Jeremias 9

1 Ak, var mit Hoved Vand, mine Øjne en Tårekilde! Så græd jeg Dag og Nat over mit Folks Datters slagne.

If only my head could produce water, and my eyes be a fountain of tears! For I wish to weep day and night for those among the daughter of my people who have been killed.

2 Ak, fandt jeg i Ørkenen et Herberg for vandringsmænd. Så drog jeg bort fra mit Folk og gik fra dem. Thi Horkarle er de alle, en svigefuld Bande;

If only someone would give me a place for travelers in the wilderness to stay, where I could go to abandon my people. If only I could leave them, since all of them are adulterers, a band of traitors!

3 de spænder deres Tunges Bue. Løgn, ikke Sandhed råder i Landet; thi de går fra Ondskab til Ondskab og kender ej mig, så lyder det fra HERREN.

Yahweh declares, “They tread on their bows of lies with their tongues, but it is not because of any faithfulness of theirs that they grow strong on the earth. They go from one wicked act to another. They do not know me.”

4 Vogt eder hver for sin Næste, tro ingen Broder, thi hver Broder er fuld af List, hver sværter sin Næste.

Each of you, be on guard against your neighbor and do not trust in any brother. For every brother is certainly a deceiver, and every neighbor walks in slander.

5 De fører hverandre bag Lyset, taler ikke Sandhed: de øver Tungen i Løgn, skejer ud, vil ej vende om,

Each man mocks his neighbor and does not speak the truth. Their tongues teach deceitful things. They are exhausted from committing iniquity.

6 Voldsdåd Slag i Slag og Svig på Svig; de nægter at kendes ved mig, så lyder det fra HERREN.

Your dwelling is in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

7 Derfor, så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Se, jeg smelter og prøver dem, ja, hvad må jeg dog gøre for mit Folks Datters Skyld!

Yahweh of hosts says this, “See, I am about to refine them and test them, for what else can I do, because of what my people have done?

8 Deres Tunge er en morders Pil, deres Munds Ord Svig; med Næsten taler de Fred, men i Hjertet bærer de Svig.

Their tongues are sharpened arrows; they speak unfaithful things. With their mouths they proclaim peace with their neighbors, but with their hearts they lie in wait for them.

9 Skal jeg ikke hjemsøge dem for sligt, så lyder det fra HERREN, skal ikke min Sjæl tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?

Should I not punish them because of these things—this is Yahweh's declaration— and should I not avenge myself on a nation that is like this?

10 Over Bjergene bryder jeg ud i Gråd og Klage, over ØrkenensGræsgang i Klagesang. Thi de er afsvedet, mennesketomme, der høres ej Lyd af Kvæg; Himlens Fugle og Dyrene flygtede bort.

I will sing a song of mourning and wailing for the mountains, and a funeral song will be sung for the meadows. For they are burned so no one can pass through them. They will not hear the sound of any cattle. The birds of the skies and the animals have all fled away.

11 Jerusalem gør jeg til Stenhob. Sjakalers Bolig, og Judas Byer til Ørk, hvor ingen bor.

So I will turn Jerusalem into piles of ruins, a hideout for jackals. I will make Judah's cities ruined places without inhabitants.”

12 Hvem er viis nok til at fatte dette, og til hvem har HERRENs Mund talet, så han kan sige det: Hvorfor er Landet lagt øde, afsvedet som en Ørken, mennesketomt?

What man is wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of Yahweh spoken, and he will declare it? Why has the land perished and been destroyed like the wilderness that no one can pass through?

13 Og HERREN sagde: Fordi de forlod min Lov, som jeg forelagde dem, og ikke hørte min Røst eller vandrede efter den,

Yahweh says, “It is because they have abandoned my law that I set before them, because they do not listen to my voice or walk by it.

14 men fulgte deres Hjertes Stivsind og Baalerne, som deres Fædre lærte dem at kende,

It is because they have walked by their stubborn hearts and have followed the Baals as their fathers taught them to do.

15 derfor, så siger Hærskarers HERRE Israels Gud: Se, jeg giver dette Folk Malurt at spise og Gift at drikke;

Therefore Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, says this, 'See, I am about to make this people eat wormwood and drink poisonous water.

16 jeg spreder dem blandt Folk, som hverken de eller deres Fædre før kendte til, og sender Sværdet efter dem, til jeg får gjort Ende på dem.

Then I will scatter them among the nations that they have not known, neither they nor their ancestors. I will send out a sword after them until I have completely destroyed them.'”

17 Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, mærk jer det vel! Kald Klagekvinder hid, lad dem komme, hent kyndige Kvinder, lad dem komme,

Yahweh of hosts says this, “Think about this: Summon funeral singers; let them come. Send out for women skilled at lamenting; let them come.

18 lad dem haste og istemme Klage over os! Vore Øjne skal rinde med Gråd, vore Øjenlåg strømme med Vand.

Let them hurry and sing a mournful song over us, so our eyes may run with tears and our eyelids flow with water.

19 Thi Klageråb høres fra Zion: "Hvor er vi dog hærgede, beskæmmede dybt, fordi vi må bort fra Landet, thi de brød vore Boliger ned."

For the sound of wailing is heard in Zion, 'How we are devastated. We are greatly ashamed, for we have abandoned the land since they tore down our houses.'

20 Ja, hør, I Kvinder, mit Ord, eders Øre fange Ord fra min Mund, og lær eders døtre Klage, hverandre Klagesang:

So you women, hear Yahweh's word; pay attention to the messages that come from his mouth. Then teach your daughters a mourning song, and each neighbor woman a funeral song.

21 "Døden steg op i vore Vinduer; kom i Paladserne, udrydded Barnet på Gaden, de unge på Torvene."

For death has come through our windows; it goes into our palaces. It destroys children from outside, and young men in the city squares.

22 Sig: så lyder det fra HERREN: De døde Legemer faldt som Gødning på Marken, som Skåret efter Høstmanden; ingen binder op.

Declare this, 'This is Yahweh's declaration—the corpses of men will fall like dung in the fields, and like grain stalks after the reapers, and there will be no one to gather them.'”

23 Så siger HERREN: Den vise rose sig ikke af sin Visdom, den stærke ikke af sin Styrke, den rige ikke af sin Rigdom;

Yahweh says this, “Do not let the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the warrior in his might. Do not let the wealthy man take pride in his riches.

24 men den, som vil rose sig, skal rose sig af at han har Forstand til at kende mig, at jeg, HERREN, øver Miskundhed, Ret og Retfærdighed på Jorden; thi i sådanne har jeg Behag, lyder det fra HERREN.

For if a man takes pride in anything, let it be in this, that he has insight and knows me. For I am Yahweh, who acts with covenant loyalty, justice and righteousness on earth. For it is in these that I take pleasure —this is Yahweh's declaration.”

25 Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger alle de omskårne, som har Forhud:

“See, days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will punish all the circumcised who are such only in their body.

26 Ægypten, Juda, Edom, Ammoniterne, Moab og alle Ørkenboere med rundklippet Hår; thi Hedningerne er alle uomskårne, men alt Israels Hus har uomskåret Hjerte.

I will punish Egypt and Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all the people who cut the hair on their heads very short. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel has an uncircumcised heart.”