Jeremias 23

1 Ve Hyrderne, der ødelægger og adsplitter de får jeg græsser, lyder det fra HERREN.

What trouble is coming to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! declares the Lord.

2 Derfor, så siger HERREN, Israels Gud, til de Hyrder, som vogter mit Folk: Da I har adsplittet og spredt mine Får og ikke taget eder af dem, vil jeg nu tage mig af eder for eders onde Gerningers Skyld, lyder det fra HERREN.

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who were meant to look after my people: You have scattered my flock. You have chased them away You didn't take care of them, so now I will take care of you for all the evil you've done, declares the Lord.

3 Men dem, der er tilovers af mine Får, vil jeg sanke sammen fra alle de Lande, til hvilke jeg har bortstødt dem, og føre dem tilbage til deres Græsgange, og de skal blive frugtbare og mangfoldige.

I myself will gather what's left of my flock from all the countries where I exiled them, and I will bring them back to their pasture, where they will increase in number.

4 Da vil jeg sætte Hyrder over dem, og de skal vogte dem; og de skal ikke mere frygte eller ræddes og ingen skal savnes, lyder det fra HERREN.

I will put shepherds in charge of them who will take care of them, and they won't be afraid or discouraged anymore, and none of them will be missing, declares the Lord.

5 Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg opvækker David en retfærdig Spire, og han skal herske som Konge og handle viselig og øve Ret og Retfærd i Landet.

Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will choose a descendant of David who does what is right. As king he will rule with wisdom and do what is just and right throughout the country.

6 I hans Dage skal Juda frelses og Israel bo trygt. Og det Navn, man skal give ham er: HERREN vor Retfærdighed.

When he is king, Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. This is the name he will be called: The Lord Who Makes Us Right.

7 Se, derfor skal Dage komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da det ikke mere hedder: "Så sandt HERREN lever, der førte Israeliterne op fra Ægypten!"

Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when people won't say anymore, “On the Lord's life, who led the Israelites out of Egypt.”

8 men: "Så sandt HERREN lever, der førte og bragte Israels Huss Afkom op fra Nordens Land og fra alle de Lande, til hvilke han havde bortstødt dem!" Og de skal bo i deres Land.

Instead they'll say, “On the Lord's life, who led the Israelites back from the northern country and all the other countries where he had exiled them.” Then they'll live in their own country.

9 Om Profeterne. Mit Hjerte er knust i Brystet, hvert Ledemod er slapt, jeg er som en drukken, en Mand, overvældet af Vin, for HERRENs Skyld, for hans hellige Ords Skyld.

When it comes to the prophets: I'm really disturbed—I'm shaking inside! I stagger like a drunk, like someone who's had too much wine, because of what the Lord is like, because of his holy words.

10 Thi Landet er fuldt af Horkarle, og under Forhandelse, sørger Landet, Ørkenens Græsgange visner. Man haster til det, som er ondt, og er stærk i Uret.

For the country is full of people committing adultery so it's under a curse. The land mourns and the desert pastures have dried up. The people live evil lives, using their energy to do wrong.

11 Thi både Profet og Præst er vanhellig, selv i mit Hus har jeg mødt deres Ondskab, lyder det fra HERREN.

Both prophets and priests show no respect for me. I see wickedness even in my Temple, declares the Lord.

12 Derfor bliver deres Vej det, som slibrige Stier, i Mørke stødes de ud og snubler deri. Thi Ulykke sender jeg over dem, Hjemsøgelsens År, så lyder det fra HERREN.

That's why their path will become slippery; they will be chased away in the dark and fall down. I'm going to bring disaster on them at the time when they're punished, declares the Lord.

13 Hos Samarias Profeter så jeg slemme Ting; ved Baal profetered de og vildledte Israel, mit Folk.

I saw the prophets of Samaria doing something really offensive: They prophesied in the name of Baal and led my people Israel to sin.

