Jeremias 34

1 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra Herren, da kong Nebukadnezar af Babel og hele hans Hær og alle Riger på Jorden, der stod under hans Herredømme, og alle Folkeslag angreb Jerusalem og alle dets Byer; det lød:

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the peoples, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying:

2 Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Gå hen og sig til Kong Zedekias af Juda: Så siger HERREN: Se, jeg giver denne By i Babels Konges Hånd, og han skal afbrænde den.

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:

3 Og du skal ikke undslippe hans Hånd, men gribes og overgives i hans Hånd og se Babels Konge Øje til Øje, og han skal tale med dig Mund til Mund, og du skal komme til Babel.

and thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.

4 Hør dog HERRENs Ord, Kong Zedekias af Juda: Så siger HERREN om dig: Du skal ikke falde for Sværdet,

Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah: thus saith the LORD concerning thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword;

5 men dø i Fred, og ligesom man brændte til Ære for dine Fædre, kongerne før dig, således skal man brænde til Ære for dig og klage over dig: "Ve, Herre!" så sandt jeg har talet, lyder det fra HERREN.

thou shalt die in peace; and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they make a burning for thee; and they shall lament thee, [saying], Ah lord! for I have spoken the word, saith the LORD.

6 Og Profeten Jeremias talte alle disse Ord til kong Zedekias af Juda i Jerusalem,

Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

7 medens Babels Konges Hær angreb Jerusalem og begge de Byer i Juda, der var tilbage, Lakisj og Azeka; thi disse faste Stæder var tilbage af Judas Byer.

when the king of Babylon’s army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these [alone] remained of the cities of Judah [as] fenced cities.

8 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra HERREN, efter at kong Zedekias havde sluttet en Pagt med alt Folket i Jerusalem og udråbt Frigivelse,

The word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;

9 således at enhver skulde lade sin Træl og Trælkvinde gå bort i Frihed, såfremt de var Hebræere, og ikke mere lade en judæisk Broder trælle.

that every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, [to wit], of a Jew his brother:

10 Og alle Fyrsterne og alt Folket, som havde indgået Pagten om, at enhver skulde lade sin Træl og Trælkvinde gå bort i Frihed og ikke mere lade dem trælle, adlød; de adlød og lod dem gå.

And all the princes and all the people obeyed, which had entered into the covenant, that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more; they obeyed, and let them go:

11 Men siden skiftede de Sind og tog Trællene og Trælkvinderne, som de havde ladet gå bort i Frihed, tilbage og tvang dem til at være Trælle og Trælkvinder.

but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids:

12 Da kom HERRENs Ord til Jeremias således:

Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

13 Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Jeg sluttede en Pagt med eders Fædre, dengang jeg førte dem ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset, idet jeg sagde:

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,

14 "Når der er gået syv År, skal enhver af eder lade sin hebraiske Landsmand, som har solgt sig til dig og tjent dig i seks År, gå bort; du skal lade ham gå af din Tjeneste i Frihed!" Men eders Fædre hørte mig ikke og lånte mig ikke Øre.

At the end of seven years ye shall let go every man his brother that is an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee, and hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.

15 Nys omvendte I eder og gjorde, hvad der er ret i mine Øjne, idet I udråbte Frigivelse, hver for sin Broder, og I sluttede en Pagt for mit Åsyn i det Hus, mit Navn er nævnet over,

And ye were now turned, and had done that which is right in mine eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

16 men siden skiftede I Sind og vanhelligede mit Navn, idet enhver af eder tog sin Træl eller Trælkvinde tilbage, som I havde ladet gå bort i Frihed, om de ønskede det, og tvang dem til at være eders Trælle og Trælkvinder.

but ye turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had let go free at their pleasure, to return; and ye brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.

17 Derfor, så siger HERREN: Da I ikke hørte mig og udråbte Frigivelse, hver for sin Broder og hver for sin Næste, vil jeg nu udråbe Frigivelse for eder, lyder det fra HERREN, så I hjemfalder til Sværd, Pest og Hunger, og jeg vil gøre eder til Rædsel for alle Jordens Riger.

Therefore thus saith the LORD: Ye have not hearkened unto me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim unto you a liberty, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth.

18 Og jeg giver de Mænd, som har overtrådt min Pagt og ikke holdt den Pagts Ord, som de sluttede for mit Åsyn, da de slagtede Kalven og skar den i to Stykker, mellem hvilke de gik,

And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me, when they cut the calf in twain and passed between the parts thereof;

19 Judas og Jerusalems Fyrster, Hofmændene og Præsterne og hele Landets Befolkning, som gik mellem Stykkerne af Kalven

the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;

20 dem giver jeg i deres Fjenders Hånd og i deres Hånd, som står dem efter Livet, og deres Lig skal blive Himmelens Fugle og Jordens Dyr til Æde.

I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

21 Og Kong Zedekias af Juda og hans Fyrster giver jeg i deres Fjenders Hånd og i deres Hånd, som står dem efter Livet. Og Babels Konges Hær, som drog bort fra eder,

And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which are gone up from you.

22 se, den bydet jeg, lyder det fra HERREN, at vende tilbage til denne By, og de skal angribe den og indfage og afbrænde den; og Judas Byer lægger jeg øde, så ingen bor der!

Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.