Jeremias 51
1 Saa siger Herren: Se, jeg rejser imod Babel og imod Indbyggerne i mine Modstanderes Midte et ødelæggende Vejr.
Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will raise up, over Babylon and over its inhabitants, who have lifted up their heart against me, something like a pestilent wind.
2 Og jeg vil sende tremmede til Babel, og de skulle kaste den som med Kasteskovl og gøre deres Land tomt; thi de skulle være imod den trindt omkring paa Ulykkens Dag.
And I will send winnowers into Babylon, and they will winnow her, and they will demolish her land. For they will overwhelm her from every side in the day of her affliction.
3 Imod den, som spænder Bue, spænde Buespænderen sin Bue, og imod den, som ophøjer sig i sit Panser; og sparer ikke dens unge Karle, ødelægger al dens Hær!
Let him who draws the bow, not draw his bow. And let him who wears armor, not rise up. Do not spare her young men. Destroy her entire military.
4 Og der skal falde saarede i Kaldæernes Land og gennemstungne paa dens Gader.
And the slain will fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and the wounded in its regions.
5 Thi Israel og Juda ere ikke efterladte i Enkestand af deres Gud, af den Herre Zebaoth; thi hines Land er fuldt af Skyld imod Israels Hellige.
Yet Israel and Judah have not been widowed by their God, the Lord of hosts, though their land has been filled with transgression against the Holy One of Israel.
6 Flyr midt ud af Babel og redder hver sit Liv, at I ikke omkomme for dens Misgernings Skyld! thi dette er Herrens Hævns Tid, han betaler den efter Fortjeneste.
Flee from the midst of Babylon! And let each one save his own life. Do not be silent about her iniquity. For it is the time of revenge from the Lord. He himself will repay her, in her turn.
7 Babel var et Guldbæger i Herrens Haand, den har gjort hele Verden drukken; Folkene have drukket af dens Vin, derfor tabte Folkene Besindelsen.
Babylon is a gold cup in the hand of the Lord, inebriating the entire earth. The nations have drunk from her wine, and therefore they have staggered.
8 Babel er hastelig falden og knust; hyler over den, henter Balsam til dens Saar; maaske kunde den læges.
Suddenly, Babylon has fallen and been crushed. Wail over her! Take a balm to her pain, if perhaps she may be healed.”
9 Vi vilde have lægt Babel, men den blev ikke lægt; forlader den, og lader os drage hver til sit Land; thi dens Dom naar til Himmelen og hæver sig til Skyerne.
“We would have cured Babylon, but there is no cure. Let us abandon her, and let each one of us go to his own land. For her judgment has reached even to the heavens, and has been lifted up even to the clouds.
10 Herren har udført vor retfærdige Sag; kommer og lader os i Zion fortælle Herrens, vor Guds, Gerning.
The Lord has brought forth our justices. Come and let us describe in Zion the work of the Lord our God.”
11 Skærper Pilene, samler Tallet af Skjolde fuldt; Herren har opvakt Mediens Kongers Aand; thi hans Tanke imod Babel staar til at ødelægge den; thi det er Herrens Hævn, Hævnen for hans Tempel.
Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers. The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. And his mind is against Babylon, so that he may destroy her. For this is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.
12 Opløfter Banner imod Babels Mure, holder stærk Vagt, sætter Vagtposter ud, beskikker Baghold; thi Herren har baade besluttet og udført det, som han har talt imod Babels Indbyggere.
Upon the walls of Babylon, lift up a sign. Increase the watch! Rouse the watchmen! Prepare ambushes! For the Lord has planned and has accomplished all that he has spoken, against the inhabitants of Babylon.
13 Du, som bor ved de store Vande, og som er mægtig ved Liggendefæ! din Ende er kommen, din Gerrigheds Maal.
You who live above many waters, rich in treasures: your end has arrived, your measure has been cut short.
14 Den Herre Zebaoth har svoret ved sig selv: Jeg skal visselig fylde dig med Mennesker, som var det Græshopper, og de skulle indbyrdes synge Frydesang over dig.
The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself, saying: “For I will fill you with men as with locusts, and they will sing a rhythmic chant against you.”
15 Han er den, som skabte Jorden ved sin Kraft, beredte Jorderige ved sin Visdom og udbredte Himmelen ved sin Forstand.
The One who made the earth by his strength, who prepared the world by his wisdom, and who stretched out the heavens by his prudence:
16 Naar Røsten lyder, ved hvilken han lader Vandenes Mangfoldighed komme i Himmelen, da lader han Dunster opstige fra det yderste af Jorden; han gør Lynene til Regn og fører Vejret ud af sine Gemmer.
when he utters his voice, the waters will be multiplied in the heavens. The One who lifts up the clouds from the ends of the earth: he has turned lightning into rain, and he has brought forth wind from his storehouses.
