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!” says Yahweh.

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 against the shepherds who feed my people: “You have scattered my flock, driven them away, and have not visited them. Behold, I will visit on you the evil of your doings,” says Yahweh.

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 will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they will be fruitful and multiply.

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 set up shepherds over them who will feed them. They will no longer be afraid or dismayed, neither will any be lacking,” says Yahweh.

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.

“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch; and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute 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 saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh 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, behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that they will no more say, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of 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.

but, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up and who led the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ Then they will dwell 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.

Concerning the prophets: My heart within me is broken. All my bones shake. I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine has overcome, because of Yahweh, and 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 land is full of adulterers; for because of the curse the land mourns. The pastures of the wilderness have dried up. Their course is evil, and their might is not right;

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

for both prophet and priest are profane. Yes, in my house I have found their wickedness,” says Yahweh.

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 to them as slippery places in the darkness. They will be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation,” says Yahweh.

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

“I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

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.

In the prophets of Jerusalem I have also seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one returns from his wickedness. They have all become to me as Sodom, and its inhabitants as 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 Armies says concerning the prophets: “Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink poisoned water; for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has gone out into 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 Armies says, “Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They teach you vanity. They speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Yahweh.

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 say continually to those who despise me, ‘Yahweh has said, “You will have peace;”’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, ‘No evil will come on 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?

For who has stood in the council of Yahweh, that he should perceive and hear his word? Who has listened to my word, and heard it?

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

Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out. Yes, a whirling storm! It will burst on the head 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 anger will not return until he has executed and performed the intents of his heart. In the latter days, you will understand it perfectly.

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

I didn’t send these prophets, yet they ran. I didn’t speak to them, yet they 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.

But if they had stood in my council, then they would have caused my people to hear my words, and would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.

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

“Am I a God at hand,” says Yahweh, “and not a God afar off?

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 himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says Yahweh. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says Yahweh.

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, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘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 be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

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 intend to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they each tell his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name because of 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.

The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat?” says Yahweh.

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

“Isn’t my word like fire?” says Yahweh; “and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

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

“Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” says Yahweh, “who each steal my words from his neighbor.

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

Behold, I am against the prophets,” says Yahweh, “who use their tongues, and say, ‘He 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.

Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams,” says Yahweh, “who tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting; yet I didn’t send them or command them. They don’t profit this people at all,” says Yahweh.

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 this people, or the prophet, or a priest, asks you, saying, ‘What is the message from Yahweh?’ Then you shall tell them, ‘“What message? I will cast you off,” says Yahweh.’

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

As for the prophet, the priest, and the people, who say, ‘The message from Yahweh,’ I will even punish that man and his household.

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

You will say everyone to his neighbor, and everyone to his brother, ‘What has Yahweh answered?’ and, ‘What has Yahweh 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.

You will mention the message from Yahweh no more, for every man’s own word has become his message; for you have perverted the words of the living God, of Yahweh of Armies, our God.

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

You will say to the prophet, ‘What has Yahweh answered you?’ and, ‘What has Yahweh spoken?’

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!

Although you say, ‘The message from Yahweh,’ therefore Yahweh says: ‘Because you say this word, “The message from Yahweh,” and I have sent to you, telling you not to say, “The message from 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 will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off with the city that I gave to you and to your fathers, away from my presence.

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

I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which will not be forgotten.’”