Jeremias 6
1 Strengthen yourselves, you children of Benjamin, [to flee] out of the midst of Jerusalem, and sound an alarm with the trumpet in Thecue, and set up a signal over Baethacharma: for evil threatens from the north, and a great destruction is coming.
Flyr, I Benjamins Børn! midt ud af Jerusalem, og blæser i Trompeten i Tekoa, og oprejser en Bavn over Beth-Kerem; thi en Ulykke lader sig se af Norden og en stor Forstyrrelse.
2 And [your] pride, O daughter of Sion, shall be taken away.
Den dejlige, den yppige, Zions Datter ødelægger jeg.
3 The shepherds and their flocks shall come to her; and they shall pitch [their] tents against her round about, and shall feed [their flocks] each with his hand.
Til hende skulle Hyrder og deres Hjorde komme; de slaa Telte op trindt omkring imod hende; hver afgræsser sit Stykke.
4 Prepare yourselves for war against her; rise up, and let us go up against her at noon. Woe to us! for the day has gone down, for the shadows of the day fail.
Helliger en Krig imod hende! staar op, og lader os drage op om Middagen; ve os! thi Dagen hælder, og Aftenens Skygger udstrække sig.
5 Rise, and let us go up against her by night, and destroy her foundations.
Staar op, og lader os drage op om Natten og ødelægge hendes Paladser.
6 For thus says the Lord, Hew down her trees, array a numerous force against Jerusalem. O false city; [there is] all oppression in her.
Thi saa sigen den Herre Zebaoth: Afhugger Træerne, og opkaster en Vold imod Jerusalem; dette er den Stad, som bliver hjemsøgt, der er Undertrykkelse i den overalt.
7 As a cistern cools water, so her wickedness cools her, ungodliness and misery shall be heard in her, [as] continually before her.
Som en Brønd lader sit Vand udvælde, saa lader hun sin Ondskab udvælde; Vold og Ødelæggelse høres i den, for mit Ansigt er der stedse Saar og Slag.
8 You shall be chastened, O Jerusalem, with pain and the scourge, lest my soul depart from you; lest I make you a desert land, which shall not be inhabited.
Lad dig advare, Jerusalem! at mit Hjerte ikke skal rive sig løs fra dig; at jeg ikke skal gøre dig til en Ødelæggelse, et Land, som ingen bor udi.
9 For thus says the Lord, Glean, glean thoroughly as a vine the remnant of Israel: turn back [your hands] as a grape-gatherer to his basket.
Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Som paa Vinstokken skulle de holde Efterhøst paa det overblevne af Israel; før din Haand tilbage som den, der afplukker Vindruer til Kurvene.
10 To whom shall I speak, and testify, that he may listen? behold, your ears are uncircumcised, and they shall not be able to hear: behold, the word of the Lord is become to them a reproach, they will not at all desire it.
For hvem skal jeg tale og vidne, saa at de høre? se, deres Øren have Forhud, og de kunne ikke give Agt; se, Herrens Ord blev dem til Spot, de have ikke Lyst til det.
11 And I allowed my wrath to come to full, yet I kept [it] in, and did not utterly destroy them: I will pour it out on the children without, and on the assembly of young men together: for man and woman shall be taken together, the old man with him that is full of days.
Men af Herrens Vrede er jeg fuld, jeg er træt af at holde den tilbage: Udøs den over de spæde Børn paa Gaden og over alle de unge Karles lønlige Forsamling; thi baade Mand og Kvinde, den gamle og den, som har fyldt sine Dage, skulle gribes.
12 And their houses shall be turned to others, [with] their fields and their wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of this land, says the Lord.
Og deres Huse skulle tilfalde andre, Agre og Kvinder til Hobe; thi jeg vil udrække min Haand over Landets Indbyggere, siger Herren.
13 For from the least of them even to the greatest they have all committed iniquity; from the priest even to the false prophet they have all wrought falsely.
Thi fra den mindste af dem indtil den største af dem tragter enhver efter Vinding, og fra Profet og indtil Præst lægge de alle Vind paa Løgn.
14 And they healed the breach of my people [imperfectly], making light [of it], and saying, Peace, peace, and where is peace?
Og de lægede mit Folks Datters Brøst, som om det var en let Sag, idet de sagde: Fred! Fred! dog der var ikke Fred.
15 They were ashamed because they failed; yet they were not ashamed as those who are [truly] ashamed, and they knew not their own disgrace: therefore shall they [utterly] fall when they do fall, and in the time of visitation shall they perish, said the Lord.
