Wisdom 16

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Biblija Hrvatski
1 Therefore they were fittingly punished by similar creatures, and were tormented by a swarm of insects.	1 Zato bijahu primjereno kažnjeni sličnim životinjama i mučeni mnoštvom kukaca.
2 Instead of this punishment, you benefited your people with a novel dish, the delight they craved, by providing quail for their food;	2 A narod si svoj, mjesto takvom kaznom, obasuo dobročinstvom; i da zadovoljiš njegovu žudnju žarku, pripravio si jelo izvanredno: slasne prepelice.
3 That those others, when they desired food, since the creatures sent to plague them were so loathsome, should be turned from even the craving of necessities, While these, after a brief period of privation, partook of a novel dish.	3 I tako Egipćanima, premda željnima hrane, kad vidješe odvratne stvorove poslane protiv njih, zataji i naravna želja za jelom; a narodu si svojem poslije kratke oskudice poklonio jelo čudesno.
4 For upon those oppressors, inexorable want had to come; but these needed only be shown how their enemies were being tormented.	4 Na tlačitelje morade doći neuklonjiva oskudica, dok je tvojima trebalo samo pokazati kako su teško mučeni neprijatelji njihovi.
5 For when the dire venom of beasts came upon them and they were dying from the bite of crooked serpents, your anger endured not to the end.	5 I kad je na njih navalio životinjski bijes te pogibahu od ujeda zmija vijugavih, srdžba tvoja još ne bješe došla do kraja.
6 But as a warning, for a short time they were terrorized, though they had a sign of salvation, to remind them of the precept of your law.	6 Da se opamete, bijahu samo uplašeni na kratak čas, jer su dobili spasonosni znak da se sjete zapovijedi tvoga zakona.
7 For he who turned toward it was saved, not by what he saw, but by you, the savior of all.	7 Jer tko god je u nj pogledao, ozdravio je, ali ne po onom u što je pogledao, već zbog tebe, Spasitelju sviju!
8 And by this also you convinced our foes that you are he who delivers from all evil.	8 Ujedno si time dokazao našim dušmanima da si ti izbavitelj od zla svakoga.
9 For the bites of locusts and of flies slew them, and no remedy was found to save their lives because they deserved to be punished by such means;	9 Umirahu od ujeda skakavaca i muha i ne bijaše lijeka životu njihovu, jer su zaslužili da budu tako kažnjeni.
10 But not even the fangs of poisonous reptiles overcame your sons, for your mercy brought the antidote to heal them.	10 A sinovima tvojim nisu naudili ni zubi zmija otrovnica, jer im je milost tvoja u pomoć pritekla te ih iscijelila.
11 For as a reminder of your injunctions, they were stung, and swiftly they were saved, Lest they should fall into deep forgetfulness and become unresponsive to your beneficence.	11 Podbadao si ih samo i odmah ozdravljao, da se sjete proroštava tvojih, da ne zapadnu u zaboravnost duboku i ostanu bez tvojeg dobročinstva.
12 For indeed, neither herb nor application cured them, but your all-healing word, O LORD!	12 Jer njih nije liječila ni trava ni melem, nego tvoja riječ, o Gospode, koja liječi sve.
13 For you have dominion over life and death; you lead down to the gates of the nether world, and lead back.	13 Ti imaš vlast nad životom i smrću, ti dovodiš do vrata podzemlja i opet izvodiš.
14 Man, however, slays in his malice, but when the spirit has come away, it does not return, nor can he bring back the soul once it is confined.	14 Čovjek može svojom zloćom ubiti, ali kad duh izađe, ne može ga vratiti niti izbaviti dušu oduzetu.
15 But your hand none can escape.	15 Ruci se tvojoj ne može uteći.
16 For the wicked who refused to know you were punished by the might of your arm, Pursued by unwonted rains and hailstorms and unremitting downpours, and consumed by fire.	16 Mišica je tvoja silna kaznila bezbožnike koji te ne htjedoše priznati; gonio ih nečuven dažd i tuča, i pljusak neumoljiv, i oganj ih proždirao.
17 For against all expectation, in water which quenches anything, the fire grew more active; For the universe fights on behalf of the just.	17 A najčudnije: u vodi koja gasi sve rasla je ognju sve žešća moć, jer se svemir borio za pravednike.
18 For now the flame was tempered so that the beasts might not be burnt up that were sent upon the wicked, but that these might see and know they were struck by the judgment of God;	18 Čas bi se plamen ublažio da ne spali životinje poslane na bezbožnike, nego da ovi vide i spoznaju kako ih goni sud Božji;
19 And again, even in the water, fire blazed beyond its strength so as to consume the produce of the wicked land.	19 čas bi opet buknuo u samoj vodi od ognja snažnije da uništi plodove zemlje opake.
20 Instead of this, you nourished your people with food of angels and furnished them bread from heaven, ready to hand, untoiled-for, endowed with all delights and conforming to every taste.	20 A narod si svoj hranio hranom anđeoskom, slao mu s neba gotov kruh koji je imao u sebi svaku slast i ugađao svakom ukusu.
21 For this substance of yours revealed your sweetness toward your children, and serving the desire of him who received it, was blended to whatever flavor each one wished.	21 Pokazao si svojim darom slatku nježnost prema djeci, jer je dar ugađao svakom teku i mijenjao se u što je tko htio.
22 Yet snow and ice withstood fire and were not melted, that they might know that their enemies' fruits Were consumed by a fire that blazed in the hail and flashed lightning in the rain.	22 Snijeg i led odolijevahu ognju ne topeći se, da bi se znalo kako je neprijateljske plodove uništio oganj koji je plamtio u tuči i bljeskao u daždu,
23 But this fire, again, that the just might be nourished, forgot even its proper strength;	23 dok je opet oganj zaboravio snagu svoju da bi se nahranili pravednici.
24 For your creation, serving you, its maker, grows tense for punishment against the wicked, but is relaxed in benefit for those who trust in you.	24 Jer sve stvorenje služi tebi, svojem Stvoritelju, napinje snagu svoju za kaznu opakima, a popušta za dobro onima koji se u te uzdaju:
25 Therefore at that very time, transformed in all sorts of ways, it was serving your all-nourishing bounty according to what they needed and desired;	25 zato se i tada u sve preobražavalo da posluži tvojoj darežljivosti svehraniteljskoj, prema želji potrebitih,
26 That your sons whom you loved might learn, O LORD, that it is not the various kinds of fruits that nourish man, but it is your word that preserves those who believe you!	26 da bi sinovi tvoji, koje ljubiš, Gospode, naučili kako čovjeka ne hrane različiti plodovi, nego riječ tvoja uzdržava sve koji u te vjeruju;
27 For what was not destroyed by fire, when merely warmed by a momentary sunbeam, melted;	27 jer ono što nije mogao oganj uništiti rastopilo se pod toplinom jedne zrake sunčane,
28 So that men might know that one must give you thanks before the sunrise, and turn to you at daybreak.	28 da bi se znalo kako treba sunce preteći i tebi zahvaliti, prije svjetla zorina preda te stupiti.
29 For the hope of the ingrate melts like a wintry frost and runs off like useless water.	29 Jer se nada nezahvalnika rastapa kao zimski mraz i razlijeva se kao voda nekorisna.