Jeremiah 7
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra HERREN:
2 Stand in the gate of the LORD’S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
Staa hen i Porten til HERRENS Hus og udraab dette Ord: Hør HERRENS Ord, hele Juda, I, som gaar ind gennem disse Porte for at tilbede HERREN!
3 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Bedrer eders Veje og eders Gerninger, saa vil jeg lade eder bo paa dette Sted.
4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
Stol ikke paa den Løgnetale: Her er HERRENS Tempel, HERRENS Tempel, HERRENS Tempel!
5 For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
Men bedrer eders Veje og eders Gerninger! Dersom I virkelig øver Ret Mand og Mand imellem,
6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your harm:
ikke undertrykker den fremmede, den faderløse og Enken, ej heller udgyder uskyldigt Blod paa dette Sted, ej heller til egen Skade holder eder til fremmede Guder,
7 Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
saa vil jeg til evige Tider lade eder bo paa dette Sted i det Land, jeg gav eders Fædre.
8 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
Se, I stoler paa Løgnetale, som intet baader.
9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
Stjæle, slaa ihjel, hore, sværge falsk, tænde Offerild for Ba'al, holde eder til fremmede Guder, som I ikke kender til —
10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
og saa kommer I og staar for mit Aasyn i dette Hus, som mit Navn nævnes over, og siger: »Vi er frelst!« — for at gøre alle disse Vederstyggeligheder.
11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
Holder I dette Hus, som mit Navn nævnes over, for en Røverkule? Men se, ogsaa jeg har Øjne, lyder det fra HERREN.
12 But go ye now to my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
Gaa dog hen til mit hellige Sted i Silo, hvor jeg først stedfæstede mit Navn, og se, hvad jeg gjorde ved det for mit Folk Israels Ondskabs Skyld.
13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spoke to you, rising early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
Og nu, fordi I øver alle disse Gerninger, lyder det fra HERREN, og fordi I ikke vilde høre, naar jeg aarle og silde talede til eder, eller svare, naar jeg kaldte paa eder,
14 Therefore will I do to this house, which is called by my name, in which ye trust, and to the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.
derfor vil jeg gøre med Huset, som mit Navn nævnes over, og som I stoler paa, og med Stedet, jeg gav eder og eders Fædre, ligesom jeg gjorde med Silo;
15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
og jeg vil støde eder bort fra mit Aasyn, som jeg stødte alle eders Brødre bort, al Efraims Æt.
16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
Men du maa ikke gaa i Forbøn for dette Folk eller frembære klage og Bøn eller trænge ind paa mig for dem, thi jeg hører dig ikke.
17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Ser du ikke, hvad de har for i Judas Byer og paa Jerusalems Gader?
18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Børnene sanker Brænde, Fædrene tænder Ild, og Kvinderne ælter Dejg for at bage Offerkager til Himmelens Dronning og udgyde Drikofre for fremmede Guder og krænke mig.
19 Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?
Mon det er mig, de krænker, lyder det fra HERREN, mon ikke sig selv til deres Ansigters Skam?
20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, my anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
Derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Se, min Vrede og Harme udgyder sig over dette Sted, over Folk og Fæ, over Markens Træer og Jordens Frugt, og den skal brænde uden at slukkes.
21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Læg eders Brændofre til eders Slagtofre og æd Kød!
22 For I spoke not to your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
Thi dengang jeg førte eders Fædre ud af Ægypten, talede jeg ikke til dem eller bød dem noget om Brændoffer og Slagtoffer;
23 But this thing I commanded them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well to you.
men dette bød jeg dem: »I skal høre min Røst, saa vil jeg være eders Gud, og I skal være mit Folk; og I skal gaa paa alle de Veje, jeg byder eder, at det maa gaa eder vel.«
24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
Men de hørte ikke og laante ikke Øre; de fulgte deres onde Hjertes Stivsind og gik tilbage, ikke fremad.
25 Since the day that your fathers came forth from the land of Egypt to this day I have even sent to you all my servants the prophets, daily rising early and sending them:
Fra den Dag eders Fædre drog ud af Ægypten, og til i Dag har jeg Dag efter Dag, aarle og silde sendt eder alle mine Tjenere Profeterne;
26 Yet they hearkened not to me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.
men de hørte ikke og laante ikke Øre; de gjorde Nakken stiv og øvede mere ondt end deres Fædre.
27 Therefore thou shalt speak all these words to them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call to them; but they will not answer thee.
Naar du siger dem alle disse Ord, hører de dig ikke, og kalder du paa dem, svarer de dig ikke.
28 But thou shalt say to them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth hath perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
Sig saa til dem: Det er det Folk, som ej hørte HERREN deres Guds Røst, det, som ej tog ved Lære; Sandhed er svundet, udryddet af deres Mund.
29 Cut off thy hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Afklip dit Haar, kast det bort og klag paa de nøgne Høje! Thi HERREN har forkastet og bortstødt den Slægt, han var vred paa.
30 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.
Thi Judas Sønner har gjort, hvad der er ondt i mine Øjne, lyder det fra HERREN; de har opstillet deres væmmelige Guder i Huset, som mit Navn nævnes over, for at gøre det urent;
31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
de har bygget Tofets Offerhøje i Hinnoms Søns Dal for at brænde deres Sønner og Døtre i Ilden, hvad jeg ikke har paabudt, og hvad aldrig var i min Tanke.
32 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there shall be no place.
Se, derfor skal Dage komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da man ikke mere skal sige Tofet og Hinnoms Søns Dal, men Morddalen, og man skal jorde de døde i Tofet, fordi Pladsen ikke slaar til.
33 And the dead bodies of this people shall be food for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall frighten them away.
Og dette Folks Lig skal blive Himmelens Fugle og Jordens Dyr til Æde, og ingen skal skræmme dem bort.
34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
Og i Judas Byer og paa Jerusalems Gader gør jeg Ende paa Fryderaab og Glædesraab, Brudgoms Røst og Bruds Røst, thi Landet skal lægges øde.
