Jeremiah 14
1 After there had been no rain [in Judah] for a long time, Yahweh gave me this message:
Herrens Ord, som kom til Jeremias i Anledning af Tørke.
2 [The people in] Judah are very distressed; people [are sitting] on the ground and mourning; [in all of] Jerusalem people are crying loudly.
Juda sørger, og dens Porte vansmægte; sørgeklædte sidde de paa Jorden, og Jerusalems Klagemaal opstiger.
3 The rich people send their servants to [wells] to get water, but [all] the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers; they cover their heads [because they are ashamed and humiliated/disappointed and sad].
Og Stormændene iblandt dem sende Smaafolkene iblandt dem efter Vand; de komme til Brøndene, de finde ikke Vand, de komme tilbage med deres Kar tomme; de staa beskæmmede og skamme sig og tilhylle deres Hoveder
4 The ground is extremely dry and cracked open because there has been no rain. The farmers are very worried, [so] they [also] cover their heads.
for Markens Skyld, som er forfærdet, fordi der ikke har været Regn paa Jorden; Agerdyrkerne ere beskæmmede, de tilhylle deres Hoveder.
5 Even the (does/female deer) abandon their newborn babies/fawns because there is no grass in the fields [for them to eat].
Thi ogsaa Hinden paa Marken føder og maa forlade sine Kalve, fordi der ikke er Græs.
6 The wild donkeys stand on the barren hills, panting like [SIM] [thirsty] jackals/wolves. They become blind because there is no grass [to eat].
Og Vildæsler staa paa de nøgne Høje, de snappe efter Luft som Drager; deres Øjne forsmægte, fordi der ingen Urter er.
7 [The people say], “Yahweh, we have turned away from you and sinned many times, and now we know that we are being punished because of our sins, but please help us in order that everyone can see that you are very great [MTY].
Vidne end vore Misgerninger imod os, Herre! da gør det dog for dit Navns Skyld! thi vore Afvigelser ere store, imod dig have vi syndet.
8 You are the one whom [we] Israelis confidently expect [to do good things for us] when we have [many] troubles/difficulties. So, why do you [not help us]? You act as though you are a stranger in our land, like you are someone who is staying here for only one night.
O Israels Forhaabning, dets Frelser i Nøds Tid! hvorfor vil du være som en fremmed i Landet og som en vejfarende, der tager ind for blot at overnatte?
9 Are you also surprised [about the terrible things that are happening to us]? Why do you act like you are unable to save anyone, even though you are a strong warrior? Yahweh, you are [here] among us, and [others know that] we are your people, [so] do not abandon us!”
Hvorfor vil du være som en Mand, der er slagen med Skræk, og som en Helt, der ikke kan frelse? Og du, Herre! er dog midt iblandt os, og vi kaldes efter dit Navn, lad os ikke fare!
10 And this is what Yahweh says to those people: “You love to wander away [from me]; you run [MTY] from one [idol] to another. Therefore, now I will no [longer] accept you, and I will punish you for your sins.”
Saa siger Herren om dette Folk: Saaledes have de holdt af at vanke ustadigt om, de have ikke holdt deres Fødder tilbage; derfor har Herren ikke Behag i dem, nu vil han komme deres Misgerning i Hu og hjemsøge deres Synder.
11 [Then] Yahweh said to me, “Do not pray for these people [any more].
Og Herren sagde til mig: Du maa ikke gøre Bøn for dette Folk til det gode.
12 When they (fast/abstain from food in order to honor me), I will not pay any attention. When they bring [to me] their offerings [of animals] to be completely burned [on the altar] and their offerings of grain, I will not accept them. Instead, I will get rid of them by wars, by famines, and by diseases.”
Naar de end faste, vil jeg dog ikke høre deres Skrig, og naar de end otre Brændoffer og Madoffer, har jeg dog ikke Behag i dem; thi jeg vil gøre Ende paa dem ved Sværd og ved Hunger og ved Pest.
13 Then I replied to him, “Yahweh [my] God, [their] prophets are telling the people that they will not experience wars [MTY] or famines. They are telling the people that you will surely allow us to have peace in our land [for many years].”
Og jeg sagde: Ak Herre, Herre! se, Profeterne sige til dem: I skulle intet Sværd se og ingen Hungersnød have hos eder; men jeg vil give eder sikker Fred paa dette Sted.
