Jeremias 10
1 Hør det Ord, HERREN taler til eder, Israels Hus!
Heare ye the worde of the Lord that he speaketh vnto you, O house of Israel.
2 Saa siger HERREN: Væn eder ikke til Hedningernes Færd og frygt ikke Himmelens Tegn, fordi Hedningerne frygter dem.
Thus saith the Lord, Learne not the way of the heathen, and be not afraid for the signes of heauen, though the heathen be afraid of such.
3 Thi Folkenes Rædsel er Tomhed; thi det er Træ, fældet i Skoven, et Værk, som Haandværkerhænder tilhugger med Økse;
For the customes of the people are vaine: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest (which is the worke of the handes of the carpenter) with the axe,
4 han smykker det med Sølv og Guld og fæster det med Søm og Hammer, saa det ikke vakler.
And another decketh it with siluer, and with golde: they fasten it with nailes, and hammers, that it fall not.
5 De er som et Fugleskræmsel i Agurkhaven og kan ikke tale; de maa bæres, da de ikke kan gaa. Frygt dem ikke, thi de gør intet ondt, saa lidt som de evner at gøre noget godt.
The idoles stande vp as the palme tree, but speake not: they are borne because they cannot go feare them not, for they cannot do euill, neither can they do good.
6 (Din Lige findes ikke, HERRE; stor er du og stort dit Navn i Vælde.
There is none like vnto thee, O Lord: thou art great, and thy name is great in power.
7 Hvo skulde ikke frygte dig, du Folkenes Konge! Thi saadant tilkommer dig; thi blandt alle Folks Vismænd og i alle deres Riger findes ikke din Lige.
Who would not feare thee, O King of nations? for to thee appertaineth the dominion: for among all the wise men of the Gentiles, and in al their kingdomes there is none like thee.
8 Alle sammen er de dumme og Taaber; Afgudernes Lærdom, den er Træ.)
But, altogether they dote, and are foolish: for the stocke is a doctrine of vanitie.
9 Hamret Sølv, indført fra Tarsis, og Guld fra Ofir, et Værk af en Haandværker og Guldsmedens Hænder! De er klædt i violet og rødt Purpur; et Værk af kunstsnilde Folk er de alle.
Siluer plates are brought from Tarshish, and golde from Vphaz, for the worke of the workeman, and the handes of the founder: the blewe silke, and the purple is their clothing: all these things are made by cunning men.
10 Men HERREN er Gud i Sandhed, han er en levende Gud og en evig Konge; for hans Vrede skælver Jorden, og Folkene udholder ikke hans Harme.
But the Lord is the God of trueth: he is the liuing God, and an euerlasting King: at his anger the earth shall tremble, and the nations cannot abide his wrath.
11 Saaledes skal I sige til dem: Guder, der ikke har skabt Himmel og Jord, skal forsvinde fra Jorden og under Himmelen.
(Thus shall you say vnto them, The gods that haue not made the heauens and the earth, shall perish from the earth, and from vnder these heauens)
12 Han skabte Jorden i sin Vælde, grundfæstede Jorderig i sin Visdom, og i sin Indsigt udspændte han Himmelen.
He hath made the earth by his power, and established the worlde by his wisedome, and hath stretched out the heauen by his discretion.
13 Naar han løfter sin Røst, bruser Vandene i Himmelen, og han lader Skyer stige op fra Jordens Ende, faar Lynene til at give Regn og sender Stormen ud af sine Forraadskamre.
Hee giueth by his voyce the multitude of waters in the heauen, and he causeth the cloudes to ascend from the endes of the earth: he turneth lightnings to rayne, and bringeth forth the winde out of his treasures.
14 Dumt er hvert Menneske, uden Indsigt; hver Guldsmed faar Skam af sit Billede; thi hvad han støber, er Løgn, og der er ikke Aand deri;
Euery man is a beast by his owne knowledge: euery founder is confounded by the grauen image: for his melting is but falsehood, and there is no breath therein.
15 Tomhed er de, et daarende Værk; naar deres Hjemsøgelses Tid kommer, er det ude med dem.
They are vanitie, and the worke of errours: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
16 Jakobs Arvelod er ikke som de; thi han har skabt alt, og Israel er hans Arvelods Stamme; Hærskarers HERRE er hans Navn.
The portion of Iaakob is not like them: for he is the maker of all things, and Israel is the rodde of his inheritance: the Lord of hostes is his Name.
17 Tag din Bylt op fra Jorden, du, som sidder belejret!
Gather vp thy wares out of the land, O thou that dwellest in the strong place.
18 Thi saa siger HERREN: Se, denne Gang slynger jeg Landets Indbyggere bort og bringer dem i Trængsel, for at de kan bøde.
For thus sayth the Lord, Beholde, at this time I will throwe as with a sling the inhabitants of the lande, and will trouble them, and they shall finde it so.
19 »Ve mig for min Brøst, mit Saar er svart! Men jeg siger: «Det er min Smerte, den vil jeg bære.»
Wo is me for my destruction, and my grieuous plague: but I thought, Yet it is my sorow, and I will beare it.
20 Mit Telt er hærget og alle mine Teltreb sprængt, mine Børn gaar fra mig, de er borte; mit Telt spænder ingen ud mer eller opsætter Tæpperne.
My tabernacle is destroyed, and all my coardes are broken: my children are gone from me, and are not: there is none to spread out my tent any more, and to set vp my curtaines.
21 Thi dumme er Hyrderne, HERREN søger de ikke, duer derfor til intet, og hele deres Hjord er spredt.«
For the Pastours are become beasts, and haue not sought the Lord: therefore haue they none vnderstanding: and all the flockes of their pastures are scattered.
22 Der lyder en Tidende, se, den kommer med vældigt Drøn fra Nordens Land og gør Judas Byer til Ørk, til Sjakalers Bo.
Beholde, the noyse of the brute is come, and a great commotion out of the North countrey to make the cities of Iudah desolate, and a denne of dragons.
23 Jeg ved, HERRE, at et Menneskes Vej ikke staar til ham selv, og at det ikke staar til en Mand at vandre og styre sine Fjed.
O Lord, I knowe, that the way of man is not in himselfe, neyther is it in man to walke and to direct his steps.
24 Tugt os, HERRE, men med Maade, ikke i Vrede, for ikke at gøre os færre!
O Lord, correct mee, but with iudgement, not in thine anger, least thou bring mee to nothing.
25 Udøs din Vrede paa Folk, som ikke kender dig, paa Slægter, som ikke paakalder dit Navn; thi de har opædt Jakob, tilintetgjort det og lagt dets Bolig øde.
Powre out thy wrath vpon the heathen, that knowe thee not, and vpon the families that call not on thy Name: for they haue eaten vp Iaakob and deuoured him and consumed him, and haue made his habitation desolate.
