Jeremias 17
1 Judas Synd er skreven med en Jerngriffel, med Æggen af en Demant; den er indgravet paa deres Hjertes Tavle og paa deres Altres Horn,
[Yahweh said, “It is as though a list of] the sins [committed by the people of] Judah is engraved with an iron chisel, or engraved using the fine point of a very hard stone, on the altars [where they worship idols]. And [it is as though] this list is engraved on their inner beings!
2 ligesom deres Børn ihukomme deres Altre og deres Astartebilleder, ved de grønne Træer, ved Højenes Toppe.
[Even] their children are happy to go to the altars [to worship their gods], and to the poles [that represent the goddess] Asherah [at which their parents worshiped], shrines that are underneath all the big trees and on [all] the high hills.
3 Mit Bjerg paa Marken, dit Gods, ja, alt dit Liggendefæ vil jeg give hen til Rov, ja, dine Høje for Synden inden alle dine Landemærker.
So, I will allow your enemies to capture [Zion], your holy hill, and all your wealth and your (treasures/valuable things), and [even] the shrines on all those hills, because of the sins that you people have committed throughout your land.
4 Og du skal drage ud, og det ved din egen Skyld, fra din Arv, som jeg gav dig, og jeg vil gøre, at du skal tjene dine Fjender i et Land, som du ikke kender; thi I have optændt en Ild i min Vrede, den skal brænde evindelig.
The [wonderful] land that I gave to you will no longer belong to you. I will tell your enemies to take you to a land that you do not know about, and you will become their slaves. [I will do that] because I am extremely angry [with you]; my being angry is [like] a fire that will burn forever.”
5 Saa siger Herren: Forbandet er den Mand, som forlader sig paa Mennesket og holder Kød for sin Arm, og hvis Hjerte viger fra Herren.
This is [also] what Yahweh says: “[I] will curse/condemn those who trust in human beings [to help them], those who rely on their own strength and turn away from me.
6 Og han skal være som den enlige paa den øde Mark og skal ikke se, at der kommer godt; men han skal bo paa de forbrændte Steder i Ørken, i et Saltland, som ikke kan bebos.
They are like [dry] bushes in the desert, they are people who will not experience any good things. Those people will live in the barren desert in a salty area, where nothing grows.
7 Velsignet den Mand, som forlader sig paa Herren, og hvis Tillid Herren er!
But I am pleased with those who trust in [me], Yahweh, and who confidently expect [me to take care of them].
8 Thi han skal være ligesom et Træ, plantet ved Vand, og som udskyder sine Rødder ved Bækken, og som ikke frygter, naar der kommer Hede, og hvis Blad skal være grønt, og som ikke hænger mat, naar et tørt Aar kommer, og ikke lader af at bære Frugt.
Those people are like [SIM] fruit trees that have been planted along a riverbank, trees that have roots that go down into the [wet ground beside] the water. They are trees whose leaves remain green when it becomes hot, trees that continue to bear fruit when there are many months in which there is no rain.
9 Hjertet er bedrageligt, mere end alle Ting, og det er sygt; hvo kan kende det?
Human minds are extremely corrupt/deceitful, and you cannot change that. It is also completely impossible [RHQ] for anyone to understand that.
10 Jeg Herren er den, som ransager Hjertet og prøver Nyrer, og det for at give hver efter sine Veje, efter sine Idrætters Frugt.
But I, Yahweh, search what is in everyone’s inner being, and I examine what they are thinking. I will give all people rewards, what they deserve for what they have done.”
11 Som en Agerhøne, der samler Æg, som den ikke selv har lagt, saaledes er den, som forhverver sig Rigdom, men ikke med Ret; han skal forlade den midt i sine Dage og være en Daare paa sit sidste.
[I, Jeremiah, agree, because I know that] people who become rich by doing things that are unjust are like birds that hatch eggs that they (did not lay/stole from another nest). So, when those people have lived only half of the years [that they expect to live], their wealth will disappear. Then [other people will realize that] those rich people have been foolish.
12 Herlighedens Trone, Højheden af Begyndelsen, var vor Helligdoms Sted.
Yahweh, your temple is [like] a glorious throne that is still on a high hill.
13 Israels Forhaabning, Herre! Alle, som forlade dig, skulle beskæmmes; de, som affalde fra dig, skulle skrives i Jorden, thi de forlode Herren, de levende Vandes Kilde.
You are the one whom [we] Israeli people confidently expect [to bless us], and all those who turn away from you will be disgraced. Their names will be written [only] in the dust, [and will soon disappear], because they have abandoned you, [who are like] [MET] a fountain where people obtain fresh water.
14 Herre! læg mig, saa læges jeg; frels mig, saa frelses jeg; thi du er min Ros.
Yahweh, [please] heal me, because [if you heal me], I will truly be healed. [If you] rescue me, I will truly be safe, because you are the [only] one whom I praise.
