Jeremias 16

1 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

And you shall not take a wife, says the Lord God of Israel:

2 Du skal ikke tage dig en Hustru og ikke have Sønner eller Døtre paa dette Sted.

and there shall be no son born to you, nor daughter in this place.

3 Thi saa siger HERREN om de Sønner og Døtre, der fødes paa dette Sted, og om Mødrene, som føder dem, og Fædrene, som avler dem i dette Land:

For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that have born them, and concerning their fathers that have begotten them in this land;

4 En smertefuld Død skal de dø; der skal ikke holdes Dødeklage over dem, og de skal ikke jordes; til Gødning paa Marken skal de blive. De skal omkomme ved Sværd og Hunger; deres Lig skal være Himmelens Fugle og Jordens Dyr til Æde.

They shall die of grievous death; they shall not be lamented, nor buried; they shall be for an example on the face of the earth; and they shall be for the wild beasts of the land, and for the birds of the sky: they shall fall by the sword, and shall be consumed with famine.

5 Thi saa siger HERREN: Kom ikke i Sorgens Hus, gaa ikke til Klage, vis dem ikke Medynk, thi jeg tager min Fred fra dette Folk, lyder det fra HERREN, baade Naade og Barmhjertighed;

Thus says the Lord, Enter not into their mourning feast, and go not to lament, and mourn not for them: for I have removed my peace from this people.

6 og store og smaa skal dø i dette Land og ikke jordes. De skal ikke holde Dødeklage eller ridse Huden eller klippe sig for deres Skyld,

They shall not bewail them, nor make cuttings for them, and they shall not shave themselves [for them]:

7 bryde Brød til en, der har Sorg, til Trøst for den døde, eller kvæge ham med Trøstebæger for Fader og Moder.

and there shall be no bread broken in mourning for them for consolation over the dead: they shall not give one to drink a cup for consolation over his father or his mother.

8 Og kom ikke i et Gildehus for at sidde iblandt dem og spise og drikke;

You shall not enter into the banquet-house, to sit with them to eat and to drink.

9 thi saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, for eders Øjne og i eders Dage gør jeg paa dette Sted Ende paa Fryderaab og Glædesraab, Brudgoms Røst og Bruds Røst.

For thus says the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I [will] make to cease out of this place before your eyes, and in your days, the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.

10 Naar du forkynder dette Folk alle disse Ord, og de siger til dig: »Hvorfor udtaler HERREN al den store Ulykke over os, og hvad er det for en Brøde og Synd, vi har gjort mod HERREN vor Gud?«

And it shall come to pass, when you shall report to this people all these words, and they shall say to you, Therefore has the Lord pronounced against us all these evils? what is our unrighteousness? and what is our sin which we have sinned before the Lord our God?

11 svar dem saa: Fordi eders Fædre forlod mig, lyder det fra HERREN, og holdt sig til andre Guder og dyrkede og tilbad dem; mig forlod de og holdt ikke min Lov;

Then you shall say to them, Because your fathers forsook me, says the Lord, and went after strange gods and served them, and worshipped them, and forsook me, and kept not my law;

12 og I bærer eder værre ad end eders Fædre, thi se, I vandrer hver efter sit onde Hjertes Stivsind uden at høre mig;

(and you sinned worse than your fathers; for, behold, you walk every one after the lusts of your own evil heart, so as not to listen to me);

13 derfor slænger jeg eder bort fra dette Land til et Land, I ikke kender, saa lidt som eders Fædre, og der skal I dyrke andre Guder baade Dag og Nat; thi jeg vil ikke give eder Naade.

therefore I will cast you off from this good land into a land which neither you nor your fathers have known; and you shall serve their other gods, who shall have no mercy upon you.

14 Se, derfor skal Dage komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da det ikke mere hedder: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, der førte Israeliterne op fra Ægypten!«

Therefore, behold, the days come, says the Lord, when they shall no more say, The Lord lives, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

15 men: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, der førte Israeliterne op fra Nordens Land og alle de Lande, til hvilke han havde stødt dem bort!« Og jeg fører dem hjem til deres Land, som jeg gav deres Fædre.

but, The Lord lives, who brought up the house of Israel from the land of the north, and from all countries whither they were thrust out: and I will restore them to their own land, which I gave to their fathers.

16 Se, jeg sender Bud efter Fiskere i Mængde, lyder det fra HERREN, og de skal fiske dem; og siden sender jeg Bud efter Jægere i Mængde, og de skal jage dem fra hvert Bjerg, hver Høj og Klippernes Kløfter.

Behold, I [will] send many fishers, says the Lord, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send many hunters, and they shall hunt them upon every mountain, and upon every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

17 Thi mine Øjne er rettet paa alle deres Veje; de er ikke skjult for mig, og deres Brøde er ikke dulgt for mine Øjne.

For mine eyes are upon all their ways; and their iniquities have not been hidden from mine eyes.

18 Og først giver jeg dem tvefold Gengæld for deres Brøde og Synd, fordi de vanhelligede mit Land med deres væmmelige Guders Aadsler og fyldte min Arvelod med deres Vederstyggeligheder.

And I will recompense their mischiefs doubly, and their sins, whereby they have profaned my land with the carcases of their abominations, and with their iniquities, whereby they have trespassed against mine inheritance.

19 Herre, min Styrke, mit Værn, min Tilflugt i Nødens Stund! Til dig skal Folkeslag komme fra den vide Jord og sige: »Vore Fædre arved kun Løgn, Afguder, ingen af dem hjælper.

O Lord, you are my strength, and mine help, and my refuge in days of evil: to you the Gentiles shall come from the end of the earth, and shall say, How vain [were the] idols [which] our fathers procured to themselves, and there is no help in them.

20 Kan et Menneske lave sig Guder? De er dog ikke Guder!«

Will a man make gods for himself, whereas these are no gods?

21 Se, derfor lader jeg dem mærke, denne Gang lader jeg dem mærke min Haand og min Styrke; og de skal kende, at mit Navn er HERREN.

Therefore, behold, I will at this time manifest my hand to them, and will make known to them my power; and they shall know that my name is the Lord.