Jeremiah 31

1 At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

Til hin Tid, lyder det fra HERREN, vil jeg være alle Israels Slægters Gud, og de skal være mit Folk.

2 Thus saith Jehovah: The people [that were] left of the sword have found grace in the wilderness, [even] Israel, when I go to give him rest.

Saa siger HERREN: Folket, der undslap Sværdet, fandt Naade i Ørkenen, Israel vandred til sin Hvile,

3 Jehovah hath appeared from afar unto me, [saying, ] Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.

i det fjerne aabenbarede HERREN sig for det. Jeg elsked dig med evig Kærlighed, drog dig derfor i Naade.

4 I will build thee again, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel! Thou shalt again be adorned with thy tambours, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

Jeg bygger dig atter, du skal bygges, Israels Jomfru, igen skal du smykkes med Haandpauke, gaa med i de legendes Dans.

5 Thou shalt again plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall eat the fruit.

Vin skal du atter plante paa Samarias Bjerge, plante skal du og høste.

6 For there shall be a day, when the watchmen upon mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let us go up to Zion, unto Jehovah our God.

Thi en Dag skal Vogterne raabe paa Efraims Bjerge: »Kom, lad os drage til Zion, til HERREN vor Gud!«

7 For thus saith Jehovah: Sing aloud [with] gladness for Jacob, and shout at the head of the nations; publish ye, praise ye, and say, Jehovah, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.

Thi saa siger HERREN: Fryd jer over Jakob med Glæde, jubl over det første blandt Folkene, kundgør med Lovsang og sig: »HERREN har frelst sit Folk, Israels Rest.«

8 Behold, I bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth; [and] among them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great assemblage shall they return hither.

Se, jeg bringer dem hid fra Nordens Land, samler dem fra Jordens Afkroge; iblandt dem er blinde og lamme, frugtsommelige sammen med fødende, i en stor Forsamling vender de hjem.

9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Se, de kommer med Graad; mens de ydmygt beder, leder jeg dem; jeg fører dem hen til Vandløb ad en jævn Vej, hvor de ej snubler; thi jeg er Israel en Fader, min førstefødte er Efraim.

10 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and declare [it] to the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.

Hør HERRENS Ord, I Folk, forkynd paa fjerne Strande: Han, som spredte Israel, samler det, vogter det som Hyrden sin Hjord;

11 For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of one stronger than he.

thi HERREN har udfriet Jakob, genløst det af den stærkeres Haand.

12 And they shall come and sing aloud upon the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for corn, and for new wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd; and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not languish any more at all.

De kommer til Zions Bjerg og jubler over HERRENS Fylde, over Korn og Most og Olie og over Lam og Kalve. Deres Sjæl er som en vandrig Have, de skal aldrig vansmægte mer.

13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into gladness, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice after their sorrow.

Da fryder sig Jomfru i Dans, Yngling og Olding tilsammen. Jeg vender deres Kummer til Fryd, giver Trøst og Glæde efter Sorgen.

14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.

Jeg kvæger Præsterne med Fedt, mit Folk skal mættes med min Fylde, lyder det fra HERREN.

15 Thus saith Jehovah: A voice hath been heard in Ramah, the wail of very bitter weeping, — Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are not.

Saa siger HERREN: En Klagerøst høres i Rama, bitter Graad, Rakel begræder sine Børn, vil ikke trøstes over sine Børn, fordi de er borte.

16 Thus saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for there is a reward for thy work, saith Jehovah; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

Saa siger HERREN: Din Røst skal du holde fra Graad, dine Øjne fra Taarer, thi der er Løn for din Møje, lyder det fra HERREN; fra Fjendeland vender de hjem;

17 And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah, and thy children shall come again to their own border.

og der er Haab for din Fremtid, lyder det fra HERREN, Børn vender hjem til deres Land.

18 I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

Jeg hører grant, hvor Efraim klager: »Du tugted mig, og jeg blev tugtet som en utæmmet Kalv; omvend mig, saa bliver jeg omvendt, thi du er HERREN min Gud.

19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after I knew myself, I smote upon [my] thigh. I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, for I bear the reproach of my youth.

Thi nu jeg er omvendt, angrer jeg; nu jeg har besindet mig, slaar jeg mig paa Hofte; jeg er skamfuld og beskæmmet, thi jeg bærer min Ungdoms Skændsel.«

20 Is Ephraim a dear son unto me? is he a child of delights? For whilst I have been speaking against him, I do constantly remember him still. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will certainly have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.

