Jeremias 31
1 Paa den Tid, siger Herren, vil jeg være alle Israels Slægters Gud, og de skulle være mit Folk.
“In that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
2 Saa siger Herren: Et Folk, som er overblevet fra Sværd, har fundet Naade i Ørken; jeg gaar hen for at skaffe Israel Hvile.
Thus says the Lord: “The people who had remained after the sword, found grace in the desert. Israel will go to his rest.”
3 Herren har ladet sig se for mig fra det fjerne: Jeg har elsket dig med en evig Kærlighed, derfor har jeg bevaret dig Miskundhed.
The Lord appeared to me from a distance: “And I have loved you in perpetual charity. Therefore, showing pity, I have drawn you.
4 Endnu vil jeg opbygge dig, og du skal bygges, du Israels Jomfru! endnu skal du pryde dig med Pauker og gaa ud i de legendes Dans.
And I will build you up again. And you shall be built up, O virgin of Israel. Still shall you be adorned with your timbrels, and still shall you go forth to the singing of those who play.
5 Endnu skal du plante Vingaarde paa Samarias Bjerge; de, som plante, skulle plante dem og tage dem i Brug.
Still shall you plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. The planters will plant, and they will not gather the vintage until the time arrives.
6 Thi der kommer en Dag, da Vægtere paa Efraims Bjerg skulle raabe: Staar op, og lader os gaa op til Zion, til Herren vor Gud.
For there will be a day on which the guardians on mount Ephraim will cry out: ‘Arise! And let us ascend on Zion to the Lord our God!’”
7 Thi saa siger Herren: Fryder eder over Jakob med Glæde, og jubler over det første af Folkene, lader det høres, priser og siger: Herre, frels dit Folk, det overblevne af Israel.
For thus says the Lord: “Exult in the joy of Jacob, and neigh before the head of the Gentiles. Shout, and sing, and say: ‘O Lord, save your people, the remnant of Israel!’
8 Se, jeg fører dem fra Nordenland og vil samle dem fra det yderste af Jorden; iblandt dem skal der være blinde og halte, frugtsommelige og fødende til Hobe; de skulle komme hid tilbage som en stor Forsamling.
Behold, I will lead them from the land of the north, and I will gather them from the ends of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, she who is with child, together with she who is giving birth: a great assembly returning to this place.
9 De skulle komme med Graad, og under deres ydmyge Bønner vil jeg føre dem frem; jeg vil lede dem til Vandbække paa en jævn Vej, hvor de ikke skulle støde sig; thi jeg er bleven Israels Fader, og Efraim, han er min førstefødte Søn.
They will approach with weeping. And I will lead them back with mercy. And I will lead them through the torrents of water, by an upright way, and they will not stumble in it. For I have become Father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.”
10 Hører, I Hedninger I Herrens Ord og kundgører det paa Øerne i det fjerne og siger: Den, som adspredte Israel, skal samle det og bevare det som en Hyrde sin Hjord.
Listen to the word of the Lord, O Gentiles, and announce it amid the islands that are far away, and say: “Whoever has scattered Israel will gather him, and he will guard him as a shepherd guards his flock.”
11 Thi Herren har løskøbt Jakob og igenløst ham af dens Haand, som var stærkere end han.
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and he has freed him from the hand of one more powerful.
12 Og de skulle komme og synge med Fryd paa Zions Høj og strømme til Herrens gode Gaver, til Korn og til Most og til Olie og til unge Faar og Øksne; og deres Sjæl skal være som en vandrig Have, og de skulle ikke herefter bedrøves mere.
And they will arrive and give praise on Mount Zion. And they will flow together, to the good things of the Lord, over grain, and wine, and oil, and the offspring of cattle and herds. And their soul will be like an irrigated garden, and they will no longer be hungry.
13 Da skal en Jomfru glæde sig i Dans, og unge og gamle til Hobe; og jeg vil vende deres Sorg til Glæde og trøste dem og glæde dem efter deres Bedrøvelse.
Then the virgin will rejoice with singing, the young and the old together, and I will turn their mourning into gladness, and I will console them and gladden them after their sorrow.
