Jeremias 19
1 Saa sagde Herren: Gak hen og køb en Pottemagerkrukke, og tag med dig nogle af de Ældste for Folket og af de Ældste for Præsterne,
This is what the Lord has said: Go and get for money a potter's bottle made of earth, and take with you some of the responsible men of the people and of the priests;
2 og gak ud til Ben-Hinnoms Dal, som er uden for Solporten, og udraab der de Ord, som jeg vil tale til dig.
And go out to the valley of the son of Hinnom, by the way into the door of broken pots, and there say in a loud voice the words which I will give you;
3 Og du skal sige: Hører Herrens Ord, Judas Konger, og Jerusalems Indbyggere! saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Se, jeg lader komme Ulykke over dette Sted, saa at det skal runge for hvers Øren, som hører det,
Say, Give ear to the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and people of Jerusalem; the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, See, I will send evil on this place which will be bitter to the ears of anyone hearing of it.
4 fordi de forlode mig og gjorde dette Sted fremmed og gjorde Røgelse der for andre Guder, hvilke de og deres Fædre og Judas Konger ikke havde kendt, og fordi de have fyldt dette Sted med de uskyldiges Blod
Because they have given me up, and made this place a strange place, burning perfumes in it to other gods, of whom they and their fathers and the kings of Judah had no knowledge; and they have made this place full of the blood of those who have done no wrong;
5 og have bygget Baals Høje for at opbrænde deres Sønner med Ild, til Brændofre for Baal; hvilket jeg ikke havde budt og ikke talt om, og som ikke var kommet mig i Tanke.
And they have put up the high places of the Baal, burning their sons in the fire; a thing which was not ordered by me, and it was never in my mind:
6 Derfor se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da man ikke mere skal kalde dette Sted Tofeth, eller Ben-Hinnoms Dal, men Morderdal.
For this cause, see, a time is coming, says the Lord, when this place will no longer be named Topheth, or, The valley of the son of Hinnom, but, The valley of Death.
7 Og jeg vil udtømme Judas og Jerusalems Raad paa dette Sted og lade dem falde ved Sværdet for deres Fjenders Ansigt og i deres Haand, som søge efter deres Liv; og jeg vil give Himmelens Fugle og Dyrene paa Jorden deres døde Kroppe til Føde.
I will make the purpose of Judah and Jerusalem come to nothing in this place; I will have them put to the sword by their haters, and by the hands of those who have designs on their life; and their dead bodies I will give to be food for the birds of heaven and the beasts of the earth.
8 Og jeg vil gøre denne Stad til Gru og til Spot; hver som gaar forbi den, skal grue og spotte over alle dens Plager.
And I will make this town a thing of wonder and a cause of surprise; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder and make sounds of surprise, because of all its troubles.
9 Og jeg vil lade dem æde deres Sønners Kød og deres Døtres Kød, og de skulle æde hver sin Næstes Kød, i den Belejring og Trængsel, med hvilken deres Fjender og de, som søge efter deres Liv, skulle trænge dem.
I will make them take the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters for food, they will be making a meal of one another, because of their bitter need and the cruel grip of their haters and those who have made designs against their life.
10 Og du skal sønderslaa Krukken for de Mænds Øjne, som gik med dig.
Then let the potter's bottle be broken before the eyes of the men who have gone with you,
11 Og du skal sige til dem: Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Saaledes vil jeg sønderslaa dette Folk og denne Stad, som man sønderslaar et Pottemagerkar, som ikke kan heles mere; og de skulle begrave i Tofeth af Mangel paa Plads til at begrave.
And say to them, This is what the Lord of armies has said: Even so will this people and this town be broken by me, as a potter's bottle is broken and may not be put together again: and the bodies of the dead will be put in the earth in Topheth, till there is no more room.
12 Saaledes vil jeg handle med dette Sted, siger Herren, og med dets Indbyggere; og det for at gøre denne Stad som Tofeth.
This is what I will do to this place, says the Lord, and to its people, making this town like Topheth:
13 Og Jerusalems Huse og Judas Kongers Huse skulle vorde som det Sted Tofeth, da de ere urene; ja alle de Huse, hvor de gjorde Røgelse paa Tagene til al Himmelens Hær og udøste Drikofre for andre Guder.
And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which they have made unclean, will be like the place of Topheth, even all the houses on whose roofs perfumes have been burned to all the army of heaven, and drink offerings drained out to other gods.
14 Og Jeremias kom fra Tofeth, hvor Herren havde sendt ham hen for at spaa; og han stillede sig i Herrens Hus's Forgaard og sagde til alt Folket:
Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to give the prophet's word; and he took his place in the open square of the Lord's house, and said to all the people,
15 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Se, jeg lader komme over denne Stad og over alle Stæder, som høre til den, alt det onde, som jeg har talt imod den; thi de have forhærdet deres Nakke for ikke at høre mine Ord.
The Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, I will send on this town and on all her towns all the evil which I have said; because they made their necks stiff, so that they might not give ear to my words.
