Jeremias 13
1 Saaledes sagde HERREN til mig: »Gaa hen og køb dig et linned Bælte og bind det om din Lænd, lad det ikke komme i Vand!«
Thus said YHWH to me: “Go, and you have acquired a girdle of linen for yourself, and have placed it on your loins, and you do not cause it to enter into water.”
2 Og jeg købte Bæltet efter HERRENS Ord og bandt det om min Lænd.
And I get the girdle, according to the word of YHWH, and I place [it] on my loins.
3 Saa kom HERRENS Ord atter til mig saaledes:
And there is a word of YHWH to me a second time, saying,
4 »Tag Bæltet, du købte og har om Lænden, og gaa til Frat og gem det der i en Klipperevne!«
“Take the girdle that you have acquired, that [is] on your loins, and rise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock”;
5 Og jeg gik hen og gemte det ved Frat, som HERREN bød.
and I go and hide it by the Euphrates, as YHWH commanded me.
6 Men lang Tid efter sagde HERREN til mig: »Gaa til Frat og hent Bæltet, jeg bød dig gemme der!«
And it comes to pass, at the end of many days, that YHWH says to me, “Rise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle there, that I commanded you to hide there”;
7 Og jeg gik til Frat og gravede Bæltet op, hvor jeg havde gemt det: og se, Bæltet var ødelagt og duede ikke til noget.
and I go to the Euphrates, and dig, and take the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and behold, the girdle has been marred, it is not profitable for anything.
8 Og HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying, “Thus said YHWH:
9 Saa siger HERREN: Saaledes vil jeg ødelægge Judas og Jerusalems store Herlighed.
Thus I mar the excellence of Judah, And the great excellence of Jerusalem.
10 Dette onde Folk, som vægrer sig ved at høre mine Ord og vandrer i deres Hjertes Stivsind og holder sig til andre Guder og dyrker og tilbeder dem, skal blive som dette Bælte, der ikke duer til noget.
This evil people, who refuse to hear My words, Who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, And go after other gods to serve them, And to bow themselves to them, Indeed it is—as this girdle, that is not profitable for anything.
11 Thi som Bæltet slutter sig tæt til en Mands Lænd, saaledes har jeg sluttet hele Israels Hus og hele Judas Hus tæt til mig, lyder det fra HERREN, for at de skulde være mit Folk og blive mig til Navnkundighed, Pris og Ære; men de hørte ikke.
For as the girdle cleaves to the loins of a man, So I caused to cleave to Me The whole house of Israel, And the whole house of Judah,” A declaration of YHWH, “To be to Me for a people, and for a name, And for praise, and for beauty, And they have not listened.
12 Og du skal sige til dette Folk: Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Enhver Vindunk fyldes med Vin! Og siger de til dig: »Skulde vi ikke vide, at enhver Vindunk fyldes med Vin?«
And you have said this word to them, Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: Every bottle is full of wine, And they have said to you: Do we not certainly know that every bottle is full of wine?
13 saa svar dem: Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg vil fylde alle dette Lands Indbyggere, Kongerne, der sidder paa Davids Trone, Præsterne, Profeterne og alle Jerusalems Borgere, saa de bliver drukne;
And you have said to them, Thus said YHWH: Behold, I am filling all the inhabitants of this land, And the kings who sit for David on his throne, And the priests, and the prophets, And all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, [With] drunkenness,
14 og jeg knuser dem mod hinanden, baade Fædre og Sønner, lyder det fra HERREN; uden Skaansel, Medynk og Barmhjertighed ødelægger jeg dem.
And have dashed them against one another, And the fathers and the sons together,” A declaration of YHWH, “I do not pity, nor spare, nor do I have mercy, So as not to destroy them.”
15 Hør og lyt uden Hovmod, thi HERREN taler.
Hear, and give ear—do not be haughty, For YHWH has spoken.
16 Lad HERREN eders Gud faa Ære, før det mørkner, før I støder eders Fødder paa Skumringsbjerge, saa I maa bie paa Lys, men han gør det til Mulm, han gør det til Mørke.
Give glory to your God YHWH, Before He causes darkness, And before your feet stumble on dark mountains, And you have waited for light, And He has made it for death-shade, And has appointed [it] for thick darkness.
17 Men dersom I ikke hører, da græder min Sjæl i Løn for Hovmodets Skyld, den fælder saa bitre Taarer; mit Øje rinder med Graad, thi HERRENS Hjord føres bort.
And if you do not hear it, My soul weeps in secret places, because of pride, Indeed, it weeps and wails, And the tear comes down my eyes, For the flock of YHWH has been taken captive.
18 Sig til Kongen og til Herskerinden: »Tag lavere Sæde, thi af eders Hoved faldt den dejlige Krone.«
Say to the king and to the mistress: Make yourselves low—sit still, For your principalities have come down, The crown of your beauty.
19 Sydlandets Byer er lukkede, ingen lukker op, hele Juda er bortført til sidste Mand.
The cities of the south have been shut up, And there is none opening, Judah has been removed—all of her, She has been completely removed—
20 Løft dine Øjne og se dem komme fra Nord! Hvor er den Hjord, du fik, dine dejlige Faar?
Lift up your eyes, and see those coming in from the north, Where [is] the drove given to you, your beautiful flock?
21 Hvad vil du sige, naar du faar dem til Herrer, hvem du lærte at komme til dig som Venner? Vil ikke Veer da gribe dig som Kvinde i Barnsnød?
What do you say when He looks after you? And you have taught them [to be] over you—leaders for head? Do pangs not seize you as a travailing woman?
22 Og siger du i dit Hjerte: »Hvi hændtes mig dette?« For din svare Skyld blev dit Slæb løftet op, dine Hæle skændet.
And when you say in your heart, “Why have these met me?” For the abundance of your iniquity Have your skirts been uncovered, Have your heels suffered violence.
23 Hvis en Neger kunde skifte sin Hud, en Panter sine Striber, saa kunde og I gøre godt, I Mestre i ondt!
“Does a Cushite change his skin? And a leopard his spots? Can you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil?
24 Jeg spreder dem som Straa, der flyver for Ørkenens Vind;
And I scatter them as stubble, Passing away, by a wind of the wilderness.
25 det er din Lod, din tilmaalte Del fra mig, saa lyder det fra HERREN, fordi du lod mig gaa ad Glemme og stoled paa Løgn.
This [is] your lot, the portion of your measures from Me,” A declaration of YHWH, “Because you have forgotten Me, And trust in falsehood.
26 Ja, dit Slæb slaar jeg over dit Ansigt, din Skam skal ses,
I have also made your skirts bare before your face, And your shame has been seen.
27 dit Ægteskabsbrud og din Vrinsken, din skamløse Utugt; paa Højene og ude paa Marken saa jeg dine væmmelige Guder. Ve dig, Jerusalem, du bliver ej ren — hvor længe endnu?
Your adulteries, and your neighings, The wickedness of your whoredom, on heights in a field, I have seen your abominations. Woe to you, O Jerusalem, You are not [yet] made clean—after when [will you be] again?”
