Jeremiah 2
1 Yahweh gave me another message
Und des HERRN Wort geschah zu mir und sprach:
2 [to proclaim to everyone in Jerusalem. He said that I should tell them this] [MET]: “I, Yahweh, remember that you very much wanted to please me [long ago]. [You tried to please me like] a bride [tries to please her husband]; You loved me, and you followed me through the desert [DOU].
Gehe hin und predige öffentlich zu Jerusalem und sprich: So spricht der HERR: Ich gedenke, da du eine freundliche junge Dirne und eine liebe Braut warest, da du mir folgtest in der Wüste, im Lande, da man nichts säet,
3 [At that time you] Israelis (were set apart/belonged only) to me; [you belonged to me like] the first part of the harvests belong to me [MET]. I promised to punish all those who harmed you, my people, and truly I did send disasters on them. [That happened because I], Yahweh, said [that it would happen].”
da Israel des HERRN eigen war und seine erste Frucht. Wer sie fressen wollte, mußte Schuld haben und Unglück über ihn kommen, spricht der HERR.
4 So, you [descendants of] [MTY] Jacob, all you people of [MTY] Israel,
Höret des HERRN Wort, ihr vom Hause Jakob und alle Geschlechter vom Hause Israel!
5 listen to what Yahweh says: “(What sin did I commit [RHQ] that caused your ancestors to turn far away from me?/Though your ancestors found no fault in me, they turned far away from me.) They worshiped worthless idols, and they themselves became worthless.
So spricht der HERR: Was haben doch eure Väter Fehls an mir gehabt, daß sie von mir wichen und hingen an den unnützen Götzen, da sie doch nichts erlangeten,
6 They did not say, ‘Yahweh brought us [safely] out of Egypt, and he led us through a desert where there were a lot of pits; he led us where there was no water and where it was very dangerous, through a land where no one lives, and no one even travels. (So where is Yahweh now?/So he should be helping us now!) [RHQ]’
und dachten nie keinmal: Wo ist der HERR, der uns aus Ägyptenland führete und leitete uns in der Wüste, im wilden, ungebahnten Lande, im dürren, und finstern Lande, im Lande, da niemand wandelte, noch kein Mensch wohnete?
7 And when I brought you into a very fertile land, in order that you could enjoy [all] the fruit and [other] good things that you would harvest, you caused the land that I promised to give to you to be unfit for me and to become disgusting/detestable to me.
Und ich brachte euch in ein gut Land, daß ihr äßet seine Früchte und Güter Und da ihr hineinkamet, verunreinigtet ihr mein Land und machtet mir mein Erbe zum Greuel.
8 [Your] priests also did not say, ‘(Where is Yahweh now?/Yahweh should be helping us now!)’ [RHQ] Those who teach/explain my laws do not [want to] know me, and [your] leaders have rebelled against me. [Your] prophets gave you messages from [their god] Baal, and they worship worthless idols.”
Die Priester gedachten nicht: Wo ist der HERR? und die Gelehrten achteten mein nicht, und die Hirten führeten die Leute von mir, und die Propheten weissagten vom Baal und hingen an den unnützen Götzen.
9 “So, I will accuse you in court. [In future years], I will say what your children and your grandchildren have done that is wrong. [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said [that it will happen].
Ich muß mich immer mit euch und mit euren Kindeskindern schelten, spricht der HERR.
10 If you go [west] to the island of Cyprus, or if you go [east] to Kedar [land, ] and if you ask people in those places, they will tell you that no people [from their countries] have ever done the wicked things that you people have done!
Gehet hin in die Inseln Chittim und schauet und sendet in Kedar und merket mit Fleiß und schauet, ob's daselbst so zugehet,
11 The people of no other nation have ever [RHQ] abandoned their gods that they thought were glorious and started to worship gods that are not really gods, but you people have abandoned me, your glorious God, and are worshiping gods that are useless.
ob die Heiden ihre Götter ändern, wiewohl sie doch nicht Götter sind? Und mein Volk hat doch seine HERRLIchkeit verändert um einen unnützen Götzen.
12 [It is as though everything in] the sky is surprised and dismayed/appalled [about what you have done]; [it is as though] they tremble because they are very horrified.
Sollte sich doch der Himmel davor entsetzen, erschrecken und sehr erbeben, spricht der HERR.
13 [You], my people, have done two evil things: You have rejected me, the one who is [like] [MET] a fountain [where you can obtain] fresh water, and you [are worshiping gods that are like] [MET] pits in the ground that are cracked and which are not able to hold any water.
