Jeremias 44

1 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias til alle Jøderne, som boede i Ægyptens Land, nemlig dem, som boede i Migdol og i Thakpankes og i Nof og i Landet Patros; det lød:

[This is] the message that Yahweh gave me concerning the Jews who were living in [northern] Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpenes, and Memphis [cities], and in the Pathros [region in southern Egypt]:

2 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: I have set al den Ulykke, som jeg lod komme over Jerusalem og over alle Judas Stæder; og se, de ere øde paa denne Dag, og der bor ingen i dem;

“This is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say: ‘You saw the disaster that I caused [the people in] Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah to experience. Those towns are now ruined and deserted.

3 for deres Ondskabs Skyld, som de udøvede for at fortørne mig, idet de gik hen at gøre Røgoffer og at tjene andre Guder, hvilke de ikke kendte, hverken de eller I eller eders Fædre.

[That happened] because I was extremely angry with them on account of their being very wicked. They burned incense to other gods and worshiped them. They were gods that you [previously] did not know about, and your ancestors also [did not know about them].

4 Og Jeg sendte alle mine Tjenere, Profeterne, tidligt og ideligt, til eder og sagde: Gører dog ikke denne Vederstyggelighed, som jeg hader.

Many times I sent my prophets who served me, to say to them, “Do not do those abominable things that I hate!”

5 Men de hørte ikke og bøjede ikke deres Øre dertil, saa at de vendte om fra deres Ondskab og lode være at gøre Røgoffer for andre Guder.

But my people would not pay any attention [DOU] [to what I said to them]. They would not turn away from their wicked behavior, or stop burning incense to [worship/honor] other gods.

6 Da udøstes min Harme og min Vrede, og den brændte i Judas Stæder og paa Jerusalems Gader, saa at de bleve til en Ørk, til et Øde, som det ses paa denne Dag.

So I poured out my anger [MTY] on them. I punished people on the streets of Jerusalem and on the [other] towns in Judah. It caused those towns to be ruined and deserted, and they are still like that.’

7 Og nu, saa siger Herren Zebaoths Gud, Israels Gud: Hvorfor gører I dette store Onde imod eder selv, saa at jeg maa udrydde eder, Mand og Kvinde, spæde og diende Børn, af Juda, uden at lade en Levning af eder blive tilovers,

So now [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], ask you: ‘Why are you causing yourselves to experience these disasters? [Do you not realize that because of what you are doing], soon there will be no more men or women or children or infants left among you [who have come here to Egypt] from Judah?

8 idet I fortørne mig med eders Hænders Gerninger, med at gøre Røgoffer for andre Guder i Ægyptens Land, hvor I ere komne ind, til at være der som fremmede; for at jeg maa udrydde eder, og for at I maa blive til Forbandelse og til Forhaanelse iblandt alle Folkefærd paa Jorden?

Why are you [RHQ] provoking me and causing me to be very angry by burning incense to the idols that you have made here in Egypt? [If you continue doing this, ] you will destroy yourselves, and you will cause yourselves to be people whom all the nations on the earth will curse and despise.

9 Have I glemt eders Fædres Ondskab og Judas Kongers Ondskab og deres Hustruers Ondskab og eders egen Ondskab og eders Hustruers Ondskab, som de øvede i Judas Land og paa Jerusalems Gader?

Have you forgotten [how I punished] your ancestors for the wicked things that they did, and [how I punished] the kings and queens of Judah for what they did, and you and your wives for the sins that you committed in the streets of Jerusalem and [the other towns] in Judah?

10 End ikke indtil denne Dag føle de Sønderknuselse, og de frygte ikke og vandre ikke i min Lov og i mine Skikke, som jeg gav for eders Ansigt og for eders Fædres Ansigt.

Up until this day you have not humbled yourselves or revered me. You have not obeyed the laws and decrees [DOU] that I gave to you and your ancestors.’

11 Derfor, saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Se, jeg vender mit Ansigt imod eder til det onde og til at udrydde hele Juda.

Therefore, this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say: ‘I am determined to cause all of you to experience disasters and to get rid of every one of you.

