Jeremiah 37
1 Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
Og Kong Zedekias, Josias's Søn, blev Konge i Stedet for Konias, Jojakims Søn; ham satte Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, til Konge i Judas Land.
2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, listened to the words of YHWH, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.
Men han og hans Tjenere og Folket i Landet hørte ikke Herrens Ord, som han talte ved Profeten Jeremias.
3 Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, "Pray now to YHWH our God for us."
Dog sendte Kong Zedekias Jukal, Selemjas Søn, og Præsten Zefanja, Maasejas Søn, til Profeten Jeremias, og lod sige: Kære, bed for os til Herren vor Gud!
4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
Og Jeremias gik ind og gik ud midt iblandt Folket, og man havde ikke sat ham i Fængsel.
5 Pharaoh's army had come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem.
Og Faraos Hær var draget ud af Ægypten; og da Kaldæerne, som belejrede Jerusalem, hørte Rygtet om dem, droge de op fra Jerusalem.
6 Then came the word of YHWH to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
Og Herrens Ord kom til Jeremias, Profeten, saalunde:
7 "Thus says YHWH, the God of Israel, 'You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: "Look, Pharaoh's army, which has come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Saa skulle I sige til Judas Konge, som sender eder til mig for at adspørge mig: Se, Faraos Hær, som er uddraget eder til Hjælp, skal vende om til sit Land Ægypten;
8 The Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire."
og Kaldæerne skulle komme tilbage og stride imod denne Stad, og de skulle indtage den og opbrænde den med Ild.
9 Thus says YHWH, "Do not deceive yourselves, saying, 'The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us'; for they shall not depart.
Saa siger Herren: Bedrager ikke eder selv, idet I sige: Kaldæerne skulle visselig drage fra os; thi de skulle ikke drage bort.
10 For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yes would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire."'"
Thi om I end sloge hele Kaldæernes Hær, som strider imod eder, og der kun blev nogle saarede Mænd tilovers af dem, skulle dog disse rejse sig, hver i sit Telt, og opbrænde denne Stad med Ild.
11 It happened that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,
Og det skete, der Kaldæernes Hær var draget op fra Jerusalem for Faraos Hærs Skyld,
12 then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people.
da gik Jeremias ud af Jerusalem for at gaa til Benjamins Land at hente sin Del derfra, midt iblandt Folket.
13 When he was in the Benjamin Gate, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are falling away to the Chaldeans."
Ojg som han var i Benjamins Port, da var der en Befalingsmand, hvis Navn var Jerija, Selemjas Søn, Hananjas Sønnesøn; og han greb Profeten Jeremias og sagde: Du vil gaa over til Kaldæerne.
14 Then Jeremiah said, "It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans." But he did not listen to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the officials.
Og Jeremias sagde: Det er Løgn, jeg vil ikke gaa over til Kaldæerne; men han vilde ikke høre ham, og Jerija greb Jeremias og førte ham til Fyrsterne.
15 And the officials were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.
Og Fyrsterne bleve vrede paa Jeremias og sloge ham; og de kastede ham i Fængselet i Skriveren Jonathans Hus; thi det havde de gjort til et Fængsel.
16 When Jeremiah had come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
Saa kom da Jeremias i Fangehullet og ned i Kælderne, og Jeremias blev der mange Dage.
17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, "Is there any word from YHWH?" Jeremiah said, "There is." He said also, "You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon."
Og Kong Zedekias sendte Bud og lod ham hente, og Kongen spurgte ham i sit Hus i Løndom og sagde: Er der Ord fra Herren? Og Jeremias sagde: Ja, der er; og han sagde: Du skal gives i Kongen af Babels Haand.
18 Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, "Wherein have I sinned against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?
Og Jeremias sagde til Kong Zedekias: Hvad har jeg syndet imod dig og imod dine Tjenere og imod dette Folk, at I have kastet mig i Fængselet?
19 Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
Og hvor ere eders Profeter, som spaaede for eder og sagde: Kongen af Babel skal ikke komme over eder eller over dette Land?
20 Now please hear, my lord the king: please let my petition be presented before you, that you not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there."
Og nu, hør dog, min Herre Konge, kære, lad min ydmyge Begæring komme ind for dit Ansigt, og lad mig ikke føre tilbage til Skriveren Jonathans Hus, at jeg ikke skal dø der.
21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
Og Kong Zedekias bød, og de forvarede Jeremias i Fængselets Forgaard, og han lod ham give et Stykke Brød hver Dag fra Bagernes Gade, indtil alt Brødet i Staden var fortæret; saa blev Jeremias i Fængselets Forgaard.
