Jeremias 46
1 HERRENS Ord, som kom til Profeten Jeremias om Folkene.
The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet about the nations.
2 Til Ægypten, om Ægypterkongen Farao Nekos Hær, som stod ved Floden Eufrat i Karkemisj, og som Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel slog i Josias's Søns, Kong Jojakim af Judas, fjerde Regeringsaar.
Of Egypt: about the army of Pharaoh-neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, overcame in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
3 Gør Skjold og Værge rede, kom hid til Strid!
Get out the breastplate and body-cover, and come together to the fight.
4 Spænd Hestene for, sid op paa Gangerne, stil eder op med Hjelmene paa, gør Spydene blanke, tag Brynjerne paa!
Make the horses ready, and get up, you horsemen, and take your places with your head-dresses; make the spears sharp and put on the breastplates.
5 Hvorfor er de rædselsslagne, veget tilbage, deres Helte knust, paa vild Flugt uden at vende sig? Trindt om er Rædsel, lyder det fra HERREN:
What have I seen? they are overcome with fear and turned back; their men of war are broken and have gone in flight, not looking back: fear is on every side, says the Lord.
6 De rapfodede undflyr ikke, og Helten redder sig ikke. Mod Nord ved Eufrats Flod falder de og styrter.
Let not the quick-footed go in flight, or the man of war get away; on the north, by the river Euphrates, they are slipping and falling.
7 Hvem stiger der som Nilen, hvis Vande svulmer som Strømme?
Who is this coming up like the Nile, whose waters are lifting their heads like the rivers?
8 Det er Ægypten, der stiger som Nilen, og Vandene svulmer som Strømme. Det tænkte: »Jeg vil stige op og oversvømme Jorden, ødelægge dem, som bor derpaa.«
Egypt is coming up like the Nile, and his waters are lifting their heads like the rivers, and he says, I will go up, covering the earth; I will send destruction on the town and its people.
9 Stejl, I Heste, tag vanvittig Fart, I Vogne, lad Heltene rykke frem, Kusj, Put, som bærer Skjold, og Luderne, som spænder Bue.
Go up, you horses; go rushing on, you carriages of war; go out, you men of war: Cush and Put, gripping the body-cover, and the Ludim, with bent bows.
10 Dette er Herrens, Hærskarers HERRES Dag, en Hævnens Dag til Hævn over hans Fjender. Sværdet æder sig mæt og svælger i deres Blod; thi Herren, Hærskarers HERRE har Offerslagtning i Nordens Land ved Eufrats Flod.
But that day is the day of the Lord, the Lord of armies, a day of punishment when he will take payment from his haters: and the sword will have all its desire, drinking their blood in full measure: for there is an offering to the Lord, the Lord of armies, in the north country by the river Euphrates.
11 Drag op til Gilead og hent Balsam, du Jomfru, Ægyptens Datter! Forgæves bruger du Lægemidler i Mængde; der er ingen Lægedom for dig.
Go up to Gilead and take sweet oil, O virgin daughter of Egypt: there is no help in all your medical arts; nothing will make you well.
12 Folkene hører dit Raab, dit Skrig opfylder Jorden; thi Helt snubler over Helt, sammen styrter de begge,
Your shame has come to the ears of the nations, and the earth is full of your cry: for the strong man is falling against the strong, they have come down together.
13 Det Ord, HERREN talede til Profeten Jeremias, om at Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel skulle komme og slaa Ægypten.
The word which the Lord said to Jeremiah the prophet, of how Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, would come and make war on the land of Egypt.
14 Forkynd det i Ægypten, kundgør det i Migdol, kundgør det i Nof og Takpankes! Sig: Stil dig op og gør dig rede, thi Sværdet fortærer trindt om dig.
Give the news in Migdol, make it public in Noph: say, Take up your positions and make yourselves ready; for on every side of you the sword has made destruction.
