Jeremias 31

1 Til hin Tid, lyder det fra HERREN, vil jeg være alle Israels Slægters Gud, og de skal være mit Folk.

At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

2 Saa siger HERREN: Folket, der undslap Sværdet, fandt Naade i Ørkenen, Israel vandred til sin Hvile,

Thus saith the Lord, The people which escaped the sworde, founde grace in the wildernes: he walked before Israel to cause him to rest.

3 i det fjerne aabenbarede HERREN sig for det. Jeg elsked dig med evig Kærlighed, drog dig derfor i Naade.

The Lord hath appeared vnto me of old, say they: Yea, I haue loued thee with an euerlasting loue, therefore with mercie I haue drawen thee.

4 Jeg bygger dig atter, du skal bygges, Israels Jomfru, igen skal du smykkes med Haandpauke, gaa med i de legendes Dans.

Againe I will builde thee, and thou shalt be builded, O virgine Israel: thou shalt stil be adorned with thy timbrels, and shalt goe foorth in the dance of them that be ioyfull.

5 Vin skal du atter plante paa Samarias Bjerge, plante skal du og høste.

Thou shalt yet plant vines vpon the mountaines of Samaria, and the planters that plant them, shall make them common.

6 Thi en Dag skal Vogterne raabe paa Efraims Bjerge: »Kom, lad os drage til Zion, til HERREN vor Gud!«

For the dayes shall come that the watchmen vpon the mount of Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let vs go vp vnto Zion to the Lord our God.

7 Thi saa siger HERREN: Fryd jer over Jakob med Glæde, jubl over det første blandt Folkene, kundgør med Lovsang og sig: »HERREN har frelst sit Folk, Israels Rest.«

For thus saith the Lord, Reioyce with gladnesse for Iaakob, and shoute for ioye among the chiefe of the Gentiles: publish praise, and say, O Lord, saue thy people, the remnant of Israel.

8 Se, jeg bringer dem hid fra Nordens Land, samler dem fra Jordens Afkroge; iblandt dem er blinde og lamme, frugtsommelige sammen med fødende, i en stor Forsamling vender de hjem.

Beholde, I will bring them from the North countrey, and gather them from the coastes of the world, with the blinde and the lame among them, with the woman with childe, and her that is deliuered also: a great companie shall returne hither.

9 Se, de kommer med Graad; mens de ydmygt beder, leder jeg dem; jeg fører dem hen til Vandløb ad en jævn Vej, hvor de ej snubler; thi jeg er Israel en Fader, min førstefødte er Efraim.

They shall come weeping, and with mercie will I bring them againe: I will lead them by the riuers of water in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first borne.

10 Hør HERRENS Ord, I Folk, forkynd paa fjerne Strande: Han, som spredte Israel, samler det, vogter det som Hyrden sin Hjord;

Heare the worde of the Lord, O ye Gentiles, and declare in the yles afarre off, and say, Hee that scattered Israel, wil gather him and wil keepe him, as a shepheard doeth his flocke.

11 thi HERREN har udfriet Jakob, genløst det af den stærkeres Haand.

For the Lord hath redeemed Iaakob, and ransomed him from the hande of him, that was stronger then he.

12 De kommer til Zions Bjerg og jubler over HERRENS Fylde, over Korn og Most og Olie og over Lam og Kalve. Deres Sjæl er som en vandrig Have, de skal aldrig vansmægte mer.

Therefore they shall come, and reioyce in the height of Zion, and shall runne to the bountifulnes of the Lord, euen for the wheat and for the wine, and for the oyle, and for the increase of sheepe, and bullocks: and their soule shalbe as a watered garden, and they shall haue no more sorow.

13 Da fryder sig Jomfru i Dans, Yngling og Olding tilsammen. Jeg vender deres Kummer til Fryd, giver Trøst og Glæde efter Sorgen.

Then shall ye virgine reioyce in the dance, and the yong men and the old men together: for I wil turne their mourning into ioy, and wil comfort them, and giue them ioy for their sorowes.

