Jeremiah 36
1 And it happened in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah: it happened that this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
I Judas konge Jojakims, Josias' sønns fjerde år kom dette ord til Jeremias fra Herren:
2 “Take the volume of a book, and you shall write in it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah, and against all the nations, from the day when I first spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.
Ta dig en bokrull og skriv i den alle de ord jeg har talt til dig om Israel og Juda og alle hedningefolkene fra den dag da jeg først talte til dig, fra Josias' dager og like til denne dag!
3 Perhaps it may be that the house of Judah, upon hearing all the evils that I have decided to do to them, may return, each one from his wicked way, and then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”
Kanskje Judas hus vil merke sig all den ulykke jeg tenker å gjøre dem, så de kan vende om, hver fra sin onde vei, og jeg kan forlate dem deres misgjerning og deres synd.
4 Therefore, Jeremiah called Baruch, the son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote, from the mouth of Jeremiah, all the words of the Lord, which he had spoken to him, in the volume of a book.
Da kalte Jeremias til sig Baruk, Nerijas sønn, og Baruk skrev efter Jeremias' munn alle de ord som Herren hadde talt til ham, i en bokrull.
5 And Jeremiah instructed Baruch, saying: “I am confined, and so I am unable to enter into the house of the Lord.
Og Jeremias talte til Baruk og sa: Jeg er forhindret, jeg kan ikke komme til Herrens hus.
6 Therefore, you shall enter and read from the volume, in which you have written from my mouth the words of the Lord, in the hearing of the people in the house of the Lord on the day of the fast. Moreover, you shall also read them in the hearing of all those of Judah who are arriving from their cities.
Men gå du dit og les av rullen som du har skrevet efter min munn, Herrens ord op for folket i Herrens hus på en fastedag! Også for hele Juda, som kommer fra sine byer, skal du lese den.
7 Perhaps it may happen that they pray in the sight of the Lord, and each one may return from his wicked way. For great is the fury and indignation that the Lord has declared against this people.”
Kanskje de vil legge sin ydmyke bønn frem for Herrens åsyn og vende om, hver fra sin onde vei; for stor er den vrede og harme som Herren har uttalt over dette folk.
8 And Baruch, the son of Neriah, acted in accord with all that Jeremiah, the prophet, had instructed him, reading from the volume the words of the Lord, in the house of the Lord.
Og Baruk, Nerijas sønn, gjorde alt som profeten Jeremias hadde pålagt ham, og leste Herrens ord op av boken i Herrens hus.
9 And it happened that, in the fifth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, in the ninth month, they proclaimed a fast, in the sight of the Lord, to all the people in Jerusalem, and to the entire multitude which had flowed together, from the cities of Judah, into Jerusalem.
For i Judas konge Jojakims, Josias' sønns femte år, i den niende måned, blev det ropt ut at alt folket i Jerusalem og alt folket som var kommet fra Judas byer til Jerusalem, skulde faste for Herrens åsyn.
10 And Baruch read from the volume the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, at the treasury of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, the scribe, in the upper vestibule, at the entrance to the new gate of the house of the Lord, in the hearing of all the people.
Da leste Baruk op av boken Jeremias' ord i Herrens hus, i statsskriveren Gemarjas, Safans sønns kammer i den øvre forgård, ved inngangen til den nye port i Herrens hus, mens alt folket hørte på.
11 And when Micaiah, the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard all the words of the Lord from the book,
Da Mikaja, sønn av Gemarja, sønn av Safan, hørte alle Herrens ord bli lest op av boken,
12 he descended to the house of the king, to the treasury of the scribe. And behold, all the leaders were sitting there: Elishama, the scribe, and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the leaders.
gikk han ned til kongens hus, til statsskriverens kammer, og der fant han alle høvdingene sittende: statsskriveren Elisama og Delaja, Sjemajas sønn, og Elnatan, Akbors sønn, og Gemarja, Safans sønn, og Sedekias, Hananjas sønn, og alle de andre høvdinger.
13 And Micaiah announced to them all the words that he had heard when Baruch read from the volume to the ears of the people.
Og Mikaja fortalte dem om alle de ord han hadde hørt da Baruk leste op av boken for folket.
14 And so, all the leaders sent Jehudi, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, “Take in your hand the volume, from which you have read in the hearing of the people, and come.” Therefore, Baruch, the son of Neriah, took the volume in his hand, and he went to them.
Da sendte alle høvdingene Jehudi, sønn av Netanja, sønn av Selemja, sønn av Kusi, til Baruk og sa: Ta med dig rullen som du leste op av for folket, og kom hit! Og Baruk, Nerijas sønn, tok rullen med sig og kom til dem.
15 And they said to him, “Sit and read these things in our hearing.” And Baruch read in their hearing.
De sa til ham: Sett dig ned og les den for oss! Og Baruk leste den for dem.
16 Therefore, when they had heard all the words, each one looked at his neighbor in astonishment, and they said to Baruch: “We ought to report all these words to the king.”
Og da de hørte alle ordene, vendte de sig forferdet til hverandre, og de sa til Baruk: Vi må melde kongen alt dette.
