Jeremias 50
1 Det Ord, som Herren talte imod Babel, imod Kaldæernes Land, ved Profeten Jeremias.
The word that the LORD spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.
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.
“Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and don’t conceal; say, ‘Babylon has been taken, Bel is disappointed, Merodach is dismayed! Her images are disappointed. Her idols are dismayed.’
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.
For a nation comes up out of the north against her, which will make her land desolate, and no one will dwell in it. They have fled. They are gone, both man and animal.
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.
“In those days, and in that time,” says the LORD, “the children of Israel will come, they and the children of Judah together; they will go on their way weeping, and will seek the LORD their God.
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 inquire concerning Zion with their faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, and join yourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not 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 have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have caused them to go astray. They have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill. They have forgotten their resting place.
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 who found them have devoured them. Their adversaries said, ‘We are not guilty, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of righteousness, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’
8 Flyr midt ud af Babel, og drager ud af Kaldæernes Land, og værer som Bukke foran en Hjord!
“Flee out of the middle of Babylon! Go out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the male goats before the flocks.
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.
For, behold, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they will set themselves in array against her. She will be taken from there. Their arrows will be as of an expert mighty man. None of them will return in vain.
10 Og Kaldæa skal blive til Rov; alle, som der tage Rov, skulle mættes, siger Herren.
Chaldea will be a prey. All who prey on her will be satisfied,” says 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.
“Because you are glad, because you rejoice, O you who plunder my heritage, because you are wanton as a heifer that treads out the grain, and neigh as strong horses,
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.
your mother will be utterly disappointed. She who bore you will be confounded. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
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 the LORD’s wrath she won’t be inhabited, but she will be wholly desolate. Everyone who goes by Babylon will be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
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.
Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, all you who bend the bow; shoot at her. Spare no arrows, for 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 against her all around. She has submitted herself. Her bulwarks have fallen. Her walls have been thrown down, for it is the vengeance of the LORD. Take vengeance on her. As she has done, do to her.
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.
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest. For fear of the oppressing sword, they will each return to their own people, and they will each flee to their own land.
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.
“Israel is a hunted sheep. The lions have driven him away. First, the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his 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.
Therefore the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have 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 bring Israel again to his pasture, and he will feed on Carmel and Bashan. His soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in 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.
In those days, and in that time,” says the LORD, “the iniquity of Israel will be sought for, and there will be none, also the sins of Judah, and they won’t be found; for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.
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 up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod. Kill and utterly destroy after them,” says the LORD, “and do according to all that I have commanded you.
22 Der er Krigslyd i Landet og stor Forstyrrelse.
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
23 Hvorledes er hele Jordens Hammer afhugget og sønderbrudt? hvorledes er Babel bleven til en Forfærdelse iblandt Folkene?
How the hammer of the whole earth is cut apart and broken! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!
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.
I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, Babylon, and you weren’t aware. You are found, and also caught, because you have 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.
The LORD has opened his armory, and has brought out the weapons of his indignation; for the Lord, GOD of Armies, has a work to do in the land of the Chaldeans.
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 against her from the farthest border. Open her storehouses. Cast her up as heaps. Destroy her utterly. Let nothing of her be left.
27 Myrder alle dens Okser; de stige ned til Slagtning! ve dem! thi deres Dag er kommen, deres Hjemsøgelses Tid.
Kill all her bulls. Let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them! For their day has come, the time of their visitation.
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 those who flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of 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 together the archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp against her all around. Let none of it escape. Pay her back according to her work. According to all that she has done, do to her; for she has been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.
30 Derfor skulle dens unge Karle falde paa dens Gader, og alle dens Krigsmænd skulle udryddes paa den Dag, siger Herren.
Therefore her young men will fall in her streets. All her men of war will be brought to silence in that day,” says 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.
“Behold, I am against you, you proud one,” says the Lord, GOD of Armies; “for your day has come, the time that I will visit 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.
The proud one will stumble and fall, and no one will raise him up. I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour all who are around him.”
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.
The LORD of Armies says: “The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together. All who took them captive hold them fast. They refuse 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.
Their Redeemer is strong. The LORD of Armies is his name. He will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants 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 on the Chaldeans,” says the LORD, “and on the inhabitants of Babylon, on her princes, and on her 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 on the boasters, and they will become fools. A sword is on her mighty men, and they will be dismayed.
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 on their horses, on their chariots, and on all the mixed people who are in the middle of her; and they will become as women. A sword is on her treasures, and they will be robbed.
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 is on her waters, and they will be dried up; for it is a land of engraved images, and they are mad over idols.
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.
Therefore the wild animals of the desert with the wolves will dwell there. The ostriches will dwell therein. It will be inhabited no more forever, neither will it be lived in from generation to generation.
40 Ligesom Gud har omstyrtet Sodoma og Gomorra og dens Naboer, siger Herren, saa skal ingen bo der og intet Menneskebarn opholde sig der.
As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and its neighbor cities,” says the LORD, “so no man will dwell there, neither will any son of man live therein.
41 Se, et Folk kommer fra Norden, ja et stort Folk, og mange Konger skulle rejse sig fra det yderste af Jorden.
“Behold, a people comes from the north. A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
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 take up bow and spear. They are cruel, and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea. They ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter 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 of them, and his hands become feeble. Anguish has taken hold of him, pains as of 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?
Behold, the enemy will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will suddenly make them run away from it. Whoever is chosen, I will appoint him over it, for who is like me? Who will appoint me a time? Who is the shepherd who can stand before 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.
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD that he has taken against Babylon; and his purposes that he has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they will drag them away, even the little ones of the flock. Surely he will make their habitation desolate over them.
46 Ved Rygtet, at Babel er indtaget, bæver Jorden, og et Skrig høres iblandt Folkene.
The earth trembles at the noise of the taking of Babylon. The cry is heard among the nations.
