Jeremias 29

1 Følgende er indholdet af det brev, profeten Jeramias sendte fra Jerusalem til de Ældste, som var tilbage blandt de bortførte, og til Præsterne og Profeterne og alt Folket, som Nebukadnezar havde ført fra Jerusalem til Babel,

After King Jehoiachin, his mother, his palace officials, other officials in Judah, and all the various kinds of craftsmen [DOU] had been exiled to Babylon, I wrote a letter to the elders, the priests, the prophets and all the other people who had been taken from Jerusalem to Babylon by [soldiers of] Nebuchadnezzar.

2 efter at Kong Jekonja, Herskerinden, Hofmændene, Judas og Jerusalems Fyrster, Kunsthåndværkerne og Smedene havde forladt Jerusalem,

3 ved Elasa, Sjafans Søn, og Gemarja, Hilkijas Søn, som kong Zedekias af Juda sendte til Babel, til Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel.

[I gave] the letter to Elasah the son of Shaphan, and to Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, when they were about to go to Babylon to be ambassadors from King Zedekiah to King Nebuchadnezzar. This is what I wrote in the letter:

4 Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, til alle de landflygtige, som jeg førte fra Jerusalem til Babel:

This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says to all you people who were captured [here] in Jerusalem and taken [there] to Babylon:

5 Byg Huse og bo deri, plant Haver og spis deres Frugt,

“Build houses [there], and plan to stay there [because you will be there for many years]. Plant gardens, and eat the food that is produced in the gardens.

6 tag eder Hustruer og avl Sønner og Døtre, tag Hustruer til eders Sønner og bortgift eders Døtre, at de kan føde Sønner og Døtre, bliv mange der og ikke færre;

Get married and have children. Then [when they grow up], choose wives for your sons, and husbands for your daughters, in order that they [also] may have children. [In that way], the number of you people will increase, not decrease.

7 og lad det Lands Vel, til hvilket jeg har ført eder, ligge eder på Sinde, og bed for det til HERREN; thi når det går det godt, går det også eder godt.

Also, do things that will cause things to go well [for the other people there] in the city where I sent you. Pray that things will go well for [the people in] that city, because if things go well for them, things will go well for you, [also].”

8 Thi så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Lad ikke de Profeter, som er iblandt eder, eller eders Spåmænd bilde eder noget ind, og lyt ikke til de Drømme, I drømmer;

This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israeli people [worship], says: “There are [false] prophets and fortune-tellers among you. Do not allow them to deceive you. Do not pay attention to [them when they tell you] their dreams,

9 thi Løgn profeterer de eder i mit Navn; jeg har ikke sendt dem, lyder det fra HERREN.

because they are telling you lies, saying that [MTY] [I have given them the messages that they are telling you]. But, I have not appointed them.”

10 Thi så siger HERREN: Når halvfjerdsindstyve År er gået for Babel, vil jeg se til eder og på eder opfylde min Forjættelse om at føre eder tilbage hertil.

This is [also] what Yahweh says: “After you [and your children] have been in Babylon for seventy years, I will help you, and do for you the things that I promised, and I will enable you to return here [to Jerusalem].

11 Thi jeg ved, hvilke Tanker jeg tænker om eder, lyder det fra HERREN, Tanker om Fred og ikke om Ulykke, at jeg må give eder Fremtid og Håb.

I, Yahweh, know what I have planned for you. I am planning to cause things to go well for you, not to cause you to experience disasters. I am planning to give you many things that you confidently expect to receive in the future.

12 Kalder I på mig, vil jeg svare eder; beder I til mig, vil jeg høre eder;

At that time, when you pray, I will heed you.

13 leder I efter mig, skal I finde mig; såfremt I søger mig af hele eders Hjerte,

If you earnestly desire for me [to bless you], you will experience me [blessing you].

14 vil jeg lade mig finde af eder, lyder det fra HERREN, og vende eders Skæbne og sanke eder sammen fra alle de Folkeslag og alle de Steder, jeg har bortstødt eder til, lyder det fra HERREN, og føre eder tilbage til det Sted, fra hvilket jeg førte eder bort.

I will make my help available to you [IDM]. I will cause you to no longer be slaves [in Babylon]. I will gather you from all the nations to which I have exiled you, and I will bring you back [here to your own land], to the place from which you were taken.”

15 Men når I siger: "HERREN har opvakt os Profeter i Babel

[Some of] you say that Yahweh has appointed prophets for you [there] in Babylon.

16 Thi så siger HERREN om Kongen der sidder på Davids Trone, og om alt Folket, der bor i denne By, eders Brødre, som ikke drog. i Landflygtighed med eder,

But this is what Yahweh says about the king who rules [here] in Jerusalem, and about all the other people who are [still] living here—your relatives who were not taken to Babylon with you.

17 så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Se, jeg sender Sværd, Hunger og Pest over dem og gør dem som de usle Figener, der er for dårlige at spise;

The Commander of the armies of angels says this: “I will cause them to experience wars and famines and diseases. I will cause them to become like [SIM] bad figs that are very rotten, with the result that no one can eat them.