Denn mein Volk tut eine zwiefache Sünde: mich, die lebendige Quelle, verlassen sie und machen sich hie und da ausgehauene Brunnen, die doch löcherig sind und kein Wasser geben.
14 You Israeli people, you were certainly not [RHQ] slaves when you were born; you were captured [by your enemies].
Ist denn Israel ein Knecht oder leibeigen, daß er jedermanns Raub sein muß?
15 [Your enemies] [MET] roared [like] lions, and they destroyed your land. [Now] your towns have been burned, and no one lives in them.
Denn die Löwen brüllen über ihn und schreien und verwüsten sein Land und verbrennen seine Städte, daß niemand drinnen wohnet.
16 Soldiers from Memphis and Tahpenes, [cities in Egypt], have [defeated you] [and] shaved your heads [to show that you are their slaves].
Dazu so zerschlagen die von Noph und Thachpanhes dir den Kopf.
17 But it is [RHQ] because you abandoned [me], Yahweh, that these disasters have happened to you.
Solches machst du dir selbst, daß du den HERRN, deinen Gott, verlässest, so oft er dich den rechten Weg leiten will.
18 So (why are you trying to make an alliance with [MET] the rulers of Egypt?/it certainly will not help you to make an alliance with the rulers of Egypt) [RHQ]. Why are you trying to make an alliance with [MET] the rulers of Assyria who live near the [Euphrates] River?
Was hilft's dir, daß du nach Ägypten ziehst und willst des Wassers Sihor trinken? Und was hilft's dir, daß du gen Assyrien ziehst und willst des Wassers Phrath trinken?
19 [It is because] you have been [very] wicked that I [PRS] will punish you. It is because you have turned away from me that I [PRS] will condemn you. [When I do that], you will realize that painful and evil [DOU] things will happen to you because you have forsaken [me], Yahweh, your God, and you no [longer] revere me. [That will certainly happen because] I, Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, have said it.
Es ist deiner Bosheit Schuld, daß du so gestäupet wirst, und deines Ungehorsams, daß du so gestraft wirst: Also mußt du inne werden und erfahren, was für Jammer und Herzeleid bringet, den HERRN, deinen Gott, verlassen und ihn nicht fürchten, spricht der HERR HERR Zebaoth.
20 Long ago, you stopped obeying [me] [MET], and you would not allow [me] to lead you [MET]; you refused to worship [me]. Instead, you worship idols that are under trees on the top of every hill, and your young women have sex with [EUP] [men at those places].
Denn du hast immerdar dein Joch zerbrochen und deine Bande zerrissen und gesagt: Ich will nicht so unterworfen sein, sondern auf allen hohen Hügeln und unter allen grünen Bäumen liefest du der Hurerei nach.
21 [It is as though] [MET] you were a grapevine that I planted when it was a cutting from a very good vine. So now it is disgusting that [RHQ] you have become [like] a rotten worthless vine.
Ich aber hatte dich gepflanzt zu einem süßen Weinstock, einen ganz rechtschaffenen Samen. Wie bist du mir denn geraten zu einem bittern, wilden Weinstock?
22 Your guilt from your sins is like [MET] very bad stains on a cloth, and you cannot get rid of those stains even by using very strong soap. [This is true because I], Yahweh, have said it.
Und wenn du dich gleich mit Lauge wüschest und nähmest viel Seife dazu, so gleißt doch deine Untugend desto mehr vor mir, spricht der HERR HERR.
23 You say that you have not sinned. You say ‘We have not become unacceptable to God; we have not worshiped Baal.’ But think about [the disgusting things that you do very eagerly] in [Hinnom] Valley [outside Jerusalem]. You are like desperate female camels, running here and there [to find male camels to have sex with].
Wie darfst du denn sagen: Ich bin nicht unrein, ich hänge nicht an Baalim? Siehe an, wie du es treibest im Tal, und bedenke, wie du es ausgerichtet hast!
24 You are [like] wild female donkeys in the desert. They sniff the air to find where the male donkeys are, and no one can [RHQ] restrain them. The male donkeys that want them do not become tired searching for them, because at mating time they find them [easily].
Du läufst umher wie eine Kamelin in der Brunst, und wie ein Wild in der Wüste pflegt, wenn es vor großer Brunst lechzet und läuft, daß niemand aufhalten kann. Wer es wissen will, darf nicht weit laufen; am Feiertage sieht man es wohl.