17 Hvert Menneske bliver ufornuftigt og uden Forstand, hver Guldsmed er beskæmmet for det udskaarne Billedes Skyld; thi hans støbte Billeder ere Bedrageri, og der er ikke Aand i dem.
Each man has become foolish before his own knowledge. Each sculptor has been confounded by his own sculpture. For what he has formed of them is a lie, and there is no spirit in them.
18 De ere Forfængelighed, et bedragerisk Værk; til den Tid, naar de blive hjemsøgte, skulle de gaa til Grunde.
They are empty works, deserving of ridicule. In the time of their visitation, they will perish.
19 Ikke som disse er Jakobs Del; thi han er den, som har dannet alle Ting, og [Israel er] hans Arvs Stamme; Herre Zebaoth er hans Navn.
The portion of Jacob is not like their portion. For the One who made all things is his portion, and Israel is the scepter of his inheritance. The Lord of hosts is his name:
20 Du har været mig en Hammer og Krigsvaaben; og jeg har knust Folkefærd ved dig og ødelagt Riger ved dig.
“For me, you strike together the instruments of war; and with you, I will strike together nations; and with you, I will scatter the kingdoms.
21 Og jeg har knust Hesten og dens Rytter ved dig; og jeg har knust Vognene og deres Styrere ved dig.
And with you, I will strike together the horse and his rider; and with you, I will strike together the chariot and its rider.
22 Og jeg har knust Mand og Kvinde ved dig og knust gammel og ung ved dig og knust Ungkarl og Jomfru ved dig.
And with you, I will strike together man and woman; and with you, I will strike together the old man and the boy; and with you, I will strike together the young man and the virgin.
23 Og jeg har knust Hyrde og hans Hjord ved dig og knust Agerdyrker og hans Spand Øksne ved dig og knust Statholdere og Fogeder ved dig.
And with you, I will strike together the pastor and his flock; and with you, I will strike together the farmer and his yoke of oxen; and with you, I will strike together military leaders and civil leaders.
24 Men jeg vil betale Babel og alle Kaldæas Indbyggere al deres Ondskab, som de have gjort i Zion, for eders Øjne, siger Herren.
And I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all their evil that they have done in Zion, before your eyes, says the Lord.
25 Se, jeg vil imod dig, du ødelæggende Bjerg, siger Herren, du, som ødelægger al Jorden! og jeg vil udrække min Haand over dig og vælte dig ned ad Klipperne og vil gøre et udbrændt Bjerg af dig;
Behold, I am against you, you pestilent mountain, says the Lord, for you are corrupting the entire earth. And I will extend my hand over you, and I will roll you down from the rocks, and I will make you into a burning mountain.
26 og man skal ikke tage en Sten til et Hjørne eller en Sten til en Grundvold fra dig; men du skal blive til evigt øde Stæder, siger Herren.
And they will not take from you a stone for the corner, nor a stone for the foundations. Instead, you will be destroyed unto eternity,” says the Lord.
27 Opløfter Banner i Landet, blæser i Trompeten iblandt Folkene, vier Folkene til Kamp imod den, kalder Ararats, Minnis og Askenas's Riger frem imod den; beskikker Høvedsmænd imod den, fører Heste op som surrende Græshopper!
Lift up a sign in the land! Sound the trumpet among the nations! Sanctify the nations against her. Announce against her the kings of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Number against her Taphsar. Lead in the horse, like the stinging locust.
28 Vier Folkefærd til Kamp imod den, Kongerne af Medien, dets Fyrster og alle dets Fogeder og hele dets Herredømmes Land.
Sanctify the nations against her: the kings of Media, their military leaders, and all their civil leaders, and the entire land under their authority.
29 Og Landet bævede og vaandede sig i Smerte; thi fast imod Babel staa Herrens Tanker om at gøre Babels Land til en Ørk, at ingen skal bo der.
And the earth will be shaken and will be disturbed. For the plan of the Lord against Babylon will awaken, so that he may make the land of Babylon desolate and uninhabitable.
30 De vældige i Babel lode af at stride, de bleve i Befæstningerne, deres Styrke svandt bort, de bleve til Kvinder; man opbrændte dens Boliger, dens Portstænger bleve sønderbrudte.
The strong ones of Babylon have ceased to do battle. They have lived in fortresses. Their health has been devoured, and they have become like women. Her tabernacles have been set ablaze; her bars have been broken.
31 Løber løber imod Løber og Bud imod Bud for at forkynde Kongen i Babel, at hans Stad er indtagen fra alle Sider,
Runner will go forth to meet runner, and messenger will meet messenger, so as to tell the king of Babylon that his city has been captured, from one end to the other,
32 og at Færgestederne ere besatte, og at man har afbrændt Sivene med Ild, og at Krigsmændene ere forfærdede.
and that the fords were seized in advance, and that the marshes have been burned with fire, and that the men of war have been set in disarray.