18 jeg forfølger dem med Sværd, Hunger og Pest og gør dem til Rædsel for alle Jordens Riger, til Forbandelsesord, til Gru, Spot og Spe blandt alle de Folk, jeg bortstøder dem til,

I will not stop causing them to experience wars and famines and diseases. And I will scatter them all around the world. In every country where I (force them to be taken/exile them), I will cause them to be people whom [others] curse and be horrified about and make fun of [DOU].

19 til Straf fordi de ikke hørte mine Ord, lyder det fra HERREN, når jeg årle og silde sendte mine Tjenere Profeterne til dem, men de vilde ikke høre, lyder det fra HERREN.

[That will happen] because they have refused to pay attention to my messages, messages that I gave to the prophets whom I sent to them. And you [who have been exiled to Babylon] have not paid attention to them, [either].” [That is what] Yahweh says.

20 Men hør dog HERRENs Ord, alle I landflygtige, som jeg sendte fra Jerusalem til Babel!

[Therefore], you people who have been (exiled/forced to go) from Jerusalem to Babylon, listen to this message from Yahweh.

21 Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, om Aab, Kolajas Søn, og Zidkija, Maasejas Søn, som profeterer eder Løgn i mit Navn: Se, jeg giver dem i Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels Hånd, og han skal lade dem hugge ned for eders Øjne,

This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says about Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and about Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah, who are telling lies to you, saying that they are giving messages [MTY] from him: “They will be seized and taken to [MTY] King Nebuchadnezzar, who will cause them to be executed while you are watching.

22 og de skal bruges af alle de landflygtige fra Juda i Babel til at forbande ved, idet man skal sige: "HERREN gøre med dig som med Zidkija og Aab, hvem Babels Konge lod stege i Ild!"

Because of [what will happen to] them, all you people who have been taken from Judah to Babylon will say this when they curse someone: ‘I hope/wish that Yahweh will do to you the same thing that he did to Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the King of Babylon caused to be [killed by being] burned in a fire.’

23 Thi de øvede dårskab i Israel og bedrev Hor med deres Landsmænds Kvinder og talte i mit Navn løgnagtige Ord, som jeg ikke havde bedt dem at tale; jeg ved det og kan vidne det, lyder det fra HERREN.

They have done terrible things to [my] Israeli people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and they have spoken lies, saying that they were messages [MTY] from me. They have said things that I did not tell them to say, and I, Yahweh, have heard them [say those things].”

24 Til Nehelamiten Sjemaja skal du sige:

[Yahweh told me to] send this message to Shemaiah, a man from Nehelam [town who was living in Babylon]:

25 Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Fordi du i dit eget Navn har sendt alt Folket i Jerusalem og Præsten Zefanja, Maasejas Søn, og alle Præsterne et så lydende Brev:

This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: “You wrote a letter that no one told you to write. You sent it to Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, and [you sent copies] to the other priests and all the [other] people here in Jerusalem. [This is what] you wrote to him:

26 "HERREN har gjort dig til Præst i Præsten Jojadas Sted til i HERRENs Hus at have Opsyn med alle gale og Folk i profetisk Henrykkelse, hvilke du skal lægge i Blok og Halsjern.

[Zephaniah], Yahweh has appointed you to be the priest instead of Jehoiada, to supervise those who work in the temple. Anyone who acts like a crazy man and who claims that he is a prophet, you should put his arms and legs and head into (stocks/a wooden frame [so that he cannot move)].

27 Hvorfor skrider du da ikke ind mod Jeremias fra Anatot, der profeterer hos eder?

So why have you not done anything to stop Jeremiah, the man from Anathoth [town], who [pretends that he] is a prophet among you?

28 Nu har han kunnet sende Bud til os i Babel og ladet sige: Det trækker i Langdrag! Byg Huse og bo deri, plant Haver og spis deres Frugt!"

He sent a letter to us [who are here] in Babylon, saying that [we will be here for] a long time. He said that [therefore] we should build houses and plan to stay here, and plant gardens, and eat the food that is produced in the gardens.”

29 Dette Brev læste Præsten Zefanja for Profeten Jeremias.

[But when] Zephaniah the priest [received] the letter from you, he [brought it to me and] read it to me.

30 Da kom HERRENs Ord til Jeremias således:

Then Yahweh gave me this message:

31 Send Bud til alle de landflygtige og sig: Så siger HERREN om Nehelamiten Sjemaja: Fordi Sjemaja har profeteret for eder, uden at jeg har sendt ham, og får eder til at slå Lid til Løgn,

“Send this message to all the people [from Judah] who are there [in Babylon]. Say that this is what Yahweh says about Shemaiah, the man from Nehelam: ‘I did not appoint him, but he has deceived you and caused you to believe the lies that he prophesied.

32 derfor, så siger HERREN: Se, jeg hjemsøger Nehelamiten Sjemaja og hans Efterkommere; han skal ingen have, der bor iblandt eder og oplever den Lykke, jeg giver eder, lyder det fra HERREN, fordi han har prædiket Frafald fra HERREN.

So, I will punish him and his family. He has incited you to rebel against me. Because of that, all of his descendants will soon die. I will do [many] good things for [you], my people, but he and his descendants will not see those things, [because they will be dead]. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!’”