Jeremiah 37
1 And Zedekiah son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, made king, in the land of Judah.
Zedekias, Joasiases søn, blev konge Konjas, Jojakims søns sted, idet Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel satte ham til Konge i Judas Land.
2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land had hearkened unto the words of Yahweh, which he had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
Men han og hans Mænd og Landets Befolkning hørte ikke på de Ord, HERREN talede ved Profeten Jeremias.
3 And King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest unto Jeremiah the prophet saying, —Pray thou I beseech thee in our behalf, unto Yahweh, our God.
Kong Zedekias sendte Jukal. Sjelemjas Søn, og Præsten Zefanja, Maasejas Søn, til Profeten Jeremias og lod sige: "Gå i Forbøn for os hos HERREN vor Gud!"
4 Now, Jeremiah, was coming in and going out in the midst of the people, for they had not put him into prison.
Dengang gik Jeremias frit ud og ind blandt Folket, thi man havde endnu ikke kastet ham i Fængsel.
5 And the force of Pharaoh had come forth out of Egypt, —and, when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the tidings of them, they went up from Jerusalem.
Faraos Hær var rykket ud fra Ægypten; og da kaldæerne, som belejrede Jerusalem, fik Nys herom, var de brudt op fra Jerusalem.
6 Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
Da kom HERRENs Ord til Profeten Jeremias således:
7 Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Thus, shall ye say unto the king of Judah, who sent you unto me to enquire of me, —Lo! the force of Pharaoh which is coming out to you to help is about to return to its own land to Egypt;
Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Således skal du sige til Judas Konge, som har sendt Bud til dig for at rådspørge mig: Se, Faraos Hær, som er rykket ud for at hjælpe eder, skal vende hjem til Ægypten;
8 Then will the Chaldeans come back, and fight against this city, —and capture it and burn it with fire.
og Kaldæerne skal vende tilbage og angribe denne By, indtage og afbrænde den.
9 Thus, saith Yahweh, —Let not your own souls, deceive you saying, The Chaldeans will, surely depart, from us! For they will not depart;
Så siger HERREN: Når ikke eder selv ved at sige: "Kaldæerne drager bort fra os for Alvor!" Thi de drager ikke bort.
10 For though ye had smitten all the force of the Chaldeans who are fighting with you and there had remained of them only desperately wounded men, yet, every man in his tent, should have arisen and burnt this city with fire.
Ja, om, I så slog hele Kaldæernes Hær, der angriber eder, så der kun blev nogle sårede tilbage, hver i sit Telt, så skulde de stå op og afbrænde denne By.
11 Now it came to pass, when the army of the Chaldeans, had gone up from Jerusalem, —because of the force of Pharaoh,
Da Kaldæernes Hær var brudt op fra Jerusalem for Faraos Hær,
12 then went forth Jeremiah out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, —to receive a portion from thence in the midst of the people.
gik Jeremias ud af Jerusalem for at drage til Benjamins Land og få en Arvelod iblandt Befolkningen.
13 And so it came to pass he being in the gate of Benjamin and there being there a ward-master whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah son of Hananiah, that he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Unto the Chaldeans, art thou falling away!
Men da han kom til Benjaminsporten, var der en Vagthavende ved Navn Jirija, en Søn af Hananjas Søn Sjelemja, og han greb Profeten Jeremias og sagde: "Du vil løbe over til Kaldæerne."
14 Then said Jeremiah, False! I am not falling away unto the Chaldeans! Howbeit he hearkened not unto him, —so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him in unto the princes.
Jeremias svarede: "Det er Løgn; jeg vil ikke løbe over til Kaldæerne." Jirija vilde dog ikke høre ham, men greb ham og bragte ham til Fyrsterne;
15 Then were the princes wroth against Jeremiah, and smote him, —and put him in prison, in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for that, had they made the prison.
og Fyrsterne vrededes på Jeremias, slog ham og lod ham bringe til Statsskriveren Jonatans Hus; thi det havde de gjort til Fængsel.
16 When Jeremiah had entered into the dungeon-house and into the cells, and Jeremiah, had remained there many days,
Således kom Jeremias i Fangehuset i kælderen; og der sad han en Tid lang.
17 then sent King Zedekiah—and fetched him, and the king asked him, in his own house secretly, and said, —Is there a word from Yahweh? And Jeremiah said, —There is, for (said he), Into the hand of the king of Babylon, shalt thou be delivered!
Men Kong Zedekias sendte Bud og lod ham hente; og Kongen spurgte ham i al Hemmelighed i sit Palads: "Er der et Ord fra HERREN?" Jeremias svarede: "Ja, der er: Du skal overgives i Babels Konges Hånd."
18 And Jeremiah said unto King Zedekiah, —What sin have I committed against thee, or against thy servants or against this people, that ye have delivered me up into prison?
Derpå sagde Jeremias til Kong Zedekias: "Hvad Synd har jeg gjort imod dig, dine Mænd og dette Folk, siden I har kastet mig i Fængsel?
19 Where, then are your prophets, who prophesied unto you saying, —The king of Babylon shall not come, against you nor against this land?
Og hvor er nu eders Profeter, som profeterede for eder, at Babels Konge ikke skulde komme over eder og dette Land?
20 Now therefore, hear I beseech thee, O my lord the king, —Let my, supplication, I pray thee, fall prostrate before thee, and do not cause me to return unto the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there!
Så hør da, Herre Konge! Lad min Bøn nå dig og lad mig ikke bringe tilbage til Statsskriveren Jonatans Hus, af jeg ikke skal dø der!"
21 Then King Zedekiah gave command and they committed Jeremiah into the guard-court, and [said] that there should be given him a cake of bread daily, out of the baker’s street, until all the bread out of the city should be spent, So Jeremiah remained in the guard-court.
Da bød Kong Zedekias, at man skulde holde Jeremias i Varetægt i Vagtforgården; og der gaves ham daglig et Stykke Brød fra Bagerens Gade, indtil Brødet slap op i Byen. Således sad nu Jeremias i Vagtforgården.
