Jeremias 51

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

Thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I will awaken against Babylon, and against those that dwell in the midst of my opponents, 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 I will send out unto Babylon fanners, and they shall fan her, and shall empty out her land; for they shall be against her round about on the day of trouble.

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

Let the archer come against any one that bendeth his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his armor: 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;

And the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are pierced 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 not widowed are Israel and Judah of their God, of the Lord of hosts; for the land of those was filled with guiltiness 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 ye out of the midst of Babylon, and save ye every man his life: perish not for her iniquity; for this is a time of vengeance unto the Lord; a recompense is he paying out unto her.

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

A golden cup hath Babylon been in the hand of the Lord, that made drunken all the earth: of her wine have nations drunk; therefore are the nations rendered mad.

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

Suddenly is Babylon fallen and broken: wail ye for her; fetch balm for her wound, 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 healed Babylon, but she was not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one unto his own country; for her punishment reacheth unto the heavens, and it 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 relate 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; fill the quivers: the Lord hath awakened the spirit of the kings of Media; for against Babylon is his intention, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance for 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.

Against the walls of Babylon lift up the standard, strengthen the watch, set up the watchmen, make ready the ambushes; for the Lord hath both intended and done what he had 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.

O thou that dwellest upon many waters, great in treasures, thy end is come, the full measure of thy selfish robbery.

14 Hærskarers HERRE har svoret ved sig selv: Jeg vil fylde dig med Mennesker som Græshopper, og de skal istemme Vinperserraabet over dig.

Sworn hath the Lord of hosts by himself, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with locusts: and they shall lift up the battle-cry against thee.

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

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

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.

At the sound when he giveth a multitude of waters in the heavens, and causeth clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; when 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;

Then standeth every man as brutish without knowledge; ashamed is every goldsmith because of the graven image; for falsehood is his molten work, and there is no breath therein.

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

They are vanity, the work of deception: in the time of their punishment shall they vanish.

19 Jakobs Arvelod er ikke som de; thi han, der har skabt alt, er dets Arvelod; Hærskarers HERRE er hans Navn.

Not like these is the portion of Jacob; for He is the former of all things, and Israel is the tribe 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 a hammer unto me, weapons of war; and I strike down with thee nations, and I destroy with thee kingdoms;

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

And I strike down with thee the horse and his rider; and I strike down with thee 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 I strike down with thee man and woman; and I strike down with thee the aged and the lad; and I strike down with thee 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 I strike down with thee the shepherd and his flock; and I strike down with thee the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and I strike down with thee governors 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.

But [now] will I repay unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion before your eyes, 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 my hand over thee, and I will roll thee down from the rocks, and will render 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 from thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but everlasting ruins shalt thou be, 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;

Lift ye up a standard in the land, blow ye the cornet among the nations, make ready against her nations, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint against her a commander; cause the horses to come up like the hairy locusts.

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

Make ready against her the nations with the kings of Media, its governors, and all its rulers, and all the land of their 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 earth quaketh and trembleth; for every one of the purposes of the Lord is fulfilled against Babylon, to change the land of Babylon into a desolate country 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 ceased to fight, they sit still in [their] strongholds; their might is vanished; they are become as women: they have burnt her dwelling-places; 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 runner shall run to meet another runner, and one messenger to meet another messenger, to tell unto the king of Babylon that his city is captured at all ends,

32 Overgangsstederne taget, Borgene brændt og Krigsfolkene rædselsslagne.

And that the passages have been seized, and that they have burnt the reeds with fire, and that 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 hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, the daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor, at the time they thresh therein; but yet a little while more, when the time of harvest shall come for her.

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 devoured me, he crushed me, he set me down as an empty vessel, he swallowed me up like a huge serpent, he filled his belly with my delicacies: he drove 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,” will the inhabitress of Zion say; and “My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,” will 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 hath said the Lord, Behold, I will contend in thy cause, and execute vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and cause her springs to fail.

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

And Babylon shall become ruinous heaps, a dwelling-place for monsters, an astonishment, and a derision, without an inhabitant.

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

Together like lions shall they roar: they shall yell like the 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.

When they are heated will I prepare their drinking-feasts, and I will make them drunken, in order that they may be joyful, and [then] sleep a perpetual sleep, and not awake again, 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 wethers with he-goats.

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

How is Sheshach captured! and how is conquered the praise of the whole earth! 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 over Babylon: with the multitude of its waves is she covered.

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

Her cities are become desolate places, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein not any man shall dwell, and through which no son of man shall pass along.

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 inflict punishment on Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth what he hath swallowed up out of his mouth; and nations shall not assemble together like a stream unto him any more; yea, the wall of Babylon also is fallen.

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

Go ye out of the midst of her, my people, and save ye every man his life from the fierceness of the 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 so that your heart may not faint, and ye fear at the report that is heard in the land: when the report cometh in one year, and after that in another year cometh another report, and when violence [be done] in the land, [by] 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, days are coming, when I will inflict punishment on the graven images of Babylon, and her whole land shall be put to shame, and all her slain shall fail 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.

And then shall the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, sing because of Babylon; for from the north shall come unto her the destroyers, saith the Lord.

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

Also Babylon is destined to fall, O ye slain ones of Israel, also at Babylon fall the slain of all the land.

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

[But] ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember afar off 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 had been made ashamed, because we had heard reproach: confusion had covered our faces; because strangers were 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.

Therefore, behold, days are coming, saith the Lord, when I will inflict punishment on her graven images: and through all her land shall groan the deadly wounded.

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 should destroyers come unto her, saith the Lord.

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

A sound of a painful cry cometh from Babylon, and of a great breach 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 wasteth Babylon, and destroyeth out of her the loud noise; but their waves roar like great waters, the noise of their voice is sent forth;

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 destroyer is come over her, over Babylon, and her mighty men are caught, every one of their bows is broken; for the God of recompenses, the Lord, will 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 drunken her princes, and her wise men, her governors, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not awake again, saith 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 hath said the Lord of hosts, Every one of the broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burnt with fire; so that nations shall have labored in vain, and the people for the fire, and so shall they have wearied themselves.

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 Serayah the son of Neriyah, the son of Machseyah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah unto Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Serayah was chief chamberlain.

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 down all the evil that should come upon Babylon in one book, namely, all these words that are written concerning 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 Serayah, As thou comest to Babylon, see to it, that thou 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.

And thou shalt say, O Lord, thou thyself hast spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, so that there shall not be in it an inhabitant, either man or beast; but that it shall become a desolate place 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 finished reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and throw 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 thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise again from the evil that I will bring upon her: and her people shall be wearied. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.