Jeremias 27

1 THE WORD OF THE LORD WHICH HE SPOKE AGAINST BABYLON.

I Begyndelsen af Jojakims, Josias's Søns, Judas Konges Regering kom dette Ord til Jeremias fra Herren, saalydende:

2 Proclaim you amongst the Gentiles, and cause the tidings to be heard, and suppress [them] not: say you, Babylon is taken, Belus is confounded; the fearless, the luxurious Maerodach is delivered up.

Saa sagde Herren til mig: Gør dig Baand og Aag, og læg dem paa din Hals,

3 For a nation has come up against her from the north, he shall utterly ravage her land, and there shall be none to dwell in it, neither man nor beast.

og send dem til Kongen i Edom og til Kongen i Moab og til Ammons Børns Konge og til Kongen i Tyrus og til Kongen i Sidon, ved de Sendebud, som ere komne til Jerusalem, til Zedekias, Judas Konge.

4 In those days, and at that time, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Juda together; they shall proceed, weeping as they go, seeking the Lord their God.

Og du skal befale dem at sige saaledes til deres Herrer: Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Saaledes skulle I sige til eders Herrer:

5 They shall ask the way till [they come to] Sion, for that way shall they set their face; and they shall come and flee for refuge to the Lord their God; for the everlasting covenant shall not be forgotten.

Jeg har skabt Jorden, Menneskene og Dyrene, som ere paa Jordens Kreds, ved min store Magt og ved min udrakte Arm; og jeg har givet dem til den, hvem det synes mig ret.

6 My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds thrust them out, they caused them to wander on the mountains: they went from mountain to hill, they forgot their resting-place.

Og nu har jeg givet alle disse Lande i Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babels, min Tjeners Haand; endogsaa de vilde Dyr paa Marken har jeg givet ham til hans Tjeneste.

7 All that found them consumed them: their enemies said, Let us not leave them alone, because they have sinned against the Lord: he that gathered their fathers [had] a pasture of righteousness.

Og alle Folkefærd skulle tjene ham og hans Søn og hans Søns Søn, indtil ogsaa hans eget Lands Tid kommer, da skulle mange Folk og mægtige Konger gøre ham til Træl.

8 Flee you out of the midst of Babylon, and from the land of the Chaldeans, and go forth, and be as serpents before sleep.

Og det skal ske, at naar et Folk og et Rige ikke vil tjene Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, og ikke vil bøje sin Hals under Kongen af Babels Aag, da vil jeg hjemsøge dette Folk med Sværdet og med Hungeren og med Pesten, siger Herren, indtil jeg faar gjort Ende paa det ved hans Haand.

9 For, behold, I stir up against Babylon the gatherings of nations out of the land of the north; and they shall set themselves in array against her: thence shall she be taken, as the dart of an expert warrior shall not return empty.

Derfor hører ikke eders Profeter og eders Spaamænd og eders Drømme og eders Dagvælgere og eders Troldkarle, som sige saaledes til eder: I skulle ikke komme til at tjene Kongen af Babel.

10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied.

Thi de spaa Løgn for eder for at bringe eder langt bort fra eders Land, og for at jeg skal støde eder ud, og at I skulle omkomme.

11 Because you rejoiced, and boasted, [while] plundering mine heritage; because you exulted as calves in the grass, and pushed with the horn as bulls.

Men det Folk, som bøjer sin Hals under Kongen af Babels Aag og tjener ham, det vil jeg lade blive i sit Land, siger Herren, og det skal dyrke det og bo derudi.

12 Your mother is greatly ashamed; your mother that bore you for prosperity is confounded: [she is] the last of the nations, desolate,

Og til Zedekias, Judas Konge, talte jeg efter alle disse Ord og sagde: Bøjer eders Halse under Kongen af Babels Aag, og tjener ham og hans Folk, saa skulle I leve.

13 by reason of the Lord's anger: it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be all a desolation; and every one that passes through Babylon shall scowl, and they shall hiss at all her plague.

Hvorfor ville I dø, du og dit Folk, ved Sværdet, ved Hungeren og ved Pesten, saaledes som Herren har talt til det Folk, som ikke vil tjene Kongen af Babel?

14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all you that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare not your arrows,

Og hører ikke paa de Profeters Ord, som sige saaledes til eder: I skulle ikke komme til at tjene Kongen af Babel; thi de spaa Løgn for eder.

15 and prevail against her: her hands are weakened, her bulwarks are fallen, and her wall is broken down: for it is vengeance from God: take vengeance upon her; as she has done, do to her.

Thi jeg har ikke sendt dem, siger Herren; men de spaa Løgn i mit Navn, paa det at jeg skal støde eder ud, at I skulle omkomme, I og Profeterne, som spaa for eder.

16 Utterly destroy seed out of Babylon, [and] him that holds a sickle in time of harvest: for fear of the Grecian sword, they shall return every one to his people, and every one shall flee to his own land.

