Jeremias 13
1 Således saghde Herren til mig: "Gå hen og køb dig et linned bælte og bind det om din lænd, lad det ikke komme i vand!"
[One day] Yahweh said to me, “Go and buy a linen waistcloth. Put it on, but do not wash it.”
2 Og jeg købte bæltet efter Herrens ord og bandt det om min lænd.
So I bought a [very nice] waistcloth, which is what Yahweh told me to do, and I put it on.
3 Så kom HERRENs Ord atter til mig således:
Then [later] Yahweh gave me another message.
4 "Tag Bæltet, du købte og har om Lænden, og gå til Frat og gem det der i eu Klipperevne!"
He said, “Go to the small Perath Stream [near Jerusalem] and hide your waistcloth in a crevice/hole in the rocks.”
5 Og jeg gik hen og gemte det ved Frat, som HERREN bød.
So I went to the stream and did what Yahweh told me to do.
6 Men lang Tid efter sagde HERREN til mig: "Gå til Frat og hent Bæltet, jeg bød dig gemme der!"
A long time later, Yahweh said to me, “Go [back] to that stream and get the waistcloth that I told you to hide there.”
7 Og jeg gik til Frat og gravede Bæltet op, hvor jeg havde gemt det: og se, Bæltet var ødelagt og duede ikke til noget.
So I went to the Perath Stream and dug out the waistcloth from the crevice/hole in which I had hidden it. But it was ruined, and useless.
8 Og HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:
Then Yahweh gave me this message:
9 Så siger HERREN: Således vil jeg ødelægge Judas og Jerusalems store Herlighed.
“[What happened to your waistcloth] shows that I will destroy the things that [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah are very proud of.
10 Dette onde Folk, som vægrer sig ved at høre mine Ord og vandrer i deres Hjertes Stivsind og holder sig til andre Guder og dyrker og tilbeder dem, skal blive som dette Bælte, der ikke duer til noget.
Those wicked people refuse to pay attention to what I say. They stubbornly do just what they desire to do; they worship other gods. Therefore, they will become completely useless, like your waistcloth.
11 Thi som Bæltet slutter sig tæt til en Mands Lænd, således har jeg sluttet hele Israels Hus og hele Judas Hus tæt til mig, lyder det fra HERREN, for at de skulde være mit Folk og blive mig til Navnkundigbed, Pris og Ære; men de hørte ikke.
Just like a waistcloth clings closely/tightly to a man’s waist, I wanted the people [MTY] of Israel and Judah to cling closely to me. I wanted them to be my people, people who would praise me and honor me. But they would not pay attention [to me]. “
12 Og du skal sige til dette Folk: Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Enhver Vindunk fyldes med Vin! Og siger de til dig: "Skulde vi ikke vide, at enhver Vindunk fyldes med Vin?"
“[So], tell this to them: ‘Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli [people worship], says that every leather wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And [when you tell that to them], they will reply, ‘(Of course/Certainly) we know [RHQ] that all wineskins should be filled with wine!’
13 så svar dem: Så siger HERREN: Se, jeg vil fylde alle dette Lands Indbyggere, Kongerne, der sidder på Davids Trone, Præsterne, Profeterne og alle Jerusalems Borgere, så de hliver drukne;
And then you must tell them, ‘No, that is not what Yahweh means. What he said means that he will cause this land to be filled with people who are drunk. [That will include all of you]—the king who sits on the throne that King David previously sat on, the priests and the prophets, and even the common people of Jerusalem.’
14 og jeg knuser dem mod hinanden, både Fædre og Sønner, lyder det fra HERREN; uden Skånsel, Medynk og Barmhjertighed ødelægger jeg dem.
[He is saying], ‘I will cause you to bash each other. [Even] parents will bash their children. I will not pity you or act mercifully toward you at all; pitying you will not prevent me from getting rid of you.’”
15 Hør og lyt uden Hovmod, thi HERREN taler.
[You people of Judah], pay very careful attention [DOU]. Do not be proud, because Yahweh has spoken to you.
