Jeremiah 44
1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who dwelt in the land of Egypt, who dwelt at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying,
Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias om alle de Judæere, der boede i Ægypten, i Migdol, Takpankes, Nof og Patros:
2 Thus says Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah. And, behold, this day they are a desolation. And no man dwells therein
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: I saa selv al den Ulykke, jeg bragte over Jerusalem og alle Judas Byer; se, de ligger nu øde hen, og ingen bor i dem;
3 because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, that they knew not, neither they, nor ye, nor your fathers.
det er Straf for det onde, de gjorde, idet de krænkede mig ved at gaa hen og tænde Offerild for og dyrke andre Guder, som hverken de eller deres Fædre før kendte til.
4 However I sent all my servants the prophets to you, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate.
Jeg sendte aarle og silde alle mine Tjenere Profeterne til dem, for at de skulde sige: »Gør dog ikke disse vederstyggelige Ting, som jeg hader!«
5 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.
Men de hørte ikke og bøjede ikke deres Øre dertil, saa de omvendte sig fra deres Ondskab og hørte op med at tænde Offerild for andre Guder.
6 Therefore my wrath and my anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, and they are wasted and desolate, as it is this day.
Derfor udgød min Vrede og Harme sig og luede op i Judas Byer og Jerusalems Gader, saa de blev til Ødemark og Ørk, som de er den Dag i Dag.
7 Therefore now thus says Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Why do ye commit this great evil against your own souls, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and suckling, out of the midst of Judah, to leave you none remaining,
Og nu, saa siger HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, Israels Gud: Hvorfor nedkalder I stor Ulykke over eder selv og udrydder Mænd og Kvinder, Børn og diende af Juda, saa I ikke levner eder nogen Rest,
8 in that ye provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where ye have gone to sojourn, that ye may be cut off, and that ye may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
idet I krænker mig med eders Hænders Værker og tænder Offerild for andre Guder i Ægypten, hvor I kom hen for at bo som fremmede? Følgen bliver, at I udrydder eder selv og bliver et Forbandelsens og Spottens Tegn blandt alle Jordens Folk.
9 Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives which they committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Har I glemt de onde Gerninger, eders Fædre og Judas Konger og Fyrster og eders Kvinder gjorde i Judas Land og paa Jerusalems Gader?
10 They are not humbled even to this day. Neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.
Hidtil har de ikke ydmyget sig; de frygter ikke og vandrer ikke efter min Lov og mine Bud, som jeg forelagde eder og eders Fædre.
11 Therefore thus says Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah.
Derfor, saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, jeg har ondt i Sinde imod eder; jeg vil udrydde hele Juda.
12 And I will take the remnant of Judah, who have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed. In the land of Egypt they shall fall. They shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine. They shall die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine, and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
Og jeg tager Judas Rest, dem, som fik i Sinde at drage til Ægypten og bo der som fremmede; de skal alle omkomme i Ægypten; de skal falde for Sværd og Hunger og omkomme, store og smaa; for Sværd og Hunger skal de dø og blive et Edens, Rædselens, Forbandelsens og Spottens Tegn.
13 For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence,
Og jeg hjemsøger dem, der bor i Ægypten, som jeg hjemsøgte Jerusalem, med Sværd, Hunger og Pest.
14 so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or be left to return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there. For none shall return except such as shall escape.
Og af Judas Rest, dem, der kom til Ægypten for at bo der som fremmede, skal ingen reddes eller undslippe, saa han kan vende hjem til Judas Land, hvor de længes efter at bo igen; nej, ingen skal vende hjem undtagen enkelte, som reddes.
