Jeremiah 34
1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from Yahweh, —when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his force and all the kingdoms of the earth the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and against all her cities, saying:
Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra Herren, der Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, og al hans Hær og alle Jordens Riger, som vare under hans Haands Herredømme, og alle Folkene strede imod Jerusalem og imod alle dens Stæder; det lød:
2 Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, Go and speak unto Zedekiah king of Judah, —and say unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire;
Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Gak og sig til Zedekias, Judas Konge, ja, sig til ham: Saa siger Herren: Se, jeg giver denne Stad i Kongen af Babels Haand, og han skal opbrænde den med Ild.
3 And, thou, shalt not escape out of his hand, For thou shalt be, taken, And into his hand, shalt thou be delivered, —And, thine own eyes, into the eyes of the king of Babylon, shall look, And his mouth, with thy mouth, shall speak And Babylon, shalt thou enter.
Og du skal ikke undkomme fra hans Haand, men du skal visselig gribes og gives i hans Haand, og dine Øjne skulle se Kongen af Babels Øjne, og hans Mund skal tale til din Mund, og du skal komme til Babel.
4 Nevertheless, hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah, king of Judah, —Thus, saith Yahweh Concerning thee, Thou shalt not die, by the sword;
Men hør kun Herrens Ord, Zedekias, Judas Konge! saa siger Herren om dig: Du skal ikke dø for Sværdet.
5 In peace, shalt thou die, And with the burnings made for thy fathers the former kings who were before thee, so, shall they make a burning unto thee, And, with an, Alas lord! shall they lament thee, —Because of the word, I, have spoken, Declareth Yahweh.
Du skal dø i Fred, og som man har brændt Baal over dine Fædre, de første Konger, som have været før dig, saa skulle de brænde Baal for dig og sørge over dig med et: „Ak Herre!” thi jeg har talt Ordet, siger Herren.
6 Then spake Jeremiah the prophet, unto Zedekiah king of Judah all these words in Jerusalem;
Og Profeten Jeremias talte til Zedekias, Judas Konge, alle disse Ord i Jerusalem.
7 when, the force of the king of Babylon, was fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, —against Lachish and against Azekah, for they, remained among the cities of Judah as fortified cities.
Og Kongen af Babels Hær stred imod Jerusalem og imod alle Judas Stæder, som vare blevne tilovers, imod Lakis og imod Aseka; thi disse vare blevne tilovers iblandt Judas Stæder som faste Stæder.
8 The word which came unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh, —after that King Zedekiah had solemnised a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem, proclaiming unto them liberty:
Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra Herren, efter at Kong Zedekias havde sluttet en Overenskomst med alt Folket, som var i Jerusalem, om at udraabe Frihed iblandt dem:
9 that every man should let his servant and every man his handmaid, being a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free, —so that no man should use them as slaves, to wit a Jew his brother;
At enhver skulde lade sin Tjener og enhver sin Tjenestepige, naar det var en Hebræer eller en Hebræerinde, gaa ud som fri; at ingen skulde bruge sin Broder, naar det var en Jøde, til at trælle.
10 so then they hearkened—even all the princes and all the people who had entered into the covenant that every man should let his servant and every man his handmaid, go free, so as not to use them as slaves, any longer, —yea they hearkened, and let them go,
Og deri adløde alle Fyrsterne og alt Folket, som havde indgaaet denne Overenskomst, at enhver skulde lade sin Tjener og enhver sin Tjenestepige gaa ud som fri, saa at de ikke mere vilde bruge dem til at trælle, ja, de adløde og lode dem fare;
11 howbeit they turned after that, and brought back the servants and the handmaids whom they had let go, free, and brought them into subjection as servants and as handmaids,
men derefter gjorde de det om og toge de Tjenere og de Tjenestepiger, som de havde givet fri, tilbage, og de tvang dem til at være Tjenere og Tjenestepiger.
