Jeremiah 23
1 A curse is on the keepers who are causing the destruction and loss of the sheep of my field, says the Lord.
Ve de Hyrder, som ødelægge og adsprede min Græsgangs Faar! siger Herren.
2 So this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said against the keepers who have the care of my people: You have let my flock be broken up, driving them away and not caring for them; see, I will send on you the punishment for the evil of your doings, says the Lord.
Derfor, saa siger Herren, Israels Gud, imod Hyrderne, som vogte mit Folk: I have adspredt mine Faar og fordrevet dem og ikke set til dem; se, jeg vil hjemsøge eder for eders Idrætters Ondskabs Skyld, siger Herren.
3 And I will get the rest of my flock together from all the countries where I have sent them, and will make them come back again to their resting-place; and they will have offspring and be increased.
Og jeg vil samle de overblevne af mine Faar fra alle de Lande, hvorhen jeg har fordrevet dem; og jeg vil føre dem tilbage til deres Græsgange, og de skulle vorde frugtbare og mangfoldige.
4 And I will put over them keepers who will take care of them: never again will they be overcome with fear or be troubled, and there will not be the loss of one of them, says the Lord.
Og over dem vil jeg sætte Hyrder, som skulle vogte dem; og de skulle ikke mere frygte og ikke forskrækkes og ikke savnes, siger Herren.
5 See, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will give to David a true Branch, and he will be ruling as king, acting wisely, doing what is right, and judging uprightly in the land.
Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da jeg vil oprejse David en retfærdig Vækst; og han skal regere som en Konge og handle viselig og øve Ret og Retfærdighed paa Jorden.
6 In his days Judah will have salvation and Israel will be living without fear: and this is the name by which he will be named, The Lord is our righteousness.
I hans Dage skal Juda frelses og Israel bo tryggelig; og dette er hans Navn, som man skal kalde ham med: „Herren vor Retfærdighed”.
7 And so, truly, the days are coming when they will say no longer, By the living Lord, who took the children of Israel up out of the land of Egypt;
Derfor se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da de ikke mere skulle sige: Saa sandt Herren lever, som førte Israels Børn op fra Ægyptens Land!
8 But, By the living Lord, who took up the seed of Israel, and made them come out of the north country, and from all the countries where I had sent them; and they will be living in the land which is theirs.
men derimod: Saa sandt Herren lever, som førte og bragte Israels Hus's Sæd op fra Nordenlandet og fra alle de Lande, hvorhen jeg har fordrevet dem! Og de skulle bo i deres eget Land.
9 About the prophets. My heart is broken in me, all my bones are shaking; I am like a man full of strong drink, like a man overcome by wine; because of the Lord, and because of his holy words.
Over Profeterne er mit Hjerte knust inden i mig, alle mine Ben bæve, jeg er bleven som en drukken Mand og som en Mand, over hvem Vinen har faaet Overhaand, for Herrens Skyld og for hans hellige Ords Skyld.
10 For the land is full of men who are untrue to their wives; because of the curse the land is full of grief; the green fields of the waste land have become dry; and they are quick to do evil, their strength is for what is not right.
Thi Landet er fuldt af Horkarle, og Landet sørger for Forbandelsens Skyld, Græsgangene i Ørken ere hentørrede; og deres Løb var ondt, og deres Magt brugtes ikke ret.
11 For the prophet as well as the priest is unclean; even in my house I have seen their evil-doing, says the Lord.
Thi baade Profet og Præst ere vanhellige; endog i mit Hus har jeg fundet deres Ondskab, siger Herren.
12 For this cause their steps will be slipping on their way: they will be forced on into the dark and have a fall there: for I will send evil on them in the year of their punishment, says the Lord.
Derfor skal deres Vej blive for dem som slibrige Stier i Mørke, de skulle stødes frem og falde paa den; thi jeg vil lade Ulykke komme over dem, deres Hjemsøgelses Aar, siger Herren.
13 And I have seen ways without sense in the prophets of Samaria; they became prophets of the Baal, causing my people Israel to go wrong.
