Jeremias 14

1 HERRENS Ord, som kom til Jeremias om tørken.

THE word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

2 Juda sørger, dets Porte vansmægter sørgeklædt i Støvet, Jerusalems Skrig stiger op,

Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

3 og dets Stormænd sender deres Drenge efter Vand, de kommer til Brønde, men finder ej Vand, vender hjem med tomme Spande, med Skam og Skændsel og tilhyllet Hoved.

And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.

4 Over Jorden, som revner af Angst, da Regn ej falder i Landet, er Bønderne beskæmmede, tilhyller Hovedet.

Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

5 Selv Hinden paa Marken forlader sin nyfødte Kalv, thi Græs er der ikke.

Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.

6 Paa nøgne Høje staar Vildæsler og snapper efter Luft som Sjakaler, deres Øjne vansmægter, thi Grønt er der ikke.

And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

7 Vidner vore Synder imod os, HERRE, grib saa for dit Navns Skyld ind! Thi mange Gange faldt vi fra, mod dig har vi syndet.

O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.

8 Du Israels Haab og Frelser i Nødens Stund! Hvorfor er du som fremmed i Landet, som en Vandringsmand, der kun søger Nattely?

O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?

9 Hvorfor er du som en raadvild Mand, som en Helt, der ikke kan frelse? Du er dog i vor Midte, HERRE, dit Navn er nævnet over os, saa lad os ej fare!

Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.

10 Saa siger HERREN til dette Folk: De elsker at flakke omkring og sparer ej Fødderne, men ejer ikke HERRENS Behag. Han ihukommer nu deres Brøde, hjemsøger deres Synder.

Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

11 Og HERREN sagde til mig: »Bed ikke om Lykke for dette Folk!

Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.

12 Naar de faster, hører jeg ikke deres Klage, og naar de ofrer Brændoffer og Afgrødeoffer, har jeg ikke Behag i dem; nej, med Sværd, Hunger og Pest vil jeg gøre Ende paa dem!«

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

13 Da sagde jeg: »Ak, Herre, HERRE! Profeterne siger jo til dem: I skal ikke se Sværd, og Hungersnød skal ikke komme over eder, thi tryg Fred giver jeg eder paa dette Sted.«

Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.

14 HERREN svarede: »Profeterne profeterer Løgn i mit Navn; jeg har ikke sendt dem eller givet dem noget Bud eller talet til dem. Løgnesyner og falsk Spaadom og deres Hjertes Bedrag er det, de profeterer for eder!

Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

15 Derfor, saa siger HERREN til Profeterne, der profeterer i mit Navn, skønt jeg ikke har sendt dem, og som siger, at der ikke skal komme Sværd eller Hunger i dette Land: Disse Profeter skal omkomme ved Sværd og Hunger;

Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

16 og Folket, de profeterer for, skal slænges hen paa Jerusalems Gader for Hunger og Sværd, og ingen skal jorde dem, hverken dem eller deres Hustruer, Sønner eller Døtre. Jeg udøser deres Ondskab over dem.«

And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.

17 Og du skal sige dette Ord til dem: Mine Øjne skal rinde med Graad ved Nat og ved Dag og aldrig høre op; thi mit Folks jomfruelige Datter ligger lemlæstet haardt, Saaret er saare svart.

Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

18 Hvis jeg gaar ud paa Marken, se — sværdslagne Mænd, og kommer jeg ind i Byen, se — Hungerens Kvaler! Thi baade Profet og Præst drager bort til et Land, de ej kender.

If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.

19 Har du ganske vraget Juda, væmmes din Sjæl ved Zion? Hvorfor har du slaaet os, saa ingen kan læge? Man haaber paa Fred, men det bliver ej godt, paa Lægedoms Tid, men se, der er Rædsel.

Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!

20 Vi kender vor Gudløshed, HERRE, vore Fædres Brøde, thi vi synded mod dig.

We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.

21 Bortstød os ikke for dit Navns Skyld, vanær ej din Herligheds Trone, kom i Hu og bryd ej din Pagt med os!

Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.

22 Kan blandt Hedningeguderne nogen sende Regn, giver Himlen Nedbør af sig selv? Er det ikke dig, o HERRE vor Gud? Saa bier vi paa dig, thi du skabte alt dette.

Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.