Jeremias 9
1 Who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes? then would I weep for this my people day and night, [even] 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 Who would give me a most distant lodge in the wilderness, that I might leave my people, and depart from them? for they all commit adultery, 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 have bent their tongue like a bow: falsehood and not faithfulness has prevailed upon the earth; for they have gone on from evil to evil, and have not known me, says the Lord.
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 Beware you each of his neighbor, and trust you not in your brethren: for every one will surely supplant, and every friend will walk craftily.
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 Every one will mock his friend; they will not speak truth: their tongue has learned to speak falsehoods; they have committed iniquity, they ceased not, so as to return.
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 [There is] usury upon usury, and deceit upon deceit: they would not know me, says the Lord.
Du bor midt i Bedrageri; i Bedrageri vægre de sig ved at kende mig, siger Herren,
7 Therefore thus says the Lord, Behold, I will try them with fire, and prove them; for I will do [thus] because of the wickedness of 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 a wounding arrow; the words of their mouth are deceitful: [one] speaks peaceably to his neighbor, but in himself retains enmity.
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 for these things? says the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a people 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 Take up a lamentation for the mountains, and a mournful dirge for the paths of the wilderness, for they are desolate for lack of men; they heard not the sound of life from the birds of the sky, nor the cattle: they were amazed, 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 remove the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and make it a dwelling-place of dragons; and I will utterly waste the cities of Juda, so that they shall not be inhabited.
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 he may understand this? and he that has the word of the mouth of the Lord [addressed] to him, let him tell you therefore the land has been destroyed, has been ravaged by fire like a desert, so that no one passes through it.
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 the Lord said to me, Because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them, and have not listened to my voice;
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 went after the lusts of their evil heart, and after the idols which their fathers taught them [to worship]:
men vandrede efter deres Hjertes Stivhed og efter Baalerne, som deres Fædre lærte dem:
15 therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them with trouble and will cause them to drink water of gall:
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 and I will scatter them among the nations, to them whom neither they nor their fathers knew; and I will send a sword upon them, until I have consumed them with it.
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 says the Lord, Call you the mourning women, and let them come; and send to the wise women, and let them utter their voice;
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 take up a lamentation for you, and let your eyes pour down tears, and your eyelids drop water.
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 lamentation has been heard in Sion, How are we become wretched! we are greatly ashamed, for we have forsaken the land, and have abandoned our tabernacles!
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 Hear now, you women, the word of God, and let your ears receive the words of his mouth, and teach your daughters lamentation, and [every] woman her neighbor a dirge.
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 has come up through your windows, it has entered into our land, to destroy the infants 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 And the carcases of the men shall be for an example on the face of the field of your land, like grass after the mower, and there shall be none to 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 says the Lord, Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, and let not the strong man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth;
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 boasts boast in this, the understanding and knowing that I am the Lord that exercise mercy, and judgment, and righteousness, upon the earth; for in these things is my pleasure, says the Lord.
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, says the Lord, when I will visit upon all the circumcised their uncircumcision;
Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da jeg vil hjemsøge hver omskaaren, som har Forhud:
26 on Egypt, and on Idumea, and on Edom, and on the children of Ammon, and on the children of Moab, and on every one that shaves his face round about, [even] them that dwell in the wilderness; for all the Gentiles are uncircumcised in flesh, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised [in] their hearts.
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.
