Jeremiah 21
1 This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and the priest Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah to talk with him. They said,
Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra Herren, da kong Zedekias sendte Pasjhur, Malkias Søn, og Præsten Zefanja, Maasejas Søn, til ham og lod sige:
2 “Please speak with Lord on our behalf because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is attacking us. Perhaps the Lord will do some miracle for us like all those miracles he used to do, so that Nebuchadnezzar will retreat from us.”
"Rådspørg HERREN for os, thi kong Nebukadrezar af Babel angriber os; måske vil HERREN handle med os efter alle sine Undergerninger, så Nebukadrezar drager bort fra os."
3 But Jeremiah replied, “Tell Zedekiah this:
Jeremias svarede dem: "Sig til Zedekias:
4 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I'm going to turn the weapons you're holding against you, the weapons you're using to fight the king of Babylon and the Babylonian army outside the wall besieging you. I'm going to bring them right into the center of this city.
Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Se, Våbnene i eders Hånd, med hvilke I uden for Muren kæmper mod Babels Konge og Kaldæerne, der belejrer eder, dem driver jeg tilbage og samler dem midt i denne By;
5 I myself will fight against you with all my power and might, with the full force of my furious anger.
og jeg vil selv kæmpe mod eder med utdrakt Hånd og stærk Arm, i Vrede og Harme og stor Fortørnelse;
6 I will kill those living in this city, human beings and animals. They will die from a terrible plague.
og jeg slår denne Bys Indbyggere, ja både Folk og Fæ, med voldsom Pest, så de dør.
7 After that, declares the Lord, I'm going to hand you over, Zedekiah king of Judah, as well as your officers and the people who are left in this city after the plague and war and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to your enemies who want you dead. He will attack you; he won't spare you or show you any pity or mercy.
Og siden, lyder det fra HERREN, giver jeg Kong Zedekias af Juda og hans Tjenere og Folket, der levnes i denne By af Pesten, Sværdet og Hungeren, i Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels og i deres Fjenders Hånd, og i deres Hånd, som står dem efter Livet; de skal hugge dem ned med Sværdet, og jeg vil ikke ynkes over dem eller vise Skånsel eller Barmhjertighed!"
8 Tell the people this as well: This is what the Lord says: Look, I'm placing before you the path of life and the path of death.
Og sig til dette Folk: "Så siger HERREN: Se, jeg forelægger eder Livets Vej og Dødens Vej.
9 If you stay in this city you'll die either by sword and famine and plague, but if you leave and surrender to the Babylonians who are besieging you, you will live. In fact it will be like gaining your life as plunder from a war.
Den, som bliver i denne By, skal dø ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest: men den, som går ud og overgiver sig til Kaldæerne, der belejrer eder, skal leve og vinde sit Liv som Bytte,
10 For I am determined to bring disaster on this city, and not blessings, declares the Lord. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.
Thi jeg retter mit Åsyn mod denne By til Ulykke og ikke til Lykke, lyder det fra HERREN; i Babels Konges Hånd skal den gives, og han skal opbrænde den med Ild."
11 In addition tell the royal family of the king of Judah to listen to the Lord's message:
Og sig til Judas Konges Hus: Hør HERRENs Ord,
12 Descendants of David, this is what the Lord says: Make sure you judge fairly every day. Protect those who are being unjustly treated from those corrupt people, otherwise because of their evil actions my anger will blaze out like fire that can't be put out.
Davids Hus! Så siger HERREN: Hold årle retfærdig Dom, fri den, som er plyndret, af Voldsmandens Hånd, at ikke min Vrede slår ud som Ild og brænder, så ingen kan slukke, for eders onde Gerningers Skyld.
13 Watch out, because I'm going to fight against you people who live above the valley on top of a flat rock, declares the Lord. You say, ‘Who can attack us? Who can break down our defenses?’
Se, jeg kommer over dig, du By i Dalen, du Slettens Klippe, lyder det fra HERREN, I, som siger: "Hvo falder over os, hvo trænger ind i vore Boliger?"
14 I'm going to punish you as you deserve for what you've done, declares the Lord. I will set your forest on fire and it will burn up everything around you.”
Efter eders Gerningers Frugt hjemsøger jeg jer, lyder det fra HERREN; jeg sætter Ild på dens Skov, den fortærer alt deromkring.
