| 1 Zato je Gospod izvršio prijetnju koju je naviještao protiv nas, protiv naših sudaca koji su sudili Izraelu, protiv naših kraljeva i knezova, protiv naroda Izraelova i Judina: | 1 "'So the Lord confirmed his word, which he spoke against us, and against our judges who judged Israel, and against our kings and against our princes and against the men of Israel and Judah. |
| 2 pod čitavim nebom nije se još dogodilo ništa slično onome što se dogodilo u Jeruzalemu, prema onome što bijaše zapisano u Mojsijevu zakonu – | 2 Under the whole heaven there has not been done the like of what he has done in Jerusalem, in accordance with what is written in the law of Moses, |
| 3 da se jelo meso sina i kćeri. | 3 that we should eat, one the flesh of his son and another the flesh of his daughter. |
| 4 Predao ih je vlasti svih kraljevstava oko nas, na porugu i prokletstvo među svim okolnim narodima kamo ih je raspršio Gospod. | 4 And he gave them into subjection to all the kingdoms around us, to be a reproach and a desolation among all the surrounding peoples, where the Lord has scattered them. |
| 5 Bijahu podjarmljeni umjesto da budu gospodari, jer – sagriješismo Gospodu, Bogu svojemu, ne poslušavši glasa njegova. | 5 They were brought low and not raised up, because we sinned against the Lord our God, in not heeding his voice. |
| 6 Da, pravedan je Gospod, Bog naš! Ali nama – nama treba da se danas zacrvene od stida obrazi, nama i ocima našim. | 6 "'Righteousness belongs to the Lord our God, but confusion of face to us and our fathers, as at this day. |
| 7 Oborila se na nas sva zla kojima nam Gospod bijaše zaprijetio. | 7 All those calamities with which the Lord threatened us have come upon us. |
| 8 Mi pak nismo umolili lice Gospodnje odvrativši se od misli svojih opakih srdaca. | 8 Yet we have not entreated the favor of the Lord by turning away, each of us, from the thoughts of his wicked heart. |
| 9 Gospod tada uze bdjeti nad nevoljama koje je navalio na nas; jer pravedan je Gospod u svim djelima koja nam je naložio, | 9 And the Lord has kept the calamities ready, and the Lord has brought them upon us, for the Lord is righteous in all his works which he has commanded us to do. |
| 10 ali mi nismo slušali njegova glasa niti smo hodili po zapovijedima koje je Gospod pred nas stavio.'« | 10 Yet we have not obeyed his voice, to walk in the statutes of the Lord which he set before us. |
| 11 »‘A sada, Gospode, Bože Izraelov, koji si snažnom rukom izveo narod svoj iz Egipta znamenjima i čudesima, velikom snagom i ispruženom desnicom, proslavivši tako ime svoje do dana današnjega: | 11 "'And now, O Lord God of Israel, who didst bring thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and with signs and wonders and with great power and outstretched arm, and hast made thee a name, as at this day, |
| 12 mi smo sagriješili, bezbožni smo bili i nepravedni pred svim tvojim zapovijedima, Gospode, Bože naš! | 12 we have sinned, we have been ungodly, we have done wrong, O Lord our God, against all thy ordinances. |
| 13 Neka se odvrati gnjev tvoj od nas, jer smo samo malen ostatak među narodima kamo si nas raspršio. | 13 Let thy anger turn away from us, for we are left, few in number, among the nations where thou hast scattered us. |
| 14 Usliši, Gospode, molitvu našu i vapaj: izbavi nas poradi sebe i udijeli nam milost svoju, pred licem onih koji su nas u sužanjstvo odveli, | 14 Hear, O Lord, our prayer and our supplication, and for thy own sake deliver us, and grant us favor in the sight of those who have carried us into exile; |
| 15 da sva zemlja zna da si ti Gospod, Bog naš, jer Izrael i njegov rod nosi tvoje ime. | 15 that all the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, for Israel and his descendants are called by thy name. |
| 16 Obazri se, Gospode, iz svetoga svoga prebivališta i svrni misao na nas, prikloni uho i poslušaj, | 16 O Lord, look down from thy holy habitation, and consider us. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear; |
| 17 otvori oči i pogledaj: ta mrtvi u podzemnom svijetu – kojima je iz utrobe oduzet dah – ne, oni više ne kazuju slave i pravednosti Gospodnje; | 17 open thy eyes, O Lord, and see; for the dead who are in Hades, whose spirit has been taken from their bodies, will not ascribe glory or justice to the Lord, |
| 18 samo duša ojađena, koja hodi pognuto i iznemoglo, ugaslih očiju, duša pregladnjela, Gospode, iskazuje tvoju slavu i pravednost! | 18 but the person that is greatly distressed, that goes about bent over and feeble, and the eyes that are failing, and the person that hungers, will ascribe to thee glory and righteousness, O Lord. |
