Jeremija 2

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 I dođe mi riječ Jahvina:	1 This word of the LORD came to me:
2 »Idi i viči u uši Jeruzalemu: Ovako govori Jahve: ‘Spominjem se mladosti tvoje privržene, ljubavi tvoje vjereničke: ti pođe za mnom u pustinju, po zemlji gdje se ne sije.	2 Go, cry out this message for Jerusalem to hear! I remember the devotion of your youth, how you loved me as a bride, Following me in the desert, in a land unsown.
3 Izrael bijaše Jahvi svetinja, prvina plodova njegovih; tko god od njih jeđaše, bijaše kažnjen; zlo ga snađe’« – riječ je Jahvina.	3 Sacred to the LORD was Israel, the first fruits of his harvest; Should anyone presume to partake of them, evil would befall him, says the LORD.
4 »Čujte riječ Jahvinu, dome Jakovljev, i svi rodovi doma Izraelova.	4 Listen to the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob! All you clans of the house of Israel,
5 Ovako govori Jahve: ‘Kakvu nepravdu nađoše oci vaši na meni te se udaljiše od mene? Za ispraznošću pođoše, te sami isprazni postadoše.	5 thus says the LORD: What fault did your fathers find in me that they withdrew from me, Went after empty idols, and became empty themselves?
6 Ne pitahu: Gdje je Jahve koji nas izvede iz zemlje egipatske te nas vođaše kroz pustinju, po zemlji pustoj, jedva prohodnoj, po zemlji suhoj i mračnoj, po zemlji kojom nitko ne prolazi, nit’ se tko nastanjuje?’	6 They did not ask, "Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, Who led us through the desert, through a land of wastes and gullies, Through a land of drought and darkness, through a land which no one crosses, where no man dwells?"
7 U zemlju vinograda i maslinika ja vas dovedoh, da se hranite plodom i dobrotom njezinom. Ali tek što uđoste, zemlju moju oskvrnuste i baštinu moju u gnusobu pretvoriste.	7 When I brought you into the garden land to eat its goodly fruits, You entered and defiled my land, you made my heritage loathsome.
8 Svećenici ne govorahu: ‘Gdje je Jahve?’ Tumači Zakona mene ne upoznaše, pastiri otpadoše od mene, a proroci prorokovahu u ime Baalovo i iđahu za onima što im pomoći ne mogoše.	8 The priests asked not, "Where is the LORD?" Those who dealt with the law knew me not: the shepherds rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied by Baal, and went after useless idols.
9 Zato ću još parnicu voditi s vama« – riječ je Jahvina – »i parbit ću se sa sinovima sinova vaših.	9 Therefore will I yet accuse you, says the LORD, and even your children's children I will accuse.
10 Pođite, dakle, na otoke kitimske, da vidite, ili u Kedar pošljite izvidnice te dobro promislite i provjerite je li se igda što slično zbilo.	10 Pass over to the coast of the Kittim and see, send to Kedar and carefully inquire: Where has the like of this been done?
11 Je li koji narod mijenjao bogove – oni čak i nisu bogovi! A narod moj Slavu svoju zamijeni za one što ne pomažu!	11 Does any other nation change its gods?-- yet they are not gods at all! But my people have changed their glory for useless things.
12 Zapanjite se nad tim, nebesa, zgranite se i zaprepastite«, riječ je Jahvina.	12 Be amazed at this, O heavens, and shudder with sheer horror, says the LORD.
13 »Jer dva zla narod moj učini: ostavi mene, Izvor vode žive, te iskopa sebi kladence, kladence ispucane što vode držati ne mogu.	13 Two evils have my people done: they have forsaken me, the source of living waters; They have dug themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that hold no water.
14 Je li Izrael rob il’ sluga u kući rođen? Zašto plijenom posta?	14 Is Israel a slave, a bondman by birth? Why then has he become booty?
15 Lavovi su na nj rikali, podizali glas svoj. U pustoš pretvoriše zemlju njegovu, gradove popališe, nema im žitelja.	15 Against him lions roar full-throated cries. They have made his land a waste; his cities are charred ruins, without inhabitant.
16 Čak i oni iz Memfisa i Tafnisa brijahu ti tjeme.	16 Yes, the people of Memphis and Tahpanhes shave the crown of your head.
17 Nisi li to sam sebi učinio otpavši od Jahve, Boga svojega?	17 Has not the forsaking of the LORD, your God, done this to you?
18 A sad, zašto krećeš u Egipat da piješ vode iz Nila? Zašto krećeš u Asiriju da piješ vode iz Rijeke?	18 And now, why go to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Nile? Why go to Assyria, to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
19 Opačina te tvoja kažnjava, otpadništvo te tvoje osuđuje. Shvati i vidi kako je teško i gorko što ostavi Jahvu, Boga svojega, što više nema straha mog u tebi« – riječ je Gospoda Jahve nad vojskama.	19 Your own wickedness chastises you, your own infidelities punish you. Know then, and see, how evil and bitter is your forsaking the LORD, your God, And showing no fear of me, says the Lord, the GOD of hosts.
