Jeremiah 51

1 The LORD says: “Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against those who dwell in Lebkamai, a destroying wind.

Saa siger Herren: Se, jeg rejser imod Babel og imod Indbyggerne i mine Modstanderes Midte et ødelæggende Vejr.

2 I will send to Babylon strangers, who will winnow her. They will empty her land; for in the day of trouble they will be against her all around.

Og jeg vil sende tremmede til Babel, og de skulle kaste den som med Kasteskovl og gøre deres Land tomt; thi de skulle være imod den trindt omkring paa Ulykkens Dag.

3 Against him who bends, let the archer bend his bow, also against him who lifts himself up in his coat of mail. Don’t spare her young men! Utterly destroy all her army!

Imod den, som spænder Bue, spænde Buespænderen sin Bue, og imod den, som ophøjer sig i sit Panser; og sparer ikke dens unge Karle, ødelægger al dens Hær!

4 They will fall down slain in the land of the Kasdim, and thrust through in her streets.

Og der skal falde saarede i Kaldæernes Land og gennemstungne paa dens Gader.

5 For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, by his God, by the LORD of Hosts; though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.

Thi Israel og Juda ere ikke efterladte i Enkestand af deres Gud, af den Herre Zebaoth; thi hines Land er fuldt af Skyld imod Israels Hellige.

6 “Flee out of the middle of Babylon! Everyone save his own life! Don’t be cut off in her iniquity, for it is the time of the LORD’s vengeance. He will render to her a recompense.

Flyr midt ud af Babel og redder hver sit Liv, at I ikke omkomme for dens Misgernings Skyld! thi dette er Herrens Hævns Tid, han betaler den efter Fortjeneste.

7 Babylon has been a golden cup in the LORD’s hand, who made all the earth drunk. The nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.

Babel var et Guldbæger i Herrens Haand, den har gjort hele Verden drukken; Folkene have drukket af dens Vin, derfor tabte Folkene Besindelsen.

8 Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed! Wail for her! Take balm for her pain. Perhaps she may be healed.

Babel er hastelig falden og knust; hyler over den, henter Balsam til dens Saar; maaske kunde den læges.

9 “We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed. Forsake her, and let’s each go into his own country; for her judgement reaches to heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.

Vi vilde have lægt Babel, men den blev ikke lægt; forlader den, og lader os drage hver til sit Land; thi dens Dom naar til Himmelen og hæver sig til Skyerne.

10 ‘The LORD has produced our righteousness. Come, and let’s declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.’

Herren har udført vor retfærdige Sag; kommer og lader os i Zion fortælle Herrens, vor Guds, Gerning.

11 “Make the arrows sharp! Hold the shields firmly! The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.

Skærper Pilene, samler Tallet af Skjolde fuldt; Herren har opvakt Mediens Kongers Aand; thi hans Tanke imod Babel staar til at ødelægge den; thi det er Herrens Hævn, Hævnen for hans Tempel.

12 Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon! Make the watch strong! Set the watchmen, and prepare the ambushes; for the LORD has both purposed and done that which he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

Opløfter Banner imod Babels Mure, holder stærk Vagt, sætter Vagtposter ud, beskikker Baghold; thi Herren har baade besluttet og udført det, som han har talt imod Babels Indbyggere.

13 You who dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your covetousness.

Du, som bor ved de store Vande, og som er mægtig ved Liggendefæ! din Ende er kommen, din Gerrigheds Maal.

14 The LORD of Hosts has sworn by himself, saying, ‘Surely I will fill you with men, as with locusts, and they will lift up a shout against you.’

Den Herre Zebaoth har svoret ved sig selv: Jeg skal visselig fylde dig med Mennesker, som var det Græshopper, og de skulle indbyrdes synge Frydesang over dig.

15 “He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom. By his understanding he has stretched out the heavens.

Han er den, som skabte Jorden ved sin Kraft, beredte Jorderige ved sin Visdom og udbredte Himmelen ved sin Forstand.

16 When he utters his voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries.

Naar Røsten lyder, ved hvilken han lader Vandenes Mangfoldighed komme i Himmelen, da lader han Dunster opstige fra det yderste af Jorden; han gør Lynene til Regn og fører Vejret ud af sine Gemmer.

