Jeremias 49

1 Om Ammonitterne. Så siger Herren, har Israel ingen sønner eller har det ingen arvinger? Hvorfor har Milkom taget Gad i Eje og hans Folk bosat sig i dets Byer?

This is what the Lord says about the Ammonites: Don't the Israelites have any children? Don't they have heirs to inherit their property? So why has Milcom taken over the territory belonging to the tribe of Gad? Why are his people living in their towns?

2 Se, derfor skal Dage komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg lader Krigsskrig lyde mod Rabba i Ammon, og det skal blive en Grusdynge, og dets Døtre skal gå op i Luer. Da arver Israel sine Arvinger, siger HERREN.

Watch out! The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will signal the attack on the Ammonite town of Rabbah. It will be turned into a pile of ruins, and its villages will be burned down. Then the Israelites will drive out the people who took over their land, says the Lord.

3 Klag, Hesjbon, thi Aj er ødelagt; skrig, I Rabbas Døtre klæd jer i Sæk og klag, gå rundt i Foldene! Thi Milkom vandrer i Landflygtighed, hans Præster og Fyrster til Hobe.

Weep, people of Heshbon, for the town of Ai has been destroyed. Cry for help, people of Rabbah! Put on clothes made of sackcloth and start mourning; run to and fro inside your city walls, because your god Milcom will go into exile along with his priests and leaders.

4 Hvorfor gør du dig til af dine Dale, du frafaldne Datter, som stoler på dine Skatte og siger: "Hvem kan komme til mig?"

Why do you boast that your valleys are so productive, you unfaithful people? You trust in your wealth, saying, “Who would dare attack us?”

5 Se, jeg lader Rædsel komme over dig fra alle Kanter, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE. I skal drives bort i hver sin Retning, og ingen samler de flygtende.

Watch out! I'm going to bring the surrounding nations to terrorize you, declares the Lord God Almighty. You will all be driven out and scattered, and no one will be able to gather you refugees together again.

6 Men siden vender jeg Ammoniternes Skæbne, lyder det fra HERREN.

However, later on I will bring you Ammonites back from exile, declares the Lord.

7 Om Edom. Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Er der ikke mer Visdom i Teman, svigter de kloges Råd, er deres Visdom rådden?

This is what the Lord Almighty says about Edom: Aren't there any wise people left in Teman? Isn't there any good advice from those with insight? Has their wisdom rotted away?

8 Fly, søg Ly i det dybe, I, som bor i Dedan! Thi Esaus Ulykke sender jeg over ham, Straffens Tid.

Turn and run away! Find somewhere to hide, people of Dedan, because I'm bringing disaster down on you descendants of Esau when I punish you.

9 Gæstes du af Vinhøstmænd, levner de ej Efterslæt, af Tyve om Natten, ødelægger de, hvad de lyster.

If people harvesting grapes came to you, they'd leave some behind, wouldn't they? If thieves came during the night, they'd only steal what they wanted, wouldn't they?

10 Thi selv blotter jeg Esau, hans Skjulesteder røber jeg; at gemme sig evner han ikke. Han er ødelagt ved Brødres og Naboers Arm, han er borte.

But I'm going to strip the whole country of bare, leaving its people with nowhere to hide. All of Esau's descendants will be destroyed, along with their relatives and friends—they will all be gone.

11 Lad mig om dine faderløse, jeg holder dem i Live, dine Enker kan stole på mig.

However, you can leave your orphans to me because I will protect them. Have your widows put their trust in me.

12 Thi så siger HERREN: Se, de, hvem det ikke tilkom at tømme Bægeret, må tømme det, og du skulde gå fri? Du går ikke fri, men kommer til at tømme det.

This is what the Lord says: If those who were not required to drink from the cup of judgment had to do so, how could you not be punished yourselves? You won't go unpunished, because you have to drink it too.

