Jeremiah 44

1 The word which came to Jeremiah about all the Jews who were living in the land of Egypt, in Migdol and at Tahpanhes and at Noph and in the country of Pathros, saying,

Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias til alle Jøderne, som boede i Ægyptens Land, nemlig dem, som boede i Migdol og i Thakpankes og i Nof og i Landet Patros; det lød:

2 The Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: You have seen all the evil which I have sent on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah; and now, this day they are waste and unpeopled;

Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: I have set al den Ulykke, som jeg lod komme over Jerusalem og over alle Judas Stæder; og se, de ere øde paa denne Dag, og der bor ingen i dem;

3 Because of the evil which they have done, moving me to wrath by burning perfumes in worship to other gods, who were not their gods or yours or the gods of their fathers.

for deres Ondskabs Skyld, som de udøvede for at fortørne mig, idet de gik hen at gøre Røgoffer og at tjene andre Guder, hvilke de ikke kendte, hverken de eller I eller eders Fædre.

4 And I sent all my servants the prophets to you, getting up early and sending them, saying, Do not do this disgusting thing which is hated by me.

Og Jeg sendte alle mine Tjenere, Profeterne, tidligt og ideligt, til eder og sagde: Gører dog ikke denne Vederstyggelighed, som jeg hader.

5 But they gave no attention, and their ears were not open so that they might be turned from their evil-doing and from burning perfume to other gods.

Men de hørte ikke og bøjede ikke deres Øre dertil, saa at de vendte om fra deres Ondskab og lode være at gøre Røgoffer for andre Guder.

6 Because of this, my passion and my wrath were let loose, burning in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are waste and unpeopled as at this day.

Da udøstes min Harme og min Vrede, og den brændte i Judas Stæder og paa Jerusalems Gader, saa at de bleve til en Ørk, til et Øde, som det ses paa denne Dag.

7 So now, the Lord, the God of armies, the God of Israel, has said, Why are you doing this great evil against yourselves, causing every man and woman, little child and baby at the breast among you in Judah to be cut off till not one is still living;

Og nu, saa siger Herren Zebaoths Gud, Israels Gud: Hvorfor gører I dette store Onde imod eder selv, saa at jeg maa udrydde eder, Mand og Kvinde, spæde og diende Børn, af Juda, uden at lade en Levning af eder blive tilovers,

8 Moving me to wrath with the work of your hands, burning perfumes to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to make a place for yourselves, so that you may become a curse and a name of shame among all the nations of the earth?

idet I fortørne mig med eders Hænders Gerninger, med at gøre Røgoffer for andre Guder i Ægyptens Land, hvor I ere komne ind, til at være der som fremmede; for at jeg maa udrydde eder, og for at I maa blive til Forbandelse og til Forhaanelse iblandt alle Folkefærd paa Jorden?

9 Have you no memory of the evil-doing of your fathers, and the evil-doing of the kings of Judah, and the evil-doing of their wives, and the evil which you yourselves have done, and the evil which your wives have done, in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

Have I glemt eders Fædres Ondskab og Judas Kongers Ondskab og deres Hustruers Ondskab og eders egen Ondskab og eders Hustruers Ondskab, som de øvede i Judas Land og paa Jerusalems Gader?

10 Even to this day their hearts are not broken, and they have no fear, and have not gone in the way of my law or of my rules which I gave to you and to your fathers.

End ikke indtil denne Dag føle de Sønderknuselse, og de frygte ikke og vandre ikke i min Lov og i mine Skikke, som jeg gav for eders Ansigt og for eders Fædres Ansigt.

11 So this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, my face will be turned against you for evil, for the cutting off of all Judah;

Derfor, saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Se, jeg vender mit Ansigt imod eder til det onde og til at udrydde hele Juda.

12 And I will take the last of Judah, whose minds are fixed on going into the land of Egypt and stopping there, and they will all come to their end, falling in the land of Egypt by the sword and by being short of food and by disease; death will overtake them, from the least to the greatest, death by the sword and by need of food: they will become an oath and a cause of wonder and a curse and a name of shame.

Og jeg vil tage de overblevne af Juda, dem, som vendte deres Ansigt imod Ægyptens Land for at komme did og være der som fremmede, og de skulle alle omkomme; i Ægyptens Land skulle de falde, ved Sværdet, ved Hungeren skulle de omkomme, baade smaa og store, ved Sværdet og ved Hungeren skulde de dø; og de skulle blive til en Ed, til Forfærdelse og til Forbandelse og til Forhaanelse.

13 For I will send punishment on those who are living in the land of Egypt, as I have sent punishment on Jerusalem, by the sword and by need of food and by disease:

Og jeg vil hjemsøge Indbyggerne i Ægyptens Land, ligesom jeg hjemsøgte Jerusalem, med Sværdet, med Hungeren og med Pesten.

14 So that not one of the rest of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt and are living there, will get away or keep his life, to come back to the land of Judah where they are hoping to come back and be living again: for not one will come back, but only those who are able to get away.

Og af de overblevne af Juda, som ere komne til Ægyptens Land for at være som fremmede der, skal ingen undkomme eller undslippe, saa han kan vende tilbage til Judas Land, til hvilket deres Sjæl længes efter at komme tilbage for at bo der; thi der skal ingen komme tilbage uden enkelte undkomne.

15 Then all the men who had knowledge that their wives were burning perfumes to other gods, and all the women who were present, a great meeting, answering Jeremiah, said,

Og alle de Mænd, som vidste, at deres Hustruer gjorde Røgoffer for andre Guder, og alle Kvinderne, som stode der, en stor Forsamling, og alt Folket, som boede i Ægyptens Land og i Patros, svarede Jeremias og sagde:

16 As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you.

Det Ord, som du har talt til os i Herrens Navn, deri ville vi ikke høre dig.

