Jeremia 26

1 Uti Jojakims rikes begynnelse, Josia sons, Juda Konungs, skedde detta ord af Herranom, och sade:

Soon after Jehoiakim became the king of Judah, Yahweh gave [me] this message:

2 Detta säger Herren: Gack in uti gården, åt Herrans hus, och predika för alla Juda städer, som der ingå till att tillbedja i Herrans hus, all de ord som jag dig befallt hafver att säga dem, och lägg der inte bort af;

“This is what [I], Yahweh, am telling you: Stand in the courtyard [in front] of my temple, and speak to all [the people from] the various towns in Judah who come there to worship me. Tell them everything that I tell you; do not omit anything.

3 Om de tilläfventyrs höra kunna och omvända sig, hvar och en ifrå sitt onda väsende, på det jag ock måtte ångra mig det onda, som jag tänker att göra dem, för deras onda väsendes skull.

[If you do tell them everything], perhaps they will pay attention, and each one of them will turn away from his evil behavior. Then I will change my mind, and not cause them to experience the disaster that I was planning to cause them to experience because of the evil things that they have done.

4 Och säg till dem: Detta säger Herren: Om I icke hören mig, så att I vandren uti min lag, som jag eder föresatt hafver;

Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: I sent to you the prophets who serve me, to tell you what you should do. I sent them to you many times, but you have not paid attention to what they said. If you will not pay attention to what I say and do not obey the message that I have given to you, and if you do not pay attention to what the prophets say,

5 Att I hören mina tjenares Propheternas ord, de jag städse till eder sändt hafver, och I dock intet höra villen;

6 Så skall jag göra med desso huse likasom med Silo, och göra denna staden allom Hedningom på jordene till bannor.

I will destroy this temple like I destroyed Shiloh, [the place where the Sacred Tent was put]. And I will cause Jerusalem to be a place whose name [people in] every nation on the earth will say when they curse someone.’”

7 Då nu Presterna, Propheterna och allt folket hörde Jeremia, att han sådana ord talade i Herrans hus;

[When I did what Yahweh told me to do, ] the priests, the [false] prophets, and many [other] people listened to me as I told them that message outside the temple.

8 Och Jeremia nu uttalat hade allt det Herren honom befallt hade att säga allo folkena, grepo honom Presterna, Propheterna och allt folket, och sade: Du måste dö.

But as soon as I finished telling them everything that Yahweh had commanded me to say, they all seized me and said, “You must be executed!

9 Hvi djerfves du prophetera i Herrans Namn, och säga: Det skall så gå med desso husena likasom med Silo, och denne staden skall så öde varda, att der ingen mer inne bor? Och allt folket församlade sig i Herrans hus emot Jeremia.

Why [RHQ] are you prophesying that this temple will be [destroyed] like Shiloh [was destroyed]? Why are you saying that this city will be destroyed, and that no one will live here [any more]? (OR, You should not be prophesying) [RHQ]” All the people surrounded me [as I stood] in [front of] the temple.

10 Då nu Juda Förstar det hörde, gingo de utu Konungshuset upp i Herrans hus, och satte sig för Herrans nya port.

When the officials of Judah heard about all this [that was happening], they rushed from the palace and sat down at the gate of the temple named The New Gate, [to judge my case].

11 Och Presterna och Propheterna talade inför Förstarna och allo folkena, och sade: Denne är döden värd; ty han hafver predikat emot denna staden, såsom I med eder öron hört hafven.

The priests and the [false] told the officials and the other people [who were there], “This man should be executed, because he has prophesied that this city [will be destroyed], and you yourselves [MTY] have heard him say that!”

12 Men Jeremia sade till alla Förstarna, och till allt folket: Herren hafver sändt mig, att jag detta allt, som I hört hafven, predika skulle, emot detta huset, och emot denna staden.

Then I replied to the officials and the other people, saying, “Yahweh sent me to prophesy all the things that you heard me say about [what will happen to] this temple and this city.

13 Så bättrer nu edart väsende, och handel, och hörer Herrans edars Guds röst, så skall ock Herren låta sig ångra det onda, som han emot eder talat hafver.

