Jeremiah 11
1 This is the Lord's message that came to Jeremiah:
Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra Herren, saa lydende:
2 Listen to the terms of this agreement, and then repeat them to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
Hører denne Pagts Ord, og taler til Judas Mænd og til Jerusalems Indbyggere!
3 Tell them this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: You are cursed if you don't obey the terms of this agreement.
Og du skal sige til dem: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Forbandet være den Mand, som ikke adlyder denne Pagts Ord,
4 I made this agreement with your forefathers when I led them out of Egypt, out of the iron-making furnace, saying, “Obey me, and do everything I order you to do, and you will be my people, and I will be your God.”
hvilken jeg bød eders Fædre paa den Dag, da jeg udførte dem af Ægyptens Land, fra Jernovnen, sigende: Adlyder min Røst, og gører disse Ting efter alt det, som jeg byder eder, saa skulle I være mit Folk, og jeg vil være eders Gud,
5 I did this to fulfill what I promised to your forefathers—to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it still is today. Amen, Lord, I answered.
paa det jeg kan stadfæste den Ed, som jeg svor eders Fædre, at jeg vilde give dem et Land, som flyder med Mælk og Honning, som det ses paa denne Dag; og jeg svarede og sagde: Amen, Herre!
6 Then the Lord told me, Go and publicly announce this whole message in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Pay attention the terms of this agreement and do what they say.
Og Herren sagde til mig: Udraab alle disse Ord i Judas Stæder og paa Gaderne i Jerusalem, og sig: Hører denne Pagts Ord, og gører derefter!
7 From the time I led your forefathers out of Egypt until now, I seriously warned them time and again, saying, “Do what I tell you!”
Thi jeg vidnede højt for eders Fædre paa den Dag, jeg førte dem op af Ægyptens Land, indtil denne Dag, tidligt og ideligt, sigende: Adlyder min Røst!
8 But they refused to obey, they wouldn't listen. Instead each of them followed their own stubborn and evil thinking. I had ordered them to follow the agreement, but they didn't do so. So I brought down on them all the curses contained in the agreement.
Men de adløde ikke og bøjede ikke heller deres Øre, men hver vandrede i sit onde Hjertes Stivhed; og over dem lod jeg komme alle denne Pagts Ord, som jeg havde befalet at gøre efter, men som de ikke gjorde.
9 The Lord told me, There is a rebellion happening among the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem.
Og Herren sagde til mig: Der findes en Sammensværgelse iblandt Judas Mænd og iblandt Jerusalems Indbyggere.
10 They have gone back to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey what I said. They have gone to worship other gods. The people of Israel and Judah have broken the agreement I made with their forefathers.
De have vendt om til at begaa Misgerninger som deres Forfædre, der vægrede sig ved at adlyde mine Ord, og de have vandret efter andre Guder for at tjene dem; Israels Hus og Judas Hus have brudt min Pagt, som jeg gjorde med deres Fædre.
11 So this is what the Lord says: I'm going to bring upon them a disaster they won't be able to escape. They will cry out to me for help, but I won't listen to them.
Derfor siger Herren saaledes: Jeg lader en Ulykke komme paa dem, fra hvilken de ikke skulle kunne undkomme; og de skulle raabe til mig, og jeg skal ikke bønhøre dem.
12 Then the people in the towns of Judah and Jerusalem will go and call out for help to the gods they've been burning incense to, but these gods won't be able to do anything to save them in their time of trouble.
Og Judas Stæder og Indbyggerne i Jerusalem skulle gaa og raabe til de Guder, for hvilke de gjorde Røgelse; men de skulle ikke frelse dem i deres Ulykkes Tid.
13 You certainly have as many gods as you have towns, Judah! You have built shameful altars, altars to burn incense to Baal. You have as many altars as the streets of Jerusalem.
Thi saa mange som dine Stæder ere, saa mange ere dine Guder, Juda! og saa mange Gader, som der er i Jerusalem, saa mange Altre have I opsat til Skændsel, Altre til at gøre Røgelse for Baal.
14 Jeremiah, don't pray for these people. Don't cry for help or offer a prayer on their behalf, because I won't be listening when they cry out to me in the time of their trouble.
Og du maa ikke bede for dette Folk og ikke opløfte Skrig eller Bøn for dem; thi jeg vil ikke høre paa den Tid, naar de raabe paa mig over deres Ulykke.
15 What right do the people I love have to be in my Temple when they've done so many evil things? Do you think the meat of sacrifices will save you? When disaster strikes will you be happy?
Hvad er der for min elskelige i mit Hus? At de store øve det, som er Skændighed og lade det hellige Kød gaa bort fra dig; thi naar dit Onde kommer, da fryde du dig!
16 At one time the Lord said you were a healthy olive tree, full of leaves and bearing beautiful fruit. But with a great noise he will set fire to it, destroying its branches.
Herren kaldte dit Navn et grønt Olietræ, smukt ved dejlig Frugt; med stort Bulders Lyd har han antændt en Ild om det, og de have sønderbrudt dets Grene.
17 I, the Lord Almighty, was the one who planted you, but I have announced you will be destroyed because of the evil that the people of Israel and Judah have committed, making me angry by burning incense to Baal.
Og den Herre Zebaoth, som plantede dig, har talt ondt over dig, for Israels Hus's og Judas Hus's Ondskabs Skyld, som de bedreve for at opirre mig, idet de gjorde Røgelse for Baal.
18 The Lord told me about it, so I knew. Then he showed me what they were actually doing.
Og Herren lod mig det vide, saa jeg ved det; dengang lod du mig se deres Idrætter.
19 I was like a trusting little lamb being led away to be slaughtered. I didn't know that they had been plotting against me. They said, “Let's destroy the tree along with everything it produces. Let's kill him so no one will even remember his name.”
Og jeg var som et tamt Lam, der føres hen at slagtes, og jeg vidste ikke, at de havde optænkt Anslag imod mig og sagt: Lader os ødelægge Træet med dets Frugt og udrydde ham af de levendes Land, at hans Navn ikke ydermere ihukommes.
20 I appeal to you, Lord Almighty, you who judge rightly and examine peoples thoughts and feelings, let me see how you punish them, because I've left my case in your hands.
Men, Herre Zebaoth, du retfærdige Dommer, som prøver Nyrer og Hjerte! jeg skal se din Hævn paa dem: Thi dig har jeg forelagt min Sag.
21 So this is what the Lord says about the people of Anathoth who are trying to kill you, telling you, “Don't prophesy in the name of the Lord, or we'll kill you.”
Derfor siger Herren saaledes om de Mænd i Anathoth, som søge efter dit Liv og sige: Spaa ikke i Herrens Navn, saa skal du ikke dø ved vor Haand;
22 This is the reply of the Lord Almighty: I will punish them. Their young men will killed by the sword, their sons and daughters will be killed by famine.
ja, derfor siger den Herre Zebaoth saaledes: Se, jeg vil hjemsøge dem; deres unge Karle skulle dø ved Sværdet, deres Sønner og deres Døtre skulle dø ved Hunger;
23 There won't be anyone left because I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth at the time when they're punished.
og intet skal blive tilovers af dem; thi jeg vil lade Ulykke komme over de Mænd i Anathoth i deres Hjemsøgelses Aar.
