Jeremias 46
1 HERRENs Ord, som kom til Profeten Jeremias om folkene.
The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations:
2 Til Ægypten, om Ægypterkongen Farao Nekos Hær, som stod ved Floden Eufrat i Karkemisj, og som Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel slog i Josiass Søns, Kong Jojakim af Judas, fjerde Regeringsår.
Concerning Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho the king of Egypt, which was [posted] by the river Euphrates in Karkemish, which Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoyakim the son of Josiah the king of Judah.
3 Gør Skjold og Værge rede, kom hid til Strid!
Make ye ready shield and buckler, and draw near to the battle.
4 Spænd Hestene for, sid op på Gangeme, stil eder op med Hjelmene på, gør Spydene blanke, tag Brynjeme på!
Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with helmets: sharpen the spears, and put on the coats of mail.
5 Hvorfor er de rædselsslagne, veget tilbage deres Helte knust, på vild Flugt uden at vende sig? Trindt om er Rædsel, lyder det fra HERREN:
Wherefore have I seen them dismayed, moving backward? while their mighty ones are beaten down, and seek safety in flight, and look not back? There is terror round about, saith the Lord.
6 De rapfodede undflyr ikke, og Helten redder sig ikke. Mod Nord ved Eufrats Flod falder de og styrter.
The swift cannot flee away, nor can the mighty man escape: toward the north by the shore of the river Euphrates do they stumble and fall.
7 Hvem stiger der som Nilen, hvis Vande svulmer som Strømme?
Who is this that cometh up like a stream, whose waters are upheaved like the rivers?
8 Det er Ægypten, der stiger som Nilen, og Vandene svulmer som Strømme. Det tænkte: "Jeg vil stige op og oversvømme Jorden, ødelægge dem, som bor derpå."
Egypt cometh up like a stream, and like the rivers are the waters upheaved; and he saith, I will go up, I will cover the land; I will destroy the city and those that dwell therein.
9 Stejl, I Heste, tag vanvittig Fart, I Vogne, lad Heltene rykke frem, Kusj, Put, som bærer Skjold, og Luderne, som spænder Bue.
Come up, ye horses; and rush along wildly, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth: Cush and Put, that grasp the shield, and the Ludim, that grasp and bend the bow.
10 Dette er Herrens, Hærskarers HERREs Dag, en Hævnens Dag til Hævn over hans Fjender. Sværdet æder sig mæt og svælger i deres Blod; thi Herren Hærskarers HERRE har Offerslagtning i Nordens Land ved Eufrats Flod.
And this same day is for the Lord, the Eternal of hosts, a day of vengeance, to be avenged on his adversaries; that the sword may devour, and may be satiated and made drunken with their blood; for there is a sacrifice for the Lord the Eternal of hosts in the north country by the river Euphrates.
11 Drag op til Gilead og hent Balsam, du Jomfru, Ægyptens Datter! Forgæves bruger du Lægemidler i Mængde; der er ingen Lægedom for dig.
Go up into Gil'ad, and fetch balm, O virgin, daughter of Egypt: in vain usest thou many remedies; there is no recovery for thee.
12 Folkene hører dit Råb, dit Skrig opfylder Jorden; thi Helt snubler over Helt, sammen styrter de begge,
Nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry of anguish hath filled the earth; for the mighty man over the mighty have they stumbled, together are both of them fallen.
13 Det Ord, HERREN talede til Profeten Jeremias, om at Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel skulle komme og slå Ægypten.
The word which the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, concerning the coming of Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, to smite the land of Egypt.
14 Forkynd det i Ægypten, kundgør det i Migdol, kundgør det i Nof og Takpankes! Sig: Stil dig op og gør dig rede, thi Sværdet fortærer trindt om dig.
Announce ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Thachpanches: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thyself; for the sword devoureth round about thee.
