Jeremias 32

1 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra HERREN i Kong Zedekias af Judas tiende Aar, det er Nebukadrezars attende.

The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah in the tenth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.

2 Dengang belejrede Babels Konges Hær Jerusalem, og Profeten Jeremias sad fængslet i Vagtforgaarden i Judas Konges Palads,

Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah's house.

3 hvor Kong Zedekias af Juda havde ladet ham fængsle med de Ord: »Hvor tør du profetere og sige: Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg giver denne By i Babels Konges Haand, og han skal indtage den;

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Why do thou prophesy, and say, Thus says Jehovah: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.

4 og Kong Zedekias af Juda skal ikke undslippe Kaldæernes Haand, men overgives i Babels Konges Haand, og han skal tale med ham Mund til Mund og se ham Øje i Øje;

And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes.

5 og han skal føre Zedekias til Babel, og der skal han blive, til jeg ser til ham, lyder det fra HERREN; naar I kæmper med Kaldæerne, faar I ikke Lykke!«

And he shall bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him, says Jehovah. Though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?

6 Og Jeremias sagde: HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

And Jeremiah said, The word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

7 Se, Hanam'el, din Farbroder Sjallums Søn, kommer til dig og siger: »Køb min Mark i Anatot, thi du har Indløsningsret.«

Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come to thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth. For the right of redemption is thine to buy it.

8 Saa kom Hanam'el, min Farbroders Søn, til mig i Vagtforgaarden, som HERREN havde sagt, og sagde til mig: »Køb min Mark i Anatot i Benjamins Land, thi du har Arveretten, og Indløsningsretten er din; køb dig den!« Da forstod jeg, at det var HERRENS Ord.

So Hanamel my uncle's son came to me in the court of the guard according to the word of Jehovah, and said to me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin. For the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine. Buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of Jehovah.

9 Og jeg købte Marken i Anatot af Hanam'el, min Farbroders Søn, og tilvejede ham Pengene, sytten Sekel Sølv;

And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.

10 og jeg skrev Skøde og forseglede det, tilkaldte Vidner og afvejede Pengene paa Vægtskaal.

And I signed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

11 Saa tog jeg Skødet, baade det forseglede og det aabne,

So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open,

12 og overgav Skødet til Baruk, Masejas Søn Nerijas Søn, i Nærværelse af Hanam'el, min Farbroders Søn, og Vidnerne, som havde underskrevet Skødet, og alle de Judæere, som var til Stede i Vagtforgaarden;

and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard.

13 og i deres Nærværelse bød jeg Baruk:

And I charged Baruch before them, saying,

14 »Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Tag disse Skøder, baade det forseglede og det aabne, og læg dem i en Lerkrukke, for at de kan holde sig i lange Tider.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel that they may continue many days.

15 Thi saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: End skal der købes Huse, Marker og Vingaarde i dette Land!«

For thus says Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall yet again be bought in this land.

16 Efter at have overgivet Skødet til Baruk, Nerijas Søn, bad jeg saaledes til HERREN:

Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to Jehovah, saying,

17 Ak, Herre, HERRE, du har jo skabt Himmelen og Jorden ved din vældige Styrke og din udstrakte Arm, intet er dig for underfuldt,

Ah lord Jehovah! Behold, thou have made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thine outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for thee,

18 du, som øver Miskundhed mod Tusinder og gengælder Fædres Misgerning paa deres Sønner efter dem; du store, vældige Gud, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE,

who show loving kindness to thousands, and recompense the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their sons after them, the great, the mighty God. Jehovah of hosts is his name,

19 rig paa Raad og stor i Daad, hvis Øjne er aabne over alle Menneskebørnenes Veje, for at du kan give enhver efter hans Vej og hans Gerningers Frugt;

great in counsel, and mighty in work, whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings,

20 du, som gjorde Tegn og Undere i Ægypten og gør det den Dag i Dag baade i Israel og blandt andre Mennesker og skabte dig det Navn, du har i Dag,

who set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, both in Israel and among other men, and made thee a name, as at this day,

21 du, som førte dit Folk Israel ud af Ægypten med Tegn og Undere, med stærk Haand og udstrakt Arm og stor Rædsel

and brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terror,

22 og gav dem dette Land, som du havde svoret deres Fædre at ville give dem, et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning;

and gave them this land, which thou swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.

23 og de kom og tog det i Eje; men de hørte ikke din Røst og adlød ikke din Lov; de gjorde intet af, hvad du havde paalagt dem; saa lod du al denne Ulykke ramme dem.

And they came in, and possessed it, but they obeyed not thy voice, nor walked in thy law. They have done nothing of all that thou commanded them to do. Therefore thou have caused all this evil to come upon them.

