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 waters, and my eyes a spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the 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.
Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, that I might leave my people and go from them! For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
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 tongue, as their bow, for falsehood. They have grown strong in the land, but not for truth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don’t know me,” says Yahweh.
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.
“Everyone beware of his neighbor, and don’t trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go around like a slanderer.
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.
Friends deceive each other, and will not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves committing iniquity.
6 Du bor midt i Bedrageri; i Bedrageri vægre de sig ved at kende mig, siger Herren,
Your habitation is in the middle of deceit. Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says Yahweh.
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 Yahweh of Armies says, “Behold, I will melt them and test them; for how should I deal with 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 tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart, he waits to ambush him.
9 Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge dem for disse Ting? siger Herren; eller skulde min Sjæl ikke hævne sig paa saadant Folk som dette?
Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on a nation such 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 weep and wail for the mountains, and lament for the pastures of the wilderness, because they are burned up, so that no one passes through; Men can’t hear the voice of the livestock. Both the birds of the sky and the animals have fled. They are gone.
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.
“I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling place of jackals. 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 wise enough to understand this? Who is he to whom the mouth of Yahweh has spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
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,
Yahweh says, “Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in my ways,
14 men vandrede efter deres Hjertes Stivhed og efter Baalerne, som deres Fædre lærte dem:
but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart and after the Baals, which 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 Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with 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 also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.”
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;
Yahweh of Armies says, “Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come. Send for the skillful women, that they may come.
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 make haste and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears and our eyelids gush out with waters.
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 a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, ‘How we are ruined! We are greatly confounded because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.’”
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.
Yet hear Yahweh’s word, you women. Let your ear receive the word of his mouth. Teach your daughters wailing. Everyone teach her neighbor a lamentation.
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 come up into our windows. It has entered into our palaces to cut off the children from outside, and the young men from the streets.
22 Tal: Saa siger Herren: Menneskers døde Kroppe skulle ligge som Møg paa Marken og som et Neg efter Høstmanden, hvilket ingen sanker op.
Speak, “Yahweh says, “‘The dead bodies of men will fall as dung on the open field, and as the handful after the harvester. No one will gather them.’”
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;
Yahweh says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory 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 glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for I delight in these things,” says Yahweh.
25 Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da jeg vil hjemsøge hver omskaaren, som har Forhud:
“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh:
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, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”