16 Lad HERREN eders Gud få Ære, før det mørkner, før I støder eders Fødder på Skumringsbjerge, så I må bie på Lys, men han gør det til Mulm, han gør det til Mørke.
[It is as though] he is ready to bring darkness on you and to cause you to stumble and fall [as you walk] on the hills when it is becoming dark. [So] praise/honor Yahweh your God before that happens. If you do not do that, you will look for light, but all you will see is darkness and gloom.
17 Men dersom I ikke hører, da græder min Sjæl i Løn for Hovmodets Skyld, den fælder så bitre Tåmer; mit Øje rinder med Gråd, thi HERRENs Hjord føres bort.
And if you [still] refuse to heed what he says, [what will happen to you because of] your being proud will cause me to cry when I am alone. My eyes will be filled with tears because [you], Yahweh’s people, [whom he takes care of like a shepherd takes care of] [MET] his flock, will [all] be [captured by your enemies and] taken to other countries.
18 Sig til Kongen og til Herskerinden: "Tag lavere Sæde, thi af eders Hoved faldt den dejlige Krone."
[You people of Judah], say to the king and to his mother, “Come down from sitting on your thrones and [humbly] sit in the dust, because [your enemies] will soon snatch from your heads your glorious crowns.”
19 Sydlandets Byer er lukkede, ingen lukker op, hele Juda er bortført til sidste Mand.
The towns in the southern part of Judah will be surrounded by your enemies, and no one will be able to get through their lines [to rescue the people in those towns]. [You people of] Judah will be captured and taken away; you will all be (exiled/taken [to foreign countries)].
20 Løft dine Øjne og se dem komme fra Nord! Hvor er den Hjord, du fik, dine dejlige Får?
[You leaders of Jerusalem], open your eyes and look: [The enemy armies are ready to] march down from the north. [When that happens], what will happen to [RHQ] the [people of Judah who are like] a beautiful flock of sheep, people that he gave to you to take care of?
21 Hvad vil du sige, når du får dem til Herrer, hvem du lærte at komme til dig som Venner? Vil ikke Veer da gribe dig som Kvinde i Barnsnød?
What will you say [RHQ] when Yahweh appoints people from other countries to rule over you, people who you [mistakenly] thought were your friends? You will [RHQ] suffer very much pain, like a woman who is about to give birth to a baby.
22 Og siger du i dit Hjerte: "Hvi hændtes mig dette?" For din svare Skyld blev dit Slæb løftet op, dine Hæle skændet.
You will ask yourselves, “Why is this happening to us?” [I will reply that] it is because of your many sins. That is why [soldiers of the invading armies] will lift up the skirts [of your women] and rape them.
23 Hvis en Neger kunde skifte sin Hud, en Panter sine Striber, så kunde og I gøre godt, I Mestre i ondt!
A man from Ethiopia certainly cannot [RHQ] change the color of his [black] skin, and a leopard certainly cannot [RHQ] change its spots. Similarly, you cannot start doing what is good, because you have always done what is evil.
24 Jeg spreder dem som Strå, der flyver for Ørkenens Vind:
[Yahweh says], “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
25 det er din Lod, din tilmålte Del fra mig, så lyder det fra HERREN, fordi du lod mig gå ad Glemme og stoled på Løgn.
That is what is certainly going to happen to you; the things that I have determined will happen to you, because you have forgotten me, and you are trusting in false [gods].
26 Ja, dit Slæb slår jeg over dit Ansigt, din Skam skal ses,
[It is as though] I myself will pull your skirts up over your faces and cause you to be very ashamed because everyone will be able to see your sex organs.
27 dit Ægteskabsbrud og din Vrinsken, din skamløse Utugt; på Højene og ude på Marken så jeg dine væmmelige Guder. Ve dig, Jerusalem, du bliver ej ren hvor længe endnu?
I have seen that you [act like men who are eager to commit adultery]; you are like male horses that whinny when they desire [to have sex with] a female horse. I have seen that you worship disgusting idols in the fields and on the hills. [You people of] Jerusalem, terrible things will happen to you! How long will it be [RHQ] until you are acceptable to me [again]?”
