Translation of "long before" into Croatian

The gods decided that long ago, long before you were born, long before your grandfather was born.

Bogovi su odlučili da davno, dugo prije nego što su se rodili, davno prije tvoj djed rodio.

Venezuela’s advanced, Russian-made air defense systems were not even hooked up to radar when U.S. helicopters swooped in to snatch President Nicolás Maduro, American officials say, rendering Venezuelan airspace surprisingly unprotected long before the Pentagon launched its attack. (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/world/americas/venezuela-russian-weapons-fail.html)

Napredni sustavi protuzračne obrane Venezuelе, ruske proizvodnje, nisu bili ni povezani s radarom kada su američki helikopteri sletjeli kako bi uhitili predsjednika Nicolása Madura, izjavili su američki dužnosnici, što je učinilo zračni prostor Venezuele iznenađujuće nezaštićenim puno prije nego što je Pentagon pokrenuo napad.