14 Og jeg vil vederkvæge Præsternes Sjæl med det fede, og mit Folk, de skulle mættes med mine Gaver, siger Herren.
And I will inebriate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be filled with my good things, says the Lord.”
15 Saa siger Herren: Der er hørt en Røst i Rama, en Klage, en bitter Graad, Rakel græder over sine Børn; hun vægrer sig ved at lade sig trøste over sine Børn, thi de ere ikke mere til.
Thus says the Lord: “A voice has been heard on high: of lamentation, mourning, and weeping; of Rachel crying for her sons and refusing to be consoled over them, because they are not.”
16 Saa siger Herren: Hold din Røst fra Graad og dine Øjne fra Taarer; thi der er Løn for dit Arbejde, siger Herren; og de skulle komme tilbage fra Fjendens Land.
Thus says the Lord: “Let your voice cease from crying and your eyes from tears. For there is a reward for your work, says the Lord. And they will return from the land of the enemy.
17 Og der er Haab for din sidste Tid, siger Herren; og Børnene skulle komme igen til deres Landemærker.
And there is hope for your very end, says the Lord. And the sons will return to their own borders.
18 Jeg har hørt Efraim ynkeligt klage: Du har tugtet mig, og jeg er tugtet som en Kalv, der ikke er tæmmet; omvend mig, og jeg vil omvende mig; thi du er Herren min Gud.
Listening, I heard Ephraim going into captivity: ‘You have chastised me, and I was instructed, like a young untamed bull. Convert me, and I shall be converted. For you are the Lord my God.
19 Thi efter at jeg havde vendt mig bort, angrede jeg det, og efter at jeg var kommen til at erkende det, slog jeg mig paa Hoften; jeg var beskæmmet og skammede mig, thi jeg maatte bære min Ungdoms Skændsel.
For after you converted me, I did penance. And after you revealed to me, I struck my thigh. I am confounded and ashamed. For I have endured the disgrace of my youth.’
20 Er da Efraim mig en dyrebar Søn? eller er han mit Yndlingsbarn? thi saa ofte jeg end har talt imod ham, kommer jeg ham dog endnu flittigt i Hu; derfor bruser mit Indre for ham, jeg vil forbarme mig over ham, siger Herren.
Certainly, Ephraim is an honorable son to me; surely, he is a tender child. For I will still remember him, as in the time when I first spoke about him. Because my heart is stirred up over him, surely I will take pity on him, says the Lord.
21 Oprejs dig Vejvisere, sæt dig Mærkestene, agt vel paa Stien, den Vej, ad hvilken du gik bort; vend tilbage, du Israels Jomfru, vend tilbage til disse dine Steder.
Establish a watchtower for yourself. Place yourself in bitterness. Direct your heart into the upright way, in which you used to walk. Return, return, O virgin of Israel, to these your cities!
22 Hvor længe vil du fare omkring, du frafaldne Datter; thi Herren skaber nyt paa Jorden: Kvinde skal omgive Manden.
How long will you be absorbed in delights, O wandering daughter? For the Lord has created something new upon the earth: a woman will encompass a man.”
23 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Endnu skulle de sige dette Ord i Judas Land og i hans Stæder, naar jeg omvender deres Fangenskab: Herren velsigne dig, du Retfærdigheds Bolig! du hellige Bjerg!
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Still they will speak this word in the land of Judah, and in its cities, when I will convert their captivity: ‘May the Lord bless you, the beauty of justice, the holy mountain.’
24 Og Juda og alle hans Stæder skulle bo derudi til Hobe, de, som dyrke Ageren, og de, som drage om med Hjorden.
And they will live in it: Judah together with all its cities, the farmer and those who drive the flocks.
25 Thi jeg vederkvæger den trætte Sjæl og mætter hver vansmægtet Sjæl.
For I have inebriated the weary soul, and I have satisfied every hungry soul.
26 Derfor vaagnede jeg op og saa, og min Søvn var mig sød.
Over this, I was awakened, as if from a deep sleep. And I saw, and my sleep became sweet to me.
27 Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da jeg vil besaa Israels Hus og Judas Hus med en Sæd af Folk og med en Sæd af Kvæg.
Behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the offspring of men and with the offspring of cattle.
