Jeremias 14
1 Dette er Herrens ord som kom til Jeremias den gang da tørken var:
After there had been no rain [in Judah] for a long time, Yahweh gave me this message:
2 Juda sørger, og dets byer vansmekter; de sitter i sørgeklær på jorden, og Jerusalems klageskrik stiger op.
[The people in] Judah are very distressed; people [are sitting] on the ground and mourning; [in all of] Jerusalem people are crying loudly.
3 De fornemme blandt dem sender sine tjenere efter vann; de kommer til brønnene, men finner intet vann; deres kar vender tomme tilbake; de blir skuffet og nedslått og tilhyller sitt hode.
The rich people send their servants to [wells] to get water, but [all] the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers; they cover their heads [because they are ashamed and humiliated/disappointed and sad].
4 For jordens skyld, som er forferdet fordi det ikke kommer regn i landet, er jordbrukerne skuffet, de tilhyller sitt hode.
The ground is extremely dry and cracked open because there has been no rain. The farmers are very worried, [so] they [also] cover their heads.
5 For endog hinden på marken forlater sine nyfødte unger fordi det ikke er gress,
Even the (does/female deer) abandon their newborn babies/fawns because there is no grass in the fields [for them to eat].
6 og villesler står på bare hauger, de snapper efter været som sjakaler, deres øine vansmekter fordi det ikke er urter.
The wild donkeys stand on the barren hills, panting like [SIM] [thirsty] jackals/wolves. They become blind because there is no grass [to eat].
7 Om våre misgjerninger vidner mot oss, Herre, så vis oss dog nåde for ditt navns skyld! For mange er våre overtredelser, mot dig har vi syndet.
[The people say], “Yahweh, we have turned away from you and sinned many times, and now we know that we are being punished because of our sins, but please help us in order that everyone can see that you are very great [MTY].
8 Du Israels håp, dets frelser i nødens tid! Hvorfor vil du være som en fremmed i landet, lik en veifarende mann som tar av fra veien bare for å overnatte?
You are the one whom [we] Israelis confidently expect [to do good things for us] when we have [many] troubles/difficulties. So, why do you [not help us]? You act as though you are a stranger in our land, like you are someone who is staying here for only one night.
9 Hvorfor vil du være som en skrekkslagen mann, lik en kjempe som ikke makter å hjelpe? Og enda bor du midt iblandt oss, Herre, og vi er kalt med ditt navn; la oss ikke fare!
Are you also surprised [about the terrible things that are happening to us]? Why do you act like you are unable to save anyone, even though you are a strong warrior? Yahweh, you are [here] among us, and [others know that] we are your people, [so] do not abandon us!”
10 Så sier Herren om dette folk: Således vil de gjerne vanke omkring; sine føtter holder de ikke tilbake, og Herren har ikke behag i dem; nu vil han komme deres misgjerning i hu og hjemsøke dem for deres synder.
And this is what Yahweh says to those people: “You love to wander away [from me]; you run [MTY] from one [idol] to another. Therefore, now I will no [longer] accept you, and I will punish you for your sins.”
11 Og Herren sa til mig: Du skal ikke bede om noget godt for dette folk.
[Then] Yahweh said to me, “Do not pray for these people [any more].
12 Når de faster, hører jeg ikke på deres rop, og når de ofrer brennoffer og matoffer, har jeg ikke behag i dem; men ved sverd og ved hungersnød og ved pest vil jeg gjøre ende på dem.
When they (fast/abstain from food in order to honor me), I will not pay any attention. When they bring [to me] their offerings [of animals] to be completely burned [on the altar] and their offerings of grain, I will not accept them. Instead, I will get rid of them by wars, by famines, and by diseases.”
13 Da sa jeg: Akk, Herre, Herre! Profetene sier jo til dem: I skal ikke se sverd, og hungersnød skal ikke ramme eder, men sikker fred vil jeg gi eder på dette sted.
Then I replied to him, “Yahweh [my] God, [their] prophets are telling the people that they will not experience wars [MTY] or famines. They are telling the people that you will surely allow us to have peace in our land [for many years].”
