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 captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
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.
and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:
3 Maatte HERREN din Gud kundgøre os, hvilken Vej vi skal gaa, og hvad vi skal gøre!«
that the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that 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.«
Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing 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, The LORD be a true and faithful witness amongst us, if we do not even according to all the word wherewith the LORD thy God shall send thee to 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 be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
7 Ti Dage efter kom HERRENS Ord til Jeremias.
And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
8 Saa sammenkaldte han Johanan, Kareas Søn, alle Hærførerne, der var med ham, og alt Folket, store og smaa,
Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even 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:
and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:
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 ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto 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.
Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
12 Jeg vil lade eder finde Barmhjertighed, og han skal forbarme sig over eder og lade eder bo i eders Land.
And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return 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 ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not 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,
saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
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,
now therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah: thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn 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 it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feel shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
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 shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that 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 thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
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 hath spoken concerning you, O remnant of Judah, Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have testified unto you this day.
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 ye have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto 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.
and I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in any thing for the which he hath sent me unto 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 certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to sojourn there.
