Jeremias 42

1 Saa kom alle Hærførerne og Johanan, Kareas Søn, og Azarja, Ma'asejas Søn, med alt Folket, store og smaa,

Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached

2 og sagde til Profeten Jeremias: »Maatte vor Bøn naa dit Øre, saa du beder til HERREN din Gud for hele denne Rest, thi som du ser os her, er vi kun faa tilbage af mange.

Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.

3 Maatte HERREN din Gud kundgøre os, hvilken Vej vi skal gaa, og hvad vi skal gøre!«

Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”

4 Profeten Jeremias svarede: »Godt! Jeg vil bede til HERREN eders Gud, som I ønsker; og alt hvad HERREN svarer, vil jeg kundgøre eder uden at forholde eder et Ord.«

“I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request, and I will tell you everything that the LORD answers; I will not withhold a word from you.”

5 De sagde da til Jeremias: »HERREN skal være et sandt og troværdigt Vidne imod os, hvis vi ikke retter os efter hvert Ord, HERREN din Gud sender os ved dig.

Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

6 Det være godt eller ondt, vi vil adlyde HERREN vor Guds Røst, til hvem vi sender dig, at det maa gaa os vel, naar vi adlyder HERREN vor Guds Røst.«

Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!”

7 Ti Dage efter kom HERRENS Ord til Jeremias.

After ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah,

8 Saa sammenkaldte han Johanan, Kareas Søn, alle Hærførerne, der var med ham, og alt Folket, store og smaa,

and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.

9 og sagde: Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud, til hvem I sendte mig, for at eders Bøn maatte naa ind for hans Aasyn:

Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition:

10 Hvis I bliver her i Landet, vil jeg bygge eder og ikke nedbryde eder, plante eder og ikke rykke eder op, thi jeg angrer det onde, jeg har gjort eder.

‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.

11 Frygt ikke for Babels Konge, saaledes som I gør, frygt ikke for ham, lyder det fra HERREN, thi jeg er med eder for at frelse og redde eder af hans Haand.

Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.

12 Jeg vil lade eder finde Barmhjertighed, og han skal forbarme sig over eder og lade eder bo i eders Land.

And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’

13 Hvis I derimod ikke hører HERREN eders Guds Røst, idet I siger, at I ikke vil bo her i Landet,

But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,

14 men drage til Ægypten og bo der for ikke mere at se Krig eller høre Hornets Klang eller hungre efter Brød,

and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’

15 saa hør nu HERRENS Ord, Judas Rest. Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Hvis I virkelig har i Sinde at drage til Ægypten og drager derned for at bo der som fremmede,

then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there,

16 saa skal Sværdet, som I frygter, naa eder der i Ægypten, og Hungeren, som I ængstes for, skal følge efter eder til Ægypten, og I skal omkomme der;

then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow on your heels into Egypt, and you will die there.

17 alle de Mænd, som har i Sinde at drage til Ægypten for at bo der som fremmede, skal dø ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest, og ingen af dem skal blive tilovers og undslippe fra den Ulykke, jeg sender over dem.

So all who resolve to go to Egypt to reside there will die by sword and famine and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them.’

18 Thi saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Som min Vrede og Harme udgød sig over Jerusalems Indbyggere, saaledes skal min Harme udgyde sig over eder, naar I drager til Ægypten, og I skal blive et Edens, Rædselens, Forbandelsens og Spottens Tegn og ikke mere faa dette Sted at se.

For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’

19 Dette er HERRENS Ord til eder, Judas Rest: Drag ikke til Ægypten! I skal vide, at jeg i Dag har advaret eder.

The LORD has told you, O remnant of Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Know for sure that I have warned you today!

20 Thi I nedkalder ondt over eder selv, naar I sender mig til HERREN eders Gud og siger: »Bed for os til HERREN vor Gud! Hvad HERREN vor Gud siger, skal du nøje kundgøre os, saa vil vi gøre det, «

For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.’

21 og I saa alligevel ikke adlyder HERREN eders Guds Røst og gør alt, hvad han sendte eder Bud om.

For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you.

22 Saa vid da nu, at I skal omkomme ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest paa det Sted, hvor I agter at gaa hen for at bo der som fremmede.

Now therefore, know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside.”