Jeremias 23

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

Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith 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.

Therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, against the shepherds that feed my people: Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them; behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith 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 the remnant of my flock out of all the countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and multiply.

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 set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be lacking, saith 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 come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute judgment and justice in the land.

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

In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, The LORD is our righteousness.

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!«

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, As the LORD liveth, which brought up the Children of Israel out of 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, As the LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell 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.

Concerning the prophets. Mine heart within me is broken, all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome; because of the LORD, and because 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 land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up; and their course is evil, and their force is not right.

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

for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith 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.

Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.

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

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

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.

In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen an horrible thing; they commit adultery, and walk in lies, and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them become unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as 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.

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.

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 saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you; they teach you vanity: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of 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!«

They say continually unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, No evil shall come upon 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 hath stood in the council of the LORD, that he should perceive and hear his word? who hath marked my word, and heard it?

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

Behold, the tempest of the LORD, [even his] fury, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.

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

The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall understand it perfectly.

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

I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied.

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.

But if they had stood in my council, then had they caused my people to hear my words, and had turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.

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

Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?

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.

Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith 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, that prophesy lies in my name, 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 shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies; even the prophets of the deceit of 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?

which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers forgat my name for 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 that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? saith the LORD.

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

Is not my word like as fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

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, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.

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, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

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 them that prophesy lying dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither shall they profit this people at all, saith 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.

And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? then shalt thou say unto them, What burden! I will cast you off, saith 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, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.

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

Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken?

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 shall ye mention no more: for every man’s own word shall be his burden; for ye 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?«

Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath 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 ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD: Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not 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

therefore, behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, and the city that I gave unto you and to your fathers, away from my presence:

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

and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame which shall not be forgotten.