Jeremiah 40
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon.
Det Ord, som kom fra HERREN til Jeremias, efter at livvagtens øverste Nebuzaradan havde løsladt ham i Rama; han lod ham hente, medens han var bundet med Lænker iblandt alle Fangerne fra Jerusalem, og Juda, der førtes til Babel.
2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him: 'The LORD thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;
Livvagts øverste lod Jeremias hente og sagde til ham: "HERREN din Gud har udtalt denne Ulykke over dette Sted,
3 and the LORD hath brought it, and done according as He spoke; because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not hearkened to His voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
og HERREN lod det ske og gjorde, hvad han havde sagt, fordi I syndede mod HERREN og ikke adlød hans, Røst; derfor timedes dette eder.
4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well unto thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear; behold, all the land is before thee; whither it seemeth good and right unto thee to go, thither go. —
Se, nu tager jeg i Dag Lænkerne af dine Hænder. Hvis det tykkes dig godt at drage med mig til Babel, så drag med, og jeg vil have Øje med dig; men tykkes det dig ilde, så lad være! Se, hele Landet står dig åbent; gå, hvor det tykkes dig godt og ret!"
5 Yet he would not go back. — Go back then to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right unto thee to go.' So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance and a present, and let him go.
Og da han tøvede med at vende tilbage, tilføjede han: "Så vend tilbage til Gedalja Sjafans Søn Ahikams Søn, som Babels konge har sat over Judas Land, og bosæt dig hos, ham iblandt Folket, eller gå, hvor som helst det tykkes dig ret!" Og Livvagts øverste gav ham Rejsetæring og Gave og lod ham gå.
6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
Jeremias gik da til Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, i Mizpa og bosatte sig hos ham iblandt Folket, der var levnet i Landet.
7 Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
Da alle Hærførerne, som var ude i åbent Land, og deres Mænd hørte, at Babels konge havde sat Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, over Landet og over Mænd, kvinder og Børn og dem af den fattige Befolkning i Landet, som ikke var ført til Babel,
8 then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
kom de til Gedalja i Mizpa: Jisjmael Netanjas Søn Johanan Kareas Søn. Seraja Tanhumets Søn, Netofatiten Efajs Sønner og Jezanja Maakatitens Søn, med deres Mænd.
9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore unto them and to their men, saying: 'Fear not to serve the Chaldeans; dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Og Gedalja, Sjafans Søn Ahikams Søn, tilsvor dem og deres Mænd således: "Frygt ikke for at stå under Kaldæerne; bosæt eder i Landet og underkast eder Babels Konge, så skal det gå eder vel.
10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans that may come unto us; but ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.'
Se, selv bliver jeg i Mizpa for at tage mod Kaldæerne, når de kommer til os; men I skal samle Vin, Frugt og Olie i eders Kar og bo i de Byer, I tager i Eje!"
11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan;
Og da også alle de Judæere, der var i Moab, hos Ammoniterne, i Edom og alle de andre Lande, hørte, at Babels Konge havde levnet Juda en Rest og sat Gedalja. Sjafans Søn Ahikams Søn, over dem,
12 then all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.
vendte de alle tilbage fra alle de Steder, som de var fordrevet til, og kom til Judas Land til Gedalja i Mizpa; og de indsamlede Vin og Frugt i store Måder.
13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
Men Johanan, Kareas Søn, og alle de andre Hærførere, som havde været ude i åbent Land, kom til Gedalja i Mizpa
14 and said unto him: 'Dost thou know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take thy life?' But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
og sagde: "Mon du ved, at Baalis, Ammoniternes Konge, har sendt Jisjmael, Netanjas Søn, for at myrde dig?" Men Gedalja, Ahikams Søn, troede dem ikke.
15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying: 'Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it; wherefore should he take thy life, that all the Jews that are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?'
Da sagde Johanan, Kareas Søn, i al Hemmelighed til Gedalja I Mizpa: "Lad mig gå hen og myrde Jisjmael, Netanjas Søn; ingen skal få det at vide. Hvorfor skal han myrde dig, så at hele Juda, som har samlet sig om dig, splittes, og Judas Rest går til Grunde?"
16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah: 'Thou shalt not do this thing; for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.'
Men Gedalja, Ahikas Søn, svarede Johanan, Kareas Søn: "Det må du ikke gøre, thi du lyver om Jisjmael!"
