Jeremias 34
1 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra Herren, der Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, og al hans Hær og alle Jordens Riger, som vare under hans Haands Herredømme, og alle Folkene strede imod Jerusalem og imod alle dens Stæder; det lød:
The word which came unto Jeremiah from YHWH, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,
2 Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Gak og sig til Zedekias, Judas Konge, ja, sig til ham: Saa siger Herren: Se, jeg giver denne Stad i Kongen af Babels Haand, og han skal opbrænde den med Ild.
Thus saith YHWH, the Elohim of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith YHWH; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
3 Og du skal ikke undkomme fra hans Haand, men du skal visselig gribes og gives i hans Haand, og dine Øjne skulle se Kongen af Babels Øjne, og hans Mund skal tale til din Mund, og du skal komme til Babel.
And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
4 Men hør kun Herrens Ord, Zedekias, Judas Konge! saa siger Herren om dig: Du skal ikke dø for Sværdet.
Yet hear the word of YHWH, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith YHWH of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:
5 Du skal dø i Fred, og som man har brændt Baal over dine Fædre, de første Konger, som have været før dig, saa skulle de brænde Baal for dig og sørge over dig med et: „Ak Herre!‟ thi jeg har talt Ordet, siger Herren.
But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah master! for I have pronounced the word, saith YHWH.
6 Og Profeten Jeremias talte til Zedekias, Judas Konge, alle disse Ord i Jerusalem.
Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
7 Og Kongen af Babels Hær stred imod Jerusalem og imod alle Judas Stæder, som vare blevne tilovers, imod Lakis og imod Aseka; thi disse vare blevne tilovers iblandt Judas Stæder som faste Stæder.
When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.
8 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra Herren, efter at Kong Zedekias havde sluttet en Overenskomst med alt Folket, som var i Jerusalem, om at udraabe Frihed iblandt dem:
This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from YHWH, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;
9 At enhver skulde lade sin Tjener og enhver sin Tjenestepige, naar det var en Hebræer eller en Hebræerinde, gaa ud som fri; at ingen skulde bruge sin Broder, naar det var en Jøde, til at trælle.
That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
10 Og deri adløde alle Fyrsterne og alt Folket, som havde indgaaet denne Overenskomst, at enhver skulde lade sin Tjener og enhver sin Tjenestepige gaa ud som fri, saa at de ikke mere vilde bruge dem til at trælle, ja, de adløde og lode dem fare;
Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.
11 men derefter gjorde de det om og toge de Tjenere og de Tjenestepiger, som de havde givet fri, tilbage, og de tvang dem til at være Tjenere og Tjenestepiger.
But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.
12 Og Herrens Ord kom til Jeremias, fra Herren, saaledes:
Therefore the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah from YHWH, saying,
13 Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg sluttede en Pagt med eders Fædre den Dag, jeg udførte dem af Ægyptens Land, af Trælles Hus, og sagde:
Thus saith YHWH, the Elohim of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,
14 Naar syv Aar ere til Ende, skulle I frigive hver sin Broder, naar det er en Hebræer, som sælger sig til dig og skal tjene dig i seks Aar, for at du da skal lade ham drage fra dig som fri; men eders Fædre hørte mig ikke og bøjede ikke deres Øre dertil.
At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
15 Men I omvendte eder i Dag og gjorde det, som var ret for mine Øjne, ved at udraabe Frihed hver for sin Næste; og I gjorde en Pagt for mig i det Hus, som er kaldet efter mit Navn.
And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
16 Dog gjorde I det om og vanhelligede mit Navn og tilbagetoge hver sin Tjener og hver sin Tjenestepige, hvilke I havde givet fri til at gøre, hvad de vilde, og I tvang dem til at være eders Tjenere og Tjenestepiger.
But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.
17 Derfor siger Herren saaledes: I hørte mig ikke om at udraabe Frihed, hver for sin Broder og hver for sin Næste: Se, jeg udraaber Frihed for eder, siger Herren, til Sværdet, til Pesten og til Hungeren, og jeg vil gøre eder til en Gru for alle Riger paa Jorden.
Therefore thus saith YHWH; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith YHWH, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
18 Og jeg vil give de Mænd, som overtraadte min Pagt og ikke holdt Pagtens Ord, som de sluttede for mit Ansigt, Pagten ved Kalven, hvilken de huggede i to Stykker og gik imellem dens Stykker,
And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
19 nemlig Judas Fyrster, Jerusalems Fyrster, Hofmændene og Præsterne og det ganske Folk i Landet, som gik imellem Kalvens Stykker:
The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;
20 Dem vil jeg give i deres Fjenders Haand og i deres Haand, som søge efter deres Liv; og deres døde Kroppe skulle være til Føde for Fuglene under Himmelen og for Dyrene paa Jorden.
I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.
21 Og Zedekias, Judas Konge, og hans Fyrster vil jeg give i deres Fjenders Haand og i deres Haand, som søge efter deres Liv, og i Haanden paa Kongen af Babels Hær, som er draget op fra eder.
And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you.
22 Se, jeg befaler det, siger Herren, og jeg vil føre dem til denne Stad igen, og de skulle stride imod den og indtage den og opbrænde den med Ild; og jeg vil gøre Judas Stæder til en Ødelæggelse, saa at ingen bor der.
Behold, I will command, saith YHWH, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
