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 the LORD 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,

For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was confined in the court of the prison, 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 confined him, saying, Why dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, 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 from 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 lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: 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 the LORD 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, Hanameel the son of Shallum thy uncle shall come to thee, saying, Buy for 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 Hanameel my uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison, according to the word of the LORD, and said to me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that [is] in Anathoth, which [is] in the country 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 the LORD.

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 of Hanameel my uncle's son, that [was] in Anathoth, 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 subscribed the contract, and sealed [it], and took witnesses, and weighed [him] the money in the balances.

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

So I took the evidence 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 gave the evidence of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel my uncle's [son], and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.

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 saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both that which is sealed, and this evidence 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 saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.

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

Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD, 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 God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and out-stretched arm, [and] 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,

Thou showest loving-kindness to thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children 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: for thy eyes [are] open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one 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 hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, [even] to this day, and in Israel, and among [other] men; and hast 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 hast brought forth thy people Israel from the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an out-stretched 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 hast given them this land, which thou didst swear 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, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast 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 mounts, they are come to the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and behold, thou seest [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 hast said to me, O LORD GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.

26 Da kom HERRENS Ord til Jeremias saaledes:

Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,

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

Behold, I [am] the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing 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 saith the LORD; 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, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, 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 children of Israel and the children of Judah have done evil only before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith 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

For this city hath been to me [as] a provocation of my anger and of my fury 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 children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, 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 to me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising 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 commanded them not, neither came it 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 saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, of which ye say, It shall be delivered 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 countries, whither I have driven them in my anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again to this place, and I will cause them to dwell in safety.

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 for ever, for the good of them, and of their children 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 them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall 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.

Yes, 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 saith the LORD; As I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I 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 subscribe evidences, and seal [them], and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.