Jeremias 40

1 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra Herren, efter at Nebusar-Adan, Øversten for Livvagten, havde løsladt ham fra Rama af, idet han havde ladet ham hente, medens han var bunden med Lænker, midt iblandt alle de bortførte fra Jerusalem og Juda, som bleve bortførte til Babel.

The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were carried away captive to Babylon.

2 Og den øverste for Livvagten lod Jeremias hente og sagde til ham: Herren din Gud har udsagt det onde imod denne Stad.

The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;

3 Og Herren lod det komme og gjorde, efter som han havde talt; thi I syndede imod Herren og hørte ikke hans Røst, derfor er eder sket efter dette Ord

and Yahweh has brought it, and done according as he spoke. Because you have sinned against Yahweh, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing has come on you.

4 Og nu, se, jeg har i Dag løst dig af Lænkerne, som vare paa dine Hænder; dersom det synes godt for dine Øjne at komme med mig til Babel, saa kom, og jeg vil lade mit Øje være over dig; men dersom det synes ondt for dine Øjne at komme med mig til Babel, saa lad det være; se, hele Landet ligger for dit Ansigt, hvor det synes godt og ret for dine Øjne at gaa, gak derhen!

Now, behold, I release you today from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don’t. Behold, all the land is before you. Where it seems good and right to you to go, go there.”

5 Og efterdi han ikke mere vender tilbage, vend du om til Gedalia, Ahikams Søn, Safans Sønnesøn, hvem Kongen af Babel har beskikket over Judas Stæder, og bo hos ham midt iblandt Folket, eller gaa hen, hvor som helst det synes ret for dine Øjne at gaa; og den øverste for Livvagten gav ham Tæring og Skænk og lod ham fare.

Now while he had not yet gone back, “Go back then,” he said, “to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him food and a present, and let him go.

6 Saa kom Jeremias til Gedalia, Ahikams Søn, til Mizpa, og han boede hos ham midt iblandt Folket, som var blevet tilbage i Landet.

Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.

7 Da alle Høvedsmænd for Hærene, som vare paa Marken, baade de og deres Mænd hørte, at Kongen af Babel havde beskikket Gedalia, Ahikams Søn, over Landet, og at han havde betroet ham Mænd og Kvinder og smaa Børn og en Del af de fattige i Landet af dem, som ikke vare bortførte til Babel:

Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon,

8 Da kom de til Gedalia, til Mizpa, baade Ismael, Nethanjas Søn, og Johanan og Jonathan, Kareaks Sønner, og Seraja, Tankumets Søn, og Netofatiten Efajs Sønner og Jesanja, Maakatitens Søn, de og deres Mænd.

then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men came to Gedaliah to Mizpah.

9 Og Gedalia, Ahikams Søn, Safans Sønnesøn, tilsvor dem og deres Mænd og sagde: I skulle ikke frygte for at tjene Kaldæerne; bliver i Landet, og tjener Kongen af Babel, saa skal det gaa eder vel.

Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, “Don’t be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.

10 Og jeg, se, jeg bliver boende i Mizpa, til at træde frem for Kaldæerne, som komme til os; men samler I Vin og Sommerfrugt og Olie, og gemmer det i eders Kar, og bor i eders Stæder, som I tage i Besiddelse.

As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us; but you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.”

11 Da ogsaa alle de Jøder, som vare i Moab og iblandt Ammons Børn og i Edom og i alle Landene, hørte, at Kongen af Babel havde ladet nogle blive tilbage i Juda, og at han havde beskikket Gedalia, Ahikams Søn, Safans Sønnesøn, over dem,

Likewise when all the Jews who were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,

12 da kom alle Jøderne tilbage fra alle de Stæder, hvorhen de vare fordrevne, og de kom til Judas Land, til Gedalia til Mizpa; og de samlede Vin og Sommerfrugt i stor Mængde.

then all the Jews returned out of all places where they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered very much wine and summer fruits.

13 Men Johanan, Kareaks Søn og alle Høvedsmænd for Hærene, som vare paa Marken, kom til Gedalia til Mizpa,

Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

14 og de sagde til ham: Ved du vel, at Baalis, Ammons Børns Konge, har sendt Ismael, Nethanjas Søn, for at slaa dig ihjel? Men Gedalia, Ahikams Søn, troede dem ikke.

and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn’t believe them.

15 Da sagde Johanan, Kareaks Søn, hemmeligt til Gedalia i Mizpa: Kære, lad mig gaa og slaa Ismael, Nethanjas Søn, ihjel, og ingen skal faa det at vide; hvorfor skulde han slaa dig ihjel, saa at alle de af Juda, som ere samlede om dig, adspredes, og det overblevne af Juda omkommer?

Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, “Please let me go, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man will know it. Why should he take your life, that all the Jews who are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?”

16 Men Gedalia, Ahikams Søn, sagde til Johanan, Kareaks Søn: Gør ikke den Gerning; thi det er usandt, hvad du taler om Ismael.

But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you speak falsely of Ishmael.”