Jeremias 21
1 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra Herren, der Kong Zedekias sendte Paskur, Malkias's Søn, og Zefanja, Maasejas Søn, Præsten, til ham og lod sige:
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
2 Adspørg dog Herren for os; thi Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, fører Krig imod os; maaske Herren dog vilde gøre imod os efter alle sine underlige Gerninger, saa at denne maatte drage bort fra os.
Will you get directions from the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, is making war against us; it may be that the Lord will do something for us like all the wonders he has done, and make him go away from us.
3 Og Jeremias sagde til dem: Saaledes skulle I sige til Zedekias:
Then Jeremiah said to them, This is what you are to say to Zedekiah:
4 Saa sagde Herren, Israels Gud: Se, jeg vender de Krigsvaaben, som ere i eders Hænder, og med hvilke I uden for Muren stride imod Kongen af Babel og Kaldæerne, som belejre eder, og samler dem midt i denne Stad.
The Lord God of Israel has said, See, I am turning back the instruments of war in your hands, with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and the Chaldaeans, who are outside the walls and shutting you in; and I will get them together inside this town.
5 Og jeg vil stride imod eder med en udrakt Haand og med en stærk Arm, og med Vrede og med Harme og med stor Fortørnelse.
And I myself will be fighting against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even with angry feeling and passion and in great wrath.
6 Og jeg vil slaa denne Stads Indbyggere, baade Menneskene og Dyrene; de skulle dø ved en stor Pest.
And I will send a great disease on the people living in this town, on man and on beast, causing their death.
7 Og derefter, siger Herren, vil jeg give Judas Konge, Zedekias, og hans Tjenere og Folket og dem, som i denne Stad ere blevne tilovers fra Pesten, fra Sværdet og fra Hungeren, i Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babels Haand og i deres Fjenders Haand og i deres Haand, som søge efter deres Liv; og han skal slaa dem med skarpe Sværd, han skal ikke spare dem og ikke skaane dem og ikke vise Medlidenhed.
And after that, says the Lord, I will give up Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his servants and his people, even those in the town who have not come to their end from the disease and the sword and from need of food, into the hands of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, and into the hands of their haters, and into the hands of those desiring their death: he will put them to the sword; he will not let anyone get away, he will have no pity or mercy.
8 Og du skal sige til dette Folk: Saa siger Herren: Se, jeg lægger for eders Ansigt Livets Vej og Dødens Vej.
And to this people you are to say, The Lord has said, See, I put before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 Den, som bliver i denne Stad, skal dø ved Sværdet og ved Hungeren og ved Pesten: Men den, som drager ud og gaar over til Kaldæerne, som belejre eder, skal blive i Live og have sit Liv som Bytte.
He who keeps in this town will come to his death by the sword and through need of food and through disease; but he who goes out and gives himself up to the Chaldaeans who are shutting you in, will go on living, and will keep his life safe.
10 Thi jeg har vendt mit Ansigt imod denne Stad til det onde og ikke til det gode, siger Herren; den skal gives i Kongen af Babels Haand, og han skal opbrænde den med Ild.
For my face is turned to this town for evil and not for good, says the Lord: it will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will have it burned with fire.
11 Og om Judas Konges Hus hører Herrens Ord.
About the family of the king of Judah. Give ear to the word of the Lord;
12 Davids Hus! saa siger Herren: Holder Ret om Morgenen, og redder den, som er bleven til Rov, af Voldsmandens Haand, paa det min Vrede ikke skal fare ud som en Ild og brænde, saa at ingen skal kunne udslukke den, for eders Idrætters Ondskabs Skyld!
O family of David, this is what the Lord has said: Do what is right in the morning, and make free from the hands of the cruel one him whose goods have been violently taken away, or my wrath will go out like fire, burning so that no one may put it out, because of the evil of your doings.
13 Se, jeg kommer til dig, du Beboer af Dalen, af. Klippen paa Sletten! siger Herren; I, som sige: Hvo vil stige ned til os, og hvo vil komme ind i vore Boliger?
See, I am against you, you who are living on the rock of the valley, says the Lord; you who say, Who will come down against us? or who will get into our houses?
14 Og jeg vil hjemsøge eder efter eders Idrætters Frugt, siger Herren, og antænde en Ild i dens Skov, og den skal fortære alting trindt omkring den.
I will send punishment on you in keeping with the fruit of your doings, says the Lord: and I will put a fire in her woodlands, burning up everything round about her.
