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 to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all its cities, 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 from his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thy 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.
But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings who were before thee, so shall they burn incense for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.
6 Og Profeten Jeremias talte alle disse Ord til kong Zedekias af Juda i Jerusalem,
Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to 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 fortified cities remained of the cities of Judah.
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,
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to 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 release his male servant, and every man his female servant, being a Hebrew man or woman; that none should retain them in service, that is, 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.
Now when all the princes, and all the people, who had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should release his male servants, and every one his female servants, that none should retain them in service any more, then 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 male and female servants, whom they had released to return, and brought them into subjection for male and female servants.
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 from 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 release ye every man his brother an Hebrew, who hath been sold to thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not to 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 had now turned, and had done right in my sight, 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 male servant, and every man his female servant, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be to you for male and female servants.
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 to me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into 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, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in two, and passed between the parts of it,
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, who 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 food to 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 I will 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 an inhabitant.