Og hos Profeterne i Samaria har jeg set Daarlighed, de spaaede ved Baal og forvildede mit Folk Israel;
14 And in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a shocking thing; they are untrue to their wives, walking in deceit, and they make strong the hands of evil-doers, so that a man may not be turned back from his evil-doing: they have all become like Sodom to me, and its people like Gomorrah.
men hos Profeterne i Jerusalem har jeg set en gruelig Ting, at de bedrive Hor og gaa om med Løgn, saa at de styrke de ondes Hænder, at de ikke skulle omvende sig hver fra sin Ondskab, de ere alle blevne for mig som Sodoma og dens Indbyggere som Gomorra.
15 So this is what the Lord of armies has said about the prophets: See, I will give them a bitter plant for their food, and bitter water for their drink: for from the prophets of Jerusalem unclean behaviour has gone out into all the land.
Derfor siger den Herre Zebaoth saaledes om Profeterne: Se, jeg vil give dem Malurt at æde og give dem besk Vand at drikke; thi fra Profeterne i Jerusalem er Vanhellighed kommen ud i det ganske Land.
16 This is what the Lord of armies has said: Do not give ear to the words which the prophets say to you: they give you teaching of no value: it is from themselves that their vision comes, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.
Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Hører ikke paa Profeternes Ord, som spaa for eder, de bedrage eder, de tale efter deres Hjertes Syn, ikke af Herrens Mund.
17 They keep on saying to those who have no respect for the word of the Lord, You will have peace; and to everyone who goes on his way in the pride of his heart, they say, No evil will come to you.
De sige og sige til dem, som foragte mig: Herren har talt, I skulle have Fred; og de sige til hver, som vandrer i sit Hjertes Stivhed: Der skal ingen Ulykke komme over eder.
18 For which of them has knowledge of the secret of the Lord, and has seen him, and given ear to his word? which of them has taken note of his word and given attention to it?
Thi hvo har staaet i Herrens hemmelige Raad og ser og hører hans Ord? hvo har lyttet til hans Ord, saa han hørte det?
19 See, the storm-wind of the Lord, even the heat of his wrath, has gone out, a rolling storm, bursting on the heads of the evil-doers.
Se, Herrens Storm, Fortørnelse, farer ud, og en hvirvlende Storm! den skal hvirvle over de ugudeliges Hoved.
20 The wrath of the Lord will not be turned back till he has done, till he has put into effect, the purposes of his heart: in days to come you will have full knowledge of this.
Herrens Vrede skal ikke vende om, inden han har udført, og inden han har fuldkommet sit Hjertes Tanker; i de sidste Dage skulle I ret faa Forstand derpaa.
21 I did not send these prophets, but they went running: I said nothing to them, but they gave out the prophet's word.
Jeg sendte ikke Profeterne, dog løb de; jeg talte ikke til dem, dog spaaede de.
22 But if they had been in my secret, then they would have made my people give ear to my words, turning them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
Men dersom de havde staaet i mit hemmelige Raad, da vilde de lade mit Folk høre mine Ord, og de vilde føre dem tilbage fra deres onde Vej og fra deres Idrætters Ondskab.
23 Am I only a God who is near, says the Lord, and not a God at a distance?
Er jeg kun en Gud nær hos? siger Herren, og ikke en Gud langt borte fra?
24 In what secret place may a man take cover without my seeing him? says the Lord. Is there any place in heaven or earth where I am not? says the Lord.
Mon nogen kan skjule sig paa lønlige Steder, saa at jeg ikke kan se ham? siger Herren; er jeg ikke den, som opfylder Himlene og Jorden? siger Herren.
25 My ears have been open to what the prophets have said, who say false words in my name, saying, I have had a dream, I have had a dream, I have had a dream,
Jeg har hørt, hvad Profeterne have sagt, de, som spaa Løgn i mit Navn og sige: Jeg drømte, jeg drømte.
