Jeremiah 10
1 Hear all of you the word which the LORD speaks unto you, O house of Israel:
Hør det Ord, HERREN taler til eder, Israels Hus!
2 Thus says the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
Saa siger HERREN: Væn eder ikke til Hedningernes Færd og frygt ikke Himmelens Tegn, fordi Hedningerne frygter dem.
3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
Thi Folkenes Rædsel er Tomhed; thi det er Træ, fældet i Skoven, et Værk, som Haandværkerhænder tilhugger med Økse;
4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
han smykker det med Sølv og Guld og fæster det med Søm og Hammer, saa det ikke vakler.
5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must essentially be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
De er som et Fugleskræmsel i Agurkhaven og kan ikke tale; de maa bæres, da de ikke kan gaa. Frygt dem ikke, thi de gør intet ondt, saa lidt som de evner at gøre noget godt.
6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto you, O LORD; you are great, and your name is great in might.
(Din Lige findes ikke, HERRE; stor er du og stort dit Navn i Vælde.
7 Who would not fear you, O King of nations? in order to you does it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto you.
Hvo skulde ikke frygte dig, du Folkenes Konge! Thi saadant tilkommer dig; thi blandt alle Folks Vismænd og i alle deres Riger findes ikke din Lige.
8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
Alle sammen er de dumme og Taaber; Afgudernes Lærdom, den er Træ.)
9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
Hamret Sølv, indført fra Tarsis, og Guld fra Ofir, et Værk af en Haandværker og Guldsmedens Hænder! De er klædt i violet og rødt Purpur; et Værk af kunstsnilde Folk er de alle.
10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Men HERREN er Gud i Sandhed, han er en levende Gud og en evig Konge; for hans Vrede skælver Jorden, og Folkene udholder ikke hans Harme.
11 Thus shall all of you say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
Saaledes skal I sige til dem: Guder, der ikke har skabt Himmel og Jord, skal forsvinde fra Jorden og under Himmelen.
12 He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Han skabte Jorden i sin Vælde, grundfæstede Jorderig i sin Visdom, og i sin Indsigt udspændte han Himmelen.
13 When he utters his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings with rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasures.
Naar han løfter sin Røst, bruser Vandene i Himmelen, og han lader Skyer stige op fra Jordens Ende, faar Lynene til at give Regn og sender Stormen ud af sine Forraadskamre.
14 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
Dumt er hvert Menneske, uden Indsigt; hver Guldsmed faar Skam af sit Billede; thi hvad han støber, er Løgn, og der er ikke Aand deri;
15 They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Tomhed er de, et daarende Værk; naar deres Hjemsøgelses Tid kommer, er det ude med dem.
16 The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
Jakobs Arvelod er ikke som de; thi han har skabt alt, og Israel er hans Arvelods Stamme; Hærskarers HERRE er hans Navn.
17 Gather up your wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
Tag din Bylt op fra Jorden, du, som sidder belejret!
18 For thus says the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
Thi saa siger HERREN: Se, denne Gang slynger jeg Landets Indbyggere bort og bringer dem i Trængsel, for at de kan bøde.
19 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous; but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
»Ve mig for min Brøst, mit Saar er svart! Men jeg siger: «Det er min Smerte, den vil jeg bære.»
20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone out of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
Mit Telt er hærget og alle mine Teltreb sprængt, mine Børn gaar fra mig, de er borte; mit Telt spænder ingen ud mer eller opsætter Tæpperne.
21 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
Thi dumme er Hyrderne, HERREN søger de ikke, duer derfor til intet, og hele deres Hjord er spredt.«
22 Behold, the noise of the bruit has come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.
Der lyder en Tidende, se, den kommer med vældigt Drøn fra Nordens Land og gør Judas Byer til Ørk, til Sjakalers Bo.
23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walks to direct his steps.
Jeg ved, HERRE, at et Menneskes Vej ikke staar til ham selv, og at det ikke staar til en Mand at vandre og styre sine Fjed.
24 O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
Tugt os, HERRE, men med Maade, ikke i Vrede, for ikke at gøre os færre!
25 Pour out your fury upon the heathen that know you not, and upon the families that call not on your name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.
Udøs din Vrede paa Folk, som ikke kender dig, paa Slægter, som ikke paakalder dit Navn; thi de har opædt Jakob, tilintetgjort det og lagt dets Bolig øde.