13 Thi jeg sværger ved mig selv. lyder det fra HERREN: til Rædsel og Spot, til Ørk og til et Forbandelsens Tegn skal Bozra blive, og alle dets Byer skal blive til evige Tomter.

I made myself a solemn promise, declares the Lord, that the town of Bozrah will become a place that horrifies people, a complete humiliation, a pile of ruins, and a name that's used as a curse word. All its surrounding towns will also be left in ruins forever.

14 Fra HERREN har jeg hørt en Tidende: Et Bud skal sendes ud blandt Folkene: Samler eder! Drag ud imod det og rejs jer til Strid!

I received this message from the Lord. He has sent a messenger to the nations: Get yourselves ready to attack Edom! Prepare for battle!

15 Se, ringe har jeg gjort dig iblandt Folkene, foragtet blandt Mennesker.

Watch as I will make you insignificant compared to other nations—everyone will look down on you.

16 Rædsel over dig! Dit Hjertes Overmod bedrog dig. Du, som bor i Klippekløft og klynger dig til Fjeldtop: Bygger du Rede højt som Ørnen, jeg styrter dig ned, så lyder det fra HERREN.

The fear you once created in others, and your pride in yourselves, has fooled you into overconfidence, you people living on the rocky mountain tops. Though you make your homes high out of reach like an eagle's nest, I will tear you down, even from there, declares the Lord.

17 Edom skal blive til Rædsel; alle, der kommer forbi, skal slås af Rædsel og spotte over alle dets Sår.

People will be horrified at what's happened to Edom. Everyone passing by will be shocked, and will sneer at all its damage.

18 Som det gik, da Sodoma og Gomorra og Nabobyerne omstyrtedes, siger HERREN, skal intet Menneske bo der, intet Menneskebarn dvæle der.

Just as Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed, along with their neighboring towns, says the Lord, nobody will live there—they will become uninhabited.

19 Som en Løve, der fra Jordans Stolthed skrider op til den stedsegrønne Græsgang, således vil jeg i et Nu drive dem bort derfra. Thi hvem er den udvalgte, jeg vil sætte over dem? Thi hvem er min Lige, og hvem kræver mig til Regnskab? Hvem er den Hyrde, der står sig mod mig?

Watch out! I'm going to come like a lion from the tangled undergrowth beside the Jordan to attack the animals grazing the green pasture. In fact I'm going to chase the Edomites from their land very quickly. Who will I choose to conquer them? Who is like me? Who can challenge me? Which leader could oppose me?

20 Hør derfor det Råd, HERREN har for mod Edom, og de Tanker, han har mod Temans Indbyggere: Visselig skal Hjordens ringeste slæbes bort, visselig skal deres Græsgang forfærdes over dem.

So listen to what the Lord has planned to do to Edom and the people of Teman: Their children will be dragged away like lambs from the flock, and because of them their pasture will become a wasteland.

21 Ved Braget af deres Fald skal Jorden skælve; Skriget kan høres til det røde Hav.

When they fall, the sound they make will make the earth shake; their cries will be heard all the way to the Red Sea.

22 Se, som en Ørn med udbredte Vinger svæver han over Bozra; og Edoms Heltes Hjerte bliver på hin Dag som en nødstedt Kvindes Hjerte.

Watch as an enemy like an eagle flies high, then swoops down, spreading its wings as it attacks Bozrah. At that time Edom's warriors will be as scared as a woman in labor.

23 Om Damaskus. Til Skamme er Hamat og Arpad, thi de hører ond Tidende; de er ude af sig selv, i Uro som Havet, der ikke kan falde til Ro.

A prophecy about Damascus: The towns of Hamath and Arpad are disturbed, because they've received bad news. They are fearful, restless like the sea. Nothing can calm their worries.

24 Damaskus er modfaldent, vender sig til Flugt, Angst falder over det, Vånde og Veer griber det som en fødende Kvinde.

The people of Damascus are demoralized—they turn and run away in panic, overcome by pain and anguish like a woman in labor.

