Jeremias 22

1 Saa siger HERREN: Gaa ned til Judas Konges Palads og tal dette Ord

This is what Yahweh says, “Go down to the house of the king of Judah and proclaim this word there.

2 og sig: Hør HERRENS Ord, Judas Konge, som sidder paa Davids Trone, du, dine Tjenere og dit Folk, som gaar ind ad disse Porte!

Say, 'King of Judah, listen to the word of Yahweh—you who sit on David's throne—you, and your servants, and your people who come through these gates.

3 Saa siger HERREN: Øv Ret og Retfærd, fri den, som er plyndret, af Voldsmandens Haand, undertryk ikke den fremmede, den faderløse og Enken, øv ikke Vold og udgyd ikke uskyldigt Blod paa dette Sted.

Yahweh says this, “Perform justice and righteousness, and anyone who has been robbed—rescue him from the hand of the oppressor. Do not mistreat any foreigner in your land, or any orphan or widow. Do not commit violence or pour out innocent blood in this place.

4 Thi dersom I efterkommer dette Krav, skal Konger, der sidder paa Davids Trone, drage ind ad Portene til dette Hus med Vogne og Heste, de, deres Tjenere og Folk.

For if you truly do these things, then kings sitting on David's throne will enter the gates of this house riding in a chariot and on horses, he, his servants, and his people!

5 Men hører I ikke disse Ord, saa sværger jeg ved mig selv, lyder det fra HERREN, at dette Hus skal lægges øde.

But if you do not listen to these words from me that I have announced—this is Yahweh's declaration—then this royal house will become a ruin.”'

6 Thi saa siger HERREN om Judas Konges Palads: Et Gilead var du for mig, en Libanons Tinde; visselig, jeg gør dig til Ørk, til folketomme Byer;

For Yahweh says this concerning the house of the king of Judah, 'You are like Gilead, or like the summit of Lebanon to me. Yet I will turn you into a wilderness, into cities with no inhabitants.

7 Hærværksmænd helliger jeg mod dig, hver med sit Værktøj, de skal fælde dine udvalgte Cedre og kaste dem i Ilden.

For I have designated destroyers to come against you! Men with their weapons will cut off the best of your cedars and let them fall into the fire.

8 Mange Folkeslag skal drage forbi denne By og spørge hverandre: »Hvorfor handlede HERREN saaledes med denne store By?«

Then many nations will pass by this city. Each person will say to the next, “Why has Yahweh acted in this way toward this great city?”

9 Og man skal svare: »Fordi de forlod HERREN deres Guds Pagt og tilbad og dyrkede andre Guder.«

Then the other will answer, “Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God and bowed down to other gods and worshiped them.”

10 Græd ej over den døde, beklag ham ikke! Græd over ham, der drog bort, thi han vender ej hjem, sit Fødeland genser han ikke.

Do not weep for the one who is dead or mourn for him; but weep bitterly for him who is about to go away, because he will never return and see his native land again.'

11 Thi saa siger HERREN om Josias's Søn, Kong Sjallum af Juda, der blev Konge i sin Fader Josias's Sted: Han, som gik bort fra dette Sted, skal ikke vende hjem igen:

For Yahweh says this about Jehoahaz son of Josiah king of Judah, who served as king instead of Josiah his father, 'He has gone from this place and will not come back.

12 men paa det Sted, til hvilket de førte ham i Landflygtighed, skal han dø, og han skal ikke gense dette Land.

He will die there in the place to where they have exiled him, and he will never again see this land.'

13 Ve ham, der bygger Hus uden Retfærd, Sale uden Ret, lader Landsmand trælle for intet, ej giver ham Løn,

Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor work for him for nothing, and he does not give him his wages;

14 som siger: »Jeg bygger mig et rummeligt Hus med luftige Sale, « som hugger sig Vinduer ud, klæder Væg med Cedertræ og maler det rødt.

he says, 'I will build for myself a large house with spacious upper rooms.' So he cuts out large windows for it, and he panels it with cedar, and he paints it red.

15 Er du Konge, fordi du brammer med Cedertræ? Din Fader, mon ikke han spiste og drak og øvede Ret og Retfærd? Da gik det ham vel;

Is this what makes you a good king, that you wanted to have boards of cedar? Did not your father also eat and drink, yet do justice and righteousness? Then things went well for him.

