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, came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
2 i Zedekias's ellevte Aar paa den niende Dag i den fjerde Maaned blev Byen stormet —
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
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.
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the rest of the princes 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.
And it came to pass, when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, by the gate between the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.
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 Chaldeans’ army pursued them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.
6 Babels Konge lod i Ribla Zedekias's Sønner dræbe i hans Paasyn; ogsaa alle de ypperste i Juda lod Babels Konge dræbe;
Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew 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.
Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
8 Kaldæerne satte Ild paa Kongens Palads og Folkets Huse og nedbrød Jerusalems Mure.
And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and 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 the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
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 the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
11 Men om Jeremias bød Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel Livvagtsøversten Nebuzar'adan:
Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the 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, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall say to thee.
13 Saa sendte Livvagtsøversten Nebuzar'adan, Overhofmanden Nebusjazban og Magernes Øverste Nergal-Sar'ezer og alle Babels Konges andre Stormænd
So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;
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.
Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
15 Medens Jeremias sad fængslet i Vagtforgaarden, kom HERRENS Ord til ham saaledes:
Now the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
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 speak to Ebedmelech the Cushite, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
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 thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
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 deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prize to thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
