Jeremias 46
1 Herrens Ord, som kom til Profeten Jeremias, imod Hedningerne.
The word of Yhwh which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
2 Imod Ægypten, imod Farao-Neko, Kongen af Ægyptens Hær, som stod ved Floden Eufrat fra Karkemis, og som Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, slog i Judas Konge Jojakims, Josias's Søns fjerde Aar:
Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh–necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
3 Bereder smaa Skjolde og store Skjolde, og kommer frem til Striden.
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
4 Spænder Hestene for og stiger op paa Hestene, og stiller eder frem med Hjelme paa; polerer Spydene, ifører eder Panserne!
Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
5 Hvorfor ser jeg dem forfærdede og vigende tilbage, og at deres vældige knuses og ilsomt fly uden at se tilbage? Rædsel trindt omkring, siger Herren.
Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith Yhwh.
6 Den lette skal ikke undfly, og den vældige ikke undkomme; imod Nord, ved Bredden af Floden Eufrat, snuble de og falde.
Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
7 Hvo er denne, der stiger op som Nilen, hvis Vande bølge som Floderne?
Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
8 Ægypten stiger op som Nilen, og Vandene bølge som Floderne; og det sagde: Jeg vil stige op, bedække Landet, ødelægge Stæder og dem, som bo deri.
Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
9 Drager op, I Heste! og raser, I Vogne! og lader de vældige drage ud: Morland og Put, udrustede med Skjold, og Ludierne, de i øvede Bueskytter.
Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
10 Og denne Dag er Herrens, den Herre Zebaoths Hævns Dag, da han vil hævne sig paa sine Modstandere, og Sværdet skal fortære dem, og blive mæt og vædet af deres Blod; thi Herren, den Herre Zebaoth har Slagtoffer i Nordenland ved Floden Eufrat.
For this is the day of the Lord Yhwh of Armies, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord Yhwh of Armies hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
11 Drag op til Gilead og hent Balsam, du Jomfru, Ægyptens Datter! forgæves bruger du megen Lægedom; der er ingen Helbredelse for dig.
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
12 Folkefærd hørte din Skam, og dit Klagemaal fyldte Landet; thi den vældige snublede over den vældige, de faldt begge tilsammen.
The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
13 Det Ord, som Herren talte til Profeten Jeremias, om at Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, skulde komme at slaa Ægyptens Land:
The word that Yhwh spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
14 Kundgører det i Ægypten, og lader det høres i Migdol, og lader det høres i Nof og i Thakpankes; siger: Stil dig frem, lav dig til, thi Sværdet har fortæret, hvad der er trindt omkring dig.
Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.
15 Hvorfor ere dine mægtige slagne ned? de holdt ikke Stand, thi Herren stødte dem ned.
Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because Yhwh did drive them.
16 Han bragte mange til at snuble; den ene faldt endog over den anden, og de sagde: Staar op og lader os vende tilbage til vort Folk og til vort Fædreland, for Ødelæggelsens Sværd.
He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
17 Der raabte de: Farao, Kongen af Ægypten, er et Bulder; han lod den bestemte Tid gaa forbi.
They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.
18 Saa sandt jeg lever, siger Kongen, hvis Navn er Herre Zebaoth: Som Tabor iblandt Bjergene og som Karmel ved Havet, skal han komme.
As I live, saith the King, whose name is Yhwh of Armies, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
19 Skaf dig Rejsetøj, du Indbyggerske, Ægyptens Datter I thi Nof skal blive øde og opbrændes, saa at ingen skal bo deri.
O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
20 Ægypten er en saare dejlig Kvie; Fordærvelse fra Norden kommer, den kommer.
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
21 Ogsaa dets Lejesvende i dets Midte, der ere som fedede Kalve, ogsaa disse vende om, de fly til Hobe, de holde ikke Stand; thi deres Fordærvelses Dag kommer over dem, deres Hjemsøgelses Tid.
Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.
22 Dets Lyd er som Slangens, der bevæger sig frem; thi med en Hær rykke de frem, og med Økser anfalde de det som de, der ville omhugge Træer.
The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
23 De skulle udrydde dets Skov, siger Herren, thi den er uigennemtrængelig; thi de ere flere end Græshopper, og der er ikke Tal paa dem.
They shall cut down her forest, saith Yhwh, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
24 Ægyptens Datter er beskæmmet, hun er given i Nordens Folks Haand.
The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
25 Den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud, siger: Se, jeg hjemsøger Amon fra No og Farao og Ægypten, og dets Guder og dets Konger, ja Farao og dem, som forlade sig paa ham.
Yhwh of Armies, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:
26 Og jeg vil give dem i deres Haand, som søge efter deres Liv, i Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babels, Haand, og i hans Tjeners Haand; og derefter skal det holde sig roligt, ligesom i gamle Dage, siger Herren.
And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith Yhwh.
27 Men du, frygt du ej, min Tjener Jakob, og forfærdes ikke, Israel; thi se, jeg frelser dig fra et langt bortliggende Land og din Sæd fra deres Fangenskabs Land; og Jakob skal komme tilbage og bo stille og roligt, og ingen skal forfærde ham.
But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
28 Frygt du ej, min Tjener Jakob! siger Herren, thi jeg er med dig; thi jeg vil lade det tage en Ende med alle de Folk, til hvilke jeg havde fordrevet dig; men med dig vil jeg ikke lade det tage Ende, men tugte dig med Maade og ikke lade dig slippe aldeles fri.
Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith Yhwh: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