De ere blevne til Skamme; thi de gjorde Vederstyggelighed; dog skamme de sig aldeles ikke og vide ikke at være skamfulde; derfor skulle de falde iblandt dem, som falde, den Tid, naar jeg vil hjemsøge dem, skulle de snuble, siger Herren.
16 Thus says the Lord, Stand you in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths of the Lord; and see what is the good way, and walk in it, and you shall find purification for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [in them].
Saa sagde Herren: Staar paa Vejene og ser til, og spørger om de gamle Stier, hvor den gode Vej mon være, og vandrer paa den, og I skulle finde Rolighed for eders Sjæl; men de sagde: Vi ville ikke gaa.
17 I have set watchmen over you, [saying], Hear you the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hear [it].
Jeg har og sat Vægtere over eder, giver Agt paa Trompetens Lyd; men de sagde: Vi ville ikke give Agt.
18 Therefore have the nations heard, and they that feed their flocks.
Derfor hører, I Hedninger! og forstaa, du Menighed! de Ting, der ske iblandt dem.
19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evils upon this people, [even] the fruit of their rebellions; for they have not heeded my words, and they have rejected my law.
Hør, du Jord! se, jeg fører Ulykke over dette Folk, deres Tankers Frugt; thi de gave ikke Agt paa mine Ord, og min Lov, den forkastede de.
20 Therefore do you bring me frankincense from Saba, and cinnamon from a land afar off? your whole burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices have not been pleasant to me.
Hvortil skal der bringes mig Virak fra Seba og den gode Kalmus fra et langt bortliggende Land? eders Brændofre ere ikke behagelige, og eders Slagtofre tækkes mig ikke.
21 Therefore thus says the Lord, Behold, I [will] bring weakness upon this people, and the fathers and sons shall be weak together; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
Derfor, saa siger Herren: Se, jeg vil sætte Stød for dette Folk; og Fædre og Børn til Hobe skulle støde sig paa dem, Naboen og hans Ven skulle omkomme.
22 Thus says the Lord, Behold, a people comes from the north, and nations shall be stirred up from the end of the earth.
Saa siger Herren: Se, der skal komme et Folk af et Land imod Nord, og et stort Folk skal rejses Ira det yderste af Jorden.
23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear; [the people] is fierce, and will have no mercy; their voice is as the roaring sea; they shall array themselves for war against you as fire on horses and chariots, O daughter of Sion.
De skulle føre Bue og Glavind, det er et grumt Folk, og de skulle ikke forbarme sig, deres Røst skal bruse som Havet, og de skulle komme ridende paa Heste, rustede, som en Mand til Krig, imod dig, du Zions Datter!
24 We have heard the report of them: our hands are weakened: anguish has seized us, the pangs as of a woman in travail.
Vi have hørt Rygtet derom, vore Hænder ere blevne slappe; Angest har betaget os, ja, en Smerte som hendes, der føder.
25 Go not forth into the field, and walk not in the ways; for the sword of the enemy lingers round about.
Gak ikke ud paa Ageren, og gak ikke ad Vejen; thi Fjenden har sit Sværd, der er Rædsel; trindt omkring.
26 O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth: sprinkle [yourself] with ashes; make for yourself pitiable lamentation, [as] the mourning for a beloved [son]: for misery will come suddenly upon you.
O, mit Folks Datter! ombind dig med Sæk, og vælt dig i Asken, anstil Sorg, som for den eneste Søn, en saare bitter Klage; thi Ødelæggeren skal komme hastelig over os.
27 I have caused you to be tried amongst tried nations, and you shall know me when I have tried their way.
Jeg har sat dig til et Vagttaarn iblandt mit Folk, til en Befæstning, at du skal kende og prøve deres Vej.
28 [They are] all disobedient, walking perversely: [they are] brass and iron; they are all corrupted.
De ere alle aldeles modvillige og vandre om som Bagvadskere, de ere Kobber og Jern; de ere alle sammen fordærvede.
29 The bellows have failed from the fire, the lead has failed: the silversmith works at his trade in vain; their wickedness is not consumed.
Pusteren blæser, Blyet er fortæret af Ild, man har forgæves smeltet og smeltet; thi de onde ere ikke udskilte.
30 Call you them reprobate silver, because the Lord has rejected them.
Forkastet Sølv kalder man dem; thi Herren har forkastet dem.