15 Hvorfor flyede Apis, din Tyr? Den holdt ikke Stand, fordi HERREN jog den bort.
Why are thy valiant men swept away? not one hath stood, because the Lord did drive him off.
16 Din brogede Folkesværm falder og styrter; de siger til hverandre: "Kom, lad os vende hjem til vort Folk og vort Fædreland for det hærgende Sværd!"
He caused many to stumble; yea, one also fell over the other; and they said, Arise, and let us return to our own people, and to the land of our birth, from before the wasting sword.
17 Kald Farao, Ægyptens konge: Bulderet, som lader den belejlige Tid gå forbi.
They called out there, Pharaoh is king of Egypt, it was but vaunting, he hath let the time appointed pass by.
18 Så sandt jeg lever, siger Kongen, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE: Som Tabor mellem Bjergene, som Karmel ved Havet kommer han.
As I live, saith the King, the Lord of hosts is his name, Surely as Thabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel is by the sea, so shall he come.
19 Skaf dig Rejsetøj, du, som bor der, Ægyptens Datter! Thi Nof skal ødelægges og afbrændes, så ingen bor der.
Appurtenances of exile make for thyself, O thou inhabitress, daughter of Egypt; for Noph shall be made a waste and be left desolate without an inhabitant.
20 En smuk kvie er Ægypten, men en Bremse fra Nord falder over det.
O fairest heifer, Egypt! the butcher from the north cometh, he cometh.
21 Selv dets Lejesvende, der er som Fedekalve, vender sig alle til Flugt; de holder ikke Stand, thi deres Ulykkes Dag er kommet over dem, deres Hjemsøgelses Tid.
Also her hired troops in the midst of her are like fatted calves; for they also are turned round, are fled away together, they do not stand; because the day of their calamity is come upon them, the time of their punishment.
22 Dets Røst er som den hvislende Slanges; thi med Hærmagt farer de frem, og med Økser kommer de over det som Brændehuggere.
Her cry shall come like [the hissing of] a serpent; for with an army shall they march, and with axes do they come against her, like hewers of wood.
23 De fælder dets Skov, lyder det fra HERREN, fordi den ikke er til at trænge igennem. Thi de er talrigere end Græshopper, ikke til at tælle.
They cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched out; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and there is no number to them.
24 Til Skamme bliver Ægyptens Datter; hun gives i Nordfolkets Hånd.
Ashamed hath been made the daughter of Egypt: she hath been given up into the hand of the people of the north.
25 Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, jeg hjemsøger Amon i No og Farao og Ægypten med dets Guder og Konger, Farao og dem, der stoler på ham;
The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, hath said, Behold, I will send visitation on Ahmon of No, and on Pharaoh, and on Egypt, and on her gods, and on her kings; even on Pharaoh, and on those that trust on him;
26 og jeg giver dem i deres Hånd, som står dem efter Livet, i kong Nebukadrezar af Babels og hans Tjeneres Hånd; men siden skal Landet bebos som i fordums Tid lyder det fra HERREN.
And I will give them up into the hand of those that seek their life, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward shall she be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the Lord.
27 Frygt derfor ikke, min Tjener Jakob, vær ikke bange, Israel; thi se, jeg frelser dig fra det fjerne og dit Afkom fra deres Fangenskabs Land; og Jakob skal vende hjem og bo roligt og trygt, og ingen skal skræmme ham.
But thou, —fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel; for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity: and Jacob shall return, and he shall be at rest and at ease, with none to make him afraid.
28 Frygt ikke, min Tjener Jakob, lyder det fra HERREN, thi jeg er med dig; thi jeg vil tilintetgøre alle de Folk, blandt hvilke jeg har adsplittet dig; kun dig vil jeg ikke tilintetgøre; jeg vil tugte dig med Måde, ikke lade dig helt ustraffet.
Thou, —fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the Lord; for I am with thee: and although I make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee, yet of thee will I not make a full end; and I will correct thee in measure; yet wholly will I not leave thee unpunished.
