Jeremias 5
1 Løb i Jerusalems Gader, mærk jer, hvad I ser, og søg på dets Torve, om I kan finde nogen, om der er en, som øver Retfærd, lægger Vind på Sandhed, så jeg kan tilgive dem.
Go about through the streets of Jerusalem, and see, and consider, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can fins a man that executeth judgement, and seeketh faith: and I will be merciful unto it.
2 Siger de: "Så sandt HERREN lever", sværger de falsk.
And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely.
3 HERRE, dine Øjne ser jo efter Sandhed. Du slog dem, de omvendte sig ikke; du lagde dem øde, de vilde ej tage ved Lære, gjorde Ansigtet hårdere end Flint, vilde ej vende om.
O Lord, thy eyes are upon truth: thou hast struck them, and they have not grieved: thou hast bruised them, and they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than the rock, and they have refused to return.
4 Da tænkte jeg: "Det er kun Småfolk, Dårer er de, thi de kender ej HERRENs Vej, deres Guds Ret;
But I said: Perhaps these are poor and foolish, that know not the way of the Lord, the judgement of their God.
5 jeg vil vende mig til de store og tale med dem, de kender da HERRENs Vej, deres Guds Ret!" Men alle havde sønderbrudt Åget, sprængt deres Bånd.
I will go therefore to the great men, and I will speak to them: for they known the way of the Lord, the judgement of their God: and behold these have together broken the yoke more, and have burst the bonds.
6 Derfor skal en Løve fra Skoven slå dem, en Ulv fra Ødemarken hærge dem, en Panter lure ved Byerne; enhver, som går derfra, rives sønder; thi talrige er deres Synder, mange deres Frafald.
Wherefore a lion out of the wood hath slain them, a wolf in the evening, hath spoiled them, a leopard watcheth for their cities: every one that shall go out thence shall be taken, because their transgressions are multiplied, their rebellions are strengthened.
7 Hvor kan jeg vel tilgive dig? Dine Sønner forlod mig og svor ved Guder, som ikke er Guder. Når jeg mætted dem, horede de, slog sig ned i Skøgens Hus;
How can I be merciful to thee? thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not gods: I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and rioted in the harlot’s house.
8 de blev fede, gejle Hingste, de vrinsker hver efter Næstens Hustru.
They are become as amorous horses and stallions, every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.
9 Skal jeg ikke hjemsøge sligt? så lyder det fra HERREN, skal ikke min Sjæl tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
Shall I not visit for these things, sayeth the Lord? and shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?
10 Stig op på dets Mure, læg øde, men ikke helt! Ryk Rankerne op, thi HERREN tilhører de ikke.
Scale down the walls thereof, and throw them down, but do not utterly destroy: take away the branches thereof, because they are not the Lord’s.
11 Thi svigefulde er de imod mig, Israels Hus og Judas Hus, så lyder det fra HERREN.
For the house of Israel, and the house of Juda have greatly transgressed against me, saith the Lord.
12 De fornægter HERREN og siger: "Det betyder intet! Ulykke kommer ej over os, vi skal ikke se Sværd og Hunger;
They have denied the Lord, and said, It is not he: and the evil shall not come upon us: we shall not see the sword and famine.
13 Profeterne bliver til Vind, Guds Ord er ej i dem; gid Ordet må ramme dem selv!"
The prophets have spoken in the wind, and there was no word of God in them: these things therefore shall befall them.
14 Derfor, så siger HERREN, Hærskarers Gud: Fordi I siger dette Ord, se, derfor gør jeg mine Ord i din Mund til Ild og dette Folk til Brænde, som Ild skal fortære.
Thus saith the Lord the God of hosts: Because you have spoken this word, behold I will make my words in thy mouth as fire, and this people as wood, and it shall devour them.
15 Se, jeg bringer over eder et Folk fra det fjerne, Israels Hus, så lyder det fra HERREN, et Folk, som er stærkt, et Folk fra Fortids Dage, et Folk, hvis Mål du ej kender, hvis Tale du ikke fatter;
Behold I will bring upon you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: a strong nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou shalt not know, nor understand what they say.