17 “Every man has become stupid and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is disappointed by his image, for his molten images are falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Hvert Menneske bliver ufornuftigt og uden Forstand, hver Guldsmed er beskæmmet for det udskaarne Billedes Skyld; thi hans støbte Billeder ere Bedrageri, og der er ikke Aand i dem.

18 They are vanity, a work of delusion. In the time of their visitation, they will perish.

De ere Forfængelighed, et bedragerisk Værk; til den Tid, naar de blive hjemsøgte, skulle de gaa til Grunde.

19 The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he formed all things, including the tribe of his inheritance. The LORD of Hosts is his name.

Ikke som disse er Jakobs Del; thi han er den, som har dannet alle Ting, og [Israel er] hans Arvs Stamme; Herre Zebaoth er hans Navn.

20 “You are my battle axe and weapons of war. With you I will break the nations into pieces. With you I will destroy kingdoms.

Du har været mig en Hammer og Krigsvaaben; og jeg har knust Folkefærd ved dig og ødelagt Riger ved dig.

21 With you I will break in pieces the horse and his rider.

Og jeg har knust Hesten og dens Rytter ved dig; og jeg har knust Vognene og deres Styrere ved dig.

22 With you I will break in pieces the chariot and him who rides therein. With you I will break in pieces man and woman. With you I will break in pieces the old man and the youth. With you I will break in pieces the young man and the virgin.

Og jeg har knust Mand og Kvinde ved dig og knust gammel og ung ved dig og knust Ungkarl og Jomfru ved dig.

23 With you I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock. With you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke. With you I will break in pieces governors and deputies.

Og jeg har knust Hyrde og hans Hjord ved dig og knust Agerdyrker og hans Spand Øksne ved dig og knust Statholdere og Fogeder ved dig.

24 “I will render to Babylon and to all the inhabitants of the Kasdim for all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight,” says the LORD.

Men jeg vil betale Babel og alle Kaldæas Indbyggere al deres Ondskab, som de have gjort i Zion, for eders Øjne, siger Herren.

25 “Behold, I am against you, destroying mountain,” says the LORD, “which destroys all the earth. I will stretch out my hand on you, roll you down from the rocks, and will make you a burnt mountain.

Se, jeg vil imod dig, du ødelæggende Bjerg, siger Herren, du, som ødelægger al Jorden! og jeg vil udrække min Haand over dig og vælte dig ned ad Klipperne og vil gøre et udbrændt Bjerg af dig;

26 They won’t take a cornerstone from you, nor a stone for foundations; but you will be desolate forever,” says the LORD.

og man skal ikke tage en Sten til et Hjørne eller en Sten til en Grundvold fra dig; men du skal blive til evigt øde Stæder, siger Herren.

27 “Set up a standard in the land! Blow the shofar amongst the nations! Prepare the nations against her! Call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz! Appoint a marshal against her! Cause the horses to come up as the swarming locusts!

Opløfter Banner i Landet, blæser i Trompeten iblandt Folkene, vier Folkene til Kamp imod den, kalder Ararats, Minnis og Askenas's Riger frem imod den; beskikker Høvedsmænd imod den, fører Heste op som surrende Græshopper!

28 Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, its governors, and all its deputies, and all the land of their dominion!

Vier Folkefærd til Kamp imod den, Kongerne af Medien, dets Fyrster og alle dets Fogeder og hele dets Herredømmes Land.

29 The land trembles and is in pain; for the purposes of the LORD against Babylon stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

Og Landet bævede og vaandede sig i Smerte; thi fast imod Babel staa Herrens Tanker om at gøre Babels Land til en Ørk, at ingen skal bo der.

30 The mighty men of Babylon have stopped fighting, they remain in their strongholds. Their might has failed. They have become as women. Her dwelling places are set on fire. Her bars are broken.

De vældige i Babel lode af at stride, de bleve i Befæstningerne, deres Styrke svandt bort, de bleve til Kvinder; man opbrændte dens Boliger, dens Portstænger bleve sønderbrudte.

31 One runner will run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter.

Løber løber imod Løber og Bud imod Bud for at forkynde Kongen i Babel, at hans Stad er indtagen fra alle Sider,

32 So the passages are seized. They have burnt the reeds with fire. The men of war are frightened.”

og at Færgestederne ere besatte, og at man har afbrændt Sivene med Ild, og at Krigsmændene ere forfærdede.