17 But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had food enough and did well and saw no evil.

Men vi ville fuldt og fast holde det Ord, som er udgaaet af vor Mund om at gøre Røgoffer for Himmelens Dronning og udøse Drikofre for hende, saaledes som vi have gjort, vi og vore Fædre, vore Konger øg vore Fyrster, i Judas Stæder og paa Jerusalems Gader; og vi bleve mætte af Brød og havde det godt og saa ingen Ulykke.

18 But from the time when we gave up burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her, we have been in need of all things, and have been wasted by the sword and by need of food.

Men fra den Tid af, da vi ophørte med at gøre Røgoffer for Himmelens Dronning og udøse Drikofre for hende, have vi Mangel paa alt, og vi ere fortærede ved Sværdet og ved Hungeren.

19 And the women said, When we were burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her, did we make cakes in her image and give her our drink offerings without the knowledge of our husbands?

Og der vi gjorde Røgoffer for Himmelens Dronning og udøste Drikofre for hende, mon vi da uden vore Mænds Samtykke lavede Kager for hende til at dyrke hende og udøse Drikofre for hende?

20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and women and all the people who had given him that answer,

Og Jeremias sagde saaledes til hele Folket om de Mænd og om de Kvinder og om alt det Folk, som havde svaret ham saadant:

21 The perfumes which you have been burning in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers and your kings and your rulers and the people of the land, had the Lord no memory of them, and did he not keep them in mind?

Mon ikke de Røgofre, som I bragte i Judas Stæder og paa Jerusalems Gader, I og eders Fædre, eders Konger og eder Fyrster, og Folket i Landet, ere ihukommede af Herren og rundne ham i Tanker?

22 And the Lord was no longer able to put up with the evil of your doings and the disgusting things you did; and because of this your land has become a waste and a cause of wonder and a curse, with no one living in it, as at this day.

Og Herren kunde ikke mere fordrage det for eders Idrætters Ondskabs Skyld, for de Vederstyggeligheders Skyld, som I gjorde; og eders Land blev til en Ørk og til en Forfærdelse og til en Forbandelse, saa at ingen bor deri, som det ses paa denne Dag.

23 Because you have been burning perfumes, and sinning against the Lord, and have not given ear to the voice of the Lord, or gone in the way of his law or his rules or his orders; for this reason this evil has come on you, as it is today.

Fordi I gjorde Rør gelse, og fordi I syndede imod Herren og hørte ikke Herrens Røst og vandrede ikke i hans Lov og i hans Skikke og i hans Vidnesbyrd, derfor er denne Ulykke vederfaret eder, som det ses paa denne Dag.

24 Further, Jeremiah said to all the people and all the women, Give ear to the word of the Lord, all those of Judah who are living in Egypt:

Og Jeremias sagde til alt Folket og til alle Kvinderne: Hører Herrens Ord, al Juda, som er i Ægyptens Land!

25 This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: You women have said with your mouths, and with your hands you have done what you said, We will certainly give effect to the oaths we have made, to have perfumes burned to the queen of heaven and drink offerings drained out to her: then give effect to your oaths and do them.

Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: I og eders Hustruer talte med eders Mund og udførte det med eders Hænder, idet I sagde: Vi ville fuldt og fast holde vore Løfter, som vi have lovet, om at gøre Røgoffer for Himmelens Dronning og at udøse Drikofre for hende: I opfylde nu eders Løfter og udføre eders Løfter!

26 And now give ear to the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who are living in the land of Egypt: Truly, I have taken an oath by my great name, says the Lord, that my name is no longer to be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, By the life of the Lord God.

Derfor hører Herrens Ord, al Juda, I, som bo i Ægyptens Land! se, jeg har svoret ved mit store Navn, siger Herren: Mit Navn skal ikke mere nævnes i hele Ægyptens Land i nogen Mands Mund af Juda, saa at han siger: Saa sandt den Herre, Herre lever!

27 See, I am watching over them for evil and not for good: all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will be wasted by the sword and by need of food till there is an end of them.

Se, jeg er aarvaagen over dem til det onde og ikke til det gode, saa at enhver af Juda, som er i Ægyptens Land, skal fortæres ved Sværdet og ved Hungeren, indtil det er ude med, dem.

28 And those who get away safe from the sword will come back from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, a very small number; and all the rest of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt and are living there, will see whose word has effect, mine or theirs.

Og de, som undkomme fra; Sværdet skulle vende tilbage fra Ægyptens Land til Judas Land, i ringe Tal; og alle de overblevne af Juda, de, som ere komne til Ægyptens Land for at være der som fremmede, skulle forfare, hvis Ord der staar ved Magt, mit eller deres.

29 And this will be the sign to you, says the Lord, that I will give you punishment in this place, so that you may see that my words will certainly have effect against you for evil:

Og dette skal være eder Tegnet, siger Herren, at jeg vil hjemsøge eder paa dette Sted, paa det I skulle vide, at mine Ord skulle staa ved Magt over eder til det onde:

30 The Lord has said, See, I will give up Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, into the hands of those who are fighting against him and desiring to take his life, as I gave Zedekiah, king of Judah, into the hands of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, his hater, who had designs against his life.

Saa siger Herren: Se, jeg giver Farao Hofra, Kongen af Ægypten, i hans Fjenders Hænder og i deres Haand, som søge efter hans Liv, ligesom jeg gav Zedekias, Judas Konge, i Nebukadnezars, Kongen af Babels, Haand, som var hans Fjende, og som søgte efter hans Liv.