Jeremias 51
1 Saa siger HERREN: Jeg opvækker en Ødelæggelsens Aand mod Babel og dem, som bor i »mine Modstanderes Hjerte«.
Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will raise up, over Babylon and over its inhabitants, who have lifted up their heart against me, something like a pestilent wind.
2 Og jeg sender til Babel Kastere, de skal kaste det og tømme dets Land, thi fra alle Kanter er de over det paa Ulykkens Dag.
And I will send winnowers into Babylon, and they will winnow her, and they will demolish her land. For they will overwhelm her from every side in the day of her affliction.
3 Ingen skal spænde sin Bue eller rejse sig i Brynje. Spar ikke dets Ynglinge, læg Band paa hele dets Hær!
Let him who draws the bow, not draw his bow. And let him who wears armor, not rise up. Do not spare her young men. Destroy her entire military.
4 Dræbte Mænd skal falde i Kaldæernes Land og gennemborede i Gaderne;
And the slain will fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and the wounded in its regions.
5 thi Israel og Juda er ikke forladt af deres Gud, Hærskarers HERRE, men deres Land var fuldt af Skyld mod Israels Hellige.
Yet Israel and Judah have not been widowed by their God, the Lord of hosts, though their land has been filled with transgression against the Holy One of Israel.
6 Fly ud af Babel, enhver redde sit Liv, at I ikke skal omkomme for dets Brøde! Thi det er Hævnens Tid for HERREN, han øver Gengæld imod det.
Flee from the midst of Babylon! And let each one save his own life. Do not be silent about her iniquity. For it is the time of revenge from the Lord. He himself will repay her, in her turn.
7 Et gyldent Bæger var Babel i HERRENS Haand, det gjorde al Jorden drukken; Folkene drak af Vinen, derfor blev Folkene galne.
Babylon is a gold cup in the hand of the Lord, inebriating the entire earth. The nations have drunk from her wine, and therefore they have staggered.
8 Babel faldt i et Nu, det knustes; jamrer over det! Hent Balsam hid til dets Saar, om det muligt kan læges!
Suddenly, Babylon has fallen and been crushed. Wail over her! Take a balm to her pain, if perhaps she may be healed.”
9 Vi vilde læge Babel, men det lod sig ikke læge. Gaa fra det og lad os drage hver til sit Land, thi dets Straffedom naar til Himmelen, løfter sig til Skyerne.
“We would have cured Babylon, but there is no cure. Let us abandon her, and let each one of us go to his own land. For her judgment has reached even to the heavens, and has been lifted up even to the clouds.
10 HERREN har bragt vor Ret for Lyset; kom, lad os kundgøre HERREN vor Guds Værk i Zion!
The Lord has brought forth our justices. Come and let us describe in Zion the work of the Lord our God.”
11 Hvæs Pilene, gør Skjoldene blanke! HERREN har vakt Mederkongens Aand, thi hans Hu staar til at ødelægge Babel; thi det er HERRENS Hævn, Hævn for hans Tempel.
Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers. The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. And his mind is against Babylon, so that he may destroy her. For this is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.
12 Løft Banner mod Babels Mure, forstærk Vagten, sæt Vagtposter ud, læg Baghold! Thi HERREN har et Raad for og gør, hvad han har talet mod Babels Indbyggere.
Upon the walls of Babylon, lift up a sign. Increase the watch! Rouse the watchmen! Prepare ambushes! For the Lord has planned and has accomplished all that he has spoken, against the inhabitants of Babylon.
13 Du, som bor ved de mange Vande, rig paa Skatte, din Ende er kommet, den Alen, hvor man skærer dig af.
You who live above many waters, rich in treasures: your end has arrived, your measure has been cut short.
14 Hærskarers HERRE har svoret ved sig selv: Jeg vil fylde dig med Mennesker som Græshopper, og de skal istemme Vinperserraabet over dig.
The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself, saying: “For I will fill you with men as with locusts, and they will sing a rhythmic chant against you.”
15 Han skabte Jorden i sin Vælde, grundfæstede Jorderig i sin Visdom, og i sin indsigt udspændte han Himmelen.
The One who made the earth by his strength, who prepared the world by his wisdom, and who stretched out the heavens by his prudence:
16 Naar han løfter sin Røst, bruser Vandene i Himmelen, og han lader Skyer stige op fra Jordens Ende; han faar Lynene til at give Regn og sender Stormen ud af sine Forraadskamre.
when he utters his voice, the waters will be multiplied in the heavens. The One who lifts up the clouds from the ends of the earth: he has turned lightning into rain, and he has brought forth wind from his storehouses.
