Jeremiah 1
1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
Ord af Jeremias, Hilkias Søn, en af Præsterne, som vare i Anathoth, i Benjamins Land,
2 To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his rule.
til hvem Herrens Ord kom i Josias's, Amons Søns, Judas Konges Dage, i hans Regerings trettende Aar;
3 And it came again in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, up to the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah; till Jerusalem was taken away in the fifth month.
og det kom fremdeles i Jojakims, Josias's Søns, Judas Konges Dage indtil Enden af Zedekias's, Josias's Søns, Judas Konges ellevte Aar, indtil Jerusalem blev ført i Fangenskab i den femte Maaned.
4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saalunde:
5 Before you were formed in the body of your mother I had knowledge of you, and before your birth I made you holy; I have given you the work of being a prophet to the nations.
Før jeg dannede dig i Moders Liv, kendte jeg dig, og før du udkom af Moders Skød, helligede jeg dig; jeg beskikkede dig til en Profet for Folkene.
6 Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.
Men jeg sagde: Ak Herre, Herre! se, jeg forstaar ikke at tale, thi jeg er ung.
7 But the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for wherever I send you, you are to go, and whatever I give you orders to say, you are to say.
Men Herren sagde til mig: Sig ikke: Jeg er ung; thi du skal gaa over alt, hvor jeg sender dig, og alt det, som jeg befaler dig, skal du tale.
8 Have no fear because of them: for I am with you, to keep you safe, says the Lord.
Frygt ikke for deres Ansigt; thi jeg er med dig for at redde dig, siger Herren.
9 Then the Lord put out his hand, touching my mouth; and the Lord said to me, See, I have put my words in your mouth:
Og Herren udrakte sin Haand og lod den røre ved min Mund, og Herren sagde til mig: Se, jeg har lagt mine Ord i din Mund.
10 See, this day I have put you over the nations and over the kingdoms, for uprooting and smashing down, for destruction and overturning, for building up and planting.
Se, jeg har beskikket dig paa denne Dag over Folkene, og over Rigerne til at oprykke og til at omstyrte og til at fordærve og til at nedkaste, til at bygge og til at plante.
11 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a branch of an almond-tree.
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig, og han sagde: Jeremias, hvad ser du? Og jeg sagde: Jeg ser en Mandelstav.
12 Then the Lord said to me, You have seen well: for I keep watch over my word to give effect to it.
Og Herren sagde til mig: Du saa rigtigt; thi jeg vil være aarvaagen over mit Ord for at fuldkomme, det.
13 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, What do you see? And I said, I see a boiling pot, and its face is from the north.
Og Herrens Ord kom til mig anden Gang, og han sagde: Hyad ser du? Og jeg sagde: Jeg ser en sydende Gryde, og den vender sig hid fra Egnen imod Nord.
14 Then the Lord said to me, Out of the north evil will come, bursting out on all the people of the land.
Og Herren sagde til mig: Fra Norden skal Ulykken udlades over alle Landets Indbyggere.
15 For see, I will send for all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord; and they will come, everyone placing his high seat at the way into Jerusalem, and against its walls on every side, and against all the towns of Judah.
Thi se, jeg kalder ad alle Rigernes Stammer imod Norden, siger Herren; og de skulle komme og sætte hver sin Stol for Indgangen til Jerusalems Porte og imod alle dens Mure trindt omkring, imod alle Judas Stæder.
16 And I will give my decision against them on account of all their evil-doing; because they have given me up, burning perfumes to other gods and worshipping the works of their hands.
Og jeg vil holde Ret over dem for al deres Ondskabs Skyld; thi de forlode mig og gjorde Røgelse for andre Guder og tilbade for deres Hænders Gerninger.
17 So make yourself ready, and go and say to them everything I give you orders to say: do not be overcome by fear of them, or I will send fear on you before them.
Og du, du skal binde op om dine Lænder og gøre dig rede og tale til dem alt det, jeg vil befale dig; vær ikke bange for dem, at jeg ikke skal gøre dig bange for dem.
18 For see, this day have I made you a walled town, and an iron pillar, and walls of brass, against all the land, against the kings of Judah, against its captains, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
Og jeg, se, jeg har gjort dig i Dag til en fast Stad og til en Jernpille og til Kobbermure for hele Landet, imod Judas Konger, imod dets Fyrster, imod dets Præster og imod Folket i Landet.
19 They will be fighting against you, but they will not overcome you: for I am with you, says the Lord, to give you salvation.
Og de skulle stride imod dig og ikke faa Overhaand over dig; thi jeg er med dig, siger Herren, for at redde dig.
