Jeremias 18
1 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra HERREN:
The word that came from Jeremias to the Lord, saying:
2 »Gaa ned til Pottemagerens Hus! Der skal du faa mine Ord at høre.«
Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there thou shalt hear my words.
3 Saa gik jeg ned til Pottemagerens Hus, og se, han var i Arbejde ved Drejeskiven.
And I went down into the potter’s house, and behold he was doing a work on the wheel.
4 Og naar et Kar, han arbejdede paa, mislykkedes, som det kan gaa med Leret i Pottemagerens Haand, begyndte han igen og lavede det om til et andet, som han nu vilde have det gjort.
And the vessel was broken which he was making with clay with his hands: and turning he made another vessel, as it seemed good in his eyes to make it.
5 Da kom HERRENS Ord til mig:
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
6 Skulde jeg ikke kunne gøre med eder, Israels Hus, som denne Pottemager? lyder det fra HERREN. Se, som Leret i Pottemagerens Haand er I i min Haand, Israels Hus.
Cannot I do with you as this potter, saith the Lord? behold as clay is in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
7 Snart truer jeg et Folk og et Rige med at rykke det op, nedbryde og ødelægge det;
I will suddenly speak against a nation, and against a kingdom, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy it.
8 men naar det Folk, jeg har truet, omvender sig fra sin Ondskab, angrer jeg det onde, jeg tænkte at gøre det.
If that nation against which I have spoken, shall repent of their evil, I also will repent of the evil that I have thought to do to them.
9 Og snart lover jeg et Folk og et Rige at opbygge og plante det;
And I will suddenly speak of a nation and of a kingdom, to build up and plant it.
10 men gør det saa, hvad der er ondt i mine Øjne, idet det ikke hører min Røst, angrer jeg det gode, jeg havde lovet at gøre det.
If it shall do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice: I will repent of the good that I have spoken to do unto it.
11 Og sig nu til Judas Mænd og Jerusalems Borgere: Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg skaber eder en Ulykke og udtænker et Raad imod eder; vend derfor om, hver fra sin onde Vej, og bedrer eders Veje og eders Gerninger.
Now therefore tell the men of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Behold I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: let every man of you return from his evil way, and make ye your ways and your doings good.
12 Men de svarer: »Nej! Vi vil følge vore egne Tanker og gøre hver efter sit onde Hjertes Stivsind.«
And they said: We have no hopes: for we will go after our own thoughts, and we will do every one according to the perverseness of his evil heart.
13 Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Spørg dog rundt blandt Folkene: Hvo hørte mon sligt? Grufulde Ting har hun øvet, Israels Jomfru.
Therefore thus saith the Lord: Ask among the nations: Who hath heard such horrible things, as the virgin of Israel hath done to excess?
14 Forlader Libanons Sne den Almægtiges Klippe, eller udtørres Bjergenes kølige, rislende Vande,
Shall now the snow of Libanus fail from the rock of the field? or can the cold waters that gush out and run down, be taken away?
15 siden mit Folk har glemt mig og ofrer til Løgn? De snubler paa deres Veje, de ældgamle Spor, og vandrer ad Stier, en Vej, der ikke er højnet,
Because my people have forgotten me, sacrificing in vain, and stumbling in their ways, in ancient paths, to walk by them in a way not trodden:
16 for at gøre deres Land til Gru, til evig Spot; hver farende Mand skal grue og ryste paa Hovedet.
That their land might be given up to desolation, and to a perpetual hissing: every one that shall pass by it, shall be astonished, and wag his head.
17 Som en Østenstorm splitter jeg dem for Fjendens Ansigt, jeg viser dem Ryg, ej Aasyn paa Vanheldets Dag.
As a burning will I scatter them before the enemy: I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their destruction.
18 De sagde: »Kom, vi spinder Rænker imod Jeremias! Thi ej glipper Loven for Præsten, ej Raadet for den vise, ej Ordet for Profeten. Kom, lad os slaa ham med Tungen og lure paa alle hans Ord!«
And they said: Come, and let us invent devices against Jeremias: for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed to all his words.
19 Lyt, o Herre, til mig og hør min Modparts Ord!
Give heed to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries.
20 Skal godt gengældes med ondt? De grov jo min Sjæl en Grav. Kom i Hu, at jeg stod for dit Aasyn for at tale til Bedste for dem og vende din Vrede fra dem!
Shall evil be rendered for good, because they have digged a pit for my soul? Remember that I have stood in thy sight, so speak good for them, and turn away thy indignation from them.
21 Giv derfor deres Sønner til Hunger, styrt dem i Sværdets Vold; Barnløshed og Enkestand ramme deres Kvinder, deres Mænd vorde slagne af Døden, deres ungdom sværdslagne i Krig;
Therefore deliver up their children to famine, and bring them into the hands of the sword: let their wives be bereaved of children and widows: and let their husbands be slain by death: let their young men be stabbed with the sword in battle.
22 lad der høres et Skrig fra Husene, naar du lader en Mordbande brat komme over dem. Thi de grov en Grav for at fange mig og lagde Snarer for min Fod.
Let a cry be heard out of their houses: for thou shalt bring the robber upon them suddenly: because they have digged a pit to take me, and have hid snares for my feet.
23 Ja du, o HERRE, du kender alle deres Dødsraad imod mig. Tilgiv ikke deres Brøde, slet ikke deres Synd for dit Aasyn, lad dem komme til Fald for dit Aasyn, faa med dig at gøre i din Vredes Stund!
But thou, O Lord, knowest all their counsel against me unto death: forgive not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from thy sight: let them be overthrown before thy eyes, in the time of thy wrath do thou destroy them.
