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Monday, 24 August 2026 - San Bartolomeo ( Letture di oggi)

Judith 6


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Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Biblija Hrvatski
1 When the disturbance made by the men outside the council died down, Holofernes, the commander of the Assyrian army, said to Achior and all the Moabites in the presence of all the foreign contingents:1 Pošto je utihnula buka onih koji su se skupili na vijećanje, Holoferno, vrhovni zapovjednik asirske vojske, u nazočnosti svega naroda različita podrijetla i sviju sinova moapskih, obrati se Ahioru:
2 "And who are you, Achior, and you hirelings of Ephraim, to prophesy among us as you have done today and tell us not to make war against the people of Israel because their God will defend them? Who is God except Nebuchadnezzar?2 »Tko si ti, Ahiore, ti i plaćenici Efrajimovi, da danas ovako prorokuješ među nama i savjetuješ da odustanemo od borbe protiv roda Izraelova? Bog njihov da bi im bio štit? Ali tko je bog, osim Nabukodonozora? On će poslati svoju snagu i zbrisati ih s lica zemlje; ni Bog ih njihov neće spasiti.
3 He will send his forces and will destroy them from the face of the earth, and their God will not deliver them--we the king's servants will destroy them as one man. They cannot resist the might of our cavalry.3 Mi, sluge kraljeve, mi ćemo ih smrviti kao jednog čovjeka. Neće izdržati žestine našega konjaništva.
4 We will burn them up, and their mountains will be drunk with their blood, and their fields will be full of their dead. They cannot withstand us, but will utterly perish. So says King Nebuchadnezzar, the lord of the whole earth. For he has spoken; none of his words shall be in vain.4 Njime ćemo ih zdrobiti. Brda će se natopiti njihovom krvlju, a ravnice se ispuniti njihovim mrtvim tijelima. Neće se oni održati pred nama, svi će izginuti. Tako govori kralj Nabukodonozor, gospodar sve zemlje. Tako je rekao, a riječi njegove neće ostati neispunjene.
5 "But you, Achior, you Ammonite hireling, who have said these words on the day of your iniquity, you shall not see my face again from this day until I take revenge on this race that came out of Egypt.5 A ti, Ahiore, plaćeniče amonski, koji si tako govorio u dan izopačenosti svoje, nećeš više gledati moga lica od današnjeg dana pa sve dok se ne osvetim rodu tih bjegunaca iz Egipta.
6 Then the sword of my army and the spear of my servants shall pierce your sides, and you shall fall among their wounded, when I return.6 Tada će gvožđe mojih vojnika i sulica mojih slugu probosti slabine tvoje i ti ćeš pasti među ranjenike Izraela kad se ja okrenem protiv njega.
7 Now my slaves are going to take you back into the hill country and put you in one of the cities beside the passes,7 Za sada neka te sluge moje odvedu u brdoviti kraj i ostave u jednome od prilaznih gradova:
8 and you will not die until you perish along with them.8 nećeš poginuti dok ne budeš zatrt s njima.
9 If you really hope in your heart that they will not be taken, do not look downcast! I have spoken and none of my words shall fail."9 Ako u srcu svome gajiš nadu da neće biti osvojeni, zašto onda tvoje lice pokazuje toliku utučenost? Rekoh: nijedna od riječi mojih neće ostati neispunjena.«
10 Then Holofernes ordered his slaves, who waited on him in his tent, to seize Achior and take him to Bethulia and hand him over to the men of Israel.10 Holoferno potom naredi slugama koji bijahu u šatoru njegovu da zgrabe Ahiora, odvedu u Betuliju i predaju u ruke sinova Izraelovih.
11 So the slaves took him and led him out of the camp into the plain, and from the plain they went up into the hill country and came to the springs below Bethulia.11 Njegove ga sluge uhvatiše, odvedoše izvan tabora prema ravnici, iz ravnice provedoše ga prema brdima i dovedoše na izvore koji se nalaze pod Betulijom.
12 When the men of the city saw them, they caught up their weapons and ran out of the city to the top of the hill, and all the slingers kept them from coming up by casting stones at them.12 Kad su ih ljudi iz grada opazili, dohvatiše oružje, iziđoše iz grada prema vrhu brda, a praćari zauzeše put što se tuda uspinje i počeše bacati kamenice na njih da im spriječe penjanje.
13 However, they got under the shelter of the hill and they bound Achior and left him lying at the foot of the hill, and returned to their master.13 Oni se onda skloniše pod brdo, svezaše Ahiora i ostaviše ga na podnožju brda, pa se vratiše svome gospodaru.
14 Then the men of Israel came down from their city and found him; and they untied him and brought him into Bethulia and placed him before the magistrates of their city,14 Sišavši iz svoga grada, sinovi Izraelovi priđoše mu, odvezaše ga i odvedoše u Betuliju i dovedoše pred gradske glavare.
15 who in those days were Uzziah the son of Micah, of the tribe of Simeon, and Chabris the son of Gothoniel, and Charmis the son of Melchiel.15 Tih dana vršili su tu dužnost Ozija, sin Mihin od plemena Šimunova, pak Kabris, sin Gotonielov, i Harmis, sin Melkielov.
16 They called together all the elders of the city, and all their young men and their women ran to the assembly; and they set Achior in the midst of all their people, and Uzziah asked him what had happened.16 Dozvaše gradske starješine, ali dođoše na zbor i svi mladići i žene. Postaviše Ahiora usred svega naroda, a Ozija ga uzme ispitivati što to bijaše s njim.
17 He answered and told them what had taken place at the council of Holofernes, and all that he had said in the presence of the Assyrian leaders, and all that Holofernes had said so boastfully against the house of Israel.17 Ahior ih izvijesti o svemu što je rečeno na Holofernovu vijećanju: što je sam kazao vođama Asurovim i što je u nadutosti svojoj Holoferno govorio protiv doma Izraelova.
18 Then the people fell down and worshiped God, and cried out to him, and said,18 Tada narod pade ničice, iskaza štovanje Bogu svome i zavapi:
19 "O Lord God of heaven, behold their arrogance, and have pity on the humiliation of our people, and look this day upon the faces of those who are consecrated to thee."19 »Gospode, Bože nebeski, pogledaj oholost njihovu; budi milostiv poniznosti roda našega i obazri se danas na lica sebi posvećenih!«
20 Then they consoled Achior, and praised him greatly.20 Potom utješiše Ahiora i pohvališe ga.
21 And Uzziah took him from the assembly to his own house and gave a banquet for the elders; and all that night they called on the God of Israel for help.21 Ozija ga sa zbora odvede u dom svoj i priredi starješinama gozbu.
Svu noć dozivahu u pomoć Boga Izraelova.