Jeremias 16

1 HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

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

“Do not take a wife for yourself, and do not have sons or daughters for yourself 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 Yahweh says this to the sons and daughters who are born in this place, to the mothers who bear them, and to the fathers who caused them to be born 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 will die diseased deaths. They will not be mourned or buried. They will be like dung on the ground. For they will come to an end by sword and famine, and their corpses will be food for the birds of the skies and the beasts of the earth.'

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;

For the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 'Do not enter a house where there is mourning. Do not go to mourn or to show sympathy for them, for I have taken away my peace from this people—this is Yahweh's declaration—and my steadfast love and mercy.

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,

Both the great and the small will die in this land. They will not be buried, and no one will mourn for them or cut themselves or shave their heads for them.

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

No one must share any food in mourning to comfort them because of the deaths, and none must give a comforting cup to his father or his mother in order to comfort them.

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

You must not go to a banquet house to sit with them in order to eat or 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 Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'See, before your eyes, in your days and in this place, I am about to put an end to the sound of joy and the sound of gladness, the sound of the groom and the sound 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?«

Then it will happen that you will report all these words to this people, and they will say to you, 'Why has Yahweh decreed all this great disaster against us? What is our iniquity and sin that we sinned against Yahweh 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;

So say to them, 'Because your ancestors abandoned me—this is Yahweh's declaration—and they went after other gods and worshiped and bowed down to them. They abandoned me and have not kept 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;

But you yourselves have brought about more wickedness than your ancestors, for see, each person is walking by the stubbornness of his wicked heart; there is no one who listens 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.

So I will throw you from this land to a land that you have not known, neither you nor your ancestors, and you will worship other gods there by day and night, for I will not give any favor to 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 are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when it will no longer be said, 'As Yahweh lives, the one who brought up the people of Israel from 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, 'As Yahweh lives, the one who brought up the people of Israel from the land of the north and from the lands where he had scattered them.' For I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors.

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 for many fishermen—this is Yahweh's declaration—so they will fish the people out. After this I will send for many hunters so they will hunt for them among all the mountains and hills, and in rock crevices.

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 my eye is on all their ways; they cannot be hidden from before me. Their iniquity cannot be concealed from before my 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.

I will first pay back double for their iniquity and sin for their polluting of my land with their disgusting idol figures, and for their filling my inheritance with their disgusting idols.”

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.

Yahweh, you are my stronghold and my refuge, my place of safety in the day of distress. The nations will go to you from the ends of the earth and say, “Surely our ancestors inherited deceit. They are empty; there is no profit in them.

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

Do people make gods for themselves? But they are not 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 see! I will cause them to know in this time, I will cause them to know my hand and my power, so they will know that Yahweh is my name.