Jeremiah 9
1 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Ak, var mit Hoved Vand, mine Øjne en Taarekilde! Saa græd jeg Dag og Nat over mit Folks Datters slagne.
2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
Ak, fandt jeg i Ørkenen et Herberg for Vandringsmænd. Saa drog jeg bort fra mit Folk og gik fra dem. Thi Horkarle er de alle, en svigefuld Bande;
3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith YHWH.
de spænder deres Tunges Bue. Løgn, ikke Sandhed raader i Landet; thi de gaar fra Ondskab til Ondskab og kender ej mig, saa lyder det fra HERREN.
4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
Vogt eder hver for sin Næste, tro ingen Broder, thi hver Broder er fuld af List, hver sværter sin Næste.
5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
De fører hverandre bag Lyset, taler ikke Sandhed; de øver Tungen i Løgn, skejer ud, vil ej vende om,
6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith YHWH.
Voldsdaad Slag i Slag og Svig paa Svig; de nægter at kendes ved mig, saa lyder det fra HERREN.
7 Therefore thus saith YHWH of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
Derfor, saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Se, jeg smelter og prøver dem, ja, hvad maa jeg dog gøre for mit Folks Datters Skyld!
8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
Deres Tunge er en mordersk Pil, deres Munds Ord Svig; med Næsten taler de Fred, men i Hjertet bærer de Svig.
9 Shall I not visit them for these things? saith YHWH: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Skal jeg ikke hjemsøge dem for sligt, saa lyder det fra HERREN, skal ikke min Sjæl tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
Over Bjergene bryder jeg ud i Graad og Klage, over Ørkenens Græsgang i Klagesang. Thi de er afsvedet, mennesketomme, der høres ej Lyd af Kvæg; Himlens Fugle og Dyrene flygtede bort.
11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
Jerusalem gør jeg til Stenhob, Sjakalers Bolig, og Judas Byer til Ørk, hvor ingen bor.
12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of YHWH hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
Hvem er viis nok til at fatte dette, og til hvem har HERRENS Mund talet, saa han kan sige det: Hvorfor er Landet lagt øde, afsvedet som en Ørken, mennesketomt?
13 And YHWH saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
Og HERREN sagde: Fordi de forlod min Lov, som jeg forelagde dem, og ikke hørte min Røst eller vandrede efter den,
14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
men fulgte deres Hjertes Stivsind og Ba'alerne, som deres Fædre lærte dem at kende,
15 Therefore thus saith YHWH of hosts, the Elohim of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
derfor, saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, jeg giver dette Folk Malurt at spise og Gift at drikke;
16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
jeg spreder dem blandt Folk, som hverken de eller deres Fædre før kendte til, og sender Sværdet efter dem, til jeg faar gjort Ende paa dem.
17 Thus saith YHWH of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, mærk jer det vel! Kald Klagekvinder hid, lad dem komme, hent kyndige Kvinder, lad dem komme,
18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
lad dem haste og istemme Klage over os! Vore Øjne skal rinde med Graad, vore Øjenlaag strømme med Vand.
19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.
Thi Klageraab høres fra Zion: »Hvor er vi dog hærgede, beskæmmede dybt, fordi vi maa bort fra Landet, thi de brød vore Boliger ned.«
20 Yet hear the word of YHWH, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
Ja, hør, I Kvinder, mit Ord, eders Øre fange Ord fra min Mund, og lær eders døtre Klage, hverandre Klagesang:
21 For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
»Døden steg op i vore Vinduer, kom i Paladserne, udrydded Barnet paa Gaden, de unge paa Torvene.«
22 Speak, Thus saith YHWH, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.
Sig: saa lyder det fra HERREN: De døde Legemer faldt som Gødning paa Marken, som Skaaret efter Høstmanden; ingen binder op.
23 Thus saith YHWH, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
Saa siger HERREN: Den vise rose sig ikke af sin Visdom, den stærke ikke af sin Styrke, den rige ikke af sin Rigdom;
24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am YHWH which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith YHWH.
men den, som vil rose sig, skal rose sig af, at han har Forstand til at kende mig, at jeg, HERREN, øver Miskundhed, Ret og Retfærdighed paa Jorden; thi i saadanne har jeg Behag, lyder det fra HERREN.
25 Behold, the days come, saith YHWH, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger alle de omskaarne, som har Forhud:
26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
Ægypten, Juda, Edom, Ammoniterne, Moab og alle Ørkenboere med rundklippet Haar; thi Hedningerne er alle uomskaarne, men alt Israels Hus har uomskaaret Hjerte.
