Jeremiah 5
1 “Travel the streets of Jerusalem; and gaze, and consider, and seek, in its wide streets. If you can find a man exercising judgment and seeking faith, then I will be forgiving to them.
Løber omkring paa Gaderne i Jerusalem, og ser dog og kender, og søger paa dens Gader, om I kunne finde nogen, om der er nogen, som gør Ret, som beflitter sig paa Troskab, saa vil jeg tilgive den.
2 For even though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in this, too, they swear falsely.”
Og om de end sige: Saa vist som Herren lever, saa sværge de dog falskelig.
3 O Lord, your eyes look with favor upon faith. You have struck them, and they have not grieved. You have bruised them, and they have refused to accept discipline. They have hardened their faces more than rock, and they are not willing to return.
Herre! monne dine Øjne ikke se efter Troskab? du slog dem, men de følte ingen Smerte; du fortærede dem, de vægrede sig ved at annamme Tugt; de gjorde deres Ansigt haardere end en Klippe, de vægrede sig ved at vende om.
4 But I said: Perhaps these are the poor and the senseless, who are ignorant of the way of the Lord, of the judgment of their God.
Men jeg sagde: Det er vel kun de ringe! de handle daarligt, fordi de ikke kende Herrens Vej, deres Guds Ret;
5 Therefore, I will go to great men, and I will speak with them. For they have known the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God. And behold, these ones have broken the yoke all the more; they have torn apart the bonds.
jeg vil gaa til de store og tale med dem, thi de vide Herrens Vej, deres Guds Ret; men de havde til Hobe sønderbrudt Aaget, sønderslidt Baandene.
6 For this reason, a lion from the forest has struck them down, a wolf toward evening has laid waste to them, a leopard lies in wait over their cities. All who go out from there will be taken. For their transgressions have been multiplied; their rebellions have been strengthened.
Derfor har en Løve fra Skoven slaget dem, en Ulv fra Ørkenerne ødelægger dem, en Parder vaager og lurer foran deres Stæder, hver den, som gaar ud af dem, sønderrives; thi deres Overtrædelser ere mange, deres Afvigelser ere blevne mangfoldige.
7 “Over which things am I able to be merciful to you? Your sons have forsaken me, and they swear by those who are not gods. I gave them everything, and they committed adultery, and they indulged themselves in the house of the harlot.
Hvorfor skulde jeg tilgive dig? dine Børn forlode mig og svore ved det, som ikke er Gud; og jeg lod dem sværge; de bedreve Hor, og til Horehuset trængte de sig sammen.
8 They have become like wild horses in heat; each one was neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
De ere blevne som velfodrede ustyrlige Heste, hver vrinsker ad sin Næstes Hustru.
9 Shall I not visit against these things, says the Lord? And shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation such as this?
Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge for disse Ting? siger Herren; og skulde ikke min Sjæl hævne sig paa saadant Folk, som dette er?
10 Scale its walls and tear them down. But do not be willing to bring about its very end. Take away its plantings, for they are not the Lord’s.
Stiger op paa dens Mure og fordærver, men gører ikke aldeles Ende paa den; borttager dens Ranker, thi de ere ikke Herrens.
11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have greatly transgressed against me, says the Lord.
Thi Israels Hus og Judas Hus have været helt troløse imod mig, siger Herren.
12 They have denied the Lord, and they have said, ‘It is not him,’ and, ‘Evil will not overwhelm us. We will not see famine and the sword.’
De fornægtede Herren og sagde: Ham er det ikke; og Ulykke skal ikke komme paa os, og Sværd og Hunger skulle vi ikke se.
13 The prophets have spoken into the wind, and there was no answer with them. Therefore, these things will happen to them.”
Og Profeterne skulle blive til Vind, og der er ingen, som taler i dem; saaledes skal det ske dem.
14 Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts: “Since you have spoken this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth like fire and this people like wood, and it will devour them.
Derfor, saa siger Herren, den Gud Zebaoth: Efterdi I sige dette Ord, se, da gør jeg mine Ord i din Mund til Ild, og dette Folk til Træer, og den skal fortære dem.
15 Behold, O house of Israel, I will lead over you a far away nation, says the Lord, a robust nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you will not know, nor will you understand what they are saying.
Se, jeg vil lade komme et Folk langvejsfra over eder, Israels Hus, siger Herren; det er et haardt Folk, det er et Folk, som har været til fra gammel Tid af; et Folk, hvis Tungemaal du ikke kender, og hvis Tale du ikke forstaar;
16 Their quiver is like an open sepulcher. They are all strong.
dets Kogger er som en aaben Grav; de ere alle sammen Kæmper.
