Jeremias 51

1 Så siger HERREN: Jeg opvækker en ødelæggelsens ånd mod Babel og dem, som bor i "mine Modstanderes Hjerte".

Thus says the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the middle of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;

2 Og jeg sender til Babel Kastere, de skal kaste det og tømme dets Land, thi fra alle Hanter er de over det på Ulykkens Dag.

And will send to Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

3 Ingen skal spænde sin Bue eller rejse sig i Brynje. Spar ikke dets Ynglinge, læg Band på hele dets Hær!

Against him that bends let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifts himself up in his brigandine: and spare you not her young men; destroy you utterly all her host.

4 Dræbte Mænd skal falde i Kaldæernes Land og gennemborede i Gaderne;

Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.

5 thi Israel og Juda er ikke forladt af deres Gud, Hærskarers HERRE, men deres Land var fuldt af Skyld mod Israels Hellige.

For Israel has not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.

6 Fly ud af Babel, enhver redde sit Liv, at I ikke skal omkomme for dets Brøde! Thi det er Hævnens Tid for HERREN, han øver Gengæld imod det.

Flee out of the middle of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; he will render to her a recompense.

7 Et gyldent Bæger var Babel i HERRENs Hånd, det gjorde al Jorden drukken; Folkene drak af Vinen, derfor blev Folkene galne.

Babylon has been a golden cup in the LORD’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.

8 Babel faldt i et Nu, det knustes; jamrer over det! Hent Balsam hid til dets Sår, om det muligt kan læges!

Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

9 Vi vilde læge Babel, men det lod sig ikke læge. Gå fra det og lad os drage hver til sit Land, thi dets Straffedom når til Himmelen, løfter sig til Skyerne.

We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reaches to heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.

10 HERREN har bragt vor Ret for Lyset; kom, lad os kundgøre HERREN vor Guds Værk i Zion!

The LORD has brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.

11 Hvæs Pilene, gør Skjoldene blanke! HERREN har vakt Mederkongens Ånd, thi hans Hu står til at ødelægge Babel; thi det er HERRENs Hævn, Hævn for hans Tempel.

Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.

12 Løft Banner mod Babels Mure, forstærk Vagten, sæt Vagtposter ud, læg Baghold! Thi HERREN har et Råd for og gør, hvad han har talet mod Babels Indbyggere.

Set up the standard on the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD has both devised and done that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.

13 Du, som bor ved de mange Vande, rig på Skatte, din Ende er kommet, den Alen, hvor man skære dig af.

O you that dwell on many waters, abundant in treasures, your end is come, and the measure of your covetousness.

14 Hærskarers Herre har svoret ved sig selv: Jeg vil fylde dig med Mennesker som Græshopper, og de skal istemme Vinperserråbet over dig.

The LORD of hosts has sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill you with men, as with caterpillars; and they shall lift up a shout against you.

15 Han skabte Jorden i sin Vælde, grundfæstede Jorderig i sin Visdom, og i sin indsigt udspændte han Himmelen.

He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

16 Når han løfter sin Røst, bruser Vandene i Himmelen, og han lader Skyer stige op fra Jordens Ende; han får Lynene til at give Regn og sender Stormen ud af sine Forrådskamre.

When he utters his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth: he makes lightning with rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasures.

17 Dumt er hvert Menneske, uden Indsigt, hver Guldsmed får Skam af sit Billede; thi Løgn er hans Støbning, der er ingen Ånd i dem;

Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

18 Tomhed er de, et dårende Værk; når deres Hjemsøgelses Tid kommer, er det ude med dem.

They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

19 Jakobs Arvelod er ikke som de; thi han, der har skabt alt, er dets Arvelod; Hærskarers HERRE er hans Navn.

The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts is his name.

20 Du var mig en Stridshammer, et Våben; med dig knuste jeg Folk, med dig ødelagde jeg Riger;

You are my battle ax and weapons of war: for with you will I break in pieces the nations, and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

21 med dig knuste jeg Hest og Rytter, med dig knuste jeg Vogn og Vognstyrer,

And with you will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with you will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

22 med dig knuste jeg Mand og Kvinde med dig knuste jeg gammel og ung, med dig knuste jeg Yngling og Jomfru,

With you also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with you will I break in pieces old and young; and with you will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;

23 med dig knuste jeg Hyrde og Hjord, med dig knuste jeg Agerdyrker og Oksespand, med dig knuste jeg Statholder og Landshøvding.

