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 which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, with all his army, all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all its 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.

“The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, the LORD says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.

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 won’t escape out of his hand, but will surely be taken and delivered into his hand. Your eyes will see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he will speak with you mouth to mouth. You will go to Babylon.”’

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

“Yet hear the LORD’s word, O Zedekiah king of Judah. The LORD says concerning you, ‘You won’t 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; and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they will make a burning for you. They will lament you, saying, “Ah Lord!” for I have spoken the word,’ says the LORD.”

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

Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah 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.

when the king of Babylon’s army was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these alone remained of the cities of Judah 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 the LORD, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty 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 every man should let his male servant, and every man his female servant, who is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free, that no one should make bondservants of them, of a Jew 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.

All the princes and all the people obeyed who had entered into the covenant, that everyone should let his male servant and everyone his female servant go free, that no one should make bondservants of them any more. They obeyed and let them go,

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 afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids whom they had let go free to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

12 Da kom HERRENS Ord til Jeremias saaledes:

Therefore the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, 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:

“The LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying:

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 seven years, every man of you shall release his brother who is a Hebrew, who has been sold to you, and has served you six years. You shall let him go free from you. But your fathers didn’t listen to me, and didn’t incline their ear.

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,

You had now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor. You had made a covenant before me in the house which 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 you turned and profaned my name, and every man caused his servant and every man his handmaid, whom you had let go free at their pleasure, to return. You brought them into subjection, to be to you for servants and for handmaids.’”

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 the LORD says: “You have not listened to me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim to you a liberty,” says the LORD, “to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine. I will make you be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the 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,

I will give the men who have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me when they cut the calf in two and passed between its parts:

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

the princes of Judah, the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land, who passed between the parts of the calf.

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 even give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of 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,

“I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes into the hands of their enemies, into the hands of those who seek their life and into the hands of the king of Babylon’s army, who has gone away from 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!

Behold, I will command,” says the LORD, “and cause them to return to this city. They will fight against it, take it, and burn it with fire. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”