Jeremiah 9
1 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Ak, var mit Hoved Vand, mine Øjne en Taarekilde! Saa græd jeg Dag og Nat over mit Folks Datters slagne.
2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
Ak, fandt jeg i Ørkenen et Herberg for Vandringsmænd. Saa drog jeg bort fra mit Folk og gik fra dem. Thi Horkarle er de alle, en svigefuld Bande;
3 And they bend their tongue, [as it were] their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
de spænder deres Tunges Bue. Løgn, ikke Sandhed raader i Landet; thi de gaar fra Ondskab til Ondskab og kender ej mig, saa lyder det fra HERREN.
4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders.
Vogt eder hver for sin Næste, tro ingen Broder, thi hver Broder er fuld af List, hver sværter sin Næste.
5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
De fører hverandre bag Lyset, taler ikke Sandhed; de øver Tungen i Løgn, skejer ud, vil ej vende om,
6 Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
Voldsdaad Slag i Slag og Svig paa Svig; de nægter at kendes ved mig, saa lyder det fra HERREN.
7 Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how [else] should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
Derfor, saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Se, jeg smelter og prøver dem, ja, hvad maa jeg dog gøre for mit Folks Datters Skyld!
8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.
Deres Tunge er en mordersk Pil, deres Munds Ord Svig; med Næsten taler de Fred, men i Hjertet bærer de Svig.
9 Shall I not visit them for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Skal jeg ikke hjemsøge dem for sligt, saa lyder det fra HERREN, skal ikke min Sjæl tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none passeth through; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the birds of the heavens and the beasts are fled, they are gone.
Over Bjergene bryder jeg ud i Graad og Klage, over Ørkenens Græsgang i Klagesang. Thi de er afsvedet, mennesketomme, der høres ej Lyd af Kvæg; Himlens Fugle og Dyrene flygtede bort.
11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.
Jerusalem gør jeg til Stenhob, Sjakalers Bolig, og Judas Byer til Ørk, hvor ingen bor.
12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and [who is] he to whom the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken, that he may declare it? wherefore is the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that none passeth through?
Hvem er viis nok til at fatte dette, og til hvem har HERRENS Mund talet, saa han kan sige det: Hvorfor er Landet lagt øde, afsvedet som en Ørken, mennesketomt?
13 And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein,
Og HERREN sagde: Fordi de forlod min Lov, som jeg forelagde dem, og ikke hørte min Røst eller vandrede efter den,
14 but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them;
men fulgte deres Hjertes Stivsind og Ba'alerne, som deres Fædre lærte dem at kende,
15 therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
derfor, saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, jeg giver dette Folk Malurt at spise og Gift at drikke;
16 I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them.
jeg spreder dem blandt Folk, som hverken de eller deres Fædre før kendte til, og sender Sværdet efter dem, til jeg faar gjort Ende paa dem.
17 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come:
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, mærk jer det vel! Kald Klagekvinder hid, lad dem komme, hent kyndige Kvinder, lad dem komme,
18 and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
lad dem haste og istemme Klage over os! Vore Øjne skal rinde med Graad, vore Øjenlaag strømme med Vand.
19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we ruined! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.
Thi Klageraab høres fra Zion: »Hvor er vi dog hærgede, beskæmmede dybt, fordi vi maa bort fra Landet, thi de brød vore Boliger ned.«
20 Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.
Ja, hør, I Kvinder, mit Ord, eders Øre fange Ord fra min Mund, og lær eders døtre Klage, hverandre Klagesang:
21 For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, [and] the young men from the streets.
»Døden steg op i vore Vinduer, kom i Paladserne, udrydded Barnet paa Gaden, de unge paa Torvene.«
22 Speak, Thus saith Jehovah, The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman; and none shall gather [them].
Sig: saa lyder det fra HERREN: De døde Legemer faldt som Gødning paa Marken, som Skaaret efter Høstmanden; ingen binder op.
23 Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
Saa siger HERREN: Den vise rose sig ikke af sin Visdom, den stærke ikke af sin Styrke, den rige ikke af sin Rigdom;
24 but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding, and knoweth me, that I am Jehovah who exerciseth lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah.
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 paa Jorden; thi i saadanne har jeg Behag, lyder det fra HERREN.
25 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in [their] uncircumcision:
Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger alle de omskaarne, som har Forhud:
26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners [of their hair] cut off, that dwell in the wilderness; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.
Ægypten, Juda, Edom, Ammoniterne, Moab og alle Ørkenboere med rundklippet Haar; thi Hedningerne er alle uomskaarne, men alt Israels Hus har uomskaaret Hjerte.
