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
Så kom alle hærførerene og Johanan, Kareas søn, og Azarja, Maasejas Søn, med alt Folket, store og små,
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: "Måtte vor Bøn nå dit Øre, så du beder til HERREN din Gud for hele denne Rest, thi som du ser os her, er vi kun få tilbage af mange.
3 [Pray] that Yahweh our God will show us what we should do and where we should go.”
Måtte HERREN din Gud kundgøre os, hvilken Vej vi skal gå, 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 må gå os vel, når 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.
Så sammenkaldte han Johaoan, Kareas Søn, alle Hærføreme, der var med ham, og alt Folket, store og små,
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: Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud, til hvem I sendte mig, for at eders Bøn måtte nå ind for hans Åsyn:
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, således som I gør, frygt ikke for ham, lyder det fra HERREN, thi jeg er med eder for at frelse og redde eder af hans Hånd.
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,
så hør nu HERRENs Ord, Judas Rest. Så 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.
så skal Sværdet, som I frygter, nå 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 så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Som min Vrede og Harme udgød sig over Jerusalems Indbyggere, således skal min Harme udgyde sig over eder, når I drager til Ægypten, og I skal blive et. Edens, Rædselens, Forbandelsens og Spottens Tegn og ikke mere få 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, når 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, så 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 så 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.”
Så vid da nu, at I skal omkomme ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest på det Sted, hvor I agter at gå hen for at bo der somfremmede.
