Jeremiah 48
1 Of Moab. The Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Sorrow on Nebo, for it has been made waste; Kiriathaim has been put to shame and is taken: the strong place is put to shame and broken down.
Om Moab. Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud: Ve over Nebo, for det er ødelagt; Kirjata'im er blitt til skamme, det er inntatt; festningen er blitt til skamme og slått med redsel.
2 The praise of Moab has come to an end; as for Heshbon, evil has been designed against her; come, let us put an end to her as a nation. But your mouth will be shut, O Madmen; the sword will go after you.
Med Moabs ry er det forbi; i Hesbon legger de op onde råd mot det: Kom, la oss utrydde det, så det ikke mere er et folk! Også du Madmen skal bli målløs, efter dig skal sverdet fare.
3 There is the sound of crying from Horonaim, wasting and great destruction;
Det lyder skrik fra Horona'im: herjing og stor ødeleggelse.
4 Moab is broken; her cry has gone out to Zoar.
Moab er ødelagt; dets barn opløfter skrik.
5 For by the slope of Luhith they will go up, weeping all the way; for on the way down to Horonaim the cry of destruction has come to their ears.
For gråtende går de opover bakken til Luhut; på veien ned til Horona'im høres angstfulle klagerop over ødeleggelsen.
6 Go in flight, get away with your lives, and let your faces be turned to Aroer in the Arabah.
Fly, redd eders liv! Bli som hjelpeløse mennesker i ørkenen!
7 For because you have put your faith in your strong places, you, even you, will be taken: and Chemosh will go out as a prisoner, his priests and his rulers together.
Fordi du satte din lit til dit gods og dine skatter, skal også du bli hærtatt, og Kamos skal gå i fangenskap, hans prester og hans høvdinger alle sammen.
8 And the attacker will come against every town, not one will be safe; and the valley will be made waste, and destruction will come to the lowland, as the Lord has said.
Og en ødelegger skal komme over hver by, og ingen by skal gå fri; dalen skal gå til grunne og sletten bli ødelagt, som Herren har sagt.
9 Put up a pillar for Moab, for she will come to a complete end: and her towns will become a waste, without anyone living in them.
Gi Moab vinger! For i flyvende fart skal det dra ut, og dets byer skal bli til en ørken, så ingen bor i dem.
10 Let him be cursed who does the Lord's work half-heartedly; let him be cursed who keeps back his sword from blood.
Forbannet være den som gjør Herrens gjerning med lathet, og forbannet være den som holder sitt sverd fra blod!
11 From his earliest days, Moab has been living in comfort; like wine long stored he has not been drained from vessel to vessel, he has never gone away as a prisoner: so his taste is still in him, his smell is unchanged.
Moab har levd i ro fra sin ungdom av; det har ligget stille på sin berme og er ikke blitt tappet om fra kar til kar og er ikke gått i fangenskap; derfor har det beholdt sin smak, og dets duft er ikke forandret.
12 So truly, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will send to him men who will have him turned over till there is no more wine in his vessels, and his wine-skins will be completely broken.
Se, derfor skal dager komme, sier Herren, da jeg sender det vintappere, og de skal legge det på hell og tømme dets kar og knuse dets krukker.
13 And Moab will be shamed on account of Chemosh, as the children of Israel were shamed on account of Beth-el their hope.
Da skal Moab ha skam av Kamos, likesom Israels hus hadde skam av Betel, som de satte sin lit til.
14 How say you, We are men of war and strong fighters?
Hvorledes kan I si: Vi er helter og djerve krigsmenn?
15 He who makes Moab waste has gone up against her; and the best of her young men have gone down to their death, says the King, whose name is the Lord of armies.
Moab blir ødelagt, og de stiger op i dets byer, og dets utvalgte unge menn stiger ned for å slaktes, sier kongen, hvis navn er Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
16 The fate of Moab is near, and trouble is coming on him very quickly.
Moabs nød er nær, og dets ulykke kommer hastig.