12 Og jeg vil tage de overblevne af Juda, dem, som vendte deres Ansigt imod Ægyptens Land for at komme did og være der som fremmede, og de skulle alle omkomme; i Ægyptens Land skulle de falde, ved Sværdet, ved Hungeren skulle de omkomme, baade smaa og store, ved Sværdet og ved Hungeren skulde de dø; og de skulle blive til en Ed, til Forfærdelse og til Forbandelse og til Forhaanelse.

[You] people from Judah who have survived were determined to come and live here in Egypt. So I will get rid of all of you here in Egypt. Every one of you will die, including those who are important and those who are not important. [Some of] you will be killed by [your enemies’] swords, [some will die] from famines. You will become [people whom others] curse, be horrified about, and make fun of.

13 Og jeg vil hjemsøge Indbyggerne i Ægyptens Land, ligesom jeg hjemsøgte Jerusalem, med Sværdet, med Hungeren og med Pesten.

I will punish you here in Egypt like I punished [others in] Jerusalem, [some of whom were killed] by [their enemies’] swords and [some of whom] died from famines or diseases.

14 Og af de overblevne af Juda, som ere komne til Ægyptens Land for at være som fremmede der, skal ingen undkomme eller undslippe, saa han kan vende tilbage til Judas Land, til hvilket deres Sjæl længes efter at komme tilbage for at bo der; thi der skal ingen komme tilbage uden enkelte undkomne.

You people who did not die in Judah fled here to Egypt, hoping that [some day] you would return to Judah. But very few [HYP] of you will survive and escape. You are longing/wanting to remain alive and return to Judah, but only a very few of you will escape and be able to do that.’”

15 Og alle de Mænd, som vidste, at deres Hustruer gjorde Røgoffer for andre Guder, og alle Kvinderne, som stode der, en stor Forsamling, og alt Folket, som boede i Ægyptens Land og i Patros, svarede Jeremias og sagde:

Then a large group of the people who had started to live in northern Egypt and southern Egypt, including all the men who knew that their wives had been burning incense to other gods, and all the women who were standing there, said this to me:

16 Det Ord, som du har talt til os i Herrens Navn, deri ville vi ikke høre dig.

“You are saying that [MTY] Yahweh gave messages to you, but we will not pay any attention to your messages!

17 Men vi ville fuldt og fast holde det Ord, som er udgaaet af vor Mund om at gøre Røgoffer for Himmelens Dronning og udøse Drikofre for hende, saaledes som vi have gjort, vi og vore Fædre, vore Konger øg vore Fyrster, i Judas Stæder og paa Jerusalems Gader; og vi bleve mætte af Brød og havde det godt og saa ingen Ulykke.

We will certainly do everything that we said that we would do. We will burn incense to [worship our goddess Astarte, ] the Queen of Heaven, and we will pour out offerings [of wine] to her, just like we and our ancestors and our kings and [their] officials have [always] done in the streets of Jerusalem and in the [other] towns in Judah. At that time, we had plenty of food, and we were prosperous and we did not have any troubles.

18 Men fra den Tid af, da vi ophørte med at gøre Røgoffer for Himmelens Dronning og udøse Drikofre for hende, have vi Mangel paa alt, og vi ere fortærede ved Sværdet og ved Hungeren.

But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and giving her offerings [of wine], we have had many troubles, and [some of our people] have been killed by [our enemies’] swords and [some have died] from hunger.”

19 Og der vi gjorde Røgoffer for Himmelens Dronning og udøste Drikofre for hende, mon vi da uden vore Mænds Samtykke lavede Kager for hende til at dyrke hende og udøse Drikofre for hende?

And [the women said], “[Furthermore], we burned incense and poured out [wine] offerings to the Queen of Heaven, and we also made small cakes that resembled her idol, to offer to her. But our husbands certainly knew about [and approved of] [RHQ] what we were doing!”

20 Og Jeremias sagde saaledes til hele Folket om de Mænd og om de Kvinder og om alt det Folk, som havde svaret ham saadant:

Then I said to all the men and women who had answered me,

21 Mon ikke de Røgofre, som I bragte i Judas Stæder og paa Jerusalems Gader, I og eders Fædre, eders Konger og eder Fyrster, og Folket i Landet, ere ihukommede af Herren og rundne ham i Tanker?

“Do not think [RHQ] that Yahweh did not know that you and your ancestors and your kings and their officials and all the other people in Judah were burning incense to [worship/honor] idols in the streets of Jerusalem and in the [other] towns in Judah!