15 Se, de sige til mig: Hvor er Herrens Ord? lad det dog komme!
People often ridicule me and say, “You tell us messages that you say came from Yahweh, but (why have the things that you predicted not happened?/those predictions have not come true!)” [RHQ]
16 Men jeg søgte ikke at unddrage mig fra som Hyrde at følge dig, jeg har heller ikke begæret den smertelige Dag, du ved det; hvad der er udgaaet af mine Læber, det er for dit Ansigt.
Yahweh, you [appointed me to take care of your people like] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep] [MET]; I have not abandoned that work, and you know that I have not [previously] wanted this time of disaster [to come to people who ridicule me]. And you know everything that I have said [MTY] [to your people].
17 Vær mig ikke til Forfærdelse; du er min Tilflugt paa Ulykkens Dag.
Do not cause me to be terrified! When disasters come/occur, you are the one to whom I will go to be safe.
18 Lad dem, som forfølge mig, beskæmmes, men lad ikke mig beskæmmes; lad dem forfærdes, men lad ikke mig forfærdes; lad Ulykkens Dag komme over dem, og slaa dem ned med et dobbelt Slag!
[So now], cause those who (persecute me/cause me to suffer) to be ashamed and dismayed, but do not [do things to me that will] cause me to be ashamed and dismayed. Cause them to be terrified! Do to them many things that will completely destroy them!
19 Saa sagde Herren til mig: Gak, og stil dig i Folkets Børns Port, igennem hvilken Judas Konger komme ind, og igennem hvilke de gaa ud, og i alle Jerusalems Porte!
This is what Yahweh said to me: “Go to the city gates in Jerusalem. [First] go to the gate where the kings of Judah go in and out of the city, and [then] go to each of the [other] gates.
20 Og du skal sige til dem: Hører Herrens Ord, I Judas Konger og al Juda og alle Indbyggere i Jerusalem, I, som gaa ind ad disse Porte.
Say to the people [at each gate], ‘You kings of Judah and everyone [else] who is living in Jerusalem and all [you other people of] Judah who enter these gates, listen to this message from Yahweh!
21 Saa siger Herren: Tager eder i Vare for eders Sjæles Skyld; og bærer ingen Byrde paa Sabbatens Dag, og fører den ikke ind ad Jerusalems Porte.
He says, “Listen to this warning carefully! [Stop doing work] on (Sabbath/our rest) days! Stop carrying loads through these gates [on those days]!
22 Og I skulle ingen Byrde føre ud af eders Huse paa Sabbatens Dag, og I skulle intet Arbejde gøre; men I skulle helligholde Sabbatens Dag, som jeg bød eders Fædre.
Do not carry loads out of your houses or do any [other] work on Sabbath days! Instead, cause Sabbath days to be (holy/set apart for me). I commanded your ancestors to do that,
23 Men de hørte ikke og laante ikke Øre, men forhærdede deres Nakke for ikke at høre og for ej at annamme Lære.
but they did not listen to me or obey me. When I did things to correct them, they stubbornly [IDM] refused to pay attention to what I said or to accept it.
24 Og det skal ske, dersom I høre mig, siger. Herren, saa I ikke føre nogen Byrde ind ad denne Stads Porte paa Sabbatens Dag, men derimod holde Sabbatens Dag hellig og ikke gøre noget Arbejde paa den:
But I say that if you obey me, and if you do not carry loads through these gates [on Sabbath days] or do any other work on Sabbath days, and if you dedicate the Sabbath days to me,
25 Da skal der ind ad denne Stads Porte komme Konger og Fyrster, som sidde paa Davids Trone, og som fare paa Vogne og paa Heste, de og deres Fyrster, Judas Mænd og Indbyggerne i Jerusalem; og denne Stad skal blive evindelig.
kings of Judah [MTY] and [their] officials will [continue to] go in and out of these gates. There will [always] be someone who is a descendant of [MTY] [King] David ruling [here] [MTY] in Jerusalem. Kings and their officials will go in and out of these gates, riding in chariots and on horses, and there will be people living in this city forever.
26 Og de skulle komme fra Judas Stæder og fra Jerusalems Omegn og fra Benjamins Land og fra Lavlandet og fra Bjergene og fra Sydlandet, de, som bringe Brændoffer og Slagtoffer og Madoffer og Virak, og som bringe Takoffer frem til Herrens Hus.
And people will come [to Jerusalem] bringing offerings to be completely burned [on the altar] and [other] offerings. They will bring to the temple grain offerings and incense and offerings to thank [me]. People will bring those offerings from the towns in Judah and the villages near Jerusalem and from the land [where the tribe] of Benjamin [lives] and from the western foothills and from the desert in the south.
27 Men dersom I ikke høre mig om at helligholde Sabbatens Dag og om ikke at bære Byrder og gaa ind ad Portene i Jerusalem paa Sabbatens Dag, da vil jeg antænde en Ild i dens Porte, og den skal fortære Jerusalems Paladser og ikke udslukkes.
But if you do not pay attention to what I say, and if you refuse to dedicate the Sabbath days to me, and if you [continue to] carry loads through these gates into the city on Sabbath days, I will burn these gates completely. The fire will spread to the palaces, and no one will be able to put out that fire.”’”
