Jeremias 50
1 Det Ord, som Herren talte imod Babel, imod Kaldæernes Land, ved Profeten Jeremias.
This is the Lord's message that he told Jeremiah the prophet to give about Babylon and the country of Babylonia.
2 Kundgører det iblandt Folkene, og lader det høres, og opløfter Banner, lader det høres, dølger det ej! siger: Babel er indtaget, Bel er beskæmmet, Merodak er knust, dens Billeder ere beskæmmede, dens Afguder ere knuste.
Tell everyone the news! Hold up a sign and shout it out, don't hold back! Tell them, Babylon has fallen! Her god Bel is humiliated; the power of her god Marduk is broken; all Babylon's idols are humiliated and their power is broken.
3 Thi et Folk fra Norden er draget op imod den, dette skal gøre dens Lande øde, og der skal ikke være nogen, som bor deri; baade Mennesker og Kvæg ere blevne flygtige, ere dragne bort.
A northern nation will come and attack her and turn the country into a wasteland. No one will live there—both people and animals will desert it.
4 I de Dage og paa den Tid, siger Herren, skulle Israels Børn komme, de og Judas Børn med hverandre; de skulle gaa frem med Graad og søge Herren deres Gud.
That's the time when the people of Israel and Judah will join together, weeping as they go to worship the Lord their God, declares the Lord.
5 De skulle spørge efter Zion, ad Vejen did ere deres Ansigter vendte: Kommer og slutter eder til Herren med en evig Pagt, som ikke skal glemmes.
They will ask the way to Zion, and start going in that direction. They will arrive and commit themselves to the Lord in an everlasting agreement that won't ever be forgotten.
6 Mit Folk var fortabte Faar, deres Hyrder havde forført dem, de havde drevet dem bort til Bjergene; de droge fra Bjerge til Høje, de glemte, hvor de havde haft Leje.
My people are sheep that are lost, led astray by their shepherds, making them wander aimlessly in the mountains. They go from place to place in the mountains and hills, forgetting where they used to rest.
7 Alle de, som fandt dem, aade dem op, og deres Fjender sagde: Vi have ingen Skyld; fordi de have syndet imod Herren, Retfærdigheds Bolig, ja, imod Herren, deres Fædres Forhaabning.
All those who came across them attacked them. Their enemies declared, “We're not to blame! They're the ones who sinned against the Lord, their true resting place; the Lord who was the hope of their forefathers.”
8 Flyr midt ud af Babel, og drager ud af Kaldæernes Land, og værer som Bukke foran en Hjord!
Run away from the city of Babylon; get away from the country of Babylonia! Lead the way like the male goats that lead the flock.
9 Thi se, jeg opvækker og fører op imod Babel en Samling af store Folkeslag fra Nordenland, og de skulle ruste sig imod den; ved dem skal den indtages; deres Pile ere som en forstandig Helt, der ikke vender tilbage med uforrettet Sag.
Look! I'm assembling a coalition of strong northern nations who will come and attack Babylon. They will line up in battle against her; she will be conquered from the north. Their arrows will be like the best warriors—they don't miss!
10 Og Kaldæa skal blive til Rov; alle, som der tage Rov, skulle mættes, siger Herren.
Babylonia will be plundered—everyone who plunders her will have plenty of loot, declares the Lord.
11 Thi I glædede eder; thi I frydede eder, da I plyndrede min Arv; thi I sprang omkring som en Kalv, der tærsker, og vrinskede som de vælige Heste.
Though for now you Babylonians celebrate and sing triumphantly as you plunder my special people, though for now you jump around like a frisky young cow treading out the grain, and neigh like stallions,
12 Eders Møder er saare beskæmmet, hun, som fødte eder, er bleven til Skamme; se, hun er bleven det sidste af Folkene, en Ørk, et tørt Sted og en øde Mark.
you are going to bring shame on your mother, you are going to disgrace the one who gave birth to you. Watch as she becomes the least important of all the nations, a wilderness, a dry desert land.
13 For Herrens Vredes Skyld skal den ikke være beboet, men helt vorde øde; alle, som gaa forbi Babel, skulle forskrækkes og spotte over alle dens Plager.
Because of Lord's angry punishment, she will be deserted, completely desolate. Everyone who passes by will be horrified at what has happened to Babylon, and sneer at all her wounds.
14 Ruster eder imod Babel trindt omkring den, skyder imod den, alle I, som spænde Bue! sparer ikke paa Pile; thi den har syndet imod Herren.
All you archers, line up ready for battle around Babylon. Shoot at her! Don't save your arrows, because she has sinned against the Lord.
15 Raaber med Glæde over den trindt omkring, den har overgivet sig, dens Grundpiller ere faldne, dens Mure ere nedbrudte; thi dette er Herrens Hævn, hævner eder paa den; som den har gjort, saa gører ved den!
Shout war-cries against her from every side! She holds up her hands in surrender. Her towers have collapsed; her walls are demolished. This is the Lord paying her back, so you too can pay her back—do the same to her as she did to others.