33 For the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel says: “The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden. Yet a little while, and the time of harvest comes for her.”

Thi saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Babels Datter er ligesom et Logulv til den Tid, man træder det fast; endnu en liden Stund, og dens Høsts Tid skal komme.

34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me. He has crushed me. He has made me an empty vessel. He has, like a monster, swallowed me up. He has filled his mouth with my delicacies. He has cast me out.

Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, aad os, sønderknuste os, stillede os hen som et tomt Kar, opslugte os som en Drage, fyldte sin Bug med vore kostelige Retter; han fordrev os.

35 May the violence done to me and to my flesh be on Babylon!” the inhabitant of Zion will say; and, “May my blood be on the inhabitants of Kasdim!” will Jerusalem say.

„Den Vold, mig er sket og mit Kød, komme over Babel‟, sige Zions Indbyggere, og „mit Blod komme over Kaldæas Indbyggere‟, siger Jerusalem.

36 Therefore the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.

Derfor, saa siger Herren: Se, jeg vil udføre din Sag og fuldkomme din Hævn, og jeg vil gøre dens Hav tørt og dens Kilde vandløs.

37 Babylon will become heaps, a dwelling place for jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.

Og Babel skal blive til Stenhobe, Dragers Bolig, Forfærdelse og Spot, at ingen skal bo der.

38 They will roar together like young lions. They will growl as lions’ cubs.

De brøle til Hobe som unge Løver; de knurre som Løveunger.

39 When they are inflamed, I will make their feast, and I will make them drunk, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake up,” says the LORD.

Jeg vil gøre dem et Gæstebud, naar de ere blevne hede, og jeg vil gøre dem drukne, paa det de skulle fryde sig; men de skulle sove den evige Søvn og ikke opvaagne, siger Herren.

40 “I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats.

Jeg vil føre dem ned som Lam til at slagtes som Vædre med Bukke.

41 “How Sheshach is taken! How the praise of the whole earth is seized! How Babylon has become a desolation amongst the nations!

Hvorledes er Sesak indtaget, og den, som var hele Jordens Pris, erobret! hvorledes er Babel bleven til en Forfærdelse iblandt Folkene!

42 The sea has come up on Babylon. She is covered with the multitude of its waves.

Havet er gaaet op over Babel; den er skjult af dets brusende Bølger.

43 Her cities have become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land in which no man dwells. No son of man passes by it.

Dens Stæder ere blevne til en Forfærdelse, et tørt Land og en øde Mark; et Land, i hvilket ingen Mand bor, og hvor intet Menneskebarn gaar over.

44 I will execute judgement on Bel in Babylon, and I will bring out of his mouth that which he has swallowed up. The nations will not flow any more to him. Yes, the wall of Babylon will fall.

Og jeg vil hjemsøge Bel i Babel og uddrage det, som han har opslugt, af hans Mund, og Folkene skulle ikke mere strømme til ham; ogsaa Babels Mur er falden.

45 “My people, go away from the middle of her, and each of you save yourselves from the LORD’s fierce anger.

Drager midt ud deraf, mit Folk! og redder hver sit Liv for Herrens brændende Vrede;

46 Don’t let your heart faint. Don’t fear for the news that will be heard in the land. For news will come one year, and after that in another year news will come, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.

og ser til, at eders Hjerte ikke forsager, og at I ikke frygte ved det Rygte, som høres i Landet, og naar der kommer et Rygte i det ene Aar og derefter et Rygte i det andet Aar, og der er Vold i Landet, Hersker imod Hersker.

47 Therefore behold, the days come that I will execute judgement on the engraved images of Babylon; and her whole land will be confounded. All her slain will fall in the middle of her.

Derfor se, de Dage komme, da jeg vil hjemsøge de udskaarne Billeder i Babel, og dens hele Land skal blive til Skamme, og alle dens saarede skulle falde i dens Midte.

48 Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, will sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers will come to her from the north,” says the LORD.

Og Himmelen og Jorden og alt, hver, der er i dem, skal synge med Fryd over Babel; thi fra Norden skulle dens Ødelæggere komme, siger Herren.

