Jeremiah 5

1 “Go to and fro in streets of Jerusalem, And see now and know, And seek in her broad places, If you find a man, If there is one doing judgment, Seeking steadfastness—Then I am propitious to her.

Løb i Jerusalems Gader, mærk jer, hvad I ser, og søg på dets Torve, om I kan finde nogen, om der er en, som øver Retfærd, lægger Vind på Sandhed, så jeg kan tilgive dem.

2 And if they say, YHWH lives, Surely they swear to a falsehood.”

Siger de: "Så sandt HERREN lever", sværger de falsk.

3 YHWH, Your eyes, are they not on steadfastness? You have struck them, and they have not grieved, You have consumed them, They have refused to receive instruction, They made their faces harder than a rock, They have refused to turn back.

HERRE, dine Øjne ser jo efter Sandhed. Du slog dem, de omvendte sig ikke; du lagde dem øde, de vilde ej tage ved Lære, gjorde Ansigtet hårdere end Flint, vilde ej vende om.

4 And I said, “Surely these [are] poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of YHWH, The judgment of their God.

Da tænkte jeg: "Det er kun Småfolk, Dårer er de, thi de kender ej HERRENs Vej, deres Guds Ret;

5 I go to the great, and I speak with them, For they have known the way of YHWH, The judgment of their God.” Surely they have broken the yoke together, They have drawn away the bands.

jeg vil vende mig til de store og tale med dem, de kender da HERRENs Vej, deres Guds Ret!" Men alle havde sønderbrudt Åget, sprængt deres Bånd.

6 Therefore a lion out of the forest has struck them, A wolf of the deserts spoils them, A leopard is watching over their cities, Everyone who is going out of them is torn, For their transgressions have been many, Their backslidings have been mighty.

Derfor skal en Løve fra Skoven slå dem, en Ulv fra Ødemarken hærge dem, en Panter lure ved Byerne; enhver, som går derfra, rives sønder; thi talrige er deres Synder, mange deres Frafald.

7 “I am not propitious to you for this, Your sons have forsaken Me, And are satisfied by [those who are] not gods, I satisfy them, and they commit adultery, And at the house of a harlot They gather themselves together.

Hvor kan jeg vel tilgive dig? Dine Sønner forlod mig og svor ved Guder, som ikke er Guder. Når jeg mætted dem, horede de, slog sig ned i Skøgens Hus;

8 Fed horses—they have been early risers, They each neigh to the wife of his neighbor.

de blev fede, gejle Hingste, de vrinsker hver efter Næstens Hustru.

9 Do I not lay a charge for these?” A declaration of YHWH, “And on a nation such as this, Does My soul not avenge itself?

Skal jeg ikke hjemsøge sligt? så lyder det fra HERREN, skal ikke min Sjæl tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?

10 Go up on her walls, and destroy, And I do not make a completion, Turn her branches aside, For they [are] not YHWH’s,

Stig op på dets Mure, læg øde, men ikke helt! Ryk Rankerne op, thi HERREN tilhører de ikke.

11 For the house of Israel has dealt treacherously against Me, And the house of Judah,” A declaration of YHWH.

Thi svigefulde er de imod mig, Israels Hus og Judas Hus, så lyder det fra HERREN.

12 They have lied against YHWH, And they say, “[It is] not He, Nor does evil come in against us, Indeed, we do not see sword and famine.

De fornægter HERREN og siger: "Det betyder intet! Ulykke kommer ej over os, vi skal ikke se Sværd og Hunger;

13 And the prophets become wind, And the word is not in them, Thus it is done to them.”

Profeterne bliver til Vind, Guds Ord er ej i dem; gid Ordet må ramme dem selv!"

14 Therefore, thus said YHWH, God of Hosts: “Because of your speaking this word, Behold, I am making My words become fire in your mouth, And this people wood, And it has devoured them.

Derfor, så siger HERREN, Hærskarers Gud: Fordi I siger dette Ord, se, derfor gør jeg mine Ord i din Mund til Ild og dette Folk til Brænde, som Ild skal fortære.

15 Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel,” A declaration of YHWH, “It [is] a strong nation, It [is] an ancient nation, A nation whose tongue you do not know, Nor understand what it speaks.

