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,
Thus said the Lord, Go and buy a bottle from a maker of earthenware, and [take] some of the elders of the people, and of the elders 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 forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Charsith, and proclaim there the words that I will speak unto thee.
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,
And say, Hear ye the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil over this place, so that the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
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
For the reason that they have forsaken me, and have defiled this place, and have burnt incense in it unto other gods, which they had not known, either they or their fathers, or the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
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 built the high-places of Ba'al, to burn their sons with fire as burnt-offerings unto Ba'al, which I had not commanded, nor spoken, and which had not come into 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.
Therefore, behold, days are coming, saith the Lord, that this place shall no more be called The Thopheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but, The valley of slaughter.
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.
And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those that seek their life: and I will give their carcasses as food unto the fowls of the heaven, and unto 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 render this city desolate, and an [object of] derision: every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.
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.
And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his associate, in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and those that seek their life, shall distress them.
10 Og du skal sønderslaa Krukken for de Mænds Øjne, som gik med dig.
Then shalt thou break the bottle before the eyes of the men that are going with thee.
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 thou shalt say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, In this manner will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be restored again; and in Thopheth shall they bury, for want of room to bury.
12 Saaledes vil jeg handle med dette Sted, siger Herren, og med dets Indbyggere; og det for at gøre denne Stad som Tofeth.
Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to its inhabitants, and to make this city as Thopheth:
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 are unclean, shall become as the place of the Thopheth, with all the houses upon the roofs of which they have burnt incense to all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink-offerings 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 came Jeremiah from the Thopheth, whither the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he placed himself in the court of the house of the Lord; 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.
Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all its towns all the evil that I have spoken against it; because they have hardened their neck, so as not to hear my words.
