Jeremias 23

1 Ve Hyrderne, der ødelægger og adsplitter de Faar, jeg græsser, lyder det fra HERREN.

“Woe to the shepherds who scatter and tear apart the sheep of my pasture, says the Lord.

2 Derfor, saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud, til de Hyrder, som vogter mit Folk: Da I har adsplittet og spredt mine Faar og ikke taget eder af dem, vil jeg nu tage mig af eder for eders onde Gerningers Skyld, lyder det fra HERREN.

Because of this, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to the shepherds who pasture my people: You have scattered my flock, and you have driven them away, and you have not visited them. Behold, I will visit upon you because of your evil pursuits, says the Lord.

3 Men dem, der er tilovers af mine Faar, vil jeg sanke sammen fra alle de Lande, til hvilke jeg har bortstødt dem, og føre dem tilbage til deres Græsgange, og de skal blive frugtbare og mangfoldige.

And I will gather together the remnant of my flock from the entire earth, from the places to which I had cast them out. And I will return them to their own fields. And they will increase and be multiplied.

4 Da vil jeg sætte Hyrder over dem, og de skal vogte dem; og de skal ikke mere frygte eller ræddes og ingen skal savnes, lyder det fra HERREN.

And I will raise up shepherds over them, and they will pasture them. They will no longer dread, and they will no longer fear. And no one among their number will be seeking more, says the Lord.

5 Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg opvækker David en retfærdig Spire, og han skal herske som Konge og handle viselig og øve Ret og Retfærd i Landet.

Behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will raise up to David a righteous branch. And a king will reign, and he will be wise. And he will exercise judgment and justice upon the earth.

6 I hans Dage skal Juda frelses og Israel bo trygt. Og det Navn, man skal give ham er: HERREN vor Retfærdighed.

In those days, Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in confidence. And this is the name that they will call him: ‘The Lord, our Just One.’

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

Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who led the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt,’

8 men: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, der førte og bragte Israels Hus's Afkom op fra Nordens Land og fra alle de Lande, til hvilke han havde bortstødt dem!« Og de skal bo i deres Land.

but instead, ‘As the Lord lives, who led away and brought back the offspring of the house of Israel from the land of the north and from the entire earth,’ from the places to which I had cast them out. And they will live in their own land.”

9 Om Profeterne. Mit Hjerte er knust i Brystet, hvert Ledemod er slapt, jeg er som en drukken, en Mand, overvældet af Vin, for HERRENS Skyld, for hans hellige Ords Skyld.

To the prophets: “My heart is crushed within me. All my bones are trembling. I have become like an inebriated man, and like a man maddened by wine, before the face of the Lord, and before the face of his holy words.

10 Thi Landet er fuldt af Horkarle, og under Forbandelse sørger Landet, Ørkenens Græsgange visner. Man haster til det, som er ondt, og er stærk i Uret.

For the earth is full of adulterers! And the earth has mourned before the face of evil talk. The plains of the desert have dried up, and their course has become hazardous, and their firmness has become uneven.”

11 Thi baade Profet og Præst er vanhellig, selv i mit Hus har jeg mødt deres Ondskab, lyder det fra HERREN.

“For both the prophet and the priest have become polluted, and I have found their wickedness within my own house, says the Lord.

12 Derfor bliver deres Vej dem som slibrige Stier, i Mørke stødes de ud og snubler deri. Thi Ulykke sender jeg over dem, Hjemsøgelsens Aar, saa lyder det fra HERREN.

For this reason, their way will be like a slippery path in the dark. For they will be impelled forward, and they will fall in it. For I will bring evils over them, in the year of their visitation, says the Lord.

13 Hos Samarias Profeter saa jeg slemme Ting; ved Ba'al profetered de og vildledte Israel, mit Folk.

And I have seen the foolishness of the prophets of Samaria. They have prophesied in Baal, and they have deceived my people Israel.