25 You constantly run here and there [to find idols to worship], with the result that your sandals are worn out, and your throats have become dry. [I told you to stop doing that], but you said, ‘We cannot stop, because we love foreign gods, and we must worship them.’”
Lieber, halte doch und lauf dich nicht so hellig! Aber du sprichst: Das lasse ich; ich muß mit den Fremden buhlen und ihnen nachlaufen.
26 [Yahweh says this]: “A robber is disgraced when he is caught. And all of you, including your kings and priests and prophets, are similarly disgraced.
Wie ein Dieb zuschanden wird, wenn er ergriffen wird, also wird das Haus Israel zuschanden werden samt ihren Königen, Fürsten, Priestern und Propheten,
27 You say to [a piece of] wood [that is carved to become a sacred idol], ‘You are our father!’ And you say to a stone [that you have set up], ‘You are our mother!’ You have rejected [IDM] me, but when you experience troubles, you cry out to me to rescue you.
die zum Holz sagen: Du bist mein Vater; und zum Stein: Du hast mich gezeuget. Denn sie kehren mir den Rücken zu und nicht das Angesicht. Aber wenn die Not hergehet, sprechen sie: Auf, und hilf uns!
28 Why do you not [RHQ] cry out to the gods that you made? You have as many gods as you have cities [and towns] in Judah. So why do you not plead with them to rescue you when you experience disasters?
Wo sind aber denn deine Götter, die du dir gemacht hast? Heiß sie aufstehen; laß sehen, ob sie dir helfen können in der Not! Denn so manche Stadt, so manchen Gott hast du, Juda.
29 You complain that it was wrong for me [not to have rescued you], but you have all rebelled against me.
Was wollt ihr noch recht haben wider mich? Ihr seid alle von mir abgefallen, spricht der HERR.
30 I punished some of you, but you did not learn anything from my doing that. You have killed many of the prophets that I [sent to you], like [SIM] fierce lions kill [other animals].
Alle Schläge sind verloren an euren Kindern, sie lassen sich doch nicht ziehen. Denn euer Schwert frißt gleichwohl eure Propheten wie ein wütiger Löwe.
31 You people of Israel, pay attention to what I say. I have certainly [RHQ] never [abandoned you] in a desert; I have never [left you] in a land full of darkness. So, why do you, my people, say ‘We are free from God’s control; we will not return to [worship] God any more’?
Du böse Art; merke auf des HERRN Wort! Bin ich denn Israel eine Wüste oder ödes Land? Warum spricht denn mein Volk: Wir sind die HERREN und müssen dir nicht nachlaufen?
32 A young woman would certainly never [RHQ] forget [to wear] her jewelry, and a bride would never [RHQ] forget to wear her wedding dress, but you my people have forgotten me for many years.
Vergisset doch eine Jungfrau ihres Schmucks nicht noch eine Braut ihres Schleiers; aber mein Volk vergisset mein ewiglich.
33 You know how to easily find [gods from other countries] whom you can love. You can find them as easily as a prostitute [can find men to sleep with].
Was schmückest du viel dein Tun, daß ich dir gnädig sein soll? Unter solchem Schein treibest du je mehr und mehr Bosheit.
34 Although you have on your clothes the blood of poor people whom you have murdered, people who (were innocent/had not done things that are wrong),
Über das findet man Blut der armen und unschuldigen Seelen bei dir an allen Orten, und ist nicht heimlich, sondern offenbar an denselben Orten.
35 you say ‘We have not done anything that is wrong; so surely [Yahweh] is not angry with us.’ But I will punish [MTY] you [severely] for saying ‘We have not sinned.’
Noch sprichst du: Ich bin unschuldig; er wende seinen Zorn von mir! Siehe, ich will mit dir rechten, daß du sprichst: Ich habe nicht gesündiget.
36 Previously you requested [the army of] Assyria to help you, but they were not able to help you. Now you have requested [the army of] Egypt to help you, but they will not be able to help you, either.
Wie weichst du doch so gerne und fällst jetzt dahin, jetzt hieher! Aber du wirst an Ägypten zuschanden werden, wie du an Assyrien zuschanden worden bist.
37 They will capture you, and you will be [their prisoners] [MTY], led to Egypt, [very ashamed] with your hands on your heads. That will happen because I, Yahweh, have rejected those [nations] that you are relying on, and they will not be able to help you at all.”
Denn du mußt von dannen auch wegziehen und deine Hände über dem Haupt zusammenschlagen; denn der HERR wird deine Hoffnung fehlen lassen und wird dir bei ihnen nichts gelingen.
