Jeremias 14
1 HERRENs Ord, som kom til Jeremias om tørken.
This is the LORD’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
2 Juda sørger; dets Porte vansmægter sørgeklædt i Støvet, Jerusalems Skrig stiger op,
“Judah mourns, and its gates languish. They sit in black on the ground. The cry of Jerusalem goes up.
3 og dets Stormænd sender deres Drenge efter Vand, de kommer til Brønde, men finder ej Vand, vender hjem med tomme Spande, med Skam og Skændsel og tilhyllet Hoved.
Their nobles send their little ones to the waters. They come to the cisterns, and find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads.
4 Over Jorden, som revner af Angst, da Regn ej falder i Landet, er Bønderne beskæmmede, tilhyller Hovedet.
Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the ploughmen are disappointed. They cover their heads.
5 Selv Hinden på Marken forlader sin nyfødte Kalv, thi Græs er der ikke.
Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.
6 På nøgne Høje står Vildæsler og snapper efter Luft som Sjakaler, deres Øjne vansmægter, thi Grønt er der ikke.
The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail, because there is no vegetation.
7 Vidner vore Synder imod os, HERRE, grib så for dit Navns Skyld ind! Thi mange Gange faldt vi fra, mod dig har vi syndet.
Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name’s sake, LORD; for our rebellions are many. We have sinned against you.
8 Du Israels Håb og Frelser i Nødens Stund! Hvorfor er du som fremmed i Landet, som en Vandringsmand, der kun søger Nattely?
You hope of Israel, its Saviour in the time of trouble, why should you be as a foreigner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?
9 Hvorfor er du som en rådvild Mand, som en Helt, der ikke kan frelse? Du er dog i vor Midte, HERRE, dit Navn er nævnet over os, så lad os ej fare!
Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who can’t save? Yet you, LORD, are in the middle of us, and we are called by your name. Don’t leave us.
10 Så siger HERREN til dette Folk: De elsker at flakke omkring og sparer ej Fødderne, men ejer ikke HERRENs Behag. Han ihukommer nu deres Brøde, hjemsøger deres Synder.
The LORD says to this people: “Even so they have loved to wander. They have not restrained their feet. Therefore the LORD does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish them for their sins.”
11 Og HERREN sagde til mig: "Bed ikke om Lykke for dette Folk!
The LORD said to me, “Don’t pray for this people for their good.
12 Når de faster, hører jeg ikke deres Klage, og når de ofrer Brændoffer og Afgrødeoffer, har jeg ikke Behag i dem; nej, med Sværd, Hunger og Pest vil jeg gøre Ende på dem!"
When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”
13 Da sagde jeg: "Ak, Herre, HERRE! Profeterne siger jo til dem: I skal ikke se Sværd, og Hungersnød skal ikke komme over eder, thi tryg Fred giver jeg eder på dette Sted."
Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’”
14 HERREN svarede: "Profeterne profeterer Løgn i mit Navn; jeg har ikke sendt dem eller givet dem noget Bud eller talet til dem. Løgnesyner og falsk Spådom og deres Hjertes Bedrag er det, de profeterer for eder!
Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in my name. I didn’t send them. I didn’t command them. I didn’t speak to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.
15 Derfor, så siger HERREN til Profeterne, der profeterer i mit Navn, skønt jeg ikke har sendt dem, og som siger, at der ikke skal komme Sværd eller Hunger i dette Land: Disse Profeter skal omkomme ved Sværd og Hunger;
Therefore the LORD says concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, but I didn’t send them, yet they say, ‘Sword and famine will not be in this land.’ Those prophets will be consumed by sword and famine.
16 og folket, de profeterer for, skal slænges hen på Jerusalems Gader for Hunger og Sværd, og ingen skal jorde dem, hverken dem eller deres Hustruer, Sønner eller Døtre. Jeg udøser deres Ondskab over dem."
The people to whom they prophesy will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. They will have no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters, for I will pour their wickedness on them.
17 Og du skal sige dette Ord til dem: Mine Øjne skal rinde med Gråd ved Nat og ved Dag og aldrig høre op; thi mit Folks jomfruelige Datter ligger lemlæstet hårdt, Såret er såre svart.
“You shall say this word to them: “‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.
18 Hvis jeg går ud på Marken, se sværdslagne Mænd, og kommer jeg ind i Byen, se Hungerens Kvaler! Thi både Profet og Præst drager bort til et Land, de ej kender.
If I go out into the field, then behold, the slain with the sword! If I enter into the city, then behold, those who are sick with famine! For both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.’”
19 Har du ganske vraget Juda, væmmes din Sjæl ved Zion? Hvorfor har du slået os, så ingen kan læge? Man håber på Fred, men det bliver ej godt, på Lægedoms Tid, men se, der er Rædsel.
Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!
20 Vi kender vor Gudløshed, HERRE, vore Fædres Brøde, thi vi synded mod dig.
We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.
21 Bortstød os ikke for dit Navns Skyld, vanær ej din Herligheds Trone, kom i Hu og bryd ej din Pagt med os!
Do not abhor us, for your name’s sake. Do not disgrace the throne of your glory. Remember, and don’t break your covenant with us.
22 Kan blandt Hedningeguderne nogen sende Regn, giver Himlen Nedbør af sig selv? Er det ikke dig, o HERRE vor Gud? Så bier vi på dig, thi du skabte alt dette.
Are there any amongst the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, the LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.
