Jeremiah 51

1 Thus said YHWH: “Behold, I am stirring up against Babylon, And the inhabitants of Leb, My withstanders, A destroying wind,

Saa siger Herren: Se, jeg rejser imod Babel og imod Indbyggerne i mine Modstanderes Midte et ødelæggende Vejr.

2 And I have sent fanners to Babylon, And they have fanned her, and they empty her land, For they have been against her, All around—in the day of evil.

Og jeg vil sende tremmede til Babel, og de skulle kaste den som med Kasteskovl og gøre deres Land tomt; thi de skulle være imod den trindt omkring paa Ulykkens Dag.

3 Do not let the treader tread his bow, Nor lift himself up in his coat of mail, Nor have pity on her young men, Devote all her host to destruction.

Imod den, som spænder Bue, spænde Buespænderen sin Bue, og imod den, som ophøjer sig i sit Panser; og sparer ikke dens unge Karle, ødelægger al dens Hær!

4 And the wounded have fallen in the land of the Chaldeans, And the pierced-through in her streets.

Og der skal falde saarede i Kaldæernes Land og gennemstungne paa dens Gader.

5 For Israel and Judah are not forsaken By his God—by YHWH of Hosts, For their land has been full of guilt, Against the Holy One of Israel.

Thi Israel og Juda ere ikke efterladte i Enkestand af deres Gud, af den Herre Zebaoth; thi hines Land er fuldt af Skyld imod Israels Hellige.

6 Flee from the midst of Babylon, And let each deliver his soul, Do not be cut off in her iniquity, For it [is] a time of vengeance for YHWH—His, He is rendering repayment to her.

Flyr midt ud af Babel og redder hver sit Liv, at I ikke omkomme for dens Misgernings Skyld! thi dette er Herrens Hævns Tid, han betaler den efter Fortjeneste.

7 Babylon [is] a golden cup in the hand of YHWH, Making all the earth drunk, Nations have drunk of her wine, Therefore nations boast themselves.

Babel var et Guldbæger i Herrens Haand, den har gjort hele Verden drukken; Folkene have drukket af dens Vin, derfor tabte Folkene Besindelsen.

8 Babylon has suddenly fallen, Indeed, she is broken, howl for her, Take balm for her pain, perhaps she may be healed.

Babel er hastelig falden og knust; hyler over den, henter Balsam til dens Saar; maaske kunde den læges.

9 We healed Babylon, and she was not healed, Forsake her, and we go, each to his land, For her judgment has come to the heavens, And it has been lifted up to the clouds.

Vi vilde have lægt Babel, men den blev ikke lægt; forlader den, og lader os drage hver til sit Land; thi dens Dom naar til Himmelen og hæver sig til Skyerne.

10 YHWH has brought forth our righteousnesses, Come, and we recount in Zion the work of our God YHWH.

Herren har udført vor retfærdige Sag; kommer og lader os i Zion fortælle Herrens, vor Guds, Gerning.

11 Cleanse the arrows, fill the shields, YHWH has stirred up the spirit of the kings of Media, For His purpose [is] against Babylon to destroy her, For it [is] the vengeance of YHWH, The vengeance of His temple.

Skærper Pilene, samler Tallet af Skjolde fuldt; Herren har opvakt Mediens Kongers Aand; thi hans Tanke imod Babel staar til at ødelægge den; thi det er Herrens Hævn, Hævnen for hans Tempel.

12 Lift up an ensign to the walls of Babylon, Strengthen the watch, Establish the watchers, prepare the ambush, For YHWH has both devised and done that which He spoke, Concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

Opløfter Banner imod Babels Mure, holder stærk Vagt, sætter Vagtposter ud, beskikker Baghold; thi Herren har baade besluttet og udført det, som han har talt imod Babels Indbyggere.

13 O dweller on many waters, abundant in treasures, Your end has come—the measure of your dishonest gain.

Du, som bor ved de store Vande, og som er mægtig ved Liggendefæ! din Ende er kommen, din Gerrigheds Maal.

14 YHWH of Hosts has sworn by Himself, That, Surely I have filled you [with] men as the cankerworm, And they have cried against you—shouting.

Den Herre Zebaoth har svoret ved sig selv: Jeg skal visselig fylde dig med Mennesker, som var det Græshopper, og de skulle indbyrdes synge Frydesang over dig.

15 Making [the] earth by His power, Establishing [the] world by His wisdom, Who by His understanding stretched out the heavens,

Han er den, som skabte Jorden ved sin Kraft, beredte Jorderige ved sin Visdom og udbredte Himmelen ved sin Forstand.

16 At the voice He gives forth, A multitude of waters [are] in the heavens, And He causes vapors to come up from the end of the earth, He has made lightnings for rain, And He brings out wind from His treasures.

