Jeremias 7

1 Det Ord, som kom fra Herren til Jeremias, der han sagde:

The word that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH, saying,

2 Stil dig i Herrens Hus's Port, og du skal udraabe der dette Ord og sige: Hører Herrens Ord, alle I af Juda! I, som gaa ind ad disse Porte, for at tilbede Herren!

“Stand in the gate of the house of YHWH, and you have proclaimed this word there, and have said, Hear a word of YHWH, all you of Judah, who are coming in at these gates, to bow before YHWH.”

3 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Bedrer eders Veje og eders Idrætter, saa vil jeg lade eder bo paa dette Sted.

Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: “Amend your ways, and your doings, And I cause you to dwell in this place.

4 Forlader eder ikke paa løgnagtige Ord, naar de sige: Herrens Tempel, Herrens Tempel, Herrens Tempel er her!

Do not trust for yourselves To the words of falsehood, saying, The temple of YHWH! The temple of YHWH! These [are] the temple of YHWH!

5 Men dersom I alvorligt bedre eders Veje og eders Idrætter, og dersom I gøre Ret imellem Mand og hans Næste,

For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, If you thoroughly do judgment Between a man and his neighbor,

6 og I ej gøre den fremmede, den faderløse og Enken Vold og ej udøse uskyldigt Blod paa dette Sted og ej vandre efter andre Guder, eder til Ulykke:

You do not oppress sojourner, fatherless, and widow, And innocent blood is not shed in this place, And [you] do not walk after other gods, for evil to yourselves,

7 Da vil jeg lade eder bo paa dette Sted, i Landet, som jeg gav eders Fædre, altid og evindelig.

Then I have caused you to dwell in this place, In the land that I gave to your fathers, From age even to age.

8 Se, I forlade eder paa løgnagtige Ord, som intet gavne.

Behold, you are trusting for yourselves On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit.

9 Skulde I stjæle, slaa ihjel og bedrive Hor og sværge falskelig og gøre Røgelse for Baal og vandre efter fremmede Guder, som I ikke kende,

Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood, and giving incense to Ba‘al, And going after other gods whom you did not know.

10 og saa komme og staa for mit Ansigt i dette Hus, som er kaldet efter mit Navn, og sige: Vi ere frelste for at kunne gøre alle disse Vederstyggeligheder?

And you have come in and stood before Me, In this house on which My Name is called, And have said, We have been delivered, In order to do all these abominations.

11 Mon dette Hus, som er kaldet efter mit Navn, i eders Øjne er blevet en Røverhule? ja, jeg, se, jeg har set det, siger Herren.

Has this house, On which My Name is called, Been a den of burglars in your eyes? Even I, behold, have seen,” A declaration of YHWH.

12 Thi gaar dog til mit Sted, som var i Silo, hvor jeg lod mit Navn bo i Begyndelsen, og ser, hvad jeg har gjort ved det for mit Folk Israels Ondskabs Skyld.

“But go now to My place that [is] in Shiloh, Where I caused My Name to dwell at first, And see that which I have done to it, For the wickedess of My people Israel.

13 Og nu, fordi I gøre alle disse Gerninger, siger Herren, og jeg talte til eder tidligt og ideligt, og I hørte ikke, og jeg kaldte ad eder, og I svarede ikke:

And now, because of your doing all these works,” A declaration of YHWH, “And I speak to you, rising early and speaking, And you have not listened, And I call you, and you have not answered,

14 Saa vil jeg gøre ved dette Hus, som er kaldet efter mit Navn, og paa hvilket I forlade eder, og ved det Sted, som jeg gav eder og eders Fædre, ligesom jeg har gjort ved Silo.

I also have done to the house on which My Name is called, In which you are trusting, And to the place that I gave to you, and to your fathers, As I have done to Shiloh.

15 Og jeg vil bortkaste eder fra mit Ansigt, ligesom jeg bortkastede alle eders Brødre, Efraims hele Sæd.

And I have cast you from before My face, As I have cast out all your brothers, The whole seed of Ephraim.

16 Og du, du maa ikke bede for dette Folk og ikke opløfte Skrig eller Bøn for dem og ikke trænge ind paa mig med Forbøn; thi jeg hører dig ikke.

And you do not pray for this people, Nor lift up crying and prayer for them, Nor intercede with Me, for I do not hear you.

17 Ser du ikke, hvad de gøre i Judas Stæder og paa Jerusalems Gader?

Are you not seeing what they are doing In cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem?

18 Børnene sanke Træ og Fædrene tænde Ilden, og Kvinderne ælte Dejg for at lave Kager til Himmelens Dronning, og de udøse Drikoffer for andre Guder for at gøre mig Fortræd.

The sons are gathering wood, And the fathers are causing the fire to burn, And the women are kneading dough, To make cakes to the queen of the heavens, And to pour out drink-offerings to other gods, So as to provoke Me to anger.

19 Monne de gøre mig Fortræd dermed? siger Herren; monne de ikke gøre sig selv Fortræd, til deres Ansigters Bluelse?

Are they provoking Me to anger?” A declaration of YHWH, “Is it not themselves, For the shame of their own faces?”

