Jeremias 40

1 Det Ord, som kom fra HERREN til Jeremias, efter at Livvagtsøversten Nebuzar'adan havde løsladt ham i Rama; han lod ham hente, medens han var bundet med Lænker iblandt alle Fangerne fra Jerusalem og Juda, der førtes til Babel.

The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains amongst all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were carried away captive to Babylon.

2 Livvagtsøversten lod Jeremias hente og sagde til ham: »HERREN din Gud har udtalt denne Ulykke over dette Sted,

The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God pronounced this evil on this place;

3 og HERREN lod det ske og gjorde, hvad han havde sagt, fordi I syndede mod HERREN og ikke adlød hans Røst; derfor timedes dette eder.

and the LORD has brought it, and done according as he spoke. Because you have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing has come on you.

4 Se, nu tager jeg i Dag Lænkerne af dine Hænder. Hvis det tykkes dig godt at drage med mig til Babel, saa drag med, og jeg vil have Øje med dig; men tykkes det dig ilde, saa lad være! Se, hele Landet staar dig aabent; gaa, hvor det tykkes dig godt og ret!«

Now, behold, I release you today from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don’t. Behold, all the land is before you. Where it seems good and right to you to go, go there.”

5 Og da han tøvede med at vende tilbage, tilføjede han: »Saa vend tilbage til Gedalja, Sjafans Søn Ahikams Søn, som Babels Konge har sat over Judas Land, og bosæt dig hos ham iblandt Folket, eller gaa, hvor som helst det tykkes dig ret!« Og Livvagtsøversten gav ham Rejsetæring og Gave og lod ham gaa.

Now while he had not yet gone back, “Go back then,” he said, “to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him amongst the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him food and a present, and let him go.

6 Jeremias gik da til Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, i Mizpa og bosatte sig hos ham iblandt Folket, der var levnet i Landet.

Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and lived with him amongst the people who were left in the land.

7 Da alle Hærførerne, som var ude i aabent Land, og deres Mænd hørte, at Babels Konge havde sat Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, over Landet og over Mænd, Kvinder og Børn og dem af den fattige Befolkning i Landet, som ikke var ført til Babel,

Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon,

8 kom de til Gedalja i Mizpa: Jisjmael Netanjas Søn, Johanan Kareas Søn, Seraja Tanhumets Søn, Netofatiten Efajs Sønner og Jezanja Ma'akatitens Søn, med deres Mænd.

then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Yochanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men came to Gedaliah to Mizpah.

9 Og Gedalja, Sjafans Søn Ahikams Søn, tilsvor dem og deres Mænd saaledes: »Frygt ikke for at staa under Kaldæerne; bosæt eder i Landet og underkast eder Babels Konge, saa skal det gaa eder vel.

Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, “Don’t be afraid to serve the Kasdim. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.

10 Se, selv bliver jeg i Mizpa for at tage mod Kaldæerne, naar de kommer til os; men I skal samle Vin, Frugt og Olie i eders Kar og bo i de Byer, I tager i Eje!«

As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Kasdim who will come to us; but you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.”

11 Og da ogsaa alle de Judæere, der var i Moab, hos Ammoniterne, i Edom og alle de andre Lande, hørte, at Babels Konge havde levnet Juda en Rest og sat Gedalja, Sjafans Søn Ahikams Søn, over dem,

Likewise when all the Jews who were in Moab, and amongst the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,

12 vendte de alle tilbage fra alle de Steder, som de var fordrevet til, og kom til Judas Land til Gedalja i Mizpa; og de indsamlede Vin og Frugt i store Maader.

then all the Jews returned out of all places where they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered very much wine and summer fruits.

13 Men Johanan, Kareas Søn, og alle de andre Hærførere, som havde været ude i aabent Land, kom til Gedalja i Mizpa

Moreover Yochanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

14 og sagde: »Mon du ved, at Ba'alis, Ammoniternes Konge, har sendt Jisjmael, Netanjas Søn, for at myrde dig?« Men Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, troede dem ikke.

and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn’t believe them.

15 Da sagde Johanan, Kareas Søn, i al Hemmelighed til Gedalja I Mizpa: »Lad mig gaa hen og myrde Jisjmael, Netanjas Søn; ingen skal faa det at vide. Hvorfor skal han myrde dig, saa at hele Juda, som har samlet sig om dig, splittes, og Judas Rest gaar til Grunde?«

Then Yochanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, “Please let me go, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man will know it. Why should he take your life, that all the Jews who are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?”

16 Men Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, svarede Johanan, Kareas Søn: »Det maa du ikke gøre, thi du lyver om Jisjmael!«

But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Yochanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you speak falsely of Ishmael.”