12 So then the word of Yahweh came unto Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying:
Og Herrens Ord kom til Jeremias, fra Herren, saaledes:
13 Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, —I myself, solemnised a covenant with your fathers, in the day when I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves saying:
Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Jeg sluttede en Pagt med eders Fædre den Dag, jeg udførte dem af Ægyptens Land, af Trælles Hus, og sagde:
14 At the end of seven years, shall ye let go every man his brother, being a Hebrew, who shall sell himself unto thee and serve thee, six years, then shalt thou let him go, free, from thee, Howbeit your fathers hearkened not unto me neither inclined their ear.
Naar syv Aar ere til Ende, skulle I frigive hver sin Broder, naar det er en Hebræer, som sælger sig til dig og skal tjene dig i seks Aar, for at du da skal lade ham drage fra dig som fri; men eders Fædre hørte mig ikke og bøjede ikke deres Øre dertil.
15 And, though, ye, just now turned and did that which was right in mine eyes, by proclaiming liberty, every man to his neighbour, —and solemnised a covenant before me, in the house on which my Name hath been called,
Men I omvendte eder i Dag og gjorde det, som var ret for mine Øjne, ved at udraabe Frihed hver for sin Næste; og I gjorde en Pagt for mig i det Hus, som er kaldet efter mit Navn.
16 yet have ye turned and profaned my Name, and brought back, every man his servant and every man his hand-maid, whom ye had let go, free, at their own desire, —and have brought them into subjection, to become your servants and handmaids.
Dog gjorde I det om og vanhelligede mit Navn og tilbagetoge hver sin Tjener og hver sin Tjenestepige, hvilke I havde givet fri til at gøre, hvad de vilde, og I tvang dem til at være eders Tjenere og Tjenestepiger.
17 Therefore—Thus, saith Yahweh, Ye, have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every man to his brother and every man to his neighbour: Behold me! proclaiming, to you, a liberty: Declareth Yahweh unto the sword, unto the pestilence, and unto the famine, so will I make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth;
Derfor siger Herren saaledes: I hørte mig ikke om at udraabe Frihed, hver for sin Broder og hver for sin Næste: Se, jeg udraaber Frihed for eder, siger Herren, til Sværdet, til Pesten og til Hungeren, og jeg vil gøre eder til en Gru for alle Riger paa Jorden.
18 and will give the men who are transgressing my covenant, in that they have not confirmed the words of the covenant, which they solemnised, before me, when they cut the calf, in twain, and passed between the parts thereof;
Og jeg vil give de Mænd, som overtraadte min Pagt og ikke holdt Pagtens Ord, som de sluttede for mit Ansigt, Pagten ved Kalven, hvilken de huggede i to Stykker og gik imellem dens Stykker,
19 even the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs and the priests, and all the people of the land, —who passed between the parts of the calf,
nemlig Judas Fyrster, Jerusalems Fyrster, Hofmændene og Præsterne og det ganske Folk i Landet, som gik imellem Kalvens Stykker:
20 yea I will give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them who are seeking their life, —and their dead bodies shall become food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.
Dem vil jeg give i deres Fjenders Haand og i deres Haand, som søge efter deres Liv; og deres døde Kroppe skulle være til Føde for Fuglene under Himmelen og for Dyrene paa Jorden.
21 Zedekiah king of Judah also with his princes, will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them who are seeking their life, —even into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, who are going up from you.
Og Zedekias, Judas Konge, og hans Fyrster vil jeg give i deres Fjenders Haand og i deres Haand, som søge efter deres Liv, og i Haanden paa Kongen af Babels Hær, som er draget op fra eder.
22 Behold me! giving command, Declareth Yahweh, and I will bring them back unto this city, and they will fight against it and capture it, and consume it with fire, —and, the cities of Judah, will I make too desolate to have an inhabitant.
Se, jeg befaler det, siger Herren, og jeg vil føre dem til denne Stad igen, og de skulle stride imod den og indtage den og opbrænde den med Ild; og jeg vil gøre Judas Stæder til en Ødelæggelse, saa at ingen bor der.
