Jeremias 42

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

THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAS from the Lord in the days of Joakim, king of Juda, saying,

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.

Go to the house of the Archabin, and you shall bring them to the house of the Lord, into one of the courts, and give them wine to drink.

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

So I brought forth Jechonias the son of Jeremin the son of Chabasin, and his brethren, and his sons, and all the family of the Archabin;

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.«

and I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Joanan, the son of Ananias, the son of Godolias, a man of God, who dwells near the house of the princes that are over the house of Maasaeas the son of Selom, who kept the court.

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.

And I set before them a jar of wine, and cups, and I said, Drink you wine.

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.«

But they said, We will on no account drink wine, for our father Jonadab the son of Rechab commanded us, saying, You shall on no account drink wine, [neither] you, nor your sons for ever:

7 Ti Dage efter kom HERRENS Ord til Jeremias.

nor shall you at all build houses, nor sow any seed, nor shall you have a vineyard: for you shall dwell in tents all your days; that you may live many days upon the land, in which you sojourn.

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

And we listened to the voice of Jonadab our father, so as to drink no wine all our days, we, and our wives, and our sons, and our daughters;

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

and so as to build no houses to dwell in: and we have had no vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

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.

but we have lived in tents, and have listened, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

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.

And it came to pass, when Nabuchodonosor came up against the land, that we said we would come in; and we entered into Jerusalem, for fear of the host of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the host of the Assyrians: and we lived there.

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

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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

Thus says the Lord, Go, and say to the men of Juda, and to them that dwell in Jerusalem, Will you not receive correction to listen to my words?

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

The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the word which he commanded his children, that they should drink no wine; and they have not drunk [it]: but I spoke to you early, and you listened not.

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,

And I sent to you my servants the prophets, saying, Turn you every one from his evil way, and amend your practices, and go not after other gods to serve them, and you shall dwell upon the land which I gave to you and to your fathers: but you inclined not your ears, and listened not.

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;

But the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the command of their father; but this people has not listened to me.

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.

Therefore thus says the Lord; Behold, I [will] bring upon Juda and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evils which I pronounced against 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.

Therefore thus says the Lord; Since the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have listened to the command of their father, to do as their father commanded them:

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

there shall never be lacking a man of the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab to stand before my face while the earth remains.

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, «

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

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.