Jeremiah 9
1 Oh that one would make my head water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughters of my people!
Ak, var mit Hoved Vand, mine Øjne en Tårekilde! Så græd jeg Dag og Nat over mit Folks Datters slagne.
2 Oh that one would place me in the wilderness in a lodging-place of wayfaring men. that I might leave my people, and go from them! for all of them are adulterers, a band of traitors.
Ak, fandt jeg i Ørkenen et Herberg for vandringsmænd. Så drog jeg bort fra mit Folk og gik fra dem. Thi Horkarle er de alle, en svigefuld Bande;
3 And they bend their tongues, their bow of falsehood, and not for the truth are they valiant in the land; for from evil to evil do they proceed, and me they know not, saith the Lord.
de spænder deres Tunges Bue. Løgn, ikke Sandhed råder i Landet; thi de går fra Ondskab til Ondskab og kender ej mig, så lyder det fra HERREN.
4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and on any brother place ye no reliance; for every brother will surely supplant, and every neighbor will go about as a talebearer.
Vogt eder hver for sin Næste, tro ingen Broder, thi hver Broder er fuld af List, hver sværter sin Næste.
5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and the truth will they not speak: they have taught their tongue to speak falsehood, they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
De fører hverandre bag Lyset, taler ikke Sandhed: de øver Tungen i Løgn, skejer ud, vil ej vende om,
6 Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit: through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
Voldsdåd Slag i Slag og Svig på Svig; de nægter at kendes ved mig, så lyder det fra HERREN.
7 Therefore thus hath said the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and probe them; for how [else] shall I do because of the daughter of my people?
Derfor, så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Se, jeg smelter og prøver dem, ja, hvad må jeg dog gøre for mit Folks Datters Skyld!
8 A murderous arrow is their tongue; [every one] speaketh deceit: with his mouth speaketh he peaceably to his neighbor, but in his heart he layeth wait for him.
Deres Tunge er en morders Pil, deres Munds Ord Svig; med Næsten taler de Fred, men i Hjertet bærer de Svig.
9 Shall I not for these things inflict punishment on them? saith the Lord: or shall not on a nation such as this my soul be avenged?
Skal jeg ikke hjemsøge dem for sligt, så lyder det fra HERREN, skal ikke min Sjæl tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation; because they are burnt up, so that no man can pass through them; and they hear not the voice of the cattle: both the fowls of the heavens and the beasts are fled; they are gone away.
Over Bjergene bryder jeg ud i Gråd og Klage, over ØrkenensGræsgang i Klagesang. Thi de er afsvedet, mennesketomme, der høres ej Lyd af Kvæg; Himlens Fugle og Dyrene flygtede bort.
11 And I will change Jerusalem into heaps of ruins, a dwelling for monsters: and the cities of Judah will I make desolate, without an inhabitant.
Jerusalem gør jeg til Stenhob. Sjakalers Bolig, og Judas Byer til Ørk, hvor ingen bor.
12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it: for what is the land destroyed, burnt up like the wilderness, without one that passeth through?
Hvem er viis nok til at fatte dette, og til hvem har HERRENs Mund talet, så han kan sige det: Hvorfor er Landet lagt øde, afsvedet som en Ørken, mennesketomt?
13 And the Lord said, Because they forsook my law which I had set before them, and hearkened not to my voice, and walked not therein;
Og HERREN sagde: Fordi de forlod min Lov, som jeg forelagde dem, og ikke hørte min Røst eller vandrede efter den,
14 But have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Be'alim, which their fathers had taught them.
men fulgte deres Hjertes Stivsind og Baalerne, som deres Fædre lærte dem at kende,
15 Therefore thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them—this people, with wormwood, and give them poison-water to drink.
derfor, så siger Hærskarers HERRE Israels Gud: Se, jeg giver dette Folk Malurt at spise og Gift at drikke;
16 And I will scatter them among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send out after them the sword, till I have consumed them.
jeg spreder dem blandt Folk, som hverken de eller deres Fædre før kendte til, og sender Sværdet efter dem, til jeg får gjort Ende på dem.
17 Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, Consider it well, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the women skilled in lament, that they may come;
Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, mærk jer det vel! Kald Klagekvinder hid, lad dem komme, hent kyndige Kvinder, lad dem komme,
18 And let them make haste, and take up for us a lamentation, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids drop down water.
lad dem haste og istemme Klage over os! Vore Øjne skal rinde med Gråd, vore Øjenlåg strømme med Vand.
19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we wasted! we are greatly ashamed; because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.
Thi Klageråb høres fra Zion: "Hvor er vi dog hærgede, beskæmmede dybt, fordi vi må bort fra Landet, thi de brød vore Boliger ned."
20 For hear, O ye women, the word of the Lord, and let your ear perceive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.
Ja, hør, I Kvinder, mit Ord, eders Øre fange Ord fra min Mund, og lær eders døtre Klage, hverandre Klagesang:
21 For death is come up through our windows, is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from the street, the young men from the open places.
"Døden steg op i vore Vinduer; kom i Paladserne, udrydded Barnet på Gaden, de unge på Torvene."
22 Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Yea, the carcasses of men shall lie as dung upon the open field, and as the sheaves [left] after the harvestman, with none to gather them.
Sig: så lyder det fra HERREN: De døde Legemer faldt som Gødning på Marken, som Skåret efter Høstmanden; ingen binder op.
23 Thus hath said the Lord, Let not the wise glorify himself in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glorify himself in his might, let not the rich glorify himself in his riches;
Så siger HERREN: Den vise rose sig ikke af sin Visdom, den stærke ikke af sin Styrke, den rige ikke af sin Rigdom;
24 But let him that glorifieth himself glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord who exercise kindness, justice, and righteousness, on the earth; for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
men den, som vil rose sig, skal rose sig af at han har Forstand til at kende mig, at jeg, HERREN, øver Miskundhed, Ret og Retfærdighed på Jorden; thi i sådanne har jeg Behag, lyder det fra HERREN.
25 Behold, days are coming, saith the Lord, that I will send punishment on all the circumcised who are [yet] uncircumcised;
Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger alle de omskårne, som har Forhud:
26 On Egypt, and on Judah, and on Edom, and on the children of 'Ammon, and on Moab, and all who have the locks of their hair cut off round that dwell in the wilderness; for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
Ægypten, Juda, Edom, Ammoniterne, Moab og alle Ørkenboere med rundklippet Hår; thi Hedningerne er alle uomskårne, men alt Israels Hus har uomskåret Hjerte.
