1The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
1Slovo, ktoré sa stalo k Jeremiášovi od Hospodina povediac:
2Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.
2Vstaň a sídeš do domu hrnčiarovho, a tam ti dám počuť svoje slová.
3Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making a work on the wheels.
3A sišiel som do domu hrnčiarovho. A hľa, práve robil prácu na kruhoch.
4When the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
4A nádoba, ktorú robil z hliny, zahubila sa v ruke hrnčiarovej. Vtedy začal znova a spravil z nej inú nádobu, jakú sa priam ľúbilo hrnčiarovi spraviť.
5Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
5A stalo sa slovo Hospodinovo ku mne povediac:
6House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter? says Yahweh. Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.
6Či by som vám nemohol urobiť, ako urobil tento hrnčiar, dome Izraelov? hovorí Hospodin. Hľa, jako hlina v ruke hrnčiara, takí ste aj vy v mojej ruke, dome Izraelov.
7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
7Keď voľakedy hovorím o niektorom národe alebo o niektorom kráľovstve, že ho idem vyplieniť, rozboriť a zahubiť
8if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
8a jestli sa ten národ odvráti od svojej zlosti, proti ktorému som to hovoril, budem ľutovať zlého, ktoré som mu myslel učiniť.
9At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
9A zase keď voľakedy hovorím o niektorom národe alebo o niektorom kráľovstve, že ho idem vybudovať a vysadiť,
10if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.
10a jestli bude robiť to, čo je zlé v mojich očiach, nepočúvajúc na môj hlas, budem ľutovať dobrého, o ktorom som povedal, že mu ho učiním.
11Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return you now everyone from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.
11A tak teraz nože povedz mužom Júdovým a proti obyvateľom Jeruzalema a rec: Takto hovorí Hospodin: Hľa, ja strojím proti vám zlé a vymýšľam zhubný výmysel proti vám. Nože sa navráťte každý od svojej zlej cesty a robte tak, aby boly vaše cesty dobré i vaše skutky!
12But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.
12Ale oni povedali: Márne! Lebo my pojdeme za svojimi myšlienkami a budeme robiť každý umienenosť svojho zlého srdca.-
13Therefore thus says Yahweh: Ask now among the nations, who has heard such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.
13Preto takto hovorí Hospodin: Nože sa pýtajte medzi národami, kto kedy slýchal také veci? Veľkú vec hroznú spáchala panna Izraelova!
14Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? Shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
14Či aj opustí niekto, odíduc od skaly na poli, čistú vodu zo snehu Libanona? Či sa azda zahubia cudzie vody studené, tečúce?
15For my people have forgotten me, they have burned incense to false gods; and they have been made to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in byways, in a way not built up;
15Lebo môj ľud ma zabudol; kadia márnostiam, ktoré pôsobia to, že klesajú na svojich cestách, na večných drahách, chodiac chodníkami, cestou, nie nasypanou a urovnanou,
16to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
16tak, aby som obrátil ich zem na pustinu, na večný odiv. Každý, kto pojde cez ňu, zhrozí sa a bude krútiť hlavou.
17I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
17Rozptýlim ich ako východný vietor pred nepriateľom; pohliadnem na nich chrbtom a nie tvárou v deň ich záhuby.
18Then they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
18A povedali: Poďte a vymyslime nejaké výmysly proti Jeremiášovi, lebo nezahynie zákon od kňaza a rada od múdreho ani slovo od proroka. Poďte a porazme ho jazykom a nepozorujme na niktoré jeho slová!
19Give heed to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
19Pozoruj, Hospodine, na mňa ušima a počuj hlas tých, ktorí sa pravotia so mnou.
20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.
20Či sa má odplácať za dobré zlým? Lebo vykopali mojej duši jamu. Rozpomeň sa, že som stál pred tvojou tvárou, aby som hovoril o nich dobré, aby som odvrátil od nich tvoju prchlivosť.
21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, and their young men struck of the sword in battle.
21Preto daj ta ich synov hladu a vydaj ich moci meča, a nech sú ich ženy osirelé a vdovy, a ich mužovia nech sú povraždení od smrti, ich mládenci pobití mečom v boji.
22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
22Nech sa počuje krik z ich domov, keď náhle dovedieš na nich čatu nepriateľa. Lebo vykopali jamu, aby ma lapili a ukryli mojim nohám osídla.
23Yet, Yahweh, you know all their counsel against me to kill me; don’t forgive their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight; but let them be overthrown before you; deal you with them in the time of your anger.
23Ale ty, Hospodine, znáš každú ich radu o mne, ktorá cieli na smrť. Nepokry a tak neodpusti ich neprávosti a ich hriechu nevytri zpred svojej tvári, ale nech klesnú pred tvojou tvárou; v čas svojho hnevu konaj s nimi.