Jeremiah 15
1 Then Yahweh said [this] to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel could [come back from their graves and] and stand in front of me [and plead with me for these Israeli people], I would not act mercifully [IDM] toward these people. [I would tell you], ‘Send them away from me. Cause them to leave me!’
Og Herren sa til mig: Om så Moses og Samuel stod for mitt åsyn, skulde min sjel dog ikke vende sig til dette folk. Driv dem bort fra mitt åsyn, la dem fare!
2 And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’, tell them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: The ones that I say must die, will die: The ones that I say must die in wars [MTY], will die in wars. The ones that I say must die from hunger, will die from hunger. The ones that I say must be captured [and taken to other countries], will be captured [and taken to other countries].
Og når de sier til dig: Hvor skal vi gå hen? - da skal du svare dem: Så sier Herren: Den som hører døden til, til døden, og den som hører sverdet til, til sverdet, og den som hører hungeren til, til hungeren, og den som hører fangenskapet til, til fangenskapet.
3 I will send four things that will get rid of them: I will send [enemy soldiers using] swords to kill them. I will send wild dogs to drag away [their corpses]. I will send vultures to eat [their corpses]. And I will send [other] wild animals to eat what remains [of their corpses].
Og jeg vil hjemsøke dem med fire slags ting, sier Herren: sverdet til å drepe dem og hundene til å slepe dem bort og himmelens fugler og jordens dyr til å ete og ødelegge dem.
4 Because of [the wicked things that] King Manasseh did in Jerusalem, I will cause [people in] all the kingdoms of the earth to be horrified about [what will happen in Judah to] my people.
Og jeg vil la dem bli mishandlet av alle jordens riker for det som Judas konge Manasse, Esekias' sønn, gjorde i Jerusalem.
5 You [people of], no one will [RHQ] feel sorry for you. No one will [RHQ] weep/cry for you. No one will [RHQ] ask (how you are/if you are well).
For hvem vil ynkes over dig, Jerusalem, og hvem vil ha medlidenhet med dig, og hvem vil komme til dig og spørre om det går dig vel?
6 You people have abandoned me; you have continued to walk away [from me] [DOU]. So, I will lift up my fist to smash you; I will not act mercifully toward you any longer.
Du har forlatt mig, sier Herren, du gikk bort fra mig; så rekker jeg da min hånd ut mot dig og ødelegger dig; jeg er trett av å ynkes.
7 At the gates of your cities, I will [scatter you like a farmer scatters the chaff from his grain by] (winnowing it/throwing it up to allow the wind to blow the chaff away) [MET]. You, my people, have refused to turn away from your evil behavior. [So], I will get rid of you, and I will even cause your children to be killed.
Og jeg kaster dem med kasteskovl ut igjennem landets porter, jeg gjør mitt folk barnløst, jeg ødelegger det, fordi det ikke vendte om fra sine veier.
8 I will cause there to be more widows [in Judah] than [there are grains of] sand on the seashore [HYP]. At noontime, [when people will not be expecting it to happen], I will cause [an enemy army] to attack you, an army that will destroy your young men and cause their mothers to weep. I will cause you to suddenly experience great suffering/pain and become very terrified.
Deres enker blir tallrikere enn havets sand; over mødrene til deres unge menn lar jeg en ødelegger komme ved høilys dag; jeg lar angst og forferdelse falle brått over dem.
9 A woman who has seven children will become faint and (gasp for breath/be hardly able to breathe); [it will be as though] daylight will become darkness for her, [because most of] her children will be dead, and she will be disgraced and humiliated [DOU]. And her children who are still alive, I will enable your enemies to kill them. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
Selv den mor som har født syv sønner, vansmekter og utånder sin sjel; hennes sol går ned mens det ennu er dag; hun blir til spott og skam. Og resten av dem vil jeg overgi til deres fienders sverd, sier Herren.
10 [I said to] my mother, “I am very sad; I wish that you had not given birth to me; everyone in this land opposes me and quarrels with me. I am not a person who lends [money to people and threatens to sue/harm them if they do not pay me back when they should], and I am not a person who borrows [money from others and then refuses to pay it back], but everyone [HYP] curses me.”
