Jeremias 27
1 I Josiass Søns, Kong Jojakim af Judas, første regeringstid kom dette Ord til Jeremias fra HERREN:
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
2 Således sagde HERREN til mig: Gør dig Reb og Ågstænger og læg dem på din Hals
“Thus says the Lord to me: Make bands and chains for yourself. And you shall place them on your neck.
3 og send Edoms, Moabs, Ammoniternes, Tyruss og Zidons Konger Bud ved deres Sendemænd, som er kommet til Kong Zedekias af Juda i Jerusalem;
And you shall send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the sons of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who came to Jerusalem, to Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
4 byd dem at sige til deres Herrer: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE. Israels Gud: Sig til eders Herrer:
And you shall instruct them to say to their masters: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You shall say these things to your masters:
5 Jeg skabte Jorden og Menneskene og Kvæget på Jorden ved min vældige Styrke og min udrakte Hånd, og jeg giver den, til hvem jeg finder for godt.
I made the earth, and the men and beasts which are upon the face of the earth, by my great strength and by my outstretched arm. And I have given it to whomever it was pleasing in my eyes.
6 Og nu giver jeg alle disse Lande i min Tjener Kong Nebukadnezar af Babels Hånd, selv Markens Vildt giver jeg hen til at trælle for ham.
And now, therefore, I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant. Moreover, I have given to him also the beasts of the field, so that they may serve him.
7 Alle Folk skal trælle for ham, hans Søn og Sønnesøn, indtil også hans Lands Time slår og mange Folkeslag og store Konger gør ham til deres Træl.
And all the nations will serve him, and his son, and his son’s son. Many nations and great kings will serve him, until the time arrives for him and his land.
8 Og det Folk og det Rige, som ikke vil trælle for ham, Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel, og bøje Hals under Babels Konges Åg, det vil jeg hjemsøge med Sværd, Hunger og Pest, lyder det fra HERREN, til det er tilintetgjort ved hans Hånd.
But the nation or kingdom that will not serve Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and whoever will not bend his neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will visit upon that nation with the sword, and with famine, and with pestilence, says the Lord, until I consume them by his hand.
9 I skal ikke høre på eders Profeter og Spåmænd, eders Drømmere, Sandsigere og Troldmænd, som siger til eder: "I skal ikke komme til at trælle for Babels Konge;
Therefore, you should not choose to listen to your own prophets, and diviners, and dreamers, and soothsayers, and sorcerers, who say to you: ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon.’
10 thi det er Løgn, de profeterer for eder for at få eder bort fra eders Jord, idet jeg da driver eder bort og I går til Grunde.
For they prophesy lies to you, so that they may cause you to be far from your own country, and may cast you out, and may cause you to perish.
11 Men det Folk, der bøjer Hals under Babels Konges Åg og træller for ham, vil jeg lade blive på sin Jord, lyder det fra HERREN, så det kan dyrke den og bo der.
Furthermore, the nation which will bend its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and which will serve him, I will permit them to remain in their own land, says the Lord. And they will cultivate it, and they will live in it.”
12 Og til Kong Zedekias af Juda talte jeg i Overensstemmelse med alle disse Ord: Bøj Hals under Babels Konges Åg og træl for ham og hans Folk, så skal I leve.
And I spoke to Zedekiah, the king of Judah, according to all these words, saying: “Subject your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and you will live.
13 Hvorfor vil du og dit Folk dø ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest, således som HERREN truede det Folk, der ikke vil trælle for Babels Konge?
Why should you suffer death, you and your people, by the sword, and famine, and pestilence, just as the Lord has spoken against any nation that refuses to serve the king of Babylon?
14 Hør ikke på Profeternes Ord, når de siger til eder: "I skal ikke komme til at trælle for Babels Konge"; thi Løgn profeterer de eder.
Do not choose to listen to the words of the prophets, saying to you: ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’ For they are speaking a lie to you.
15 Jeg har ikke sendt dem, lyder det fra HERREN, og de profeterer Løgn i mit Navn, for at jeg skal bortstøde eder, så I går til Grunde sammen med Profeterne, der profeterer for eder.
For I have not sent them, says the Lord. And they prophesy falsely in my name, so that they may cast you out, and so that you may perish, both you and the prophets who make predictions for you.”
16 Og til Præsterne og alt dette Folk talte jeg således: Så siger HERREN: Hør ikke på eders Profeters Ord, når de profeterer for eder og siger: "Se, HERRENs Huss Kar skal nu snart føres hjem fra Babel." Thi Løgn profeterer de eder.
I spoke also to the priests and to this people, saying: “Thus says the Lord: Do not choose to listen to the words of your prophets, who prophesy to you, saying: ‘Behold, the vessels of the Lord will now quickly be returned from Babylon.’ For they are prophesying to you a lie.
17 Hør dem ikke, men træl for Babels Konge, så skal I leve. Hvorfor skal denne By lægges øde?
Therefore, do not choose to listen to them, but instead, serve the king of Babylon, so that you may live. Why should this city be given over into desolation?
18 Er de Profeter og har HERRENs Ord, så lad dem gå i forbøn hos Hærskarers HERRE, at de Kar, der er tilbage i HERRENs Hus og Judas konges Palads, ikke også skal komme til Babel.
But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is in them, then let them intercede before the Lord of hosts, so that the vessels that were left behind in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, may not go to Babylon.
19 Thi så siger Hærskarers HERRE om Søjlerne, Havet og Stellene og om de sidste Kar, der er tilbage i denne By,
For thus says the Lord of hosts to the pillars, and to the sea of brass, and to the bases, and to the remainder of the vessels that have been left behind in this city,
20 dem, som Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel ikke tog med, da han bortførte Jojakims søn, Kong Jekonja af Juda, fra Jerusalem til Babel med alle de ypperste i Juda og Jerusalem,
which Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, did not take when he carried away Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, from Jerusalem into Babylon, with all the nobility of Judah and Jerusalem:
21 ja, så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, om de kar, der er tilbage i HERRENs Hus og Judas Konges Palads og i Jerusalem:
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to the vessels that were left behind in the house of the Lord and in the house of the king of Judah and Jerusalem:
22 De skal føres til Babel, og der skal de blive, til den Dag jeg tager mig af dem og fører dem op og bringer dem tilbage hertil, lyder det fra HERREN.
They shall be carried away to Babylon, and there they shall be, until the day of their visitation, says the Lord. And then I will cause them to be carried back, and to be restored to this place.
