¹At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:

¹V tistem času, govori GOSPOD, bodo izgrebli kosti kraljev Judovih in kosti njegovih knezov in kosti duhovnikov in kosti prorokov ter kosti prebivajočih v Jeruzalemu iz njih grobov,

²And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

²in jih bodo razmetali pod solnce in mesec in pod vso vojsko nebeško, ki so jih ljubili in so jim služili in za katerimi so hodili in katere so iskali in se jim klanjali; ne bodo se zbirale in ne bodo se pokopavale, za gnoj bodo na licu zemlje.

³And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.

³In smrt bo rajši volil nego življenje ves ostanek, tisti, ki bodo preostali iz te rodovine hudobne, preostali v vseh krajih, kamor jih zapodim, govori GOSPOD.

⁴Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?

⁴Še jim porečeš: Tako pravi GOSPOD: Ali kdo, kadar pade, rad ne vstane? ali kadar kdo zajde, ne mara se povrniti?

⁵Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

⁵Zakaj se je torej odvrnilo to ljudstvo jeruzalemsko z neprenehljivim odpadanjem? Trdno se drže zvijače, nočejo se povrniti!

⁶I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

⁶Pazil sem in poslušal: govoré, kar ni prav; nihče se ne kesa hudobnosti svoje, da bi rekel: Kaj sem storil? Vsakdo izmed njih se je obrnil v teku svojem kakor konj, ki strmoglavo hiti v boj.

⁷Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.

⁷Tudi čaplja pod nebom pozna svoje gotove čase, in grlica in žerjav in lastovka se drže časa svojega prihoda; ljudstvo moje pa ne pozna pravice GOSPODOVE.

⁸How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

⁸Kako govorite: Modri smo in postava GOSPODOVA je pri nas? Glejte, res je lažnivo pisalo pismoukov iz nje napravilo laž.

⁹The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?

⁹Modri bodo osramočeni, oplašeni in ujeti; glej, besedo GOSPODOVO so zavrgli, in kakšna modrost bi bila v njih?

¹⁰Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

¹⁰Zato izročim njih žene drugim, njih polja njim, ki jih bodo posedli. Kajti od najmanjšega do največjega so vsi vdani dobičku, od proroka do duhovnika, kolikor jih je, se pečajo s prevaro,

¹¹For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

¹¹in hčeri ljudstva mojega zdravijo rano prav lahkomiselno, govoreč: Mir, mir! dasi ni miru.

¹²Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.

¹²Ali jih je bilo sram, ko so delali gnusobo? Ne, sram jih ni nikakor in zardeti ne znajo. Zato padejo med padajočimi; tisti čas, ko jih obiščem, se zgrudijo, pravi GOSPOD.

¹³I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.

¹³Čisto jih iztrebim, govori GOSPOD; nobenega grozdja ne bo na trti in nobene smokve na smokvi in listje odpade, in karkoli sem jim dal, jim premine.

¹⁴Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

¹⁴„Čemu posedamo? Zberimo se in idimo v trdna mesta, da poginemo tam! kajti GOSPOD, Bog naš, nas je določil v pogubo in nam dal piti sok trobelični, ker smo grešili zoper GOSPODA.

¹⁵We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!

¹⁵Čakali smo miru, toda nič ni prišlo dobrega, časa ozdravljenja, a glej, le strah!“

¹⁶The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.

¹⁶Od Dana sem se čuje prhanje konj njegovih; od glasu rezgetanja krepkih konj njegovih se trese vsa dežela; kajti gredo, da požro deželo in kar jo napolnjuje, mesto in nje, ki prebivajo v njem.

¹⁷For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.

¹⁷Kajti jaz, glejte, pošljem med vas kače, modrase, zoper katere ne pomaga nobeno rotenje, da vas zgrizejo, govori GOSPOD.

¹⁸When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.

¹⁸O da bi se mogel poživiti v žalosti! V meni hira srce moje.

¹⁹Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?

¹⁹Glej, vpitje hčere ljudstva mojega se glasi močno iz daljne dežele: „Ali ni GOSPODA na Sionu? ni li Kralja njegovega v njem?“ Zakaj so me razdražili z rezanimi podobami svojimi, z ničemurnostmi inozemcev?

²⁰The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.

²⁰„Minila je žetev, konec je poletju, in mi nismo rešeni!“

²¹For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.

²¹Zavoljo pobitosti hčere ljudstva mojega sem pobit; črno hodim oblečen, groza me je objela.Ali ni nič balzama v Gileadu? ali ni nobenega zdravnika tam? Zakaj torej ni ozdravela hči ljudstva mojega?

²²Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

²²Ali ni nič balzama v Gileadu? ali ni nobenega zdravnika tam? Zakaj torej ni ozdravela hči ljudstva mojega?