Jeremiah 42
1 Then Johanan and Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the [other] leaders of the [Israeli] soldiers [who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia], and many [HYP] [other] people, including those who were important and those who were not important, came
Saa kom alle Hærførerne og Johanan, Kareas Søn, og Azarja, Ma'asejas Søn, med alt Folket, store og smaa,
2 to me. They said, “Please listen to our request and pray to Yahweh our God for all of us. Although we were previously a huge number of people, you can see that now we are only a small number of people [who have survived].
og sagde til Profeten Jeremias: »Maatte vor Bøn naa dit Øre, saa du beder til HERREN din Gud for hele denne Rest, thi som du ser os her, er vi kun faa tilbage af mange.
3 [Pray] that Yahweh our God will show us what we should do and where we should go.”
Maatte HERREN din Gud kundgøre os, hvilken Vej vi skal gaa, og hvad vi skal gøre!«
4 I replied, “Okay, I will pray to Yahweh our God, like you have requested, and I will tell you what he says. I will (tell you everything/not hide anything from you).”
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 replied to me, “We hope/wish that Yahweh our God will be a faithful witness against us if we refuse to do everything that he tells us to do.
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 We are requesting you to ask Yahweh our God what we should do. [When he replies], we will obey him, whether we like what he says or not. We will do that because [we know that] things will go well for us if we obey him.”
Det være godt eller ondt, vi vil adlyde HERREN vor Guds Røst, til hvem vi sender dig, at det maa gaa os vel, naar vi adlyder HERREN vor Guds Røst.«
7 [So I prayed] to Yahweh, and ten days later he gave me his reply.
Ti Dage efter kom HERRENS Ord til Jeremias.
8 So I summoned Johanan and all his [other] soldiers and all the [other] people, including those who were important and those who were not important.
Saa sammenkaldte han Johanan, Kareas Søn, alle Hærførerne, der var med ham, og alt Folket, store og smaa,
9 I said to them, “You told me to tell Yahweh, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], what you were requesting. This is what he replied:
og sagde: Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud, til hvem I sendte mig, for at eders Bøn maatte naa ind for hans Aasyn:
10 ‘You [should] stay here in this land. If you do that, I will cause your [nation] to be strong and not be weak. I will cause you to prosper and not be exiled [again]. I am sorry about the disasters that I [was forced to] cause you to experience.
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 But do not be afraid of the king of Babylon [any more], because I will (be with/help) you. I will rescue you [DOU] from his power [MTY].
Frygt ikke for Babels Konge, saaledes som I gør, frygt ikke for ham, lyder det fra HERREN, thi jeg er med eder for at frelse og redde eder af hans Haand.
12 I will be merciful to you by causing him to act kindly toward you. So as a result, he will allow you to stay here in your land.’
Jeg vil lade eder finde Barmhjertighed, og han skal forbarme sig over eder og lade eder bo i eders Land.
13 But if you refuse to obey Yahweh our God, and if you say ‘We will not stay here;
Hvis I derimod ikke hører HERREN eders Guds Røst, idet I siger, at I ikke vil bo her i Landet,
14 instead, we will go to Egypt. There we will not experience [any] wars, we will not hear trumpets [signaling our soldiers to prepare for battles], and we will not be hungry,’
men drage til Ægypten og bo der for ikke mere at se Krig eller høre Hornets Klang eller hungre efter Brød,
15 then listen to what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt, and you go and live there,
saa hør nu HERRENS Ord, Judas Rest. Saa 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 you will experience those wars and famines that you are afraid of, and you will [all] die there.
saa skal Sværdet, som I frygter, naa eder der i Ægypten, og Hungeren, som I ængstes for, skal følge efter eder til Ægypten, og I skal omkomme der;
17 That is what will happen to all you who are determined to go to Egypt and live there. [Some of you] will be killed by the swords [of your enemies, and others of you will die] from famines and from diseases. None of you will escape the disasters that I will bring on you.’
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 And the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], also says this: ‘Because I was very angry, I severely punished [MTY] [all] the people of Jerusalem. I will do the same things to you when you go to Egypt. [The result will be that] people will curse you. They will be horrified about [what has happened to] you. They will make fun of you, and you will never see this land again.’
Thi saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Som min Vrede og Harme udgød sig over Jerusalems Indbyggere, saaledes skal min Harme udgyde sig over eder, naar I drager til Ægypten, og I skal blive et Edens, Rædselens, Forbandelsens og Spottens Tegn og ikke mere faa dette Sted at se.
19 You little group of people of Judah who are still alive, [listen to me]: Yahweh has told you, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ [So] do not forget what I have warned you today.
Dette er HERRENS Ord til eder, Judas Rest: Drag ikke til Ægypten! I skal vide, at jeg i Dag har advaret eder.
20 I know that you were lying when you requested me to pray to Yahweh our God.
Thi I nedkalder ondt over eder selv, naar 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, saa vil vi gøre det, «
21 And today I have told you exactly what he said, but [I know that] you will not obey Yahweh our God now, just as you have not obeyed him previously.
og I saa alligevel ikke adlyder HERREN eders Guds Røst og gør alt, hvad han sendte eder Bud om.
22 You want to go to Egypt and live there. So now, you can be sure of this: [All of] you will die there. [Some of you will be killed] by the swords [of your enemies and others will die] from famines or from diseases.”
Saa vid da nu, at I skal omkomme ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest paa det Sted, hvor I agter at gaa hen for at bo der som fremmede.