17 All you who are round about him, give signs of grief for him, and all you who have knowledge of his name, say, How is the strong rod broken, even the beautiful branch!
Ha medynk med det, alle I som bor rundt omkring det, og alle I som kjenner dets navn! Si: Hvor det er blitt knekket, det sterke spir, den herlige stav!
18 Come down from your glory, O people of Dibon, and take your seat in the place of the waste; for the attacker of Moab has gone up against you, sending destruction on your strong places.
Stig ned fra din herlighet og sett dig i et tørt land, du Dibons datter som bor i byen! For Moabs ødelegger stiger op imot dig, han ødelegger dine festninger.
19 O daughter of Aroer, take your station by the way, on the watch: questioning him who is in flight, and her who has got away safe, say, What has been done?
Still dig ved veien og se ut, du som bor i Aroer! Spør de flyktende og undkomne, si: Hvad har hendt?
20 Moab has been put to shame, she is broken: make loud sounds of grief, crying out for help; give the news in Arnon, that Moab has been made waste.
Moab er blitt til skamme, for det er knust. Hyl og skrik! Kunngjør ved Arnon at Moab er ødelagt!
21 And punishment has come on the lowlands; on Holon and Jahzah, and on Mephaath,
Dommen er kommet over slettelandet, over Holon og over Jahsa og over Mofa'at
22 And on Dibon, and on Nebo, and on Beth-diblathaim,
og over Dibon og over Nebo og over Bet-Diblata'im
23 And on Kiriathaim, and on Beth-gamul, and on Beth-meon,
og over Kirjata'im og over Bet-Gamul og over Bet-Meon
24 And on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the towns of the land of Moab, far and near.
og over Kerijot og over Bosra og over alle byene i Moabs land, fjernt og nær.
25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, says the Lord.
Moabs horn er avhugget, og dets arm er brutt, sier Herren.
26 Make him full of wine, for his heart has been lifted up against the Lord: and Moab will be rolling in the food he was not able to keep down, and everyone will be making sport of him.
Gjør det drukkent, fordi det har ophøiet sig mot Herren! Moab skal velte sig i sitt spy og bli til latter, det også.
27 For did you not make sport of Israel? was he taken among thieves? for whenever you were talking about him, you were shaking your head over him.
Eller var ikke Israel til latter for dig? Eller er det grepet blandt tyver, siden du ryster på hodet så ofte du taler om det?
28 O people of Moab, go away from the towns and take cover in the rock; be like the dove of the Arabah, which makes her living-place in holes.
Forlat byene og bo på fjellet, I Moabs innbyggere, og bli lik duen som bygger rede på den andre siden av kløftens gap!
29 We have had word of the pride of Moab, how great it is; how he is lifted up in pride; and his great opinion of himself, and that his heart is lifted up.
Vi har hørt om Moabs veldige overmot, om dets storaktighet, dets overmot, dets opblåsthet og dets stolte hjerte.
30 I have knowledge of his wrath, says the Lord, that it is nothing; his high-sounding words have done nothing.
Jeg kjenner dets overmot, sier Herren, og dets tomme skryt; tomhet er det de har gjort.
31 For this cause I will give cries of grief for Moab, crying out for Moab, even for all of it; I will be sorrowing for the men of Kir-heres.
Derfor jamrer jeg over Moab, over hele Moab klager jeg; over mennene i Kir-Heres må en sukke.
32 My weeping for you, O vine of Sibmah, will be more than the weeping of Jazer: your branches have gone over the sea, stretching even to Jazer: destruction has come down on your summer fruits and your cut grapes.
Som Jaser gråter, gråter jeg over dig, du Sibmas vintre! Dine kvister gikk ut over havet, de nådde like til Jasers hav; over din frukthøst og din vinhøst faller en ødelegger.
33 All joy is gone; no longer are they glad for the fertile field and for the land of Moab; I have made the wine come to an end from the crushing vessels: no longer will the grapes be crushed with the sound of glad voices.
