Jeremija 21

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Riječ koju Jahve uputi Jeremiji kad kralj Sidkija posla k njemu Pašhura, sina Malkijina, i svećenika Sefaniju, sina Maasejina, s porukom:	1 The message which came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent him Pashhur, son of Malchiah, and the priest Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah, with this request:
2 »Hajde, upitaj Jahvu za nas, jer je Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, zavojštio na nas; možda će Jahve opet učiniti s nama čudo, pa će se neprijatelj povući pred nama.«	2 Inquire for us of the LORD, because Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, is attacking us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all his wonderful works, so that he will withdraw from us.
3 Jeremija im reče: »Ovako recite Sidkiji:	3 But Jeremiah answered them: This is what you shall report to Zedekiah:
4 Ovako govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov: ‘Povući ću oružje koje je u vašim rukama, kojim se borite protiv kralja babilonskoga i Kaldejaca što vas napadaju izvan zidina, i skupiti ga usred ovoga grada.	4 Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I will turn back in your hands the weapons with which you intend to fight the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls. These weapons I will pile up in the midst of this city,
5 I sam ću se boriti protiv vas ispruženom rukom i snažnom mišicom, u srdžbi i gnjevu i velikoj jarosti.	5 and I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and mighty arm, in anger, and wrath, and great rage!
6 I strašnom kugom udarit ću stanovnike ovoga grada, ljude i životinje, i pomrijet će.	6 I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die in a great pestilence.
7 Poslije toga ću’ – riječ je Jahvina – ‘Sidkiju, kralja judejskoga, i njegove sluge i narod, i sve one koji preostadoše u tom gradu nakon pošasti, mača i gladi, predati u ruke Nabukodonozora, kralja babilonskoga, u ruke njihovih neprijatelja i u ruke onih koji im rade o glavi; on će ih sasjeći oštricom mača bez samilosti, bez milosrđa i bez smilovanja.’	7 After that, says the LORD, I will hand over Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his ministers and the people in this city who survive pestilence, sword, and famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, into the hands of their enemies and those who seek their lives. He shall strike them with the edge of the sword, without quarter, without pity or mercy.
8 A ovom narodu reci: Ovako govori Jahve: ‘Evo stavljam pred vas put života i put smrti.	8 And to this people you shall say: Thus says the LORD: See, I am giving you a choice between life and death.
9 Tko ostane u ovom gradu, poginut će od mača, gladi i kuge. A tko izađe, te se preda Kaldejcima koji vas opsjedaju, spasit će život – život će mu ostati kao plijen.	9 Whoever remains in this city shall die by the sword or famine or pestilence. But whoever leaves and surrenders to the besieging Chaldeans shall live and have his life as booty.
10 Jer, okrenuh lice svoje ovomu gradu na zlo, a ne na dobro’ – riječ je Jahvina – ‘i bit će izručen u ruke kralja babilonskoga, i on će ga vatrom spaliti.’«	10 For I have turned against this city, for its woe and not for its good, says the LORD. It shall be given into the power of the king of Babylon who shall burn it with fire.
11 Kraljevskom domu Judeje. Čujte riječ Jahvinu,	11 To the royal house of Judah: Hear the word of the LORD,
12 dome Davidov! Ovako govori Jahve: »Svako jutro sudite pravedno, izbavite potlačene iz ruku tlačitelja, ili će moj gnjev planut’ poput vatre, raspalit’ se neugasivo zbog vaših opačina.	12 O house of David! Thus says the LORD: Each morning dispense justice, rescue the oppressed from the hand of the oppressor, Lest my fury break out like fire which burns without being quenched, because of the evil of your deeds.
13 Evo me protiv tebe koji stanuješ na Pećini dolinskoj« – riječ je Jahvina – »protiv vas koji kažete: ‘Tko može na nas navaliti, tko u naše nastambe prodrijeti?’	13 Beware! I am against you, Valley-site, Rock of the Plain, says the LORD. You who say, "Who will attack us, who can penetrate our retreats?"
14 Al’ ja ću vam platiti prema plodu djela vaših« – riječ je Jahvina. »Oganj ću podmetnuti šumi njegovoj i proždrijet će sve oko nje!«	14 I will punish you, says the LORD, as your deeds deserve! I will kindle a fire in its forest that shall devour all its surroundings.