Jeremias 37

1 Zedekias, Joasiases søn, blev konge Konjas, Jojakims søns sted, idet Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel satte ham til Konge i Judas Land.

Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

2 Men han og hans Mænd og Landets Befolkning hørte ikke på de Ord, HERREN talede ved Profeten Jeremias.

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, listened to Yahweh’s words, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.

3 Kong Zedekias sendte Jukal. Sjelemjas Søn, og Præsten Zefanja, Maasejas Søn, til Profeten Jeremias og lod sige: "Gå i Forbøn for os hos HERREN vor Gud!"

Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to Yahweh our God for us.”

4 Dengang gik Jeremias frit ud og ind blandt Folket, thi man havde endnu ikke kastet ham i Fængsel.

Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for they had not put him into prison.

5 Faraos Hær var rykket ud fra Ægypten; og da kaldæerne, som belejrede Jerusalem, fik Nys herom, var de brudt op fra Jerusalem.

Pharaoh’s army had come out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.

6 Da kom HERRENs Ord til Profeten Jeremias således:

Then Yahweh’s word came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

7 Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Således skal du sige til Judas Konge, som har sendt Bud til dig for at rådspørge mig: Se, Faraos Hær, som er rykket ud for at hjælpe eder, skal vende hjem til Ægypten;

“Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, will return to Egypt into their own land.

8 og Kaldæerne skal vende tilbage og angribe denne By, indtage og afbrænde den.

The Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city. They will take it and burn it with fire.”’

9 Så siger HERREN: Når ikke eder selv ved at sige: "Kaldæerne drager bort fra os for Alvor!" Thi de drager ikke bort.

“Yahweh says, ‘Don’t deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely depart from us;” for they will not depart.

10 Ja, om, I så slog hele Kaldæernes Hær, der angriber eder, så der kun blev nogle sårede tilbage, hver i sit Telt, så skulde de stå op og afbrænde denne By.

For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and only wounded men remained among them, they would each rise up in his tent and burn this city with fire.’”

11 Da Kaldæernes Hær var brudt op fra Jerusalem for Faraos Hær,

When the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,

12 gik Jeremias ud af Jerusalem for at drage til Benjamins Land og få en Arvelod iblandt Befolkningen.

then Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the middle of the people.

13 Men da han kom til Benjaminsporten, var der en Vagthavende ved Navn Jirija, en Søn af Hananjas Søn Sjelemja, og han greb Profeten Jeremias og sagde: "Du vil løbe over til Kaldæerne."

When he was in Benjamin’s gate, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are defecting to the Chaldeans!”

14 Jeremias svarede: "Det er Løgn; jeg vil ikke løbe over til Kaldæerne." Jirija vilde dog ikke høre ham, men greb ham og bragte ham til Fyrsterne;

Then Jeremiah said, “That is false! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.” But he didn’t listen to him; so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

15 og Fyrsterne vrededes på Jeremias, slog ham og lod ham bringe til Statsskriveren Jonatans Hus; thi det havde de gjort til Fængsel.

The princes were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.

16 Således kom Jeremias i Fangehuset i kælderen; og der sad han en Tid lang.

When Jeremiah had come into the dungeon house and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,

17 Men Kong Zedekias sendte Bud og lod ham hente; og Kongen spurgte ham i al Hemmelighed i sit Palads: "Er der et Ord fra HERREN?" Jeremias svarede: "Ja, der er: Du skal overgives i Babels Konges Hånd."

then Zedekiah the king sent and had him brought out. The king asked him secretly in his house, “Is there any word from Yahweh?” Jeremiah said, “There is.” He also said, “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”

18 Derpå sagde Jeremias til Kong Zedekias: "Hvad Synd har jeg gjort imod dig, dine Mænd og dette Folk, siden I har kastet mig i Fængsel?

Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “How have I sinned against you, against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?

19 Og hvor er nu eders Profeter, som profeterede for eder, at Babels Konge ikke skulde komme over eder og dette Land?

Now where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you, nor against this land’?

20 Så hør da, Herre Konge! Lad min Bøn nå dig og lad mig ikke bringe tilbage til Statsskriveren Jonatans Hus, af jeg ikke skal dø der!"

Now please hear, my lord the king: please let my supplication be presented before you, that you not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”

21 Da bød Kong Zedekias, at man skulde holde Jeremias i Varetægt i Vagtforgården; og der gaves ham daglig et Stykke Brød fra Bagerens Gade, indtil Brødet slap op i Byen. Således sad nu Jeremias i Vagtforgården.

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard. They gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was gone. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.