33 Thi saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Babels Datter er ligesom et Logulv til den Tid, man træder det fast; endnu en liden Stund, og dens Høsts Tid skal komme.
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor. This is the time of her threshing. A little while longer, and the time of her harvest will arrive.”
34 Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, aad os, sønderknuste os, stillede os hen som et tomt Kar, opslugte os som en Drage, fyldte sin Bug med vore kostelige Retter; han fordrev os.
“Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has consumed me, has devoured me. He has made me like an empty vessel. He has swallowed me like a dragon. He has filled his belly with my tender ones, and he has cast me out.
35 „Den Vold, mig er sket og mit Kød, komme over Babel”, sige Zions Indbyggere, og „mit Blod komme over Kaldæas Indbyggere”, siger Jerusalem.
This iniquity is against me, and so my flesh is upon Babylon,” says the habitation of Zion. “And my blood is upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,” says Jerusalem.
36 Derfor, saa siger Herren: Se, jeg vil udføre din Sag og fuldkomme din Hævn, og jeg vil gøre dens Hav tørt og dens Kilde vandløs.
Because of this, thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will judge your case, and I will avenge your vengeance, and I will make her sea into a desert, and I will dry up her spring.
37 Og Babel skal blive til Stenhobe, Dragers Bolig, Forfærdelse og Spot, at ingen skal bo der.
And Babylon will become a tumult, the habitation of dragons, an astonishment, and a hissing, because there is no inhabitant.
38 De brøle til Hobe som unge Løver; de knurre som Løveunger.
They will roar together, like lions, they will shake their manes, like young lions.
39 Jeg vil gøre dem et Gæstebud, naar de ere blevne hede, og jeg vil gøre dem drukne, paa det de skulle fryde sig; men de skulle sove den evige Søvn og ikke opvaagne, siger Herren.
In their heat, I will give them a drink, and I will inebriate them, so that they become drowsy, and sleep an everlasting sleep, and do not rise up, says the Lord.
40 Jeg vil føre dem ned som Lam til at slagtes som Vædre med Bukke.
I will lead them away, like lambs to the slaughter, and like rams with young goats.
41 Hvorledes er Sesak indtaget, og den, som var hele Jordens Pris, erobret! hvorledes er Babel bleven til en Forfærdelse iblandt Folkene!
How was Sesac captured, and how was the renowned one of all the earth seized? How has Babylon become an astonishment among the nations?
42 Havet er gaaet op over Babel; den er skjult af dets brusende Bølger.
The sea has ascended over Babylon; she has been covered by the multitude of its waves.
43 Dens Stæder ere blevne til en Forfærdelse, et tørt Land og en øde Mark; et Land, i hvilket ingen Mand bor, og hvor intet Menneskebarn gaar over.
Her cities have become an astonishment, an uninhabited and desolate land, a land in which no one may live, nor may a son of man pass through it.
44 Og jeg vil hjemsøge Bel i Babel og uddrage det, som han har opslugt, af hans Mund, og Folkene skulle ikke mere strømme til ham; ogsaa Babels Mur er falden.
And I will visit against Bel in Babylon, and I will cast from his mouth what he has swallowed. And the nations will no longer flow together before him. For even the wall of Babylon will also fall.
45 Drager midt ud deraf, mit Folk! og redder hver sit Liv for Herrens brændende Vrede;
Go forth from her midst, my people, so that each one may save his life from the wrath of the fury of the Lord.
46 og ser til, at eders Hjerte ikke forsager, og at I ikke frygte ved det Rygte, som høres i Landet, og naar der kommer et Rygte i det ene Aar og derefter et Rygte i det andet Aar, og der er Vold i Landet, Hersker imod Hersker.
For otherwise, your heart may faint, and you may be afraid at the news that is heard in the land. And the news will arrive within a year, and after that year more news will arrive. And iniquity will be in the land, and one ruler will be over another ruler.
47 Derfor se, de Dage komme, da jeg vil hjemsøge de udskaarne Billeder i Babel, og dens hele Land skal blive til Skamme, og alle dens saarede skulle falde i dens Midte.
Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, when I will visit against the graven images of Babylon. And her entire land will be confounded, and all her slain will fall in her midst.
48 Og Himmelen og Jorden og alt, hver, der er i dem, skal synge med Fryd over Babel; thi fra Norden skulle dens Ødelæggere komme, siger Herren.
And the heavens and the earth, and all the things that are in them, will give praise over Babylon. For despoilers will approach her from the north, says the Lord.
49 Ligesom Babel var Aarsag til, at der faldt ihjelslagne i Israel, saa skal der af Babel falde saarede i det ganske Land.