17 Dumt er hvert Menneske, uden Indsigt, hver Guldsmed faar Skam af sit Billede; thi Løgn er hans Støbning, der er ingen Aand i dem;
Each man has become foolish before his own knowledge. Each sculptor has been confounded by his own sculpture. For what he has formed of them is a lie, and there is no spirit in them.
18 Tomhed er de, et daarende Værk; naar deres Hjemsøgelses Tid kommer, er det ude med dem.
They are empty works, deserving of ridicule. In the time of their visitation, they will perish.
19 Jakobs Arvelod er ikke som de; thi han, der har skabt alt, er dets Arvelod; Hærskarers HERRE er hans Navn.
The portion of Jacob is not like their portion. For the One who made all things is his portion, and Israel is the scepter of his inheritance. The Lord of hosts is his name:
20 Du var mig en Stridshammer, et Vaaben; med dig knuste jeg Folk, med dig ødelagde jeg Riger;
“For me, you strike together the instruments of war; and with you, I will strike together nations; and with you, I will scatter the kingdoms.
21 med dig knuste jeg Hest og Rytter, med dig knuste jeg Vogn og Vognstyrer,
And with you, I will strike together the horse and his rider; and with you, I will strike together the chariot and its rider.
22 med dig knuste jeg Mand og Kvinde med dig knuste jeg gammel og ung, med dig knuste jeg Yngling og Jomfru,
And with you, I will strike together man and woman; and with you, I will strike together the old man and the boy; and with you, I will strike together the young man and the virgin.
23 med dig knuste jeg Hyrde og Hjord, med dig knuste jeg Agerdyrker og Oksespand, med dig knuste jeg Statholder og Landshøvding.
And with you, I will strike together the pastor and his flock; and with you, I will strike together the farmer and his yoke of oxen; and with you, I will strike together military leaders and civil leaders.
24 Men jeg vil gengælde Babel og alle Kaldæas Indbyggere alt det onde, de gjorde mod Zion for eders Øjne, lyder det fra HERREN.
And I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all their evil that they have done in Zion, before your eyes, says the Lord.
25 Se, jeg kommer over dig, du ødelæggende Bjerg, lyder det fra HERREN, du, som ødelægger hele Jorden; jeg udrækker Haanden imod dig og vælter dig ned fra Klipperne og gør dig til et afsvedet Bjerg;
Behold, I am against you, you pestilent mountain, says the Lord, for you are corrupting the entire earth. And I will extend my hand over you, and I will roll you down from the rocks, and I will make you into a burning mountain.
26 man skal ikke fra dig hente Sten til Tinder eller Grundvolde, thi du skal blive en evig Ørken, lyder det fra HERREN.
And they will not take from you a stone for the corner, nor a stone for the foundations. Instead, you will be destroyed unto eternity,” says the Lord.
27 Løft Banner paa Jorden, stød i Horn blandt Folkene, vi Folkene til Kamp imod det, opbyd Ararats, Minnis og Asjkenaz's Riger imod det, indsæt en Tipsar, lad Hestene fare frem som lodne Græshopper;
Lift up a sign in the land! Sound the trumpet among the nations! Sanctify the nations against her. Announce against her the kings of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Number against her Taphsar. Lead in the horse, like the stinging locust.
28 vi Folkene til Strid imod det, Mederkongen, hans Statholdere og alle hans Landshøvdinger og hele det Land, han raader over!
Sanctify the nations against her: the kings of Media, their military leaders, and all their civil leaders, and the entire land under their authority.
29 Jorden skal skælve og vride sig, thi HERRENS Tanker mod Babel fuldbyrdes, at gøre Babels Land til en Ørken, hvor ingen bor.
And the earth will be shaken and will be disturbed. For the plan of the Lord against Babylon will awaken, so that he may make the land of Babylon desolate and uninhabitable.
30 Babels Helte opgiver Kampen, de sidder stille i Borgene, deres Kraft ebber ud, de er blevet til Kvinder; dets Boliger afbrændes, dets Portstænger knækkes.
The strong ones of Babylon have ceased to do battle. They have lived in fortresses. Their health has been devoured, and they have become like women. Her tabernacles have been set ablaze; her bars have been broken.
31 Løber iler Løber i Møde, og Bud iler Bud i Møde for at melde Babels Konge, at hans By er indtaget fra Ende til anden,
Runner will go forth to meet runner, and messenger will meet messenger, so as to tell the king of Babylon that his city has been captured, from one end to the other,
32 Overgangsstederne taget, Borgene brændt og Krigsfolkene rædselsslagne.
and that the fords were seized in advance, and that the marshes have been burned with fire, and that the men of war have been set in disarray.