14 Hos Jerusalems Profeter saa jeg grufulde Ting: de horer og vandrer i Løgn, de styrker de ondes Hænder, saa de ikke vender om enhver fra sin Ondskab. Som Sodoma er de mig alle, dets Folk som Gomorra.

And in the prophets of Jerusalem, I have seen the likeness of adulterers and the path of falsehood. And they have strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that each one would not convert from his malice. They have all become to me like Sodom, and its inhabitants have become like Gomorrah.”

15 Derfor, saa siger Hærskarers HERRE om Profeterne: Se, jeg giver dem Malurt at spise og Giftvand at drikke; thi fra Jerusalems Profeter udgaar Vanhelligelse over hele Landet.

Because of this, thus says the Lord of hosts to the prophets: “Behold, I will feed them absinthe, and I will give them gall to drink. For from the prophets of Jerusalem corruption has gone forth over the entire earth.”

16 Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Hør ikke Profeternes Ord, naar de profeterer for eder; de daarer eder kun. Deres eget Hjertes Syn fremfører de, ikke Ord fra HERRENS Mund.

Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not choose to listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you and deceive you. They speak a vision from their own heart, and not from the mouth of the Lord.

17 De siger til dem, der ringeagter HERRENS Ord: »Det skal gaa eder vel!« og til enhver, som vandrer i sit Hjertes Stivsind: »Der skal ikke ske eder noget ondt!«

To those who blaspheme me, they say: ‘The Lord has said: You shall have peace.’ And to everyone who walks in the depravity of his own heart, they have said: ‘No evil will overwhelm you.’”

18 Thi hvem stod i HERRENS fortrolige Raad, saa han saa og hørte hans Ord, hvem lyttede til hans Ord og hørte det?

For who has been present in the counsel of the Lord, and who has seen and heard his word? Who has considered his word and heard it?

19 Se, HERRENS Stormvejr, Vreden, er brudt frem, et hvirvlende Stormvejr; det hvirvler over de gudløses Hoved.

Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord’s indignation will go forth, and a tempest will break out; it will overwhelm the head of the impious.

20 HERRENS Vrede lægger sig ikke, før han har udført og fuldbyrdet sit Hjertes Tanker; i de sidste Dage skal I forstaa det.

The fury of the Lord will not return until it succeeds, and until it completes the plan of his heart. In the last days, you will understand this counsel.

21 Jeg har ej sendt Profeterne, alligevel løber de, jeg talede ikke til dem, og dog profeterer de.

“I did not send these prophets, yet they hurry forward. I was not speaking to them, yet they were prophesying.

22 Hvis de staar i mit fortrolige Raad og hører mine Ord, saa lad dem vende mit Folk fra deres onde Vej og deres Gerningers Ondskab.

If they had stood in my counsel, and if I had made my words known to my people, certainly I would have turned them away from their evil ways and from their most wicked plans.

23 Er jeg kun en Gud i det nære, saa lyder det fra HERREN, og ikke en Gud i det fjerne?

Do you not realize that I am a God close by, says the Lord, and not a God far away?

24 Kan nogen krybe i Skjul, saa jeg ikke ser ham? lyder det fra HERREN. Er det ikke mig, der fylder Himmel og Jord? lyder det fra HERREN.

If a man is hidden in concealed places, do I not see him, says the Lord? Do I not fill up heaven and earth, says the Lord?

25 Jeg har hørt, hvad Profeterne, der profeterer Løgn i mit Navn, siger: »Jeg har drømt, jeg har drømt!«

I have heard what the prophets have said, prophesying falsehoods in my name, and also saying: ‘I have dreamed! I have dreamed!’

26 Hvor længe skal det vare? Har Profeterne, som profeterer Løgn og deres Hjertes Svig, mon i Sinde

How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who predict what is false, and who prophesy deceptions from their own heart?

27 og higer de efter at faa mit Folk til at glemme mit Navn ved de Drømme, de meddeler hverandre, ligesom deres Fædre glemte mit Navn over Ba'al?