I will also break in pieces with you the shepherd and his flock; and with you will I break in pieces the farmer and his yoke of oxen; and with you will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

24 Men jeg vil gengælde Babel og alle Kaldæas Indbyggere alt det onde, de gjorde mod Zion for eders Øjne, lyder det fra HERREN.

And I will render to Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, says the LORD.

25 Se, jeg kommer over dig, du ødelæggende Bjerg, lyder det fra HERREN, du, som ødelægger hele Jorden; jeg udrækker Hånden imod dig og vælter dig ned fra Klipperne og gør dig til et afsvedet Bjerg;

Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, says the LORD, which destroy all the earth: and I will stretch out my hand on you, and roll you down from the rocks, and will make you a burnt mountain.

26 man skal ikke fra dig hente Sten til Tinder eller Grundvolde, thi du skal blive en evig Ørken, lyder det fra HERREN.

And they shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate for ever, says the LORD.

27 Løft Banner på Jorden, stød i Horn blandt Folkene, vi Folkene til Kamp imod det, opbyd Ararats, Minnis og Asjkenazs Riger imod det, indsæt en Tipsar, lad Hestene fare frem som lodne Græshopper;

Set you up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillars.

28 vi Folkene til Strid imod det, Mederkongen, hans Statholdere og alle hans Landshøvdinger og hele det Land, han råder over!

Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.

29 Jorden skal skælve og vride sig, thi HERRENs Tanker mod Babel fuldbyrdes, at gøre Babels Land til en Ørken, hvor ingen bor.

And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.

30 Babels Helte opgiver Kampen, de sidder stille i Borgene, deres kraft ebber ud, de er blevet til Kvinder; dets Boliger afbrændes, dets Portstænger knækkes.

The mighty men of Babylon have declined to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might has failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwelling places; her bars are broken.

31 Løber iler Løber i Møde, og Bud iler Bud i Møde for at melde Babels Konge, at hans By er indtaget fra Ende til anden,

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,

32 Overgangsstederne taget, Borgene brændt og Krigsfolkene rædselslagne.

And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

33 Thi så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Babels Datter er som en Tærskeplads, når den stampes endnu en liden Stund, så kommer Høstens Tid for den.

For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.

34 Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel har fortæret mig, oprevet mig, sat mig til Side som et tomt kar. Som en Drage har han slugt mig, fyldt sin Vom med mine Lækkerbidskener og drevet mig bort.

Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me, he has crushed me, he has made me an empty vessel, he has swallowed me up like a dragon, he has filled his belly with my delicates, he has cast me out.

35 Den Vold, jeg led, og min Overlast komme over Babel, siger de, som bor i Zion, mit Blod over Kaldæas Indbyggere, siger Jerusalem.

The violence done to me and to my flesh be on Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood on the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.

36 Derfor, så siger HERREN: Se, jeg fører din Sag og giver digHævn, jeg lægger dets Hav tørt og udtørrer dets Kilde.

Therefore thus says the LORD; Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for you; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.

37 Babel skal blive en Grushob, Sjakalers Bolig, til Rædsel og Spot, så ingen bor der.

And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling place for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.

38 De brøler alle som Løver, knurrer som Løveunger i deres Vildskab.

They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps.

39 Jeg holder et Drikkelag for dem og gør dem drukne, så de døves og falder i evig Søvn uden at vågne, lyder det fra HERREN.

In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, says the LORD.

40 Jeg fører dem ned til af slagtes som Får, som Vædre sammen med Bukke.

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.

41 Hvor Sjesjak blev fanget og grebet, al Jordens Stolthed, hvor Babel dog blev til Rædsel imellem Folkene!

How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!

42 Havet steg over Babel, af dets Bølgers Brus blev det skjult.

The sea is come up on Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.

43 Dets Byer er blevet en Ørken, øde Land og Ødemark; intet Menneske bor i dem, intet Menneskebarn færdes i dem.

Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no man dwells, neither does any son of man pass thereby.

44 Jeg hjemsøger Bel i Babel, river ud af hans Mund, hvad han slugte, til ham skal ej Folkeslag strømme mer. Også Babels Mur er faldet.

