Jeremias 46

1 HERRENS Ord, som kom til Profeten Jeremias om Folkene.

So much of the word of Yahweh as came unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning 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, Concerning the force of Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates, in Carchemish, —which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, smote, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: —

3 Gør Skjold og Værge rede, kom hid til Strid!

Prepare ye buckler and shield, And draw near to battle:

4 Spænd Hestene for, sid op paa Gangerne, stil eder op med Hjelmene paa, gør Spydene blanke, tag Brynjerne paa!

Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, Stand forth in helmets, —Polish the lances, put on the coats of mail.

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:

Why have I seen it? They, panic-struck, are drawing back, Yea, their heroes, are crushed, Yea they have, fled, and not turned, —Terror round about! Declareth Yahweh.

6 De rapfodede undflyr ikke, og Helten redder sig ikke. Mod Nord ved Eufrats Flod falder de og styrter.

Let not the swift, flee, Nor let the hero, escape, —Northward, beside the river Euphrates, have they stumbled, and fallen.

7 Hvem stiger der som Nilen, hvis Vande svulmer som Strømme?

Who is it that is like the Nile when it riseth, Like rivers when his waters are tossed?

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 was like the Nile when it riseth, And like rivers, when the waters are tossed: So he said—I will rise, I will cover the earth, I will destroy the city, and the dwellers therein.

9 Stejl, I Heste, tag vanvittig Fart, I Vogne, lad Heltene rykke frem, Kusj, Put, som bærer Skjold, og Luderne, som spænder Bue.

Mount the horses, And drive the chariots madly on, So let the heroes, go forth, —Ethiopians and Libyans that grasp the buckler, And Lydians that grasp—that tread—the bow, But, that day, belongeth to My Lord Yahweh of hosts—

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.

A day of avenging, to avenge him of his adversaries, When the sword shall devour and be filled, and be sated with their blood, —For, a sacrifice, hath My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, In the land of the North Towards 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 fetch balsam, O virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain, hast thou multiplied remedies, Healing, there is none for thee.

12 Folkene hører dit Raab, dit Skrig opfylder Jorden; thi Helt snubler over Helt, sammen styrter de begge,

The nations have heard of thy disgrace, And, thine outcry, hath filled the earth, —For hero against hero, have they stumbled, Together, have fallen, the twain!

13 Det Ord, HERREN talede til Profeten Jeremias, om at Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel skulle komme og slaa Ægypten.

The word which Yahweh spake unto Jeremiah the prophet, —as to the coming of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to smite 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.

Tell ye it in Egypt, And let it be heard in Migdol, Yea let it be heard in Noph, and in Tahpanhes, —Say ye—Stand thou forth, and prepare thyself, For a sword hath devoured round about thee.

15 Hvorfor flyede Apis, din Tyr? Den holdt ikke Stand, fordi HERREN jog den bort.

Wherefore have thy valiant ones been laid prostrate? He hath made no stand, because, Yahweh, hath driven him back:

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!«

Hath made many a one to be stumbling, Yea fallen is every one against his neighbour, So they have said—Arise and let us return to our own people, And unto the land of our birth, From the face of the sword of the oppressor.

17 Kald Farao, Ægyptens Konge: Bulderet, som lader den belejlige Tid gaa forbi.

Proclaim ye a name, —Pharaoh, king of Egypt—a Sound! He hath overstepped the time appointed!

18 Saa sandt jeg lever, siger Kongen, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE: Som Tabor mellem Bjergene, som Karmel ved Havet kommer han.

As I live, saith the King, Yahweh of hosts, is his name: Though Like Tabor among mountains, Like Carmel, Into the sea shall he go!

19 Skaf dig Rejsetøj, du, som bor der, Ægyptens Datter! Thi Nof skal ødelægges og afbrændes, saa ingen bor der.

Baggage for captivity, prepare thee, O inhabitress, daughter of Egypt; For, Noph, shall become a desolation, And be burned without inhabitant.

20 En smuk Kvie er Ægypten, men en Bremse fra Nord falder over det.

A calf of great beauty, is Egypt: The gad-fly, out of the North, cometh—cometh.

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.

Even her hirelings in her midst are like fatted calves, For, even they, have turned—have fled at once! have made no stand! For, their day of doom, hath come upon them, The time of their visitation.

22 Dets Røst er som den hvislende Slanges; thi med Hærmagt farer de frem, og med Økser kommer de over det som Brændehuggere.

Her noise, like a serpent, departeth, —For, with a force, they advance, And with axes, have they come against her, like them who fell trees:

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 have cut down her forest Declareth Yahweh, Surely he cannot be searched out, —For they have outnumbered locusts, and cannot be counted.

24 Til Skamme bliver Ægyptens Datter; hun gives i Nordfolkets Haand.

Put to shame is the daughter of Egypt, —She hath been delivered into the hand 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;

Saith Yahweh of host God of Israel, —Behold me! bringing punishment—against Amon of No, and upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt, and upon her gods and upon her kings, —Even upon Pharaoh, and upon all that trust 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 deliver them—Into the hand of them who are seeking their life, Even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon And into the hand of his servants, —And after that, shall it be inhabited as in the days of old Declareth Yahweh.

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.

Thou, therefore, do not fear, O my Servant Jacob Nor be dismayed O Israel, For behold me! Saving thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity, —So shall Jacob return and be quiet and shall rest, With none to occasion alarm.

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.

Thou, do not fear, O my Servant Jacob, Urgeth Yahweh, For, with thee, am I: Though I make an end of all the nations whither I have driven thee, Yet of thee, will I not make an end, But will correct thee in measure, And not hold thee, guiltless,