Jeremias 42

1 Så kom alle hærførerene og Johanan, Kareas søn, og Azarja, Maasejas Søn, med alt Folket, store og små,

Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, came near.

2 og sagde til Profeten Jeremias: "Måtte vor Bøn nå dit Øre, så du beder til HERREN din Gud for hele denne Rest, thi som du ser os her, er vi kun få tilbage af mange.

And said to Jeremiah the prophet, We beseech thee, let our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us to the LORD thy God, [even] for all this remnant; (for we are left [but] a few of many, as thy eyes do behold us: )

3 Måtte HERREN din Gud kundgøre os, hvilken Vej vi skal gå, og hvad vi skal gøre!"

That the LORD thy God may show us the way in which we may walk, and the thing that we may do.

4 Profeten Jeremias svarede: "Godt! Jeg vil bede til HERREN eders Gud, som I ønsker; og alt hvad HERREN svarer, vil jeg kundgøre eder uden at forholde eder et Ord."

Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, I have heard [you]; behold, I will pray to the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, [that] whatever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare [it] to you; I will keep nothing back from you.

5 De sagde da til Jeremias: "HERREN skal være et sandt og troværdigt Vidne imod os, hvis vi ikke retter os efter hvert Ord, HERREN din Gud sender os ved dig.

Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.

6 Det være godt eller ondt, vi vil adlyde HERREN vor Guds Røst, til hvem vi sender dig, at det må gå os vel, når vi adlyder HERREN vor Guds Røst."

Whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.

7 Ti Dage efter kom HERRENs Ord til Jeremias.

And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.

8 Så sammenkaldte han Johaoan, Kareas Søn, alle Hærføreme, der var med ham, og alt Folket, store og små,

Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who [were] with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

9 og sagde: Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud, til hvem I sendte mig, for at eders Bøn måtte nå ind for hans Åsyn:

And said to them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

10 Hvis I bliver her i Landet, vil jeg bygge eder og ikke nedbryde eder, plante eder og ikke rykke eder op, thi jeg angrer det onde, jeg har gjort eder.

If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull [you] down, and I will plant you, and not pluck [you] up: for I repent of the evil that I have done to you.

11 Frygt ikke for Babels Konge, således som I gør, frygt ikke for ham, lyder det fra HERREN, thi jeg er med eder for at frelse og redde eder af hans Hånd.

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD; for I [am] with you, to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

12 Jeg vil lade eder finde Barmhjertighed, og han skal forbarme sig over eder og lade eder bo i eders Land.

And I will show mercies to you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

13 Hvis I derimod ikke hører HERREN eders Guds Røst, idet I siger, at I ikke vil bo her i Landet,

But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,

14 men drage til Ægypten og bo der for ikke mere at se Krig eller høre Hornets Klang eller hungre efter Brød,

Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor hunger for bread; and there will we dwell:

15 så hør nu HERRENs Ord, Judas Rest. Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Hvis I virkelig har i Sinde at drage til Ægypten og drager derned for at bo der som fremmede,

And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;

16 så skal Sværdet, som I frygter, nå eder der i Ægypten, og Hungeren, som I ængstes for, skal følge efter eder til Ægypten, og I skal omkomme der;

Then it shall come to pass, [that] the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine of which ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

17 alle de Mænd, som har i Sinde at drage til Ægypten for at bo der som fremmede, skal dø ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest, og ingen af dem skal blive tilovers og undslippe fra den Ulykke, jeg sender over dem.

So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.

18 Thi så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Som min Vrede og Harme udgød sig over Jerusalems Indbyggere, således skal min Harme udgyde sig over eder, når I drager til Ægypten, og I skal blive et. Edens, Rædselens, Forbandelsens og Spottens Tegn og ikke mere få dette Sted at se.

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As my anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem: so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.

19 Dette er HERRENs Ord til eder. Judas Rest: Drag ikke til Ægypten! I skal vide, at jeg i Dag har advaret eder.

The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

20 Thi I nedkalder ondt over eder selv, når I sender mig til HERREN eders Gud og siger: "Bed for os til HERREN vor Gud! Hvad HERREN vor Gud siger, skal du nøje kundgøre os, så vil vi gøre det,"

For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me to the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us to the LORD our God; and according to all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare to us, and we will do [it].

21 og I så alligevel ikke adlyder HERREN eders Guds Røst og gør alt, hvad han sendte eder Bud om.

And [now] I have this day declared [it] to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any [thing] for which he hath sent me to you.

22 Så vid da nu, at I skal omkomme ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest på det Sted, hvor I agter at gå hen for at bo der somfremmede.

Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go [and] to sojourn.