Jeremias 23

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

Woe to shepherds destroying, And scattering the flock of My pasture, An affirmation of Jehovah.

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 said Jehovah, God of Israel, Against the shepherds who feed My people, Ye have scattered My flock, and drive them away, And have not inspected them, Lo, I am charging on you the evil of your doings, An affirmation of Jehovah.

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 do gather the remnant of My flock Out of all the lands whither I drove them, And have brought them back unto their fold, And they have been fruitful, and 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 have raised for them shepherds, And they have fed them, And they fear no more, nor are affrighted, Nor are they lacking — an affirmation of Jehovah.

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.

Lo, days are coming — an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in 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 his days is Judah saved, and Israel dwelleth confidently, And this his name that Jehovah proclaimeth him, '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, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they do not say any more, Jehovah liveth who brought up The sons 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 — Jehovah liveth, who brought up, And who brought in, the seed of the house of Israel, From the land of the north, And from all the lands whither I drove them, And they have dwelt on their own ground!

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.

In reference to the prophets: Broken hath been my heart in my midst, Fluttered have all my bones, I have been as a man — a drunkard, And as a man — wine hath passed over him, Because of Jehovah, and 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 of adulterers hath the land been full, For because of these hath the land mourned, Dried up hath been the pleasant places of the wilderness, And their course is evil, and their might — 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 have been profane, Yea, in My house I found their wickedness, An affirmation of Jehovah.

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.

Therefore is their way to them as slippery places, Into thick darkness they are driven, And they have fallen in it, For I bring in against them evil, The year of their inspection, An affirmation of Jehovah.

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

And in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause 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.

And in prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing, Committing adultery, and walking falsely, Yea, they strengthened the hands of evil doers, So that they have not turned back Each from his wickedness, They have been to me — all of them — as Sodom, And its inhabitants 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 said Jehovah of Hosts, concerning the prophets: Lo, I am causing them to eat wormwood, And have caused them to drink water of gall, For, from prophets of Jerusalem Hath profanity gone forth to 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 said Jehovah of Hosts: Ye do not hearken unto the words Of the prophets who are prophesying to you, They are making you vain things, A vision of their own heart they speak, Not from the mouth of Jehovah.

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!«

Saying diligently to those despising The word of Jehovah: Peace is for you, And [to] every one walking in the stubbornness of his heart they have said: Evil doth not come in unto 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 counsel of Jehovah, And seeth and heareth His word? Who hath regarded My word, and hearkeneth?

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

Lo, a whirlwind of Jehovah — Fury hath gone out, even a piercing whirlwind, On the head of the wicked it stayeth.

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 Jehovah doth not turn back Till His doing, and till His establishing, The thoughts of His heart, In the latter end of the days ye attend to it With understanding.

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

I have not sent the prophets, and they have run, I have not spoken unto them, and they have 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 stood in My counsel, Then they cause My people to hear My words, And they turn them back 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?

A God near [am] I — an affirmation of Jehovah, 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.

Is any one hidden in secret places, And I see him not? an affirmation of Jehovah, Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? An affirmation of Jehovah.

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

I have heard that which the prophets said, Who prophesy in My name falsehood, 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

Till when is it in the heart of the prophets? The prophets of falsehood, Yea, prophets of the deceit of their 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?

Who are devising to cause My people To forget My name by their dreams, That they recount each to his neighbour, As their fathers forgot 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 with whom [is] a dream, Let him recount the dream, And he with whom [is] My word, Let him truly speak My word. What — to the straw with the corn? An affirmation of Jehovah.

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

Is it not thus? My word [is] as a fire, An affirmation of Jehovah. And as a hammer — it breaketh in pieces a rock.

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

Therefore, lo, I [am] against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Stealing My words each 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.«

Lo, I [am] against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are making smooth their tongue, And they affirm — an affirmation.

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.

Lo, I [am] against the prophets of false dreams, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they recount them, and cause my people to err, By their falsehoods, and by their instability, And I — I have not sent them, Nor have I commanded them, And they are not at all profitable to this people, An affirmation of Jehovah.

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, doth ask thee, saying, What [is] the burden of Jehovah? Then thou hast said unto them: Ye [are] the burden, and I have left you, An affirmation of Jehovah.

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

And the prophet, and the priest, and the people, That saith, The burden of Jehovah, I have seen after that man, and after his house.

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

Thus do ye say each unto his neighbour, And each unto his brother: What hath Jehovah answered? And what hath Jehovah 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 Jehovah ye do not mention any more, For the burden to each is — His word, And ye have overturned the words of the living God, Jehovah of Hosts, our God.

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

Thus dost thou say unto the prophet What hath Jehovah answered thee? And what hath Jehovah 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!«

And if the burden of Jehovah ye say, Therefore thus said Jehovah: Because of your saying this word, The burden of Jehovah, And I do send unto you, saying, Ye do not say, The burden of Jehovah.

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, lo, I — I have taken you utterly away, And I have sent you out, And the city that I gave to you, And to your fathers, from before My face,

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

And I have put on you reproach age-during, And shame age-during that is not forgotten!