Og til Præsterne og til alt dette Folk talte jeg og sagde: Saa siger Herren: Hører ikke paa eders Profeters Ord, de, som spaa for eder og sige: Se, Herrens Hus's Kar skulle nu snart føres tilbage fra Babel; thi de spaa Løgn for eder.

17 Israel is a wandering sheep; the lions have driven him out: the king of Assyria first devoured him, and afterward this king of Babylon [has gnawed] his bones.

Hører ikke paa dem, tjener Kongen af Babel, saa skulle I leve; hvorfor skal denne Stad blive øde?

18 Therefore thus says the Lord; Behold, I [will] take vengeance on the king of Babylon, and upon his land, as I took vengeance on the king of Assyria.

Men dersom de ere Profeter, og dersom Herrens Ord er hos dem, saa lad dem bønfalde den Herre Zebaoth om, at de Kar, som ere blevne tilbage i Herrens Hus og i Judas Konges Hus og i Jerusalem, ikke maa komme til Babel.

19 And I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and on mount Ephraim and in Galaad, and his soul shall be satisfied.

Thi saa siger den Herre Zebaoth om Støtterne og om Havet og om Stolene og om de øvrige Kar, som ere blevne tilbage i denne Stad,

20 In those days, and at that time, they shall seek for the iniquity of Israel, and there shall be none; and for the sins of Juda, and they shall not be found: for I will be merciful to them that are left

og som Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, ikke har taget, der han bortførte fra Jerusalem til Babel Jekonias, Jojakims Søn, Judas Konge, og alle de ypperste af Juda og Jerusalem:

21 on the land, says the Lord. Go up against it roughly, and against them that dwell on it: avenge, O sword, and destroy utterly, says the Lord, and do according to all that I command you.

Ja, saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud, om Karrene, som ere blevne tilbage i Herrens Hus og i Judas Konges Hus og i Jerusalem:

22 A sound of war, and great destruction in the land of the Chaldeans!

De skulle føres til Babel og blive der indtil den Dag, jeg vil se efter dem, siger Herren, og føre dem op og lade dem komme tilbage til dette Sted.

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth broken and crushed! How is Babylon become a desolation amongst the nations!

24 They shall come upon you, and you shall not know it, Babylon, that you will even be taken captive: you are found and taken, because you did resist the Lord.

25 The Lord has opened his treasury, and brought forth the weapons of his anger: for the Lord God [has] a work in the land of the Chaldeans.

26 For her times are come: open you her storehouses: search her as a cave, and utterly destroy her: let there be no remnant of her.

27 Dry you up all her fruits, and let them go down to the slaughter: woe to them! for their day is come, and the time of their retribution.

28 A voice of men fleeing and escaping from the land of Babylon, to declare to Sion the vengeance [that comes] from the Lord our God.

29 Summon many against Babylon, [even] every one that bends the bow: camp against her round about; let no one of her [people] escape: render to her according to her works; according to all that she has done, do to her: for she has resisted the Lord, the Holy God of Israel.

30 Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her warriors shall be cast down, says the Lord.

31 Behold, I am against you the haughty one, says the Lord: for your day is come, and the time of your retribution.

32 And your pride shall fail, and fall, and there shall be no one to set it up again: and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all things round about her.

33 Thus says the Lord; The children of Israel and the children of Juda have been oppressed: all they that have taken them captive have oppressed them together; for they would not let them go.

34 But their Redeemer is strong; the Lord Almighty is his name: he will enter into judgement with his adversaries, that he may destroy the earth;

35 and he will sharpen a sword against the Chaldeans, and against the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her nobles and upon her wise men;

36 a sword upon her warriors, and they shall be weakened: a sword upon their horses, and upon their chariots:

37 a sword upon their warriors and upon the mixed people in the midst of her; and they shall be as women: a sword upon the treasures, and they shall be scattered upon her water,

38 and they shall be ashamed: for it is a land of graven [images]; and in the islands, where they boasted.

39 Therefore shall idols dwell in the islands, and the young of monsters shall dwell in it: it shall not be inhabited any more for ever.

40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities bordering upon them, says the Lord: no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn there.

41 Behold, a people comes from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be stirred up from the end of the earth; holding bow and dagger:

42 [the people] is fierce, and will have no mercy: their voices shall sound as the sea, they shall ride upon horses, prepared for war, like fire, against you, O daughter of Babylon.

43 The king of Babylon heard the sound of them, and his hands were enfeebled: anguish overcame him, pangs as of a woman in travail.

44 Behold, he shall come up as a lion from Jordan to Gaethan; for I will speedily drive them from her, and I will set all the youths against her: for who is like me? and who will resist me? and who is this shepherd who will stand before me?

45 Therefore hear you the counsel of the Lord, which he has taken against Babylon; and his devices, which he has devised upon the Chaldeans inhabiting [it]: surely lambs of their flock shall be destroyed: surely pasture shall be cut off from them.

46 For at the sound of the taking of Babylon the earth shall quake, and a cry shall be heard amongst the nations.