And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he has swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more to him: yes, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

45 Drag ud deraf, mit Folk, enhver redde sit Liv for HERRENs glødende Harme.

My people, go you out of the middle of her, and deliver you every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD.

46 Lad ikke eders Hjerter blive modfaldne og frygt ikke ved de Tidender, der høres på Jorden, når der i det ene År kommer een Tidende og i det næste en anden, når der er Voldsfærd på Jorden og Hersker følger på Hersker.

And lest your heart faint, and you fear for the rumor that shall be heard in the land; a rumor shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumor, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.

47 Se, derfor skal Dage komme, da jeg hjemsøger Babels Gudebilleder, og alt dets Land bliver til Skamme, og alle deri skal falde på Valen.

Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment on the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the middle of her.

48 Jubl over Babel, Himmel og Jord med alt, hvad i dem er, thi fra Nord kommer Hærværksmænd over det, lyder det fra HERREN.

Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come to her from the north, says the LORD.

49 Også Babel skal falde for de dræbte af Israels Skyld, ligesom dræbte på hele Jorden faldt for Babel.

As Babylon has caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.

50 I, som undslap Sværdet, drag bort, stands ikke, kom HERREN i Hu i det fjerne, lad Jerusalem komme frem i eders Tanker!

You that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

51 Vi blev til Skamme, thi Smædeord måtte vi høre; Blusel lagde sig over vore Ansigter, thi fremmede overfaldt HERRENs Huss Helligdomme.

We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame has covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD’s house.

52 Se, derfor skal Dage komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger dets Gudebilleder, og sårede skal stønne i hele dets Land.

Why, behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will do judgment on her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.

53 Selv om Babel stiger op til Himmelen, og selv om det gør sin Borg utilgængelig i det høje, fra mig skal der komme Hærværksmænd over det, lyder det fra HERREN.

Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come to her, says the LORD.

54 Der lyder Skrig fra Babel, et vældigt Sammenbrud fra Kaldæernes Land.

A sound of a cry comes from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:

55 Thi HERREN hærger Babel og gør Ende på den vældige Larm der; deres Bølger bruser som mange Vande, deres Brag lyder højt.

Because the LORD has spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:

56 Thi en Hærværksmand kommer over Babel, og dets Helte skal fanges, deres Buer knækkes; thi en Gengældelsens Gud er HERREN, han giver fuld Løn.

Because the spoiler is come on her, even on Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompenses shall surely requite.

57 Jeg gør dets Fyrster og Vismænd, dets Statholdere, Landshøvdinger og Helte drukne, og de skal falde i evig Søvn uden at vågne, lyder det fra kongen, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE.

And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

58 Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Babels brede Mur skal nedbrydes til Grunden og dets høje Porte opbrændes. Folkeslagenes Møje er spildt, og Folkefærdene slider sig trætte for Ilden.

Thus says the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labor in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

59 Det Ord, som Profefen Jeremias sendte med Seraja, en Søn at Masejas Søn Nerija, da han rejste, til Babel med Kong Zedekias af Juda i hans fjerde Regeringsår; Seraja sørgede for Nattely til Kongen, når han var på Rejse.

The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince.

60 Jeremias optegnede al den Ulykke, som skulde komme over Babel, i en og samme Bog, alle disse Ord, der er skrevet mod Babel;

So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come on Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon.

61 og Jeremias sagde til Seraja: "Når du kommer til Babel og ser Lejlighed dertil, skal du oplæse alle disse Ord

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When you come to Babylon, and shall see, and shall read all these words;

62 og sige: HERRE, du truede selv dette Sted med Udryddelse, så der ikke bliver nogen, som bor der, - hverken Folk eller Fæ, men det skal blive en evig Ørken.

Then shall you say, O LORD, you have spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.

63 Og når du er til Ende med at oplæse denne Bog, skal du binde en Sten til den, kaste den i Eufrat

And it shall be, when you have made an end of reading this book, that you shall bind a stone to it, and cast it into the middle of Euphrates:

64 og sige: Således skal Babel gå til Bunds og ikke mere komme op for al den Ulykke, jeg sender over det!" Til Ordene "slider sig trætte for Ilden går Jeremiass Ord.

And you shall say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring on her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.