25 Ve det! Forladt er den lovpriste By, Glædens Stad.

Why isn't the city that is praised deserted, the city that made me happy?

26 Derfor falder dets Ynglinge på dets Torve, alle Krigsfolkene omkommer på hin Dag, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE.

For on that day its young men will die in its streets, all its defenders will be killed, declares the Lord of Hosts.

27 Jeg sætter Ild på Damaskuss Mur, og den skal fortære Benhadads Borge.

I'm going to set fire to the walls of Damascus; that will burn down the fortresses of Ben-hadad.

28 Om Kedar og Hazors Riger, som Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel slog. Så siger HERREN: Kom og drag op mod Kedar, ødelæg Østens Sønner!

A prophecy about the land of Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that were attacked by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. This is what the Lord says: Go and attack Kedar; destroy the people of the east!

29 Man skal tage deres Telte og Hjorde, deres Telttæpper, alle deres Kar, bortføre Kamelerne fra dem og råbe til dem: "Trindt om er Rædsel!"

Take their tents and their flocks! Carry off their tent curtains and all their possessions! Take their camels for yourselves. Shout out to them: “Terror is everywhere!”

30 Fly i Hast, søg Ly i det dybe, Hazors Borgere, lyder det fra HERREN. Thi kong Nebukadrezar af Babel har oplagt et Råd imod eder og undfanget en Tanke imod eder.

Run! Get away as far as you can! Find somewhere to hide, people of Hazor, declares the Lord. For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has made plans to attack and destroy you.

31 Kom, drag op mod et roligt Folk, der bor i Tryghed, lyder det fra HERRREN, uden Porte og Slåer; de bor for sig selv.

Go and attack that self-satisfied nation that thinks it's safe, declares the Lord. They don't have any barred gates and have no allies.

32 Deres Kameler gøres til Bytte, deres mange Hjorde til Rov. Jeg spreder dem, der har rundklippet Hår, for alle Vinde, og fra alle kanter bringer jeg Undergang over dem, lyder det fra HERREN.

Their camels and large herds will be plunder for you. I will scatter them everywhere, these desert people who trim their hair on the sides of their heads. I will bring disaster down on them from all directions, declares the Lord.

33 Hazor bliver Sjakalers Bo, en Ørken til evig Tid; der skal ej bo et Menneske, ej dvæle et Menneskebarn.

Hazor will become a place where jackals live, a place abandoned forever. No one will live there; it will become uninhabited.

34 HERRENs Ord, som kom til Profeten Jeremias om Elam i Kong Zedekias af Judas første Regeringstid:

This is the Lord's message that came to Jeremiah the prophet about Elam. This was at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.

35 Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg knækker Elams Bue, det ypperste af deres Kraft;

This is what the Lord Almighty says: Look! I'm going to smash the bows of the Elamites, the weapon they rely on for their power.

36 og jeg bringer over Elam de fire Vinde fra de fire Verdenshjørner og spreder dem for alle disse Vinde; der skal ikke være et Folk, som de bortdrevne Elamiter ikke kommer hen til.

I will bring winds from all directions to attack Elam, and I will scatter them in all directions. There won't be a nation that doesn't have some of Elam's exiles.

37 Jeg knuser dem foran deres Fjender og dem, der står dem efter Livet, og jeg sender Ulykke over dem, min glødende Vrede, lyder det fra HERREN. Jeg sender Sværdet efter dem, til jeg får dem udslettet.

I will smash the Elamites in front of their enemies, before those who want to kill them. In my furious anger I will bring disaster down on them, declares the Lord. I will chase them down with the sword until I have destroyed them.

38 Jeg rejser min Trone i Elam og tilintetgør der både Konge og Fyrster, lyder det fra HERREN.

I will set up my throne in Elam, and destroy its king and officials, declares the Lord.

39 Men i de sidste Dage vender jeg Elams Skæbne, lyder det fra HERREN.

However, later on I will bring the Elamites back from exile, declares the Lord.