20 Derfor siger den Herre, Herre saaledes: Se, min Vrede og min Harme er udøst over dette Sted, over Mennesker og over Dyr og over Træer paa Marken og over Landets Frugt; og den skal brænde og ikke udslukkes.

Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: “Behold, My anger and My fury is poured out on this place, On man, and beast, and on tree of the field, And on fruit of the ground, And it has burned, and it is not quenched.”

21 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Lægger eders Brændofre til eders Slagtofre, og æder Kødet!

Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: “Add your burnt-offerings to your sacrifices and eat flesh.

22 Thi jeg har ikke talt med eders Fædre, ej heller befalet dem paa den Dag, jeg udførte dem af Ægyptens Land, angaaende Brændoffer og Slagtoffer.

For I did not speak with your fathers, Nor did I command them in the day of My bringing them out of the land of Egypt, Concerning the matters of burnt-offering and sacrifice,

23 Men denne Ting har jeg befalet dem og sagt: Hører paa min Røst, saa vil jeg være eders Gud, og I skulle være mit Folk; og I skulle vandre paa hver en Vej, som jeg befaler eder, at det maa gaa eder vel.

But this thing I commanded them, saying, Listen to My voice, And I have been to you for God, And you are to Me for a people, And have walked in all the way that I command you, So that it is well for you.

24 Men de hørte ikke og bøjede ikke deres Øre, men de vandrede i deres Raad, i deres onde Hjertes Stivhed; og de gik tilbage og ikke fremad.

And they have not listened, nor inclined their ear, And they walk in the counsels, [And] in the stubbornness, of their evil hearts, And are backward and not forward.

25 Fra den Dag, der eders Fædre udgik af Ægyptens Land, indtil denne Dag sendte jeg til eder alle mine Tjenere, Profeterne, dagligt, tidligt og ideligt.

Even from the day when your fathers Went out of the land of Egypt until this day, I send all My servants the prophets to you, Daily rising early and sending,

26 Men de hørte mig ikke og bøjede ikke deres Øre; men de forhærdede deres Nakke; de gjorde det værre end deres Fædre.

And they have not listened to Me, Nor inclined their ear—and they harden their neck, They have done evil above their fathers.

27 Og du skal tale til dem alle disse Ord, men de skulle ikke høre dig; og du skal kalde ad dem, men de skulle ikke svare dig.

And you have spoken all these words to them, And they do not listen to you, And you have called to them, And they do not answer you.

28 Og du skal sige til dem: Dette er det Folk, som ikke hører paa Herrens, deres Guds Røst og ej annammer Tugt; Troskaben er gaaet til Grunde og forsvunden af deres Mund.

And you have said to them: This [is] the nation that has not listened, To the voice of its God YHWH, Nor have they accepted instruction, Steadfastness has perished, Indeed, it has been cut off from their mouth.

29 Afklip din Haarprydelse og kast den bort, og opløft et Klagemaal paa de nøgne Høje; thi Herren har forkastet og forladt den Slægt, som hans Fortørnelse er imod.

Cut off your crown, and cast [it] away, And lift up lamentation on high places, For YHWH has rejected, And He leaves the generation of His wrath.

30 Thi Judas Børn have gjort det, som er ondt for mine Øjne, siger Herren; de have sat deres Vederstyggeligheder i det Hus, som er kaldet efter mit Navn, til at besmitte det.

For the sons of Judah Have done evil in My eyes,” A declaration of YHWH, “They have set their abominations in the house On which My Name is called—to defile it,

31 Og de have bygget Tofeths Høje, som ere i Ben-Hinnoms Dal, for at opbrænde deres Sønner og Døtre i Ilden, hvilket jeg ikke har budet, og hvad ej heller er kommet mig i Tanke.

And have built the high places of Tophet, That [are] in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, To burn their sons and their daughters with fire, Which I did not command, Nor did it come up on My heart.

32 Derfor se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, at man ikke skal kalde det mere Tofeth og Ben-Hinnoms Dal, men Morderdal; og de skulle begrave i Tofeth af Mangel paa Plads.

Therefore, behold, days are coming,” A declaration of YHWH, “And it is no longer said, The Tophet, And, Valley of the Son of Hinnom, But, Valley of the Slaughter, And they have buried in Tophet—without place.

33 Og dette Folks døde Kroppe skulle være til Føde for Himmelens Fugle og Dyrene paa Jorden, og der skal ingen skræmme dem bort.

And the carcass of this people has been for food To a bird of the heavens, and to a beast of the earth, And there is none troubling.

34 Og jeg vil lade Fryds Røst og Glædes Røst, Brudgoms Røst og Bruds Røst ophøre fra Judas Stæder og fra Gaderne i Jerusalem; thi Landet skal være øde.

And I have caused to cease from cities of Judah, And from streets of Jerusalem, The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, Voice of bridegroom, and voice of bride, For the land becomes a desolation!”