33 Thi saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Babels Datter er som en Tærskeplads, naar den stampes — endnu en liden Stund, saa kommer Høstens Tid for den.
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor. This is the time of her threshing. A little while longer, and the time of her harvest will arrive.”
34 Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel har fortæret mig, oprevet mig, sat mig til Side som et tomt Kar. Som en Drage har han slugt mig, fyldt sin Vom med mine Lækkerbidskener og drevet mig bort.
“Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has consumed me, has devoured me. He has made me like an empty vessel. He has swallowed me like a dragon. He has filled his belly with my tender ones, and he has cast me out.
35 Den Vold, jeg led, og min Overlast komme over Babel, siger de, som bor i Zion, mit Blod over Kaldæas Indbyggere, siger Jerusalem.
This iniquity is against me, and so my flesh is upon Babylon,” says the habitation of Zion. “And my blood is upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,” says Jerusalem.
36 Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg fører din Sag og giver dig Hævn, jeg lægger dets Hav tørt og udtørrer dets Kilde.
Because of this, thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will judge your case, and I will avenge your vengeance, and I will make her sea into a desert, and I will dry up her spring.
37 Babel skal blive en Grushob, Sjakalers Bolig, til Rædsel og Spot, saa ingen bor der.
And Babylon will become a tumult, the habitation of dragons, an astonishment, and a hissing, because there is no inhabitant.
38 De brøler alle som Løver, knurrer som Løveunger i deres Vildskab.
They will roar together, like lions, they will shake their manes, like young lions.
39 Jeg holder et Drikkelag for dem og gør dem drukne, saa de døves og falder i evig Søvn uden at vaagne, lyder det fra HERREN.
In their heat, I will give them a drink, and I will inebriate them, so that they become drowsy, and sleep an everlasting sleep, and do not rise up, says the Lord.
40 Jeg fører dem ned til at slagtes som Faar, som Vædre sammen med Bukke.
I will lead them away, like lambs to the slaughter, and like rams with young goats.
41 Hvor Sjesjak blev fanget og grebet, al Jordens Stolthed, hvor Babel dog blev til Rædsel imellem Folkene!
How was Sesac captured, and how was the renowned one of all the earth seized? How has Babylon become an astonishment among the nations?
42 Havet steg over Babel, af dets Bølgers Brus blev det skjult.
The sea has ascended over Babylon; she has been covered by the multitude of its waves.
43 Dets Byer er blevet en Ørken, øde Land og Ødemark; intet Menneske bor i dem, intet Menneskebarn færdes i dem.
Her cities have become an astonishment, an uninhabited and desolate land, a land in which no one may live, nor may a son of man pass through it.
44 Jeg hjemsøger Bel i Babel, river ud af hans Mund, hvad han slugte, til ham skal ej Folkeslag strømme mer. Ogsaa Babels Mur er faldet.
And I will visit against Bel in Babylon, and I will cast from his mouth what he has swallowed. And the nations will no longer flow together before him. For even the wall of Babylon will also fall.
45 Drag ud deraf, mit Folk, enhver redde sit Liv for HERRENS glødende Harme.
Go forth from her midst, my people, so that each one may save his life from the wrath of the fury of the Lord.
46 Lad ikke eders Hjerter blive modfaldne og frygt ikke ved de Tidender, der høres paa Jorden, naar der i det ene Aar kommer een Tidende og i det næste en anden, naar der er Voldsfærd paa Jorden og Hersker følger paa Hersker.
For otherwise, your heart may faint, and you may be afraid at the news that is heard in the land. And the news will arrive within a year, and after that year more news will arrive. And iniquity will be in the land, and one ruler will be over another ruler.
47 Se, derfor skal Dage komme, da jeg hjemsøger Babels Gudebilleder, og alt dets Land bliver til Skamme, og alle deri skal falde paa Valen.
Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, when I will visit against the graven images of Babylon. And her entire land will be confounded, and all her slain will fall in her midst.
48 Jubl over Babel, Himmel og Jord med alt, hvad i dem er, thi fra Nord kommer Hærværksmænd over det, lyder det fra HERREN.
And the heavens and the earth, and all the things that are in them, will give praise over Babylon. For despoilers will approach her from the north, says the Lord.
49 Ogsaa Babel skal falde for de dræbte af Israels Skyld, ligesom dræbte paa hele Jorden faldt for Babel.
And in the manner that Babylon has caused the slain to fall in Israel, so the slain of Babylon will fall over the entire earth.