16 som en åben Grav er dets kogger, de er alle Kæmper;
Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all valiant.
17 det skal æde dit Korn og dit Brød, det skal æde dine Sønner og Døtte, det skal æde dit Småkvæg og Hornkvæg, det skal æde din Vinstok og dit Figentræ; med Sværd skal de lægge dine Fæstninger øde, dem, som du stoler på.
And they shall eat up thy corn, and thy bread: they shall devour thy sons, and thy daughters: they shall eat up thy flocks, and thy herds: they shall eat thy vineyards, and thy figs: and with the sword they shall destroy thy strong cities, wherein thou trustest.
18 Men selv i de Dage, lyder det fra HERREN, vil jeg ikke udslette eder.
Nevertheless in those days, saith the Lord, I will not bring you to utter destruction.
19 Og når de siger: "Hvorfor har HERREN vor Gud gjort os alt det?" sig så til dem: "Som I forlod mig og tjente fremmede Guder i eders Land, således skal I tjene som fremmede i et Land, der ikke er eders."
And if you shall say: why hath the Lord our God done all these things to us? thou shalt say to them: As you have forsaken me, and served a strange god in your own land, so shall you serve strangers in a land that is not your own.
20 Forkynd dette i Jakobs Hus og kundgør det i Juda:
Declare ye this to the house of Jacob, and publish it in Juda, saying:
21 Hør dette, du tåbelige Folk, som er uden Forstand, som har Øjne, men ikke ser, og Ører, men ikke hører:
Hear, O foolish people, and without understanding: who have eyes, and see not: and ears, and hear not.
22 Vil I ikke frygte mig, lyder det fra HERREN, eller bæve for mit Åsyn? Jeg, som gjorde. Sandet til Havets Grænse, et evigt Skel, som det ikke kan overskride; selv om det bruser, evner det intet; om end dets Bølger larmer, kan de ikke overskride det.
Will not you then fear me, saith the Lord: and will you not repent at my presence? I have set the sand a bound for the sea, an everlasting ordinance, which it shall not pass over: and the waves thereof shall toss themselves, and shall not prevail: they shall swell, and shall not pass over it.
23 Dette Folk har et trodsigt og genstridigt Hjerte, de faldt fra og gik bort.
But the heart of this people is become hard of belief and provoking, they are revolted and gone away.
24 De siger ikke i deres Hjerte: "Lad os frygte HERREN vor Gud, som giver os Regn, Tidligregn og Sildigregn, til rette Tid og sikrer os Ugerne, da der skal høstes."
And they have not said in their heart: let us fear the Lord our God, who giveth us the early and the latter rain in due season: who preserveth for us the fullness of the yearly harvest.
25 Eders Misgerninger bragte dem i Ulave, eders Synder unddrog eder det gode.
Your iniquities have turned these things away, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
26 Thi der findes gudløse i mit Folk; de ligger på Lur, som Fuglefængere dukker de sig; de sætter Fælder, de fanger Mennesker.
For among my people are found wicked men, that lie in wait as fowlers, setting snares and traps to catch men.
27 Som et Bur er fuldt af Fugle, således er deres Huse fulde af Svig; derfor blev de store og rige.
As a net is full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit: therefore are they become great and enriched.
28 De er tykke og fede; og så strømmer de over med onde Ord; de hævder ikke den faderløses Ret, at det måtte gå dem vel, og hjælper ikke de fattige til deres Ret.
They are grown gross and fat: and have most wickedly transgressed my words. They have not judged the cause of the widow, they have not managed the cause of the fatherless, they have not judged the judgement of the poor.
29 Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge sligt? lyder det fra HERREN; skulde min Sjæl da ikke tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?
30 Gyselige, grufulde Ting går i Svang i Landet;
Astonishing and wonderful things have been done in the land.
31 Profeterne profeterer Løgn, Præsterne skraber til sig, og mit Folk vil have det så. Men hvad vil I gøre, når Enden kommer?
The prophets prophesied falsehood, and the priests clapped their hands: and my people loved such things: what then shall be done in the end thereof?