Og glede og fryd blir borte fra den fruktbare mark og fra Moabs land, og på vinen i persekarene gjør jeg ende; ingen skal trede persen med frydeskrik; det lyder frydeskrik som ikke er frydeskrik
34 The cry of Heshbon comes even to Elealeh; to Jahaz their voice is sounding; from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim will become dry.
Det lyder skrik fra Hesbon like til El'ale, ja like til Jahas, fra Soar til Horona'im, den treårige kvige; for også Nimrims vann blir til ørkener.
35 And I will put an end in Moab, says the Lord, to him who is making offerings in the high place and burning perfumes to his gods.
Og jeg utrydder av Moab, sier Herren, hver den som stiger op på en haug og brenner røkelse for sine guder.
36 So my heart is sounding for Moab like the sound of pipes, and my heart is sounding like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: for the wealth he has got for himself has come to an end.
Derfor klager mitt hjerte likesom fløiter over Moab, mitt hjerte klager likesom fløiter over mennene i Kir-Heres; derfor går det til grunne det som Moab har samlet sammen, dets opsparte gods.
37 For everywhere the hair of the head and the hair of the face is cut off: on every hand there are wounds, and haircloth on every body.
For hvert hode er skallet og hvert skjegg avraket; på alle hender er det flenger og om lendene sekk.
38 On all the house-tops of Moab and in its streets there is weeping everywhere; for Moab has been broken like a vessel in which there is no pleasure, says the Lord.
På alle Moabs tak og på dets gater er hele folket bare veklage; for jeg har knust Moab lik et kar som ingen bryr sig om, sier Herren.
39 How is it broken down! how is Moab's back turned in shame! so Moab will be a cause of sport and of fear to everyone round about him.
Hvor forferdet det er, hvor de hyler! Se hvorledes Moab vender ryggen til! Hvor det er blitt til skamme! Moab blir til latter og til en forferdelse for alle dem som bor rundt omkring det.
40 For the Lord has said, See, he will come like an eagle in flight, stretching out his wings against Moab.
For så sier Herren: Se, han flyver som en ørn og breder sine vinger ut over Moab.
41 Kerioth is taken, and the strong places have been forced, and the hearts of Moab's men of war in that day will be like the heart of a woman in birth-pains.
Byene blir inntatt, borgene blir stormet, og Moabs kjemper blir på den dag til mote som en kvinne i barnsnød.
42 And Moab will come to an end as a people, because he has been lifting himself up against the Lord.
Og Moab ødelegges, så det ikke mere er et folk, fordi det har ophøiet sig mot Herren.
43 Fear and death and the net have come on you, O people of Moab, says the Lord.
Gru og grav og garn over dig, du Moabs innbygger, sier Herren.
44 He who goes in flight from the fear will be overtaken by death; and he who gets free from death will be taken in the net: for I will make this come on Moab, even the year of their punishment, says the Lord.
Den som flyr for gruen, skal falle i graven, og den som kommer op av graven, skal fanges i garnet; for jeg lar hjemsøkelsens år komme over Moab, sier Herren.
45 Those who went in flight from the fear are waiting under the shade of Heshbon: for a fire has gone out from Heshbon and a flame from the house of Sihon, burning up the pride of Moab and the crown of the head of the violent ones.
I Hesbons skygge står flyktninger uten kraft; for det farer ild ut fra Hesbon og en lue fra Sihon, og den fortærer Moabs kinn og ufreds-ættens isse.
46 Sorrow is yours, O Moab! the people of Chemosh are overcome: for your sons have been taken away as prisoners, and your daughters made servants.
Ve dig, Moab! Fortapt er Kamos' folk; for dine sønner føres bort i fengsel og dine døtre i fangenskap.
47 But still, I will let the fate of Moab be changed in the last days, says the Lord.
Men i de siste dager vil jeg gjøre ende på Moabs fangenskap, sier Herren. Her ender dommen over Moab.
