Jeremias 10
1 Hør det Ord, HERREN taler til eder, Israels Hus!
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, house of Israel.
2 Saa siger HERREN: Væn eder ikke til Hedningernes Færd og frygt ikke Himmelens Tegn, fordi Hedningerne frygter dem.
Thus says the LORD, "Do not learn the way of the nations, and do not be dismayed at the signs of the sky; for the nations are dismayed at them.
3 Thi Folkenes Rædsel er Tomhed; thi det er Træ, fældet i Skoven, et Værk, som Haandværkerhænder tilhugger med Økse;
For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.
4 han smykker det med Sølv og Guld og fæster det med Søm og Hammer, saa det ikke vakler.
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it not move.
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.
They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and do not speak: they must be carried, because they can't go. Do not be afraid of them; for they can't do evil, neither is it in them to do good."
6 (Din Lige findes ikke, HERRE; stor er du og stort dit Navn i Vælde.
"There is none like you, LORD; you are great, and your name is great in might.
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 should not fear you, King of the nations? For it appertains to you; because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like you.
8 Alle sammen er de dumme og Taaber; Afgudernes Lærdom, den er Træ.)
But they are together brutish and foolish, the instruction of idols. It is but wood.
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.
There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skillful 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 true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembles, and the nations are not able to withstand his indignation.
11 Saaledes skal I sige til dem: Guder, der ikke har skabt Himmel og Jord, skal forsvinde fra Jorden og under Himmelen.
You shall say this to them: 'The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.'
12 Han skabte Jorden i sin Vælde, grundfæstede Jorderig i sin Visdom, og i sin Indsigt udspændte han Himmelen.
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
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.
when he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the farthest parts of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.
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;
Every man has become brutish and without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his engraved image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
15 Tomhed er de, et daarende Værk; naar deres Hjemsøgelses Tid kommer, er det ude med dem.
They are vanity, a work of delusion: 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 Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the LORD of hosts is his name."
17 Tag din Bylt op fra Jorden, du, som sidder belejret!
'Gather up your wares out of the land, you who live under siege.
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 says the LORD, 'Look, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.'
19 »Ve mig for min Brøst, mit Saar er svart! Men jeg siger: «Det er min Smerte, den vil jeg bære.»
Woe is me because of my hurt. My wound is grievous: but I said, 'Truly this is my grief, and I must bear 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 tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth from me, and they are no more: there is none to spread my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
21 Thi dumme er Hyrderne, HERREN søger de ikke, duer derfor til intet, og hele deres Hjord er spredt.«
For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of the LORD: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks 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.
The voice of news, look, it comes, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals.
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.
LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
24 Tugt os, HERRE, men med Maade, ikke i Vrede, for ikke at gøre os færre!
LORD, correct me, but in measure: not in your anger, lest you bring me 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.
Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you, and on the families that do not call on your name: for they have devoured Jacob, yes, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation."