And in the manner that Babylon has caused the slain to fall in Israel, so the slain of Babylon will fall over the entire earth.
50 I, som ere undkomne fra Sværdet, drager bort, staar ikke stille; kommer Herren i Hu fra det fjerne, og lader Jerusalem ligge eder paa Hjerte.
You who have fled from the sword, approach, do not stand still. Remember from afar the Lord, and let Jerusalem rise up in your heart.
51 „Vi vare beskæmmede, thi vi maatte høre Forhaanelse; Skam bedækkede vore Ansigter, thi fremmede vare komne over Herrens Hus's Helligdomme”.
We have been confounded, for we heard reproach. Shame has covered our faces, for strangers have overwhelmed the holiness of the house of the Lord.
52 Derfor se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, at jeg vil hjemsøge dens udskaarne Billeder, og de saarede skulle jamre sig i hele dens Land.
Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will visit against her graven images, and within all her land the wounded will groan.
53 Vilde Babel end stige op i Himmelen og gøre sin Magts høje Bolig utilgængelig, skal der fra mig dog komme Ødelæggere over den, siger Herren.
If Babylon were to ascend to heaven, and establish her strength on high, her despoilers would go forth from me, says the Lord.”
54 Et Skrig høres fra Babel og en stor Forstyrrelse fra Kaldæernes Land.
A voice of outcry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
55 Thi Herren ødelægger Babel og lader dens høje Røst høre op; og deres Bølger skulle bruse som store Vande, og Bulderet af deres Røst skal lyde højt.
For the Lord has despoiled Babylon, and he has perished the great voice from her. And their wave will make a sound like many waters. Their voice has uttered a noise.
56 Thi der er kommen en Ødelægger over den, over Babel, og dens vældige ere fangne, deres Buer ere brudte; thi Herren er Gengældelsens Gud, som visselig betaler.
For the despoiler has overwhelmed her, that is, Babylon, and her strong ones have been apprehended, and their bow has been weakened. For the Lord, the powerful revenger, will certainly repay.
57 Og jeg vil gøre dens Høvedsmænd og dens vise, dens Statholdere og dens Fogeder og dens Helte drukne, og de skulle sove den evige Søvn og ikke vaagne op, siger Kongen, hvis Navn er Herre Zebaoth.
“And I will inebriate her leaders, and her wise ones, and her military rulers, and her civil rulers, and her strong ones. And they will sleep an everlasting sleep, and they will not awaken,” says the King: the Lord of hosts is his name.
58 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Babels brede Mur skal sløjfes aldeles, og dens høje Porte opbrændes med Ild; og Folkestammer skulle have arbejdet for intet, og Folkefærd for intet, og de skulle være blevne matte.
Thus says the Lord of hosts: “That very wide wall of Babylon will be utterly overturned, and her exalted gates will be burned with fire, and the labors of the people will be as nothing, and the labors of the nations will be sent into the fire and will perish.”
59 Det Ord, som Profeten Jeremias befalede Seraja, Nerias Søn, Mahasejas Sønnesøn, der han drog til Babel med Zedekias, Judas Konge, i hans Regerings fjerde Aar; thi Seraja var Hofmester ved Kongens Rejser.
The word that Jeremiah, the prophet, instructed to Seraiah, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he traveled with king Zedekiah into Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was the leader of the prophets.
60 Og Jeremias optegnede al den Ulykke, som skulde komme over Babel, i en særskilt Bog, alle disse Ord, som vare skrevne om Babel.
And Jeremiah wrote in one book all the evil that was to overwhelm Babylon; all these words were written against Babylon.
61 Og Jeremias sagde til Seraja; Naar du kommer til Babel, da se til, og læs alle disse Ord,
And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: “When you will enter into Babylon, and you will see and read all these words,
62 og sig: Herre! du har talt imod dette Sted, om at udslette det, at der ikke skal være nogen, som bor der, hverken Menneske eller Dyr; thi det skal blive til evige Ørkener.
you will say: ‘O Lord, you have spoken against this place so that you may destroy it, so that there would not be anyone, from man even to beast, who may live in it, and so that it may be desolate forever.’
63 Og det skal ske, naar du er færdig med at oplæse denne Bog, da skal du binde en Sten ved den og kaste den midt i Eufrat.
And when you will have completed reading this book, you will tie a stone to it, and you will cast it into the midst of the Euphrates.
64 Og du skal sige: Saa skal Babel synke og ikke komme op formedelst den Ulykke, som jeg lader komme over den; og de skulle blive matte. — Hertil gaa Jeremias's Ord.
And you will say: ‘So shall Babylon be submerged! And she will not rise up before the face of the affliction that I will lead over her. And she will be broken.’” The words of Jeremiah thus far.
