Jeremias 23

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

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

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.

Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this concerning the shepherds who are shepherding his people, “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away. You have not cared for them. So I am about to punish you for the evil you have done—this is Yahweh's declaration.

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 the remnant of my flock from all of the lands where I have driven them, and I will return them to a grazing place, where they will be fruitful and increase.

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.

Then I will raise up shepherds over them who will shepherd them so they will no longer fear or be shattered. None of them will go missing—this is Yahweh's declaration.

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.

See, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will raise up for David a righteous branch. He will reign as king; he will act wisely and cause justice and righteousness in the land.

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‟.

In his days Judah will be rescued, and Israel will live in security. Then this is the name by which he will be called: Yahweh is our righteousness.

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!

Therefore see, days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when they will no longer say, 'As Yahweh lives, who brought the people of Israel up from the land 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 will say, 'As Yahweh lives, who brought up and who led back the descendants of the house of Israel from the northern land and all the lands where they had been driven.' Then they will live in their own land.”

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.

Regarding the prophets, my heart is broken in me, and all of my bones tremble. I have become like a drunk man, like a man whom wine has overpowered, because of Yahweh and 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 land is full of adulterers. Because of these the land is dried up. The meadows in the wilderness dry up. These prophets' paths are wicked; their power is not used in a right manner.

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

“For both the prophets and the priests are polluted. I even found their wickedness in my house!—this is Yahweh's declaration—

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.

therefore their way will be like a slippery place in the darkness. They will be pushed down. They will fall in it. For I will send disaster against them in the year of their punishment—this is Yahweh's declaration.

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

For I have seen the prophets in Samaria doing what is repulsive: They prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.

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.

Among the prophets in Jerusalem I have seen horrible things: They commit adultery and walk in deceit. They strengthen the hands of evildoers; no one turns back from his evildoing. All of them have become like Sodom to me and its inhabitants 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.

Therefore Yahweh of hosts says this concerning the prophets, “Look, I am about to make them eat wormwood and drink poisonous water, for pollution has gone out from the prophets of Jerusalem to all the land.”

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.

Yahweh of hosts says this, “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They have deluded you! They are announcing visions from their own minds, not from Yahweh's mouth.

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 are constantly saying to those who dishonor me, 'Yahweh declares there will be peace for you.' For everyone walking in the stubbornness of his own heart says, 'Disaster will not come upon 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?

Yet who has stood in Yahweh's council meeting? Who sees and hears his word? Who pays attention to his word and listens?

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

See, there is a storm coming from Yahweh! His fury is going out, and a tempest is whirling about. It is whirling 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.

Yahweh's wrath will not return until it has carried out and brought into being his heart's intentions. In the final days, you will understand it.

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

I did not send out these prophets. They just appeared. I did not proclaim anything to them, but they have still prophesied.

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.

For if they had stood in my council meeting, they would have caused my people to hear my word; they would have caused them to turn from their wicked words and corrupt practices.

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

Am I only a God nearby—this is Yahweh's declaration—and not also a God far away?

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 anyone hide in a secret place so I cannot see him?—this is Yahweh's declaration— and do I not fill the heavens and the earth?—this is Yahweh's declaration.

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

I have heard what the prophets have said, those who were prophesying deceit in my name. They said, 'I had a dream! I 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 go on, prophets who prophesy lies from their minds, and who prophesy from the deceit in their hearts?

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 are planning on making my people forget my name with the dreams that they report, each one to his neighbor, just as their ancestors forgot my name in favor of Baal's name.

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.

The prophet who has a dream, let him report the dream. But the one to whom I have declared something, let him declare my word truthfully. What does straw have to do with grain?—this is Yahweh's declaration—

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

Is not my word like fire?—this is Yahweh's declaration—and like a hammer that shatters a rock into pieces?

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

So see, I am against the prophets—this is Yahweh's declaration—anyone who steals words from another person and says they come from me.

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

See, I am against the prophets—this is Yahweh's declaration—who use their tongues to prophesy proclamations.

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.

See, I am against the prophets who dream deceitfully—this is Yahweh's declaration—and then proclaim them and in this way mislead my people with their deceit and boasting. I am against them, for I have not sent them out nor given them commands. So they will certainly not help this people—this is Yahweh's declaration.

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.

When these people, or a prophet, or a priest asks you, 'What is the burden of Yahweh?' you will say to them, 'You are the burden, and I will cast you off'—this is Yahweh's declaration.

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

As for the prophets, priests, and people who are saying, 'This is the burden of Yahweh' I will punish that man and his house.

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

You continue to say, each person to his neighbor and each man to his brother, 'What did Yahweh answer?' and 'What did Yahweh declare?'

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.

But you must no longer talk about the 'burden of Yahweh,' for the burden is every man's own word, and you have perverted the words of the living God, Yahweh of hosts, our God.

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

This is what you will say to the prophet, 'What answer did Yahweh give you? or 'What did Yahweh say?'

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!

But if you say, 'The burden of Yahweh', this is what Yahweh says: 'Because you have said these words, 'The burden of Yahweh,' when I sent to you, saying, 'You will not say, “The burden of Yahweh,”'

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;

therefore, behold, I am about to pick you up and throw you away from me, along with the city that I gave you and your ancestors.

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

Then I will put everlasting shame and insult on you that will not be forgotten.'”