14 Jeg kvæger Præsterne med Fedt, mit Folk skal mættes med min Fylde, lyder det fra HERREN.

And I wil replenish the soule of the Priests with fatnesse, and my people shalbe satisfied with my goodnesse, saith the Lord.

15 Saa siger HERREN: En Klagerøst høres i Rama, bitter Graad, Rakel begræder sine Børn, vil ikke trøstes over sine Børn, fordi de er borte.

Thus saith the Lord, A voyce was heard on hie, a mourning and bitter weeping. Rahel weeping for her children, refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

16 Saa siger HERREN: Din Røst skal du holde fra Graad, dine Øjne fra Taarer, thi der er Løn for din Møje, lyder det fra HERREN; fra Fjendeland vender de hjem;

Thus saith the Lord, Refraine thy voyce from weeping, and thine eyes from teares: for thy worke shalbe rewarded, saith the Lord, and they shall come againe from the land of the enemie:

17 og der er Haab for din Fremtid, lyder det fra HERREN, Børn vender hjem til deres Land.

And there is hope in thine ende, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come againe to their owne borders.

18 Jeg hører grant, hvor Efraim klager: »Du tugted mig, og jeg blev tugtet som en utæmmet Kalv; omvend mig, saa bliver jeg omvendt, thi du er HERREN min Gud.

I haue heard Ephraim lamenting thus, Thou hast corrected me, and I was chastised as an vntamed calfe: conuert thou me, and I shalbe conuerted: for thou art the Lord my God.

19 Thi nu jeg er omvendt, angrer jeg; nu jeg har besindet mig, slaar jeg mig paa Hofte; jeg er skamfuld og beskæmmet, thi jeg bærer min Ungdoms Skændsel.«

Surely after that I conuerted, I repented: and after that I was instructed, I smote vpon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, euen confounded, because I did beare the reproch of my youth.

20 Er Efraim min dyrebare Søn, mit Yndlingsbarn? thi saa tit jeg taler om ham, maa jeg mindes ham kærligt, derfor bruser mit indre, jeg ynkes over ham, lyder det fra HERREN.

Is Ephraim my deare sonne or pleasant childe? yet since I spake vnto him, I still remembred him: therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I wil surely haue compassion vpon him, saith the Lord.

21 Rejs dig Vejvisersten, sæt Mærkesten op, ret din Tanke paa Højvejen, Vejen, du gik, vend hjem, du Israels Jomfru, til disse dine Byer!

Set thee vp signes: make thee heapes: set thine heart towarde the path and way, that thou hast walked: turne againe, O virgine of Israel: turne againe to these thy cities.

22 Hvor længe vil du dog tøve, du frafaldne Datter? Thi HERREN skaber nyt i Landet: Kvinde værner om Mand.

How long wilt thou goe astray, O thou rebellious daughter? for the Lord hath created a newe thing in the earth: A WOMAN shall compasse a man.

23 Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: End skal de i Judas Land og Byer sige dette Ord, naar jeg vender deres Skæbne: »HERREN velsigne dig, du Retfærds Bolig, du hellige Bjerg!«

Thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Yet shall they say this thing in the land of Iudah, and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring againe their captiuitie, The Lord blesse thee, O habitation of iustice and holy mountaine.

24 Og deri skal Juda bo og alle dets Byer til Hobe, Agerdyrkerne og de omvankende Hyrder.

And Iudah shall dwell in it, and all the cities thereof together, the husbandmen and they that goe foorth with the flocke.

25 Thi jeg kvæger den trætte Sjæl og mætter hver vansmægtende Sjæl. —

For I haue saciate the wearie soule, and I haue replenished euery sorowfull soule.

26 (Herved vaagnede jeg og saa mig om, og Søvnen havde været mig sød.)

Therefore I awaked and behelde, and my sleepe was sweete vnto me.

27 Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg tilsaar Israels Hus og Judas Hus med Sæd af Mennesker og Kvæg.

Beholde, the dayes come, saith the Lord, that I will sowe the house of Israel, and the house of Iudah with the seede of man and with the seede of beast.

