Jeremiah 42

1 Then drew near all the captains of the forces, and Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, —and all the people from the least even unto the greatest;

Så kom alle hærførerene og Johanan, Kareas søn, og Azarja, Maasejas Søn, med alt Folket, store og små,

2 and said unto Jeremiah the prophet—Let our supplication we beseech thee fall prostrate before thee, and pray thou in our behalf unto Yahweh thy God, in behalf of all this remnant, —for we are left a few out of many, just as thine own eyes do behold us:

og sagde til Profeten Jeremias: "Måtte vor Bøn nå dit Øre, så du beder til HERREN din Gud for hele denne Rest, thi som du ser os her, er vi kun få tilbage af mange.

3 that Yahweh thy God may tell us the way wherein we should walk, —and the thing that we should do.

Måtte HERREN din Gud kundgøre os, hvilken Vej vi skal gå, og hvad vi skal gøre!"

4 And Jeremiah the prophet, said unto them, I have heard; behold me! praying unto Yahweh your God according to your words, —and it shall come to pass that the whole thing that Yahweh shall answer you, I will tell you, I will keep back from you, nothing.

Profeten Jeremias svarede: "Godt! Jeg vil bede til HERREN eders Gud, som I ønsker; og alt hvad HERREN svarer, vil jeg kundgøre eder uden at forholde eder et Ord."

5 They, therefore said unto Jeremiah, Yahweh be against us, as a witness true and faithful, —if according to all the word which Yahweh thy God shall send thee unto us, so we do not perform:

De sagde da til Jeremias: "HERREN skal være et sandt og troværdigt Vidne imod os, hvis vi ikke retter os efter hvert Ord, HERREN din Gud sender os ved dig.

6 whether for good or for ill, unto the voice of Yahweh our God for which we are sending thee unto him, will we hearken, —to the end it may be well with us, because we will hearken unto the voice of Yahweh our God.

Det være godt eller ondt, vi vil adlyde HERREN vor Guds Røst, til hvem vi sender dig, at det må gå os vel, når vi adlyder HERREN vor Guds Røst."

7 And it came to pass at the end of ten days, that the word of Yahweh came unto Jeremiah.

Ti Dage efter kom HERRENs Ord til Jeremias.

8 Then called he for Johanan son of Kareah, and for all the princes of the forces who were with him—and for all the people from the least even unto the greatest;

Så sammenkaldte han Johaoan, Kareas Søn, alle Hærføreme, der var med ham, og alt Folket, store og små,

9 and said unto them, Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel—unto whom ye sent me, to cause your supplication to fall prostrate before him: —

og sagde: Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud, til hvem I sendte mig, for at eders Bøn måtte nå ind for hans Åsyn:

10 If ye will indeed abide, in this land, then will I build you up, and not pull [you] down, and plant you and not uproot [you], —for I have compassion as touching the calamity which I have caused you.

Hvis I bliver her i Landet, vil jeg bygge eder og ikke nedbryde eder, plante eder og ikke rykke eder op, thi jeg angrer det onde, jeg har gjort eder.

11 Do not fear the face of the king of Babylon, of whose face ye are afraid, —do not fear him, Urgeth Yahweh, for with you, am I, to save you, and to deliver you out of his hand:

Frygt ikke for Babels Konge, således som I gør, frygt ikke for ham, lyder det fra HERREN, thi jeg er med eder for at frelse og redde eder af hans Hånd.

12 that I may grant you compassions and he may have compassion upon you, —and suffer you to return unto your own soil.

Jeg vil lade eder finde Barmhjertighed, og han skal forbarme sig over eder og lade eder bo i eders Land.

13 But, since ye are saying, —We will not dwell in this land, —nor hearken unto the voice of Yahweh your God:

Hvis I derimod ikke hører HERREN eders Guds Røst, idet I siger, at I ikke vil bo her i Landet,

14 saying, —No! for, into the land of Egypt, will we go, where we shall not see war, nor the sound of a horn, shall we hear, —nor for bread, shall we be famished, —there, then will we dwell

men drage til Ægypten og bo der for ikke mere at se Krig eller høre Hornets Klang eller hungre efter Brød,

15 Now, therefore, for this cause, hear ye the word of Yahweh, O remnant of Judah, —Thus! saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, —If, ye do indeed set your faces to enter Egypt and do enter to sojourn there,

så hør nu HERRENs Ord, Judas Rest. Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Hvis I virkelig har i Sinde at drage til Ægypten og drager derned for at bo der som fremmede,

16 then shall it come to pass that the sword which ye are fearing shall, there, overtake you, in the land of Egypt, —and the famine which ye are dreading, shall, there, lay fast hold of you, in Egypt, and, there, shall ye die.

så skal Sværdet, som I frygter, nå eder der i Ægypten, og Hungeren, som I ængstes for, skal følge efter eder til Ægypten, og I skal omkomme der;

17 So shall it be with all the men who have set their faces to enter Egypt to sojourn there, they shall die by sword, by famine or by pestilence, —and they shall have neither survival nor escape, from the face of the calamity which I am about to bring in upon them.

alle de Mænd, som har i Sinde at drage til Ægypten for at bo der som fremmede, skal dø ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest, og ingen af dem skal blive tilovers og undslippe fra den Ulykke, jeg sender over dem.

18 For—Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, —Just as mine anger and mine indignation have been poured out upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall mine indignation be poured out upon you when ye enter into Egypt, —thus shall ye become a curse, and an astonishment and a contempt and a reproach, and ye shall no more see this place.

Thi så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Som min Vrede og Harme udgød sig over Jerusalems Indbyggere, således skal min Harme udgyde sig over eder, når I drager til Ægypten, og I skal blive et. Edens, Rædselens, Forbandelsens og Spottens Tegn og ikke mere få dette Sted at se.

19 Yahweh hath spoken concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah, Do not enter into Egypt: Know certainly, that I have taken you to witness to-day.

Dette er HERRENs Ord til eder. Judas Rest: Drag ikke til Ægypten! I skal vide, at jeg i Dag har advaret eder.

20 For ye have deceived yourselves at the cost of your lives, for, ye yourselves, sent me unto Yahweh your God, saying, —Pray thou in our behalf, unto Yahweh our God, —and according to all that Yahweh our God shall say, so, tell us and we will do it.

Thi I nedkalder ondt over eder selv, når I sender mig til HERREN eders Gud og siger: "Bed for os til HERREN vor Gud! Hvad HERREN vor Gud siger, skal du nøje kundgøre os, så vil vi gøre det,"

21 Therefore have I told you to-day, —and yet ye have not hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh your God, even in any thing for which he hath sent me unto you.

og I så alligevel ikke adlyder HERREN eders Guds Røst og gør alt, hvad han sendte eder Bud om.

22 Now, therefore, know ye certainly, that by sword, by famine, or by pestilence, shall ye die, —in the place whither ye have desired to go, to sojourn.

Så vid da nu, at I skal omkomme ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest på det Sted, hvor I agter at gå hen for at bo der somfremmede.