Jeremias 23

1 Ve de Hyrder, som ødelægge og adsprede min Græsgangs Faar! siger Herren.

What trouble is coming to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! declares the Lord.

2 Derfor, saa siger Herren, Israels Gud, imod Hyrderne, som vogte mit Folk: I have adspredt mine Faar og fordrevet dem og ikke set til dem; se, jeg vil hjemsøge eder for eders Idrætters Ondskabs Skyld, siger Herren.

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who were meant to look after my people: You have scattered my flock. You have chased them away You didn't take care of them, so now I will take care of you for all the evil you've done, declares the Lord.

3 Og jeg vil samle de overblevne af mine Faar fra alle de Lande, hvorhen jeg har fordrevet dem; og jeg vil føre dem tilbage til deres Græsgange, og de skulle vorde frugtbare og mangfoldige.

I myself will gather what's left of my flock from all the countries where I exiled them, and I will bring them back to their pasture, where they will increase in number.

4 Og over dem vil jeg sætte Hyrder, som skulle vogte dem; og de skulle ikke mere frygte og ikke forskrækkes og ikke savnes, siger Herren.

I will put shepherds in charge of them who will take care of them, and they won't be afraid or discouraged anymore, and none of them will be missing, declares the Lord.

5 Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da jeg vil oprejse David en retfærdig Vækst; og han skal regere som en Konge og handle viselig og øve Ret og Retfærdighed paa Jorden.

Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will choose a descendant of David who does what is right. As king he will rule with wisdom and do what is just and right throughout the country.

6 I hans Dage skal Juda frelses og Israel bo tryggelig; og dette er hans Navn, som man skal kalde ham med: „Herren vor Retfærdighed‟.

When he is king, Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. This is the name he will be called: The Lord Who Makes Us Right.

7 Derfor se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da de ikke mere skulle sige: Saa sandt Herren lever, som førte Israels Børn op fra Ægyptens Land!

Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when people won't say anymore, “On the Lord's life, who led the Israelites out of Egypt.”

8 men derimod: Saa sandt Herren lever, som førte og bragte Israels Hus's Sæd op fra Nordenlandet og fra alle de Lande, hvorhen jeg har fordrevet dem! Og de skulle bo i deres eget Land.

Instead they'll say, “On the Lord's life, who led the Israelites back from the northern country and all the other countries where he had exiled them.” Then they'll live in their own country.

9 Over Profeterne er mit Hjerte knust inden i mig, alle mine Ben bæve, jeg er bleven som en drukken Mand og som en Mand, over hvem Vinen har faaet Overhaand, for Herrens Skyld og for hans hellige Ords Skyld.

When it comes to the prophets: I'm really disturbed—I'm shaking inside! I stagger like a drunk, like someone who's had too much wine, because of what the Lord is like, because of his holy words.

10 Thi Landet er fuldt af Horkarle, og Landet sørger for Forbandelsens Skyld, Græsgangene i Ørken ere hentørrede; og deres Løb var ondt, og deres Magt brugtes ikke ret.

For the country is full of people committing adultery so it's under a curse. The land mourns and the desert pastures have dried up. The people live evil lives, using their energy to do wrong.

11 Thi baade Profet og Præst ere vanhellige; endog i mit Hus har jeg fundet deres Ondskab, siger Herren.

Both prophets and priests show no respect for me. I see wickedness even in my Temple, declares the Lord.

12 Derfor skal deres Vej blive for dem som slibrige Stier i Mørke, de skulle stødes frem og falde paa den; thi jeg vil lade Ulykke komme over dem, deres Hjemsøgelses Aar, siger Herren.

That's why their path will become slippery; they will be chased away in the dark and fall down. I'm going to bring disaster on them at the time when they're punished, declares the Lord.

13 Og hos Profeterne i Samaria har jeg set Daarlighed, de spaaede ved Baal og forvildede mit Folk Israel;

I saw the prophets of Samaria doing something really offensive: They prophesied in the name of Baal and led my people Israel to sin.

