Jeremiah 21

1 The word that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH, in King Zedekiah’s sending to him Pashhur son of Malchiah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,

Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra Herren, der Kong Zedekias sendte Paskur, Malkias's Søn, og Zefanja, Maasejas Søn, Præsten, til ham og lod sige:

2 “Please inquire of YHWH for us, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has fought against us; perhaps YHWH deals with us according to all His wonders, and causes him to go up from off us.”

Adspørg dog Herren for os; thi Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, fører Krig imod os; maaske Herren dog vilde gøre imod os efter alle sine underlige Gerninger, saa at denne maatte drage bort fra os.

3 And Jeremiah says to them, “Thus you say to Zedekiah,

Og Jeremias sagde til dem: Saaledes skulle I sige til Zedekias:

4 Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: Behold, I am turning around the weapons of battle That [are] in your hand, With which you fight the king of Babylon, And the Chaldeans, who are laying siege against you, At the outside of the wall, And I have gathered them into the midst of this city,

Saa sagde Herren, Israels Gud: Se, jeg vender de Krigsvaaben, som ere i eders Hænder, og med hvilke I uden for Muren stride imod Kongen af Babel og Kaldæerne, som belejre eder, og samler dem midt i denne Stad.

5 And I have fought against you, With an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, And in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath,

Og jeg vil stride imod eder med en udrakt Haand og med en stærk Arm, og med Vrede og med Harme og med stor Fortørnelse.

6 And I have struck the inhabitants of this city, Both man and beast, They die by a great pestilence.

Og jeg vil slaa denne Stads Indbyggere, baade Menneskene og Dyrene; de skulle dø ved en stor Pest.

7 And after this,” A declaration of YHWH, “I give Zedekiah king of Judah, And his servants, and the people, And those left in this city, From the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, Into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of their enemies, And into the hand of those seeking their life, And he has struck them by the mouth of the sword, He has no pity on them, Nor does he spare, nor does he have mercy.”

Og derefter, siger Herren, vil jeg give Judas Konge, Zedekias, og hans Tjenere og Folket og dem, som i denne Stad ere blevne tilovers fra Pesten, fra Sværdet og fra Hungeren, i Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babels Haand og i deres Fjenders Haand og i deres Haand, som søge efter deres Liv; og han skal slaa dem med skarpe Sværd, han skal ikke spare dem og ikke skaane dem og ikke vise Medlidenhed.

8 “And you say to this people, Thus said YHWH: Behold, I am setting before you the way of life, And the way of death!

Og du skal sige til dette Folk: Saa siger Herren: Se, jeg lægger for eders Ansigt Livets Vej og Dødens Vej.

9 Whoever is abiding in this city—dies, By sword, and by famine, and by pestilence, And whoever is going forth, And has fallen to the Chaldeans, Who are laying siege against you—lives, And his life has been for a spoil to him.

Den, som bliver i denne Stad, skal dø ved Sværdet og ved Hungeren og ved Pesten: Men den, som drager ud og gaar over til Kaldæerne, som belejre eder, skal blive i Live og have sit Liv som Bytte.

10 For I have set My face against this city for calamity, And not for good,” A declaration of YHWH. “It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon, And he has burned it with fire.

Thi jeg har vendt mit Ansigt imod denne Stad til det onde og ikke til det gode, siger Herren; den skal gives i Kongen af Babels Haand, og han skal opbrænde den med Ild.

11 And as for the house of the king of Judah,” Hear a word of YHWH;

Og om Judas Konges Hus hører Herrens Ord.

12 O house of David, thus said YHWH: “Decide judgment in the morning, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, Lest My fury go forth as fire, And has burned, and none is quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.

Davids Hus! saa siger Herren: Holder Ret om Morgenen, og redder den, som er bleven til Rov, af Voldsmandens Haand, paa det min Vrede ikke skal fare ud som en Ild og brænde, saa at ingen skal kunne udslukke den, for eders Idrætters Ondskabs Skyld!

13 Behold, I [am] against you,” A declaration of YHWH, “O inhabitant of the valley, rock of the plain, Who are saying, Who comes down against us? And who comes into our habitations?

Se, jeg kommer til dig, du Beboer af Dalen, af. Klippen paa Sletten! siger Herren; I, som sige: Hvo vil stige ned til os, og hvo vil komme ind i vore Boliger?

14 And I have laid a charge against you, According to the fruit of your doings,” A declaration of YHWH, “And I have kindled a fire in its forest, And it has consumed all its outskirts!”

Og jeg vil hjemsøge eder efter eders Idrætters Frugt, siger Herren, og antænde en Ild i dens Skov, og den skal fortære alting trindt omkring den.