14 Men Herren sa til mig: Løgn profeterer profetene i mitt navn; jeg har ikke sendt dem og ikke gitt dem befaling og ikke talt til dem; løgnsyner og sannsigeri og tom tale og sitt hjertes svik profeterer de for eder.
Yahweh replied to me, “Those prophets say that they are speaking what I tell them to say [MTY], but they are telling lies. I did not send them, [so] what they are saying is false. They say that they have received visions from me, and that they are telling things that I have revealed to them, but that is not true. They are saying foolish things that they have only thought of themselves.
15 Derfor sier Herren så om de profeter som taler i hans navn uten at han har sendt dem, og som sier at sverd og hungersnød ikke skal komme i dette land: Ved sverd og ved hungersnød skal de utryddes disse profeter.
So this is what I say about those prophets who are predicting what will happen, saying that I told them those things: They are saying that we Israelis will not die from wars or famines, but I did not send those prophets. And they themselves will die from wars or from famines.
16 Og folket som de profeterer for, skal ligge slengt omkring på Jerusalems gater for hunger og sverd, uten at det er nogen til å begrave dem, de selv, deres hustruer, deres sønner og deres døtre; og jeg vil utøse deres ondskap over dem.
And the people to whom they are predicting these things, they and their wives and their sons and their daughters, will [also die] from wars or from famines. [Their corpses will] be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem, and there will not be anyone to bury them. I will punish them like they deserve to be punished.
17 Og du skal si dette ord til dem: Mine øine feller tårer natt og dag og holder ikke op; for jomfruen, mitt folks datter, har fått et svært slag, et ulægelig sår.
[So, Jeremiah], tell this to them [about yourself]: ‘Day and night my eyes are full of tears. I cannot stop crying. I cry for my people, who are [very precious to me, as if they were] [MET] my daughters. I cry for them because they have been severely wounded; they have been severely crushed [DOU].
18 Går jeg ut på marken, se, der ligger folk som er slått ihjel ved sverd, og går jeg inn i byen, se, der ligger de som pines av hunger; for både profet og prest må dra til et land som de ikke kjenner.
If I go out into the fields, I see [corpses of] people who have been slaughtered by our enemies. If I walk along the streets of the city, I see [corpses of people who died] from hunger. The prophets and the priests travel through the land, preaching to people, but they do not know [what they are doing] (OR, [in a land] that they know nothing about).’”
19 Har du da aldeles forkastet Juda, eller vemmes din sjel ved Sion? Hvorfor har du slått oss, så det ikke er nogen lægedom for oss? Vi venter på fred, og det kommer intet godt, på lægedoms tid, og se, det kommer forferdelse.
[Then I prayed this]: “[Yahweh], have you completely rejected [the people of] Judah? Do you really despise [the people of] Jerusalem [MTY]? Why have you [RHQ] wounded us very badly, with the result that we will never be healed? We hoped that we would have peace, but there was no peace. We hoped that there would be a time when we would be healed, but all that we received were things that terrified us.
20 Vi kjenner, Herre, vår ugudelighet, våre fedres misgjerning, at vi har syndet mot dig.
Yahweh, we admit/know that we are wicked people, and that our ancestors [also] did many wicked things. We have [all] sinned against you.
21 For ditt navns skyld, forkast oss ikke, overgi ikke din herlighets trone til vanære! Kom i hu og bryt ikke din pakt med oss!
But [Yahweh], in order that we may honor [MTY] you, do not despise/abandon us. Do not dishonor [the city where] [MTY] your glorious throne is. [Please] do not forget [us], and do not (break your agreement with us/stop doing what you agreed to do for us).
22 Er det vel iblandt hedningefolkenes falske guder nogen som gir regn? Eller er det himmelen som gir regnbyger? Er det ikke du, Herre vår Gud? Vi venter på dig; for du har gjort alle disse ting.
Those idols that [have been brought from] other nations certainly cannot [RHQ] bring rain [to us], and the sky certainly cannot [RHQ] cause rain to fall. Yahweh our God, you are the only one who can do things like that. So we will confidently expect you [to help us].”
