¹The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

¹Sõna, mis Jeremijale tuli Issandalt, kes ütles:

²Rise, and thou hast gone down [to] the potter`s house, and there I cause thee to hear My words;

²'Tõuse ja mine alla potissepa kotta, ja ma annan seal sulle kuulda oma sõnu!'

³and I go down [to] the potter`s house, and lo, he is doing a work on the stones,

³Siis ma läksin alla potissepa kotta, ja vaata, ta tegi tööd potikedra juures.

⁴and marred is the vessel that he is making, as clay in the hand of the potter, and he hath turned and he maketh it another vessel, as it was right in the eyes of the potter to make.

⁴Ja kui astja, mida ta savist tegi, potissepa käes ebaõnnestus, siis ta tegi sellest teise astja, nagu potissepa silmis õigem näis olevat teha.

⁵And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying:

⁵Siis tuli mulle Issanda sõna; ta ütles:

⁶As this potter am I not able to do to you? O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah. Lo, as clay in the hand of the potter, So [are] ye in My hand, O house of Israel.

⁶'Kas mina ei või teiega teha nõnda nagu see potissepp, oh Iisraeli sugu! ütleb Issand. Vaata, otsekui savi potissepa käes, nõnda olete teie minu käes, Iisraeli sugu!

⁷The moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,

⁷Kord ma räägin rahva või kuningriigi kohta, et teda kitkutakse, kistakse ja hävitatakse:

⁸And that nation hath turned from its evil, Because I have spoken against it, Then I have repented of the evil that I thought to do to it.

⁸aga kui see rahvas, kelle kohta ma rääkisin, pöördub oma kurjusest, siis ma kahetsen kurja, mida ma kavatsesin temale teha.

⁹And the moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, to build, and to plant,

⁹Teine kord ma räägin rahva või kuningriigi kohta, et teda ehitatakse ja istutatakse:

¹⁰And it hath done the evil thing in Mine eyes, So as not to hearken to My voice, Then I have repented of the good That I have spoken of doing to it.

¹⁰aga kui ta teeb kurja minu silmis ega kuula mu häält, siis ma kahetsen head, mida ma lubasin talle teha.

¹¹And now, speak, I pray thee, unto men of Judah, And against inhabitants of Jerusalem, Saying: Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am framing against you evil, And devising against you a device, Turn back, I pray you, each from his evil way And amen your ways and your doings.

¹¹Ja nüüd räägi ometi Juuda meestele ja Jeruusalemma elanikele ning ütle: Nõnda ütleb Issand: Vaata, mina valmistan teile õnnetuse ja pean nõu teie vastu. Pöördugu seepärast igaüks oma kurjalt teelt ja parandagu oma viise ja tegusid!

¹²And they have said, It is incurable, For after our own devices we do go, And each the stubbornness of his evil heart we do.

¹²Aga nad vastavad: Asjata! Sest me käime oma nõu järgi ja talitame igaüks oma kurja südame paadumuses.

¹³Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Ask, I pray you, among the nations, Who hath heard like these? A very horrible thing hath the virgin of Israel done.

¹³Seepärast ütleb Issand nõnda: Küsige ometi rahvaste seas, kes on kuulnud sellesarnast? Väga hirmsaid tegusid on teinud Iisraeli neitsi.

¹⁴Doth snow of Lebanon Cease from the rock of the field? Failed are the cold strange waters that flow?

¹⁴Kas lahkub Ðaddai kaljult Liibanoni lumi? Või kuivavad veed, võõrad, külmad, voolavad?

¹⁵But My people have forgotten Me, to a vain thing they make perfume, And they cause them to stumble in their ways — paths of old, To walk in paths — a way not raised up,

¹⁵Kuid mu rahvas on minu unustanud, nad suitsutavad ebajumalaile. Aga need panid nad komistama nende teedel, põlistel teedel, kõndima jalgradadel, sillutamata teel,

¹⁶To make their land become a desolation, A hissing age-during, Every passer by it is astonished, And bemoaneth with his head.

¹⁶tehes nende maa õudseks, igavesti pilkealuseks. Igaüks, kes sealt mööda läheb, kohkub ja vangutab pead.

¹⁷As an east wind I scatter them before an enemy, The neck, and not the face, I shew them, In the day of their calamity.`

¹⁷Ma pillutan nad vaenlase ees otsekui idatuul, ma näitan neile kukalt, aga mitte palet nende õnnetusepäeval.'

¹⁸And they say, Come, And we devise against Jeremiah devices, For law doth not perish from the priest, Nor counsel from the wise, Nor the word from the prophet, Come, and we smite him with the tongue, And we do not attend to any of his words.

¹⁸Aga nad ütlevad: 'Tulge, peame nõu Jeremija vastu! Sest ei lõpe preestril Seadus, targal nõu ega prohvetil sõna. Tulge, lööme teda keelega ja paneme tähele iga tema sõna!'

¹⁹Give attention, O Jehovah, unto me, And hearken to the voice of those contending with me.

¹⁹Issand, pane mind tähele ja kuule mu süüdistajate häält!

²⁰Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.

²⁰Kas head tasutakse kurjaga? Nad on ju mulle augu kaevanud, et võtta minult elu. Tuleta meelde, kuidas ma seisin sinu ees, rääkides nende kasuks head, et pöörata nende pealt su viha.

²¹Therefore, give up their sons to famine, And cause them to run on the sides of the sword, And their wives are bereaved and widows, And their men are slain by death, Their young men smitten by sword in battle,

²¹Seepärast jäta nende lapsed nälga ja tõuka nad mõõga ette; nende naised jäägu lasteta ja leskedeks, nende mehi tapku katk ja nende noored mehed löödagu sõjas mõõgaga maha!

²²A cry is heard from their houses, For Thou bringest against them suddenly a troop, For they dug a pit to capture me, And snares they have hidden for my feet.

²²Kuuldagu nende kodadest kisendamist, kui sa äkitselt tood nende kallale röövjõugu. Sest nad on kaevanud minu püüdmiseks augu ja on salaja seadnud mu jalgadele paelu.

²³And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known, All their counsel against me [is] for death, Thou dost not cover over their iniquity, Nor their sin from before Thee blottest out, And they are made to stumble before Thee, In the time of Thine anger work against them!

²³Aga sina, Issand, tead kõiki nende mõrvaplaane minu vastu. Ära lepita nende süüd ja ära kustuta nende pattu oma palge eest! Komistagu nad sinu palge ees - talita nendega nõnda oma viha ajal!