Jeremiah 19
1 Thus said the Lord, Go and buy a bottle from a maker of earthenware, and [take] some of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests;
Saaledes sagde HERREN: Gaa hen og køb dig et Krus hos Pottemageren, tag nogle af Folkets og Præsternes Ældste med
2 And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Charsith, and proclaim there the words that I will speak unto thee.
og gaa ud i Hinnoms Søns Dal ved Indgangen til Potteskaarporten og udraab der de Ord, jeg taler til dig!
3 And say, Hear ye the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil over this place, so that the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
Du skal sige: Hør HERRENS Ord, Judas Konger og Jerusalems Borgere: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, jeg sender over dette Sted en Ulykke, saa det skal ringe for Ørene paa enhver, der hører derom,
4 For the reason that they have forsaken me, and have defiled this place, and have burnt incense in it unto other gods, which they had not known, either they or their fathers, or the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
fordi de forlod mig og gjorde dette Sted fremmed og tændte Offerild der for andre Guder, som hverken de eller deres Fædre før kendte til, og Judas Konger fyldte dette Sted med skyldfries Blod,
5 And they have built the high-places of Ba'al, to burn their sons with fire as burnt-offerings unto Ba'al, which I had not commanded, nor spoken, and which had not come into my mind:
og de byggede Ba'alshøjene for at brænde deres Børn i Ild som Brændofre til Ba'al, hvad jeg ikke havde paabudt eller talt om, og hvad aldrig var opkommet i min Tanke.
6 Therefore, behold, days are coming, saith the Lord, that this place shall no more be called The Thopheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but, The valley of slaughter.
Se, derfor skal Dage komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da dette Sted ikke mere skal hedde Tofet og Hinnoms Søns Dal, men Morddalen.
7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those that seek their life: and I will give their carcasses as food unto the fowls of the heaven, and unto the beasts of the earth.
Jeg gør Juda og Jerusalem raadvilde paa dette Sted og lader dem falde for Sværdet for deres Fjenders Øjne og for deres Haand, som staar dem efter Livet, og jeg giver Himmelens Fugle og Jordens Dyr deres Lig til Føde.
8 And I will render this city desolate, and an [object of] derision: every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.
Jeg gør denne By til Gru og Spot; alle, der kommer forbi, skal grue og spotte over alle dens Saar.
9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his associate, in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and those that seek their life, shall distress them.
Jeg lader dem æde deres Sønners og Døtres Kød, den ene skal æde den andens Kød under Belejringen og den Trængsel, deres Fjender og de, der staar dem efter Livet, volder dem.
10 Then shalt thou break the bottle before the eyes of the men that are going with thee.
Knus saa Kruset i de Mænds Paasyn, der følger med dig,
11 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, In this manner will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be restored again; and in Thopheth shall they bury, for want of room to bury.
og sig til dem: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg vil knuse dette Folk og denne By, som man knuser et Lerkar, saa det ikke kan heles igen. De døde skal jordes i Tofet, fordi Pladsen til at jorde paa ikke slaar til.
12 Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to its inhabitants, and to make this city as Thopheth:
Saaledes vil jeg gøre med dette Sted og dets Indbyggere, lyder det fra HERREN, idet jeg gør denne By til et Tofet:
13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are unclean, shall become as the place of the Thopheth, with all the houses upon the roofs of which they have burnt incense to all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink-offerings to other gods.
Jerusalems og Judas Kongers Huse skal blive urene som Tofets Sted, alle de Huse, paa hvis Tage de tændte Offerild for al Himmelens Hær og udgød Drikofre for andre Guder.
14 Then came Jeremiah from the Thopheth, whither the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he placed himself in the court of the house of the Lord; and said to all the people,
Derpaa gik Jeremias fra Tofet, hvorhen HERREN havde sendt ham for at profetere, og stod frem i Forgaarden til HERRENS Hus og sagde til alt Folket:
15 Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all its towns all the evil that I have spoken against it; because they have hardened their neck, so as not to hear my words.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, over denne By og alle Byerne, der hører til den, sender jeg al den Ulykke, jeg har truet den med, fordi de gjorde Nakken stiv og ikke hørte mine Ord.