Ve mig, min mor, at du fødte mig, mig som alle i landet strider og tretter med! Jeg har ikke lånt dem noget, og de har ikke lånt mig noget, og enda forbanner hver mann mig.
11 But Yahweh replied to me, “[Jeremiah], I will take care of you. And at times when your enemies have troubles and disasters, they will [come to you and] plead for you [to help them].”
Herren sa: Visselig, jeg vil fri dig ut, så det går dig vel; visselig, jeg vil la dine fiender bønnfalle dig i ulykkens og nødens tid.
12 [Yahweh also told me to say to the people] of Judah, “Your enemies, who are [as strong as] iron or bronze, [will attack you] from the north; no one will be able to stop them.
Kan vel jern brytes, jern fra Norden, og kobber?
13 I will give all the valuable possessions [of the people of Judah] to their enemies, without them paying for it. Their valuable possessions will be the payment/reward [that I will give them] because of all the sins that you have committed throughout your country.
Ditt gods og dine skatter vil jeg overgi til plyndring - uten betaling, og det for alle dine synders skyld, i hele ditt land.
14 I will tell your enemies to force you to become their prisoners, and to take you to other lands that you do not [even] know about, and force you to become their slaves. [That will happen] because I am extremely angry [with you]; my being angry is [like] [SIM] a fire that will burn forever.”
Så vil jeg la dine fiender dra over til et land som du ikke kjenner; for en ild er optendt i min vrede, mot eder skal den brenne.
15 [Then I said], “Yahweh, you know [what is happening to me]. [Please] come and (help me/take care of me). Punish those who are (persecuting me/causing me to suffer). [Please] do not continue to be patient with them and do not allow me to die now. It is (for your sake/because I serve you) that I am suffering.
Du vet det, Herre! Kom mig i hu og se til mig og la mig få hevn over mine forfølgere! Rykk mig ikke bort i din langmodighet mot dem! Tenk på at jeg blir hånet for din skyld!
16 Yahweh my God, you are the Commander of the armies of angels; and when you spoke to me, I was delighted with your message; it caused me to be joyful, and I eagerly accepted [MET] what you said because I belong to you. [IDM, MTY]
Jeg fant dine ord, og jeg åt dem, og dine ord var til fryd for mig og til glede for mitt hjerte; for jeg er kalt med ditt navn, Herre, hærskarenes Gud!
17 When the people were carousing together, I never joined them; I sat alone, because you [MTY] are the one who controls what I do. I was very angry [with those people because of their sins].
Jeg har ikke sittet i de lystiges lag og jublet; grepet av din hånd har jeg sittet ensom; for du fylte mig med harme.
18 So, (why do you [allow] me to continue to suffer?/I do not understand why you allow me to continue to suffer.) [RHQ] It seems that [RHQ] my wounds cannot be healed. [Sometimes you help me, sometimes you do not help me]. It seems that you are as undependable as a brook that has water in it only during certain seasons; you are like a spring that has dried up.”
Hvorfor er min smerte evig, og mitt sår ulægelig? Det vil ikke la sig læge. Du er jo blitt for mig som en sviktende bekk, som vann en ikke kan lite på.
19 Then Yahweh [replied], “If you begin again to [trust in] me, I will restore you, in order that you can continue to serve me. If you proclaim good/valuable messages and not worthless ones, you will continue to be the one who speaks what I tell you to say. You must cause the people to pay attention to what you say; you must not pay attention to what they say.
Derfor sier Herren så: Hvis du vender om, så vil jeg la dig komme tilbake og stå for mitt åsyn, og hvis du skiller det edle ut fra det uedle, skal du være som min munn; de skal igjen vende om til dig, men du skal ikke vende om til dem.
20 They will fight against you, but I will protect you, like [SIM] people are protected from their enemies by a bronze wall. They will not defeat you, because I will be with you, and I will protect and rescue [DOU] you.
Og jeg vil gjøre dig til en fast kobbermur mot dette folk; de skal stride mot dig, men ikke få overhånd over dig; for jeg er med dig og vil frelse dig og redde dig, sier Herren.
21 [Truly], I will keep you safe from those wicked people, I will rescue you when you are seized by cruel people. [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
Jeg vil redde dig av de ondes hånd, og jeg vil løse dig ut av voldsmenns hånd.