14 Hos Jerusalems Profeter så jeg grufulde Ting: de horer og vandrer i Løgn, de styrker de ondes Hænder, så de ikke vender om enhver fra sin Ondskab. Som Sodoma er de mig alle, dets Folk som Gomorra.

But now I see the prophets of Jerusalem doing something even more disgusting: They commit adultery and their lives are a lie. They support the wicked, so no one stops sinning. To me they're all like Sodom; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.

15 Derfor, så siger Hærskarers HERRE om Profeterne: Se, jeg giver dem Malurt at spise og Giftvand at drikke; thi fra Jerusalems Profeter udgår Vanhelligelse over hele Landet.

So this is what the Lord Almighty says about the prophets: I will give them wormwood to eat and poisoned water to drink, because evil has spread across the country from the prophets of Jerusalem.

16 Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Hør ikke Profeternes Ord, når de profeterer for eder; de dårer eder kun. Deres eget Hjertes Syn fremfører de, ikke Ord fra HERRENs Mund.

This is what the Lord Almighty says: Don't pay attention to what these prophets say when they prophesy to you. They're fooling you with visions they make up in their own minds. They're not from me.

17 De siger til dem, der ringeagter HERRENs Ord: "Det skal gå eder vel!" og til enhver, som vandrer i sit Hjertes Stivsind: "Der skal ikke ske eder noget ondt!"

They keep on telling people who don't respect me, “The Lord says that you'll live in peace,” and to everyone following their own stubborn attitude, “Nothing bad is going to happen to you.”

18 Thi hvem stod i HERRENs fortrolige Råd, så han så og hørte hans Ord, hvem lyttede til hans Ord og hørte det?

But who of them has attended the Lord's council to hear and understand what he's saying? Who has paid attention to his instructions and followed them?

19 Se, HERRENs Stormvejr, Vreden, er brudt frem, et hvirvlende Stormvejr; det hvirvler over de gudløses Hoved.

Watch out! The Lord has sent out a furious storm, a tornado swirling around the heads of the wicked.

20 HERRENS Vrede lægger sig ikke, før han har udført og fuldbyrdet sit Hjertes Tanker; i de sidste Dage skal I forstå det.

The Lord's anger won't fade until he's finished doing everything he wants. Only then will you really understand.

21 Jeg har ej sendt Profeterne, alligevel løber de, jeg talede ikke til dem, og dog profeterer de.

I didn't send these prophets, but they run to deliver their messages. I didn't tell them to say anything, but they still go on prophesying.

22 Hvis de står i mit fortrolige Råd og hører mine Ord, så lad dem vende mit Folk fra deres onde Vej og deres Gerningers Ondskab.

Now if they had attended my council, they would have delivered my instructions to my people and brought them back from their evil way of life, from their evil actions.

23 Er jeg kun en Gud i det nære, så lyder det fra HERREN, og ikke en Gud i det fjerne?

Am I only a local God and not a God who operates widely? asks the Lord.

24 Kan nogen krybe i Skjul, så jeg ikke ser ham? lyder det fra HERREN. Er det ikke mig, der fylder Himmel og Jord? lyder det fra HERREN.

Can people hide in secret places where I can't see them? asks the Lord. Don't I operate everywhere in heaven and on earth? asks the Lord.

25 Jeg har hørt, hvad Profeterne, der profeterer Løgn i mit Navn, siger: "Jeg har drømt, jeg har drømt!"

I've listened to the prophets who prophesy lies in my name. They say, “I've had a dream! I've had a dream!”

26 Hvor længe skal det vare? Har Profeterne, som profeterer Løgn og deres Hjertes Svig, mon i Sinde

How long will this continue? How long will these prophets go on prophesying these lies which are just the product of their own deluded minds?

27 og higer de efter at få mit Folk til at glemme mit Navn ved de Drømme, de meddeler hverandre, ligesom deres Fædre glemte mit Navn over Baal?