14 men hos Profeterne i Jerusalem har jeg set en gruelig Ting, at de bedrive Hor og gaa om med Løgn, saa at de styrke de ondes Hænder, at de ikke skulle omvende sig hver fra sin Ondskab, de ere alle blevne for mig som Sodoma og dens Indbyggere som Gomorra.

But now I see the prophets of Jerusalem doing something even more disgusting: They commit adultery and their lives are a lie. They support the wicked, so no one stops sinning. To me they're all like Sodom; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.

15 Derfor siger den Herre Zebaoth saaledes om Profeterne: Se, jeg vil give dem Malurt at æde og give dem besk Vand at drikke; thi fra Profeterne i Jerusalem er Vanhellighed kommen ud i det ganske Land.

So this is what the Lord Almighty says about the prophets: I will give them wormwood to eat and poisoned water to drink, because evil has spread across the country from the prophets of Jerusalem.

16 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Hører ikke paa Profeternes Ord, som spaa for eder, de bedrage eder, de tale efter deres Hjertes Syn, ikke af Herrens Mund.

This is what the Lord Almighty says: Don't pay attention to what these prophets say when they prophesy to you. They're fooling you with visions they make up in their own minds. They're not from me.

17 De sige og sige til dem, som foragte mig: Herren har talt, I skulle have Fred; og de sige til hver, som vandrer i sit Hjertes Stivhed: Der skal ingen Ulykke komme over eder.

They keep on telling people who don't respect me, “The Lord says that you'll live in peace,” and to everyone following their own stubborn attitude, “Nothing bad is going to happen to you.”

18 Thi hvo har staaet i Herrens hemmelige Raad og ser og hører hans Ord? hvo har lyttet til hans Ord, saa han hørte det?

But who of them has attended the Lord's council to hear and understand what he's saying? Who has paid attention to his instructions and followed them?

19 Se, Herrens Storm, Fortørnelse, farer ud, og en hvirvlende Storm! den skal hvirvle over de ugudeliges Hoved.

Watch out! The Lord has sent out a furious storm, a tornado swirling around the heads of the wicked.

20 Herrens Vrede skal ikke vende om, inden han har udført, og inden han har fuldkommet sit Hjertes Tanker; i de sidste Dage skulle I ret faa Forstand derpaa.

The Lord's anger won't fade until he's finished doing everything he wants. Only then will you really understand.

21 Jeg sendte ikke Profeterne, dog løb de; jeg talte ikke til dem, dog spaaede de.

I didn't send these prophets, but they run to deliver their messages. I didn't tell them to say anything, but they still go on prophesying.

22 Men dersom de havde staaet i mit hemmelige Raad, da vilde de lade mit Folk høre mine Ord, og de vilde føre dem tilbage fra deres onde Vej og fra deres Idrætters Ondskab.

Now if they had attended my council, they would have delivered my instructions to my people and brought them back from their evil way of life, from their evil actions.

23 Er jeg kun en Gud nær hos? siger Herren, og ikke en Gud langt borte fra?

Am I only a local God and not a God who operates widely? asks the Lord.

24 Mon nogen kan skjule sig paa lønlige Steder, saa at jeg ikke kan se ham? siger Herren; er jeg ikke den, som opfylder Himlene og Jorden? siger Herren.

Can people hide in secret places where I can't see them? asks the Lord. Don't I operate everywhere in heaven and on earth? asks the Lord.

25 Jeg har hørt, hvad Profeterne have sagt, de, som spaa Løgn i mit Navn og sige: Jeg drømte, jeg drømte.

I've listened to the prophets who prophesy lies in my name. They say, “I've had a dream! I've had a dream!”

26 Hvor længe dog! mon Profeterne, som spaa Løgn, og som ere Profeter ved deres Hjertes Bedrageri, have i Sinde,

How long will this continue? How long will these prophets go on prophesying these lies which are just the product of their own deluded minds?

27 og mon de tænke paa at bringe mit Folk til at glemme mit Navn ved deres Drømme, som de fortælle hver sin Næste? ligesom deres Fædre glemte mit Navn for Baals Skyld.

