Jeremiah 22
1 Thus saith the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Juda, and there thou shalt speak this word,
Saa siger HERREN: Gaa ned til Judas Konges Palads og tal dette Ord
2 And thou shalt say: Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Juda, that sittest upon the throne of David: thou and thy servants, and thy people, who enter in by these gates.
og sig: Hør HERRENS Ord, Judas Konge, som sidder paa Davids Trone, du, dine Tjenere og dit Folk, som gaar ind ad disse Porte!
3 Thus saith the Lord: Execute judgement and justice, and deliver him that is oppressed out of the hand of the oppressor: and afflict not the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, nor oppress them unjustly: and shed not innocent blood in this place.
Saa siger HERREN: Øv Ret og Retfærd, fri den, som er plyndret, af Voldsmandens Haand, undertryk ikke den fremmede, den faderløse og Enken, øv ikke Vold og udgyd ikke uskyldigt Blod paa dette Sted.
4 For if you will do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house, kings of the race of David sitting upon his throne, and riding in chariots and on horses, they and their servants, and their people.
Thi dersom I efterkommer dette Krav, skal Konger, der sidder paa Davids Trone, drage ind ad Portene til dette Hus med Vogne og Heste, de, deres Tjenere og Folk.
5 But if you will not hearken to these words: I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.
Men hører I ikke disse Ord, saa sværger jeg ved mig selv, lyder det fra HERREN, at dette Hus skal lægges øde.
6 For thus saith the Lord to the house of the king of Juda: Thou art to me Galaad the head of Libanus: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities not habitable.
Thi saa siger HERREN om Judas Konges Palads: Et Gilead var du for mig, en Libanons Tinde; visselig, jeg gør dig til Ørk, til folketomme Byer;
7 And I will prepare against thee the destroyer and his weapons: and they shall cut down thy chosen cedars, and shall cast them headlong into the fire.
Hærværksmænd helliger jeg mod dig, hver med sit Værktøj, de skal fælde dine udvalgte Cedre og kaste dem i Ilden.
8 And many nations shall pass by this city: and they shall say every man to his neighbor: Why hath the Lord done so to this great city?
Mange Folkeslag skal drage forbi denne By og spørge hverandre: »Hvorfor handlede HERREN saaledes med denne store By?«
9 And they shall answer: Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and have adored strange gods, and served them.
Og man skal svare: »Fordi de forlod HERREN deres Guds Pagt og tilbad og dyrkede andre Guder.«
10 Weep not for him that is dead, nor bemoan him with your tears: lament him that goeth away, for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
Græd ej over den døde, beklag ham ikke! Græd over ham, der drog bort, thi han vender ej hjem, sit Fødeland genser han ikke.
11 For thus saith the Lord to Sellum the son of Josias the king of Juda, who reigned instead of his father, who went forth out of this place: He shall return hither no more:
Thi saa siger HERREN om Josias's Søn, Kong Sjallum af Juda, der blev Konge i sin Fader Josias's Sted: Han, som gik bort fra dette Sted, skal ikke vende hjem igen:
12 But in the place, to which I have removed him, there shall he die, and he shall not see this land any more.
men paa det Sted, til hvilket de førte ham i Landflygtighed, skal han dø, og han skal ikke gense dette Land.
13 Woe to him that buildeth up his house by injustice, and his chambers not in judgement: that will oppress his friend without cause, and will not pay him his wages.
Ve ham, der bygger Hus uden Retfærd, Sale uden Ret, lader Landsmand trælle for intet, ej giver ham Løn,
14 Who saith: I will build me a wide house and large chambers: who openeth to himself windows, and maketh roofs of cedar, and painteth them with vermilion.
som siger: »Jeg bygger mig et rummeligt Hus med luftige Sale, « som hugger sig Vinduer ud, klæder Væg med Cedertræ og maler det rødt.
15 Shalt thou reign, because thou comparest thyself to the cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and it was then well with him?
Er du Konge, fordi du brammer med Cedertræ? Din Fader, mon ikke han spiste og drak og øvede Ret og Retfærd? Da gik det ham vel;
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy for his own good: was it not therefore because he knew me, saith the Lord?
han hjalp arm og fattig til sin Ret; da gik det ham vel. Er dette ikke at kende mig? lyder det fra HERREN.
17 But thy eyes and thy heart are set upon covetousness, and upon shedding innocent blood, and upon oppression, and running after evil works.
Men dit Øje og Hjerte higer kun efter Vinding, efter at udgyde skyldfries Blod, øve Undertrykkelse og Vold.
18 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda: They shall not mourn for him, Alas, my brother, and Alas, sister: they shall not lament for him, Alas, my Lord, or, Alas, the noble one.
Derfor, saa siger HERREN om Josias's Søn, Kong Jojakim af Juda: Over ham skal ej klages: »Ve min Broder, ve min Søster!« eller grædes: »Ve min Herre, ve hans Herlighed!«
19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, rotten and cast forth without the gates of Jerusalem.
Et Æsels Jordefærd faar han, slæbes ud, slænges hen uden for Jerusalems Porte.
20 Go up to Libanus, and cry: and lift up thy voice in Basan, and cry to them that pass by, for all thy lovers are destroyed.
Stig op paa Libanon og skrig, løft Røsten i Basan, skrig fra Abarim, thi knuste er alle dine kære.
21 I spoke to thee in thy properity: and thou saidst: I will not hear: this hath been thy way from thy youth, because thou hast not heard my voice.
Jeg taled dig til i din Tryghed, du nægted at høre; at overhøre min Røst var din Skik fra din Ungdom.
22 The wind shall feed all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: and then shalt thou be confounded, and ashamed of all thy wickedness.
For alle dine Hyrder skal Storm være Hyrde, i Fangenskab gaar dine kære; da faar du Skam og Skændsel for al din Ondskab.
23 Thou that sittest in Libanus, and makest thy nest in the cedars, how hast thou mourned when sorrows came upon thee, as the pains of a woman in labour?
Du, som bor paa Libanon og bygger i Cedrene, hvor stønner du, naar Smerter kommer over dig, Veer som en fødendes!
24 As I live, saith the Lord, if Jechonias the son of Joakim the king of Juda were a ring on my right hand, I would pluck him thence.
Saa sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra HERREN: Om ogsaa Konja, Kong Jojakim af Judas Søn, var en Seglring paa min højre Haand, jeg rev ham bort.
25 And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, and into the hand of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Jeg giver dig i deres Haand, som staar dig efter Livet, i deres Haand, for hvem du ræddes, og i Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels og Kaldæernes Haand.
26 And I will send thee, and thy mother that bore thee, into a strange country, in which you were not born, and there you shall die:
Jeg slynger dig og din Moder, som fødte dig, bort til et andet Land, hvor I ikke fødtes, og der skal I dø;
27 And they shall not return into the land, whereunto they lift up their mind to return thither.
men til det Land, deres Sjæle længes tilbage til, skal de ikke vende hjem.
28 Is this man Jechonias an earthen and a broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein there is no pleasure? why are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
Er denne Konja da et usselt, sønderslaaet Kar, et Redskab, ingen bryder sig om? Hvorfor skal han og hans Afkom slynges og kastes til et Land, de ikke kender?
29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.
Land, Land, Land, hør HERRENS Ord:
30 Thus saith the Lord: Write this man barren, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for there shall not be a man of his seed that shall sit upon the throne of David, and have power any more in Juda.
Saa siger HERREN: Optegn denne Mand som barnløs, som en Mand, der ingen Lykke har i sit Liv; thi det skal ikke lykkes nogen af hans Afkom at sætte sig paa Davids Trone og atter herske over Juda.