| 19 O Gospode, Bože naš! Ne upravljamo svoje prošnje tvome licu zbog zasluga svojih otaca i svojih kraljeva; | 19 For it is not because of any righteous deeds of our fathers or our kings that we bring before thee our prayer for mercy, O Lord our God. |
| 20 nego jer si ti poslao na nas gnjev svoj i srdžbu svoju, kako si bio navijestio po prorocima, slugama svojim, ovim riječima: | 20 For thou hast sent thy anger and thy wrath upon us, as thou didst declare by thy servants the prophets, saying: |
| 21 ‘Ovako govori Gospod: Prignite šiju i služite kralju babilonskom, da ostanete u zemlji koju sam dao ocima vašim. | 21 "Thus says the Lord: Bend your shoulders and serve the king of Babylon, and you will remain in the land which I gave to your fathers. |
| 22 Ne poslušate li nalog Gospodnji da služite kralju babilonskom, | 22 But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord and will not serve the king of Babylon, |
| 23 učinit ću da iz gradova judejskih i s trgova jeruzalemskih nestane pjesme radosti i pjesme veselja, pjesme zaručnika i pjesme zaručnice, i sva će zemlja postati pustoš bez stanovnika.' | 23 I will make to cease from the cities of Judah and from the region about Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, and the whole land will be a desolation without inhabitants." |
| 24 Ali mi nismo poslušali glasa tvog da služimo kralju babilonskom, i ti si tada izvršio prijetnje koje si navijestio po prorocima, slugama svojim, da će kosti kraljeva naših i kosti naših otaca biti izbačene iz svog počivališta. | 24 "'But we did not obey thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon; and thou hast confirmed thy words, which thou didst speak by thy servants the prophets, that the bones of our kings and the bones of our fathers would be brought out of their graves; |
| 25 I doista, one bjehu izbačene na žegu dana i studen noći. I umiralo se u strašnim mukama od kuge, gladi i mača. | 25 and behold, they have been cast out to the heat of day and the frost of night. They perished in great misery, by famine and sword and pestilence. |
| 26 A od kuće koja nosi ime tvoje učinio si ono što je ona danas, zbog zloće kuće Izraelove i kuće Judine. | 26 And the house which is called by thy name thou hast made as it is today, because of the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of Judah. |
| 27 Pa ipak, Gospode, Bože naš, postupio si s nama po svoj svojoj dobroti i prevelikoj blagosti, | 27 "'Yet thou hast dealt with us, O Lord our God, in all thy kindness and in all thy great compassion, |
| 28 kako si obećao po sluzi svome Mojsiju onoga dana kada si mu zapovjedio da napiše Zakon tvoj za sinove Izraela ovim riječima: | 28 as thou didst speak by thy servant Moses on the day when thou didst command him to write thy law in the presence of the people of Israel, saying, |
| 29 ‘Ako ne poslušate glasa mog, ovo veliko i bezbrojno mnoštvo zacijelo će se smanjiti među narodima kamo ću ih raspršiti; | 29 "If you will not obey my voice, this very great multitude will surely turn into a small number among the nations, where I will scatter them. |
| 30 a znam, taj narod tvrde šije neće poslušati. Ali u zemlji svog sužanjstva oni će se opametiti | 30 For I know that they will not obey me, for they are a stiff-necked people. But in the land of their exile they will come to themselves, |
| 31 i spoznati da sam ja Gospod, Bog njihov. I dat ću im srce i uši da čuju. | 31 and they will know that I am the Lord their God. I will give them a heart that obeys and ears that hear; |
| 32 Oni će me hvaliti u zemlji svog izgnanstva i spominjat će se moga imena; obratit će se, i smekšat će im se tvrda šija, | 32 and they will praise me in the land of their exile, and will remember my name, |
| 33 i odvratit će se od opakih svojih djela, jer sjetit će se sudbine otaca svojih kad su griješili Gospodu. | 33 and will turn from their stubbornness and their wicked deeds; for they will remember the ways of their fathers, who sinned before the Lord. |
| 34 Tada ću ih dovesti natrag u zemlju koju sam obećao zaklevši se njihovim ocima Abrahamu, Izaku i Jakovu, da gospodare njome. I umnožit ću ih, i oni se više neće smanjivati. | 34 I will bring them again into the land which I swore to give to their fathers, to Abraham and to Isaac and to Jacob, and they will rule over it; and I will increase them, and they will not be diminished. |
| 35 I uspostavit ću s njima vječni savez: ja ću biti njihov Bog, a oni će biti moj narod. I neću više izgoniti svog naroda Izraela iz zemlje koju sam im dao.' | 35 I will make an everlasting covenant with them to be their God and they shall be my people; and I will never again remove my people Israel from the land which I have given them." |