49 “As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, so the slain of all the land will fall at Babylon.

Ligesom Babel var Aarsag til, at der faldt ihjelslagne i Israel, saa skal der af Babel falde saarede i det ganske Land.

50 You who have escaped the sword, go! Don’t stand still! Remember the LORD from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.”

I, som ere undkomne fra Sværdet, drager bort, staar ikke stille; kommer Herren i Hu fra det fjerne, og lader Jerusalem ligge eder paa Hjerte.

51 “We are confounded because we have heard reproach. Confusion has covered our faces, for strangers have come into the sanctuaries of the LORD’s house.”

„Vi vare beskæmmede, thi vi maatte høre Forhaanelse; Skam bedækkede vore Ansigter, thi fremmede vare komne over Herrens Hus's Helligdomme‟.

52 “Therefore behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will execute judgement on her engraved images; and through all her land the wounded will groan.

Derfor se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, at jeg vil hjemsøge dens udskaarne Billeder, og de saarede skulle jamre sig i hele dens Land.

53 Though Babylon should mount up to the sky, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet destroyers will come to her from me,” says the LORD.

Vilde Babel end stige op i Himmelen og gøre sin Magts høje Bolig utilgængelig, skal der fra mig dog komme Ødelæggere over den, siger Herren.

54 “The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Kasdim!

Et Skrig høres fra Babel og en stor Forstyrrelse fra Kaldæernes Land.

55 For the LORD lays Babylon waste, and destroys out of her the great voice! Their waves roar like many waters. The noise of their voice is uttered.

Thi Herren ødelægger Babel og lader dens høje Røst høre op; og deres Bølger skulle bruse som store Vande, og Bulderet af deres Røst skal lyde højt.

56 For the destroyer has come on her, even on Babylon. Her mighty men are taken. Their bows are broken in pieces, for the LORD is a God of retribution. He will surely repay.

Thi der er kommen en Ødelægger over den, over Babel, og dens vældige ere fangne, deres Buer ere brudte; thi Herren er Gengældelsens Gud, som visselig betaler.

57 I will make her princes, her wise men, her governors, her deputies, and her mighty men drunk. They will sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake up,” says the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

Og jeg vil gøre dens Høvedsmænd og dens vise, dens Statholdere og dens Fogeder og dens Helte drukne, og de skulle sove den evige Søvn og ikke vaagne op, siger Kongen, hvis Navn er Herre Zebaoth.

58 The LORD of Hosts says: “The wide walls of Babylon will be utterly overthrown. Her high gates will be burnt with fire. The peoples will labour for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they will be weary.”

Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Babels brede Mur skal sløjfes aldeles, og dens høje Porte opbrændes med Ild; og Folkestammer skulle have arbejdet for intet, og Folkefærd for intet, og de skulle være blevne matte.

59 The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was chief quartermaster.

Det Ord, som Profeten Jeremias befalede Seraja, Nerias Søn, Mahasejas Sønnesøn, der han drog til Babel med Zedekias, Judas Konge, i hans Regerings fjerde Aar; thi Seraja var Hofmester ved Kongens Rejser.

60 Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come on Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon.

Og Jeremias optegnede al den Ulykke, som skulde komme over Babel, i en særskilt Bog, alle disse Ord, som vare skrevne om Babel.

61 Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words,

Og Jeremias sagde til Seraja; Naar du kommer til Babel, da se til, og læs alle disse Ord,

62 and say, ‘LORD, you have spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that no one will dwell in it, neither man nor animal, but that it will be desolate forever.’

og sig: Herre! du har talt imod dette Sted, om at udslette det, at der ikke skal være nogen, som bor der, hverken Menneske eller Dyr; thi det skal blive til evige Ørkener.

63 It will be, when you have finished reading this book, that you shall bind a stone to it, and cast it into the middle of the Euphrates.

Og det skal ske, naar du er færdig med at oplæse denne Bog, da skal du binde en Sten ved den og kaste den midt i Eufrat.

64 Then you shall say, ‘Thus will Babylon sink, and will not rise again because of the evil that I will bring on her; and they will be weary.’” Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

Og du skal sige: Saa skal Babel synke og ikke komme op formedelst den Ulykke, som jeg lader komme over den; og de skulle blive matte. — Hertil gaa Jeremias's Ord.