Jeremias 21
1 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra HERREN, da Kong Zedekias sendte Pasjhur, Malkijas Søn, og Præsten Zefanja, Ma'asejas Søn, til ham og lod sige:
THE WORD THAT CAME FROM THE LORD TO JEREMIAS, WHEN KING SEDEKIAS SENT TO HIM PASCHOR THE SON OF MELCHIAS, AND SOPHONIAS SON OF BASAEAS, THE PRIEST, SAYING,
2 »Raadspørg HERREN for os, thi Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel angriber os; maaske vil HERREN handle med os efter alle sine Undergerninger, saa Nebukadrezar drager bort fra os.«
Enquire of the Lord for us; for the king of Babylon has risen up against us; if the Lord will do according to all his wonderful works, and [the king] shall depart from us.
3 Jeremias svarede dem: »Sig til Zedekias:
And Jeremias said to them, Thus shall you say to Sedekias king of Juda,
4 Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Se, Vaabnene i eders Haand, med hvilke I uden for Muren kæmper mod Babels Konge og Kaldæerne, der belejrer eder, dem driver jeg tilbage og samler dem midt i denne By;
Thus says the Lord; Behold, I [will] turn back the weapons of war wherewith you fight against the Chaldeans that have besieged you from outside the wall, and I will gather them into the midst of this city.
5 og jeg vil selv kæmpe mod eder med udrakt Haand og stærk Arm, i Vrede og Harme og stor Fortørnelse;
And I will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, with wrath and great anger.
6 og jeg slaar denne Bys Indbyggere, ja baade Folk og Fæ, med voldsom Pest, saa de dør.
And I will strike all the dwellers in this city, [both] men and cattle, with grievous pestilence: and they shall die.
7 Og siden, lyder det fra HERREN, giver jeg Kong Zedekias af Juda og hans Tjenere og Folket, der levnes i denne By af Pesten, Sværdet og Hungeren, i Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels og i deres Fjenders Haand, og i deres Haand, som staar dem efter Livet; de skal hugge dem ned med Sværdet, og jeg vil ikke ynkes over dem eller vise Skaansel eller Barmhjertighed!«
And after this, thus says the Lord; I will give Sedekias king of Juda, and his servants, and the people that is left in this city from the pestilence, and from the famine, and from the sword, into the hands of their enemies, that seek their lives: and they shall cut them in pieces with the edge of the sword: I will not spare them, and I will not have compassion upon them.
8 Og sig til dette Folk: »Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg forelægger eder Livets Vej og Dødens Vej.
And you shall say to this people, Thus says the Lord; Behold, I have set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
9 Den, som bliver i denne By, skal dø ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest; men den, som gaar ud og overgiver sig til Kaldæerne, der belejrer eder, skal leve og vinde sit Liv som Bytte,
He that remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by famine: but he that goes forth to advance to the Chaldeans that have besieged you, shall live, and his life shall be to him for a spoil, and he shall live.
10 Thi jeg retter mit Aasyn mod denne By til Ulykke og ikke til Lykke, lyder det fra HERREN; i Babels Konges Haand skal den gives, og han skal opbrænde den med Ild.«
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good: it shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall consume it with fire.
11 Og sig til Judas Konges Hus: Hør HERRENS Ord,
O house of the king of Juda, hear you the word of the Lord.
12 Davids Hus! Saa siger HERREN: Hold aarle retfærdig Dom, fri den, som er plyndret, af Voldsmandens Haand, at ikke min Vrede slaar ud som Ild og brænder, saa ingen kan slukke, for eders onde Gerningers Skyld.
O house of David, thus says the Lord; Judge judgment in the morning, and act rightly, and rescue the spoiled one from the hand of him that wrongs him, lest mine anger be kindled like fire, and it burn, and there be none to quench [it].
13 Se, jeg kommer over dig, du By i Dalen, du Slettens Klippe, lyder det fra HERREN, I, som siger: »Hvo falder over os, hvo trænger ind i vore Boliger?«
Behold, I am against you that dwell in the valley of Sor; in the plain country, [even against] them that say, Who shall alarm us? or who shall enter into our habitation?
14 Efter eders Gerningers Frugt hjemsøger jeg jer, lyder det fra HERREN; jeg sætter Ild paa dens Skov, den fortærer alt deromkring.
And I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.
