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 about through the streets of Jerusalem, and see, and consider, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can fins a man that executeth judgement, and seeketh faith: and I will be merciful unto it.
2 Og om de end sige: Saa vist som Herren lever, saa sværge de dog falskelig.
And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear 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, thy eyes are upon truth: thou hast struck them, and they have not grieved: thou hast bruised them, and they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than the rock, and they have refused to return.
4 Men jeg sagde: Det er vel kun de ringe! de handle daarligt, fordi de ikke kende Herrens Vej, deres Guds Ret;
But I said: Perhaps these are poor and foolish, that know not the way of the Lord, the judgement 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 therefore to the great men, and I will speak to them: for they known the way of the Lord, the judgement of their God: and behold these have together broken the yoke more, and have burst the bonds.
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.
Wherefore a lion out of the wood hath slain them, a wolf in the evening, hath spoiled them, a leopard watcheth for their cities: every one that shall go out thence shall be taken, because their transgressions are multiplied, their rebellions are strengthened.
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.
How can I be merciful to thee? thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not gods: I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and rioted in the harlot’s house.
8 De ere blevne som velfodrede ustyrlige Heste, hver vrinsker ad sin Næstes Hustru.
They are become as amorous horses and stallions, every one neighed 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?
Shall I not visit for these things, sayeth the Lord? and shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?
10 Stiger op paa dens Mure og fordærver, men gører ikke aldeles Ende paa den; borttager dens Ranker, thi de ere ikke Herrens.
Scale down the walls thereof, and throw them down, but do not utterly destroy: take away the branches thereof, because they are not the Lord’s.
11 Thi Israels Hus og Judas Hus have været helt troløse imod mig, siger Herren.
For the house of Israel, and the house of Juda have greatly transgressed against me, saith the Lord.
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 denied the Lord, and said, It is not he: and the evil shall not come upon us: we shall not see the sword and famine.
13 Og Profeterne skulle blive til Vind, og der er ingen, som taler i dem; saaledes skal det ske dem.
The prophets have spoken in the wind, and there was no word of God in them: these things therefore shall 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.
Thus saith the Lord the God of hosts: Because you have spoken this word, behold I will make my words in thy mouth as fire, and this people as wood, and it shall devour them.
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 will bring upon you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: a strong nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou shalt not know, nor understand what they say.
16 dets Kogger er som en aaben Grav; de ere alle sammen Kæmper.
Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all valiant.
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.
And they shall eat up thy corn, and thy bread: they shall devour thy sons, and thy daughters: they shall eat up thy flocks, and thy herds: they shall eat thy vineyards, and thy figs: and with the sword they shall destroy thy strong cities, wherein thou trustest.
18 Men ogsaa i disse Dage, siger Herren, vil jeg ikke aldeles gøre Ende paa eder.
Nevertheless in those days, saith the Lord, I will not bring you to utter destruction.
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 if you shall say: why hath the Lord our God done all these things to us? thou shalt say to them: As you have forsaken me, and served a strange god in your own land, so shall you serve strangers in a land that is not your own.
20 Kundgører dette i Jakobs Hus, og lader det høres i Juda, saa der siges:
Declare ye this to the house of Jacob, and publish it in Juda, saying:
21 Hør dog dette, du taabelige og uforstandige Folk; de have Øjne og se ikke, de have Øren og høre ikke.
Hear, O foolish people, and without understanding: who have eyes, and see not: and ears, and hear not.
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.
Will not you then fear me, saith the Lord: and will you not repent at my presence? I have set the sand a bound for the sea, an everlasting ordinance, which it shall not pass over: and the waves thereof shall toss themselves, and shall not prevail: they shall swell, and shall not pass over it.
23 Men dette Folk har et modvilligt og genstridigt Hjerte; de afvege og gik bort.
But the heart of this people is become hard of belief and provoking, they are revolted 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.
And they have not said in their heart: let us fear the Lord our God, who giveth us the early and the latter rain in due season: who preserveth for us the fullness of the yearly harvest.
25 Eders Misgerninger have forvendt disse Ting, og eders Synder have holdt det gode borte fra eder.
Your iniquities have turned these things away, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
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 found wicked men, that lie in wait as fowlers, setting snares and traps 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.
As a net is full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit: therefore are they become great and enriched.
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 are grown gross and fat: and have most wickedly transgressed my words. They have not judged the cause of the widow, they have not managed the cause of the fatherless, they have not judged the judgement of the poor.
29 Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge for disse Ting? siger Herren, skulde ikke min Sjæl hævne sig paa saadant Folk som dette?
Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?
30 Forskrækkelige og gruelige Ting ske i Landet;
Astonishing and wonderful things have been done 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 prophesied falsehood, and the priests clapped their hands: and my people loved such things: what then shall be done in the end thereof?
