Jeremias 37
1 Zedekias, Josias's Søn, blev Konge i Konjas, Jojakims Søns, Sted, idet Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel satte ham til Konge i Judas Land.
And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king in the place of Conyahu the son of Jehoyakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
2 Men han og hans Mænd og Landets Befolkning hørte ikke paa de Ord, HERREN talede ved Profeten Jeremias.
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he had spoken by means of Jeremiah the prophet.
3 Kong Zedekias sendte Jukal, Sjelemjas Søn, og Præsten Zefanja, Ma'asejas Søn, til Profeten Jeremias og lod sige: »Gaa i Forbøn for os hos HERREN vor Gud!«
And king Zedekiah sent Jehuchal the son of Shelemyah and Zephanyahu the son of Ma'asseyah the priest unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Pray now in our behalf unto the Lord our God.
4 Dengang gik Jeremias frit ud og ind blandt Folket, thi man havde endnu ikke kastet ham i Fængsel.
Now Jeremiah came and went out among the people; and they put him not into the prison-house.
5 Faraos Hær var rykket ud fra Ægypten; og da Kaldæerne, som belejrede Jerusalem, fik Nys herom, var de brudt op fra Jerusalem.
But the army of Pharaoh was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard the report of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
6 Da kom HERRENS Ord til Profeten Jeremias saaledes:
Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
7 Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Saaledes skal du sige til Judas Konge, som har sendt Bud til dig for at raadspørge mig: Se, Faraos Hær, som er rykket ud for at hjælpe eder, skal vende hjem til Ægypten;
Thus hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that hath sent you unto me to inquire of me, Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, returneth into its own land to Egypt.
8 og Kaldæerne skal vende tilbage og angribe denne By, indtage og afbrænde den.
But the Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city, and capture it, and burn it with fire.
9 Saa siger HERREN: Nar ikke eder selv ved at sige: »Kaldæerne drager bort fra os for Alvor!« Thi de drager ikke bort.
Thus hath said the Lord, Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans will certainly go away from us; for they will not go away.
10 Ja, om I saa slog hele Kaldæernes Hær, der angriber eder, saa der kun blev nogle saarede tilbage, hver i sit Telt, saa skulde de staa op og afbrænde denne By.
For if even ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained among them [only such] men as are pierced through: yet should they rise up, every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
11 Da Kaldæernes Hær var brudt op fra Jerusalem for Faraos Hær,
And it came to pass, when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of the army of Pharaoh,
12 gik Jeremias ud af Jerusalem for at drage til Benjamins Land og faa en Arvelod iblandt Befolkningen.
That Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to make his escape thence in the midst of the people.
13 Men da han kom til Benjaminsporten, var der en Vagthavende ved Navn Jir'ija, en Søn af Hananjas Søn Sjelemja, og han greb Profeten Jeremias og sagde: »Du vil løbe over til Kaldæerne.«
But as he was in the gate of Benjamin, there was there a captain of the guardsmen, whose name was Yiriyah, the son of Shelemyah, the son of Chananyah; and he seized hold of Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou runnest away to the Chaldeans.
14 Jeremias svarede: »Det er Løgn; jeg vil ikke løbe over til Kaldæerne.« Jir'ija vilde dog ikke høre ham, men greb ham og bragte ham til Fyrsterne;
But Jeremiah said, It is false; I am not running away to the Chaldeans. But he listened not to him; and Yiriyah seized hold of Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
15 og Fyrsterne vrededes paa Jeremias, slog ham og lod ham bringe til Statsskriveren Jonatans Hus; thi det havde de gjort til Fængsel.
Thereupon were the princes wroth with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for that had they made into a prison-house.
16 Saaledes kom Jeremias i Fangehuset i Kælderen; og der sad han en Tid lang.
When Jeremiah had been placed in the dungeon, within the traders' shops, where Jeremiah remained many days:
17 Men Kong Zedekias sendte Bud og lod ham hente; og Kongen spurgte ham i al Hemmelighed i sit Palads: »Er der et Ord fra HERREN?« Jeremias svarede: »Ja, der er: Du skal overgives i Babels Konges Haand.«
King Zedekiah sent, and had him taken out, and the king asked him in his house in secret, and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said, “There is:” and he said, Into the hand of the king of Babylon shalt thou be given up.
18 Derpaa sagde Jeremias til Kong Zedekias: »Hvad Synd har jeg gjort imod dig, dine Mænd og dette Folk, siden I har kastet mig i Fængsel?
And Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I sinned against thee, and against thy servants, and against this people, that ye have put me into the prison-house?
19 Og hvor er nu eders Profeter, som profeterede for eder, at Babels Konge ikke skulde komme over eder og dette Land?
And where are now your prophets who have prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon will not come against you, and against this land?
20 Saa hør da, Herre Konge! Lad min Bøn naa dig og lad mig ikke bringe tilbage til Statsskriveren Jonatans Hus, at jeg ikke skal dø der!«
Yet now, do but hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let me offer my humble supplication, I pray thee, before thee, that thou wilt not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
21 Da bød Kong Zedekias, at man skulde holde Jeremias i Varetægt i Vagtforgaarden; og der gaves ham daglig et Stykke Brød fra Bagerens Gade, indtil Brødet slap op i Byen. Saaledes sad nu Jeremias i Vagtforgaarden.
Then commanded king Zedekiah that they should put Jeremiah in ward in the court of the prison, and that they should give him a loaf of bread for every day out of the bakers' street, until all the bread was spent out of the city. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