15 Hvorfor flyede Apis, din Tyr? Den holdt ikke Stand, fordi HERREN jog den bort.
Why has Apis, your strong one, gone in flight? he was not able to keep his place, because the Lord was forcing him down with strength.
16 Din brogede Folkesværm falder og styrter; de siger til hverandre: »Kom, lad os vende hjem til vort Folk og vort Fædreland for det hærgende Sværd!«
... are stopped in their going, they are falling; and they say one to another, Let us get up and go back to our people, to the land of our birth, away from the cruel sword.
17 Kald Farao, Ægyptens Konge: Bulderet, som lader den belejlige Tid gaa forbi.
Give a name to Pharaoh, king of Egypt: A noise who has let the time go by.
18 Saa sandt jeg lever, siger Kongen, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE: Som Tabor mellem Bjergene, som Karmel ved Havet kommer han.
By my life, says the King, whose name is the Lord of armies, truly, like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea, so will he come.
19 Skaf dig Rejsetøj, du, som bor der, Ægyptens Datter! Thi Nof skal ødelægges og afbrændes, saa ingen bor der.
O daughter living in Egypt, make ready the vessels of a prisoner: for Noph will become a waste, it will be burned up and become unpeopled.
20 En smuk Kvie er Ægypten, men en Bremse fra Nord falder over det.
Egypt is a fair young cow; but a biting insect has come on her out of the north.
21 Selv dets Lejesvende, der er som Fedekalve, vender sig alle til Flugt; de holder ikke Stand, thi deres Ulykkes Dag er kommet over dem, deres Hjemsøgelses Tid.
And those who were her fighters for payment are like fat oxen; for they are turned back, they have gone in flight together, they do not keep their place: for the day of their fate has come on them, the time of their punishment.
22 Dets Røst er som den hvislende Slanges; thi med Hærmagt farer de frem, og med Økser kommer de over det som Brændehuggere.
She makes a sound like the hiss of a snake when they come on with strength; they go against her with axes, like wood-cutters.
23 De fælder dets Skov, lyder det fra HERREN, fordi den ikke er til at trænge igennem. Thi de er talrigere end Græshopper, ikke til at tælle.
They will be cutting down her woods, for they may not be searched out; because they are like locusts, more than may be numbered.
24 Til Skamme bliver Ægyptens Datter; hun gives i Nordfolkets Haand.
The daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be given up into the hands of the people of the north.
25 Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, jeg hjemsøger Amon i No og Farao og Ægypten med dets Guder og Konger, Farao og dem, der stoler paa ham;
The Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, I will send punishment on Amon of No and on Pharaoh and on those who put their faith in him;
26 og jeg giver dem i deres Haand, som staar dem efter Livet, i Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels og hans Tjeneres Haand; men siden skal Landet bebos som i fordums Tid, lyder det fra HERREN.
And I will give them up into the hands of those who will take their lives, and into the hands of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, and into the hands of his servants: and later, it will be peopled as in the past, says the Lord.
27 Frygt derfor ikke, min Tjener Jakob, vær ikke bange, Israel; thi se, jeg frelser dig fra det fjerne og dit Afkom fra deres Fangenskabs Land; og Jakob skal vende hjem og bo roligt og trygt, og ingen skal skræmme ham.
But have no fear, O Jacob, my servant, and do not be troubled, O Israel: for see, I will make you come back from far away, and your seed from the land where they are prisoners; and Jacob will come back, and will be quiet and in peace, and no one will give him cause for fear.
28 Frygt ikke, min Tjener Jakob, lyder det fra HERREN, thi jeg er med dig; thi jeg vil tilintetgøre alle de Folk, blandt hvilke jeg har adsplittet dig; kun dig vil jeg ikke tilintetgøre; jeg vil tugte dig med Maade, ikke lade dig helt ustraffet.
Have no fear, O Jacob, my servant, says the Lord; for I am with you: for I will put an end to all the nations where I have sent you, but I will not put an end to you completely: though with wise purpose I will put right your errors, and will not let you go quite without punishment.
