Jeremias 51

1 Så siger HERREN: Jeg opvækker en ødelæggelsens ånd mod Babel og dem, som bor i "mine Modstanderes Hjerte".

Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the heart of those that rise against me, a destroying wind;

2 Og jeg sender til Babel Kastere, de skal kaste det og tømme dets Land, thi fra alle Hanter er de over det på Ulykkens Dag.

and I will send unto Babylon strangers, who shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

3 Ingen skal spænde sin Bue eller rejse sig i Brynje. Spar ikke dets Ynglinge, læg Band på hele dets Hær!

Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail; and spare not her young men: destroy utterly all her host.

4 Dræbte Mænd skal falde i Kaldæernes Land og gennemborede i Gaderne;

And the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.

5 thi Israel og Juda er ikke forladt af deres Gud, Hærskarers HERRE, men deres Land var fuldt af Skyld mod Israels Hellige.

For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of Jehovah of hosts; for their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.

6 Fly ud af Babel, enhver redde sit Liv, at I ikke skal omkomme for dets Brøde! Thi det er Hævnens Tid for HERREN, han øver Gengæld imod det.

Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be ye not cut off in her iniquity: for this is the time of Jehovah's vengeance: he shall render unto her a recompence.

7 Et gyldent Bæger var Babel i HERRENs Hånd, det gjorde al Jorden drukken; Folkene drak af Vinen, derfor blev Folkene galne.

Babylon hath been a golden cup in Jehovah's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore have the nations become mad.

8 Babel faldt i et Nu, det knustes; jamrer over det! Hent Balsam hid til dets Sår, om det muligt kan læges!

Babylon is suddenly fallen and ruined. Howl over her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

9 Vi vilde læge Babel, men det lod sig ikke læge. Gå fra det og lad os drage hver til sit Land, thi dets Straffedom når til Himmelen, løfter sig til Skyerne.

We have treated Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto the heavens, and is lifted up to the skies.

10 HERREN har bragt vor Ret for Lyset; kom, lad os kundgøre HERREN vor Guds Værk i Zion!

Jehovah hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of Jehovah our God.

11 Hvæs Pilene, gør Skjoldene blanke! HERREN har vakt Mederkongens Ånd, thi hans Hu står til at ødelægge Babel; thi det er HERRENs Hævn, Hævn for hans Tempel.

Sharpen the arrows; take the shields. Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; for his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for this is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.

12 Løft Banner mod Babels Mure, forstærk Vagten, sæt Vagtposter ud, læg Baghold! Thi HERREN har et Råd for og gør, hvad han har talet mod Babels Indbyggere.

Lift up a banner towards the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Jehovah hath both devised and done that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.

13 Du, som bor ved de mange Vande, rig på Skatte, din Ende er kommet, den Alen, hvor man skære dig af.

Thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy rapacity.

14 Hærskarers Herre har svoret ved sig selv: Jeg vil fylde dig med Mennesker som Græshopper, og de skal istemme Vinperserråbet over dig.

Jehovah of hosts hath sworn by himself, I will assuredly fill thee with men, as with caterpillars; and they shall raise a shout against thee.

15 Han skabte Jorden i sin Vælde, grundfæstede Jorderig i sin Visdom, og i sin indsigt udspændte han Himmelen.

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

16 Når han løfter sin Røst, bruser Vandene i Himmelen, og han lader Skyer stige op fra Jordens Ende; han får Lynene til at give Regn og sender Stormen ud af sine Forrådskamre.

When he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the end of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

17 Dumt er hvert Menneske, uden Indsigt, hver Guldsmed får Skam af sit Billede; thi Løgn er hans Støbning, der er ingen Ånd i dem;

Every man is become brutish, so as to have no knowledge; every founder is put to shame by the graven image, for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

18 Tomhed er de, et dårende Værk; når deres Hjemsøgelses Tid kommer, er det ude med dem.

They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

19 Jakobs Arvelod er ikke som de; thi han, der har skabt alt, er dets Arvelod; Hærskarers HERRE er hans Navn.

The portion of Jacob is not like them; for it is he that hath formed all things: and [Israel] is the rod of his inheritance: Jehovah of hosts is his name.

20 Du var mig en Stridshammer, et Våben; med dig knuste jeg Folk, med dig ødelagde jeg Riger;

Thou art my maul, [my] weapons of war: and with thee I will break in pieces the nations, and I will with thee destroy kingdoms;

21 med dig knuste jeg Hest og Rytter, med dig knuste jeg Vogn og Vognstyrer,

and with thee I will break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee I will break in pieces the chariot and its driver;

22 med dig knuste jeg Mand og Kvinde med dig knuste jeg gammel og ung, med dig knuste jeg Yngling og Jomfru,

and with thee will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;

23 med dig knuste jeg Hyrde og Hjord, med dig knuste jeg Agerdyrker og Oksespand, med dig knuste jeg Statholder og Landshøvding.

and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and rulers.