Naar Røsten lyder, ved hvilken han lader Vandenes Mangfoldighed komme i Himmelen, da lader han Dunster opstige fra det yderste af Jorden; han gør Lynene til Regn og fører Vejret ud af sine Gemmer.

17 Every man has been brutish by knowledge, Everyone has been put to shame—from refining a carved image, For his molten image [is] falsehood, And there is no breath in them.

Hvert Menneske bliver ufornuftigt og uden Forstand, hver Guldsmed er beskæmmet for det udskaarne Billedes Skyld; thi hans støbte Billeder ere Bedrageri, og der er ikke Aand i dem.

18 They [are] vanity—a work of errors, They perish in the time of their inspection.

De ere Forfængelighed, et bedragerisk Værk; til den Tid, naar de blive hjemsøgte, skulle de gaa til Grunde.

19 The Portion of Jacob [is] not like these, For He is forming the whole, And [Israel is] the tribe of His inheritance, YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name.

Ikke som disse er Jakobs Del; thi han er den, som har dannet alle Ting, og [Israel er] hans Arvs Stamme; Herre Zebaoth er hans Navn.

20 You [are] My shatterer—weapons of war, And I have broken in pieces nations by you, And I have destroyed kingdoms by you,

Du har været mig en Hammer og Krigsvaaben; og jeg har knust Folkefærd ved dig og ødelagt Riger ved dig.

21 And I have broken in pieces horse and its rider by you, And I have broken in pieces chariot and its charioteer by you,

Og jeg har knust Hesten og dens Rytter ved dig; og jeg har knust Vognene og deres Styrere ved dig.

22 And I have broken in pieces man and woman by you, And I have broken in pieces old and young by you, And I have broken in pieces young man and virgin by you,

Og jeg har knust Mand og Kvinde ved dig og knust gammel og ung ved dig og knust Ungkarl og Jomfru ved dig.

23 And I have broken in pieces shepherd and his drove by you, And I have broken in pieces farmer and his team by you, And I have broken in pieces governors and prefects by you.

Og jeg har knust Hyrde og hans Hjord ved dig og knust Agerdyrker og hans Spand Øksne ved dig og knust Statholdere og Fogeder ved dig.

24 And I have repaid to Babylon, And to all inhabitants of Chaldea, All the evil that they have done in Zion, Before your eyes,” a declaration of YHWH.

Men jeg vil betale Babel og alle Kaldæas Indbyggere al deres Ondskab, som de have gjort i Zion, for eders Øjne, siger Herren.

25 “Behold, I [am] against you, O destroying mountain,” A declaration of YHWH, “That is destroying all the earth, And I have stretched out My hand against you, And I have rolled you from the rocks, And given you for a burnt mountain.

Se, jeg vil imod dig, du ødelæggende Bjerg, siger Herren, du, som ødelægger al Jorden! og jeg vil udrække min Haand over dig og vælte dig ned ad Klipperne og vil gøre et udbrændt Bjerg af dig;

26 And they do not take out of you a stone for a corner, And a stone for foundations, For you are continuous desolations,” A declaration of YHWH.

og man skal ikke tage en Sten til et Hjørne eller en Sten til en Grundvold fra dig; men du skal blive til evigt øde Stæder, siger Herren.

27 “Lift up an ensign in the land, Blow a horn among nations, Sanctify nations against it, Summon against it the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz, Appoint an infant head against it, Cause the horse to ascend as the rough cankerworm.

Opløfter Banner i Landet, blæser i Trompeten iblandt Folkene, vier Folkene til Kamp imod den, kalder Ararats, Minnis og Askenas's Riger frem imod den; beskikker Høvedsmænd imod den, fører Heste op som surrende Græshopper!

28 Sanctify against it the nations with the kings of Media, Its governors and all its prefects, And all the land of its dominion.

Vier Folkefærd til Kamp imod den, Kongerne af Medien, dets Fyrster og alle dets Fogeder og hele dets Herredømmes Land.

29 And the land shakes, and it is pained, For the purposes of YHWH have stood against Babylon, To make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant.

Og Landet bævede og vaandede sig i Smerte; thi fast imod Babel staa Herrens Tanker om at gøre Babels Land til en Ørk, at ingen skal bo der.

30 The mighty of Babylon have ceased to fight, They have remained in strongholds, Their might has failed, they have become [as] women, They have burned her dwelling places, Her bars have been broken.

De vældige i Babel lode af at stride, de bleve i Befæstningerne, deres Styrke svandt bort, de bleve til Kvinder; man opbrændte dens Boliger, dens Portstænger bleve sønderbrudte.

31 Runner runs to meet runner, And announcer to meet announcer, To announce to the king of Babylon, For his city has been captured—at the extremity.

