Jeremias 34

1 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra HERREN, da Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel og hele hans Hær og alle Riger paa Jorden, der stod under hans Herredømme, og alle Folkeslag angreb Jerusalem og alle dets Byer; det lød:

The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all of his army, together with all the kingdoms of the earth, the domains under his power, and all their people were waging war against Jerusalem and all of her cities, saying:

2 Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Gaa hen og sig til Kong Zedekias af Juda: Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg giver denne By i Babels Konges Haand, og han skal afbrænde den.

“Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, 'Yahweh says this: Look, I am about to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon. He will burn it.

3 Og du skal ikke undslippe hans Haand, men gribes og overgives i hans Haand og se Babels Konge Øje til Øje, og han skal tale med dig Mund til Mund, og du skal komme til Babel.

You will not escape from his hand, for you will certainly be seized and given into his hand. Your eyes will look at the eyes of the king of Babylon; he will speak directly to you as you go to Babylon.'

4 Hør dog HERRENS Ord, Kong Zedekias af Juda: Saa siger HERREN om dig: Du skal ikke falde for Sværdet,

Listen to the word of Yahweh, Zedekiah king of Judah! Yahweh says this concerning you, 'You will not die by the sword.

5 men dø i Fred, og ligesom man brændte til Ære for dine Fædre, Kongerne før dig, saaledes skal man brænde til Ære for dig og klage over dig: »Ve, Herre!« saa sandt jeg har talet, lyder det fra HERREN.

You will die in peace. As in the funeral burning of your ancestors, the kings who were before you, they will burn your body. They will say, “Woe, master!” They will lament for you. Now I have spoken—this is Yahweh's declaration.'”

6 Og Profeten Jeremias talte alle disse Ord til Kong Zedekias af Juda i Jerusalem,

So Jeremiah the prophet proclaimed to Zedekiah king of Judah all these words in Jerusalem.

7 medens Babels Konges Hær angreb Jerusalem og begge de Byer i Juda, der var tilbage, Lakisj og Azeka; thi disse faste Stæder var tilbage af Judas Byer.

The army of the king of Babylon made war against Jerusalem and all the remaining cities of Judah: Lachish and Azekah. These cities of Judah remained as fortified cities.

8 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra HERREN, efter at Kong Zedekias havde sluttet en Pagt med alt Folket i Jerusalem og udraabt Frigivelse,

The word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem, to proclaim freedom to them,

9 saaledes at enhver skulde lade sin Træl og Trælkvinde gaa bort i Frihed, saafremt de var Hebræere, og ikke mere lade en judæisk Broder trælle.

that each man must free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, so one was to make a slave of a Jew, who was his brother.

10 Og alle Fyrsterne og alt Folket, som havde indgaaet Pagten om, at enhver skulde lade sin Træl og Trælkvinde gaa bort i Frihed og ikke mere lade dem trælle, adlød; de adlød og lod dem gaa.

So all the leaders and people entered into the covenant that each person would free his male and female slaves so that they would not be enslaved any longer. They obeyed and set them free.

11 Men siden skiftede de Sind og tog Trællene og Trælkvinderne, som de havde ladet gaa bort i Frihed, tilbage og tvang dem til at være Trælle og Trælkvinder.

But after this they changed their minds. They brought back the slaves whom they had freed. They forced them to become slaves again.

12 Da kom HERRENS Ord til Jeremias saaledes:

So the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,

13 Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Jeg sluttede en Pagt med eders Fædre, dengang jeg førte dem ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset, idet jeg sagde:

“Yahweh, God of Israel, says this, 'I myself made a covenant with your ancestors on the day that I brought them out from the land of Egypt, out from the house of slavery. That was when I said,

14 »Naar der er gaaet syv Aar, skal enhver af eder lade sin hebraiske Landsmand, som har solgt sig til dig og tjent dig i seks Aar, gaa bort; du skal lade ham gaa af din Tjeneste i Frihed!« Men eders Fædre hørte mig ikke og laante mig ikke Øre.

“At the end of every seven years, each man must send away his brother, his fellow Hebrew who had sold himself to you and served you for six years. Send him away in freedom.” But your ancestors did not listen to me or incline their ears to me.

15 Nys omvendte I eder og gjorde, hvad der er ret i mine Øjne, idet I udraabte Frigivelse, hver for sin Broder, og I sluttede en Pagt for mit Aasyn i det Hus, mit Navn er nævnet over,

Now you yourselves repented and began to do what is right in my eyes. You proclaimed freedom, each man to his neighbor, and you made a covenant before me in the house that is called by my name.

16 men siden skiftede I Sind og vanhelligede mit Navn, idet enhver af eder tog sin Træl eller Trælkvinde tilbage, som I havde ladet gaa bort i Frihed, om de ønskede det, og tvang dem til at være eders Trælle og Trælkvinder.

But then you turned and polluted my name; you caused each man to bring back his male and female slaves, the ones whom you had sent out to go where they wished. You forced them to become your slaves again.'

17 Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Da I ikke hørte mig og udraabte Frigivelse, hver for sin Broder og hver for sin Næste, vil jeg nu udraabe Frigivelse for eder, lyder det fra HERREN, saa I hjemfalder til Sværd, Pest og Hunger, og jeg vil gøre eder til Rædsel for alle Jordens Riger.

Therefore Yahweh says this, 'You yourselves have not listened to me. You should have proclaimed freedom, every one of you, to your brothers and fellow Israelites. So look! I am about to proclaim freedom to you—this is Yahweh's declaration—freedom for the sword, the plague, and famine, for I am going to make you a horrible thing in the sight of every kingdom on earth.

18 Og jeg giver de Mænd, som har overtraadt min Pagt og ikke holdt den Pagts Ord, som de sluttede for mit Aasyn, da de slagtede Kalven og skar den i to Stykker, mellem hvilke de gik,

Then I will deal with the people who have broken my covenant, who did not keep the words of the covenant that they established before me when they cut a bull in two and walked between its parts,

19 Judas og Jerusalems Fyrster, Hofmændene og Præsterne og hele Landets Befolkning, som gik mellem Stykkerne af Kalven —

and then the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the eunuchs and the priests, and all the people of the land walked between the parts of the bull.

20 dem giver jeg i deres Fjenders Haand og i deres Haand, som staar dem efter Livet, og deres Lig skal blive Himmelens Fugle og Jordens Dyr til Æde.

I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who are seeking their lives. Their bodies will be food for the birds of the skies and the beasts on the earth.

21 Og Kong Zedekias af Juda og hans Fyrster giver jeg i deres Fjenders Haand og i deres Haand, som staar dem efter Livet. Og Babels Konges Hær, som drog bort fra eder,

So I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his leaders into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who are seeking their life, and into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon that has risen up against you.

22 se, den byder jeg, lyder det fra HERREN, at vende tilbage til denne By, og de skal angribe den og indtage og afbrænde den; og Judas Byer lægger jeg øde, saa ingen bor der!

Look, I am about to give a command—this is Yahweh's declaration—and will bring them back to this city to wage war against it and take it, and to burn it. For I will turn the cities of Judah into ruined places in which there will be no inhabitants.'”