Jeremiah 31

1 “At that time,” says Yahweh, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”

Paa den Tid, siger Herren, vil jeg være alle Israels Slægters Gud, og de skulle være mit Folk.

2 Yahweh says, “The people who survive the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”

Saa siger Herren: Et Folk, som er overblevet fra Sværd, har fundet Naade i Ørken; jeg gaar hen for at skaffe Israel Hvile.

3 Yahweh appeared of old to me, saying, “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.

Herren har ladet sig se for mig fra det fjerne: Jeg har elsket dig med en evig Kærlighed, derfor har jeg bevaret dig Miskundhed.

4 I will build you again, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel. You will again be adorned with your tambourines, and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.

Endnu vil jeg opbygge dig, og du skal bygges, du Israels Jomfru! endnu skal du pryde dig med Pauker og gaa ud i de legendes Dans.

5 Again you will plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. The planters will plant, and will enjoy its fruit.

Endnu skal du plante Vingaarde paa Samarias Bjerge; de, som plante, skulle plante dem og tage dem i Brug.

6 For there will be a day that the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim cry, ‘Arise! Let’s go up to Zion to Yahweh our God.’”

Thi der kommer en Dag, da Vægtere paa Efraims Bjerg skulle raabe: Staar op, og lader os gaa op til Zion, til Herren vor Gud.

7 For Yahweh says, “Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations. Publish, praise, and say, ‘Yahweh, save your people, the remnant of Israel!’

Thi saa siger Herren: Fryder eder over Jakob med Glæde, og jubler over det første af Folkene, lader det høres, priser og siger: Herre, frels dit Folk, det overblevne af Israel.

8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, along with the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her who travails with child together. They will return as a great company.

Se, jeg fører dem fra Nordenland og vil samle dem fra det yderste af Jorden; iblandt dem skal der være blinde og halte, frugtsommelige og fødende til Hobe; de skulle komme hid tilbage som en stor Forsamling.

9 They will come with weeping. I will lead them with petitions. I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they won’t stumble; for I am a father to Israel. Ephraim is my firstborn.

De skulle komme med Graad, og under deres ydmyge Bønner vil jeg føre dem frem; jeg vil lede dem til Vandbække paa en jævn Vej, hvor de ikke skulle støde sig; thi jeg er bleven Israels Fader, og Efraim, han er min førstefødte Søn.

10 “Hear Yahweh’s word, you nations, and declare it in the distant islands. Say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.’

Hører, I Hedninger I Herrens Ord og kundgører det paa Øerne i det fjerne og siger: Den, som adspredte Israel, skal samle det og bevare det som en Hyrde sin Hjord.

11 For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.

Thi Herren har løskøbt Jakob og igenløst ham af dens Haand, som var stærkere end han.

12 They will come and sing in the height of Zion, and will flow to the goodness of Yahweh, to the grain, to the new wine, to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd. Their soul will be as a watered garden. They will not sorrow any more at all.

Og de skulle komme og synge med Fryd paa Zions Høj og strømme til Herrens gode Gaver, til Korn og til Most og til Olie og til unge Faar og Øksne; og deres Sjæl skal være som en vandrig Have, og de skulle ikke herefter bedrøves mere.

13 Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

Da skal en Jomfru glæde sig i Dans, og unge og gamle til Hobe; og jeg vil vende deres Sorg til Glæde og trøste dem og glæde dem efter deres Bedrøvelse.

14 I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.

Og jeg vil vederkvæge Præsternes Sjæl med det fede, og mit Folk, de skulle mættes med mine Gaver, siger Herren.

15 Yahweh says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”

Saa siger Herren: Der er hørt en Røst i Rama, en Klage, en bitter Graad, Rakel græder over sine Børn; hun vægrer sig ved at lade sig trøste over sine Børn, thi de ere ikke mere til.

16 Yahweh says: “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” says Yahweh. “They will come again from the land of the enemy.

Saa siger Herren: Hold din Røst fra Graad og dine Øjne fra Taarer; thi der er Løn for dit Arbejde, siger Herren; og de skulle komme tilbage fra Fjendens Land.

17 There is hope for your latter end,” says Yahweh. “Your children will come again to their own territory.

Og der er Haab for din sidste Tid, siger Herren; og Børnene skulle komme igen til deres Landemærker.

18 “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving thus, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned, for you are Yahweh my God.

Jeg har hørt Efraim ynkeligt klage: Du har tugtet mig, og jeg er tugtet som en Kalv, der ikke er tæmmet; omvend mig, og jeg vil omvende mig; thi du er Herren min Gud.

19 Surely after that I was turned. I repented. After that I was instructed. I struck my thigh. I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

Thi efter at jeg havde vendt mig bort, angrede jeg det, og efter at jeg var kommen til at erkende det, slog jeg mig paa Hoften; jeg var beskæmmet og skammede mig, thi jeg maatte bære min Ungdoms Skændsel.

20 Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I still earnestly remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,” says Yahweh.