Løber løber imod Løber og Bud imod Bud for at forkynde Kongen i Babel, at hans Stad er indtagen fra alle Sider,

32 And the passages have been captured, And they have burned the reeds with fire, And the men of war have been troubled.

og at Færgestederne ere besatte, og at man har afbrændt Sivene med Ild, og at Krigsmændene ere forfærdede.

33 For thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon [is] as a threshing-floor, The time of her threshing—yet a little [while], And the time of her harvest has come.

Thi saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Babels Datter er ligesom et Logulv til den Tid, man træder det fast; endnu en liden Stund, og dens Høsts Tid skal komme.

34 Devoured us, crushed us, has Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, He has set us [as] an empty vessel, He has swallowed us as a dragon, He has filled his belly with my delicacies, He has driven us away.

Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, aad os, sønderknuste os, stillede os hen som et tomt Kar, opslugte os som en Drage, fyldte sin Bug med vore kostelige Retter; han fordrev os.

35 My wrong, and [that of] my flesh, [is] on Babylon—The inhabitant of Zion says; And my blood [is] on the inhabitants of Chaldea—Jerusalem says.

„Den Vold, mig er sket og mit Kød, komme over Babel‟, sige Zions Indbyggere, og „mit Blod komme over Kaldæas Indbyggere‟, siger Jerusalem.

36 Therefore, thus said YHWH: Behold, I am pleading your cause, And I have avenged your vengeance, And dried up her sea, and made her fountains dry.

Derfor, saa siger Herren: Se, jeg vil udføre din Sag og fuldkomme din Hævn, og jeg vil gøre dens Hav tørt og dens Kilde vandløs.

37 And Babylon has been for heaps, A habitation of dragons, An astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.

Og Babel skal blive til Stenhobe, Dragers Bolig, Forfærdelse og Spot, at ingen skal bo der.

38 They roar together as young lions, They have shaken themselves as lions’ whelps.

De brøle til Hobe som unge Løver; de knurre som Løveunger.

39 In their heat I make their banquets, And I have caused them to drink, so that they exult, And have slept a continuous sleep, And do not awaken,” a declaration of YHWH.

Jeg vil gøre dem et Gæstebud, naar de ere blevne hede, og jeg vil gøre dem drukne, paa det de skulle fryde sig; men de skulle sove den evige Søvn og ikke opvaagne, siger Herren.

40 “I cause them to go down as lambs to slaughter, As rams with male goats.

Jeg vil føre dem ned som Lam til at slagtes som Vædre med Bukke.

41 How Sheshach has been captured, Indeed, the praise of the whole earth is caught, How Babylon has been for an astonishment among nations.

Hvorledes er Sesak indtaget, og den, som var hele Jordens Pris, erobret! hvorledes er Babel bleven til en Forfærdelse iblandt Folkene!

42 The sea has come up over Babylon, She has been covered with a multitude of its billows.

Havet er gaaet op over Babel; den er skjult af dets brusende Bølger.

43 Her cities have been for a desolation, A dry land, and a wilderness, A land—none dwell in them, Nor does a son of man pass over into them.

Dens Stæder ere blevne til en Forfærdelse, et tørt Land og en øde Mark; et Land, i hvilket ingen Mand bor, og hvor intet Menneskebarn gaar over.

44 And I have seen after Bel in Babylon, And I have brought forth that which he swallowed—from his mouth, And nations no longer flow to him, Also the wall of Babylon has fallen.

Og jeg vil hjemsøge Bel i Babel og uddrage det, som han har opslugt, af hans Mund, og Folkene skulle ikke mere strømme til ham; ogsaa Babels Mur er falden.

45 Go forth from her midst, O My people, And let each deliver his soul, Because of the fierceness of the anger of YHWH,

Drager midt ud deraf, mit Folk! og redder hver sit Liv for Herrens brændende Vrede;

46 And lest your heart be tender, And you are afraid of the report that is heard in the land, And the report has come in [one] year, And after it [another] report in [another] year, And violence [is] in the land, ruler against ruler;

og ser til, at eders Hjerte ikke forsager, og at I ikke frygte ved det Rygte, som høres i Landet, og naar der kommer et Rygte i det ene Aar og derefter et Rygte i det andet Aar, og der er Vold i Landet, Hersker imod Hersker.

47 Therefore, behold, days are coming, And I have seen after the carved images of Babylon. And all its land is ashamed, And all its pierced ones fall in its midst.

Derfor se, de Dage komme, da jeg vil hjemsøge de udskaarne Billeder i Babel, og dens hele Land skal blive til Skamme, og alle dens saarede skulle falde i dens Midte.

48 And heavens and earth and all that [is] in them Have cried aloud against Babylon, For the spoilers come to her from the north,” A declaration of YHWH.

Og Himmelen og Jorden og alt, hver, der er i dem, skal synge med Fryd over Babel; thi fra Norden skulle dens Ødelæggere komme, siger Herren.

49 “As Babylon [has caused the] pierced of Israel to fall, So they of Babylon have fallen, You pierced of all the earth.

