Jeremias 15
1 And the Lord said to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before my face, my soul could not be toward them: dismiss this people, and let them go forth.
Og Herren sagde til mig: Om end Mose og Samuel stode for mit Ansigt, var min Sjæl dog ikke til dette Folk: Jag dem bort fra mit Ansigt, og lad dem gaa ud!
2 And it shall be, if they say to you, Whither shall we go forth? then you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord; As many as are for death, to death; and as many as are for famine, to famine; and as many as are for the sword, to the sword; and as many as are for captivity, to captivity.
Og det skal ske, naar de sige til dig: Hvorhen skulle vi gaa ud? da skal du sige til dem: Saa siger Herren: Den, som hører til Døden, til Død; og den, som hører til Sværdet, til Sværd; og den, som hører til Hungeren, til Hunger; og den, som hører til Fangenskabet, til Fangenskab.
3 And I will punish them with four kinds [of death], says the Lord, the sword to kill, and the dogs to tear, and the wild beasts of the earth, and the birds of the sky to devour and destroy.
Og jeg vil beskikke fire Slags over dem, siger Herren: Sværdet til at ihjelslaa og Hundene til at slæbe bort og Himmelens Fugle og Dyrene paa Jorden til at æde og til at ødelægge.
4 And I will deliver them up for distress to all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasses son of Ezekias king of Juda, for all that he did in Jerusalem.
Og jeg vil gøre dem til en Gru for alle Riger paa Jorden, for Manasse, Ezekias's Søns, Judas Konges Skyld, for det, han gjorde i Jerusalem.
5 Who will spare you, O Jerusalem? and who will fear for you? or who will turn back [to ask] for your welfare?
Thi hvo skulde skaane dig, Jerusalem? og hvo skulde have Medynk med dig? og hvo skulde vige af Vejen for at spørge, om det gaar dig vel?
6 You have turned away from me, says the Lord, you will go back: therefore I will stretch out my hand, and will destroy you, and will no more spare them.
Du har forladt mig, siger Herren, du gik tilbage; og jeg udrakte min Haand imod dig og ødelagde dig; jeg er træt af at angre.
7 And I will completely scatter them; in the gates of my people they are bereaved of children: they have destroyed my people because of their iniquities.
Og jeg kastede dem med Kasteskovl i Landets Porte; jeg har gjort mit Folk barnløst, ødelagt det, dog have de ikke vendt om fra deres Veje.
8 Their widows have been multiplied more than the sand of the sea: I have brought young men against the mother, [even] distress at noon-day: I have suddenly cast upon her trembling and anxiety.
Deres Enker ere mig flere end Havets Sand; jeg bragte dem ved høj lys Dag en Ødelægger over den unge Krigers Moder; jeg lod pludselig Angest og Skræk falde over hende.
9 She that bore seven is spent; her soul has fainted under trouble; her sun is gone down while it is yet noon; she is ashamed and disgraced: I will give the remnant of them to the sword before their enemies.
Moderen til syv Sønner vansmægter, hun udaander sin Sjæl, hendes Sol er nedgangen, medens det endnu var Dag, hun blev beskæmmet og skammede sig; og det overblevne af dem vil jeg give hen for deres Fjenders Ansigt til Sværdet, siger Herren.
10 Woe is me, [my] mother! you have born me as some man of strife, and at variance with the whole earth; I have not helped [others], nor has any one helped me; my strength has failed among them that curse me.
Ve mig, min Moder! at du fødte mig, en Mand, imod hvem alt Landet kiver og trætter; jeg har ikke laant til nogen, og ingen har laant til mig, dog forbander enhver mig.
11 Be it so, Lord, in their prosperity; surely I stood before you in the time of their calamities, and in the time of their affliction, for [their] good against the enemy.
Herren siger: Sandelig, jeg løser dig, dig til Fromme; sandelig, jeg bringer Fjenden til bønligt at komme dig i Møde paa Ulykkens Tid og paa Nødens Tid.
12 Will iron be known? whereas your strength is a brazen covering.
Mon Jern kan bryde Jern af Norden og Kobber?
13 Yes, I will give your treasures for a spoil as a recompence, because of all your sins and [that] in all your borders.
Jeg vil give dit Gods og dit Liggendefæ hen til Rov, ikke imod Betaling, og det for alle dine Synders Skyld og inden alle dine Landemærker.
14 And I will enslave you to your enemies round about, in a land which you have not known; for a fire has been kindled out of my wrath; it shall burn upon you.
Og jeg vil føre dine Fjender over i et Land, som du ikke kender; thi en Ild er optændt i min Vrede, over eder skal den brænde.
15 O Lord, remember me, and visit me, and vindicate me before them that persecute me; do not bear long with them; know how I have met with reproach for your sake, from those who set at nothing your words;
Du ved det, Herre! kom mig i Hu, og se til mig, og hævn mig paa mine Forfølgere; tag mig ikke bort i din Langmodighed; vid, at jeg bærer Forhaanelse for din Skyld.
16 consume them; and your word shall be to me for the joy and gladness of my heart: for your name has been called upon me, O Lord Almighty.
Dine Ord bleve fundne, og jeg slugte dem, og dine Ord vare mig til Fryd og til mit Hjertes Glæde; thi dit Navn er nævnet over mig, Herre, Gud Zebaoth!
17 I have not sat in the assembly of them as they mocked, but I feared because of your power: I sat alone, for I was filled with bitterness.
Jeg sad ikke i hemmeligt Raad med Spottere og frydede mig; jeg sad alene, for din Haands Skyld; thi du har fyldt mig med Harm.
18 Why do they that grieve me prevail against me? my wound is severe; whence shall I be healed? it is indeed become to me as deceitful water, that has no faithfulness.
Hvorfor varer min Smerte evindelig? hvorfor er mit Saar ulægeligt og vil ikke lade sig hele? du er bleven mig som en svigefuld Bæk, som Vand, der ikke er bestandigt.
19 Therefore thus says the Lord, If you will return, then will I restore you, and you shall stand before my face: and if you will bring forth the precious from the worthless, you shall be as my mouth: and they shall return to you; but you shall not return to them.
Derfor siger Herren saaledes: Dersom du omvender dig, vil jeg lade dig vende om, du skal staa for mit Ansigt; og dersom du tager det dyrebare ud fra det slette, skal du være som min Mund; de skulle vende om til dig, men du skal ikke vende om til dem.
20 And I will make you to this people as a strong brazen wall; and they shall fight against you, but they shall by no means prevail against you;
Og jeg vil gøre dig til en fast Kobbermur imod dette Folk, og de skulle stride imod dig, men ikke faa Overhaand over dig; thi jeg er med dig, for at frelse dig og for at redde dig, siger Herren.
21 for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you out of the hand of wicked [men]; and I will ransom you out of the hand of pestilent [men].
Og jeg vil redde dig af de ondes Haand og udløse dig af Voldsmænds Haand.
