Jeremias 22

1 Så siger Herren: Gå ned til Judas konges palads og tal dette Ord

Thus said the LORD: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,

2 og sig: Hør HERRENs Ord, Judas Konge, som sidder på Davids Trone, du, dine Tjenere og dit Folk, som går ind ad disse Porte!

Say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter in by these gates.

3 Så siger HERREN: Øv Ret og Retfærd, fri den, som er plyndret, af Voldsmandens Hånd, undertryk ikke den fremmede, den faderløse og Enken, øv ikke Vold og udgyd ikke uskyldigt Blod på dette Sted.

Thus says the LORD: "Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

4 Thi dersom I efterkommer dette Krav, skal konger, der sidder på Davids Trone, drage ind ad Portene til dette Hus med Vogne og Heste, de, deres Tjenere og Folk:

For if you do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

5 Men hører I ikke disse Ord, så sværger jeg ved mig selv, lyder det fra HERREN, at dette Hus skal lægges øde.

But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself, says the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation."

6 Thi så siger HERREN om Judas konges Palads: Et Gilead var du for mig, en Libanons Tinde; visselig, jeg gør dig til Ørk, til folketomme Byer;

For thus says the LORD concerning the house of the king of Judah: "You are Gilead to me, the head of Lebanon. Yet surely I will make you a wilderness, cities which are not inhabited.

7 Hærværksmænd helliger jeg mod dig, hver med sit Værktøj, de skal fælde dine udvalgte Cedre og kaste dem i Ilden.

I will prepare destroyers against you, everyone with his weapons; and they shall cut down your choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

8 Mange Folkeslag skal drage forbi denne By og spørge hverandre: "Hvorfor handlede HERREN således med denne store By?"

Many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this great city?'

9 Og man skal svare: "Fordi de forlod HERREN deres Guds Pagt og tilbad og dyrkede andre Guder."

Then they shall answer, 'Because they forsook the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them.'

10 Græd ej over den døde, beklag ham ikke! Græd over ham, der drog bort, thi han vender ej hjem, sit Fødeland genser han ikke.

Do not weep for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep bitterly for him who goes away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country."

11 Thi så siger HERREN om Josiass Søn, Kong Sjallum af Juda, der blev Konge i sin Fader Josiass Sted: Han, som gik bort fra dette Sted, skal ikke vende hjem igen:

For thus says the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went forth out of this place: "He shall not return there any more.

12 men på det Sted, til hvilket de førte ham i Landflygtighed, skal han dø, og han skal ikke gense dette Land.

But in the place where they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more."

13 Ve ham, der bygger Hus uden Retfærd, Sale uden Ret, lader Landsmand trælle for intet, ej giver ham Løn,

Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages, and doesn't give him his hire;

14 som siger: "Jeg bygger mig et rummeligt Hus med luftige Sale," som hugger sig Vinduer ud, klæder Væg med Cedertræ og maler det rødt.

who says, "I will build me a wide house and spacious rooms," and cuts him out windows; and it is ceiling with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

15 Er du Konge, fordi du brammer med Cedertræ? Din Fader, mon ikke han spiste og drak og øvede Ret og Retfærd? Da gik det ham vel;

Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

16 han hjalp arm og fattig til sin Ret; da gik det ham vel. Er dette ikke at kende mig? lyder det fra HERREN.

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me?' says the LORD.

17 Men dit Øje og Hjerte higer kun efter Vinding, efter at udgyde skyldfries Blod, øve Undertrykkelse og Vold.

"But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it."

18 Derfor, så siger HERREN om Josiass Søn, kong Jojakim af Juda: Over ham skal ej klages: "Ve min Broder, ve min Søster!" eller grædes: "Ve min Herre, ve hans Herlighed!"

Therefore thus says the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: "they shall not lament for him, saying, 'Alas my brother. or, Alas sister.' They shall not lament for him, saying, 'Alas lord.' or, 'Alas his majesty.'

19 Et Æsels Jordefærd får han, slæbes ud, slænges hen uden for Jerusalems Porte.

He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

20 Stig op på Libanon og skrig, løft Røsten i Basan, skrig fra Abarim, thi knuste er alle dine kære.

Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all your lovers are destroyed.

21 Jeg taled dig til i din Tryghed, du nægted at høre; at overhøre min Røst var din Skik fra din Ungdom.

I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, 'I will not hear.' This has been your way from your youth, that you did not obey my voice.

22 For alle dine Hyrder skal Storm være Hyrde, i Fangenskab går dine kære; da får du Skam og Skændsel for al din Ondskab.

The wind shall feed all your shepherds, and your lovers shall go into captivity: surely then you will be ashamed and confounded for all your wickedness.

23 Du, som bor på Libanon og bygger i Cedrene, hvor stønner du, når Smerter kommer over dig, Veer som en fødendes!

Inhabitant of Lebanon, who makes your nest in the cedars, how greatly you will groan when pangs come on you, the pain as of a woman in travail.

24 Så sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra HERREN: Om også Konja, Kong Jojakim af Judas Søn, var en Seglring på min højre Hånd, jeg rev ham bort.

As I live," says the LORD, "though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on my right hand, yet would I pluck you there;

25 Jeg giver dig i deres Hånd, som står dig efter Livet, i deres Hånd, for hvem du ræddes, og i Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels og Kaldæernes Hånd.

and I will give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of them of whom you are afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

26 Jeg slynger dig og din Moder, som fødte dig, bort til et andet Land, hvor I ikke fødtes, og der skal I dø;

I will cast you out, and your mother who bore you, into another country, where you were not born; and there you will die.

27 men til det Land, deres Sjæle længes tilbage til, skal de ikke vende hjem.

But to the land whereunto their soul longs to return, there shall they not return."

28 Er denne Konja da et usselt, sønderslået Kar, et Redskab, ingen bryder sig om? Hvorfor skal han og hans Afkom slynges og kastes til et Land, de ikke kender?

Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? Is he a vessel in which none delights? Why are they cast out, he and his descendants, and cast into a land that they do not know?

29 Land, Land, Land, hør HERRENs Ord:

O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.

30 Så siger HERREN: Optegn denne Mand som barnløs, som en Mand, der ingen Lykke har i sit Liv; thi det skal ikke lykkes nogen af hans Afkom at sætte sig på Davids Trone og atter herske over Juda.

Thus says the LORD, "Write this man down childless, a man who will not succeed in his days; for none of his descendants will succeed in sitting on the throne of David, and ruling in Judah.