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.
Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and notice, and search in its broad places, if ye can find one man, if there be one that executeth justice, that searcheth for truth: and I will pardon it.
2 Og om de end sige: Saa vist som Herren lever, saa sværge de dog falskelig.
And though they say, “As the Lord liveth!” surely they only swear to a falsehood.
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, are not thy eyes [directed] to the truth? thou didst strike them, but they felt it not; thou didst make an end of them, [yet] they refused to accept correction: they made their faces harder than a rock, they 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;
Yet I myself thought, Oh these are but poor; they are foolish; for they knew not the way of the Lord, the ordinance 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 had better go unto the great men, and let me speak with them; for these surely know the way of the Lord, the ordinance of their God; but these altogether have broken the yoke, burst the bands.
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 slayeth them the lion out of the forest, the wolf of the deserts wasteth them, the leopard lieth in wait against their cities: every one that cometh out thence shall be torn in pieces; because many are their transgressions, very numerous are their backslidings.
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 shall I for this pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by those that are not gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlot's house.
8 De ere blevne som velfodrede ustyrlige Heste, hver vrinsker ad sin Næstes Hustru.
As robust horses they rose by times in the morning: every one neighed after the wife of his neighbor.
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 for these things inflict punishment? saith the Lord: and shall on a nation such as this my soul not be avenged?
10 Stiger op paa dens Mure og fordærver, men gører ikke aldeles Ende paa den; borttager dens Ranker, thi de ere ikke Herrens.
Scale ye her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: remove her young shoots; for 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 Judah have dealt very treacherously 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, “He existeth not; nor will evil come over us; and the sword and famine shall we not see.
13 Og Profeterne skulle blive til Vind, og der er ingen, som taler i dem; saaledes skal det ske dem.
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them:” thus shall it be done unto 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 thus hath said the Lord the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth to be a fire, and this people 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;
Lo, I will bring over you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is a most ancient nation, a nation whose language thou wilt not know, and thou wilt not understand what they speak.
16 dets Kogger er som en aaben Grav; de ere alle sammen Kæmper.
Their quiver is as an open sepulchre: 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.
And they shall consume thy harvest, and thy bread; they shall consume thy sons and thy daughters; they shall consume thy flocks and thy herds; they shall consume thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall depopulate thy fortified cities, those wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
18 Men ogsaa i disse Dage, siger Herren, vil jeg ikke aldeles gøre Ende paa eder.
Nevertheless even in those days, saith the Lord, will I 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 it shall come to pass, when ye will say, For what reason hath the Lord our God done all these things unto us? that thou shalt say unto them, In the same manner as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
20 Kundgører dette i Jakobs Hus, og lader det høres i Juda, saa der siges:
Announce this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
21 Hør dog dette, du taabelige og uforstandige Folk; de have Øjne og se ikke, de have Øren og høre ikke.
Do now hear this, O sottish people, who have no heart; who have eyes, and see not; who have 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 ye not fear me? saith the Lord; will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand as a bound for the sea by an everlasting law, which it can never pass over? and though the waves thereof be upheaved, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
23 Men dette Folk har et modvilligt og genstridigt Hjerte; de afvege og gik bort.
But this people hath a stubborn and a rebellious heart: they have departed [from the right] and have gone their way.
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 now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, the early and the latter rain, in its season: the appointed weeks of the harvest doth he ever preserve for us.
25 Eders Misgerninger have forvendt disse Ting, og eders Synder have holdt det gode borte fra eder.
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden what is good 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 there are found among my people wicked men: they lie in wait, as he that layeth snares; they set a trap, they 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 coop is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore are they become great, and grown 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 are grown fat, they are stout; yea, they surpass even the deeds of the wicked: they pronounce no [just] sentence, the sentence of the fatherless, that they might prosper; and the cause of the needy do they not judge.
29 Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge for disse Ting? siger Herren, skulde ikke min Sjæl hævne sig paa saadant Folk som dette?
shall I not for these things inflict punishment? saith the Lord: or shall on a nation such as this my soul not be avenged?
30 Forskrækkelige og gruelige Ting ske i Landet;
An astonishing and horrible thing is committed 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 bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so; but what will ye do in the end thereof?
