hill-country? What towns does itinhabit? How large is its army? What are the sources of its power and strength? Who is the king who rules it andcommands its army?	3 pa im kaza: »Recite mi, sinovi kanaanski: kakav je to narod koji nastava brdovite predjele? Kakvi su mu gradovi u kojima živi? Kolika je vojska njegova? U čemu je snaga njegova i moć njegova? Tko je kralj koji nad njima vlada i zapovijeda im vojskom?
4 Why have they disdained to wait on me, as all the western peoples have?'	4 Zašto je među svima koji žive na zapadu on jedini gnjevno odbio da mi miroljubivo dođe ususret?«
5 Achior, leader of al the Ammonites, replied, 'May my lord be pleased to listen to what your servant isgoing to say. I shall give you the facts about these mountain folk whose home lies close to you. You wil hear nolie from the mouth of your servant.	5 Odgovori mu Ahior, vođa svih sinova Amonovih: »Poslušaj, moj gospodaru, riječi iz usta sluge svoga: ja ću te obavijestiti istinito o tome narodu koji, smješten blizu tebe, nastava taj brdovit kraj; neće izaći laž iz usta sluge tvoga.
6 These people are descended from the Chaldaeans.	6 Narod taj potječe od Kaldejaca.
7 They once came to live in Mesopotamia, because they did not want to fol ow the gods of their ancestorswho lived in Chaldaea.	7 Najprije su boravili u Mezopotamiji, jer su otklonili da se drže bogova otaca svojih koji su živjeli u zemlji kaldejskoj.
8 They abandoned the way of their ancestors to worship the God of heaven, the God they learnt toacknowledge. Banished from the presence of their own gods, they fled to Mesopotamia where they lived for along time.	8 Skrenuše, dakle, s puta otaca svojih pa počeše štovati Boga nebeskoga, onoga Boga koga bijahu spoznali. I zato, udaljeni od lica svojih bogova, skloniše se u Mezopotamiju i tu se dugo zadržaše.
9 When God told them to leave their home and set out for Canaan, they settled there and accumulatedgold and silver and great herds of cattle.	9 Pa im Bog njihov zapovjedi da ostave to prebivalište i odu u zemlju Kanaan; naseliše se ondje te imađahu u obilju zlata i srebra i mnogo stoke.
10 Next, famine having overwhelmed the land of Canaan, they went down to Egypt where they stayed tilthey were well nourished. There they became a great multitude, a race beyond counting.	10 Spustiše se poslije u Egipat, jer glad bijaše pritisla zemlju kanaansku; ondje su ostali dok se imahu čime hraniti. Porastoše u snažno mnoštvo; rodu njihovu ne bijaše broja.
11 But the king of Egypt turned against them and exploited them by forcing them to make bricks; hedegraded them, reducing them to slavery.	11 Ali se kralj Egipta diže na njih, naruga im se u pravljenju opeke; ponizi ih i učini robovima.
12 They cried to their God, who struck the entire land of Egypt with incurable plagues, and the Egyptiansexpel ed them.	12 Onda oni zavapiše Bogu svome, a on svu zemlju egipatsku udari ranama bez prebola. Zbog toga ih Egipćani otjeraše od sebe.
13 God dried up the Red Sea before them	13 Bog pred njima isuši Crveno more
14 and led them forward by way of Sinai and Kadesh-Barnea. Having driven off all the inhabitants of thedesert,	14 i prevede ih preko Sinaja i Kadeš Barne. Oni odbiše od sebe sve nasrtaje stanovnika pustinje,
15 they settled in the land of the Amorites and in their strength exterminated the entire population ofHeshbon. Then, having crossed the Jordan, they took possession of al the hil -country,	15 smjestiše se na području Amorejaca i vlastitom snagom istrijebiše sve Hešbonce. Prijeđoše preko Jordana i dobiše u nasljedstvo sav planinski kraj.
16 driving out the Canaanites before them and the Perizzites, Jebusites, Shechemites and all theGirgashites, and lived there for many years.	16 Istjeraše Kanaanca, Perižanina, Jebusejca, Sihemca i sve Girgašane i tu obitavahu mnogo vremena.
17 Al the while they did not sin before their God, prosperity was theirs, for they have a God who hateswickedness.	17 Dok ne sagriješiše protiv Boga svoga, pratilo ih je blagostanje, jer je bio s njima Bog komu je mrska nepravda;
18 But when they turned from the path he had marked out for them some were exterminated in a series ofbattles, others were taken captive to a foreign land. The Temple of their God was rased to the ground and theirtowns were seized by their enemies.	18 ali kad se udaljiše od puta što im ga on bijaše naznačio, u mnogim ratovima pretrpješe užasna razaranja, zatočiše ih u zemlju koja nije bila njihova. Hram Boga njihova bî razoren do temelja, a gradove im oteše neprijatelji njihovi.
19 Then having turned once again to their God, they came back from the places to which they had beendispersed and scattered, regained possession of Jerusalem, where they have their Temple, and reoccupied thehil -country which had been left deserted.	19 Ali sada, kako su se vratili Bogu svome, uspeše se iz raznih krajeva kamo bijahu raspršeni i ponovno zauzeše Jeruzalem, gdje se nalazi svetište njihovo, i smjestiše se po brdovitim krajevima koji bijahu opustjeli.
20 So, now, master and lord, if this people has committed any fault, if they have sinned against their God,let us first be sure that they real y have this reason to fail, then advance and attack them.	20 Zato, gospodaru, pomno izvidimo je li taj narod u čemu zastranio, je li sagriješio Bogu svome, pa ako utvrdimo da jest, onda možemo krenuti na nj i pokoriti ga;
21 But if their nation is guiltless, my lord would do better to abstain, for fear that their Lord and God shouldprotect them. We should then become the laughing-stock of the whole world.'	21 ali ako narod onaj nije kriv ni zbog kakva prijestupa, onda neka gospodar moj odustane od nauma: jer će ih Bog njihov štititi, a mi ćemo biti na ruglo svoj zemlji.«
22 When Achior had ended this speech, all the people crowding round the tent began protesting.Holofernes' own senior officers, as wel as al the coastal peoples and the Moabites, threatened to tear him limbfrom limb.	22 Kada Ahior završi tu besjedu, stadoše rogoboriti oni koji su okruživali šator i nalazili se unaokolo, dostojanstvenici Holofernovi, svi stanovnici obalnih krajeva i Moaba: tražili su da ga raskomadaju:
23 'Why should we be afraid of the Israelites? They are a weak and powerless people, quite unable tostand a stiff attack.	23 »Ne bojmo se sinova Izraelovih! To je zaista narod koji nema ni moći ni snage za žešću bitku.
24 Forward! Advance! Your army, Holofernes our master, wil swal ow them in one mouthful!'	24 Krenimo, dakle! Oni će biti samo zalogaj za vojsku tvoju, gospodaru Holoferno!«