16 Udrydder Sædemanden af Babel og den, som fører Seglen i Høstens Tid! de skulle vende sig om, hver til sit Folk, for Ødelæggelsens Sværd, og fly hver til sit Land.
Stop the sower from sowing in the country of Babylon, and stop the harvester swinging the sickle to reap the grain. Under the threat of the enemies' swords, everyone runs home to their own people, they go back to where they came from.
17 Israel er som adspredte Lam, Løver have fordrevet ham; først aad Kongen af Assyrien ham, og til sidst har Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, afgnavet hans Ben.
The Israelites are a flock that's been chased and scattered by lions. The first on the attack was the king of Assyria; then lastly Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon crushed their bones.
18 Derfor, saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Se, jeg hjemsøger Kongen af Babel og hans Land, ligesom jeg har hjemsøgt Kongen af Assyrien.
So this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I'm going to punish the king of Babylon and his country just like I punished the king of Assyria.
19 Og jeg vil føre Israel tilbage til hans Græsgang, og han skal græsse paa Karmel og Basan; og hans Sjæl skal mættes paa Efraims Bjerg og i Gilead.
I will lead the Israelites back to their pasturelands, to feed on Carmel and Bashan, to satisfy their appetites on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.
20 I de Dage og paa den Tid, siger Herren, skal Israels Misgerning søges, men ikke være mere, og Judas Synder, men de skulle ikke findes; thi jeg vil tilgive den, som jeg lader blive tilbage.
This will be when the guilt and the sins of Israel and Judah will be looked for, but none will be found, because I will forgive those people who remain that I'm looking after, declares the Lord.
21 Drag op imod Landet „Dobbelgenstridighed‟, og imod Indbyggerne i „Hjemsøgelsens‟ Stad; ødelæg og lys i Band efter dem, siger Herren, og gør efter alt det, som jeg har budt dig!
Go and attack the land of Merathaim, and the people living in Pekod. Kill them with swords, set them apart for destruction, along with everything they leave behind. Make sure you do everything I have ordered you to do, declares the Lord.
22 Der er Krigslyd i Landet og stor Forstyrrelse.
The noise of battle is heard in the country, the noise of terrible destruction.
23 Hvorledes er hele Jordens Hammer afhugget og sønderbrudt? hvorledes er Babel bleven til en Forfærdelse iblandt Folkene?
See how the hammer of the whole earth is lying broken in pieces in the ground! The nations look with horror on what Babylon has become!
24 Jeg stillede Snare for dig, og du er ogsaa fanget, Babel! og du vidste det ikke; du er funden, ja greben, thi imod Herren har du indladt dig i Strid.
Babylon, I set a trap for you, and you were caught before you realized it. You were hunted down and captured because you fought against the Lord.
25 Herren har opladt sit Rustkammer og udtaget sin Vredes Vaaben; thi en Gerning i Kaldæernes Land er der for Herren, den Herre Zebaoth.
In his anger the Lord opened his armory to bring out his weapons, for this is what the Lord God Almighty is doing in the country of Babylonia.
26 Kommer imod den, alle til Hobe, oplader dens Kornhuse, kaster, hvad der er, op i Dynger, og lyser det i Band; intet blive tilovers for den!
Come and attack her from every side! Open her granaries; collect the loot you take from her like piles of grain. Set her apart for destruction; don't leave any survivors.
27 Myrder alle dens Okser; de stige ned til Slagtning! ve dem! thi deres Dag er kommen, deres Hjemsøgelses Tid.
Kill all her young bulls with the sword; let them be slaughtered. What a disaster for them, because their time has come when they're punished.
28 Man hører Røsten af dem, som fly og ere undkomne fra Babels Land for at kundgøre udi Zion Herrens, vor Guds, Hævn, Hævnen for hans Tempel.
(Listen to the refugees and survivors who have returned from Babylonia, announcing in Zion, “The Lord our God is paying them back for what happened to his Temple.”)
29 Kalder de vældige, alle dem, som spænde Bue, frem imod Babel, slaar Lejr om den trindt omkring, lader ingen undkomme, betaler den efter dens Gerning, gører imod den efter alt det, som den gjorde; thi den har handlet hovmodigt imod Herren, imod Israels Hellige.
Call up the archers to attack Babylon, yes, all of them! Completely surround her—don't let anyone escape. Pay her back for what she's done, because in her pride she defied the Lord, Israel's Holy One.
30 Derfor skulle dens unge Karle falde paa dens Gader, og alle dens Krigsmænd skulle udryddes paa den Dag, siger Herren.
As a result her young men will be killed in the streets; all her soldiers will die that day, declares the Lord.
31 Se, jeg vil imod dig, „dit Hovmod!‟ siger Herren, den Herre Zebaoth; thi din Dag er kommen, den Tid, paa hvilken jeg vil hjemsøge dig.
