Jeremias 9

1 Gid mit Hoved var Vand og mit Øje en Taarekilde! da vilde jeg begræde Dag og Nat mit Folks Datters ihjelslagne.

Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.

2 Gid jeg havde i Ørken et Herberg for vejfarende! da vilde jeg forlade mit Folk og gaa fra dem; thi de ere alle sammen Horkarle, en Forsamling af troløse Folk.

If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.

3 Og de spænde deres Tunge som deres Bue til Løgn, og ikke ved Troskab ere de blevne vældige i Landet; men de gaa fra det ene Onde til det andet; og mig kende de ikke, siger Herren.

“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,”

4 Forvarer eder hver for sin Ven, forlader eder ikke paa nogen Broder; thi hver Broder er fuld af List, og hver Ven vandrer om som en Bagvadsker.

“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.

5 Og de handle bedragelig hver imod sin Ven og tale ikke Sandhed, de have lært deres Tunge at tale Løgn, de have trættet sig med at handle forvendt.

Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.

6 Du bor midt i Bedrageri; i Bedrageri vægre de sig ved at kende mig, siger Herren,

You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,”

7 Derfor, saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Se, jeg vil smelte dem og prøve dem; thi hvorledes skal jeg handle over for mit Folks Datter.

Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?

8 Deres Tunge er en dræbende Pil, der taler Bedrageri; med sin Mund taler enhver Fred med sin Ven, men i sit Hjerte lægger han Snarer for ham.

Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.

9 Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge dem for disse Ting? siger Herren; eller skulde min Sjæl ikke hævne sig paa saadant Folk som dette?

Should I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”

10 Jeg vil opløfte Graad og Klage paa Bjergene og Klagemaal over Græsgangene i Ørken; thi de ere forbrændte, saa ingen gaar over dem, og man ikke hører Lyd af Kvæg, baade Himmelens Fugle og Dyrene de ere bortfløjne, de ere bortgangne.

I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness pasture, for they have been scorched so no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they have gone away.

11 Og jeg vil gøre Jerusalem til en Stenhob, til Dragers Bolig; og jeg vil gøre Judas Stæder til en Ørk, saa at ingen bor der.

“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”

12 Hvo er den Mand, som er viis? han forstaa dette! og til hvem har Herrens Mund talt? han kundgøre det, hvorfor Landet er ødelagt, er forbrændt som en Ørk, saa at ingen gaar igennem det!

Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?

13 Og Herren sagde: Fordi de forlode min Lov, som jeg lagde for deres Ansigt, og ikke hørte paa min Røst og ikke vandrede derefter,

And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.

14 men vandrede efter deres Hjertes Stivhed og efter Baalerne, som deres Fædre lærte dem:

Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”

15 Derfor siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud, saaledes: Se, jeg vil bespise dem, dette Folk med Malurt og give dem besk Vand at drikke.

Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.

16 Og jeg vil adsprede dem iblandt de Hedninger, som hverken de eller deres Fædre kendte, og jeg vil sende Sværdet efter dem, indtil jeg faar gjort Ende paa dem.

I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”

17 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Lægger Mærke dertil og kalder ad Klagekvinder, at de komme, og skikker Bud efter kyndige Kvinder, at de komme;

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.

18 og de skulle skynde sig og opløfte Klagesang over os, og vore Øjne skulle rinde med Graad og vore Øjenlaage strømme med Vand.

Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.

19 Thi der er hørt en Klagerøst fra Zion: Hvor ere vi dog ødelagte! vi ere saare beskæmmede; thi vi have maattet forlade Landet, og de havde omstyrtet vore Boliger.

For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’”

20 Thi hører, I Kvinder! Herrens Ord, og eders Øre modtage hans Munds Ord; og lærer eders Døtre Klagesang, og hver Kvinde lære sin Veninde Klagemaal.

Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD. Open your ears to the word of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail, and one another to lament.

21 Thi Døden er steget ind igennem vore Vinduer, er kommen ind i vore Paladser til at udrydde de spæde Børn, at de ej findes udenfor, de unge Karle, at de ej findes paa Gaderne.

For death has climbed in through our windows; it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the town squares.

22 Tal: Saa siger Herren: Menneskers døde Kroppe skulle ligge som Møg paa Marken og som et Neg efter Høstmanden, hvilket ingen sanker op.

Declare that this is what the LORD says: “The corpses of men will fall like dung upon the open field, like newly cut grain behind the reaper, with no one to gather it.”

23 Saa siger Herren: Den vise rose sig ikke af sin Visdom, og den stærke rose sig ikke af sin Styrke, den rige rose sig ikke af sin Rigdom;

This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

24 men hvo som vil rose sig, rose sig af dette, at han forstaar og kender mig, at jeg er Herren, som gør Miskundhed, Ret og Retfærdighed paa Jorden; thi disse Ting behage mig, siger Herren.

But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth— for I delight in these things,”

25 Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da jeg vil hjemsøge hver omskaaren, som har Forhud:

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:

26 Ægypten og Juda og Edom og Ammohs Børn og Moab og alle dem med rundklippet Haar, som bo i Ørken; thi alle Hedningerne have Forhud, men Israels hele Hus, de have Forhud paa Hjertet.

Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”