Jeremiah 5
1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, And see I pray you and know and seek out in the broad places thereof, Whether ye can find, a man, Whether there is one Doing justice Demanding fidelity, —That I may pardon her.
Løb i Jerusalems Gader, mærk jer, hvad I ser, og søg på dets Torve, om I kan finde nogen, om der er en, som øver Retfærd, lægger Vind på Sandhed, så jeg kan tilgive dem.
2 Even though they say By the life of Yahweh, Yet in fact falsely, do they swear.
Siger de: "Så sandt HERREN lever", sværger de falsk.
3 O Yahweh! thine own eyes, are they not directed to fidelity? Thou hast smitten them Yet have they not grieved, Thou hast consumed them—They have refused to receive correction, —They have made their faces bolder than a cliff, They have refused to return.
HERRE, dine Øjne ser jo efter Sandhed. Du slog dem, de omvendte sig ikke; du lagde dem øde, de vilde ej tage ved Lære, gjorde Ansigtet hårdere end Flint, vilde ej vende om.
4 And, I, said, —Only, poor people, are they, —They act foolishly, For they know not the way of Yahweh, the justice of their God!
Da tænkte jeg: "Det er kun Småfolk, Dårer er de, thi de kender ej HERRENs Vej, deres Guds Ret;
5 I will betake me unto the great men, and will speak, with them! For, they, know the way of Yahweh, the justice of their God! Yea but, they, with one accord have broken the yoke, torn off the bands.
jeg vil vende mig til de store og tale med dem, de kender da HERRENs Vej, deres Guds Ret!" Men alle havde sønderbrudt Åget, sprængt deres Bånd.
6 For this cause, hath the lion out of the forest smitten them, The wolf of the waste plains, preyeth upon them, The leopard, is keeping watch over their cities, Every one that goeth out from thence, is torn in pieces, —For they have multiplied their transgressions, Numerous are their apostasies.
Derfor skal en Løve fra Skoven slå dem, en Ulv fra Ødemarken hærge dem, en Panter lure ved Byerne; enhver, som går derfra, rives sønder; thi talrige er deres Synder, mange deres Frafald.
7 How, for this, can I pardon thee? Thine own sons, have forsaken me, And have sworn by No-gods, —When I had fed them to the full, Then committed they adultery, And the house of the unchaste woman, they used to throng:
Hvor kan jeg vel tilgive dig? Dine Sønner forlod mig og svor ved Guder, som ikke er Guder. Når jeg mætted dem, horede de, slog sig ned i Skøgens Hus;
8 Lusty, well-fed horses, had they become, Every man unto his neighbour’s wife, would neigh!
de blev fede, gejle Hingste, de vrinsker hver efter Næstens Hustru.
9 For these things, shall I not punish? Demandeth Yahweh: Yea on a nation such as this, must not my soul avenge herself?
Skal jeg ikke hjemsøge sligt? så lyder det fra HERREN, skal ikke min Sjæl tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
10 Scale ye her walls and destroy, But a full end, do not make, —Remove her tendrils, For not to Yahweh, do, they, belong!
Stig op på dets Mure, læg øde, men ikke helt! Ryk Rankerne op, thi HERREN tilhører de ikke.
11 For very treacherously, have the house of Israel and the house of Judah dealt with me, Declareth Yahweh.
Thi svigefulde er de imod mig, Israels Hus og Judas Hus, så lyder det fra HERREN.
12 They have acted deceptively against Yahweh, And have said, Not He! Neither shall there come upon us, calamity, Nor sword nor famine, shall we see;
De fornægter HERREN og siger: "Det betyder intet! Ulykke kommer ej over os, vi skal ikke se Sværd og Hunger;
13 But the prophets, shall prove to be wind, And there is no one speaking in them, —Thus, shall it be done to themselves!
Profeterne bliver til Vind, Guds Ord er ej i dem; gid Ordet må ramme dem selv!"
14 Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, God of hosts, Because ye have spoken this word, —Behold me! making my words in thy mouth to be fire, And, this people, —wood, So shall it devour them.
Derfor, så siger HERREN, Hærskarers Gud: Fordi I siger dette Ord, se, derfor gør jeg mine Ord i din Mund til Ild og dette Folk til Brænde, som Ild skal fortære.
