Baruh 2

Biblija Hrvatski	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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 “ ‘For this reason, the Lord our God has fulfilled his word, which he has spoken to us, and to our judges, who have judged Israel, and to our kings, and to our leaders, and to all 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 And so the Lord has brought upon us great evils, such as never before happened under heaven, (but which have come to pass in Jerusalem according to what was written in the law of Moses)
3 da se jelo meso sina i kćeri.	3 even that a man would eat the flesh of his son and 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 so he placed them under the hand of all the kings who surround us, in disgrace and desolation among all the people where the Lord has scattered us.
5 Bijahu podjarmljeni umjesto da budu gospodari, jer – sagriješismo Gospodu, Bogu svojemu, ne poslušavši glasa njegova.	5 And we were brought down low and were not raised up, because we sinned against the Lord our God, by not obeying 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 To the Lord our God is justice, but to us and to our fathers is confusion of face, just as on this day.
7 Oborila se na nas sva zla kojima nam Gospod bijaše zaprijetio.	7 For the Lord has pronounced against us all these evils, which have overcome us.
8 Mi pak nismo umolili lice Gospodnje odvrativši se od misli svojih opakih srdaca.	8 And we have not beseeched the face of the Lord our God, so that we might return, each one of us from our most sinful ways.
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 watched over us for evil and has brought it upon us, because the Lord is just in all his works that he has commanded us,
10 ali mi nismo slušali njegova glasa niti smo hodili po zapovijedima koje je Gospod pred nas stavio.'«	10 and we have not listened to his own voice, so as to walk according to the teachings of the Lord, which he has set before our face.
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 has led your people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and with signs, and with wonders, and with your great power, and with an exalted arm, and has made a name for yourself, just as on this day,
12 mi smo sagriješili, bezbožni smo bili i nepravedni pred svim tvojim zapovijedima, Gospode, Bože naš!	12 we have sinned, we become impious, we have acted unjustly, O Lord our God, against all your principles.
13 Neka se odvrati gnjev tvoj od nas, jer smo samo malen ostatak među narodima kamo si nas raspršio.	13 May your wrath be turned away from us because, having been forsaken, we are few among the irreligious where you have 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 Heed, O Lord, our petitions and our prayers, and deliver us for your own sake, and grant that we may find favor before the face of those who have led us away,
15 da sva zemlja zna da si ti Gospod, Bog naš, jer Izrael i njegov rod nosi tvoje ime.	15 so that all the earth may know that you are the Lord our God, and because your name has been invoked over Israel and over his posterity.
16 Obazri se, Gospode, iz svetoga svoga prebivališta i svrni misao na nas, prikloni uho i poslušaj,	16 Gaze upon us, O Lord, from your holy home, and incline your ear, and heed us.
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 your eyes and see, because the dead, who are in the underworld, whose spirit has been taken away from their vital organs, will not give honor and justification 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 soul that is sorrowful for the greatness of evil, approaches bowed down and weak, and the failing eyes and the hungering soul give glory and justice to you, the Lord.
19 O Gospode, Bože naš! Ne upravljamo svoje prošnje tvome licu zbog zasluga svojih otaca i svojih kraljeva;	19 For it is not according to the righteousness of our fathers that we pour out our petitions and beg mercy in your sight, 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 but because you have sent your wrath and your fury upon us, just as you have spoken by the hand of your children 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, ‘Bow down your shoulder and your neck, and do work for the king of Babylon, and settle in the land which I gave to your fathers,
22 Ne poslušate li nalog Gospodnji da služite kralju babilonskom,	22 because, if you will not listen to the voice of the Lord your God, to serve the king of Babylon, I will cause you to depart from the cities of Judah and from the gates of Jerusalem.
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 And I will take away from you the voice of cheerfulness and the voice of joy, and the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, and all the land will be without any trace of its 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 And they did not listen to your voice, that they should serve the king of Babylon, and so you have fulfilled your words, which you spoke by the hands of your children the prophets, so that the bones of our kings and the bones of our fathers would be carried away from their place.
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 into the heat of the sun and the frost of the night, and they have died by means of grievous evils, by famine, and by the sword, and by banishment.
26 A od kuće koja nosi ime tvoje učinio si ono što je ona danas, zbog zloće kuće Izraelove i kuće Judine.	26 And you have set up the temple, in which your name itself was called upon, just as it is on this day, because of the iniquity 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 And you have accomplished in us, O Lord our God, according to all your goodness and according to all your great mercy,
28 kako si obećao po sluzi svome Mojsiju onoga dana kada si mu zapovjedio da napiše Zakon tvoj za sinove Izraela ovim riječima:	28 just as you spoke by the hand of your child Moses, in the day when you commanded him to write your law before the sons of Israel,
29 ‘Ako ne poslušate glasa mog, ovo veliko i bezbrojno mnoštvo zacijelo će se smanjiti među narodima kamo ću ih raspršiti;	29 saying: “If you will not listen to my voice, this great multitude will be changed into the least among the peoples, 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 the people will not listen to me, for the people are stiff necked. But they will have a change of their heart in the land of their captivity,
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. And I will give them a heart, and they will understand, ears, and they will 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 captivity, 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 they will turn themselves away from their stiff back, and from their wicked deeds, for they will call to mind the way of their fathers, who sinned against me.
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 And I will restore them to the land which I pledged to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and they will rule over it, and I will multiply 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 And I will establish for them a new and everlasting covenant, so that I will be their God and they will be my people. And I will no longer move my people, the sons of Israel, out of the land which I have given them.”