Jeremiah 38

1 Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,

Men da Sjefatja Mattans Søn, Gedalja Pasjhurs Søn, Jukal Sjelemjas Søn og Pasjhur Malkijas Søn hørte Jeremias tale til alt Folket saaledes:

2 "Thus says the LORD, 'He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey, and he shall live.'

»Saa siger HERREN: Den, der bliver i denne By, skal dø ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest, men den, som overgiver sig til Kaldæerne, skal leve og vinde sit Liv som Bytte;

3 Thus says the LORD, 'This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.'"

thi saa siger HERREN: Denne By skal gives i Babels Konges Hærs Haand, og han skal indtage den« —

4 Then the officials said to the king, "Please let this man be put to death; because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man doesn't seek the welfare of this people, but the hurt."

da sagde Fyrsterne til Kongen: »Denne Mand maa dø, thi han tager Modet fra Krigsmændene, som er tilbage i denne By, og fra alt Folket ved at tale saaledes til dem; thi denne Mand tænker ikke paa dette Folks Vel, men paa dets Ulykke.«

5 Zedekiah the king said, "Look, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you."

Kong Zedekias svarede: »Se, han er i eders Haand.« Thi Kongen evnede intet over for dem.

6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

Saa tog de Jeremias og kastede ham i Kongesønnen Malkijas Cisterne i Vagtforgaarden, idet de hejsede ham ned med Reb. Der var ikke Vand i Cisternen, men Dynd, og Jeremias sank i Dyndet.

7 Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the Benjamin Gate),

Imidlertid hørte Ætioperen Ebed-Melek, en Hofmand i Kongens Palads, at Jeremias var kastet i Cisternen; og da Kongen var i Benjaminsporten,

8 Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,

gik Ebed-Melek fra Paladset og talte saaledes til Kongen:

9 "My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is likely to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city."

»Herre Konge, ilde har de gjort ved at lade denne Mand dø af Hunger, fordi der ikke er mere Brød i Byen!«

10 Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, "Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies."

Saa bød Kongen Ætioperen Ebed-Melek: »Tag tredive Mænd med herfra og drag Profeten Jeremias op af Cisternen, før han dør!«

11 So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

Ebed-Melek tog Mændene med og gik til Kælderen under Skatkammeret i Kongens Palads, hvor han hentede nogle Klude af slidte og iturevne klæder; dem hejsede han med Reb ned til Jeremias i Cisternen,

12 Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, "Put now these rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the cords." Jeremiah did so.

idet han sagde: »Læg Kludene om Rebet!« Det gjorde Jeremias,

13 So they drew up Jeremiah with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

og de drog ham op af Cisternen med Rebet. Saaledes kom Jeremias atter til at sidde i Vagtforgaarden.

14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said to Jeremiah, "I will ask you something. Hide nothing from me."

Kong Zedekias sendte Bud og lod Profeten Jeremias hente til sig i Livvagtens Indgang til HERRENS Hus. Og Kongen sagde til ham: »Jeg vil spørge dig om noget, dølg intet for mig!«

15 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me."

Jeremias svarede Zedekias: »Hvis jeg siger dig det, vil du da ikke lade mig dræbe? Og selv om jeg raader dig, vil du dog ikke høre mig.«

16 So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, "As the LORD lives, who made us this soul, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life."

Da tilsvor Kong Zedekias i al Hemmelighed Jeremias: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, som har skabt vor Sjæl, jeg vil ikke lade dig dræbe eller give dig i disse Mænds Haand, som staar dig efter Livet.«

17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "Thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: 'If you will go forth to the king of Babylon's officers, then your soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and you shall live, and your house.

Saa sagde Jeremias til Zedekias: »Saa siger HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, Israels Gud: Hvis du overgiver dig til Babels Konges Fyrster, skal du redde dit Liv; denne By skal ikke afbrændes, og du og dit Hus skal blive i Live;

18 But if you will not go forth to the king of Babylon's officers, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape out of their hand.'"

men overgiver du dig ikke til dem, skal Byen gives i Kaldæernes Haand, og de skal afbrænde den, og du skal ikke undslippe deres Haand.«

19 Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, "I am afraid of the Jews who are fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me."

Men Kong Zedekias sagde til Jeremias: »Jeg er ræd for de Judæere, der er løbet over til Kaldæerne, at Kaldæerne skal overgive mig i deres Haand, og at de skal drive Spot med mig.«

20 But Jeremiah said, "They shall not deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the voice of the LORD, in that which I speak to you: so it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.

Saa sagde Jeremias: »Det gør de ikke! Adlyd kun HERRENS Ord, som jeg taler til dig, saa skal det gaa dig vel, og du skal blive i Live.

21 But if you refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:

Men vægrer du dig ved at overgive dig, saa hør nu, hvad HERREN har ladet mig skue:

22 look, all the women who are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's officers, and those women shall say, 'Your familiar friends have set you on, and have prevailed over you. Your feet are sunk in the mire, they have turned away back.'

Se, alle Kvinder, der er tilbage i Judas Konges Palads, førtes ud til Babels Konges Fyrster, medens de sang: Dig forledte og tvang dine gode Venner, de ledte din Fod i en Sump og trak sig tilbage.

23 They shall bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans; and you shall not escape out of their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and you shall cause this city to be burned with fire."

Alle dine Hustruer og Børn skal føres ud til Kaldæerne, og du skal ikke undslippe deres Haand, men gribes af Babels Konges Haand, og denne By skal afbrændes!«

24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Let no man know of these words, and you shall not die.

Saa sagde Zedekias til Jeremias: »Ingen maa vide noget om denne Samtale, ellers er du dødsens;

25 But if the officials hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you, and tell you, 'Declare to us now what you have said to the king; do not hide it from us, and we will not put you to death; also what the king said to you':

og hvis Fyrsterne skulde faa Nys om, at jeg har talt med dig, og komme til dig og sige: Sig os, hvad du sagde til Kongen; dølg ikke noget for os, ellers dræber vi dig; sig os ogsaa, hvad Kongen sagde til dig!

26 then you shall tell them, 'I presented my petition before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.'"

sig saa til dem: Jeg fremførte en ydmyg Bøn for Kongen om ikke at lade mig føre tilbage til Jonatans Hus for at dø der.«

27 Then all the officials came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.

Og alle Fyrsterne kom til Jeremias og spurgte ham; og han svarede dem nøje, som Kongen havde paabudt. Saa lod de ham i Fred, eftersom Sagen ikke var blevet kendt.

28 So Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.

Saaledes sad Jeremias i Vagtforgaarden, lige til den Dag Jerusalem blev indtaget.