Wisdom 18

KING JAMES BIBLE	Biblija Hrvatski
1 Nevertheless thy saints had a very great light, whose voice they hearing, and not seeing their shape, because they also had not suffered the same things, they counted them happy.	1 A svetima tvojim svijetlila je svjetlost najveća, i Egipćani, slušajući njihov glas a ne videći im obličja, nazivahu ih blaženima jer nisu nevolju trpjeli;
2 But for that they did not hurt them now, of whom they had been wronged before, they thanked them, and besought them pardon for that they had been enemies.	2 i zahvaljivahu im što se ne osvećuju za nanesene nepravde i moljahu ih da im oproste neprijateljstvo.
3 Instead whereof thou gavest them a burning pillar of fire, both to be a guide of the unknown journey, and an harmless sun to entertain them honourably.	3 A Izraelcima si dao ognjen stup da im bude vođom na stazama neznanim, blago sunce na njihovu časnom putovanju.
4 For they were worthy to be deprived of light and imprisoned in darkness, who had kept thy sons shut up, by whom the uncorrupt light of the law was to be given unto the world.	4 Zaslužili su Egipćani da svjetlost izgube i da ih tama zasužnji, jer u zatvoru držahu djecu tvoju po kojoj se svijetu imala podariti nepropadljiva svjetlost Zakona.
5 And when they had determined to slay the babes of the saints, one child being cast forth, and saved, to reprove them, thou tookest away the multitude of their children, and destroyedst them altogether in a mighty water.	5 I jer odlučiše pogubiti djecu svetaca, a jedno se od izložene djece spasilo, ti im za kaznu oduze mnoštvo djece i sve ih pogubi u silnoj vodi.
6 Of that night were our fathers certified afore, that assuredly knowing unto what oaths they had given credence, they might afterwards be of good cheer.	6 A noć ona bijaše unaprijed najavljena ocima našim da bi jasno znali kakvim su prisegama povjerovali, i da budu dobre volje.
7 So of thy people was accepted both the salvation of the righteous, and destruction of the enemies.	7 Tako je tvoj narod očekivao spas pravednika i propast neprijatelja.
8 For wherewith thou didst punish our adversaries, by the same thou didst glorify us, whom thou hadst called.	8 Jer čime si kaznio naše protivnike, time si proslavio nas, pozvavši nas k sebi.
9 For the righteous children of good men did sacrifice secretly, and with one consent made a holy law, that the saints should be like partakers of the same good and evil, the fathers now singing out the songs of praise.	9 Tada su pobožna djeca pravednikâ žrtve tajno prinijela i složno postavila zakon božanstven da sveti tvoji jednako snose i dobra i pogibelji. I tad su zapjevali svete pjesme otaca.
10 But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable noise was carried abroad for children that were bewailed.	10 A u odjek im dođoše neskladni povici neprijatelja, tužan jauk za djecom oplakivanom.
11 The master and the servant were punished after one manner; and like as the king, so suffered the common person.	11 Jednaka kazna stiže i roba i gospodara, isto je trpio i pučanin i kralj.
12 So they all together had innumerable dead with one kind of death; neither were the living sufficient to bury them: for in one moment the noblest offspring of them was destroyed.	12 A svi su zajedno imali nebrojene mrtvace pogođene istom smrću. I živih bijaše premalo da pokapaju mrtve, jer im za tren poginu najodličniji porod.
13 For whereas they would not believe any thing by reason of the enchantments; upon the destruction of the firstborn, they acknowledged this people to be the sons of God.	13 I oni koji, zbog svojih čarolija, ni u što nisu vjerovali, kad im izginuše prvenci njihovi, moradoše priznati da je narod izraelski – sin Božji.
14 For while all things were in quiet silence, and that night was in the midst of her swift course,	14 Dok je mirna tišina svime vladala i noć brzim tijekom stigla do sredine puta svog,
15 Thine Almighty word leaped down from heaven out of thy royal throne, as a fierce man of war into the midst of a land of destruction,	15 jurnula je tvoja svemoguća riječ s nebesa, s kraljevskih prijestolja, kao žestok ratnik u sredinu zemlje, propasti predane. Kao oštar mač nosila je tvoju neopozivu zapovijed.
16 And brought thine unfeigned commandment as a sharp sword, and standing up filled all things with death; and it touched the heaven, but it stood upon the earth.	16 Zaustavi se i sve ispuni smrću: doticala se neba, stajala na zemlji.
17 Then suddenly visions of horrible dreams troubled them sore, and terrors came upon them unlooked for.	17 Tada Egipćane iznenada uplašiše prikaze jezivih snova, napade ih neočekivan strah.
18 And one thrown here, and another there, half dead, shewed the cause of his death.	18 Padahu polumrtvi, jedan ovdje, drugi ondje, kazujući zašto umiru.
19 For the dreams that troubled them did foreshew this, lest they should perish, and not know why they were afflicted.	19 Jer su im sni, što ih smutiše, to unaprijed najavili, da ne bi poginuli ne znajući uzroka s kojeg ih je stiglo zlo.
20 Yea, the tasting of death touched the righteous also, and there was a destruction of the multitude in the wilderness: but the wrath endured not long.	20 Ali se napast smrtna dotakla i pravednika i mnoštvo ih je u pustinji pomrlo. Ali srdžba nije dugo trajala.
21 For then the blameless man made haste, and stood forth to defend them; and bringing the shield of his proper ministry, even prayer, and the propitiation of incense, set himself against the wrath, and so brought the calamity to an end, declaring that he was thy servant.	21 Jer se brzo za njih zauzeo čovjek besprijekoran: naoružan oružjem službe svoje – molitvom i pomirbenim kadom – opro se srdžbi i dokrajčio nevolju, pokazavši da je sluga tvoj.
22 So he overcame the destroyer, not with strength of body, nor force of arms, but with a word subdued him that punished, alleging the oaths and covenants made with the fathers.	22 On gnjevu nije odolio ni snagom tjelesnom ni silom oružja, nego je riječju svojom pokorio zatornika spomenuv otačke prisege i zavjete.
23 For when the dead were now fallen down by heaps one upon another, standing between, he stayed the wrath, and parted the way to the living.	23 Mrtvi već ležahu jedan preko drugoga, a on stade sred njih i jarost suzbi, presiječe joj put k živima.
24 For in the long garment was the whole world, and in the four rows of the stones was the glory of the fathers graven, and thy Majesty upon the daidem of his head.	24 Na njegovoj dugoj halji bijaše čitav svemir i u četiri reda dragulja slavna imena otaca, a na vijencu oko glave tvoje veličanstvo.
25 Unto these the destroyer gave place, and was afraid of them: for it was enough that they only tasted of the wrath.	25 Pred tim uzmaknu zatornik, predade se: samo je malo okušao srdžbu tvoju – i bijaše mu dosta.