Jeremias 6
1 Flyr, I Benjamins Børn! midt ud af Jerusalem, og blæser i Trompeten i Tekoa, og oprejser en Bavn over Beth-Kerem; thi en Ulykke lader sig se af Norden og en stor Forstyrrelse.
Run and hide, descendants of Benjamin, get out of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa; light a signal fire in Beth-haccherem, for disaster and terrible destruction is arriving from the north.
2 Den dejlige, den yppige, Zions Datter ødelægger jeg.
Even though she is pretty and delightful, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion.
3 Til hende skulle Hyrder og deres Hjorde komme; de slaa Telte op trindt omkring imod hende; hver afgræsser sit Stykke.
“Shepherds” and their “flocks” will come to attack her; they will set up their tents all around her, each one looking after his own.
4 Helliger en Krig imod hende! staar op, og lader os drage op om Middagen; ve os! thi Dagen hælder, og Aftenens Skygger udstrække sig.
They get ready for battle against her, saying, “Come on, we'll attack at noon! Oh no, the day is almost over, the evening shadows are growing long.
5 Staar op, og lader os drage op om Natten og ødelægge hendes Paladser.
Come on, we'll attack at night instead and destroy her fortresses!”
6 Thi saa sigen den Herre Zebaoth: Afhugger Træerne, og opkaster en Vold imod Jerusalem; dette er den Stad, som bliver hjemsøgt, der er Undertrykkelse i den overalt.
This is what the Lord Almighty says: Cut down the trees and make a siege ramp to use against Jerusalem. This city needs to be punished because it's full of people mistreating one another.
7 Som en Brønd lader sit Vand udvælde, saa lader hun sin Ondskab udvælde; Vold og Ødelæggelse høres i den, for mit Ansigt er der stedse Saar og Slag.
Like a spring gushing out water, so she pours out her evil. The sounds of violence and abuse echo inside her. I see people sick and wounded everywhere.
8 Lad dig advare, Jerusalem! at mit Hjerte ikke skal rive sig løs fra dig; at jeg ikke skal gøre dig til en Ødelæggelse, et Land, som ingen bor udi.
I'm warning you, people of Jerusalem, I'm going to give up on you in disgust. I will destroy you and leave your country uninhabited.
9 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Som paa Vinstokken skulle de holde Efterhøst paa det overblevne af Israel; før din Haand tilbage som den, der afplukker Vindruer til Kurvene.
This is what the Lord Almighty says: Even those left in Israel will be taken, just as grapes left on a vine are taken by the one harvesting the grapes who checks the branches again.
10 For hvem skal jeg tale og vidne, saa at de høre? se, deres Øren have Forhud, og de kunne ikke give Agt; se, Herrens Ord blev dem til Spot, de have ikke Lyst til det.
Who can I give this warning to? Who's going to listen to me? Can't you see that they refuse to listen? They can't hear what I'm saying. See how offensive the Lord's message is to them. They don't like it at all.
11 Men af Herrens Vrede er jeg fuld, jeg er træt af at holde den tilbage: Udøs den over de spæde Børn paa Gaden og over alle de unge Karles lønlige Forsamling; thi baade Mand og Kvinde, den gamle og den, som har fyldt sine Dage, skulle gribes.
But as for me, I'm full of the Lord's anger; I have a hard time keeping it in. The Lord replies, Pour it out on children in the street, and on groups of young people, because both husband and wife are going to be captured—it's everyone, and it doesn't matter how old they are.
12 Og deres Huse skulle tilfalde andre, Agre og Kvinder til Hobe; thi jeg vil udrække min Haand over Landets Indbyggere, siger Herren.
Their houses will be given to others, their fields and wives too, because I'm going to punish everyone living in this country, declares the Lord.
13 Thi fra den mindste af dem indtil den største af dem tragter enhver efter Vinding, og fra Profet og indtil Præst lægge de alle Vind paa Løgn.
Everyone cheats because they're greedy, poor and rich alike. Even prophets and priests—they are all dishonest liars!
14 Og de lægede mit Folks Datters Brøst, som om det var en let Sag, idet de sagde: Fred! Fred! dog der var ikke Fred.
They give my wounded people first aid, but they don't really care about them. They tell them, “Don't worry! We have peace!” even as war approaches.
15 De ere blevne til Skamme; thi de gjorde Vederstyggelighed; dog skamme de sig aldeles ikke og vide ikke at være skamfulde; derfor skulle de falde iblandt dem, som falde, den Tid, naar jeg vil hjemsøge dem, skulle de snuble, siger Herren.
