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.
Now King Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, reigned instead of Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar, 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 regarded the words of Jehovah, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
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 Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Pray now to Jehovah our God for us.”
4 Dengang gik Jeremias frit ud og ind blandt Folket, thi man havde endnu ikke kastet ham i Fængsel.
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for they had not cast him into prison.
5 Faraos Hær var rykket ud fra Ægypten; og da Kaldæerne, som belejrede Jerusalem, fik Nys herom, var de brudt op fra Jerusalem.
And Pharaoh's army had come forth out of Egypt; and the Chaldaeans, who were besieging Jerusalem, having heard tidings of them, had departed from Jerusalem.
6 Da kom HERRENS Ord til Profeten Jeremias saaledes:
Then came the word of Jehovah to 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 saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of me: Behold, the army of Pharaoh, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt, into their own land.
8 og Kaldæerne skal vende tilbage og angribe denne By, indtage og afbrænde den.
And the Chaldaeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take 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 saith Jehovah: Deceive not yourselves, saying, “The Chaldaeans shall surely depart from us”; for they shall not depart.
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 though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldaeans that fight against you, and there remained only wounded men among them, each one in his tent, yet should they rise up 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 Chaldaeans had marched away 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 was going forth from Jerusalem, to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive thence his inheritance among 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.«
And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Thou art going over to the Chaldaeans.”
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;
And Jeremiah said, “It is false; I am not going over to the Chaldaeans.” But he hearkened not to him; so Irijah took 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.
And the princes were enraged against Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that a prison.
16 Saaledes kom Jeremias i Fangehuset i Kælderen; og der sad han en Tid lang.
And when Jeremiah had gone into the dungeon, and into the cells, and had remained there a long time,
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.«
then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out; and the king asked him in his house privately, and said, “Hast thou any word from Jehovah?” And Jeremiah said, “I have.” And he said, “Into the hand of the king of Babylon shalt thou be delivered.”
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 to King Zedekiah, What offence have I committed against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
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 your prophets, who prophesied to you, saying, “The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor 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!«
But now hear, I pray thee, my lord the king! let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee, and cause me not to 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 Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city should be consumed. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