28 Og det skal ske, at ligesom jeg var aarvaagen over dem til at oprykke og til at nedrive og til at nedbryde og til at ødelægge og til at handle ilde med dem: Saaledes vil jeg være aarvaagen over dem til at bygge og til at plante, siger Herren.
And just as I have watched over them, so that I may root up, and tear down, and scatter, and destroy, and afflict, so will I watch over them, so that I may build and plant them, says the Lord.
29 I de Dage skulle de ikke mere sige: Fædrene aade sure Druer, og Børnenes Tænder bleve ømme;
In those days, they will no longer say: ‘The fathers ate a bitter grape, and the teeth of the sons have been affected.’
30 men enhver skal dø for sin egen Misgernings Skyld, hvert Menneske, som æder de sure Druer, hans Tænder skulle blive ømme.
Instead, each one will die for his own iniquity. Each man who will have eaten a bitter grape, his own teeth will be affected.
31 Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da jeg vil slutte en ny Pagt med Israels Hus og med Judas Hus;
Behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will form a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,
32 ikke efter den Pagt, som jeg sluttede med deres Fædre, der jeg tog dem ved Haanden for at udføre dem af Ægyptens Land, hvilken Pagt med mig de brøde, endskønt jeg var deres Ægtemand, siger Herren;
not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day when I took them by the hand, so as to lead them away from the land of Egypt, the covenant which they nullified, though I was the ruler over them, says the Lord.
33 men dette er Pagten, som jeg vil slutte med Israels Hus, efter disse Dage, siger Herren: Jeg giver min Lov i deres Indre og skriver den i deres Hjerte, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skulle være mit Folk.
But this will be the covenant that I will form with the house of Israel, after those days, says the Lord: I will give my law to their inner most being, and I will write it upon their heart. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 Og de skulle ikke mere lære nogen sin Næste eller nogen sin Broder, sigende: Kender Herren; thi de skulle alle kende mig, baade de smaa og de store iblandt dem, siger Herren; thi jeg vil forlade dem deres Skyld og ikke ydermere komme deres Synd i Hu.
And they will no longer teach, a man his neighbor, and a man his brother, saying: ‘Know the Lord.’ For all will know me, from the littlest of them even to the greatest, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will no longer remember their sin.
35 Saa siger Herren, som sætter Solen til Lys om Dagen, Maanens og Stjernernes Love til Lys om Natten, han, som oprører Havet, at dets Bølger bruse, Herre Zebaoth er hans Navn:
Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun as the light of the day, who puts the moon and the stars in order as the light of the night, who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar: the Lord of hosts is his name.
36 Dersom disse Love vige for mit Ansigt, siger Herren, da skal og Israels Sæd ophøre med at være et Folk for mit Ansigt alle Dage.
If these laws fail in my sight, says the Lord, then the offspring of Israel will also fail, so that they will not be a people in my sight for all time.”
37 Saa siger Herren: Dersom Himlene heroventil kunne maales, og Jordens Grundvold hernedentil kan udforskes, saa vil jeg og forkaste al Israels Sæd for alt det, som de have gjort, siger Herren.
Thus says the Lord: “If the heavens above are able to be measured, and if the foundations of the earth beneath can be examined, I also will cast aside all the offspring of Israel, because of all that they have done, says the Lord.
38 Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da Staden skal bygges for Herren, fra Hananeels Taarn indtil Hjørneporten.
Behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when a city will be built for the Lord from the tower of Hananel, even to the Gate of the Corner;
39 Og over for den skal Maalesnoren gaa videre over Garebs Høj og vende sig om imod Goat.
and the measuring line will go on even further in his sight, over the hill of Gareb, and it will encircle Goah
40 Og den hele Dal med Aadslerne og Asken og alle Markerne indtil Kedrons Bæk, indtil Hesteportens Hjørne imod Østen skal være Herren en Helligdom; den skal ikke forstyrres og ikke nedbrydes mere evindelig.
and the entire Valley of dead bodies and ashes, and the entire region of death, even to the torrent of Kedron, and to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east. All this will be the holy place of the Lord. It will not be rooted up, and it will not be torn down, anymore, forever.”
