Jeremias 39
1 Efter at Jerusalem var indtaget — i Kong Zedekias af Judas niende Regeringsaar i den tiende Maaned, kom Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel med hele sin Hær til Jerusalem og belejrede det;
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.
2 i Zedekias's ellevte Aar paa den niende Dag i den fjerde Maaned blev Byen stormet —
And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.
3 da kom alle Babels Konges Fyrster og satte sig i Midterporten: Overhofmanden Nebusjazban, Magernes Øverste Nergal-Sar'ezer og alle Babels Konges andre Fyrster.
Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.
4 Da Kong Zedekias af Juda og alle hans Krigsmænd saa dem, flygtede de om Natten fra Byen ad Vejen til Kongens Have gennem Porten mellem de to Mure og tog Vejen ad Araba til.
When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.
5 Men Kaldæernes Hær satte efter dem og indhentede Zedekias paa Jerikos Lavslette; og de tog ham med og bragte ham op til Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel i Ribla i Hamats Land; og han fældede hans Dom.
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.
6 Babels Konge lod i Ribla Zedekias's Sønner dræbe i hans Paasyn; ogsaa alle de ypperste i Juda lod Babels Konge dræbe;
There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.
7 derpaa lod han Øjnene stikke ud paa Zedekias og lod ham lægge i Kobberlænker for at føre ham til Babel.
Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
8 Kaldæerne satte Ild paa Kongens Palads og Folkets Huse og nedbrød Jerusalems Mure.
The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
9 Resten af Folket, der var levnet i Byen, Overløberne, der var løbet over til ham, og Resten af Haandværkerne førte Livvagtsøversten Nebuzar'adan som Fanger til Babel,
Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him.
10 og kun nogle af den fattigste Befolkning, der intet ejede, lod Livvagtsøversten Nebuzar'adan blive tilbage i Judas Land, idet han samtidig gav dem Vingaarde og Agre.
But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
11 Men om Jeremias bød Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel Livvagtsøversten Nebuzar'adan:
Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,
12 »Tag ham og hav Øje med ham og gør ham ingen Men; gør med ham, som han selv ønsker!«
“Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”
13 Saa sendte Livvagtsøversten Nebuzar'adan, Overhofmanden Nebusjazban og Magernes Øverste Nergal-Sar'ezer og alle Babels Konges andre Stormænd
So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon
14 Bud og lod Jeremias hente i Vagtforgaarden og overgav ham til Gedalja, en Søn af Sjafans Søn Ahikam, for at han skulde føre ham til hans Hjem; og han boede iblandt Folket.
had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.
15 Medens Jeremias sad fængslet i Vagtforgaarden, kom HERRENS Ord til ham saaledes:
And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him:
16 Gaa hen og sig til Ætioperen Ebed-Melek: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, jeg lader mine Ord gaa i Opfyldelse paa denne By til Ulykke og ikke til Lykke, og du skal have dem i Tankerne paa hin Dag.
“Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.
17 Men paa hin Dag redder jeg dig, lyder det fra HERREN, og du skal ikke gives i de Mænds Haand, for hvem du frygter;
But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you will not be delivered into the hands of the men whom you fear.
18 thi jeg vil frelse dig, saa du ikke falder for Sværdet, og du skal vinde dit Liv som Bytte, fordi du stolede paa mig, lyder det fra HERREN.
For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in Me, you will escape with your life like a spoil of war, declares the LORD.’”
