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!
Gid mit Hoved var Vand og mit Øje en Taarekilde! da vilde jeg begræde Dag og Nat mit Folks Datters ihjelslagne.
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.
Gid jeg havde i Ørken et Herberg for vejfarende! da vilde jeg forlade mit Folk og gaa fra dem; thi de ere alle sammen Horkarle, en Forsamling af troløse Folk.
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.
Og de spænde deres Tunge som deres Bue til Løgn, og ikke ved Troskab ere de blevne vældige i Landet; men de gaa fra det ene Onde til det andet; og mig kende de ikke, siger 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.
Forvarer eder hver for sin Ven, forlader eder ikke paa nogen Broder; thi hver Broder er fuld af List, og hver Ven vandrer om som en Bagvadsker.
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.
Og de handle bedragelig hver imod sin Ven og tale ikke Sandhed, de have lært deres Tunge at tale Løgn, de have trættet sig med at handle forvendt.
6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Yhwh.
Du bor midt i Bedrageri; i Bedrageri vægre de sig ved at kende mig, siger Herren,
7 Therefore thus saith Yhwh of Armies, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
Derfor, saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Se, jeg vil smelte dem og prøve dem; thi hvorledes skal jeg handle over for mit Folks Datter.
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 dræbende Pil, der taler Bedrageri; med sin Mund taler enhver Fred med sin Ven, men i sit Hjerte lægger han Snarer for ham.
9 Shall I not visit them for these things? saith Yhwh: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge dem for disse Ting? siger Herren; eller skulde min Sjæl ikke hævne sig paa saadant Folk som dette?
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.
Jeg vil opløfte Graad og Klage paa Bjergene og Klagemaal over Græsgangene i Ørken; thi de ere forbrændte, saa ingen gaar over dem, og man ikke hører Lyd af Kvæg, baade Himmelens Fugle og Dyrene de ere bortfløjne, de ere bortgangne.
11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
Og jeg vil gøre Jerusalem til en Stenhob, til Dragers Bolig; og jeg vil gøre Judas Stæder til en Ørk, saa at ingen bor der.
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?
Hvo er den Mand, som er viis? han forstaa dette! og til hvem har Herrens Mund talt? han kundgøre det, hvorfor Landet er ødelagt, er forbrændt som en Ørk, saa at ingen gaar igennem det!
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 forlode min Lov, som jeg lagde for deres Ansigt, og ikke hørte paa min Røst og ikke vandrede derefter,
14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
men vandrede efter deres Hjertes Stivhed og efter Baalerne, som deres Fædre lærte dem:
15 Therefore thus saith Yhwh of Armies, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
Derfor siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud, saaledes: Se, jeg vil bespise dem, dette Folk med Malurt og give dem besk Vand 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.
Og jeg vil adsprede dem iblandt de Hedninger, som hverken de eller deres Fædre kendte, og jeg vil sende Sværdet efter dem, indtil jeg faar gjort Ende paa dem.
17 Thus saith Yhwh of Armies, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Lægger Mærke dertil og kalder ad Klagekvinder, at de komme, og skikker Bud efter kyndige Kvinder, at de 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.
og de skulle skynde sig og opløfte Klagesang over os, og vore Øjne skulle rinde med Graad og vore Øjenlaage 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 der er hørt en Klagerøst fra Zion: Hvor ere vi dog ødelagte! vi ere saare beskæmmede; thi vi have maattet forlade Landet, og de havde omstyrtet vore Boliger.
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.
Thi hører, I Kvinder! Herrens Ord, og eders Øre modtage hans Munds Ord; og lærer eders Døtre Klagesang, og hver Kvinde lære sin Veninde Klagemaal.
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.
Thi Døden er steget ind igennem vore Vinduer, er kommen ind i vore Paladser til at udrydde de spæde Børn, at de ej findes udenfor, de unge Karle, at de ej findes paa Gaderne.
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.
Tal: Saa siger Herren: Menneskers døde Kroppe skulle ligge som Møg paa Marken og som et Neg efter Høstmanden, hvilket ingen sanker 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, og den stærke rose sig ikke af sin Styrke, den rige rose sig 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 hvo som vil rose sig, rose sig af dette, at han forstaar og kender mig, at jeg er Herren, som gør Miskundhed, Ret og Retfærdighed paa Jorden; thi disse Ting behage mig, siger Herren.
25 Behold, the days come, saith Yhwh, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da jeg vil hjemsøge hver omskaaren, 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 og Juda og Edom og Ammohs Børn og Moab og alle dem med rundklippet Haar, som bo i Ørken; thi alle Hedningerne have Forhud, men Israels hele Hus, de have Forhud paa Hjertet.
