Jeremias 46
1 Herrens Ord, som kom til Profeten Jeremias, imod Hedningerne.
This is the word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
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:
For Egypt: “This is about the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt that was at Carchemish by the Euphrates river. This was the army that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:
3 Bereder smaa Skjolde og store Skjolde, og kommer frem til Striden.
Get the small shields and the large shields ready, and go forward to fight.
4 Spænder Hestene for og stiger op paa Hestene, og stiller eder frem med Hjelme paa; polerer Spydene, ifører eder Panserne!
Put the harness on the horses; mount up on the horses and take your stand with your helmets on; polish the spears and put on your armor.
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.
What am I seeing here? They are filled with terror and are running away, for their soldiers are defeated. They are running for safety and are not looking back. Terror is all around—this is Yahweh's declaration—
6 Den lette skal ikke undfly, og den vældige ikke undkomme; imod Nord, ved Bredden af Floden Eufrat, snuble de og falde.
the swift cannot run away, and the soldiers cannot escape. They stumble in the north and fall beside the Euphrates River.
7 Hvo er denne, der stiger op som Nilen, hvis Vande bølge som Floderne?
Who is this who rises like the Nile, whose waters toss up and down like 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 rises like the Nile, like rivers of water that rise and fall. Egypt says, 'I will go up and I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.
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.
Go up, horses. Be angry, you chariots. Let the soldiers go out, Cush and Put, men skillful with a shield, and Ludim, men skillful at bending their bows.'
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.
That day will be the day of vengeance for the Lord Yahweh of hosts, and he will avenge himself on his foes. The sword will devour and be satisfied. It will drink its fill of their blood. For there will be a sacrifice to the Yahweh Lord of hosts in the northern land by the Euphrates River.
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 to Gilead and obtain medicine, virgin daughter of Egypt. It is useless that you put much medicine on yourself. There is no cure for you.
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 your disgrace. The earth is filled with your laments, for soldier stumbles against soldier; both of them fall together.”
13 Det Ord, som Herren talte til Profeten Jeremias, om at Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, skulde komme at slaa Ægyptens Land:
This is the word that Yahweh told Jeremiah the prophet when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came and attacked 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.
“Announce in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes. 'Take your station and prepare yourself, for the sword will devour those around you.'
15 Hvorfor ere dine mægtige slagne ned? de holdt ikke Stand, thi Herren stødte dem ned.
Why are your mighty ones face-down on the ground? They will not stand, because I, Yahweh, have pushed them to the ground.
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 increases the numbers of those who stumble. Each soldier falls against the next one. They are saying, 'Get up. Let us go home. Let us go back to our own people, to our native land. Let us leave this sword that is beating us down.'
17 Der raabte de: Farao, Kongen af Ægypten, er et Bulder; han lod den bestemte Tid gaa forbi.
They proclaimed there, 'Pharaoh the king of Egypt is only a noise, one who has let his opportunity slip away.'
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—declares the King, whose name is Yahweh of hosts— someone will come like Mount Tabor and Mount Carmel by the sea.
19 Skaf dig Rejsetøj, du Indbyggerske, Ægyptens Datter I thi Nof skal blive øde og opbrændes, saa at ingen skal bo deri.
Pack for yourselves baggage to carry into exile, you who live in Egypt. For Memphis will become a waste, it will lie in ruins and no one will live there.
20 Ægypten er en saare dejlig Kvie; Fordærvelse fra Norden kommer, den kommer.
Egypt is a very beautiful young cow, but a stinging insect is coming from the north. It is coming.
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.
The hired soldiers in her midst are like a fattened bull, but they will also turn away and run away. They will not stand together, for the day of their disaster is coming against them, the time of their punishment.
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.
Egypt hisses like a snake and crawls away, for her enemies are marching against her. They are going toward her like woodcutters with axes.
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 will cut down the forests—this is Yahweh's declaration—although it is very dense. For the enemies will be more numerous than locusts, unable to be counted.
24 Ægyptens Datter er beskæmmet, hun er given i Nordens Folks Haand.
The daughter of Egypt will be made ashamed. She will be given into the hand of people from 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.
Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, says, “See, I am about to punish Amon of Thebes, Pharaoh, Egypt and her gods, her kings the Pharaohs, and those who trust in them.
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.
I am giving them into the hand of the ones seeking their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his servants. Then after this Egypt will be inhabited as in previous days—this is Yahweh's declaration.
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 you, my servant Jacob, do not fear. Do not be dismayed, Israel, for see, I am about to bring you back from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Then Jacob will return, find peace, and be secure, and there will be no one to terrify him.
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.
You, my servant Jacob, do not fear—this is Yahweh's declaration—for I am with you, so I will bring complete destruction against all the nations where I scattered you. But I will not destroy you completely. Yet I will discipline you justly and will certainly not leave you unpunished.”
