Jeremias 38
1 Men da Sjefatja Mattans søn, Gedalja Pasjhurs søn, Jukal Sjelemjas Søn og Pasjhur Malkijas Søn hørte Jeremias tale til alt Folket således:
At that time, says the Lord, I will be a God to the family of Israel, and they shall be to me a people.
2 "Så siger HERREN: Den, der bliver i denne By, skal dø ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest, men den, som overgiver sig til Kaldæerne, skal leve og vinde sit Liv som Bytte;
Thus says the Lord, I found him warm in the wilderness with them that were slain with the sword: go you and destroy not Israel.
3 thi så siger HERREN: Denne By skal gives i Babels Konges Hærs Hånd, og han skal indtage den"
The Lord appeared to him from afar, [saying], I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore have I drawn you in compassion.
4 da sagde Fyrsterne til Kongen: "Denne Mand må dø, thi han tager Modet fra Krigsmændene, som er tilbage i denne By, og fra alt Folket ved at tale således til dem; thi denne Mand tænker ikke på dette Folks Vel, men på dets Ulykke."
For I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin of Israel: you shall yet take your timbrel, and go forth with the party of them that make merry.
5 Kong Zedekias svarede: "Se, han er i eders Hånd." Thi Kongen evnede intet over for dem.
For you have planted vineyards on the mountains of Samaria: plant you, and praise.
6 Så tog de Jeremias og kastede ham i Kongesønnen Malkijas Cisterne i Vagtforgården, idet de hejsede ham ned med Reb. Der var ikke Vand i Cisternen, men Dynd, og Jeremias sank i Dyndet.
For it is a day when those that plead on the mountains of Ephraim shall call, [saying], Arise you, and go up to Sion to the Lord your God.
7 Imidlertid hørte Ætioperen Ebed Melek, en Hofmand i Kongens Palads, at Jeremias var kastet i Cisternen; og da Kongen var i Benjaminsporten,
For thus says the Lord to Jacob; Rejoice you, and exult over the head of the nations: make proclamation, and praise you: say, The Lord has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel.
8 gik Ebed-Melek fra Paladset og talte således til Kongen:
Behold, I bring them from the north, and will gather them from the end of the earth to the feast of the passover: and [the people] shall beget a great multitude, and they shall return hither.
9 "Herre Konge, ilde har de gjort ved at lade denne Mand dø af Hunger, fordi der ikke er mere Brød i Byen!"
They went forth with weeping, and I will bring them back with consolation, causing them to lodge by the channels of waters in a straight way, and they shall not err in it: for I am become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
10 Så bød Kongen Ætioperen Ebed-Melek: "Tag tredive Mænd med herfra og drag Profeten Jeremias op af Cisternen, før han dør!"
Hear the words of the Lord, you nations, and proclaim [them] to the islands afar off; say, He that scattered Israel will also gather him, and keep him as one that feeds his flock.
11 Ebed-Melek tog Mændene med og gik til Kælderen under Skatkammeret i Kongens Palads, hvor han hentede nogle Klude af slidte og iturevne klæder; dem hejsede han med Reb ned til Jeremias i Cisternen,
For the Lord has ransomed Jacob, he has rescued him out of the hand of them [that were] stronger than he.
12 idet han sagde: "Læg Kludene om Rebet!" Det gjorde Jeremias,
And they shall come, and shall rejoice in the mount of Sion, and shall come to the good things of the Lord, [even] to a land of corn, and wine, and fruits, and cattle, and sheep: and their soul shall be as a fruitful tree; and they shall hunger no more.
13 og de drog ham op af Cisternen med Rebet. Således kom Jeremias atter til at sidde i Vagtforgården.
Then shall the virgins rejoice in the assembly of youth, and the old men shall rejoice; and I will turn their mourning into joy, and will make them merry.
14 Kong Zedekias sendte Bud og lod Profeten Jeremias hente til sig i Livvagtens Indgang til HERRENs Hus. Og Kongen sagde til ham: "Jeg vil spørge dig om noget, dølg intet for mig!"
I will expand and cheer with wine the soul of the priests the sons of Levi, and my people shall be satisfied with my good things: thus says the Lord.
15 Jeremias svarede Zedekias: "Hvis jeg siger dig det, vil du da ikke lade mig dræbe? Og selv om jeg råder dig, vil du dog ikke høre mig."
A voice was heard in Rama, of lamentation, and of weeping, and wailing; Rachel would not cease weeping for her children, because they are not.
16 Da tilsvor Kong Zedekias i al Hemmelighed Jeremias: "Så sandt HERREN lever, som har skabt vor Sjæl, jeg vil ikke lade dig dræbe eller give dig i disse Mænds Hånd, som står dig efter Livet."
Thus says the Lord; Let your voice cease from weeping, and your eyes from your tears: for their is a reward for your works; and they shall return from the land of [your] enemies.