Were they ashamed of the disgusting things they did? No, they weren't ashamed at all, they couldn't even blush. So they will fall just like the others, when I punish them; they will drop down dead, says the Lord.
16 Saa sagde Herren: Staar paa Vejene og ser til, og spørger om de gamle Stier, hvor den gode Vej mon være, og vandrer paa den, og I skulle finde Rolighed for eders Sjæl; men de sagde: Vi ville ikke gaa.
This is what the Lord says: Go and stand where the roads divide, and look. Find out which are the old paths. Ask, “What's the right way?” Then follow it and you'll be content. But you refused, saying, “We won't go that way!”
17 Jeg har og sat Vægtere over eder, giver Agt paa Trompetens Lyd; men de sagde: Vi ville ikke give Agt.
I put watchmen in charge of you and told you, make sure you listen for the trumpet call warning you of danger. But you answered, “We won't listen!”
18 Derfor hører, I Hedninger! og forstaa, du Menighed! de Ting, der ske iblandt dem.
So now you other nations can listen and find out what's going to happen to them.
19 Hør, du Jord! se, jeg fører Ulykke over dette Folk, deres Tankers Frugt; thi de gave ikke Agt paa mine Ord, og min Lov, den forkastede de.
Earth, you listen too! I am bringing disaster down on this people, the end result of what they themselves planned. It's because they paid no attention to what I said, and rejected my instructions.
20 Hvortil skal der bringes mig Virak fra Seba og den gode Kalmus fra et langt bortliggende Land? eders Brændofre ere ikke behagelige, og eders Slagtofre tækkes mig ikke.
What's the point of offering me frankincense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a far-away land? I don't accept your burnt offerings; I'm not pleased with your sacrifices.
21 Derfor, saa siger Herren: Se, jeg vil sætte Stød for dette Folk; og Fædre og Børn til Hobe skulle støde sig paa dem, Naboen og hans Ven skulle omkomme.
So this is what the Lord says: I'm going to put blocks in front of these people to trip them up. Fathers and sons will fall down dead, friends and neighbors too.
22 Saa siger Herren: Se, der skal komme et Folk af et Land imod Nord, og et stort Folk skal rejses Ira det yderste af Jorden.
This is what the Lord says: Look! An army is invading from the north; a powerful nation is getting ready to attack all the way from the ends of the earth.
23 De skulle føre Bue og Glavind, det er et grumt Folk, og de 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, du Zions Datter!
They pick up their bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. Their war-cries are like the sea roaring, and they ride horses lined up ready to attack you, Daughter of Zion.
24 Vi have hørt Rygtet derom, vore Hænder ere blevne slappe; Angest har betaget os, ja, en Smerte som hendes, der føder.
The people reply, “We've heard the news, and our hands are limp with shock! We're overcome with agony, suffering pain like a woman in labor.
25 Gak ikke ud paa Ageren, og gak ikke ad Vejen; thi Fjenden har sit Sværd, der er Rædsel; trindt omkring.
Don't go to the field! Don't walk down the road! The enemy is armed with swords! Terror is everywhere!”
26 O, mit Folks Datter! ombind dig med Sæk, og vælt dig i Asken, anstil Sorg, som for den eneste Søn, en saare bitter Klage; thi Ødelæggeren skal komme hastelig over os.
Oh my people, put on sackcloth and roll around in ashes. Mourn and cry bitterly like you would for an only son, because the destroyer will come down on you suddenly.
27 Jeg har sat dig til et Vagttaarn iblandt mit Folk, til en Befæstning, at du skal kende og prøve deres Vej.
Jeremiah, I have made you a tester of metals so you can test my people as if they were metal, so you can know what they're made of and how they act.
28 De ere alle aldeles modvillige og vandre om som Bagvadskere, de ere Kobber og Jern; de ere alle sammen fordærvede.
They're all stubborn rebels going around talking slander. They are hard as bronze and iron; they are all corrupt.
29 Pusteren blæser, Blyet er fortæret af Ild, man har forgæves smeltet og smeltet; thi de onde ere ikke udskilte.
The bellows in the refiner's furnace blow powerfully, burning away the lead. But this refining is pointless, because the wicked are not purified.
30 Forkastet Sølv kalder man dem; thi Herren har forkastet dem.
They are identified as impure silver to be rejected, because the Lord has rejected them.