They want to cause my people to forget my name, by means of their dreams, which each of them describes to his neighbor, just as their fathers forgot my name for the sake of Baal.

28 Den Profet, som har en Drøm, meddele sin Drøm, men den, hos hvem mit Ord er, tale mit Ord i Sandhed! Hvad har Straa med Kærne at gøre? lyder det fra HERREN.

The prophet who has had a dream, let him describe the dream. And he who receives my word, let him speak my word in truth. For what has the chaff to do with the wheat, says the Lord?

29 Er ikke mit Ord som Ild, lyder det fra HERREN, og som en Hammer, der knuser Fjelde?

Are not my words like a fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer crushing rock?

30 Se, derfor kommer jeg over Profeterne, lyder det fra HERREN, de, som stjæler mine Ord fra hverandre.

Therefore, behold: I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who steal my words, each one from his neighbor.

31 Se, jeg kommer over Profeterne, lyder det fra HERREN, de, som taler af sig selv og dog siger: »Saa lyder det fra HERREN.«

Behold, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who take up their tongues and say: ‘The Lord says it.’

32 Se, jeg kommer over Profeterne, som profeterer og udspreder Løgnedrømme, lyder det fra HERREN, og vildleder mit Folk med deres Løgne og Pralen, og jeg har ikke sendt dem eller givet dem nogen Befaling; de bringer ikke dette Folk nogen Hjælp, lyder det fra HERREN.

Behold, I am against the prophets, who dream what is false, says the Lord; who explain and so seduce my people with their falsehoods and with their miracles, though I did not send them, nor did I command them. They have offered nothing beneficial to this people, says the Lord.

33 Naar dette Folk eller en Profet eller Præst spørger dig: »Hvad er HERRENS Byrde?« skal du svare: »Byrden er I, men jeg kaster eder af, « lyder det fra HERREN.

Therefore, if this people, or a prophet, or a priest questions you, saying, ‘What is the burden of the Lord?’ you shall say to them, ‘You are the burden. And certainly I will cast you away, says the Lord.’

34 Og Profeten, Præsten og Folket, som siger »HERRENS Byrde«, den Mand og hans Hus vil jeg hjemsøge.

And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people who say, ‘The burden of the Lord!’ I will visit upon that man and upon his house.

35 Saaledes skal I sige til hverandre, Mand til Mand: »Hvad svarede HERREN?« og: »Hvad talede HERREN?«

And then you will speak in this way, each one to his neighbor and to his brother: ‘What has the Lord answered? And what has the Lord said?’

36 Men om HERRENS Byrde maa I ikke mere tale, thi Byrden for enhver skal være hans eget Ord. Og I laver om paa den levende Guds, Hærskarers HERRES, vor Guds, Ord.

And the burden of the Lord will no longer be called to mind. For each one’s own word will be a burden. For you have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts, our God.

37 Saaledes skal du sige til Profeten: »Hvad svarede HERREN?« og: »Hvad talede HERREN?«

And then you will speak in this way to the prophet: ‘What has the Lord answered you? And what has the Lord spoken?’

38 Og dersom I siger: »HERRENS Byrde« — derfor, saa siger HERREN: Fordi I siger dette Ord: »HERRENS Byrde«, skønt jeg sendte eder det Bud: »I maa ikke sige HERRENS Byrde!«

But if you say, ‘The burden of the Lord!’ then because of this, thus says the Lord: Since you have spoken this word, ‘The burden of the Lord!’ though I sent to you telling you not to say: ‘The burden of the Lord,’

39 se, derfor vil jeg løfte eder op og kaste eder og den By, jeg gav eder og eders Fædre, bort fra mit Aasyn

because of this, behold, I will take you away, like a burden, and I will forsake you, as well as the city that I gave to you and to your fathers, before my face.

40 og paalægge eder evig Skændsel og Spot, som aldrig glemmes.

And I will give you over to an everlasting reproach and an eternal disgrace, which shall never be wiped away into oblivion.”