Jeremiah 24
1 Jehovah shewed me, and behold, two baskets of figs, set before the temple of Jehovah, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive from Jerusalem, Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, and the craftsmen and smiths, and had brought them to Babylon.
HERREN lod mig skue et Syn, og se, der var to Kurve Figener, som stod foran HERRENS Tempel; det var, efter at Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel havde bortført Jojakims Søn, Kong Jekonja af Juda, og Judas Fyrster, Kunsthaandværkerne og Smedene fra Jerusalem til Babel.
2 One basket had very good figs, like the figs first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten for badness.
Den ene Kurv indeholdt saare gode Figener, saa gode som tidligmodne, den anden saare slette Figener, saa slette, at de ikke kunde spises.
3 And Jehovah said unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs: the good figs very good; and the bad very bad, which cannot be eaten for badness.
Og HERREN sagde til mig: »Hvad ser du, Jeremias?« Jeg svarede: »Figener! De gode er saare gode og de slette saare slette, saa slette, at de ikke kan spises.«
4 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Da kom HERRENS Ord til mig saaledes:
5 Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard for good them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans;
Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Som man ser paa disse gode Figener, vil jeg se paa de bortførte Judæere, som jeg drev bort fra dette Sted til Kaldæernes Land.
6 and I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.
Jeg vil fæste mine Øjne paa dem med Velbehag og føre dem hjem til dette Land. Jeg vil opbygge og ikke nedbryde dem, plante og ikke oprykke dem.
7 And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Jehovah; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Jeg giver dem Hjerte til at kende mig, at jeg er HERREN; de skal være mit Folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud, naar de omvender sig til mig af hele deres Hjerte.
8 And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten for badness, surely, thus saith Jehovah: So will I make Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the remnant of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt.
Men som man gør med de slette Figener, for slette til at spises, vil jeg, saa siger HERREN, gøre med Kong Zedekias af Juda og hans Fyrster og Resten af Jerusalem, dem, der er levnet i dette Land, og dem, der bor i Ægypten;
9 And I will give them over to be driven hither and thither unto all the kingdoms of the earth for evil, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them;
jeg gør dem til Rædsel for alle Jordens Riger, til Spot og Mundheld, til Haan og til et Forbandelsens Tegn paa alle de Steder, hvorhen jeg bortstøder dem;
10 and I will send among them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, until they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.
jeg sender Sværd, Hunger og Pest imod dem, indtil de er udryddet af det Land, jeg gav dem og deres Fædre.
