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 army commanders, together with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and everyone from the least to the most important came to

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, “Please listen to our request.

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

Pray to the Lord your God for all of us. As you can see there's only a few of us left compared to how many there were before. In your prayer please ask the Lord your God to tell where to go and what to 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'll do as you ask,” Jeremiah replied. “I will definitely pray to the Lord your God as you've requested, and I'll tell you everything he says. I won't keep anything back 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 don't do everything that the Lord your God tells you we should.

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.«

Good or bad, we will obey what the Lord our God says, the one we're asking you to speak to. That way everything will go well with us, because we will be obeying what the Lord our God says.”

7 Ti Dage efter kom HERRENS Ord til Jeremias.

Ten days later a message from the Lord came to Jeremiah.

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

He summoned Johanan, all the army commanders, and everyone from the least to the most important.

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, This what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to those of who you sent to me to present your request:

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 stay right here in this country, then I will build you up and I won't tear you down; I will plant you and I won't uproot you; because I'm very sad about the disaster I have brought down on 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.

I know you fear the king of Babylon, but you don't need to be afraid of him, declares the Lord. I am with you to save you and rescue you from him.

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

I will be merciful to you, so that he will be merciful to you and will let you stay in your own country.

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 won't stay here in this country,” and by doing so disobey what the Lord your God says;

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

or if you say instead, “No, we're going to Egypt to live there, where we won't experience war or hear trumpets sounding or go hungry;”

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 listen to what the Lord says, you survivors from Judah! This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: If you're absolutely determined to go to Egypt and live 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 war you're so frightened of will catch up with you there, and the famine you're so terrified of will chase after you 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.

Everyone who decides to go to Egypt and live there will die by war and famine and disease. Not a single one will survive or escape the disaster I will bring down on 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.

This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: In the same way that my furious anger was poured out on the people living in Jerusalem, so will my anger be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. People will be horrified at what happens to you, and you will become a curse word, an insult, an expression of condemnation. You won't ever see your homeland 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, survivors from Judah, ‘Don't go to Egypt,’” Jeremiah concluded. “Be absolutely clear about this warning I'm giving 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, «

You've made a big mistake that will cost you your lives by sending me to the Lord your God, asking, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us, and let us know everything the Lord our God says and we'll do it.’

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

I have told you today what he said, but you have not obeyed everything the Lord your God 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.

So you should know that without question you're going to die by war and famine and disease in Egypt where you want to go and live.”