14 Yahweh replied to me, “Those prophets say that they are speaking what I tell them to say [MTY], but they are telling lies. I did not send them, [so] what they are saying is false. They say that they have received visions from me, and that they are telling things that I have revealed to them, but that is not true. They are saying foolish things that they have only thought of themselves.
Og Herren sagde til mig: Profeterne spaa Løgn i mit Navn, jeg sendte dem ikke og gav dem ikke Befaling og talte ikke til dem; de spaa eder løgnagtige Syner og falsk Spaadom og det, som intet er, og deres Hjertes Bedrageri.
15 So this is what I say about those prophets who are predicting what will happen, saying that I told them those things: They are saying that we Israelis will not die from wars or famines, but I did not send those prophets. And they themselves will die from wars or from famines.
Derfor siger Herren saaledes om Profeterne, som spaa i mit Navn, og som jeg ikke sendte, og som sige, at der ikke skal være Sværd eller Hunger i dette Land: Disse Profeter skulle fortæres ved Sværdet og ved Hungeren.
16 And the people to whom they are predicting these things, they and their wives and their sons and their daughters, will [also die] from wars or from famines. [Their corpses will] be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem, and there will not be anyone to bury them. I will punish them like they deserve to be punished.
Og Folket, for hvilket de spaa, skal blive henkastet paa Jerusalems Gader, formedelst Hunger og Sværd, og de skulle ingen have, som skal begrave dem, dem, deres Hustruer og deres Sønner og deres Døtre; og jeg vil udøse deres Ondskab over dem.
17 [So, Jeremiah], tell this to them [about yourself]: ‘Day and night my eyes are full of tears. I cannot stop crying. I cry for my people, who are [very precious to me, as if they were] [MET] my daughters. I cry for them because they have been severely wounded; they have been severely crushed [DOU].
Og du skal sige dette Ord til dem: Mine Øjne maa rinde med Graad Nat og Dag og ikke holde op; thi med et stort Brud er Jomfruen, mit Folks Datter, nedbrudt, med et saare svart Slag.
18 If I go out into the fields, I see [corpses of] people who have been slaughtered by our enemies. If I walk along the streets of the city, I see [corpses of people who died] from hunger. The prophets and the priests travel through the land, preaching to people, but they do not know [what they are doing] (OR, [in a land] that they know nothing about).’”
Gaar jeg ud paa Marken, da se, der ligge de, som ere ihjelslagne med Sværd, og kommer jeg ind i Staden, da se, der er Hungerens Lidelser; thi baade Profet saa og Præst drage til et Land, som de ikke kende.
19 [Then I prayed this]: “[Yahweh], have you completely rejected [the people of] Judah? Do you really despise [the people of] Jerusalem [MTY]? Why have you [RHQ] wounded us very badly, with the result that we will never be healed? We hoped that we would have peace, but there was no peace. We hoped that there would be a time when we would be healed, but all that we received were things that terrified us.
Mon du har forkastet Juda aldeles? eller væmmes din Sjæl ved Zion? hvorfor har du slaaet os, saa at der ikke er Lægedom for os? man venter paa Fred, og der kommer intet godt, og paa Lægedommens Tid, og se, der er Forfærdelse.
20 Yahweh, we admit/know that we are wicked people, and that our ancestors [also] did many wicked things. We have [all] sinned against you.
Herre! vi kende vor Ugudelighed, vore Fædres Misgerning; thi vi have syndet imod dig.
21 But [Yahweh], in order that we may honor [MTY] you, do not despise/abandon us. Do not dishonor [the city where] [MTY] your glorious throne is. [Please] do not forget [us], and do not (break your agreement with us/stop doing what you agreed to do for us).
Foragt ikke, for dit Navns Skyld, ringeagt ikke din Herligheds Trone! kom i Hu, tilintetgør ej din Pagt med os!
22 Those idols that [have been brought from] other nations certainly cannot [RHQ] bring rain [to us], and the sky certainly cannot [RHQ] cause rain to fall. Yahweh our God, you are the only one who can do things like that. So we will confidently expect you [to help us].”
Mon der iblandt Hedningernes Afguder er dem, som kunne lade det regne? eller kunne Himlene selv give Regndraaber? mon ikke du er Herren vor Gud, at vi kunne haabe paa dig; thi du har gjort alle disse Ting.
