Jeremias 50
1 Det Ord, HERREN talede mod Babel, mod Kaldæernes Land, ved Profeten Jeremias.
This is the word that Yahweh declared about Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet,
2 Forkynd det blandt Folkene, kundgør det, rejs et Banner, kundgør det, dølg det ikke, sig: Babel er indtaget, Bel gjort til Skamme, Merodak knust, til Skamme er dets Afguder blevet, knust dets Afgudsbilleder.
“Report to the nations and cause them to listen. Lift up a signal and cause them to listen. Do not conceal it. Say, 'Babylon is taken. Bel is made ashamed. Marduk is dismayed. Its idols are put to shame; its images are dismayed.'
3 Thi et Folk fra Nord drager op imod det og gør dets Land til en Ørken, saa ingen bor der; baade Mennesker og Dyr er flygtet.
A nation from the north will arise against it, and make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee away.
4 I hine Dage og til hin Tid, lyder det fra HERREN, skal Israeliterne, sammen med Judæerne, komme; de skal vandre under Graad og søge HERREN deres Gud;
In those days and at that time—this is Yahweh's declaration—the people of Israel and the people of Judah will come together to go with weeping and seek Yahweh their God.
5 de skal spørge om Vej til Zion, did er deres Ansigter vendt; de skal komme og klynge sig til HERREN i en evig Pagt, der aldrig glemmes.
They will ask the way to Zion and will set off toward it, saying, We will go and join ourselves to Yahweh in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.”
6 En Flok bortkomne Faar var mit Folk, deres Hyrder havde ført dem vild, paa Afveje i Bjergene; de flakkede fra Bjerg til Høj, glemte deres Hvilested.
My people have been a lost flock. Their shepherds have led them astray in the mountains; they have turned them around from hill to hill. They went, they forgot the place where they had lived.
7 Enhver, som traf paa dem, fortærede dem; deres Fjender sagde: »Vi er sagesløse!« Det skete, fordi de syndede mod HERREN, Retfærdsgræsgangen og deres Fædres Haab, HERREN.
Everyone who went out to them devoured them. Their adversaries said, 'We are not guilty, because they sinned against Yahweh, their true home—Yahweh, the hope of their ancestors.'
8 Fly ud af Babel, drag bort fra Kaldæernes Land, bliv som Bukke foran en Hjord!
Leave from the midst of Babylon; go out from the land of the Chaldeans; be like male goats that leave before the rest of the flock does.
9 Thi se, jeg vækker fra Nordens Land en Sværm af vældige Folk og fører dem frem mod Babel, og de skal ruste sig imod det; fra den Kant skal det indtages; dens Pile er som den sejrsæle Helts, der ikke vender tomhændet hjem.
For see, I am about to set in motion and raise up a group of great nations from the north against Babylon. They will arrange themselves against her. Babylon will be captured from there. Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed.
10 Kaldæa gøres til Bytte; alle, som gør det til Bytte, mættes, lyder det fra HERREN.
Chaldea will become plunder. All those who plunder it will be satisfied—this is Yahweh's declaration.
11 Glæd eder kun og jubl, I, som plyndrede min Arvelod, spring som Kalve i Engen, vrinsk som Hingste —
You rejoice, you celebrate the plundering of my inheritance; you jump around like a calf stamping in its pasture; you neigh like a powerful horse.
12 eders Moder skal dybt beskæmmes; hun, som bar eder, skal blive til Skamme. Se, det ringeste af Folkene, en Ørken, tørt Land og Ødemark!
So your mother will be greatly ashamed; the one who bore you will be embarrassed. See, she will be the least of nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
13 For HERRENS Vredes Skyld skal det ligge ubeboet hen og overalt være en Ørken; alle, som kommer forbi Babel, skal slaas af Rædsel og spotte over alle dets Saar.
Because of Yahweh's anger, Babylon will not be inhabited, but will be a complete devastation. Everyone who passes by will shudder because of Babylon and will hiss because all of its wounds.
14 Rust eder mod Babel paa alle Kanter, alle, som spænder Bue; skyd paa det, spar ikke paa Pile, thi mod HERREN har det syndet.
Arrange yourselves against Babylon all around her. Everyone who bends a bow must shoot at her. Do not keep back any of your arrows, for she has sinned against Yahweh.
15 Jubl over det fra alle Kanter: »Det har udrakt sin Haand, dets Støttemure er faldet, dets Volde nedbrudt.« Thi det er HERRENS Hævn. Hævn eder paa det, gør med det, som det selv har gjort!
Raise a shout against her all around! She has surrendered; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down, for this is Yahweh's vengeance. Take vengeance on her! Do to her just as she has done!
