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 had in the wilderness, a wayfarers’ lodge, That I might leave my people, and go from them, —For they all, are Adulterers, An assemblage of traitors;
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.
Who have prepared their tongue as their bow of falsehood, And, not by faithfulness, have they become mighty in the land, —For from wickedness unto wickedness, have they gone forth, But me, have they not known, Declareth Yahweh.
4 Vogt eder hver for sin Næste, tro ingen Broder, thi hver Broder er fuld af List, hver sværter sin Næste.
Every one, of his neighbour, beware ye, And in no brother, may ye trust, —For, every brother, supplanteth! And every neighbour, as a tale-bearer, goeth about;
5 De fører hverandre bag Lyset, taler ikke Sandhed; de øver Tungen i Løgn, skejer ud, vil ej vende om,
Yea, every one, of his neighbour, maketh a dupe, And, truth, they do not speak, —They have taught their tongue to speak falsehood, In acting perversely, they have wearied themselves.
6 Voldsdaad Slag i Slag og Svig paa Svig; de nægter at kendes ved mig, saa lyder det fra HERREN.
Thy dwelling, is in the midst of deceit, —Through deceit, have they rejected the knowledge of, me, Declareth Yahweh.
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 Yahweh of hosts, Behold me! melting them, so will I try them, —For how else should I do because of the wickedness 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.
A pointed arrow, is their tongue Deceit, hath it spoken, —With his mouth peace unto his neighbour, doth one speak, But within himself, he layeth his ambush.
9 Skal jeg ikke hjemsøge dem for sligt, saa lyder det fra HERREN, skal ikke min Sjæl tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
For these things, shall I not bring punishment on them? Demandeth Yahweh, —On a nation such as this, must not my soul avenge herself!
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.
Over the mountains, will I take up a weeping and wailing, And over the oases of the desert, a dirge, For they have been burned, so that no man passeth through, Neither have men heard the lowing of cattle, —Both the bird of the heavens and the beast have fled, have gone their way:
11 Jerusalem gør jeg til Stenhob, Sjakalers Bolig, og Judas Byer til Ørk, hvor ingen bor.
Thus will I give up Jerusalem To heaps, A habitation for jackals, —And the cities of Judah, will I give up to desolation, without 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 man that is wise That he may discern this? And, unto whom, hath the mouth of Yahweh spoken, That he may declare it? For what cause Hath the land perished, Hath it been burned as a wilderness that no man passeth through?
13 Og HERREN sagde: Fordi de forlod min Lov, som jeg forelagde dem, og ikke hørte min Røst eller vandrede efter den,
Then said Yahweh, —Because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them, —And have not hearkened to hay voice neither walked therein;
14 men fulgte deres Hjertes Stivsind og Ba'alerne, som deres Fædre lærte dem at kende,
But have gone their way, After the stubbornness of their own heart, —And after the Baals 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 Yahweh of hosts, The God of Israel, Behold me! Feeding them, even this people, with wormwood, —And I will cause them to drink, poisoned water;
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.
And will scatter them among the nations, which neither they nor their fathers, have known, —And will send after them the sword, until 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 Yahweh of hosts, Consider ye diligently and call for the wailing women that they may come, —And unto the wise women, send ye, that they may come;
18 lad dem haste og istemme Klage over os! Vore Øjne skal rinde med Graad, vore Øjenlaag strømme med Vand.
Yea let them make haste, and lift up over us a wailing, —That our eyes, may run down, with tears, And, our eyelashes, stream down with water; —
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.«
Yea, a voice of wailing, hath been heard out of Zion How are we ruined! We have turned very pale For we have left the land, For they have cast down our habitations.
20 Ja, hør, I Kvinder, mit Ord, eders Øre fange Ord fra min Mund, og lær eders døtre Klage, hverandre Klagesang:
For hear O ye women the word of Yahweh, And let your ear take in the word of his mouth, —And teach your daughters a wail, Yea each woman—her neighbour, a dirge: —
21 »Døden steg op i vore Vinduer, kom i Paladserne, udrydded Barnet paa Gaden, de unge paa Torvene.«
That death Hath come up through our windows, Hath entered our palaces, —Cutting off The boy from the street, The young men from the broadways.
22 Sig: saa lyder det fra HERREN: De døde Legemer faldt som Gødning paa Marken, som Skaaret efter Høstmanden; ingen binder op.
Speak thou, Thus, declareth Yahweh, So shall fall the dead bodies of men, Like dung heaps on the face of the field, —And like swaths after the harvestman, With none to gather.
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 Yahweh 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, in this, let the glorying one glory—In having intelligence and in knowing me, That, I, am Yahweh, Executing lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth, —That in these things, I delight Declareth Yahweh.
25 Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger alle de omskaarne, som har Forhud:
Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, —When I will bring punishment upon every one circumcised, With him that is uncircumcised:
26 Ægypten, Juda, Edom, Ammoniterne, Moab og alle Ørkenboere med rundklippet Haar; thi Hedningerne er alle uomskaarne, men alt Israels Hus har uomskaaret Hjerte.
Upon Egypt and upon Judah, And upon Edom, and upon the sons of Ammon, And upon Moab, And upon all the clipped beards, The dwellers in the desert, —For, all the nations, are uncircumcised, And, all the house of Israel, are uncircumcised in heart.