17 And they questioned him, saying, “Describe to us how you wrote all these words from his mouth.”
Så spurte de Baruk: Fortell oss hvorledes du skrev alle disse ord efter hans munn!
18 Then Baruch said to them: “He was speaking with his mouth, as if reading to me. And I wrote in a volume with ink.”
Baruk svarte: Med sin munn foresa han mig alle disse ord, og jeg skrev dem i boken med blekk.
19 And the leaders said to Baruch: “Go away and hide, you and Jeremiah, and let no one know where you are.”
Da sa høvdingene til Baruk: Gå og skjul dig, du og Jeremias, og la ingen vite hvor I er!
20 And they entered to the king, in the court. Furthermore, they stored the volume in the treasury of Elishama, the scribe. And they announced all the words in the hearing of the king.
Så gikk de inn til kongen i forgården, men rullen la de ned i statsskriveren Elisamas kammer; og de fortalte alt dette til kongen.
21 And the king sent Jehudi to take the volume. And bringing it from the treasury of Elishama, the scribe, he read it in the hearing of the king and of all the leaders who were standing around the king.
Da sendte kongen Jehudi avsted for å hente rullen, og han hentet den fra statsskriveren Elisamas kammer, og Jehudi leste den op for kongen og alle høvdingene som stod hos kongen.
22 Now the king was sitting in the winter house, in the ninth month. And there was a hearth placed before him, filled with burning coals.
Kongen satt i vinterhuset, for det var den niende måned, og det brente ild i et fyrfat foran ham,
23 And when Jehudi had read three or four pages, he cut it with a small knife, and he threw it into the fire which was upon the hearth, until the entire volume was consumed by the fire which was upon the hearth.
og da Jehudi hadde lest op tre eller fire blad, skar kongen rullen i stykker med en pennekniv og kastet den på ilden i fyrfatet, inntil hele rullen var fortært av ilden der i fyrfatet.
24 And the king and all his servants, who had heard all these words, were not afraid, and they did not rend their garments.
Og de forferdedes ikke og sønderrev ikke sine klær, hverken kongen eller nogen av hans tjenere som hørte alle disse ord,
25 Yet truly, Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah contradicted the king, so that he might not burn the book. But he did not listen to them.
og skjønt Elnatan og Delaja og Gemarja inntrengende bad kongen at han ikke skulde brenne rullen, hørte han ikke på dem.
26 And the king instructed Jerahmeel, the son of Amelech, and Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, so that they would apprehend Baruch, the scribe, and Jeremiah, the prophet. But the Lord concealed them.
Så bød kongen Jerahme'el, kongesønnen, og Seraja, Asriels sønn, og Selemja, Abde'els sønn, å gripe skriveren Baruk og profeten Jeremias; men Herren skjulte dem.
27 And after the king had burned the volume and the words that Baruch had written from the mouth of Jeremiah, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, the prophet, saying:
Da kom Herrens ord til Jeremias, efterat kongen hadde brent op rullen med de ord Baruk hadde skrevet efter Jeremias' munn:
28 “Again, take another volume and write in it all the former words, which were in the first volume that Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, has burned.
Ta dig en annen rull og skriv i den alle de forrige ord, de som stod i den forrige rull, som Judas konge Jojakim brente op!
29 And you shall say to Jehoiakim, the king of Judah: Thus says the Lord: You have burned that volume, saying: ‘Why have you written in it, announcing that the king of Babylon will advance quickly, and will devastate this land, and will cause both man and beast to cease from it?’
Og om Judas konge Jojakim skal du si: Så sier Herren: Du brente denne rull og sa: Hvorfor skrev du i den således: Babels konge skal komme og ødelegge dette land og utrydde mennesker og dyr av det?
30 Because of this, thus says the Lord against Jehoiakim, the king of Judah: There will be, from him, no one who may sit upon the throne of David. And his dead body shall be cast out: to the heat by day, and to the frost by night.
Derfor sier Herren så om Judas konge Jojakim: Han skal ikke ha nogen ætling som skal sitte på Davids trone, og hans døde kropp skal ligge slengt bort, utsatt for heten om dagen og for kulden om natten.
31 And I will visit against him, and against his offspring, and against his servants for their iniquities. And I will lead over them, and over the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and over the men of Judah, all the evil that I have declared against them, for they have not listened.”
Og jeg vil hjemsøke ham og hans ætt og hans tjenere for deres misgjerning, og jeg vil la komme over dem og over Jerusalems innbyggere og over Judas menn all den ulykke jeg har forkynt dem uten at de vilde høre.
32 Then Jeremiah took up another volume, and he gave it to Baruch, the son of Neriah, the scribe, who wrote in it, from the mouth of Jeremiah, all the words of the book that Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, had burned with fire. And moreover, there were many more words added than there had been before.
Da tok Jeremias en annen rull og gav den til skriveren Baruk, Nerijas sønn, og han skrev i den efter Jeremias' munn alle ordene i den bok som Judas konge Jojakim hadde brent i ilden, og det blev til dem ennu lagt mange lignende ord.