24 Men jeg vil gengælde Babel og alle Kaldæas Indbyggere alt det onde, de gjorde mod Zion for eders Øjne, lyder det fra HERREN.

And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea, in your sight, all their evil which they have done in Zion, saith Jehovah.

25 Se, jeg kommer over dig, du ødelæggende Bjerg, lyder det fra HERREN, du, som ødelægger hele Jorden; jeg udrækker Hånden imod dig og vælter dig ned fra Klipperne og gør dig til et afsvedet Bjerg;

Behold, I am against thee, mount of destruction, saith Jehovah, which destroyest all the earth; and I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burning mountain.

26 man skal ikke fra dig hente Sten til Tinder eller Grundvolde, thi du skal blive en evig Ørken, lyder det fra HERREN.

And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; for thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith Jehovah.

27 Løft Banner på Jorden, stød i Horn blandt Folkene, vi Folkene til Kamp imod det, opbyd Ararats, Minnis og Asjkenazs Riger imod det, indsæt en Tipsar, lad Hestene fare frem som lodne Græshopper;

Lift up a banner in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare nations against her; call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the bristly caterpillars.

28 vi Folkene til Strid imod det, Mederkongen, hans Statholdere og alle hans Landshøvdinger og hele det Land, han råder over!

Prepare nations against her, the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their rulers, yea, all the land of their dominion.

29 Jorden skal skælve og vride sig, thi HERRENs Tanker mod Babel fuldbyrdes, at gøre Babels Land til en Ørken, hvor ingen bor.

And the land trembleth and is in pain; for the purposes of Jehovah against Babylon do stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

30 Babels Helte opgiver Kampen, de sidder stille i Borgene, deres kraft ebber ud, de er blevet til Kvinder; dets Boliger afbrændes, dets Portstænger knækkes.

The mighty men of Babylon have ceased to fight, they are sitting in the fortresses; their might hath failed, they are become as women: they have set her dwelling places on fire; her bars are broken.

31 Løber iler Løber i Møde, og Bud iler Bud i Møde for at melde Babels Konge, at hans By er indtaget fra Ende til anden,

Courier runneth to meet courier, and messenger to meet messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city is taken from end to end;

32 Overgangsstederne taget, Borgene brændt og Krigsfolkene rædselslagne.

and the passages are seized, and the reedy places are burnt with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

33 Thi så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Babels Datter er som en Tærskeplads, når den stampes endnu en liden Stund, så kommer Høstens Tid for den.

For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor, at the time of its being trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.

34 Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel har fortæret mig, oprevet mig, sat mig til Side som et tomt kar. Som en Drage har han slugt mig, fyldt sin Vom med mine Lækkerbidskener og drevet mig bort.

Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel; he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.

35 Den Vold, jeg led, og min Overlast komme over Babel, siger de, som bor i Zion, mit Blod over Kaldæas Indbyggere, siger Jerusalem.

The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitress of Zion say; and, My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.

36 Derfor, så siger HERREN: Se, jeg fører din Sag og giver digHævn, jeg lægger dets Hav tørt og udtørrer dets Kilde.

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her spring dry.

37 Babel skal blive en Grushob, Sjakalers Bolig, til Rædsel og Spot, så ingen bor der.

And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.

38 De brøler alle som Løver, knurrer som Løveunger i deres Vildskab.

They shall roar together like young lions, growl as lions' whelps.

39 Jeg holder et Drikkelag for dem og gør dem drukne, så de døves og falder i evig Søvn uden at vågne, lyder det fra HERREN.

When they are heated, I will prepare their drink, and I will make them drunken, that they may exult, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith Jehovah.

40 Jeg fører dem ned til af slagtes som Får, som Vædre sammen med Bukke.

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats.

41 Hvor Sjesjak blev fanget og grebet, al Jordens Stolthed, hvor Babel dog blev til Rædsel imellem Folkene!

How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth seized! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!

42 Havet steg over Babel, af dets Bølgers Brus blev det skjult.

The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of its waves.

43 Dets Byer er blevet en Ørken, øde Land og Ødemark; intet Menneske bor i dem, intet Menneskebarn færdes i dem.

Her cities are become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land wherein no one dwelleth, neither doth a son of man pass thereby.

44 Jeg hjemsøger Bel i Babel, river ud af hans Mund, hvad han slugte, til ham skal ej Folkeslag strømme mer. Også Babels Mur er faldet.

And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth what he hath swallowed up; and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon is fallen.

45 Drag ud deraf, mit Folk, enhver redde sit Liv for HERRENs glødende Harme.

Go ye out of the midst of her, my people, and deliver every man his soul from the fierce anger of Jehovah!

