Jeremiah 26
1 When Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, first became king, this word came from the Lord, saying,
I Begyndelsen af Jojakims, Josias's Søns, Judas Konges Regering kom dette Ord fra Herren saalunde:
2 This is what the Lord has said: Take your place in the open square of the Lord's house and say to all the towns of Judah, who come into the Lord's house for worship, everything I give you orders to say to them: keep back not a word;
Saa siger Herren: Stil dig i Herrens Hus's Forgaard, og tal til alle Judas Stæder, som komme for at tilbede i Herrens Hus, alle de Ord, som jeg har befalet dig at tale til dem, du skal ikke tage et Ord derfra.
3 It may be that they will give ear, and that every man will be turned from his evil way, so that my purpose of sending evil on them because of the evil of their doings may be changed.
Maaske de vilde høre og omvende sig, hver fra sin onde Vej, og jeg maatte angre det onde, som jeg tænker at gøre imod dem, for deres Idrætters Ondskabs Skyld.
4 And you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: If you do not give ear to me and go in the way of my law which I have put before you,
Og du skal sige til dem: Saa siger Herren: Dersom I ikke høre mig om at vandre i min Lov, som jeg har sat for eders Ansigt,
5 And give ear to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you, getting up early and sending them, though you gave no attention;
og om at høre paa mine Tjeneres, Profeternes Ord, som jeg sender til eder, baade tidligt og ideligt, uden at I have villet høre dem:
6 Then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this town a curse to all the nations of the earth.
Saa vil jeg gøre dette Hus ligt med Silo og gøre denne Stad til en Forbandelse for alle Folkefærd paa Jorden.
7 And in the hearing of the priests and the prophets and all the people, Jeremiah said these words in the house of the Lord.
Og Præsterne og Profeterne og alt Folket hørte, at Jeremias talte disse Ord i Herrens Hus.
8 Now, when Jeremiah had come to the end of saying everything the Lord had given him orders to say to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people took him by force, saying, Death will certainly be your fate.
Og det skete, der Jeremias var færdig med at tale alt det, som Herren havde befalet ham at tale til alt Folket, da grebe Præsterne og Profeterne og alt Folket ham og sagde: Du skal visselig dø!
9 Why have you said in the name of the Lord, This house will be like Shiloh, and this land a waste with no one living in it? And all the people had come together to Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
Hvorfor spaaede du i Herrens Navn og sagde: Dette Hus skal blive ligesom Silo, og denne Stad skal ødelægges, saa at ingen skal bo der? Og alt Folket samlede sig imod Jeremias i Herrens Hus.
10 And the rulers of Judah, hearing of these things, came up from the king's house to the house of the Lord, and took their seats by the new door of the Lord's house.
Og Judas Fyrster hørte disse Ord, og de gik op fra Kongens Hus og til Herrens Hus, og de satte sig ved Indgangen til Herrens nye Port.
11 Then the priests and the prophets said to the rulers and to all the people, The right fate for this man is death; for he has said words against this town in your hearing.
Og Præsterne og Profeterne sagde til Fyrsterne og til alt Folket saaledes: Dødsdom over denne Mand! thi han har spaaet imod denne Stad, saaledes som I have hørt med eders Øren.
12 Then Jeremiah said to all the rulers and to all the people, The Lord has sent me as his prophet to say against this house and against this town all the words which have come to your ears.
Men Jeremias sagde til alle Fyrsterne og til alt Folket saaledes: Herren har sendt mig til at spaa imod dette Hus og imod denne Stad og til at forkynde alle de Ord, som I have hørt.
13 So now, make a change for the better in your ways and your doings, and give ear to the voice of the Lord your God; then the Lord will let himself be turned from the decision he has made against you for evil.
Saa bedrer nu eders Veje og eders Idrætter, og hører Herren eders Guds Røst, saa skal Herren angre det onde, som han har talt imod eder.
14 As for me, here I am in your hands: do with me whatever seems good and right in your opinion.
Og jeg, se! jeg er i eders Haand; gører imod mig, som det er godt, og som det er ret for eders Øjne.
15 Only be certain that, if you put me to death, you will make yourselves and your town and its people responsible for the blood of one who has done no wrong: for truly, the Lord has sent me to you to say all these words in your ears.
Kun det skulle I vide, at dersom I dræbe mig, da ville I bringe uskyldigt Blod over eder og over denne Stad og over dens Indbyggere; thi i Sandhed, Herren har sendt mig til eder for at tale alle disse Ord for eders Øren.
16 Then the rulers and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, It is not right for this man to be put to death: for he has said words to us in the name of the Lord our God.
Da sagde Fyrsterne og alt Folket til Præsterne og til Profeterne: Der bør ingen Dødsdom fældes over denne Mand; thi har han talt til os i Herren vor Guds Navn.
17 Then some of the responsible men of the land got up and said to all the meeting of the people,
Og nogle Mænd af de Ældste i Landet stode op, og de sagde til hele Folkets Forsamling saaledes:
18 Micah the Morashtite, who was a prophet in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, said to all the people of Judah, This is what the Lord of armies has said: Zion will become like a ploughed field, and Jerusalem will become a mass of broken walls, and the mountain of the house like the high places of the woodland.
Morasktiten Mika spaaede i Ezekias's, Judas Konges Dage, og sagde til alt Judas Folk: Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Zion skal pløjes som en Ager og Jerusalem blive til Stenhobe og Husets Bjerg til Skovhøje.
19 Did Hezekiah and all Judah put him to death? did he not in the fear of the Lord make prayer for the grace of the Lord, and the Lord let himself be turned from the decision he had made against them for evil? By this act we might do great evil against ourselves.
Mon Ezekias, Judas Konge, og al Juda straks dræbte ham? frygtede han ikke Herren og bad ydmygt for Herrens Ansigt, saa at Herren angrede det onde, som han havde talt imod dem? og vi, vi bringe en stor Ulykke over vore Sjæle.
20 And there was another man who was a prophet of the Lord, Uriah, the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath-jearim; he said against this town and against this land all the words which Jeremiah had said:
Der var ogsaa en Mand, som spaaede i Herrens Navn, Urias, Semajas's Søn, fra Kirjath-Jearim; og han spaaede imod denne Stad og imod dette Land, aldeles som Jeremias's Ord vare.
21 And when his words came to the ears of Jehoiakim the king and all his men of war and his captains, the king would have put him to death; but Uriah, hearing of it, was full of fear and went in flight into Egypt:
Og Kong Jojakim og alle hans vældige og alle Fyrsterne hørte hans Ord, og Kongen søgte at dræbe ham; men Urias hørte det og frygtede og flyede og kom til Ægypten.
22 And Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt.
Men Kong Jojakim sendte Mænd til Ægypten, nemlig Elnatan, Akbors Søn, og nogle Mænd med ham til Ægypten.
23 And they took Uriah out of Egypt and came back with him to Jehoiakim the king; who put him to death with the sword, and had his dead body put into the resting-place of the bodies of the common people.
Og de førte Urias fra Ægypten og bragte ham til Kong Jojakim, og denne slog ham ihjel med Sværdet og lod hans døde Krop kaste i de meniges Grave.
24 But Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, gave Jeremiah his help, so that he was not given into the hands of the people to be put to death.
Kun Ahikams, Safans Søns, Haand var med Jeremias, saa at man ikke gav ham i Folkets Haand til at dræbes.