Ligesom Babel var Aarsag til, at der faldt ihjelslagne i Israel, saa skal der af Babel falde saarede i det ganske Land.

50 You escaped of the sword, go on, do not stand, Remember YHWH from afar, And let Jerusalem come up on your heart.

I, som ere undkomne fra Sværdet, drager bort, staar ikke stille; kommer Herren i Hu fra det fjerne, og lader Jerusalem ligge eder paa Hjerte.

51 We have been ashamed, for we heard reproach, Shame has covered our faces, For strangers have come in against the sanctuaries of the house of YHWH.

„Vi vare beskæmmede, thi vi maatte høre Forhaanelse; Skam bedækkede vore Ansigter, thi fremmede vare komne over Herrens Hus's Helligdomme‟.

52 Therefore, behold, days are coming,” A declaration of YHWH, “And I have seen after her carved images, And the wounded groan in all her land.

Derfor se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, at jeg vil hjemsøge dens udskaarne Billeder, og de saarede skulle jamre sig i hele dens Land.

53 Because Babylon goes up to the heavens, And because she fortifies the high place of her strength, Spoilers come into her from Me,” A declaration of YHWH.

Vilde Babel end stige op i Himmelen og gøre sin Magts høje Bolig utilgængelig, skal der fra mig dog komme Ødelæggere over den, siger Herren.

54 “A voice of a cry [is] from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldean.

Et Skrig høres fra Babel og en stor Forstyrrelse fra Kaldæernes Land.

55 For YHWH is spoiling Babylon, And has destroyed her great voice, And her billows have sounded as many waters, Their voice has given forth a noise.

Thi Herren ødelægger Babel og lader dens høje Røst høre op; og deres Bølger skulle bruse som store Vande, og Bulderet af deres Røst skal lyde højt.

56 For a spoiler has come in against her—against Babylon, And her mighty ones have been captured, Their bows have been broken, For the God of recompenses—YHWH—certainly repays.

Thi der er kommen en Ødelægger over den, over Babel, og dens vældige ere fangne, deres Buer ere brudte; thi Herren er Gengældelsens Gud, som visselig betaler.

57 And I have caused her princes to drink, And her wise men, her governors, And her prefects, and her mighty ones, And they have slept a continuous sleep, And they do not awaken—an affirmation of the King, YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name.

Og jeg vil gøre dens Høvedsmænd og dens vise, dens Statholdere og dens Fogeder og dens Helte drukne, og de skulle sove den evige Søvn og ikke vaagne op, siger Kongen, hvis Navn er Herre Zebaoth.

58 Thus said YHWH of Hosts: The wall of Babylon—The broad one—is made utterly bare, And her high gates are burned with fire, And peoples labor in vain, And nations in fire, and have been weary!”

Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Babels brede Mur skal sløjfes aldeles, og dens høje Porte opbrændes med Ild; og Folkestammer skulle have arbejdet for intet, og Folkefærd for intet, og de skulle være blevne matte.

59 The word that Jeremiah the prophet has commanded Seraiah son of Neriah, son of Maaseiah, in his going with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign—and Seraiah [is] a quiet prince;

Det Ord, som Profeten Jeremias befalede Seraja, Nerias Søn, Mahasejas Sønnesøn, der han drog til Babel med Zedekias, Judas Konge, i hans Regerings fjerde Aar; thi Seraja var Hofmester ved Kongens Rejser.

60 and Jeremiah writes all the calamity that comes to Babylon on one scroll—all these words that are written concerning Babylon.

Og Jeremias optegnede al den Ulykke, som skulde komme over Babel, i en særskilt Bog, alle disse Ord, som vare skrevne om Babel.

61 And Jeremiah says to Seraiah, “When you enter Babylon, then you have seen, and have read all these words,

Og Jeremias sagde til Seraja; Naar du kommer til Babel, da se til, og læs alle disse Ord,

62 and have said: YHWH, You have spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that there is none dwelling in it, from man even to livestock, for it is a continuous desolation.

og sig: Herre! du har talt imod dette Sted, om at udslette det, at der ikke skal være nogen, som bor der, hverken Menneske eller Dyr; thi det skal blive til evige Ørkener.

63 And it has come to pass, when you finish reading this scroll, you bind a stone to it, and have cast it into the midst of the Euphrates,

Og det skal ske, naar du er færdig med at oplæse denne Bog, da skal du binde en Sten ved den og kaste den midt i Eufrat.

64 and said, Thus Babylon sinks, and she does not arise, because of the calamity that I am bringing in against it, and they have been weary.” Until now [are the] words of Jeremiah.

Og du skal sige: Saa skal Babel synke og ikke komme op formedelst den Ulykke, som jeg lader komme over den; og de skulle blive matte. — Hertil gaa Jeremias's Ord.