Jeremias 10
1 Israels Hus! hører det Ord, som Herren taler over eder.
Give ear to the word which the Lord says to you, O people of Israel:
2 Saa siger Herren: Vænner eder ej til Hedningernes Vej, og forfærdes ikke for Himmelens Tegn; thi Hedningerne forfærdes for dem.
This is what the Lord has said: Do not go in the way of the nations; have no fear of the signs of heaven, for the nations go in fear of them.
3 Thi Hedningernes Skikke ere idel Forfængelighed; thi man afhugger dertil et Træ af Skoven, det udarbejdes af en Mesters Hænder med Øksen.
For that which is feared by the people is foolish: it is the work of the hands of the workman; for a tree is cut down by him out of the woods with his axe.
4 Man smykker det med Sølv og med Guld; man fæster det med Søm og med Hammer, at det ikke vakler.
They make it beautiful with silver and gold; they make it strong with nails and hammers, so that it may not be moved.
5 Som et Palmetræ, af drevet Arbejde, staa de, men kunne ikke tale, de maa bæres, thi de kunne ikke gaa; I skulle ikke frygte for dem, thi de kunne ikke gøre ondt, og der er heller ingen Magt hos dem til at gøre godt.
It is like a pillar in a garden of plants, and has no voice: it has to be lifted, for it has no power of walking. Have no fear of it; for it has no power of doing evil and it is not able to do any good.
6 Der er ingen som du, o Herre! du er stor, og dit Navn er stort med Styrke.
There is no one like you, O Lord; you are great and your name is great in power.
7 Hvo skulde ikke frygte dig, du Hedningernes Konge? thi dig tilkommer det; thi iblandt alle Hedningernes vise og i alt deres Rige er ingen som du.
Who would not have fear of you, O King of the nations? for it is your right: for among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you.
8 Men de ere ufornuftige og handle daarligt tillige, Afgudernes Lærdom, den er Træ;
But they are together like beasts and foolish: the teaching of false gods is wood.
9 hamret Sølv, der føres fra Tharsis, og Guld fra Ufas, et Værk af Mesteren og af Guldsmedens Hænder! deres Klæder ere af blaat uldent og Purpur, et Værk af Kunstnere ere de alle.
Silver hammered into plates is sent from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the expert workman and of the hands of the gold-worker; blue and purple is their clothing, all the work of expert men.
10 Men Gud Herren er Sandhed, han er den levende Gud og en evig Konge; Jorden bæver for hans Vrede, og Hedningerne kunne ikke udholde hans Fortørnelse.
But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and an eternal king: when he is angry, the earth is shaking with fear, and the nations give way before his wrath.
11 Saaledes skulle I sige til dem: De Guder, som ikke have skabt Himmelen og Jorden, de skulle forsvinde fra Jorden og under Himlene.
This is what you are to say to them: The gods who have not made the heavens and the earth will be cut off from the earth and from under the heavens.
12 Han er den, som skabte Jorden ved sin Kraft og beredte Jorderige ved sin Visdom og udbredte Himlene ved sin Forstand.
He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out.
13 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.
At the sound of his voice there is a massing of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mists go up from the ends of the earth; he makes the thunder-flames for the rain, and sends out the wind from his store-houses.
14 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.
Then every man becomes like a beast without knowledge; every gold-worker is put to shame by the image he has made: for his metal image is deceit, and there is no breath in them.
15 De ere Forfængelighed, et bedragerisk Værk; til den Tid, naar de blive hjemsøgte, skulle de gaa til Grunde.
They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them.
16 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.
The heritage of Jacob is not like these; for the maker of all things is his heritage: the Lord of armies is his name.
17 Sank dit Gods fra Landet, du, som bor i den belejrede Stad I
Get your goods together and go out of the land, O you who are shut up in the walled town.
18 Thi saa siger Herren: Se, denne Gang vil jeg udslynge Landets Indbyggere, og jeg vil trænge dem, paa det de skulle finde det.
For the Lord has said, I will send the people in flight like a stone from the land at this time, troubling them so that they will be conscious of it.
19 Ve mig for min Brøst! mit Saar er svart; men jeg siger: Dette er kun min Lidelse, og jeg vil bære den.
Sorrow is mine for I am wounded! my wound may not be made well; and I said, Cruel is my disease, I may not be free from it.
20 Mit Paulun er ødelagt, og alle mine Teltsnore ere revne over; mine Børn ere udgangne fra mig, og de ere ikke mere til; ingen opslaar mere mit Paulun eller oprejser mit Telt.
My tent is pulled down and all my cords are broken: my children have gone from me, and they are not: no longer is there anyone to give help in stretching out my tent and hanging up my curtains.
21 Thi Hyrderne ere ufornuftige og søge ikke Herren; derfor handle de ikke klogelig, og hele deres Hjord er adspredt.
For the keepers of the sheep have become like beasts, not looking to the Lord for directions: so they have not done wisely and all their flocks have been put to flight.
22 Et Budskab høres, se, det kommer, og et stort Bulder fra Nordenland for at gøre Judas Stæder til en Ødelæggelse, til Dragers Bolig.
News is going about, see, it is coming, a great shaking is coming from the north country, so that the towns of Judah may be made waste and become the living-place of jackals.
23 Jeg ved, Herre! at Menneskets Vej staar ikke til ham selv, at det ikke staar til ham, som vandrer, at han kan befæste sin Gang.
O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.
24 Tugt mig, Herre! dog med Maade; ikke i din Vrede, at du ikke gør mig aldeles ringe.
O Lord, put me right, but with wise purpose; not in your wrath, or you will make me small.
25 Udøs din Harme over Hedninger, som ikke kende dig, og over Slægter, som ikke paakalde dit Navn; thi de have fortæret Jakob, ja, fortæret ham og tilintetgjort ham og ødelagt hans Bolig.
Let your wrath be let loose on the nations which have no knowledge of you, and on the families who give no worship to your name: for they have made a meal of Jacob, truly they have made a meal of him and put an end to him and made his fields a waste.