Watch out, because I'm against you, you arrogant people! declares the Lord God Almighty. Your time has come when I will punish you.
32 Og „Hovmod‟ skal snuble og falde, og ingen skal oprejse det; og jeg vil antænde en Ild i dets Stæder, og den skal fortære alt, hvad der er trindt omkring det.
You arrogant people will trip and fall. Nobody will be there to pick you up. I'm going to set fire to your towns and burn up everything around you.
33 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Fortrykte ere Israels Børn og Judas Børn tilsammen; og alle de, som toge dem fangne, holde paa dem, de vægre sig ved at lade dem fare.
This is what the Lord Almighty says: The people of Israel and Judah are being mistreated. All who captured them are holding onto them, refusing to let them go.
34 Men deres Genløser er stærk, Herre Zebaoth er hans Navn; han skal visselig udføre deres Sag, paa det han kan bringe Jorden Ro, men Indbyggerne i Babel Uro.
But the one who rescues them is powerful; the Lord Almighty is his name. He will defend them and their cause, so he may bring peace on earth, but trouble to the people of Babylon.
35 Sværd! frem imod Kaldæerne, siger Herren, og imod Indbyggerne i Babel og imod dens Fyrster og imod dens vise!
A sword is raised to attack the Babylonians, declares the Lord, ready to attack those who live in Babylon, and her officials and wise men.
36 Sværd! frem imod Løgnerne, og de maa blive til Daarer! Sværd! frem imod dens vældige, at de maa knuses!
A sword is raised to attack her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is raised to attack her soldiers, and they will be terrified.
37 Sværd! frem ifnod dens Heste og imod dens Vogne og imod hele den Hob af alle Haande Folk, som er midt udi den, at de maa blive til Kvinder! Sværd! frem imod dens Skatte, at de maa røves!
A sword is raised to attack her horses and chariots, along with all the foreign soldiers with her, and they will become like frightened women. A sword is raised to attack her stores of treasure, and they will be plundered.
38 Tørke I kom imod dens Vande, at de maa borttørres! thi det er de udskaarne Billeders Land, og de rose sig som afsindige af deres Skræmmebilleder.
A drought has hit her rivers, and they will dry up. For it's a country full of pagan images. These horrible idols drive their worshipers mad.
39 Derfor skulle Ørkenens Vildt og Ulve bo der og Strudser bo derudi; og den skal ikke ydermere bebos evindelig, og ingen skal bo i den fra Slægt til Slægt.
Consequently desert animals and hyenas will live there, and it will be a home for owls. It will be uninhabited forever—it won't be lived in from one generation to the next.
40 Ligesom Gud har omstyrtet Sodoma og Gomorra og dens Naboer, siger Herren, saa skal ingen bo der og intet Menneskebarn opholde sig der.
In the same way that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, declares the Lord, no one will live there, no one will stay there.
41 Se, et Folk kommer fra Norden, ja et stort Folk, og mange Konger skulle rejse sig fra det yderste af Jorden.
Look! An army is advancing from the north. A great nation and many kings are coming against you from the distant lands.
42 De skulle føre Bue og Glavind, de ere grumme og skulle ikke forbarme sig, deres Røst skal bruse som Havet, og de skulle komme ridende paa Heste, rustede som en Mand til Krig, imod dig, Babels Datter!
They're carrying bows and javelins. They are cruel and merciless. When they shout it's like the sea roaring. They ride on horses and attack in formation against you, people of Babylon.
43 Kongen af Babel har hørt Rygtet om dem, og hans Hænder ere blevne slappe; Angest har betaget ham, en Smerte som hendes, der føder.
The king of Babylon has heard the news and he's terrified. He's overcome with fear, in pain like a woman in labor.
44 Se, han drager op som en Løve fra Jordans Stolthed imod den stedse friske Græsgang; thi i et Øjeblik vil jeg jage dem bort derfra; og hvo er den udvalgte, som jeg vil beskikke over den? thi hvo er som jeg? og hvo kan kræve mig til Regnskab? og hvo er den Hyrde, som kan bestaa for mit Ansigt?
Watch out! I'm going to come like a lion from the tangled undergrowth beside the Jordan to attack the animals grazing the green pasture. In fact I'm going to chase the Babylonians from their land very quickly. Who will I choose to conquer them? Who is like me? Who can challenge me? Which leader could oppose me?
45 Derfor, hører Herrens Raad, som han har besluttet imod Babel, og hans Tanker, som han har tænkt imod Kaldæernes Land: Man skal visselig bortslæbe de smaa Lam af Jorden, og Græsgangen skal forfærdes over dem.
So listen to what the Lord has planned to do to Babylon and the country of Babylonia: Their children will be dragged away like lambs from the flock, and because of them their pasture will become a wasteland.
46 Ved Rygtet, at Babel er indtaget, bæver Jorden, og et Skrig høres iblandt Folkene.
The sound of Babylon's capture will make the earth shake; their cries will be heard throughout the nations.
