Jeremias 5
1 Løber omkring paa Gaderne i Jerusalem, og ser dog og kender, og søger paa dens Gader, om I kunne finde nogen, om der er nogen, som gør Ret, som beflitter sig paa Troskab, saa vil jeg tilgive den.
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
2 Og om de end sige: Saa vist som Herren lever, saa sværge de dog falskelig.
Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
3 Herre! monne dine Øjne ikke se efter Troskab? du slog dem, men de følte ingen Smerte; du fortærede dem, de vægrede sig ved at annamme Tugt; de gjorde deres Ansigt haardere end en Klippe, de vægrede sig ved at vende om.
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
4 Men jeg sagde: Det er vel kun de ringe! de handle daarligt, fordi de ikke kende Herrens Vej, deres Guds Ret;
Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
5 jeg vil gaa til de store og tale med dem, thi de vide Herrens Vej, deres Guds Ret; men de havde til Hobe sønderbrudt Aaget, sønderslidt Baandene.
I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.
6 Derfor har en Løve fra Skoven slaget dem, en Ulv fra Ørkenerne ødelægger dem, en Parder vaager og lurer foran deres Stæder, hver den, som gaar ud af dem, sønderrives; thi deres Overtrædelser ere mange, deres Afvigelser ere blevne mangfoldige.
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
7 Hvorfor skulde jeg tilgive dig? dine Børn forlode mig og svore ved det, som ikke er Gud; og jeg lod dem sværge; de bedreve Hor, og til Horehuset trængte de sig sammen.
“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
8 De ere blevne som velfodrede ustyrlige Heste, hver vrinsker ad sin Næstes Hustru.
They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
9 Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge for disse Ting? siger Herren; og skulde ikke min Sjæl hævne sig paa saadant Folk, som dette er?
Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
10 Stiger op paa dens Mure og fordærver, men gører ikke aldeles Ende paa den; borttager dens Ranker, thi de ere ikke Herrens.
Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
11 Thi Israels Hus og Judas Hus have været helt troløse imod mig, siger Herren.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me,”
12 De fornægtede Herren og sagde: Ham er det ikke; og Ulykke skal ikke komme paa os, og Sværd og Hunger skulle vi ikke se.
They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.
13 Og Profeterne skulle blive til Vind, og der er ingen, som taler i dem; saaledes skal det ske dem.
The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them.”
14 Derfor, saa siger Herren, den Gud Zebaoth: Efterdi I sige dette Ord, se, da gør jeg mine Ord i din Mund til Ild, og dette Folk til Træer, og den skal fortære dem.
Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.
15 Se, jeg vil lade komme et Folk langvejsfra over eder, Israels Hus, siger Herren; det er et haardt Folk, det er et Folk, som har været til fra gammel Tid af; et Folk, hvis Tungemaal du ikke kender, og hvis Tale du ikke forstaar;
Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
16 dets Kogger er som en aaben Grav; de ere alle sammen Kæmper.
Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.
17 Og det skal fortære din Høst og dit Brød, det skal fortære dine Sønner og dine Døtre, det skal fortære dine Faar og dine Øksne, det skal fortære dit Vintræ og dit Figentræ; det skal forstyrre dine faste Stæder, som du forlader dig paa, ved Sværdet.
They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”
18 Men ogsaa i disse Dage, siger Herren, vil jeg ikke aldeles gøre Ende paa eder.
“Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.
19 Og det skal ske, naar I sige: Hvorfor gjorde Herren vor Gud alle disse Ting ved os? da skal du sige til dem: Ligesom I forlode mig og tjente de fremmede Guder i eders Land, saaledes skulle I og tjene fremmede i et Land, som ikke er eders.
And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”
20 Kundgører dette i Jakobs Hus, og lader det høres i Juda, saa der siges:
Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:
21 Hør dog dette, du taabelige og uforstandige Folk; de have Øjne og se ikke, de have Øren og høre ikke.
“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
22 Ville I ikke frygte mig, siger Herren, og ikke skælve for mit Ansigt? jeg, som har sat Sand til Havets Grænse, en evig Skik, som det ikke kan overskride; saa at, om dets Bølger end bevæge sig stærkt, de ikke formaa noget, og om de bruse, de dog ikke overskride den.
Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
23 Men dette Folk har et modvilligt og genstridigt Hjerte; de afvege og gik bort.
But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away.
24 Og de sige ikke i deres Hjerte: Lader os dog frygte Herren vor Gud, ham, som giver Regn, baade tidlig Regn og sildig Regn i sin Tid; de til Høsten beskikkede Uger bevarer han os.
They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’
25 Eders Misgerninger have forvendt disse Ting, og eders Synder have holdt det gode borte fra eder.
Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.
26 Thi der findes ugudelige iblandt mit Folk, de lure, som Fuglefængere dukke sig; de have sat Fælder, de ville fange Folk.
For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
27 Som et Fuglebur er fuldt af Fugle, saaledes ere deres Huse fulde af Svig; derfor ere de blevne store og rige.
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
28 De ere blevne fede, de glinse, de strømme over med Ondskabs Ord, de udføre ingen Sag, ja, ikke den faderløses Sag, saa at de sætte den igennem, og de skaffe ikke de fattige Ret.
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
29 Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge for disse Ting? siger Herren, skulde ikke min Sjæl hævne sig paa saadant Folk som dette?
Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
30 Forskrækkelige og gruelige Ting ske i Landet;
A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land.
31 Profeterne spaa Løgn, og Præsterne herske ved deres Haand, og mit Folk elsker saadant; men hvad ville I gøre imod det sidste deraf?
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
