Jeremias 12
1 Herre retten er din, når jeg trætter med dig om ret og dog må jeg tale med dig om Ret. Hvi følger Lykken de gudløses Vej, hvi er alle troløse trygge?
Thou indeed, O Lord, art just, if I plead with thee, but yet I will speak what is just to thee: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper: why is it well with all them that transgress, and do wickedly?
2 Du planter dem, og de slår rod, de trives og bærer Frugt. De har dig i Munden, men ikke i Hjertet.
Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they prosper and bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
3 Du, HERRE, du kender mig, ser mig og prøver mit Hjertelag mod dig. Riv dem bort som Får til Slagtning, vi dem til Blodbadets Dag!
And thou, O Lord, hast known me, thou hast seen me, and proved my heart with thee: gather them together as sheep for a sacrifice, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
4 (Hvor længe skal Landet sørge, al Markens Urter visne? For indbyggernes Ondskabs Skyld omkommer Dyr og Fugle; thi man siger: "Han skuer ikke, hvorledes det vil gå os.")
How long shall the land mourn, and the herb of every field wither for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? The beasts and the birds are consumed: because they have said: He shall not see our last end.
5 "Når Fodgængere løber dig træt, hvor kan du da kappes med Heste? Og er du ej tryg i et fredeligt Land, hvad vil du så gøre i Jordans Stolthed"?
If thou hast wearied with running with footmen, how canst thou contend with horses? and if thou hast been secure in a land of peace, what wilt thou do in the swelling of the Jordan?
6 Thi selv dine Brødre og din Faders Hus er troløse imod dig, selv de skriger af fuld Hals efter dig; tro dem ikke, når de giver dig gode Ord!"
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have fought against thee, and have cried after thee with full voice: believe them not when they speak good things to thee.
7 Mit Hus har jeg opgivet, bortstødt min Arvelod, givet min elskede hen i hendes Fjenders Hånd.
I have forsaken my house, I have left my inheritance: I have given my dear soul into the land of her enemies.
8 Min Arvelod blev for mig som en Løve i Skoven, den løftede Røsten imod mig, derfor må jeg hade den.
My inheritance is become to me as a lion in the wood: is hath cried out against me, therefore have I hated it.
9 Er min Arvelod blevet mig en spraglet Fugl, omgivet af Fugle? Lad alle de vilde Dyr samles, hent dem hid for af æde!
Is my inheritance to me as a speckled bird? Is it as a bird died throughout? come ye, assemble yourselves, all the beasts of the earth, make haste to devour.
10 Hyrder i Mængde ødelægger min Vingård, nedtramper min Arvelod, min yndige Arvelod gør de til øde Ørk;
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot: they have changed my delightful portion into a desolate wilderness.
11 de lægger den øde, den sørger øde for mit Åsyn. Hele Landet er ødelagt, thi ingen brød sig om det.
They have laid it waste, and it hath mourned for me. With desolation is all the land made desolate; because there is none that considereth in the heart.
12 Over alle Ørkenens nøgne Høje kom Hærværksmænd. Thi HERREN har et Sværd; det fortærer alt fra den ene Ende af Landet til den anden; intet Kød har Fred.
The spoilers are come upon all the ways of the wilderness, for the sword of the Lord shall devour from one end of the land to the other end thereof: there is no peace for all flesh.
13 De såede Hvede og høstede Torne, sled til ingen Gavn og blev til Skamme med deres Afgrøde for HERRENs glødende Vredes Skyld.
They have sown wheat, and reaped thorns: they have received an inheritance, and it shall not profit them: you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce wrath of the Lord.
14 Så siger HERREN om alle mine onde Naboer, der rører den Arvelod, jeg gav mit Folk Israel i Eje: Se, jeg rykker dem op af deres Land, og Judas Hus rykker jeg op midt iblandt dem.
Thus saith the Lord against all my wicked neighbors, that touch the inheritance that I have shared out to my people Israel: Behold I will pluck them out of their land, and I will pluck the house of Juda out of the midst of them.
15 Men siden, når jeg har rykket dem op, forbarmer jeg mig atter over dem og bringer dem hjem, hver til sin Arvelod og hver til sit Land.
And when I shall have plucked them out, I will return, and have mercy on them: and I will bring them back, every man to his inheritance, and every man to his land.
16 Hvis de da lærer mit Folks Veje, så de sværger ved mit Navn: "Så sandt HERREN lever!" ligesom de lærte mit Folk at svæærge ved Baal, skal de opbygges iblandt mit Folk.
And it shall come to pass, if they will be taught, and will learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name: The Lord liveth, as they have taught my people to swear by baal: that they shall be built up in the midst of my people.
17 Men hører de ikke, rykker jeg et sådant Folk helt op og tilintetgør det, lyder det fra HERREN.
But if they will not hear, I will utterly pluck out and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.