20 »Da, odavna ti slomi jaram svoj, raskide veze što te vezahu i reče: ‘Neću da robujem.’ Pa ipak, na svakom povišem humu, pod svakim drvetom zelenim lijegao si k’o bludnica.	20 Long ago you broke your yoke, you tore off your bonds. "I will not serve," you said. On every high hill, under every green tree, you gave yourself to harlotry.
21 A ja te zasadih kao lozu izabranu, k’o sadnicu plemenitu. Kako li mi se samo prometnu u jalov izrod, u lozu divlju!	21 I had planted you, a choice vine of fully tested stock; How could you turn out obnoxious to me, a spurious vine?
22 Da se i lužinom opereš, napravljenom od mnogo pepela, ostat će mrlja bezakonja tvoga preda mnom« – riječ je Jahve Gospoda.	22 Though you scour it with soap, and use much lye, The stain of your guilt is still before me, says the Lord GOD.
23 »Kako samo možeš reći: ‘Nisam se uprljala, za baalima nisam trčala.’? Pogledaj tragove svoje u dolini, upoznaj što si učinila. Deva brza što krstari stazama svojim,	23 How can you say, "I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baals"? Consider your conduct in the Valley, recall what you have done: A frenzied she-camel, coursing near and far,
24 magarica divlja navikla na pustinju, u pohoti svojoj požudno dašće, tko da je ukroti u vrijeme gonjenja? Tko god je traži, neće se umoriti, naći će je u mjesecu njezinu.	24 breaking away toward the desert, Snuffing the wind in her ardor-- who can restrain her lust? No beasts need tire themselves seeking her; in her month they will meet her.
25 Čuvaj se da ti noga ne obosi, grlo se ne osuši. A ti kažeš: ‘Ne, uzalud je! Jer volim strance, i za njima ću ići.’	25 Stop wearing out your shoes and parching your throat! But you say, "No use! no! I love these strangers, and after them I must go."
26 Kao što se lupež zastidi kad ga uhvate, tako će se zastidjeti sinovi – dom Izraelov, oni, kraljevi, knezovi, svećenici i proroci njihovi	26 As the thief is shamed when caught, so shall the house of Israel be shamed: They, their kings and their princes, their priests and their prophets;
27 koji govore drvetu: ‘Ti si otac moj!’ a kamenu: ‘Ti si me rodio!’ jer mi leđa okreću, a ne lice, ali u nevolji svojoj zapomažu: ‘Ustani, spasi nas!’	27 They who say to a piece of wood, "You are my father," and to a stone, "You gave me birth." They turn to me their backs, not their faces; yet, in their time of trouble they cry out, "Rise up and save us!"
28 Gdje su bogovi što ih ti sâm načini? Nek’ ustanu ako te mogu spasiti u nevolji tvojoj! Jer imaš, o Judejo, bogova koliko i gradova! Koliko Jeruzalem ima ulica, toliko Baal ima žrtvenika.	28 Where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up! Will they save you in your time of trouble? For as numerous as your cities are your gods, O Judah! And as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up for Baal.
29 Zašto hoćete da se sa mnom parbite? Svi se od mene odmetnuste« – riječ je Jahvina.	29 How dare you still plead with me? You have all rebelled against me, says the LORD.
30 »Zaludu sam udarao sinove vaše: vi iz toga ne uzeste pouke: mačevi vaši rastrgaše vaše proroke kao lav zatornik.	30 In vain I struck your children; the correction they did not take. Your sword devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.
31 Kakva li ste roda? Čujte riječ Jahvinu: Zar bijah pustinja Izraelu, il’ zemlja mračna? Zašto moj narod govori: ‘Slobodu hoćemo, nećemo više k tebi!’?	31 You, of this generation, take note of the word of the Lord: Have I been a desert to Israel, a land of darkness? Why do my people say, "We have moved on, we will come to you no more"?
32 Zaboravlja li djevica svoj nakit il’ nevjesta pojas svoj ? A narod moj mene zaboravi, bezbroj je tomu već dana.	32 Does a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her sash? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
33 O, kako li dobro znaš svoj put kad tragaš za ljubavlju! Zato si i na zlo putove svoje navikla.	33 How well you pick your way when seeking love! You who, in your wickedness, have gone by ways unclean!
34 Čak su i ruke tvoje omašćene krvlju siromaha nevinih: nisi ih zatekla kako provaljuju vrata tvoja. Da, za sve njih ti ćeš odgovarati.	34 You, on whose clothing there is the life-blood of the innocent, whom you found committing no burglary;
35 A govoriš: ‘Nevina sam, gnjev se njegov odvratio od mene.’ Evo me da ti sudim jer govoriš: ‘Nisam zgriješila.’	35 Yet withal you say, "I am innocent; at least, his anger is turned away from me." Behold, I will judge you on that word of yours, "I have not sinned."
36 Kako si jadna u zabludjelosti svojoj! I Egipćani će te posramiti kao što te posramiše Asirci.	36 How very base you have become in changing your course! By Egypt will you be shamed, as you were shamed by Assyria.
37 I odavde ćeš morati otići s rukama nad glavom svojom, jer Jahve odbaci one u koje se uzdaš; ti nećeš biti sretna s njima.«	37 From there also shall you go away with hands upon your head; For the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, with them you will have no success.