50 I, som undslap Sværdet, drag bort, stands ikke, kom HERREN i Hu i det fjerne, lad Jerusalem komme frem i eders Tanker!
You who have fled from the sword, approach, do not stand still. Remember from afar the Lord, and let Jerusalem rise up in your heart.
51 Vi blev til Skamme, thi Smædeord maatte vi høre; Blusel lagde sig over vore Ansigter, thi fremmede overfaldt HERRENS Hus's Helligdomme.
We have been confounded, for we heard reproach. Shame has covered our faces, for strangers have overwhelmed the holiness of the house of the Lord.
52 Se, derfor skal Dage komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger dets Gudebilleder, og saarede skal stønne i hele dets Land.
Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will visit against her graven images, and within all her land the wounded will groan.
53 Selv om Babel stiger op til Himmelen, og selv om det gør sin Borg utilgængelig i det høje, fra mig skal der komme Hærværksmænd over det, lyder det fra HERREN.
If Babylon were to ascend to heaven, and establish her strength on high, her despoilers would go forth from me, says the Lord.”
54 Der lyder Skrig fra Babel, et vældigt Sammenbrud fra Kaldæernes Land.
A voice of outcry from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
55 Thi HERREN hærger Babel og gør Ende paa den vældige Larm der; deres Bølger bruser som mange Vande, deres Brag lyder højt.
For the Lord has despoiled Babylon, and he has perished the great voice from her. And their wave will make a sound like many waters. Their voice has uttered a noise.
56 Thi en Hærværksmand kommer over Babel, og dets Helte skal fanges, deres Buer knækkes; thi en Gengældelsens Gud er HERREN, han giver fuld Løn.
For the despoiler has overwhelmed her, that is, Babylon, and her strong ones have been apprehended, and their bow has been weakened. For the Lord, the powerful revenger, will certainly repay.
57 Jeg gør dets Fyrster og Vismænd, dets Statholdere, Landshøvdinger og Helte drukne, og de skal falde i evig Søvn uden at vaagne, lyder det fra Kongen, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE.
“And I will inebriate her leaders, and her wise ones, and her military rulers, and her civil rulers, and her strong ones. And they will sleep an everlasting sleep, and they will not awaken,” says the King: the Lord of hosts is his name.
58 Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Babels brede Mur skal nedbrydes til Grunden og dets høje Porte opbrændes. Folkeslagenes Møje er spildt, og Folkefærdene slider sig trætte for Ilden.
Thus says the Lord of hosts: “That very wide wall of Babylon will be utterly overturned, and her exalted gates will be burned with fire, and the labors of the people will be as nothing, and the labors of the nations will be sent into the fire and will perish.”
59 Det Ord, som Profeten Jeremias sendte med Seraja, en Søn af Masejas Søn Nerija, da han rejste til Babel med Kong Zedekias af Juda i hans fjerde Regeringsaar; Seraja sørgede for Nattely til Kongen, naar han var paa Rejse.
The word that Jeremiah, the prophet, instructed to Seraiah, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he traveled with king Zedekiah into Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was the leader of the prophets.
60 Jeremias optegnede al den Ulykke, som skulde komme over Babel, i en og samme Bog, alle disse Ord, der er skrevet mod Babel;
And Jeremiah wrote in one book all the evil that was to overwhelm Babylon; all these words were written against Babylon.
61 og Jeremias sagde til Seraja: »Naar du kommer til Babel og ser Lejlighed dertil, skal du oplæse alle disse Ord
And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: “When you will enter into Babylon, and you will see and read all these words,
62 og sige: HERRE, du truede selv dette Sted med Udryddelse, saa der ikke bliver nogen, som bor der, hverken Folk eller Fæ, men det skal blive en evig Ørken.
you will say: ‘O Lord, you have spoken against this place so that you may destroy it, so that there would not be anyone, from man even to beast, who may live in it, and so that it may be desolate forever.’
63 Og naar du er til Ende med at oplæse denne Bog, skal du binde en Sten til den, kaste den i Eufrat
And when you will have completed reading this book, you will tie a stone to it, and you will cast it into the midst of the Euphrates.
64 og sige: Saaledes skal Babel gaa til Bunds og ikke mere komme op for al den Ulykke, jeg sender over det!« Til Ordene »slider sig trætte for Ilden« gaar Jeremias's Ord.
And you will say: ‘So shall Babylon be submerged! And she will not rise up before the face of the affliction that I will lead over her. And she will be broken.’” The words of Jeremiah thus far.