22 Og Herren kunde ikke mere fordrage det for eders Idrætters Ondskabs Skyld, for de Vederstyggeligheders Skyld, som I gjorde; og eders Land blev til en Ørk og til en Forfærdelse og til en Forbandelse, saa at ingen bor deri, som det ses paa denne Dag.

It was because Yahweh could no longer endure/tolerate your wicked actions and the detestable things that you were doing that he caused your land to be [a place whose name people say when they] curse someone, a land that is ruined and which has no one living in it. And your land is still like that.

23 Fordi I gjorde Rør gelse, og fordi I syndede imod Herren og hørte ikke Herrens Røst og vandrede ikke i hans Lov og i hans Skikke og i hans Vidnesbyrd, derfor er denne Ulykke vederfaret eder, som det ses paa denne Dag.

It is because you burned incense to [worship/honor] idols and committed [other] sins against Yahweh that you experienced [all] those disasters. It is because you have not obeyed him or his laws and decrees and commandments.”

24 Og Jeremias sagde til alt Folket og til alle Kvinderne: Hører Herrens Ord, al Juda, som er i Ægyptens Land!

[Then] I said to all of them, including the women, “All you [people of] Judah who are [here] in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh.

25 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: I og eders Hustruer talte med eders Mund og udførte det med eders Hænder, idet I sagde: Vi ville fuldt og fast holde vore Løfter, som vi have lovet, om at gøre Røgoffer for Himmelens Dronning og at udøse Drikofre for hende: I opfylde nu eders Løfter og udføre eders Løfter!

This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says [to you Israeli men]: ‘You and your wives have said that you would continue to do what you promised, to burn incense and pour out wine to the [goddess whom you call] the Queen of Heaven. [And you have proved by your actions that you intend to continue to do that]. So go ahead and continue doing what you have promised to do [for her].’

26 Derfor hører Herrens Ord, al Juda, I, som bo i Ægyptens Land! se, jeg har svoret ved mit store Navn, siger Herren: Mit Navn skal ikke mere nævnes i hele Ægyptens Land i nogen Mands Mund af Juda, saa at han siger: Saa sandt den Herre, Herre lever!

But now, all you people from Judah who are [now] living [here] in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh. He says, ‘I have solemnly declared, using my great name, that [soon] none of [you] people from Judah who are here in Egypt will ever again use my name. [There will be none of you who, when you solemnly promise to do something, ] will ever again say, “[I will do it as surely] as Yahweh lives.”

27 Se, jeg er aarvaagen over dem til det onde og ikke til det gode, saa at enhver af Juda, som er i Ægyptens Land, skal fortæres ved Sværdet og ved Hungeren, indtil det er ude med, dem.

Because I will be watching over you, not to cause good things to happen to you but to cause things to happen that will harm you. [Almost] everyone [HYP] from Judah who is [now here] in Egypt will experience being [killed by their enemies’] swords, or dying from famine.

28 Og de, som undkomme fra; Sværdet skulle vende tilbage fra Ægyptens Land til Judas Land, i ringe Tal; og alle de overblevne af Juda, de, som ere komne til Ægyptens Land for at være der som fremmede, skulle forfare, hvis Ord der staar ved Magt, mit eller deres.

[Only a very] few [of you] will not die, and will return to Judah. [When that happens], all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words (were true/were fulfilled), theirs or mine.’

29 Og dette skal være eder Tegnet, siger Herren, at jeg vil hjemsøge eder paa dette Sted, paa det I skulle vide, at mine Ord skulle staa ved Magt over eder til det onde:

And Yahweh [also] says, ‘I will do something that will prove to you that everything that I have said will happen, and that I will punish you [here] in this place.

30 Saa siger Herren: Se, jeg giver Farao Hofra, Kongen af Ægypten, i hans Fjenders Hænder og i deres Haand, som søge efter hans Liv, ligesom jeg gav Zedekias, Judas Konge, i Nebukadnezars, Kongen af Babels, Haand, som var hans Fjende, og som søgte efter hans Liv.

I will cause Hophra, the king of Egypt, to be captured by his enemies who want to kill him, just like I caused King Zedekiah of Judah to be captured by [the soldiers of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.’” [And that is what happened several years later].