Se, jeg bringer over eder et Folk fra det fjerne, Israels Hus, så lyder det fra HERREN, et Folk, som er stærkt, et Folk fra Fortids Dage, et Folk, hvis Mål du ej kender, hvis Tale du ikke fatter;

16 Its quiver [is] as an open tomb, All of them—mighty ones.

som en åben Grav er dets kogger, de er alle Kæmper;

17 And it has consumed your harvest and your bread, They consume your sons, and your daughters, It consumes your flock, and your herd, It consumes your vine and your fig tree, It makes your fortified cities poor, In which you are trusting—by the sword.

det skal æde dit Korn og dit Brød, det skal æde dine Sønner og Døtte, det skal æde dit Småkvæg og Hornkvæg, det skal æde din Vinstok og dit Figentræ; med Sværd skal de lægge dine Fæstninger øde, dem, som du stoler på.

18 And even in those days,” A declaration of YHWH, “I do not make you a completion.

Men selv i de Dage, lyder det fra HERREN, vil jeg ikke udslette eder.

19 And it has come to pass, when you say, Why has our God YHWH done all these [things] to us? That you have said to them, As you have forsaken Me, And serve the gods of a foreigner in your land, So you serve strangers in a land [that is] not yours.

Og når de siger: "Hvorfor har HERREN vor Gud gjort os alt det?" sig så til dem: "Som I forlod mig og tjente fremmede Guder i eders Land, således skal I tjene som fremmede i et Land, der ikke er eders."

20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, And sound it in Judah, saying,

Forkynd dette i Jakobs Hus og kundgør det i Juda:

21 Now hear this, O people, foolish and without heart, They have eyes, and they do not see, They have ears, and they do not hear.

Hør dette, du tåbelige Folk, som er uden Forstand, som har Øjne, men ikke ser, og Ører, men ikke hører:

22 Do you not fear Me?” A declaration of YHWH; “Are you not pained from My presence? Who has made sand the border of the sea, A perpetual limit, and it does not pass over it, They shake themselves, and they are not able, Indeed, its billows have sounded, and they do not pass over.

Vil I ikke frygte mig, lyder det fra HERREN, eller bæve for mit Åsyn? Jeg, som gjorde. Sandet til Havets Grænse, et evigt Skel, som det ikke kan overskride; selv om det bruser, evner det intet; om end dets Bølger larmer, kan de ikke overskride det.

23 And this people has an apostatizing and rebelling heart, They have turned aside, and they go on.

Dette Folk har et trodsigt og genstridigt Hjerte, de faldt fra og gik bort.

24 And they have not said in their heart, Now let us fear our God YHWH, who is giving rain, The autumn rain and the spring rain, in its season, He keeps the appointed weeks of harvest for us.

De siger ikke i deres Hjerte: "Lad os frygte HERREN vor Gud, som giver os Regn, Tidligregn og Sildigregn, til rette Tid og sikrer os Ugerne, da der skal høstes."

25 Your iniquities have turned these away, And your sins have kept the good from you.

Eders Misgerninger bragte dem i Ulave, eders Synder unddrog eder det gode.

26 For the wicked have been found among My people. He watches like one who sets snares, They have set up a trap—they capture men.

Thi der findes gudløse i mit Folk; de ligger på Lur, som Fuglefængere dukker de sig; de sætter Fælder, de fanger Mennesker.

27 As a cage full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit, Therefore they have been great, and are rich.

Som et Bur er fuldt af Fugle, således er deres Huse fulde af Svig; derfor blev de store og rige.

28 They have been fat, they have shone, Indeed, they have surpassed the acts of the evil, They have not judged judgment, The judgment of the fatherless—and they prosper, And they have not judged the judgment of the needy.

De er tykke og fede; og så strømmer de over med onde Ord; de hævder ikke den faderløses Ret, at det måtte gå dem vel, og hjælper ikke de fattige til deres Ret.

29 Do I not inspect for these,” A declaration of YHWH, “On a nation such as this, Does My soul not avenge itself?

Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge sligt? lyder det fra HERREN; skulde min Sjæl da ikke tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?

30 An astonishing and horrible thing has been in the land:

Gyselige, grufulde Ting går i Svang i Landet;

31 The prophets have prophesied falsely, And the priests bear rule by their means, And My people have loved [it] so, And what do they do at its latter end?”

Profeterne profeterer Løgn, Præsterne skraber til sig, og mit Folk vil have det så. Men hvad vil I gøre, når Enden kommer?