17 And they will consume your grain fields and your bread. They will devour your sons and your daughters. They will consume your flocks and your herds. They will consume your vineyards and your figs. And with the sword, they will crush your fortified cities, in which you have placed your trust.
Og det skal fortære din Høst og dit Brød, det skal fortære dine Sønner og dine Døtre, det skal fortære dine Faar og dine Øksne, det skal fortære dit Vintræ og dit Figentræ; det skal forstyrre dine faste Stæder, som du forlader dig paa, ved Sværdet.
18 Yet truly, in those days, says the Lord, I will not bring the consummation over you.
Men ogsaa i disse Dage, siger Herren, vil jeg ikke aldeles gøre Ende paa eder.
19 And if they say, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ You shall say to them: ‘Just as you have abandoned me and have served a strange god in your own land, so will you serve strangers in a land not your own.’
Og det skal ske, naar I sige: Hvorfor gjorde Herren vor Gud alle disse Ting ved os? da skal du sige til dem: Ligesom I forlode mig og tjente de fremmede Guder i eders Land, saaledes skulle I og tjene fremmede i et Land, som ikke er eders.
20 Announce this to the house of Jacob, and make it known in Judah, saying:
Kundgører dette i Jakobs Hus, og lader det høres i Juda, saa der siges:
21 Listen, O foolish people who have no heart! You have eyes, but you do not see, and ears, but you do not hear.
Hør dog dette, du taabelige og uforstandige Folk; de have Øjne og se ikke, de have Øren og høre ikke.
22 So then, will you not fear me, says the Lord. And will you not have sorrow before my face? I have placed the shore as a limit for the sea, as an everlasting precept that it will not transgress. And its waves will crash, but they will not prevail; and its waves will swell, but they will not go across.
Ville I ikke frygte mig, siger Herren, og ikke skælve for mit Ansigt? jeg, som har sat Sand til Havets Grænse, en evig Skik, som det ikke kan overskride; saa at, om dets Bølger end bevæge sig stærkt, de ikke formaa noget, og om de bruse, de dog ikke overskride den.
23 But the heart of this people has become incredulous and provocative; they have turned away and departed.
Men dette Folk har et modvilligt og genstridigt Hjerte; de afvege og gik bort.
24 And they have not said in their heart: ‘Let us dread the Lord our God, who gives us the timely and the late rains, in their proper time, who guards the full measure of the yearly harvest for us.’
Og de sige ikke i deres Hjerte: Lader os dog frygte Herren vor Gud, ham, som giver Regn, baade tidlig Regn og sildig Regn i sin Tid; de til Høsten beskikkede Uger bevarer han os.
25 Your iniquities have turned these things away, and your sins have held back good things from you.
Eders Misgerninger have forvendt disse Ting, og eders Synder have holdt det gode borte fra eder.
26 For the impious are found among my people; they lie in ambush like fowlers setting snares, for they set traps to catch men.
Thi der findes ugudelige iblandt mit Folk, de lure, som Fuglefængere dukke sig; de have sat Fælder, de ville fange Folk.
27 Just as a snare is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. As a result, they have become exalted and enriched.
Som et Fuglebur er fuldt af Fugle, saaledes ere deres Huse fulde af Svig; derfor ere de blevne store og rige.
28 They have grown stout and fat. And they have transgressed my words most wickedly. They have not judged the case of the widow; they have not given guidance to the case of the orphan; and they have not judged a judgment for the poor.
De ere blevne fede, de glinse, de strømme over med Ondskabs Ord, de udføre ingen Sag, ja, ikke den faderløses Sag, saa at de sætte den igennem, og de skaffe ikke de fattige Ret.
29 Shall I not visit against these things, says the Lord? Or shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation of this kind?
Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge for disse Ting? siger Herren, skulde ikke min Sjæl hævne sig paa saadant Folk som dette?
30 Astonishing and wondrous things have been done upon the earth.
Forskrækkelige og gruelige Ting ske i Landet;
31 The prophets have prophesied lies, and the priests have applauded with their hands, and my people have loved these things. So then, what shall be done at the very end?”
Profeterne spaa Løgn, og Præsterne herske ved deres Haand, og mit Folk elsker saadant; men hvad ville I gøre imod det sidste deraf?
