Jeremias 31

1 Til hin tid, lyder det fra Herren, vil jeg være alle Israel slægters Gud, og de skal være mit Folk.

At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, And they shall be my people.

2 Så siger HERREN: Folket, der undslap Sværdet, fandt Nåde i Ørkenen, Israel vandred til sin Hvile,

Thus saith Jehovah: The people, escaped from the sword, hath found favor in the wilderness; I will go and give rest to Israel.

3 i det fjerne åbenbarede HERREN sig for dem: Jeg elsked dig med evig Kærlighed, drog dig derfor i Nåde.

Jehovah appeared to me from afar, [[saying, ]] With an everlasting love do I love thee, Therefore have I kept mercy for thee.

4 Jeg bygger dig atter, du skal bygges, Israels Jomfru, igen skal du smykkes med Håndpauke, gå med i de legendes Dans.

Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel! Again shalt thou adorn thy tabrets, And go forth in the dance of them that make merry.

5 Vin skal du atter plante på Samarias Bjerge, plante skal du og høste.

Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria; The planters shall plant, and eat the fruit.

6 Thi en Dag skal Vogterne råbe på Efraims Bjerge: "Kom, lad os drage til Zion, til HERREN vor Gud!"

For the day is coming when the watchmen shall cry upon Mount Ephraim, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion, To Jehovah, our God.

7 Thi så siger HERREN: Fryd jer over Jakob med Glæde, jubl over det første blandt Folkene, kundgør med Lovsang og sig: "HERREN har frelst sit Folk, Israels Rest."

For thus saith Jehovah: Sing with gladness for Jacob, And shout for the head of the nations! Publish ye, praise ye, and say: Jehovah, thou hast saved thy people, The remnant of Israel.

8 Se, jeg bringer dem hid fra Nordens Land, samler dem fraJordens Afkroge; iblandt dem er blinde og lamme, frugtsommelige sammen med fødende, i en stor Forsamling vender de hjem.

Behold, I will bring them from the land of the North, And gather them from the extremities of the earth; And with them shall be the blind and the lame, The woman with child, and she that is in travail with child together; A great company shall return thither.

9 Se, de kommer med Gråd; mens de ydmygt beder, leder jeg dem; jeg fører dem hen til Vandløb ad en jævn Vej, hvor de ej snubler; thi jeg er Israel en Fader, min førstefødte er Efraim.

They shall come with weeping, And amid supplications will I lead them; I will conduct them to streams of water, In a straight way, in which they shall not stumble. For I have become a father to Israel, And Ephraim is my first-born.

10 Hør HERRENs Ord, I Folk, forkynd på fjerne Strande: Han, som spredte Israel, samler det, vogter det som Hyrden sin Hjord;

Hear the word of Jehovah, O ye nations, And proclaim it in the distant coasts, and say: “He that scattered Israel will gather him, And will guard him, as a shepherd his flock.”

11 thi HERREN har udfriet Jakob, genløst det af den stærkeres Hånd.

For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, And ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

12 De kommer til Zions bjerg og jubler over HERRENs Fylde, over Kom og Most og Olie og over Lam og Kalve. Deres Sjæl er som en vandrig Have, de skal aldrig vansmægte mer.

And they shall come and sing upon the height of Zion; They shall exult in the bounty of Jehovah, The corn, and the new wine, and the oil, And the young of the flock, and of the herd; And they shall be as a well-watered garden, And they shall languish no more.

13 Da fryder sig Jomfru i Dans, Yngling og Olding tilsammen. Jeg vender deres Kummer til Fryd, giver Trøst og Glæde efter Sorgen.

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, And the young men and old men together, For I will change their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and cheer them after their sorrow.

14 Jeg kvæger Præsterne med Fedt, mit Folk skal mættes med min Fylde, lyder det fra HERREN.

And I will satisfy the priests with fatness, And my people shall be satisfied with my bounty, saith Jehovah.

15 Så siger HERREN: En Klagerøst høres i Rama, bitter Gråd, Rakel begræder sine Børn, vil ikke trøstes over sine Børn, fordi de er borte.

Thus saith Jehovah: A voice hath been heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping; Rachel, weeping for her children, Refuseth to be comforted, because they are no more.

16 Så siger HERREN: Din Røst skal du holde fra Gråd, dine Øjne fra Tårer, thi derer Løn fordin Møje, lyder det fra HERREN; fra Fjendeland vender de hjem;

Thus saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voice from weeping, And thine eyes from tears, For thy labor shall be rewarded, saith Jehovah; They shall come again from the land of the enemy.

17 og der er Håb for din Fremtid, lyder det fra HERREN, Børn vender hjem til deres Land.

There is hope for thy future days, saith Jehovah; Thy children shall come again to their border.

18 Jeg hører grant, hvor Efraim klager: "Du tugted mig, og jeg blev tugtet som en utæmmet Kalv; omvend mig, så bliver jeg omvendt, thi du er HERREN min Gud.

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: “Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, Like a steer not broken. Turn thou me, and I shall be turned, For thou, O Jehovah, art my God!

19 Thi nu jeg er omvendt, angrer jeg; nu jeg har besindet mig, slår jeg mig på Hofte; jeg er skamfuld og beskæmmet, thi jeg bærer min Ungdoms Skændsel."

Surely, after I returned, I repented, And after I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh; I was ashamed, yea, I was confounded, Because I bore the reproach of my youth.”

20 Er Efraim min dyrebare Søn, mit Yndlingsbarn? thi så tit jeg taler om ham, må jeg mindes ham kærligt, derfor bruser mit indre, jeg ynkes over ham, lyder det fra HERREN.

Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a beloved child? For as often as I speak of him, I do earnestly remember him still. My heart beateth for him; I will have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.

21 Rejs dig Vejvisersten, sæt Mærkesten op, ret din Tanke på Højvejen, Vejen, du gik, vend hjem, du Israels Jomfru, til disse dine Byer!

Set thee up waymarks; Raise thee pillars; Have regard to the highway, the way that thou goest! Return, O virgin of Israel, Return to these thy cities!

22 Hvor længe vil du dog tøve, du frafaldne Datter? Thi HERREN skaber nyt i Landet: Kvinde værner om Mand.

How long wilt thou wander about, O rebellious daughter? Behold, Jehovah createth a new thing in the earth: The woman shall protect the man.

23 Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: End skal de i Judas Land og Byer sige dette Ord, når jeg vender deres Skæbne: "HERREN velsigne dig, du Retfærds Bolig, du hellige Bjerg!"

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Again shall they say in the land of Judah, And in the cities thereof, when I bring back their captives, “May Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of justice, O holy mountain!”

24 Og deri skal Juda bo og alle dets Byer til Hobe, Agerdyrkerne og de omvankende Hyrder.

And Judah shall dwell in it, and all his cities together, Husbandmen, and they that go forth with their flocks.

25 Thi jeg kvæger den trætte Sjæl og mætter hver vansmægtende Sjæl.

For I will refresh him that is thirsty, And I will satisfy him that languisheth.

26 (Herved vågnede jeg og så mig om, og Søvnen havde været mig sød.)

Upon this I awoke, and beheld, And my sleep was sweet to me.

27 Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg tilsår Israels Hus og Judas Hus med Sæd at Mennesker og Kvæg.

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, That I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah. With the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.

28 Og som jeg har været årvågen over dem for at oprykke, nedbryde, omstyrte, ødelægge og gøre ilde, således vil jeg være årvågen over dem for at bygge og plante, lyder det fra HERREN.

And it shall be that as I have watched over them To pluck up, and to pull down, and to overthrow, And to destroy, and to afflict, So will I watch over them To build, and to plant, saith Jehovah.

29 I hine Dage skal man ikke mere sige: Fædre åd sure Druer, og Børnenes Tænder blev ømme.

In those days they shall no more say, “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge.”

30 Nej, enhver skal dø for sin egen Brøde; enhver, der æder sure Druer, får selv ømme Tænder.

But every one shall die for his own iniquity; Every man that eateth sour grapes, His teeth shall be set on edge.

31 Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg slutter en ny Pagt med Israels Hus og Judas Hus,

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, That I will make with the house of Israel, And with the house of Judah, a new covenant;

32 ikke som den Pagt jeg sluttede med deres Fædre, dengang jeg tog dem ved Hånden for at føre dem ud af Ægypten, hvilken Pagt de brød, så jeg væmmedes ved dem, lyder det fra HERREN;

Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, In the day when I took them by the hand To bring them out of the land of Egypt; Which covenant of mine they broke, And I rejected them, saith Jehovah.

33 nej, dette er den Pagt, jeg efter hine Dage slutter med Israels Hus, lyder det fra HERREN: Jeg giver min Lov i deres Indre og skriver den på deres Hjerter, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mit Folk.

But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel: After those days, saith Jehovah, I will put my law into their inward parts, And upon their hearts will I write it; And I will be their God, And they shall be my people.

34 Ven skal ikke mere lære sin Ven eller Broder sin Broder og sige: "Kend HERREN!" Thi de skal alle kende mig fra den mindste til den største, lydet det fra HERREN; thi jeg tilgiver deres Brøde og kommer ikke mer deres Synd i Hu.

And they shall teach no more, Every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, Saying, “Know ye Jehovah!” For they shall all know me, From the least of them even to the greatest of them, saith Jehovah; For I will forgive their iniquity, And I will remember their sin no more.

35 Så siger HERREN, han, som satte Solen til at lyse om Dagen og Månen og Stjernerne til at lyse om Natten, han, som oprører Havet, så Bølgerne bruser, han, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE:

Thus saith Jehovah, Who made the sun for a light by day, And the ordinances of the moon and stars for a light by night, Who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar, Jehovah of hosts is his name:

36 Når disse Ordninger viger fra mit Åsyn, lyder det fra HERREN, så skal også Israels Æt for alle Tider ophøre at være et Folk for mit Åsyn.

If these ordinances shall depart from before me, Then shall the race of Israel also cease from being a nation before me forever.

37 Så siger HERREN: Når Himmelen oventil kan udmåles og Jordens Grundvolde nedentil udgranskes, så vil jeg også forkaste Israels Æt for alt, hvad de har gjort, lydet det fra HERREN.

Thus saith Jehovah: If the heavens above can be measured, Or the foundations of the earth beneath searched out, Then will I cast off all the race of Israel For all which they have done, saith Jehovah.

38 Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da Byen skal opbygges for HERREN fra Hananeltårnet til Hjørneporten;

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, That the city shall be built to Jehovah From the tower of Hananeel to the corner-gate.

39 og videre skal Målesnoren gå lige ud til Garebs Høj og så svinge mod Goa;

And the measuring line shall go forth over against it even to the hill Gareb, And extend itself to Goath.

40 og hele Dalen, Ligene og Asken, og alle Markerne ned til Kedrons Bæk, til Hesteportens Hjørne mod Øst skal være HERREN helliget; det skal aldrig mere oprykkes eller nedlbrydes.

And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, And all the fields to the brook Kidron, Even to the corner of the horsegate toward the East, Shall be holy to Jehovah. No more shall it be plucked up, Or thrown down, forever.