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 that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH—and Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his force, and all kingdoms of the land of the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples are fighting against Jerusalem, and against all its cities—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 said YHWH, God of Israel: Go, and you have spoken to Zedekiah king of Judah, and have said to him, Thus said YHWH: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he has burned 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 you do not escape out of his hand, for you are certainly caught, and you are given into his hand, and your eyes see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth speaks with your mouth, and you enter Babylon.

4 Men hør kun Herrens Ord, Zedekias, Judas Konge! saa siger Herren om dig: Du skal ikke dø for Sværdet.

Only, hear a word of YHWH, O Zedekiah king of Judah—thus said YHWH to you: You do not die by 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.

you die in peace, and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who have been before you, so they make a burning for you; and, Oh, lord, they lament for you, for the word I have spoken—a declaration of YHWH.”

6 Og Profeten Jeremias talte til Zedekias, Judas Konge, alle disse Ord i Jerusalem.

And Jeremiah the prophet speaks all these words to 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.

and the forces of the king of Babylon are fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that are left—against Lachish, and against Azekah, for these have been left among the cities of Judah, cities of fortresses.

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:

The word that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH, after the making of a covenant by King Zedekiah with all the people who [are] in Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to 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.

to each send out his manservant, and each his maidservant—the Hebrew and the Hebrewess—free, so as not to lay service on them—on any Jew, a brother, a man;

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;

and all the heads listen, and all the people who have come into the covenant to each send forth his manservant and each his maidservant free, so as not to lay service on them anymore, indeed, they listen, and send them away;

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.

and they turn afterward, and cause the menservants and the maidservants to return, whom they had sent forth free, and they subdue them for menservants and for maidservants.

12 Og Herrens Ord kom til Jeremias, fra Herren, saaledes:

And there is a word of YHWH 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 said YHWH, God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day of My bringing them forth from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants, 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 you each send forth his brother, the Hebrew, who is sold to you, and has served you six years, indeed, you have sent him forth from you free: and your fathers did not listen to Me, nor 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 today you turn back and you do that which is right in My eyes, to each proclaim liberty to his neighbor, and you make a covenant before Me in the house over which My Name is called.

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.

And you turn back, and defile My Name, and you each cause his manservant and each his maidservant, whom he had sent forth free (at their pleasure), to return, and you subdue them to be for menservants and for maidservants to you.”

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 said YHWH: “You have not listened to Me to proclaim freedom, each to his brother, and each to his neighbor; behold, I am proclaiming to you liberty,” a declaration of YHWH, “to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine, and I have given you for a trembling to all 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 have given the men who are transgressing My covenant, who have not established the words of the covenant that they have made before Me, by the calf, that they have cut in two, and pass through between its pieces—

19 nemlig Judas Fyrster, Jerusalems Fyrster, Hofmændene og Præsterne og det ganske Folk i Landet, som gik imellem Kalvens Stykker:

heads of Judah, and heads of Jerusalem, the officers, and the priests, and all the people of the land who had passed through between the pieces 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.

indeed, I have given them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their soul, and their carcass has been for food to the bird of the heavens, and to the beast 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 I give Zedekiah king of Judah and his heads into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their soul, and into the hand of the forces of the king of Babylon that are going up from off 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 am commanding,” a declaration of YHWH, “and have brought them back to this city, and they have fought against it, and captured it, and burned it with fire, and I make the cities of Judah a desolation—without inhabitant.”