Er da Efraim mig en dyrebar Søn? eller er han mit Yndlingsbarn? thi saa ofte jeg end har talt imod ham, kommer jeg ham dog endnu flittigt i Hu; derfor bruser mit Indre for ham, jeg vil forbarme mig over ham, siger Herren.

21 “Set up road signs. Make guideposts. Set your heart toward the highway, even the way by which you went. Turn again, virgin of Israel. Turn again to these your cities.

Oprejs dig Vejvisere, sæt dig Mærkestene, agt vel paa Stien, den Vej, ad hvilken du gik bort; vend tilbage, du Israels Jomfru, vend tilbage til disse dine Steder.

22 How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? For Yahweh has created a new thing in the earth: a woman will encompass a man.”

Hvor længe vil du fare omkring, du frafaldne Datter; thi Herren skaber nyt paa Jorden: Kvinde skal omgive Manden.

23 Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Yet again they will use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I reverse their captivity: ‘Yahweh bless you, habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness.’

Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Endnu skulle de sige dette Ord i Judas Land og i hans Stæder, naar jeg omvender deres Fangenskab: Herren velsigne dig, du Retfærdigheds Bolig! du hellige Bjerg!

24 Judah and all its cities will dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks.

Og Juda og alle hans Stæder skulle bo derudi til Hobe, de, som dyrke Ageren, og de, som drage om med Hjorden.

25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”

Thi jeg vederkvæger den trætte Sjæl og mætter hver vansmægtet Sjæl.

26 On this I awakened, and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.

Derfor vaagnede jeg op og saa, og min Søvn var mig sød.

27 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of animal.

Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da jeg vil besaa Israels Hus og Judas Hus med en Sæd af Folk og med en Sæd af Kvæg.

28 It will happen that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” says Yahweh.

Og det skal ske, at ligesom jeg var aarvaagen over dem til at oprykke og til at nedrive og til at nedbryde og til at ødelægge og til at handle ilde med dem: Saaledes vil jeg være aarvaagen over dem til at bygge og til at plante, siger Herren.

29 “In those days they will say no more, “‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’

I de Dage skulle de ikke mere sige: Fædrene aade sure Druer, og Børnenes Tænder bleve ømme;

30 But everyone will die for his own iniquity. Every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be set on edge.

men enhver skal dø for sin egen Misgernings Skyld, hvert Menneske, som æder de sure Druer, hans Tænder skulle blive ømme.

31 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah,

Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da jeg vil slutte en ny Pagt med Israels Hus og med Judas Hus;

32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, which covenant of mine they broke, although I was a husband to them,” says Yahweh.

ikke efter den Pagt, som jeg sluttede med deres Fædre, der jeg tog dem ved Haanden for at udføre dem af Ægyptens Land, hvilken Pagt med mig de brøde, endskønt jeg var deres Ægtemand, siger Herren;

33 “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says Yahweh: “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

men dette er Pagten, som jeg vil slutte med Israels Hus, efter disse Dage, siger Herren: Jeg giver min Lov i deres Indre og skriver den i deres Hjerte, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skulle være mit Folk.

34 They will no longer each teach his neighbor, and every man teach his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’ for they will all know me, from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh, “for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

Og de skulle ikke mere lære nogen sin Næste eller nogen sin Broder, sigende: Kender Herren; thi de skulle alle kende mig, baade de smaa og de store iblandt dem, siger Herren; thi jeg vil forlade dem deres Skyld og ikke ydermere komme deres Synd i Hu.

35 Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar— Yahweh of Armies is his name, says:

Saa siger Herren, som sætter Solen til Lys om Dagen, Maanens og Stjernernes Love til Lys om Natten, han, som oprører Havet, at dets Bølger bruse, Herre Zebaoth er hans Navn:

36 “If these ordinances depart from before me,” says Yahweh, “then the offspring of Israel also will cease from being a nation before me forever.”

Dersom disse Love vige for mit Ansigt, siger Herren, da skal og Israels Sæd ophøre med at være et Folk for mit Ansigt alle Dage.

37 Yahweh says: “If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done,” says Yahweh.

Saa siger Herren: Dersom Himlene heroventil kunne maales, og Jordens Grundvold hernedentil kan udforskes, saa vil jeg og forkaste al Israels Sæd for alt det, som de have gjort, siger Herren.

38 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that the city will be built to Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner.

Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da Staden skal bygges for Herren, fra Hananeels Taarn indtil Hjørneporten.

39 The measuring line will go out further straight onward to the hill Gareb, and will turn toward Goah.

Og over for den skal Maalesnoren gaa videre over Garebs Høj og vende sig om imod Goat.

40 The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, will be holy to Yahweh. It will not be plucked up or thrown down any more forever.”

Og den hele Dal med Aadslerne og Asken og alle Markerne indtil Kedrons Bæk, indtil Hesteportens Hjørne imod Østen skal være Herren en Helligdom; den skal ikke forstyrres og ikke nedbrydes mere evindelig.