16 han hjalp arm og fattig til sin Ret; da gik det ham vel. Er dette ikke at kende mig? lyder det fra HERREN.

He judged in favor of the poor and needy. It was good then. Is this not what it means to know me?—this is Yahweh's declaration.

17 Men dit Øje og Hjerte higer kun efter Vinding, efter at udgyde skyldfries Blod, øve Undertrykkelse og Vold.

But there is nothing in your eyes and heart except worry for your unjust profit and for pouring out innocent blood, for producing oppression and crushing of others.

18 Derfor, saa siger HERREN om Josias's Søn, Kong Jojakim af Juda: Over ham skal ej klages: »Ve min Broder, ve min Søster!« eller grædes: »Ve min Herre, ve hans Herlighed!«

Therefore this is what Yahweh says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not lament for him, saying, 'Woe, my brother!' or 'Woe, my sister!' They will not lament for him, saying, 'Woe, master!' or 'Woe, majesty!'

19 Et Æsels Jordefærd faar han, slæbes ud, slænges hen uden for Jerusalems Porte.

He will be buried with a donkey's burial, dragged away and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

20 Stig op paa Libanon og skrig, løft Røsten i Basan, skrig fra Abarim, thi knuste er alle dine kære.

Go up Lebanon's mountains and shout. Lift your voice in Bashan. Shout from the Abarim mountains, for all of your friends will be destroyed.

21 Jeg taled dig til i din Tryghed, du nægted at høre; at overhøre min Røst var din Skik fra din Ungdom.

I spoke to you when you were safe, but you said, 'I will not listen.' This was your custom since your youth, for you have not listened to my voice.

22 For alle dine Hyrder skal Storm være Hyrde, i Fangenskab gaar dine kære; da faar du Skam og Skændsel for al din Ondskab.

The wind will shepherd away all your shepherds, and your friends will go into captivity. Then you will certainly be ashamed and humiliated by all of your evil deeds.

23 Du, som bor paa Libanon og bygger i Cedrene, hvor stønner du, naar Smerter kommer over dig, Veer som en fødendes!

You who live in 'Lebanon,' who is nestled in cedar buildings, how you will be pitied when the labor pains come upon you, pain like that of a woman in labor!”

24 Saa sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra HERREN: Om ogsaa Konja, Kong Jojakim af Judas Søn, var en Seglring paa min højre Haand, jeg rev ham bort.

“As I live—this is Yahweh's declaration—even if you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were the signet on my right hand, I would tear you off.

25 Jeg giver dig i deres Haand, som staar dig efter Livet, i deres Haand, for hvem du ræddes, og i Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels og Kaldæernes Haand.

For I have given you to the hand of the ones seeking your life and to the hand of those before whom you are afraid, even to the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Chaldeans.

26 Jeg slynger dig og din Moder, som fødte dig, bort til et andet Land, hvor I ikke fødtes, og der skal I dø;

I will throw you and your mother who bore you into another land, a country where you were not born, and there you will die.

27 men til det Land, deres Sjæle længes tilbage til, skal de ikke vende hjem.

About this land to which they will want to return, they will not come back here.

28 Er denne Konja da et usselt, sønderslaaet Kar, et Redskab, ingen bryder sig om? Hvorfor skal han og hans Afkom slynges og kastes til et Land, de ikke kender?

Is this a despised and shattered vessel? Is this man Jehoiachin a pot that pleases no one? Why have they thrown him and his descendants out, and have poured them out into a land that they did not know?

29 Land, Land, Land, hør HERRENS Ord:

Land, Land, Land! Hear the word of Yahweh!

30 Saa siger HERREN: Optegn denne Mand som barnløs, som en Mand, der ingen Lykke har i sit Liv; thi det skal ikke lykkes nogen af hans Afkom at sætte sig paa Davids Trone og atter herske over Juda.

Yahweh says this, 'Write about this man Jehoiachin: He will be childless. He will not prosper during his days, and no one among his descendants will achieve success or ever again sit on David's throne and rule over Judah.'”