Jeremias 37

1 Og Kong Zedekias, Josias's Søn, blev Konge i Stedet for Konias, Jojakims Søn; ham satte Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, til Konge i Judas Land.

And Zedekiah son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, made king, in the land of Judah.

2 Men han og hans Tjenere og Folket i Landet hørte ikke Herrens Ord, som han talte ved Profeten Jeremias.

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land had hearkened unto the words of Yahweh, which he had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.

3 Dog sendte Kong Zedekias Jukal, Selemjas Søn, og Præsten Zefanja, Maasejas Søn, til Profeten Jeremias, og lod sige: Kære, bed for os til Herren vor Gud!

And King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest unto Jeremiah the prophet saying, —Pray thou I beseech thee in our behalf, unto Yahweh, our God.

4 Og Jeremias gik ind og gik ud midt iblandt Folket, og man havde ikke sat ham i Fængsel.

Now, Jeremiah, was coming in and going out in the midst of the people, for they had not put him into prison.

5 Og Faraos Hær var draget ud af Ægypten; og da Kaldæerne, som belejrede Jerusalem, hørte Rygtet om dem, droge de op fra Jerusalem.

And the force of Pharaoh had come forth out of Egypt, —and, when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the tidings of them, they went up from Jerusalem.

6 Og Herrens Ord kom til Jeremias, Profeten, saalunde:

Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

7 Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Saa skulle I sige til Judas Konge, som sender eder til mig for at adspørge mig: Se, Faraos Hær, som er uddraget eder til Hjælp, skal vende om til sit Land Ægypten;

Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Thus, shall ye say unto the king of Judah, who sent you unto me to enquire of me, —Lo! the force of Pharaoh which is coming out to you to help is about to return to its own land to Egypt;

8 og Kaldæerne skulle komme tilbage og stride imod denne Stad, og de skulle indtage den og opbrænde den med Ild.

Then will the Chaldeans come back, and fight against this city, —and capture it and burn it with fire.

9 Saa siger Herren: Bedrager ikke eder selv, idet I sige: Kaldæerne skulle visselig drage fra os; thi de skulle ikke drage bort.

Thus, saith Yahweh, —Let not your own souls, deceive you saying, The Chaldeans will, surely depart, from us! For they will not depart;

10 Thi om I end sloge hele Kaldæernes Hær, som strider imod eder, og der kun blev nogle saarede Mænd tilovers af dem, skulle dog disse rejse sig, hver i sit Telt, og opbrænde denne Stad med Ild.

For though ye had smitten all the force of the Chaldeans who are fighting with you and there had remained of them only desperately wounded men, yet, every man in his tent, should have arisen and burnt this city with fire.

11 Og det skete, der Kaldæernes Hær var draget op fra Jerusalem for Faraos Hærs Skyld,

Now it came to pass, when the army of the Chaldeans, had gone up from Jerusalem, —because of the force of Pharaoh,

12 da gik Jeremias ud af Jerusalem for at gaa til Benjamins Land at hente sin Del derfra, midt iblandt Folket.

then went forth Jeremiah out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, —to receive a portion from thence in the midst of the people.

13 Ojg som han var i Benjamins Port, da var der en Befalingsmand, hvis Navn var Jerija, Selemjas Søn, Hananjas Sønnesøn; og han greb Profeten Jeremias og sagde: Du vil gaa over til Kaldæerne.

And so it came to pass he being in the gate of Benjamin and there being there a ward-master whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah son of Hananiah, that he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Unto the Chaldeans, art thou falling away!

14 Og Jeremias sagde: Det er Løgn, jeg vil ikke gaa over til Kaldæerne; men han vilde ikke høre ham, og Jerija greb Jeremias og førte ham til Fyrsterne.

Then said Jeremiah, False! I am not falling away unto the Chaldeans! Howbeit he hearkened not unto him, —so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him in unto the princes.

15 Og Fyrsterne bleve vrede paa Jeremias og sloge ham; og de kastede ham i Fængselet i Skriveren Jonathans Hus; thi det havde de gjort til et Fængsel.

Then were the princes wroth against Jeremiah, and smote him, —and put him in prison, in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for that, had they made the prison.

16 Saa kom da Jeremias i Fangehullet og ned i Kælderne, og Jeremias blev der mange Dage.

When Jeremiah had entered into the dungeon-house and into the cells, and Jeremiah, had remained there many days,

17 Og Kong Zedekias sendte Bud og lod ham hente, og Kongen spurgte ham i sit Hus i Løndom og sagde: Er der Ord fra Herren? Og Jeremias sagde: Ja, der er; og han sagde: Du skal gives i Kongen af Babels Haand.

then sent King Zedekiah—and fetched him, and the king asked him, in his own house secretly, and said, —Is there a word from Yahweh? And Jeremiah said, —There is, for (said he), Into the hand of the king of Babylon, shalt thou be delivered!

18 Og Jeremias sagde til Kong Zedekias: Hvad har jeg syndet imod dig og imod dine Tjenere og imod dette Folk, at I have kastet mig i Fængselet?

And Jeremiah said unto King Zedekiah, —What sin have I committed against thee, or against thy servants or against this people, that ye have delivered me up into prison?

19 Og hvor ere eders Profeter, som spaaede for eder og sagde: Kongen af Babel skal ikke komme over eder eller over dette Land?

Where, then are your prophets, who prophesied unto you saying, —The king of Babylon shall not come, against you nor against this land?

20 Og nu, hør dog, min Herre Konge, kære, lad min ydmyge Begæring komme ind for dit Ansigt, og lad mig ikke føre tilbage til Skriveren Jonathans Hus, at jeg ikke skal dø der.

Now therefore, hear I beseech thee, O my lord the king, —Let my, supplication, I pray thee, fall prostrate before thee, and do not cause me to return unto the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there!

21 Og Kong Zedekias bød, og de forvarede Jeremias i Fængselets Forgaard, og han lod ham give et Stykke Brød hver Dag fra Bagernes Gade, indtil alt Brødet i Staden var fortæret; saa blev Jeremias i Fængselets Forgaard.

Then King Zedekiah gave command and they committed Jeremiah into the guard-court, and [said] that there should be given him a cake of bread daily, out of the baker’s street, until all the bread out of the city should be spent, So Jeremiah remained in the guard-court.