Jeremiah 37
1 Now king Sedecias the son of Josias reigned instead of Jechonias the son of Joakim: whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon made king in the land of Juda.
Og Kong Zedekias, Josias's Søn, blev Konge i Stedet for Konias, Jojakims Søn; ham satte Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, til Konge i Judas Land.
2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land did obey the words of the Lord, that he spoke in the hand of Jeremias the prophet.
Men han og hans Tjenere og Folket i Landet hørte ikke Herrens Ord, som han talte ved Profeten Jeremias.
3 And king Sedecias sent Juchal the son of Selemias, and Sophonias the son of Maasias the priest to Jeremias the prophet, saying: Pray to the Lord our God for us.
Dog sendte Kong Zedekias Jukal, Selemjas Søn, og Præsten Zefanja, Maasejas Søn, til Profeten Jeremias, og lod sige: Kære, bed for os til Herren vor Gud!
4 Now Jeremias walked freely in the midst of the people: for they had not as yet cast him into prison.
Og Jeremias gik ind og gik ud midt iblandt Folket, og man havde ikke sat ham i Fængsel.
5 And the army of Pharao was come out of Egypt: and the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem, hearing these tidings, departed from Jerusalem.
Og Faraos Hær var draget ud af Ægypten; og da Kaldæerne, som belejrede Jerusalem, hørte Rygtet om dem, droge de op fra Jerusalem.
6 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias the prophet, saying:
Og Herrens Ord kom til Jeremias, Profeten, saalunde:
7 Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Juda, who sent you to inquire of me: Behold the army of Pharao, which is come forth to help you, shall return into their own land, into Egypt.
Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Saa skulle I sige til Judas Konge, som sender eder til mig for at adspørge mig: Se, Faraos Hær, som er uddraget eder til Hjælp, skal vende om til sit Land Ægypten;
8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
og Kaldæerne skulle komme tilbage og stride imod denne Stad, og de skulle indtage den og opbrænde den med Ild.
9 Thus saith the Lord: Deceive not your souls, saying: The Chaldeans shall surely depart and go away from us: for they shall not go away;
Saa siger Herren: Bedrager ikke eder selv, idet I sige: Kaldæerne skulle visselig drage fra os; thi de skulle ikke drage bort.
10 But if you should even beat all the army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there should be left of them some wounded men: they shall rise up, every man from his tent, and burn this city with Are.
Thi om I end sloge hele Kaldæernes Hær, som strider imod eder, og der kun blev nogle saarede Mænd tilovers af dem, skulle dog disse rejse sig, hver i sit Telt, og opbrænde denne Stad med Ild.
11 Now when the army of the Chaldeans was gone away from Jerusalem, because of Pharao’s army,
Og det skete, der Kaldæernes Hær var draget op fra Jerusalem for Faraos Hærs Skyld,
12 Jeremias went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin: and to divide a possession there in the presence of the citizens.
da gik Jeremias ud af Jerusalem for at gaa til Benjamins Land at hente sin Del derfra, midt iblandt Folket.
13 And when he was come to the gate of Benjamin, the captain of the gate, who I was there in his turn, was one named Jerias, the son of Selemias, the son of Hananias: and he took hold of Jeremias the prophet, saying: Thou art fleeing to the Chaldeans.
Ojg som han var i Benjamins Port, da var der en Befalingsmand, hvis Navn var Jerija, Selemjas Søn, Hananjas Sønnesøn; og han greb Profeten Jeremias og sagde: Du vil gaa over til Kaldæerne.
14 And Jeremias answered: It is not so, I am not fleeing to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Jerias took Jeremias and brought him to the princes.
Og Jeremias sagde: Det er Løgn, jeg vil ikke gaa over til Kaldæerne; men han vilde ikke høre ham, og Jerija greb Jeremias og førte ham til Fyrsterne.
15 Wherefore the princes were angry with Jeremias, and they beat him, and cast him into the prison that was in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for he was chief over the prison.
Og Fyrsterne bleve vrede paa Jeremias og sloge ham; og de kastede ham i Fængselet i Skriveren Jonathans Hus; thi det havde de gjort til et Fængsel.
16 So Jeremias went into the house of the prison, and into the dungeon: and Jeremias remained there many days.
Saa kom da Jeremias i Fangehullet og ned i Kælderne, og Jeremias blev der mange Dage.
17 Then Sedecias the king, sending, took him: and asked him secretly in his house, and said: Is there, thinkest thou, any word from the Lord? And Jeremias said: There is. And he said: Thou shalt be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.
Og Kong Zedekias sendte Bud og lod ham hente, og Kongen spurgte ham i sit Hus i Løndom og sagde: Er der Ord fra Herren? Og Jeremias sagde: Ja, der er; og han sagde: Du skal gives i Kongen af Babels Haand.
18 And Jeremias said to king Sedecias: In what have I offended against thee, or thy servants, or thy people, that thou hast cast me into prison?
Og Jeremias sagde til Kong Zedekias: Hvad har jeg syndet imod dig og imod dine Tjenere og imod dette Folk, at I have kastet mig i Fængselet?
19 Where are your prophets that prophesied to you, and said: The king of Babylon shall not come against you, and against this land?
Og hvor ere eders Profeter, som spaaede for eder og sagde: Kongen af Babel skal ikke komme over eder eller over dette Land?
20 Now therefore hear, I beseech thee, my lord the king: let my petition be accepted in thy sight: and send me not back into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
Og nu, hør dog, min Herre Konge, kære, lad min ydmyge Begæring komme ind for dit Ansigt, og lad mig ikke føre tilbage til Skriveren Jonathans Hus, at jeg ikke skal dø der.
21 Then king Sedecias commanded that Jeremias should be committed into the entry of the prison: and that they should give him daily a piece of bread, beside broth, till all the bread in the city were spent: and Jeremias remained in the entry of the prison.
Og Kong Zedekias bød, og de forvarede Jeremias i Fængselets Forgaard, og han lod ham give et Stykke Brød hver Dag fra Bagernes Gade, indtil alt Brødet i Staden var fortæret; saa blev Jeremias i Fængselets Forgaard.
