Jeremias 32

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

This is the Lord's message that came to Jeremiah in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah's reign, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign.

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

This was when the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem. Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the guard's courtyard, part of the king of Judah's palace.

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;

Zedekiah king of Judah had put him in prison, telling him: “Why do you have to prophesy like this? You say the Lord is saying, ‘Look, I'm going to hand over this city to the king of Babylon, and he will capture 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;

Zedekiah king of Judah won't escape from the Babylonians. He will be captured and taken to the king of Babylon to speak with him personally and see him face to face.

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!«

He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he'll remain until I deal with him, declares the Lord. You won't be successful if you fight against the Babylonians.’”

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

Jeremiah answered, “The Lord gave me a message, saying:

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

Your cousin Hanamel, son of Shallum, is coming to tell you, ‘Why don't you buy my field in Anathoth because you have the right to redeem it and 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.

Just as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel arrived to see me in the guard's courtyard and asked me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin because you have the right of family ownership to redeem it. You should buy it for yourself.’” This convinced me that this was a message from the Lord.

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

So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver to pay him.

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

I signed the deed and sealed it, had it witnessed, and weighed out the silver using the scales.

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

Then I took the deed of sale, both the sealed original containing the terms and conditions, and the unsealed copy,

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 handed them to Baruch son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah. I did this in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed of sale, and all the people of Judah who were sitting there in the guard's courtyard.

13 og i deres Nærværelse bød jeg Baruk:

I gave Baruch these instructions in front of them,

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.

“This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Put these deeds of sale, the sealed original and the open copy, in a clay jar so they can be kept safe for a long time.

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

For this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: The time will come when once again houses, fields, and vineyards will be bought in this country.”

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

After I had given the deed of sale to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord:

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 God! You created the heavens and the earth by your great strength and power. Nothing is too hard for you!

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,

You give your trustworthy love to thousands, but you punish the sins of the fathers the consequences affect their children too., Great and powerful God whose name is the Lord Almighty,

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;

you are the one who is supremely wise and who does incredible things. You watch what everyone does, and you reward them according to the way they live and what their actions deserve.

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,

You carried out signs and miracles in Egypt, and you still do so today, both here in Israel and among all people everywhere. As a result you gained a great reputation, and this is still true today.

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

You led your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and miracles, with your great power and strength that terrified people.

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

You gave them this land that you had promised to give their forefathers, 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.

They came and took it over, but they didn't do what you said or follow your laws. They didn't do everything you ordered them to do, which is why you've brought all this disaster down on 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.

Look at the siege ramps piled up against the city to capture it! Through war and famine and disease, the city will be taken by the Babylonians who are attacking it. You can see that everything you said would happen has happened.

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

Yet, Lord God, you have told me, ‘Buy yourself the field with silver in front of witnesses, even though the city has been handed over to the Babylonians!’”

26 Da kom HERRENS Ord til Jeremias saaledes:

Then Lord gave Jeremiah this message:

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

Look! I am the Lord, the God of everyone. Is anything too hard for me to do?

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

So this is what the Lord says: Listen! I'm going to hand over this city to the king of Babylon and the Babylonians, and they will capture 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.

The Babylonians who are attacking the city are going to come and set fire to it. They will burn it down, including the houses belonging to the people who made me angry by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops, and by pouring out drink offerings in worship of other gods.

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.

From their earliest days all the people of Israel and of Judah have ever done has been evil in my sight. In fact all they've even done is to make me angry through their actions, declares the Lord.

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

This city has been such a source of anger and frustration from the time it was built right up till now. So I'm going to get rid of it,

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 things the people of Israel and Judah did that made me angry—their kings, and officials, their priests and prophets, all of those living in Judah and Jerusalem, everyone

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.

They have turned their backs on me. They wouldn't even look at me. Even though I kept on trying to teach them, they refused to listen or accept instruction.

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

They have put their disgusting idols in my Temple, making it unclean.

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.

They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the Valley of Hinnom so they could sacrifice their sons and daughters by burning them in the fire. This is something I never commanded. I never even thought of such a thing—doing something so awful and making the people of Judah guilty of 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:

Now about this city. You are correctly saying, “It's going be handed over to the king of Babylon through war and famine and disease.” However, this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says:

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.

I promise to gather my people from all the lands where I exiled them because they made me so very angry. I will bring them back here and they will live in safety.

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

They will 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.

I will make sure they think the same way and act in harmony, so that they will always honor me so all will be good for them and their descendants.

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.

I will make an everlasting agreement with them: I'm never going to stop doing them good and I will help them to respect me so that they won't ever abandon 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.

I will be delighted to treat them well, and I will commit myself with the whole of my being to helping them to grow as a nation in this land.

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.

This is what the Lord says: Just as certainly as I have brought this whole disaster down on my people, so I'm going to give to them all the good things I have promised.

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

Fields will once again be bought in this country that you're describing, saying, “It's been completely destroyed—no people or animals are left. It's been handed over to the Babylonians.”

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.

People will buy fields with silver again, deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed. This will happen here in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in all the towns of Judah—including the towns of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will bring the people back from exile, declares the Lord.