Jeremiah 5
1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broadways thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be [any] that doeth justice, that seeketh fidelity; and I will pardon it.
Løb om i Jerusalems Gader, mærk jer, hvad I ser, og søg paa dets Torve, om I kan finde nogen, om der er en, som øver Ret, lægger Vind paa Sandhed, saa jeg kan tilgive dem.
2 And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
Siger de: »Saa sandt HERREN lever«, sværger de falsk.
3 Jehovah, are not thine eyes upon fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, but they are not sore; thou hast consumed them, they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
HERRE, dine Øjne ser jo efter Sandhed. Du slog dem, de ømmed sig ikke; du lagde dem øde, de vilde ej tage ved Lære, gjorde Ansigtet haardere end Flint, vilde ej vende om.
4 And I said, Surely these are the wretched ones, they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God.
Da tænkte jeg: »Det er kun Smaafolk, Daarer er de, thi de kender ej HERRENS Vej, deres Guds Ret;
5 I will go unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God; but these have altogether broken the yoke, have burst the bonds.
jeg vil vende mig til de store og tale med dem, de kender da HERRENS Vej, deres Guds Ret!« Men alle havde sønderbrudt Aaget, sprængt deres Baand.
6 Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall waste them; the leopard lurketh against their cities, every one that goeth out thence is torn in pieces: for their transgressions are multiplied, their backslidings are increased.
Derfor skal en Løve fra Skoven slaa dem, en Ulv fra Ødemarken hærge dem, en Panter lure ved Byerne; enhver, som gaar derfra, rives sønder; thi talrige er deres Synder, mange deres Frafald.
7 Wherefore should I pardon thee? Thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not God. I have satiated them, and they have committed adultery, and they troop to the harlots' house.
Hvor kan jeg vel tilgive dig? Dine Sønner forlod mig og svor ved Guder, som ikke er Guder. Naar jeg mætted dem, horede de, slog sig ned i Skøgens Hus;
8 [As] well fed horses, they roam about, every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife.
de blev fede, gejle Hingste, de vrinsker hver efter Næstens Hustru.
9 Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Skal jeg ikke hjemsøge sligt? saa lyder det fra HERREN, skal ikke min Sjæl tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
10 Go up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end; take away her battlements, for they are not Jehovah's.
Stig op paa dets Mure, læg øde, men ikke helt! Ryk Rankerne op, thi HERREN tilhører de ikke.
11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.
Thi svigefulde er de imod mig, Israels Hus og Judas Hus, saa lyder det fra HERREN.
12 They have denied Jehovah, and say, He is not; and evil shall not come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine;
De fornægter HERREN og siger: »Det betyder intet! Ulykke kommer ej over os, vi skal ikke se Sværd og Hunger;
13 and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
Profeterne bliver til Vind, Guds Ord er ej i dem; gid Ordet maa ramme dem selv!«
14 Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts: Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Derfor, saa siger HERREN, Hærskarers Gud: Fordi I siger dette Ord, se, derfor gør jeg mine Ord i din Mund til Ild og dette Folk til Brænde, som Ild skal fortære.
15 Behold, I bring a nation upon you from afar, house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest thou what they say.
Se, jeg bringer over eder et Folk fra det fjerne, Israels Hus, saa lyder det fra HERREN, et Folk, som er stærkt, et Folk fra Fortids Dage, et Folk, hvis Maal du ej kender, hvis Tale du ikke fatter;
16 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre; they are all mighty men.
som en aaben Grav er dets Kogger, de er alle Kæmper;
17 And they shall eat up thy harvest and thy bread, they shall eat up thy sons and thy daughters, they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds, they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall destroy with the sword thy strong cities, wherein thou trustedst.
det skal æde dit Korn og dit Brød, det skal æde dine Sønner og Døtre, det skal æde dit Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg, det skal æde din Vinstok og dit Figentræ; med Sværd skal de lægge dine Fæstninger øde, dem, som du stoler paa.
18 Nevertheless in those days, saith Jehovah, I will not make a full end with you.
Men selv i de Dage, lyder det fra HERREN, vil jeg ikke udslette eder.
19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say to them, As ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
Og naar de siger: »Hvorfor har HERREN vor Gud gjort os alt det?« sig saa til dem: »Som I forlod mig og tjente fremmede Guder i eders Land, saaledes skal I tjene fremmede i et Land, der ikke er eders.«
20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
Forkynd dette i Jakobs Hus og kundgør det i Juda:
21 Hear now this, O foolish and heartless people, who have eyes and see not; who have ears, and hear not.
Hør dette, du taabelige Folk, som er uden Forstand, som har Øjne, men ikke ser, og Ører, men ikke hører:
22 Will ye not fear me? saith Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have set the sand a bound for the sea by a perpetual decree, and it shall not pass it? and its waves toss themselves, but they do not prevail; and they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Vil I ikke frygte mig, lyder det fra HERREN, eller bæve for mit Aasyn? Jeg, som gjorde Sandet til Havets Grænse, et evigt Skel, som det ikke kan overskride; selv om det bruser, evner det intet; om end dets Bølger larmer, kan de ikke overskride det.
23 But this people hath a stubborn and a rebellious heart; they have turned aside and are gone.
Dette Folk har et trodsigt og genstridigt Hjerte, de faldt fra og gik bort.
24 And they say not in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, that giveth rain, both the early and the latter, in its season; who preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of harvest.
De siger ikke i deres Hjerte: »Lad os frygte HERREN vor Gud, som giver os Regn, Tidligregn og Sildigregn, til rette Tid og sikrer os Ugerne, da der skal høstes.«
25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden from you what is good.
Eders Misgerninger bragte dem i Ulave, eders Synder unddrog eder det gode.
26 For among my people are found wicked [men]: they lay wait, as fowlers stoop down; they set a trap, they catch men.
Thi der findes gudløse i mit Folk; de ligger paa Lur, som Fuglefængere dukker de sig; de sætter Fælder, de fanger Mennesker.
27 As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.
Som et Bur er fuldt af Fugle, saaledes er deres Huse fulde af Svig; derfor blev de store og rige.
28 They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge.
De er tykke og fede; og saa strømmer de over med onde Ord; de hævder ikke den faderløses Ret, at det maatte gaa dem vel, og hjælper ikke de fattige til deres Ret.
29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge sligt? lyder det fra HERREN; skulde min Sjæl da ikke tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
30 An appalling and horrible thing is committed in the land:
Gyselige, grufulde Ting gaar i Svang i Landet;
31 the prophets prophesy falsehood, and the priests rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so. But what will ye do in the end thereof?
Profeterne profeterer Løgn, Præsterne skraber til sig, og mit Folk vil have det saa. Men hvad vil I gøre, naar Enden kommer?