16 Udryd af Babel den, der saar, og den, der svinger Le i Høstens Tid! For det hærgende Sværd vender enhver hjem til sit Folk, enhver flyr til sit Land.
Destroy both the farmer who sows seed and the one who uses a sickle at the time of harvest in Babylon. Let each person turn back to his own people from the oppressor's sword; let them flee to their own land.
17 En adsplittet Hjord er Israel, Løver har spredt det. Først fortærede Assyrerkongen det, og nu sidst har Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel gnavet dets Knogler.
Israel is a sheep scattered and driven away by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured him; then after this, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon broke his bones.
18 Derfor, saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, jeg hjemsøger Babels Konge og hans Land, som jeg hjemsøgte Assyrerkongen;
Therefore Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, says this: See, I am about to punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I punished the king of Assyria.
19 og jeg fører Israel tilbage til dets Græsgang; det skal græsse paa Karmel og Basan og mættes i Efraims Bjerge og Gilead.
I will restore Israel to his homeland; he will graze on Carmel and Bashan. Then he will be satisfied in the hill country of Ephraim and Gilead.
20 I hine Dage og til hin Tid, lyder det fra HERREN, skal man søge efter Israels Brøde, og den er der ikke, efter Judas Synder, og de findes ikke; thi jeg tilgiver dem, jeg lader blive til Rest,
In those days and at that time, says Yahweh, iniquity will be looked for in Israel, but none will be found. I will inquire about the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant that I spare.”
21 Drag op mod Meratajims Land, drag op imod det og mod dem, som bor i Pekod, læg øde, læg Band paa dem, saa lyder det fra HERREN, gør nøje, som jeg har budt dig!
“Arise against the land of Merathaim, against it and the ones inhabiting Pekod. Put them to the sword and set them apart for destruction—this is Yahweh's declaration—do everything that I am commanding you.
22 Krigslarm lyder i Landet, alt bryder sammen.
The sounds of battle and enormous destruction are in the land.
23 Hvor er dog al Jordens Hammer knækket og brudt, hvor er dog Babel blevet til Rædsel blandt Folkene!
How the hammer of all the lands has been cut apart and destroyed. How Babylon has become a destroyed place among the nations.
24 Jeg lagde dig Snarer, du fangedes, Babel, og mærked det ej; du grebes, og fast blev du holdt, thi du kæmped mod HERREN.
I have set a trap for you and you were taken, Babylon, and you did not know it! You were found and captured, because you opposed Yahweh.
25 HERREN lukked op for sit Forraad og fremtog sin Vredes Værktøj. Thi et Værk har Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, for i Kaldæernes Land.
Yahweh has opened his armory and is bringing out the weapons for carrying out his anger. There is work for the Lord Yahweh of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
26 Træng derind fra Ende til anden, luk op for dets Lader, dyng det op som Neg og læg Band derpaa, lad intet levnes.
Attack her from far away. Open her granaries and pile her up like heaps of grain. Set her apart for destruction. Leave no remnant of her.
27 ødelæg alle dets Okser, før dem ned til Slagtning! Ve dem, deres Dag er kommet, Hjemsøgelsens Tid.
Kill all her bulls. Send them down to the place of slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come—the time for their punishment.
28 Hør, hvor de flyr og redder sig fra Babels Land for at melde i Zion om Hævnen fra HERREN vor Gud, Hævn for hans Helligdom.
There is the sound of those fleeing, of those who are survivors, from the land of Babylon. These will report the vengeance of Yahweh our God for Zion, and vengeance for his temple.”
29 Kald Skytterne sammen mod Babel, enhver, som spænder Bue, slaa Ring omkring det, lad ingen faa Lov at slippe; gengæld det efter dets Gerning; efter alt, hvad det gjorde, skal I gøre imod det; thi Frækhed viste det mod HERREN, Israels Hellige.
“Summon the archers against Babylon—all those who bend their bows. Camp against her, and let no one escape. Repay her for what she has done. Do to her by the measure she has used. For she had defied Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel.
30 Derfor falder dets Ynglinge paa dets Torve, alle Krigsfolkene omkommer paa hin Dag, lyder det fra HERREN.
So her young men will fall in the city squares, and all her fighting men will be destroyed on that day —this is Yahweh's declaration.”
31 Se, jeg kommer over dig, »Frækhed«, lyder det fra Herren, Hærskarers HERRE, thi hin Dag er kommet, Hjemsøgelsens Tid.
“See, I am against you, proud one—this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts— for your day has come, proud one, the time when I will punish you.