15 Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assembly, even all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
Men alle Mændene, der vel vidste, at deres Kvinder tændte Offerild for andre Guder, og alle Kvinderne, som stod der i en stor Klynge, og alt Folket, som boede i Ægypten, i Patros, svarede Jeremias:
16 As for the word that thou have spoken to us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken to thee.
»Det Ord, du har talt til os i HERRENS Navn, vil vi ikke høre;
17 But we will certainly perform every word that has gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our rulers, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.
nej, vi vil opfylde hvert Løfte; som er udgaaet af vor Mund, og tænde Offerild for Himmelens Dronning og udgyde Drikofre for hende, som vi og vore Fædre, vore Konger og Fyrster gjorde det i Judas Byer og paa Jerusalems Gader. Dengang havde vi Brød nok og var lykkelige og kendte ikke til Ulykke;
18 But since we left off burning incense to the queen of heaven, and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
men fra den Stund vi hørte op med at tænde Offerild for Himmelens Dronning og udgyde Drikofre for hende, led vi Mangel paa alt og omkom ved Sværd og Hunger.
19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her, without our husbands?
Og naar vi tænder Offerild for Himmelens Dronning og udgyder Drikofre for hende, mon det saa er uden vore Mænds Vidende, at vi bager hende Offerkager, som afbilder hende, og udgyder Drikofre for hende?«
20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men, and to the women, even to all the people who had given him that answer, saying,
Jeremias sagde til alt Folket, Mændene, Kvinderne og alt Folket, som havde svaret ham saaledes:
21 The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your rulers, and the people of the land, did Jehovah not remember them, and did it not come into his mind?
»Mon ikke den Offerild, som I, eders Fædre, eders Konger og Fyrster og Landets Befolkning tændte i Judas Byer og paa Jerusalems Gader, randt HERREN i Hu og kom ham i Tanke?
22 So that Jehovah could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed. Therefore your land has become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day.
HERREN kunde ikke mere holde det ud for eders onde Gerninger og de vederstyggelige Ting, I gjorde; derfor blev eders Land til Ørk, til et Rædselens og Forbandelsens Tegn, som det er den Dag i Dag.
23 Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies, therefore this evil has happened to you, as it is this day.
Fordi I tændte Offerild og syndede mod HERREN og ikke adlød HERRENS Røst eller fulgte hans Lov, Vedtægter og Vidnesbyrd, derfor ramtes I af denne Ulykke, som varer ved den Dag i Dag.«
24 Moreover Jeremiah said to all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of Jehovah, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt:
Og Jeremias sagde til alt Folket og alle Kvinderne: »Hør HERRENS Ord, hele Juda i Ægypten!
25 Thus says Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her. Establish then your vows, and perform your vows.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: I og eders Kvinder lover med eders Mund og opfylder det med eders Hænder! I siger: Vi vil opfylde de Løfter, vi har aflagt, og tænde Offerild for Himmelens Dronning og udgyde Drikofre for hende. Saa hold da eders Løfter og indfri dem!
26 Therefore hear ye the word of Jehovah, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, says Jehovah, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, As the lord Jehovah lives.
Men hør da ogsaa HERRENS Ord, alle I Judæere, som bor i Ægypten: Se, jeg sværger ved mit store Navn, siger HERREN: Ikke skal mere nogensteds i Ægypten mit Navn nævnes i nogen judæisk Mands Mund, saa han siger: Saa sandt den Herre HERREN lever!
27 Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good. And all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there is an end of them.
Se, jeg er aarvaagen over dem til Ulykke og ikke til Lykke, og hver judæisk Mand i Ægypten skal omkomme ved Sværd og Hunger, indtil de er udryddet.
28 And those who escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, few in number. And all the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose word shall stand, mine, or theirs.
Kun de, der undslipper Sværdet, skal vende hjem fra Ægypten til Judas Land, et ringe Tal; og hele Judas Rest, der er kommet til Ægypten for at bo der som fremmede, skal kende, hvis Ord der staar fast, mit eller deres.
29 And this shall be the sign to you, says Jehovah, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
Og dette, lyder det fra HERREN, skal være eder et Tegn paa, at jeg hjemsøger eder paa dette Sted, for at I skal kende, at mine Ord opfyldes paa eder til eders Ulykke:
30 Thus says Jehovah: Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy, and sought his life.
Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg giver Ægypterkongen Farao Hofra i hans Fjenders Haand og i deres Haand, som staar ham efter Livet, ligesom jeg gav Kong Zedekias af Juda i hans Fjende, Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels Haand, som stod ham efter Livet.«