24 Se, Stormvoldene har naaet Byen, saa den er ved at blive indtaget, og med Sværd, Hunger og Pest er Byen givet i de angribende Kaldæeres Haand; hvad du talede, er sket, og du ser det selv.

Behold, the mounds. They have come to the city to take it. And the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence. And what thou have spoken has come to pass, and, behold, thou see it.

25 Og skønt Byen er givet i Kaldæernes Haand, siger du til mig, Herre, HERRE: »Køb dig Marken for Penge og tag Vidner derpaa!«

And thou have said to me, O lord Jehovah, Buy thee the field for money, and call witnesses, whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.

26 Da kom HERRENS Ord til Jeremias saaledes:

Then the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah, saying,

27 Se, jeg er HERREN, alt Køds Gud; skulde noget være mig for underfuldt?

Behold, I am Jehovah, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me?

28 Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg giver denne By i Kaldæernes og Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels Haand, og han skal indtage den;

Therefore thus says Jehovah: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it.

29 og Kaldæerne, der angriber denne By, skal komme og sætte Ild paa den og afbrænde Husene, paa hvis Tage man tændte Offerild for Ba'al og udgød Drikofre for andre Guder for at krænke mig.

And the Chaldeans, who fight against this city, shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses upon whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal, and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.

30 Thi fra deres Ungdom af har Israeliterne og Judæerne kun gjort, hvad der var ondt i mine Øjne; thi Israeliterne gør ikke andet end krænke mig ved deres Hænders Værk, lyder det fra HERREN.

For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have done only that which was evil in my sight from their youth. For the sons of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, says Jehovah.

31 Ja, en Kilde til Vrede og Harme har denne By været mig, lige fra den Dag de byggede den og til i Dag, saa at jeg maa fjerne den fra mit Aasyn

For this city has been to me a provocation of my anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even to this day, that I should remove it from before my face,

32 for alt det ondes Skyld, som Israeliterne og Judæerne gjorde for at krænke mig, de, deres Konger, Fyrster, Præster og Profeter, Judas Mænd og Jerusalems Borgere.

because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and of the sons of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their rulers, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

33 De vendte Ryggen og ikke Ansigtet til mig, og skønt jeg advarede dem aarle og silde, vilde de ikke høre eller tage ved Lære.

And they have turned the back to me, and not the face. And though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

34 De opstillede deres væmmelige Guder i det Hus, mit Navn nævnes over, for at gøre det urent;

But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.

35 og de byggede Ba'als Offerhøje i Hinnoms Søns Dal for at ofre deres Sønner og Døtre til Molok, hvad jeg ikke havde budt dem, og hvad aldrig var i min Tanke, at man skulde gøre saa vederstyggelig en Ting for derved at lokke Juda til Synd.

And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

36 Men nu, saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud, om denne By, som I siger er givet i Babels Konges Haand med Sværd, Hunger og Pest:

And now therefore thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, concerning this city, of which ye say, It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence:

37 Se, jeg vil samle dem fra alle de Lande, som jeg har bortstødt dem til i min Vrede og Harme og i stor Fortørnelse, og føre dem hjem til dette Sted og lade dem bo trygt.

Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them in my anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation. And I will bring them again to this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely.

38 De skal være mit Folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud;

And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

39 og jeg vil give dem eet Hjerte og een Vej, saa de frygter mig alle Dage, at det maa gaa dem og deres Sønner efter dem vel.

And I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their sons after them.

40 Jeg slutter en evig Pagt med dem, at jeg ikke vil drage mig tilbage fra dem, men gøre vel imod dem; og min Frygt lægger jeg i deres Hjerter, saa de ikke viger fra mig.

And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. And I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.

41 Jeg vil glæde mig over dem og gøre vel imod dem; og jeg planter dem i dette Land i Trofasthed af hele mit Hjerte og hele min Sjæl.

Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good. And I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

42 Thi saa siger HERREN: Som jeg bragte al denne store Ulykke over dette Folk, saaledes vil jeg bringe over dem alt det gode, jeg taler til dem om.

For thus says Jehovah: Just as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.

43 End skal der købes Marker i det Land, som I siger er en Ørken uden Mennesker og Kvæg og givet i Kaldæernes Haand;

And fields shall be bought in this land, of which ye say, It is desolate, without man or beast. It is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.

44 man skal købe Marker for Penge og skrive Skøder og forsegle dem og tilkalde Vidner i Benjamins Land, i Jerusalems Omegn, i Judas Byer, i Bjerglandets, Lavlandets og Sydlandets Byer; thi jeg vender deres Skæbne, lyder det fra HERREN.

Men shall buy fields for money, and sign the deeds, and seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill-country, and in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South. For I will cause their captivity to return, says Jehovah.