32 Da falder »Frækhed« og styrter, og ingen rejser det. Jeg sætter Ild paa dets Byer, og den fortærer alt deromkring.
So the proud ones will stumble and fall. No one will raise them up. I will light a fire in their cities; it will devour everything around him.
33 Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Baade med Israeliterne og Judæerne er der handlet ilde; alle de, der bortførte dem, holder fast paa dem, vægrer sig ved at give dem fri.
Yahweh of hosts says this: The people of Israel are oppressed, together with the people of Judah. All the ones who captured them still hold them; they refuse to let them go.
34 Deres Genløser er stærk, Hærskarers HERRE er hans Navn; han vil føre deres Strid og give Jorden Ro og Babels Indbyggere Uro.
The one who rescues them is strong. Yahweh of hosts is his name. He will truly plead their case, in order to bring rest to the land, and to bring strife to the ones inhabiting Babylon.
35 Sværd over Kaldæerne, lyder det fra HERREN, og over Babels Indbyggere, over dets Fyrster og Vismænd!
A sword is against the Chaldeans—this is Yahweh's declaration— and against the inhabitants of Babylon, her leaders, and her wise men.
36 Sværd over Sandsigerne, saa de bliver Taaber! Sværd over dets Helte, saa de taber Modet!
A sword against those who say empty words! They will become fools! A sword against her soldiers! They will be filled with terror.
37 Sværd over dets Heste og Vogne og over alt det blandede Slæng i dets Midte, saa de bliver til Kvinder! Sværd over dets Skatte, saa de plyndres!
A sword is coming against their horses, their chariots and all of the people who are in the midst of Babylon, so they will become like women. A sword is coming against her storerooms, and they will be plundered.
38 Tørke over dets Vande, saa de tørres ud! Thi det er et Land for Gudebilleder, og de gør sig til af dem, de frygter.
A drought is coming on her waters, so they will become dry. For she is a land of worthless idols, and they act like people made insane by their dreadful idols.
39 Derfor skal Ørkendyr bo der sammen med Sjakaler, ogsaa Strudse skal bo der; aldrig mer skal det bebos, men være ubeboet fra Slægt til Slægt.
So desert beasts with the jackals will inhabit there, and the young of ostriches will live in her. For all time, she will no longer be inhabited. From generation to generation, she will not be lived in.
40 Som det gik, da Gud omstyrtede Sodoma og Gomorra og Nabobyerne, lyder det fra HERREN, skal intet Menneske bo der, intet Menneskebarn dvæle der.
Just as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors—this is Yahweh's declaration— no one will live there; no person will stay in her.”
41 Se, der kommer et Folk fra Nord, et vældigt Folk og mange Konger bryder op fra det yderste af Jorden.
“See, a people is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are being stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth.
42 De fører Bue og Spyd, er grumme uden Barmhjertighed, deres Røst er som Havets Brusen, de rider paa Heste, rustet som en Mand til Strid mod dig, Babels Datter!
They will pick up bows and spears. They are cruel and have no compassion. Their sound is like the sea roar, and they are riding on horses, set out in order as men for battle, against you, daughter of Babylon.
43 Babels Konge hørte Rygtet derom, og hans Hænder blev slappe, Rædsel greb ham, Skælven som den fødende Kvindes.
The king of Babylon heard the reports about them and his hands fell limp in distress. Anguish seized him like a woman giving birth.
44 Som en Løve, der fra Jordans Stolthed skrider op til den stedsegrønne Græsgang, saaledes vil jeg i et Nu drive dem bort derfra. Thi hvem er den udvalgte, jeg vil sætte over dem? Thi hvem er min Lige, og hvem kræver mig til Regnskab? Hvem er den Hyrde, der staar sig mod mig?
Behold! He goes up like a lion from the heights of the Jordan to the enduring grazing place For I will quickly cause them to run from it, and I will put someone who will be chosen in charge of it. For who is like me, and who will summon me? What shepherd is able to resist me?
45 Hør derfor det Raad, HERREN har for mod Babel, og de Tanker, han har tænkt mod Kaldæernes Land: Visselig skal Hjordens ringeste slæbes bort, visselig skal deres Græsgang forfærdes over dem.
So listen to the plans that Yahweh has decided against Babylon, the plans that he has planned against the land of the Chaldeans. They will certainly be dragged away, even the smallest flock. Their pasturelands will be turned into ruined places.
46 Ved Raabet: »Babel er indtaget!« skal Jorden skælve, og deres Skrig skal høres blandt Folkene.
At the sound of conquered Babylon the earth shakes, and their shout of distress is heard among the nations.”