26 Is (my word) in the hearts of the prophets who give out false words, even the prophets of the deceit of their hearts?
Hvor længe dog! mon Profeterne, som spaa Løgn, og som ere Profeter ved deres Hjertes Bedrageri, have i Sinde,
27 Whose purpose is to take away the memory of my name from my people by their dreams, of which every man is talking to his neighbour, as their fathers gave up the memory of my name for the Baal.
og mon de tænke paa at bringe mit Folk til at glemme mit Navn ved deres Drømme, som de fortælle hver sin Næste? ligesom deres Fædre glemte mit Navn for Baals Skyld.
28 If a prophet has a dream, let him give out his dream; and he who has my word, let him give out my word in good faith. What has the dry stem to do with the grain? says the Lord.
Den Profet, som har en Drøm, fortælle en Drøm, men den, hos hvem mit Ord er, tale mit Ord i Sandhed; hvad har Halm at gøre med Kornet? siger Herren.
29 Is not my word like fire? says the Lord; and like a hammer, smashing the rock to bits?
Er mit Ord ikke saaledes som Ild? siger Herren, og som en Hammer, der sønderslaar en Klippe?
30 For this cause I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who take my words, every one from his neighbour.
Derfor se, jeg er imod de Profeter, siger Herren, som stjæle mine Ord, den ene fra den anden.
31 See, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who let their tongues say, He has said.
Se, jeg er imod Profeter, siger Herren, som tage deres Tunge og varsle: „Han har sagt det”.
32 See, I am against the prophets of false dreams, says the Lord, who give them out and make my people go out of the way by their deceit and their uncontrolled words: but I did not send them or give them orders; and they will be of no profit to this people, says the Lord.
Se, jeg er imod dem, som spaa løgnagtige Drømme, siger Herren, og som fortælle dem og forvilde mit Folk med deres Løgne og med deres Letfærdighed; og jeg har dog ikke sendt dem og ikke givet dem Befaling, og de gavne slet ikke dette Folk, siger Herren.
33 And if this people, or the prophet, or a priest, questioning you, says, What word of weight is there from the Lord? then you are to say to them, You are the word, for I will not be troubled with you any more, says the Lord.
Og naar dette Folk eller Profeten eller en Præst spørger dig og siger: Hvad er Herrens Byrde? da skal du sige til dem: „Hvad, Byrde!” og: „Jeg vil bortkaste eder!” siger Herren.
34 And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, A word of weight from the Lord! I will send punishment on that man and on his house.
Og naar Profeten eller Præsten eller Folket siger: „Herrens Byrde!” da vil jeg hjemsøge den Mand og hans Hus.
35 But this is what you are to say, every man to his neighbour and every man to his brother, What answer has the Lord given? and, What has the Lord said?
Saaledes skulle I sige, hver til sin Næste og hver til sin Broder: „Hvad har Herren svaret?” og: „Hvad har Herren talt?”
36 And you will no longer put people in mind of the word of weight of the Lord: for every man's word will be a weight on himself; for the words of the living God, of the Lord of armies, our God, have been twisted by you.
Men „Herrens Byrde” skulle I ikke nævne; thi „Byrden” vil for Manden blive hans eget Ord, efterdi I have forvendt den levende Guds, den Herre Zebaoths, vor Guds Ord.
37 This is what you are to say to the prophet, What answer has the Lord given to you? and, What has the Lord said?
Saaledes skal du sige til Profeten: Hvad har Herren svaret dig? og hvad har Herren talt?
38 But if you say, The word of weight of the Lord; this is what the Lord has said: Because you say, The weight of the Lord, and I have sent to you, saying, You are not to say, The weight of the Lord;
Men dersom I sige: „Herrens Byrde!” saa siger Herren derfor saaledes: Fordi I have sagt dette Ord: „Herrens Byrde!” skønt jeg sendte til eder og lod sige: I skulle ikke sige: Herrens Byrde!
39 For this reason, truly, I will put you completely out of my memory, and I will put you, and the town which I gave to you and to your fathers, away from before my face:
derfor se, jeg er der, og jeg vil glemme eder og kaste eder og Staden, som jeg gav eder og eders Fædre, bort fra mit Ansigt;
40 And I will give you a name without honour for ever, and unending shame which will never go from the memory of men.
og jeg vil lægge paa eder evig Forhaanelse og evig Forsmædelse, som ikke skal glemmes.