Er Efraim min dyrebare Søn, mit Yndlingsbarn? thi saa tit jeg taler om ham, maa jeg mindes ham kærligt, derfor bruser mit indre, jeg ynkes over ham, lyder det fra HERREN.

21 Set up waymarks, make for thyself signposts; set thy heart toward the highway, the way by which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

Rejs dig Vejvisersten, sæt Mærkesten op, ret din Tanke paa Højvejen, Vejen, du gik, vend hjem, du Israels Jomfru, til disse dine Byer!

22 How long wilt thou wander about, thou backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath created a new thing on the earth, a woman shall encompass a man.

Hvor længe vil du dog tøve, du frafaldne Datter? Thi HERREN skaber nyt i Landet: Kvinde værner om Mand.

23 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: They shall again use this speech, in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall turn their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness!

Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: End skal de i Judas Land og Byer sige dette Ord, naar jeg vender deres Skæbne: »HERREN velsigne dig, du Retfærds Bolig, du hellige Bjerg!«

24 And therein shall dwell Judah, and all the cities thereof together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.

Og deri skal Juda bo og alle dets Byer til Hobe, Agerdyrkerne og de omvankende Hyrder.

25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and every languishing soul have I replenished.

Thi jeg kvæger den trætte Sjæl og mætter hver vansmægtende Sjæl. —

26 — Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

(Herved vaagnede jeg og saa mig om, og Søvnen havde været mig sød.)

27 Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah [with] the seed of man and the seed of beast.

Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg tilsaar Israels Hus og Judas Hus med Sæd af Mennesker og Kvæg.

28 And it shall come to pass, as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to overthrow, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them to build, and to plant, saith Jehovah.

Og som jeg har været aarvaagen over dem for at oprykke, nedbryde, omstyrte, ødelægge og gøre ilde, saaledes vil jeg være aarvaagen over dem for at bygge og plante, lyder det fra HERREN.

29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge:

I hine Dage skal man ikke mere sige: Fædre aad sure Druer, og Børnenes Tænder blev ømme.

30 for every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

Nej, enhver skal dø for sin egen Brøde; enhver, der æder sure Druer, faar selv ømme Tænder.

31 Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg slutter en ny Pagt med Israels Hus og Judas Hus,

32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day of my taking them by the hand, to lead them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they broke, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.

ikke som den Pagt jeg sluttede med deres Fædre, dengang jeg tog dem ved Haanden for at føre dem ud af Ægypten, hvilken Pagt de brød, saa jeg væmmedes ved dem, lyder det fra HERREN;

33 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and will write it in their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

nej, dette er den Pagt, jeg efter hine Dage slutter med Israels Hus, lyder det fra HERREN: Jeg giver min Lov i deres Indre og skriver den paa deres Hjerter, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mit Folk.

34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will pardon their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.

Ven skal ikke mere lære sin Ven eller Broder sin Broder og sige: »Kend HERREN!« Thi de skal alle kende mig fra den mindste til den største, lyder det fra HERREN; thi jeg tilgiver deres Brøde og kommer ikke mer deres Synd i Hu.

35 Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for light by day, the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for light by night, who stirreth up the sea so that the waves thereof roar, — Jehovah of hosts is his name:

Saa siger HERREN, han, som satte Solen til at lyse om Dagen og Maanen og Stjernerne til at lyse om Natten, han, som oprører Havet, saa Bølgerne bruser, han, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE:

36 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith Jehovah, the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.

Naar disse Ordninger viger fra mit Aasyn, lyder det fra HERREN, saa skal ogsaa Israels Æt for alle Tider ophøre at være et Folk for mit Aasyn.

37 Thus saith Jehovah: If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off the whole seed of Israel, for all that they have done, saith Jehovah.

Saa siger HERREN: Naar Himmelen oventil kan udmaales og Jordens Grundvolde nedentil udgranskes, saa vil jeg ogsaa forkaste Israels Æt for alt, hvad de har gjort, lyder det fra HERREN.

38 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the city shall be built to Jehovah, from the tower of Hananeel unto the corner-gate.

Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da Byen skal opbygges for HERREN fra Hanan'eltaarnet til Hjørneporten;

39 And the measuring line shall yet go forth before it unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn toward Goath.

og videre skal Maalesnoren gaa lige ud til Garebs Høj og saa svinge mod Goa;

40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the torrent Kidron, unto the corner of the horse-gate toward the east, shall be holy unto Jehovah: it shall not be plucked up, nor overthrown any more for ever.

og hele Dalen, Ligene og Asken, og alle Markerne ned til Kedrons Bæk, til Hesteportens Hjørne mod Øst skal være HERREN helliget; det skal aldrig mere oprykkes eller nedbrydes.