< Jeremias 40 >
1 Det Ord, som kom fra HERREN til Jeremias, efter at livvagtens øverste Nebuzaradan havde løsladt ham i Rama; han lod ham hente, medens han var bundet med Lænker iblandt alle Fangerne fra Jerusalem, og Juda, der førtes til Babel.
The worde which came to Ieremiah from the Lord after that Nebuzar-adan the chiefe stewarde had let him goe from Ramath, when hee had taken him being bound in chaines among all that were caried away captiue of Ierusalem and Iudah, which were caried away captiue vnto Babel.
2 Livvagts øverste lod Jeremias hente og sagde til ham: "HERREN din Gud har udtalt denne Ulykke over dette Sted,
And the chiefe stewarde tooke Ieremiah, and said vnto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this plague vpon this place.
3 og HERREN lod det ske og gjorde, hvad han havde sagt, fordi I syndede mod HERREN og ikke adlød hans, Røst; derfor timedes dette eder.
Nowe the Lord hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye haue sinned against the Lord, and haue not obeyed his voyce, therefore this thing is come vpon you.
4 Se, nu tager jeg i Dag Lænkerne af dine Hænder. Hvis det tykkes dig godt at drage med mig til Babel, så drag med, og jeg vil have Øje med dig; men tykkes det dig ilde, så lad være! Se, hele Landet står dig åbent; gå, hvor det tykkes dig godt og ret!"
And nowe beholde, I loose thee this day from the chaines which were on thine handes, if it please thee to come with me into Babel, come, and I will looke well vnto thee: but if it please thee not to come with mee into Babel, tarie still: beholde, all the lande is before thee: whither it seemeth good, and conuenient for thee to goe, thither goe.
5 Og da han tøvede med at vende tilbage, tilføjede han: "Så vend tilbage til Gedalja Sjafans Søn Ahikams Søn, som Babels konge har sat over Judas Land, og bosæt dig hos, ham iblandt Folket, eller gå, hvor som helst det tykkes dig ret!" Og Livvagts øverste gav ham Rejsetæring og Gave og lod ham gå.
For yet he was not returned: therefore he said, Returne to Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam, the sonne of Shaphan, whom the King of Babel hath made gouernour ouer all the cities of Iudah, and dwell with him among the people, or goe wheresoeuer it pleaseth thee to goe. So the chiefe stewarde gaue him vitailes and a rewarde, and let him goe.
6 Jeremias gik da til Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, i Mizpa og bosatte sig hos ham iblandt Folket, der var levnet i Landet.
Then went Ieremiah vnto Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and dwelt there with him among the people that were left in the lande.
7 Da alle Hærførerne, som var ude i åbent Land, og deres Mænd hørte, at Babels konge havde sat Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, over Landet og over Mænd, kvinder og Børn og dem af den fattige Befolkning i Landet, som ikke var ført til Babel,
Nowe when all the captaines of the hoste, which were in the fieldes, euen they and their men heard, that the King of Babel had made Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam gouernour in the land, and that he had committed vnto him, men, and women, and children, and of the poore of the lande, that were not caried away captiue to Babel,
8 kom de til Gedalja i Mizpa: Jisjmael Netanjas Søn Johanan Kareas Søn. Seraja Tanhumets Søn, Netofatiten Efajs Sønner og Jezanja Maakatitens Søn, med deres Mænd.
Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, euen Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, and Iohanan, and Ionathan the sonnes of Kareah, and Seraiah the sonne of Tanehumeth, and the sonnes of Ephai, the Netophathite, and Iezaniah the sonne of Maachathi, they and their men.
9 Og Gedalja, Sjafans Søn Ahikams Søn, tilsvor dem og deres Mænd således: "Frygt ikke for at stå under Kaldæerne; bosæt eder i Landet og underkast eder Babels Konge, så skal det gå eder vel.
And Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam, the sonne of Shaphan sware vnto them, and to their men, saying, Feare not to serue the Caldeans: dwell in the lande, and serue the King of Babel, and it shall be well with you.
10 Se, selv bliver jeg i Mizpa for at tage mod Kaldæerne, når de kommer til os; men I skal samle Vin, Frugt og Olie i eders Kar og bo i de Byer, I tager i Eje!"
As for me, Beholde, I will dwell at Mizpah to serue the Caldeans, which will come vnto vs: but you, gather you wine, and sommer fruites, and oyle, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities, that ye haue taken.
11 Og da også alle de Judæere, der var i Moab, hos Ammoniterne, i Edom og alle de andre Lande, hørte, at Babels Konge havde levnet Juda en Rest og sat Gedalja. Sjafans Søn Ahikams Søn, over dem,
Likewise when all the Iewes that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the King of Babel had left a remnant of Iudah, and that he had set ouer them Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam the sonne of Shaphan,
12 vendte de alle tilbage fra alle de Steder, som de var fordrevet til, og kom til Judas Land til Gedalja i Mizpa; og de indsamlede Vin og Frugt i store Måder.
Euen all the Iewes returned out of all places where they were driuen, and came to the land of Iudah to Gedaliah vnto Mizpah, and gathered wine and sommer fruites, very much.
13 Men Johanan, Kareas Søn, og alle de andre Hærførere, som havde været ude i åbent Land, kom til Gedalja i Mizpa
Moreouer Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and all the captaines of the hoste, that were in the fieldes, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
14 og sagde: "Mon du ved, at Baalis, Ammoniternes Konge, har sendt Jisjmael, Netanjas Søn, for at myrde dig?" Men Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, troede dem ikke.
And said vnto him, Knowest thou not that Baalis the King of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam beleeued them not.
15 Da sagde Johanan, Kareas Søn, i al Hemmelighed til Gedalja I Mizpa: "Lad mig gå hen og myrde Jisjmael, Netanjas Søn; ingen skal få det at vide. Hvorfor skal han myrde dig, så at hele Juda, som har samlet sig om dig, splittes, og Judas Rest går til Grunde?"
Then Iohanan the sonne of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me goe, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it. Wherefore should he kill thee, that all the Iewes, which are gathered vnto thee, shoulde be scattered, and the remnant in Iudah perish?
16 Men Gedalja, Ahikas Søn, svarede Johanan, Kareas Søn: "Det må du ikke gøre, thi du lyver om Jisjmael!"
But Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam said vnto Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, Thou shalt not doe this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.