Jeremiah 9
1 O that my head were waters, And mine eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people!
Gid mit Hoved var Vand og mit Øje en Taarekilde! da vilde jeg begræde Dag og Nat mit Folks Datters ihjelslagne.
2 O that I had a traveller's lodge in the wilderness, That I might leave my people, and go from them! For they are all adulterers; An assembly of revolters.
Gid jeg havde i Ørken et Herberg for vejfarende! da vilde jeg forlade mit Folk og gaa fra dem; thi de ere alle sammen Horkarle, en Forsamling af troløse Folk.
3 They bend their tongues, like their bows, for lies, And not by truth do they grow mighty in the earth; They proceed from wickedness to wickedness, And have no regard to me, saith Jehovah.
Og de spænde deres Tunge som deres Bue til Løgn, og ikke ved Troskab ere de blevne vældige i Landet; men de gaa fra det ene Onde til det andet; og mig kende de ikke, siger Herren.
4 Be on your guard each one against his neighbor, And trust ye not in any brother; For every brother will supplant, And every neighbor will slander.
Forvarer eder hver for sin Ven, forlader eder ikke paa nogen Broder; thi hver Broder er fuld af List, og hver Ven vandrer om som en Bagvadsker.
5 They deceive every one his neighbor, And do not speak the truth; They have accustomed their tongues to speak lies; They weary themselves in doing iniquity.
Og de handle bedragelig hver imod sin Ven og tale ikke Sandhed, de have lært deres Tunge at tale Løgn, de have trættet sig med at handle forvendt.
6 Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit, [[O prophet!]] Through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
Du bor midt i Bedrageri; i Bedrageri vægre de sig ved at kende mig, siger Herren,
7 Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold I will melt them and try them; For what else can I do on account of the daughter of my people?
Derfor, saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Se, jeg vil smelte dem og prøve dem; thi hvorledes skal jeg handle over for mit Folks Datter.
8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow; Every one of them speaketh treachery; With their mouth they speak peace to their neighbor, But in their heart they lay snares for him.
Deres Tunge er en dræbende Pil, der taler Bedrageri; med sin Mund taler enhver Fred med sin Ven, men i sit Hjerte lægger han Snarer for ham.
9 Shall I not punish them for these things? saith Jehovah; Shall I not be avenged on such a nation as this?
Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge dem for disse Ting? siger Herren; eller skulde min Sjæl ikke hævne sig paa saadant Folk som dette?
10 For the mountains will I lift up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the plains a lamentation, For they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; No more is heard the voice of the cattle; Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled, and are gone.
Jeg vil opløfte Graad og Klage paa Bjergene og Klagemaal over Græsgangene i Ørken; thi de ere forbrændte, saa ingen gaar over dem, og man ikke hører Lyd af Kvæg, baade Himmelens Fugle og Dyrene de ere bortfløjne, de ere bortgangne.
11 I will make Jerusalem heaps of stones, The dwelling-place of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
Og jeg vil gøre Jerusalem til en Stenhob, til Dragers Bolig; og jeg vil gøre Judas Stæder til en Ørk, saa at ingen bor der.
12 Who is the wise man, that he may understand this, And he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it? Why is it that the land perisheth, That it is burned up like a desert, which none passeth through?
Hvo er den Mand, som er viis? han forstaa dette! og til hvem har Herrens Mund talt? han kundgøre det, hvorfor Landet er ødelagt, er forbrændt som en Ørk, saa at ingen gaar igennem det!
13 Jehovah himself hath said: It is because they have forsaken my law, Which I set before them, And have not hearkened to my voice, Nor walked according to it;
Og Herren sagde: Fordi de forlode min Lov, som jeg lagde for deres Ansigt, og ikke hørte paa min Røst og ikke vandrede derefter,
14 But have walked after the obstinacy of their own heart, And after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.
men vandrede efter deres Hjertes Stivhed og efter Baalerne, som deres Fædre lærte dem:
15 Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, And give them water of hemlock to drink.
Derfor siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud, saaledes: Se, jeg vil bespise dem, dette Folk med Malurt og give dem besk Vand at drikke.
16 I will also scatter them among nations Which neither they nor their fathers have known, And I will send after them the sword, Till I have made an end of them.
Og jeg vil adsprede dem iblandt de Hedninger, som hverken de eller deres Fædre kendte, og jeg vil sende Sværdet efter dem, indtil jeg faar gjort Ende paa dem.
17 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, And send to the skilful ones, that they may come;
Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Lægger Mærke dertil og kalder ad Klagekvinder, at de komme, og skikker Bud efter kyndige Kvinder, at de komme;
18 Let them make haste, and lift up a wailing for us, That our eyes may run down with tears, And our eyelids gush forth with waters.
og de skulle skynde sig og opløfte Klagesang over os, og vore Øjne skulle rinde med Graad og vore Øjenlaage strømme med Vand.
19 Behold, a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: “How are we spoiled! How are we put to shame! We must leave our native land; They have cast down our habitations.”
Thi der er hørt en Klagerøst fra Zion: Hvor ere vi dog ødelagte! vi ere saare beskæmmede; thi vi have maattet forlade Landet, og de havde omstyrtet vore Boliger.
20 Hear, O ye women, the word of Jehovah! Let your ear receive the word of his mouth! Teach your daughters a lamentation, And every one her companion a mournful dirge!
Thi hører, I Kvinder! Herrens Ord, og eders Øre modtage hans Munds Ord; og lærer eders Døtre Klagesang, og hver Kvinde lære sin Veninde Klagemaal.
21 For death cometh in through our windows, It entereth our palaces; It cutteth off the children from the street, And the young men from the public places.
Thi Døden er steget ind igennem vore Vinduer, er kommen ind i vore Paladser til at udrydde de spæde Børn, at de ej findes udenfor, de unge Karle, at de ej findes paa Gaderne.
22 Declare it, saith Jehovah! The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, And as the handful behind the reaper, Which none gathereth up.
Tal: Saa siger Herren: Menneskers døde Kroppe skulle ligge som Møg paa Marken og som et Neg efter Høstmanden, hvilket ingen sanker op.
23 Thus saith Jehovah: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty glory in his might, Nor let the rich glory in his riches!
Saa siger Herren: Den vise rose sig ikke af sin Visdom, og den stærke rose sig ikke af sin Styrke, den rige rose sig ikke af sin Rigdom;
24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, That he hath regard to me, and knoweth me, That I am Jehovah, who exercise loving-kindness, Justice, and righteousness upon the earth; For in these do I delight, saith Jehovah.
men hvo som vil rose sig, rose sig af dette, at han forstaar og kender mig, at jeg er Herren, som gør Miskundhed, Ret og Retfærdighed paa Jorden; thi disse Ting behage mig, siger Herren.
25 Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, That I will punish all the circumcised with the uncircumcised,
Se, de Dage komme, siger Herren, da jeg vil hjemsøge hver omskaaren, som har Forhud:
26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, And the sons of Ammon and Moab, And all with shaven cheeks, that dwell in the wilderness. For all the nations are uncircumcised, And all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.
Ægypten og Juda og Edom og Ammohs Børn og Moab og alle dem med rundklippet Haar, som bo i Ørken; thi alle Hedningerne have Forhud, men Israels hele Hus, de have Forhud paa Hjertet.
