Jeremiah 5

1 "Run back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places of it, if you can find a man, if there are any who does justly, who seeks truth; and I will pardon her.

Løber omkring paa Gaderne i Jerusalem, og ser dog og kender, og søger paa dens Gader, om I kunne finde nogen, om der er nogen, som gør Ret, som beflitter sig paa Troskab, saa vil jeg tilgive den.

2 Though they say, 'As YHWH lives;' surely they swear falsely."

Og om de end sige: Saa vist som Herren lever, saa sværge de dog falskelig.

3 YHWH, do your eyes not look on truth? You have stricken them, but they were not grieved. You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than a rock. They have refused to return.

Herre! monne dine Øjne ikke se efter Troskab? du slog dem, men de følte ingen Smerte; du fortærede dem, de vægrede sig ved at annamme Tugt; de gjorde deres Ansigt haardere end en Klippe, de vægrede sig ved at vende om.

4 Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they do not know the way of YHWH, nor the law of their God.

Men jeg sagde: Det er vel kun de ringe! de handle daarligt, fordi de ikke kende Herrens Vej, deres Guds Ret;

5 I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they know the way of YHWH, and the law of their God." But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

jeg vil gaa til de store og tale med dem, thi de vide Herrens Vej, deres Guds Ret; men de havde til Hobe sønderbrudt Aaget, sønderslidt Baandene.

6 Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; everyone who goes out there shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, and their backsliding is increased.

Derfor har en Løve fra Skoven slaget dem, en Ulv fra Ørkenerne ødelægger dem, en Parder vaager og lurer foran deres Stæder, hver den, som gaar ud af dem, sønderrives; thi deres Overtrædelser ere mange, deres Afvigelser ere blevne mangfoldige.

7 "How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken me, and sworn by what are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the prostitutes' houses.

Hvorfor skulde jeg tilgive dig? dine Børn forlode mig og svore ved det, som ikke er Gud; og jeg lod dem sværge; de bedreve Hor, og til Horehuset trængte de sig sammen.

8 They were as fed horses roaming at large: everyone neighed after his neighbor's wife.

De ere blevne som velfodrede ustyrlige Heste, hver vrinsker ad sin Næstes Hustru.

9 Shouldn't I punish them for these things?" says YHWH; "and shouldn't my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge for disse Ting? siger Herren; og skulde ikke min Sjæl hævne sig paa saadant Folk, som dette er?

10 "Go up on her walls, and destroy; but do not make a full end. Take away her branches; for they are not YHWH's.

Stiger op paa dens Mure og fordærver, men gører ikke aldeles Ende paa den; borttager dens Ranker, thi de ere ikke Herrens.

11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me," says YHWH.

Thi Israels Hus og Judas Hus have været helt troløse imod mig, siger Herren.

12 They have denied YHWH, and said, "It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine.

De fornægtede Herren og sagde: Ham er det ikke; og Ulykke skal ikke komme paa os, og Sværd og Hunger skulle vi ikke se.

13 The prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them."

Og Profeterne skulle blive til Vind, og der er ingen, som taler i dem; saaledes skal det ske dem.

14 Therefore thus says YHWH, the God of hosts, "Because you speak this word, look, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Derfor, saa siger Herren, den Gud Zebaoth: Efterdi I sige dette Ord, se, da gør jeg mine Ord i din Mund til Ild, og dette Folk til Træer, og den skal fortære dem.

15 Look, I will bring a nation on you from far, house of Israel," says YHWH. "It is a mighty nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, neither understand what they say.

Se, jeg vil lade komme et Folk langvejsfra over eder, Israels Hus, siger Herren; det er et haardt Folk, det er et Folk, som har været til fra gammel Tid af; et Folk, hvis Tungemaal du ikke kender, og hvis Tale du ikke forstaar;

16 Their quiver is an open tomb, they are all mighty men.

dets Kogger er som en aaben Grav; de ere alle sammen Kæmper.

17 They shall eat up your harvest, and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat. They shall eat up your flocks and your herds. They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees. They shall beat down your fortified cities, in which you trust, with the sword.

Og det skal fortære din Høst og dit Brød, det skal fortære dine Sønner og dine Døtre, det skal fortære dine Faar og dine Øksne, det skal fortære dit Vintræ og dit Figentræ; det skal forstyrre dine faste Stæder, som du forlader dig paa, ved Sværdet.

18 "But even in those days," says YHWH, "I will not make a full end with you.

Men ogsaa i disse Dage, siger Herren, vil jeg ikke aldeles gøre Ende paa eder.

19 It will happen, when you say, 'Why has YHWH our God done all these things to us?' Then you shall say to them, 'Thus says YHWH, Just like you have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve strangers in a land that is not yours.'

Og det skal ske, naar I sige: Hvorfor gjorde Herren vor Gud alle disse Ting ved os? da skal du sige til dem: Ligesom I forlode mig og tjente de fremmede Guder i eders Land, saaledes skulle I og tjene fremmede i et Land, som ikke er eders.

20 "Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

Kundgører dette i Jakobs Hus, og lader det høres i Juda, saa der siges:

21 'Hear now this, foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and do not see; who have ears, and do not hear:

Hør dog dette, du taabelige og uforstandige Folk; de have Øjne og se ikke, de have Øren og høre ikke.

22 Do you not fear me?' says YHWH 'Won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? And though its waves toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.'

Ville I ikke frygte mig, siger Herren, og ikke skælve for mit Ansigt? jeg, som har sat Sand til Havets Grænse, en evig Skik, som det ikke kan overskride; saa at, om dets Bølger end bevæge sig stærkt, de ikke formaa noget, og om de bruse, de dog ikke overskride den.

23 "But this people has a revolting and a rebellious heart; they have revolted and gone.

Men dette Folk har et modvilligt og genstridigt Hjerte; de afvege og gik bort.

24 Neither do they say in their heart, 'Let us now fear YHWH our God, who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; who preserves to us the appointed weeks of the harvest.'

Og de sige ikke i deres Hjerte: Lader os dog frygte Herren vor Gud, ham, som giver Regn, baade tidlig Regn og sildig Regn i sin Tid; de til Høsten beskikkede Uger bevarer han os.

25 "Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good from you.

Eders Misgerninger have forvendt disse Ting, og eders Synder have holdt det gode borte fra eder.

26 For among my people are found wicked men. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.

Thi der findes ugudelige iblandt mit Folk, de lure, som Fuglefængere dukke sig; de have sat Fælder, de ville fange Folk.

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.

Som et Fuglebur er fuldt af Fugle, saaledes ere deres Huse fulde af Svig; derfor ere de blevne store og rige.

28 They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they do not judge the right of the needy.

De ere blevne fede, de glinse, de strømme over med Ondskabs Ord, de udføre ingen Sag, ja, ikke den faderløses Sag, saa at de sætte den igennem, og de skaffe ikke de fattige Ret.

29 "Shall I not punish for these things?" says YHWH. "Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge for disse Ting? siger Herren, skulde ikke min Sjæl hævne sig paa saadant Folk som dette?

30 "An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land.

Forskrækkelige og gruelige Ting ske i Landet;

31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and my people love to have it so. What will you do in the end of it?

Profeterne spaa Løgn, og Præsterne herske ved deres Haand, og mit Folk elsker saadant; men hvad ville I gøre imod det sidste deraf?