They think the dreams that they repeat to one another will lead my people to forget me, just like their forefathers forgot me by worshiping Baal.

28 Den Profet, som har en Drøm, meddele sin Drøm, men den, hos hvem mit Ord er, tale mit Ord i Sandhed! Hvad har Strå med Kærne at gøre? lyder det fra HERREN.

A prophet who has a dream should say it's just a dream, but anyone I've spoken to should deliver my message faithfully. What is straw in comparison to grain? asks the Lord.

29 Er ikke mit Ord som Ild, lyder det fra HERREN, og som en Hammer, der knuser Fjelde?

Doesn't my word burn like fire? asks the Lord. Isn't it like a hammer smashing a rock?

30 Se, derfor kommer jeg over Profeterne, lyder det fra HERREN, de, som stjæler mine Ord fra hverandre.

Pay attention to this, declares the Lord. I'm opposed to those prophets who steal words from one another and then say it's a message from me.

31 Se, jeg kommer over Profeterne, lyder det fra HERREN, de, som taler af sig selv og dog siger: "Så lyder def fra HERREN."

Pay attention to this declares the Lord. I'm opposed to those prophets who make up their own stories and then announce, “This is what the Lord says.”

32 Se, jeg kommer over Profeterne, som profeterer og udspreder Løgnedrømme, lyder det fra HERREN, og vildleder mit Folk med deres Løgne og Pralen, og jeg har ikke sendt dem eller givet dem nogen Befaling; de bringer ikke dette Folk nogen Hjælp, lyder det fra HERREN.

Pay attention to this declares the Lord, I'm opposed to those who prophesy fictional dreams. They tell them in order to lead my people into sin with their wild lies. I didn't send them or give them any instructions, and they don't do anybody any good, declares the Lord.

33 Når dette Folk eller en Profet eller Præst spørger dig: "Hvad er HERRENs Byrde?" skal du svare: "Byrden er I, men jeg kaster eder af," lyder det fra HERREN.

So when a prophet or priest or anyone else comes and asks you, “What is ‘the burden of the Lord?’” tell them, I'm not giving you a burden. I'm giving up on you, declares the Lord.

34 Og Profeten, Præsten og Folket, som siger "HERRENs Byrde", den Mand og hans Hus vil jeg hjemsøge.

If a prophet or priest or anyone else claims, “This is the burden of the Lord,” I will punish that person and their family.

35 Således skal I sige til hverandre, Mand til Mand: "Hvad svarede HERREN?" og: "Hvad talede HERREN?"

This is what everybody should say to their friends and relatives: “What answer has the Lord given?” or, “What has the Lord said?”

36 Men om HERRENs Byrde må I ikke mere tale, thi Byrden for enhver skal være hans eget Ord. Og I laver om på den levende Guds, Hærskarers HERREs, vor Guds, Ord.

Don't talk about “the burden of the Lord” anymore, because everybody has different ideas about this “burden,” perverting the words of the living God, the Lord Almighty, our God.

37 Således skal du sige til Profeten: "Hvad svarede HERREN?" og: "Hvad talede HERREN?"

This is what you are to say ask any prophet: “What message has the Lord given you?” and “What has the Lord told you?”

38 Og dersom I siger: "HERRENs Byrde" derfor, så siger HERREN: Fordi I siger dette Ord: "HERRENs Byrde", skønt jeg sendte eder det Bud: "I må ikke sige "HERRENs Byrde!"

If they say, “This is the burden of the Lord,” then this is the Lord's response: Because you said, “This is the burden of the Lord,” and I warned you not to,

39 se, derfor vil jeg løfte eder op og kaste eder og den By, jeg gav eder og eders Fædre, bort fra mit Åsyn

now I'm going to pick you up like a burden and throw you away, you and the city that I gave to you and your forefathers.

40 og pålægge eder evig Skændsel og Spot, som aldrig glemmes.

I will disgrace you forever, you shame will never be forgotten.