17 Så sagde Jeremias til Zedekias: "Så siger HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, Israels Gud: Hvis du overgiver dig til Babels Konges Fyrster, skal du redde dit Liv; denne By skal ikke afbrændes, og du og dit Hus skal blive i Live;
[There shall be] an dwelling [home] for your children.
18 men overgiver du dig ikke til dem, skal Byen gives i Kaldæernes Hånd, og de skal afbrænde den, og du skal ikke undslippe deres Hånd."
I have heard the sound of Ephraim lamenting, [and saying], You have chastened me, and I was chastened; I as a calf was not [willingly] taught: turn you me, and I shall turn; for you [are] the Lord my God.
19 Men kong Zedekias sagde til Jeremias: "Jeg er ræd for de Judæere, der er løbet over til Kaldæerne, at Kaldæerne skal overgive mig i deres Hånd, og at de skal drive Spot med mig."
For after my captivity I repented; and after I knew, I groaned for the day of shame, and showed you that I bore reproach from my youth.
20 Så sagde Jeremias: "Det gør de ikke! Adlyd kun HERRENs Ord, som jeg taler til dig, så skal det gå dig vel, og du skal blive i Live.
Ephraim is a beloved son, a pleasing child to me: for because my words are in him, I will surely remember him: therefore I made haste [to help] him; I will surely have mercy upon him, says the Lord.
21 Men vægrer du dig ved at overgive dig, så hør nu, hvad HERREN har ladet mig skue:
Prepare yourself, O Sion; execute vengeance; look to your ways: return, O virgin of Israel, by the way by which you went, return mourning to your cities.
22 Se, alle Kvinder, der er tilbage i Judas Konges Palads, førtes ud til Babels Konges Fyrster, medens de sang: Dig forledte og tvang dine gode Venner, de ledte din Fod i en Sump og trak sig tilbage.
How long, O disgraced daughter, will you turn away? for the Lord has created safety for a new plantation: men shall go about in safety.
23 Alle dine Hustruer og Børn skal føres ud til Kaldæerne, og du skal ikke undslippe deres Hånd, men gribes af Babels Konges Hånd, og denne By skal abrændes!"
For thus says the Lord; They shall yet speak this word in the land of Juda, and in the cities thereof, when I shall turn his captivity; blessed be the Lord on his righteous holy mountain!
24 Så sagde Zedekias til Jeremias: "Ingen må vide noget om denne Samtale, ellers er du dødsens;
And there shall be dwellers in the cities of Juda, and in all his land, together with the husbandman, and [the shepherd] shall go forth with the flock.
25 og hvis Fyrsterne skulde få Nys om, at jeg har talt med dig, og komme til dig og sige: Sig os hvad du sagde til Kongen; dølg ikke noget for os, ellers dræber vi dig; sig os også, hvad Kongen sagde til dig!
For I have saturated every thirsting soul, and filled every hungry soul.
26 sig så til dem: Jeg fremførte en ydmyg Bøn for Kongen om ikke at lade mig føre tilbage til Jonatans Hus for at dø der."
Therefore I awake, and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.
27 Og alle Fyrsterne kom til Jeremias og spurgte ham; og han svarede dem nøje, som Kongen havde påbudt. Så lod de ham i Fred, eftersom Sagen ikke var blevet kendt.
Therefore, behold, the days come, says the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Juda with the seed of man, and the seed of beast.
28 Således sad Jeremias i Vagtforgården, lige til den Dag Jerusalem blev indtaget.
And it shall come to pass, that as I watched over them, to pull down, and to afflict, so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, says the Lord.
In those days they shall certainly not say, The fathers ate a sour grape, and the children's teeth were set on edge.
But every one shall die in his own sin; and the teeth of him that eats the sour grape shall be set on edge.
Behold, the days come, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Juda:
not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day when I took hold of their hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; for they abode not in my covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.
For this is my covenant which I will make with the house of Israel; after those days, says the Lord, I will surely put my laws into their mind, and write them on their hearts; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.
And they shall not at all teach every one his [fellow] citizen, and every one his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them: for I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins I will remember no more.
Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for a light by day, the moon and the stars for a light by night, and [makes] a roaring in the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; the Lord Almighty is his name:
if these ordinances cease from before me, says the Lord, then shall the family of Israel cease to be a nation before me forever.
Though the sky should be raised to a [greater] height, says the Lord, and though the ground of the earth should be sunk [lower] beneath, yet I will not cast off the family of Israel, says the Lord, for all that they have done.
Behold, the days come, says the Lord, when the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Anameel to the gate of the corner.
And the measurement of it shall proceed in front of them as far as the hills of Gareb, and it shall be compassed with a circular wall of choice stones.
And all the Asaremoth even to Nachal Kedron, as far as the corner of the horse-gate eastward, shall be holiness to the Lord; and it shall not fail any more, and shall not be destroyed for ever.