46 Lad ikke eders Hjerter blive modfaldne og frygt ikke ved de Tidender, der høres på Jorden, når der i det ene År kommer een Tidende og i det næste en anden, når der er Voldsfærd på Jorden og Hersker følger på Hersker.

lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; for a rumour shall come [one] year, and after that a rumour in [another] year, and violence in the earth, ruler against ruler.

47 Se, derfor skal Dage komme, da jeg hjemsøger Babels Gudebilleder, og alt dets Land bliver til Skamme, og alle deri skal falde på Valen.

Therefore behold, days are coming when I will punish the graven images of Babylon; and her whole land shall be put to shame, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.

48 Jubl over Babel, Himmel og Jord med alt, hvad i dem er, thi fra Nord kommer Hærværksmænd over det, lyder det fra HERREN.

And the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, shall shout aloud over Babylon; for out of the north the spoilers shall come against her, saith Jehovah.

49 Også Babel skal falde for de dræbte af Israels Skyld, ligesom dræbte på hele Jorden faldt for Babel.

As Babylon caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.

50 I, som undslap Sværdet, drag bort, stands ikke, kom HERREN i Hu i det fjerne, lad Jerusalem komme frem i eders Tanker!

Ye that have escaped the sword, go, stand not still: remember Jehovah from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

51 Vi blev til Skamme, thi Smædeord måtte vi høre; Blusel lagde sig over vore Ansigter, thi fremmede overfaldt HERRENs Huss Helligdomme.

— We are put to shame, for we have heard reproach; confusion hath covered our face: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of Jehovah's house.

52 Se, derfor skal Dage komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger dets Gudebilleder, og sårede skal stønne i hele dets Land.

— Therefore behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish her graven images; and throughout her land the wounded shall groan.

53 Selv om Babel stiger op til Himmelen, og selv om det gør sin Borg utilgængelig i det høje, fra mig skal der komme Hærværksmænd over det, lyder det fra HERREN.

Though Babylon should mount up to the heavens, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith Jehovah.

54 Der lyder Skrig fra Babel, et vældigt Sammenbrud fra Kaldæernes Land.

The sound of a cry [cometh] from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans;

55 Thi HERREN hærger Babel og gør Ende på den vældige Larm der; deres Bølger bruser som mange Vande, deres Brag lyder højt.

for Jehovah spoileth Babylon, and he will destroy out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like great waters, the noise of their voice resoundeth.

56 Thi en Hærværksmand kommer over Babel, og dets Helte skal fanges, deres Buer knækkes; thi en Gengældelsens Gud er HERREN, han giver fuld Løn.

For the spoiler is come against her, against Babylon, and her mighty men are taken; their bows are broken in pieces; for Jehovah, the God of recompences, will certainly requite.

57 Jeg gør dets Fyrster og Vismænd, dets Statholdere, Landshøvdinger og Helte drukne, og de skal falde i evig Søvn uden at vågne, lyder det fra kongen, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE.

And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her governors, and her rulers, and her mighty men; and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts.

58 Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Babels brede Mur skal nedbrydes til Grunden og dets høje Porte opbrændes. Folkeslagenes Møje er spildt, og Folkefærdene slider sig trætte for Ilden.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly laid bare, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; so that the peoples will have laboured in vain, and the nations for the fire: and they shall be weary.

59 Det Ord, som Profefen Jeremias sendte med Seraja, en Søn at Masejas Søn Nerija, da han rejste, til Babel med Kong Zedekias af Juda i hans fjerde Regeringsår; Seraja sørgede for Nattely til Kongen, når han var på Rejse.

The word that Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Nerijah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was chief chamberlain.

60 Jeremias optegnede al den Ulykke, som skulde komme over Babel, i en og samme Bog, alle disse Ord, der er skrevet mod Babel;

And Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, all these words that are written against Babylon.

61 og Jeremias sagde til Seraja: "Når du kommer til Babel og ser Lejlighed dertil, skal du oplæse alle disse Ord

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, see that thou read all these words;

62 og sige: HERRE, du truede selv dette Sted med Udryddelse, så der ikke bliver nogen, som bor der, - hverken Folk eller Fæ, men det skal blive en evig Ørken.

and say, Jehovah, thou hast spoken concerning this place, that thou wilt cut it off, so that none shall dwell in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.

63 Og når du er til Ende med at oplæse denne Bog, skal du binde en Sten til den, kaste den i Eufrat

And it shall be, when thou hast ended reading this book, [that] thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates;

64 og sige: Således skal Babel gå til Bunds og ikke mere komme op for al den Ulykke, jeg sender over det!" Til Ordene "slider sig trætte for Ilden går Jeremiass Ord.

and shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise, because of the evil that I will bring upon it: and they shall be weary. Thus far the words of Jeremiah.