28 Og som jeg har været aarvaagen over dem for at oprykke, nedbryde, omstyrte, ødelægge og gøre ilde, saaledes vil jeg være aarvaagen over dem for at bygge og plante, lyder det fra HERREN.

And like as I haue watched vpon them, to plucke vp and to roote out, and to throw downe, and to destroy, and to plague them, so wil I watch ouer them, to build and to plant them, saith ye Lord.

29 I hine Dage skal man ikke mere sige: Fædre aad sure Druer, og Børnenes Tænder blev ømme.

In those dayes shall they say no more, The fathers haue eaten a sowre grape, and the childrens teeth are set on edge.

30 Nej, enhver skal dø for sin egen Brøde; enhver, der æder sure Druer, faar selv ømme Tænder.

But euery one shall die for his owne iniquitie: euery man that eateth the sowre grape, his teeth shalbe set on edge.

31 Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg slutter en ny Pagt med Israels Hus og Judas Hus,

Beholde, the dayes come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new couenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Iudah,

32 ikke som den Pagt jeg sluttede med deres Fædre, dengang jeg tog dem ved Haanden for at føre dem ud af Ægypten, hvilken Pagt de brød, saa jeg væmmedes ved dem, lyder det fra HERREN;

Not according to ye couenant that I made with their fathers, when I tooke them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, the which my couenant they brake, although I was an husband vnto them, saith the Lord.

33 nej, dette er den Pagt, jeg efter hine Dage slutter med Israels Hus, lyder det fra HERREN: Jeg giver min Lov i deres Indre og skriver den paa deres Hjerter, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mit Folk.

But this shall be the couenant that I will make with the house of Israel, After those dayes, saith the Lord, I will put my Lawe in their inward partes, and write it in their hearts, and wil be their God, and they shalbe my people.

34 Ven skal ikke mere lære sin Ven eller Broder sin Broder og sige: »Kend HERREN!« Thi de skal alle kende mig fra den mindste til den største, lyder det fra HERREN; thi jeg tilgiver deres Brøde og kommer ikke mer deres Synd i Hu.

And they shall teach no more euery man his neighbour and euery man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me from the least of them vnto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I wil forgiue their iniquitie, and will remember their sinnes no more.

35 Saa siger HERREN, han, som satte Solen til at lyse om Dagen og Maanen og Stjernerne til at lyse om Natten, han, som oprører Havet, saa Bølgerne bruser, han, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE:

Thus saith the Lord, which giueth the sunne for a light to the day, and the courses of the moone and of the starres for a light to the night, which breaketh the sea, when the waues thereof roare: his Name is the Lord of hostes.

36 Naar disse Ordninger viger fra mit Aasyn, lyder det fra HERREN, saa skal ogsaa Israels Æt for alle Tider ophøre at være et Folk for mit Aasyn.

If these ordinances depart out of my sight, saith the Lord, then shall the seede of Israel cease from being a nation before me, for euer.

37 Saa siger HERREN: Naar Himmelen oventil kan udmaales og Jordens Grundvolde nedentil udgranskes, saa vil jeg ogsaa forkaste Israels Æt for alt, hvad de har gjort, lyder det fra HERREN.

Thus saith the Lord, If the heauens can be measured, or the fundations of the earth be searched out beneath, then wil I cast off all the seed of Israel, for all that they haue done, saith the Lord.

38 Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da Byen skal opbygges for HERREN fra Hanan'eltaarnet til Hjørneporten;

Behold, the dayes come, saith the Lord, that the citie shalbe built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel, vnto the gate of the corner.

39 og videre skal Maalesnoren gaa lige ud til Garebs Høj og saa svinge mod Goa;

And the line of the measure shall go foorth in his presence vpon the hil Gareb, and shall compasse about to Goath.

40 og hele Dalen, Ligene og Asken, og alle Markerne ned til Kedrons Bæk, til Hesteportens Hjørne mod Øst skal være HERREN helliget; det skal aldrig mere oprykkes eller nedbrydes.

And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields vnto the brooke of Kidron, and vnto the corner of the horsegate toward the East, shalbe holy vnto the Lord, neither shall it be plucked vp nor destroyed any more for euer.