Jeremias 37
1 THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAS FROM THE LORD, SAYING,
Zedekias, Josias's Søn, blev Konge i Konjas, Jojakims Søns, Sted, idet Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel satte ham til Konge i Judas Land.
2 Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book.
Men han og hans Mænd og Landets Befolkning hørte ikke paa de Ord, HERREN talede ved Profeten Jeremias.
3 For, behold, the days come, says the Lord, when I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel and Juda, said the Lord: and I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall be lords of it.
Kong Zedekias sendte Jukal, Sjelemjas Søn, og Præsten Zefanja, Ma'asejas Søn, til Profeten Jeremias og lod sige: »Gaa i Forbøn for os hos HERREN vor Gud!«
4 AND THESE ARE THE WORDS WHICH THE LORD SPOKE CONCERNING ISRAEL AND JUDA;
Dengang gik Jeremias frit ud og ind blandt Folket, thi man havde endnu ikke kastet ham i Fængsel.
5 Thus said the Lord: You shall hear a sound of fear, [there is] fear, and there is not peace.
Faraos Hær var rykket ud fra Ægypten; og da Kaldæerne, som belejrede Jerusalem, fik Nys herom, var de brudt op fra Jerusalem.
6 Enquire, and see if a male has born a child? and [ask] concerning the fear, wherein they shall hold their loins, and [look for] safety: for I have seen every man, and his hands are on his loins; [their] faces are turned to paleness.
Da kom HERRENS Ord til Profeten Jeremias saaledes:
7 For that day is great, and there is not such [another]; and it is a time of straitness to Jacob; but he shall be saved out of it.
Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Saaledes skal du sige til Judas Konge, som har sendt Bud til dig for at raadspørge mig: Se, Faraos Hær, som er rykket ud for at hjælpe eder, skal vende hjem til Ægypten;
8 In that day, said the Lord, I will break the yoke off their neck, and will burst their bonds, and they shall no longer serve strangers:
og Kaldæerne skal vende tilbage og angribe denne By, indtage og afbrænde den.
9 but they shall serve the Lord their God; and I will raise up to them David their king.
Saa siger HERREN: Nar ikke eder selv ved at sige: »Kaldæerne drager bort fra os for Alvor!« Thi de drager ikke bort.
Ja, om I saa slog hele Kaldæernes Hær, der angriber eder, saa der kun blev nogle saarede tilbage, hver i sit Telt, saa skulde de staa op og afbrænde denne By.
Da Kaldæernes Hær var brudt op fra Jerusalem for Faraos Hær,
12 Thus says the Lord; I have brought on [you] destruction; your stroke is painful.
gik Jeremias ud af Jerusalem for at drage til Benjamins Land og faa en Arvelod iblandt Befolkningen.
13 There is none to judge your cause: you have been painfully treated for healing, there is no help for you.
Men da han kom til Benjaminsporten, var der en Vagthavende ved Navn Jir'ija, en Søn af Hananjas Søn Sjelemja, og han greb Profeten Jeremias og sagde: »Du vil løbe over til Kaldæerne.«
14 All your friends have forgotten you; they shall not ask [about you] at all, for I have struck you with he stroke of an enemy, [even] severe correction: your sins have abounded above all your iniquity.
Jeremias svarede: »Det er Løgn; jeg vil ikke løbe over til Kaldæerne.« Jir'ija vilde dog ikke høre ham, men greb ham og bragte ham til Fyrsterne;
15 Your sins have abounded beyond the multitude of your iniquities, [therefore] they have done these things to you. Therefore all that devour you shall be eaten, and all your enemies shall eat all their [own] flesh.
og Fyrsterne vrededes paa Jeremias, slog ham og lod ham bringe til Statsskriveren Jonatans Hus; thi det havde de gjort til Fængsel.
16 And they that spoil you shall become a spoil, and I will give up to be plundered all that have plundered you.
Saaledes kom Jeremias i Fangehuset i Kælderen; og der sad han en Tid lang.
17 For I will bring about your healing, I will heal you of your grievous wound, says the Lord; for you are called Dispersed: she is your prey, for no one seeks after her.
Men Kong Zedekias sendte Bud og lod ham hente; og Kongen spurgte ham i al Hemmelighed i sit Palads: »Er der et Ord fra HERREN?« Jeremias svarede: »Ja, der er: Du skal overgives i Babels Konges Haand.«
18 Thus said the Lord; Behold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob, and will have pity upon his prisoners; and the city shall be built upon her hill, and the people shall settle after their manner.
Derpaa sagde Jeremias til Kong Zedekias: »Hvad Synd har jeg gjort imod dig, dine Mænd og dette Folk, siden I har kastet mig i Fængsel?
19 And there shall go forth from them singers, [even] the sound of men making merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not at all be diminished.
Og hvor er nu eders Profeter, som profeterede for eder, at Babels Konge ikke skulde komme over eder og dette Land?
20 And their sons shall go in as before, and their testimonies shall be established before me, and I will visit them that afflict them.
Saa hør da, Herre Konge! Lad min Bøn naa dig og lad mig ikke bringe tilbage til Statsskriveren Jonatans Hus, at jeg ikke skal dø der!«
21 And their mighty ones shall be over them, and their prince shall proceed of themselves; and I will gather them, and they shall return to me: for who is this that has set his heart to return to me? says the Lord.
Da bød Kong Zedekias, at man skulde holde Jeremias i Varetægt i Vagtforgaarden; og der gaves ham daglig et Stykke Brød fra Bagerens Gade, indtil Brødet slap op i Byen. Saaledes sad nu Jeremias i Vagtforgaarden.
23 For the wrathful anger of the lord has gone forth, [even] a whirlwind of anger has gone forth: it shall come upon the ungodly.
24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he shall execute [it], and until he shall establish the purpose of his heart: in the latter days you shall know these things.