15 Behold me! bringing upon you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, Declareth Yahweh, —A nation invincible, it is, A nation from age-past times, hath it been, A nation whose tongue thou shalt not know, Neither shalt thou understand what it speaketh:
Se, jeg bringer over eder et Folk fra det fjerne, Israels Hus, så lyder det fra HERREN, et Folk, som er stærkt, et Folk fra Fortids Dage, et Folk, hvis Mål du ej kender, hvis Tale du ikke fatter;
16 Its quiver, is like an open sepulchre, —They all, are heroes:
som en åben Grav er dets kogger, de er alle Kæmper;
17 Then shall it eat thy harvest and thy bread which thy sons and thy daughters should eat, —It shall eat thy flock and thy herd, It shall eat thy vine and thy fig-tree, —It shall destroy thy defenced cities wherein thou, art trusting, with the sword.
det skal æde dit Korn og dit Brød, det skal æde dine Sønner og Døtte, det skal æde dit Småkvæg og Hornkvæg, det skal æde din Vinstok og dit Figentræ; med Sværd skal de lægge dine Fæstninger øde, dem, som du stoler på.
18 Yet, even in those days, Declareth Yahweh, Will I not make of you, a full end.
Men selv i de Dage, lyder det fra HERREN, vil jeg ikke udslette eder.
19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, For what cause hath Yahweh our God done to us all these things? Then shalt thou say unto them, —As ye forsook me, and served the gods of the foreigner in your own land, So, shall ye serve aliens in a land not your own.
Og når de siger: "Hvorfor har HERREN vor Gud gjort os alt det?" sig så til dem: "Som I forlod mig og tjente fremmede Guder i eders Land, således skal I tjene som fremmede i et Land, der ikke er eders."
20 Tell ye this, throughout the house of Jacob, —And let it be heard throughout Judah saying:
Forkynd dette i Jakobs Hus og kundgør det i Juda:
21 Hear this, I pray you ye people—foolish and without heart, —Eyes, have they, and see not, Ears, have they, and hear not!
Hør dette, du tåbelige Folk, som er uden Forstand, som har Øjne, men ikke ser, og Ører, men ikke hører:
22 Even for me, will ye have no reverence? Enquireth Yahweh, And because of me, will ye not be pained? In that though I placed the sand as a bound to the sea, A decree age-abiding, and it should not pass beyond it, —When they would toss themselves Then should they not prevail, When the waves thereof would roar Then should they not pass beyond it,
Vil I ikke frygte mig, lyder det fra HERREN, eller bæve for mit Åsyn? Jeg, som gjorde. Sandet til Havets Grænse, et evigt Skel, som det ikke kan overskride; selv om det bruser, evner det intet; om end dets Bølger larmer, kan de ikke overskride det.
23 Yet, this people hath an obstinate and rebellious heart, —They have turned aside, and gone their way;
Dette Folk har et trodsigt og genstridigt Hjerte, de faldt fra og gik bort.
24 Neither have they said in their heart, —Let us we pray you, revere Yahweh our God, Who giveth rain, even the early and the latter, in its season, —The appointed weeks of harvest, he reserveth for us.
De siger ikke i deres Hjerte: "Lad os frygte HERREN vor Gud, som giver os Regn, Tidligregn og Sildigregn, til rette Tid og sikrer os Ugerne, da der skal høstes."
25 Your iniquities, have thrust away these things, Yea, your sins, have withholden that which is good from you.
Eders Misgerninger bragte dem i Ulave, eders Synder unddrog eder det gode.
26 For there have been found among my people lawless men, —One lieth in wait, as with the stooping of fowlers, They have set a trap, they capture men:
Thi der findes gudløse i mit Folk; de ligger på Lur, som Fuglefængere dukker de sig; de sætter Fælder, de fanger Mennesker.
27 As, a cage, is full of birds, So, are, their houses, full of unrighteous gain, —For this cause, have they become great and waxen rich:
Som et Bur er fuldt af Fugle, således er deres Huse fulde af Svig; derfor blev de store og rige.
28 They have waxed fat, they shine Yea they have overpassed the records of wickedness. The right, have they not determined, the right of the fatherless that they might prosper, —Yea justice to the helpless, have they not decreed.
De er tykke og fede; og så strømmer de over med onde Ord; de hævder ikke den faderløses Ret, at det måtte gå dem vel, og hjælper ikke de fattige til deres Ret.
29 Upon these things, shall I not bring punishment? Demandeth Yahweh. Or, on a nation such as this, shall not my soul avenge herself?
Skulde jeg ikke hjemsøge sligt? lyder det fra HERREN; skulde min Sjæl da ikke tage Hævn over sligt et Folk?
30 An astounding and horrible thing, hath been brought to pass in the land:
Gyselige, grufulde Ting går i Svang i Landet;
31 The prophets, have prophesied, falsely, And the priests tread down by their means, And, my people, love it, so, —What then can ye do as to her latter end?
Profeterne profeterer Løgn, Præsterne skraber til sig, og mit Folk vil have det så. Men hvad vil I gøre, når Enden kommer?
