Jeremias 5
1 Løb om i Jerusalems Gader, mærk jer, hvad I ser, og søg paa dets Torve, om I kan finde nogen, om der er en, som øver Ret, lægger Vind paa Sandhed, saa jeg kan tilgive dem.
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
2 Siger de: »Saa sandt HERREN lever«, sværger de falsk.
Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
3 HERRE, dine Øjne ser jo efter Sandhed. Du slog dem, de ømmed sig ikke; du lagde dem øde, de vilde ej tage ved Lære, gjorde Ansigtet haardere end Flint, vilde ej vende om.
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
4 Da tænkte jeg: »Det er kun Smaafolk, Daarer er de, thi de kender ej HERRENS Vej, deres Guds Ret;
Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
5 jeg vil vende mig til de store og tale med dem, de kender da HERRENS Vej, deres Guds Ret!« Men alle havde sønderbrudt Aaget, sprængt deres Baand.
I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.
6 Derfor skal en Løve fra Skoven slaa dem, en Ulv fra Ødemarken hærge dem, en Panter lure ved Byerne; enhver, som gaar derfra, rives sønder; thi talrige er deres Synder, mange deres Frafald.
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
7 Hvor kan jeg vel tilgive dig? Dine Sønner forlod mig og svor ved Guder, som ikke er Guder. Naar jeg mætted dem, horede de, slog sig ned i Skøgens Hus;
“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
8 de blev fede, gejle Hingste, de vrinsker hver efter Næstens Hustru.
They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
9 Skal jeg ikke hjemsøge sligt? saa lyder det fra HERREN, skal ikke min Sjæl tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
10 Stig op paa dets Mure, læg øde, men ikke helt! Ryk Rankerne op, thi HERREN tilhører de ikke.
Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
11 Thi svigefulde er de imod mig, Israels Hus og Judas Hus, saa lyder det fra HERREN.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me,”
12 De fornægter HERREN og siger: »Det betyder intet! Ulykke kommer ej over os, vi skal ikke se Sværd og Hunger;
They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.
13 Profeterne bliver til Vind, Guds Ord er ej i dem; gid Ordet maa ramme dem selv!«
The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them.”
14 Derfor, saa siger HERREN, Hærskarers Gud: Fordi I siger dette Ord, se, derfor gør jeg mine Ord i din Mund til Ild og dette Folk til Brænde, som Ild skal fortære.
Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.
15 Se, jeg bringer over eder et Folk fra det fjerne, Israels Hus, saa lyder det fra HERREN, et Folk, som er stærkt, et Folk fra Fortids Dage, et Folk, hvis Maal du ej kender, hvis Tale du ikke fatter;
Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
16 som en aaben Grav er dets Kogger, de er alle Kæmper;
Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.
17 det skal æde dit Korn og dit Brød, det skal æde dine Sønner og Døtre, det skal æde dit Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg, det skal æde din Vinstok og dit Figentræ; med Sværd skal de lægge dine Fæstninger øde, dem, som du stoler paa.
They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”
18 Men selv i de Dage, lyder det fra HERREN, vil jeg ikke udslette eder.
“Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.
19 Og naar de siger: »Hvorfor har HERREN vor Gud gjort os alt det?« sig saa til dem: »Som I forlod mig og tjente fremmede Guder i eders Land, saaledes skal I tjene fremmede i et Land, der ikke er eders.«
And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”
20 Forkynd dette i Jakobs Hus og kundgør det i Juda:
Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:
21 Hør dette, du taabelige Folk, som er uden Forstand, som har Øjne, men ikke ser, og Ører, men ikke hører:
“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
22 Vil I ikke frygte mig, lyder det fra HERREN, eller bæve for mit Aasyn? Jeg, som gjorde Sandet til Havets Grænse, et evigt Skel, som det ikke kan overskride; selv om det bruser, evner det intet; om end dets Bølger larmer, kan de ikke overskride det.
Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
23 Dette Folk har et trodsigt og genstridigt Hjerte, de faldt fra og gik bort.
But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away.
24 De siger ikke i deres Hjerte: »Lad os frygte HERREN vor Gud, som giver os Regn, Tidligregn og Sildigregn, til rette Tid og sikrer os Ugerne, da der skal høstes.«
They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’
25 Eders Misgerninger bragte dem i Ulave, eders Synder unddrog eder det gode.
Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.
26 Thi der findes gudløse i mit Folk; de ligger paa Lur, som Fuglefængere dukker de sig; de sætter Fælder, de fanger Mennesker.
For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
27 Som et Bur er fuldt af Fugle, saaledes er deres Huse fulde af Svig; derfor blev de store og rige.
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
28 De er tykke og fede; og saa strømmer de over med onde Ord; de hævder ikke den faderløses Ret, at det maatte gaa dem vel, og hjælper ikke de fattige til deres Ret.
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
29 Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge sligt? lyder det fra HERREN; skulde min Sjæl da ikke tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
30 Gyselige, grufulde Ting gaar i Svang i Landet;
A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land.
31 Profeterne profeterer Løgn, Præsterne skraber til sig, og mit Folk vil have det saa. Men hvad vil I gøre, naar Enden kommer?
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