But if you change your behavior and stop sinning, and [start to] obey Yahweh our God, he will change his mind, and not cause you to experience the disasters that he said that he would send.

14 Si, jag är i edra händer: I mågen göra med mig, såsom eder godt och rätt tyckes.

As for me, I am not able to free myself from your grasp. [So you can] do to me whatever you want to do.

15 Dock skolen I veta, att om I dräpen mig, så läggen I oskyldigt blod uppå eder sjelfva, uppå denna staden och hans inbyggare; ty i sanningene hafver Herren sändt mig till eder, att jag allt detta för edor öron tala skulle.

[But you need to] know that if you kill me, you will be killing a man [SYN] who (is innocent/has not done anything wrong). And you and everyone else in this city will be guilty, because the truth is that it was Yahweh who sent me to speak every word that you have heard me say.”

16 Då sade Förstarna, och allt folket, till Presterna och Propheterna: Denne är icke saker till döds; ty han hafver talat till oss i Herrans vår Guds Namn.

Then the officials and the other people said to the priests and the [false] prophets, “This man does not deserve to be executed, because he has spoken to us the message [MTY] that Yahweh gave him!”

17 Och någre af de äldsta i landena stodo upp, och talade till hela hopen af folket, och sade:

Then some of the elders stood up and spoke to all the people who were gathered [there].

18 Uti Hiskia, Juda Konungs, tid var en Prophet benämnd Micha af Moresa; han talade till allt Juda folk, och sade: Detta säger Herren Zebaoth: Zion skall upplöjd varda såsom en åker, och Jerusalem skall blifva till en stenhop, och ( Herrans ) hus berg till en vildan skog.

They said, “([Remember/Think about) what] Micah, [the prophet] from Moresheth [town], prophesied during the years that Hezekiah was the King of Judah. He told the people of Judah this: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: [Some day] Zion [Hill] will be plowed like fields [are plowed]; Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins. There will be a large clump/group of trees on top of the hill where the temple is now.’

19 Likväl lät Hiskia, Juda Konung, och hela Juda icke fördenskull döda honom; ja, de fruktade heldre Herran, och bådo inför Herranom; då ångrade ock Herren det onda, som han emot dem talat hade. Derföre göre vi ganska illa emot våra själar.

But did [RHQ] King Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah kill Micah [for saying that]? No! Instead, Hezekiah revered Yahweh, and pleaded that he would (act mercifully toward/not destroy) them. So, Yahweh changed his mind about causing them to experience the terrible disaster that he said he would send. And now [if we kill Jeremiah], we are going to cause ourselves to experience a terrible disaster!”

20 Var också en, den der propheterade i Herrans Namn, Uria, Semaja son, af Kiriath Jearim; den samme propheterade emot denna staden, och emot detta landet, lika som Jeremia.

[At that time, ] the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim [city] was also prophesying/proclaiming messages [MTY] from Yahweh. He was predicting that the city and the rest of the land would experience the same disasters that I was predicting.

21 Men då Konung Jojakim, och alle hans väldige och Förstar, hans ord hörde, ville Konungen låta döda honom. Och Uria förnam det, fruktade sig, och flydde, och for in uti Egypten;

When King Jehoiakim and his army officers and officials heard what Uriah was saying, the king sent someone to kill Uriah. But Uriah heard about it, and became [very] afraid, and he (escaped/ran away) to Egypt.

22 Men Konung Jojakim sände några män in uti Egypten, ElNathan, Achbors son, och andra med honom.

Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan the son of Acbor along with several other men to Egypt.

23 De förde honom utur Egypten, och hade honom in till Konung Jojakim; han lät då dräpa honom med svärd, och lät begrafva hans kropp snöpliga.

They captured Uriah and took him [back to Jerusalem] to King Jehoiakim. The king then [had a soldier] kill Uriah with a sword. Then they buried his corpse in a place where poor people are buried.

24 Alltså var Ahikams, Saphans sons, hand med Jeremia, att han icke kom i folkens händer, att de hade mått dräpit honom.

However, Ahikam the son of Shaphan defended me, and persuaded the officials not to allow [MTY] the mob to murder me.