Jeremias 51

1 Saa siger HERREN: Jeg opvækker en Ødelæggelsens Aand mod Babel og dem, som bor i »mine Modstanderes Hjerte«.

Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying 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 will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

3 Ingen skal spænde sin Bue eller rejse sig i Brynje. Spar ikke dets Ynglinge, læg Band paa hele dets Hær!

Against [him that] bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against [him that] lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.

4 Dræbte Mænd skal falde i Kaldæernes Land og gennemborede i Gaderne;

Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and [they that are] thrust through in her streets.

5 thi Israel og Juda er ikke forladt af deres Gud, Hærskarers HERRE, men deres Land var fuldt af Skyld mod Israels Hellige.

For Israel [hath] not [been] forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin 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 out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this [is] the time of the LORD’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.

7 Et gyldent Bæger var Babel i HERRENS Haand, det gjorde al Jorden drukken; Folkene drak af Vinen, derfor blev Folkene galne.

Babylon [hath been] a golden cup in the LORD’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.

8 Babel faldt i et Nu, det knustes; jamrer over det! Hent Balsam hid til dets Saar, om det muligt kan læges!

Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be 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 healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up [even] to the skies.

10 HERREN har bragt vor Ret for Lyset; kom, lad os kundgøre HERREN vor Guds Værk i Zion!

The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare 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.

Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device [is] against Babylon, to destroy it; because it [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.

Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake 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.

O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, [and] the measure of thy covetousness.

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 hath sworn by himself, [saying], Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

15 Han skabte Jorden i sin Vælde, grundfæstede Jorderig i sin Visdom, og i sin indsigt udspændte han Himmelen.

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

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 uttereth [his] voice, [there is] a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

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;

Every man is brutish by [his] knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image [is] falsehood, and [there is] no breath in them.

18 Tomhed er de, et daarende Værk; naar deres Hjemsøgelses Tid kommer, er det ude med dem.

They [are] vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall 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 them; for he [is] the former of all things: and [Israel is] the rod 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;

Thou [art] my battle axe [and] weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

21 med dig knuste jeg Hest og Rytter, med dig knuste jeg Vogn og Vognstyrer,

And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

22 med dig knuste jeg Mand og Kvinde med dig knuste jeg gammel og ung, med dig knuste jeg Yngling og Jomfru,

With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;

23 med dig knuste jeg Hyrde og Hjord, med dig knuste jeg Agerdyrker og Oksespand, med dig knuste jeg Statholder og Landshøvding.

I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

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 render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith 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 thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt 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 shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith 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;

Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

28 vi Folkene til Strid imod det, Mederkongen, hans Statholdere og alle hans Landshøvdinger og hele det Land, han raader over!

Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.

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 land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.

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 mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in [their] holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are 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,

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at [one] end,

32 Overgangsstederne taget, Borgene brændt og Krigsfolkene rædselsslagne.

And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

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 saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon [is] like a threshingfloor, [it is] time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.

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.

Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath 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.

The violence done to me and to my flesh [be] upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.

36 Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg fører din Sag og giver dig Hævn, jeg lægger dets Hav tørt og udtørrer dets Kilde.

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.

37 Babel skal blive en Grushob, Sjakalers Bolig, til Rædsel og Spot, saa ingen bor der.

And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.

38 De brøler alle som Løver, knurrer som Løveunger i deres Vildskab.

They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps.

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 make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.

40 Jeg fører dem ned til at slagtes som Faar, som Vædre sammen med Bukke.

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.

41 Hvor Sjesjak blev fanget og grebet, al Jordens Stolthed, hvor Babel dog blev til Rædsel imellem Folkene!

How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!

42 Havet steg over Babel, af dets Bølgers Brus blev det skjult.

The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.

43 Dets Byer er blevet en Ørken, øde Land og Ødemark; intet Menneske bor i dem, intet Menneskebarn færdes i dem.

Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth [any] son of man pass thereby.

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 punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

45 Drag ud deraf, mit Folk, enhver redde sit Liv for HERRENS glødende Harme.

My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger 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.

And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come [one] year, and after that in [another] year [shall come] a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against 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.

Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.

48 Jubl over Babel, Himmel og Jord med alt, hvad i dem er, thi fra Nord kommer Hærværksmænd over det, lyder det fra HERREN.

Then the heaven and the earth, and all that [is] therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.

49 Ogsaa Babel skal falde for de dræbte af Israels Skyld, ligesom dræbte paa hele Jorden faldt for Babel.

As Babylon [hath caused] the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.

50 I, som undslap Sværdet, drag bort, stands ikke, kom HERREN i Hu i det fjerne, lad Jerusalem komme frem i eders Tanker!

Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

51 Vi blev til Skamme, thi Smædeord maatte vi høre; Blusel lagde sig over vore Ansigter, thi fremmede overfaldt HERRENS Hus's Helligdomme.

We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD’s house.

52 Se, derfor skal Dage komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger dets Gudebilleder, og saarede skal stønne i hele dets Land.

Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall 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.

Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, [ yet] from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.

54 Der lyder Skrig fra Babel, et vældigt Sammenbrud fra Kaldæernes Land.

A sound of a cry [cometh] 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.

Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:

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.

Because the spoiler is come upon her, [even] upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.

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 make drunk her princes, and her wise [men], her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name [is] the LORD of hosts.

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 saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

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 which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And [this] Seraiah [was] a quiet prince.

60 Jeremias optegnede al den Ulykke, som skulde komme over Babel, i en og samme Bog, alle disse Ord, der er skrevet mod Babel;

So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, [even] all these words that are 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 thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt 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.

Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.

63 Og naar du er til Ende med at oplæse denne Bog, skal du binde en Sten til den, kaste den i Eufrat

And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, [that] thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of 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 thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far [are] the words of Jeremiah.