Jeremias 9
1 Ak, var mit Hoved Vand, mine Øjne en Taarekilde! Saa græd jeg Dag og Nat over mit Folks Datters slagne.
Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
2 Ak, fandt jeg i Ørkenen et Herberg for Vandringsmænd. Saa drog jeg bort fra mit Folk og gik fra dem. Thi Horkarle er de alle, en svigefuld Bande;
Oh that I were in the wilderness, in a lodging-place of wayfaring men, that I might leave my people, and go from them! For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
3 de spænder deres Tunges Bue. Løgn, ikke Sandhed raader i Landet; thi de gaar fra Ondskab til Ondskab og kender ej mig, saa lyder det fra HERREN.
And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood; and they are grown mighty in the land, but not for truth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and Me they know not, saith the LORD.
4 Vogt eder hver for sin Næste, tro ingen Broder, thi hver Broder er fuld af List, hver sværter sin Næste.
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother acteth subtly, and every neighbour goeth about with slanders.
5 De fører hverandre bag Lyset, taler ikke Sandhed; de øver Tungen i Løgn, skejer ud, vil ej vende om,
And they deceive every one his neighbour, and truth they speak not; they have taught their tongue to speak lies, they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
6 Voldsdaad Slag i Slag og Svig paa Svig; de nægter at kendes ved mig, saa lyder det fra HERREN.
Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, saith the LORD.
7 Derfor, saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Se, jeg smelter og prøver dem, ja, hvad maa jeg dog gøre for mit Folks Datters Skyld!
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will smelt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of My people?
8 Deres Tunge er en mordersk Pil, deres Munds Ord Svig; med Næsten taler de Fred, men i Hjertet bærer de Svig.
Their tongue is a sharpened arrow, it speaketh deceit; one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.
9 Skal jeg ikke hjemsøge dem for sligt, saa lyder det fra HERREN, skal ikke min Sjæl tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
Shall I not punish them for these things? saith the LORD; Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 Over Bjergene bryder jeg ud i Graad og Klage, over Ørkenens Græsgang i Klagesang. Thi de er afsvedet, mennesketomme, der høres ej Lyd af Kvæg; Himlens Fugle og Dyrene flygtede bort.
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none passeth through. And they hear not the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled, and gone.
11 Jerusalem gør jeg til Stenhob, Sjakalers Bolig, og Judas Byer til Ørk, hvor ingen bor.
And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a lair of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without an inhabitant.
12 Hvem er viis nok til at fatte dette, og til hvem har HERRENS Mund talet, saa han kan sige det: Hvorfor er Landet lagt øde, afsvedet som en Ørken, mennesketomt?
Who is the wise man, that he may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it? Wherefore is the land perished and laid waste like a wilderness, so that none passeth through?
13 Og HERREN sagde: Fordi de forlod min Lov, som jeg forelagde dem, og ikke hørte min Røst eller vandrede efter den,
And the LORD saith: Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not hearkened to My voice, neither walked therein;
14 men fulgte deres Hjertes Stivsind og Ba'alerne, som deres Fædre lærte dem at kende,
But have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them.
15 derfor, saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, jeg giver dette Folk Malurt at spise og Gift at drikke;
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
16 jeg spreder dem blandt Folk, som hverken de eller deres Fædre før kendte til, og sender Sværdet efter dem, til jeg faar gjort Ende paa dem.
I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them.
17 Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, mærk jer det vel! Kald Klagekvinder hid, lad dem komme, hent kyndige Kvinder, lad dem komme,
Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the wise women, that they may come;
18 lad dem haste og istemme Klage over os! Vore Øjne skal rinde med Graad, vore Øjenlaag strømme med Vand.
And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
19 Thi Klageraab høres fra Zion: »Hvor er vi dog hærgede, beskæmmede dybt, fordi vi maa bort fra Landet, thi de brød vore Boliger ned.«
For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion: 'How are we undone! We are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.'
20 Ja, hør, I Kvinder, mit Ord, eders Øre fange Ord fra min Mund, og lær eders døtre Klage, hverandre Klagesang:
Yea, hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of His mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation:
21 »Døden steg op i vore Vinduer, kom i Paladserne, udrydded Barnet paa Gaden, de unge paa Torvene.«
'For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from the street, and the young men from the broad places. —
22 Sig: saa lyder det fra HERREN: De døde Legemer faldt som Gødning paa Marken, som Skaaret efter Høstmanden; ingen binder op.
Speak: Thus saith the LORD — And the carcasses of men fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, which none gathereth.'
23 Saa siger HERREN: Den vise rose sig ikke af sin Visdom, den stærke ikke af sin Styrke, den rige ikke af sin Rigdom;
Thus saith the LORD: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
24 men den, som vil rose sig, skal rose sig af, at han har Forstand til at kende mig, at jeg, HERREN, øver Miskundhed, Ret og Retfærdighed paa Jorden; thi i saadanne har jeg Behag, lyder det fra HERREN.
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth, and knoweth Me, that I am the LORD who exercise mercy, justice, and righteousness, in the earth; for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
25 Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger alle de omskaarne, som har Forhud:
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision:
26 Ægypten, Juda, Edom, Ammoniterne, Moab og alle Ørkenboere med rundklippet Haar; thi Hedningerne er alle uomskaarne, men alt Israels Hus har uomskaaret Hjerte.
Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners of their hair polled, that dwell in the wilderness; for all the nations are uncircumcised, but all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