They think the dreams that they repeat to one another will lead my people to forget me, just like their forefathers forgot me by worshiping Baal.

28 Den Profet, som har en Drøm, fortælle en Drøm, men den, hos hvem mit Ord er, tale mit Ord i Sandhed; hvad har Halm at gøre med Kornet? siger Herren.

A prophet who has a dream should say it's just a dream, but anyone I've spoken to should deliver my message faithfully. What is straw in comparison to grain? asks the Lord.

29 Er mit Ord ikke saaledes som Ild? siger Herren, og som en Hammer, der sønderslaar en Klippe?

Doesn't my word burn like fire? asks the Lord. Isn't it like a hammer smashing a rock?

30 Derfor se, jeg er imod de Profeter, siger Herren, som stjæle mine Ord, den ene fra den anden.

Pay attention to this, declares the Lord. I'm opposed to those prophets who steal words from one another and then say it's a message from me.

31 Se, jeg er imod Profeter, siger Herren, som tage deres Tunge og varsle: „Han har sagt det‟.

Pay attention to this declares the Lord. I'm opposed to those prophets who make up their own stories and then announce, “This is what the Lord says.”

32 Se, jeg er imod dem, som spaa løgnagtige Drømme, siger Herren, og som fortælle dem og forvilde mit Folk med deres Løgne og med deres Letfærdighed; og jeg har dog ikke sendt dem og ikke givet dem Befaling, og de gavne slet ikke dette Folk, siger Herren.

Pay attention to this declares the Lord, I'm opposed to those who prophesy fictional dreams. They tell them in order to lead my people into sin with their wild lies. I didn't send them or give them any instructions, and they don't do anybody any good, declares the Lord.

33 Og naar dette Folk eller Profeten eller en Præst spørger dig og siger: Hvad er Herrens Byrde? da skal du sige til dem: „Hvad, Byrde!‟ og: „Jeg vil bortkaste eder!‟ siger Herren.

So when a prophet or priest or anyone else comes and asks you, “What is ‘the burden of the Lord?’” tell them, I'm not giving you a burden. I'm giving up on you, declares the Lord.

34 Og naar Profeten eller Præsten eller Folket siger: „Herrens Byrde!‟ da vil jeg hjemsøge den Mand og hans Hus.

If a prophet or priest or anyone else claims, “This is the burden of the Lord,” I will punish that person and their family.

35 Saaledes skulle I sige, hver til sin Næste og hver til sin Broder: „Hvad har Herren svaret?‟ og: „Hvad har Herren talt?‟

This is what everybody should say to their friends and relatives: “What answer has the Lord given?” or, “What has the Lord said?”

36 Men „Herrens Byrde‟ skulle I ikke nævne; thi „Byrden‟ vil for Manden blive hans eget Ord, efterdi I have forvendt den levende Guds, den Herre Zebaoths, vor Guds Ord.

Don't talk about “the burden of the Lord” anymore, because everybody has different ideas about this “burden,” perverting the words of the living God, the Lord Almighty, our God.

37 Saaledes skal du sige til Profeten: Hvad har Herren svaret dig? og hvad har Herren talt?

This is what you are to say ask any prophet: “What message has the Lord given you?” and “What has the Lord told you?”

38 Men dersom I sige: „Herrens Byrde!‟ saa siger Herren derfor saaledes: Fordi I have sagt dette Ord: „Herrens Byrde!‟ skønt jeg sendte til eder og lod sige: I skulle ikke sige: Herrens Byrde!

If they say, “This is the burden of the Lord,” then this is the Lord's response: Because you said, “This is the burden of the Lord,” and I warned you not to,

39 derfor se, jeg er der, og jeg vil glemme eder og kaste eder og Staden, som jeg gav eder og eders Fædre, bort fra mit Ansigt;

now I'm going to pick you up like a burden and throw you away, you and the city that I gave to you and your forefathers.

40 og jeg vil lægge paa eder evig Forhaanelse og evig Forsmædelse, som ikke skal glemmes.

I will disgrace you forever, you shame will never be forgotten.