Jeremiah 44
1 [This is] the message that Yahweh gave me concerning the Jews who were living in [northern] Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpenes, and Memphis [cities], and in the Pathros [region in southern Egypt]:
Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias om alle de Judæere, der boede i Ægypten, i Migdol, Takpankes, Nof og Patros:
2 “This is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say: ‘You saw the disaster that I caused [the people in] Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah to experience. Those towns are now ruined and deserted.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: I saa selv al den Ulykke, jeg bragte over Jerusalem og alle Judas Byer; se, de ligger nu øde hen, og ingen bor i dem;
3 [That happened] because I was extremely angry with them on account of their being very wicked. They burned incense to other gods and worshiped them. They were gods that you [previously] did not know about, and your ancestors also [did not know about them].
det er Straf for det onde, de gjorde, idet de krænkede mig ved at gaa hen og tænde Offerild for og dyrke andre Guder, som hverken de eller deres Fædre før kendte til.
4 Many times I sent my prophets who served me, to say to them, “Do not do those abominable things that I hate!”
Jeg sendte aarle og silde alle mine Tjenere Profeterne til dem, for at de skulde sige: »Gør dog ikke disse vederstyggelige Ting, som jeg hader!«
5 But my people would not pay any attention [DOU] [to what I said to them]. They would not turn away from their wicked behavior, or stop burning incense to [worship/honor] other gods.
Men de hørte ikke og bøjede ikke deres Øre dertil, saa de omvendte sig fra deres Ondskab og hørte op med at tænde Offerild for andre Guder.
6 So I poured out my anger [MTY] on them. I punished people on the streets of Jerusalem and on the [other] towns in Judah. It caused those towns to be ruined and deserted, and they are still like that.’
Derfor udgød min Vrede og Harme sig og luede op i Judas Byer og Jerusalems Gader, saa de blev til Ødemark og Ørk, som de er den Dag i Dag.
7 So now [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], ask you: ‘Why are you causing yourselves to experience these disasters? [Do you not realize that because of what you are doing], soon there will be no more men or women or children or infants left among you [who have come here to Egypt] from Judah?
Og nu, saa siger HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, Israels Gud: Hvorfor nedkalder I stor Ulykke over eder selv og udrydder Mænd og Kvinder, Børn og diende af Juda, saa I ikke levner eder nogen Rest,
8 Why are you [RHQ] provoking me and causing me to be very angry by burning incense to the idols that you have made here in Egypt? [If you continue doing this, ] you will destroy yourselves, and you will cause yourselves to be people whom all the nations on the earth will curse and despise.
idet I krænker mig med eders Hænders Værker og tænder Offerild for andre Guder i Ægypten, hvor I kom hen for at bo som fremmede? Følgen bliver, at I udrydder eder selv og bliver et Forbandelsens og Spottens Tegn blandt alle Jordens Folk.
9 Have you forgotten [how I punished] your ancestors for the wicked things that they did, and [how I punished] the kings and queens of Judah for what they did, and you and your wives for the sins that you committed in the streets of Jerusalem and [the other towns] in Judah?
Har I glemt de onde Gerninger, eders Fædre og Judas Konger og Fyrster og eders Kvinder gjorde i Judas Land og paa Jerusalems Gader?
10 Up until this day you have not humbled yourselves or revered me. You have not obeyed the laws and decrees [DOU] that I gave to you and your ancestors.’
Hidtil har de ikke ydmyget sig; de frygter ikke og vandrer ikke efter min Lov og mine Bud, som jeg forelagde eder og eders Fædre.
11 Therefore, this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say: ‘I am determined to cause all of you to experience disasters and to get rid of every one of you.
Derfor, saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, jeg har ondt i Sinde imod eder; jeg vil udrydde hele Juda.
12 [You] people from Judah who have survived were determined to come and live here in Egypt. So I will get rid of all of you here in Egypt. Every one of you will die, including those who are important and those who are not important. [Some of] you will be killed by [your enemies’] swords, [some will die] from famines. You will become [people whom others] curse, be horrified about, and make fun of.
Og jeg tager Judas Rest, dem, som fik i Sinde at drage til Ægypten og bo der som fremmede; de skal alle omkomme i Ægypten; de skal falde for Sværd og Hunger og omkomme, store og smaa; for Sværd og Hunger skal de dø og blive et Edens, Rædselens, Forbandelsens og Spottens Tegn.
13 I will punish you here in Egypt like I punished [others in] Jerusalem, [some of whom were killed] by [their enemies’] swords and [some of whom] died from famines or diseases.
Og jeg hjemsøger dem, der bor i Ægypten, som jeg hjemsøgte Jerusalem, med Sværd, Hunger og Pest.
14 You people who did not die in Judah fled here to Egypt, hoping that [some day] you would return to Judah. But very few [HYP] of you will survive and escape. You are longing/wanting to remain alive and return to Judah, but only a very few of you will escape and be able to do that.’”
Og af Judas Rest, dem, der kom til Ægypten for at bo der som fremmede, skal ingen reddes eller undslippe, saa han kan vende hjem til Judas Land, hvor de længes efter at bo igen; nej, ingen skal vende hjem undtagen enkelte, som reddes.
15 Then a large group of the people who had started to live in northern Egypt and southern Egypt, including all the men who knew that their wives had been burning incense to other gods, and all the women who were standing there, said this to me:
Men alle Mændene, der vel vidste, at deres Kvinder tændte Offerild for andre Guder, og alle Kvinderne, som stod der i en stor Klynge, og alt Folket, som boede i Ægypten, i Patros, svarede Jeremias:
16 “You are saying that [MTY] Yahweh gave messages to you, but we will not pay any attention to your messages!
»Det Ord, du har talt til os i HERRENS Navn, vil vi ikke høre;
17 We will certainly do everything that we said that we would do. We will burn incense to [worship our goddess Astarte, ] the Queen of Heaven, and we will pour out offerings [of wine] to her, just like we and our ancestors and our kings and [their] officials have [always] done in the streets of Jerusalem and in the [other] towns in Judah. At that time, we had plenty of food, and we were prosperous and we did not have any troubles.
nej, vi vil opfylde hvert Løfte; som er udgaaet af vor Mund, og tænde Offerild for Himmelens Dronning og udgyde Drikofre for hende, som vi og vore Fædre, vore Konger og Fyrster gjorde det i Judas Byer og paa Jerusalems Gader. Dengang havde vi Brød nok og var lykkelige og kendte ikke til Ulykke;
18 But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and giving her offerings [of wine], we have had many troubles, and [some of our people] have been killed by [our enemies’] swords and [some have died] from hunger.”
men fra den Stund vi hørte op med at tænde Offerild for Himmelens Dronning og udgyde Drikofre for hende, led vi Mangel paa alt og omkom ved Sværd og Hunger.
19 And [the women said], “[Furthermore], we burned incense and poured out [wine] offerings to the Queen of Heaven, and we also made small cakes that resembled her idol, to offer to her. But our husbands certainly knew about [and approved of] [RHQ] what we were doing!”
Og naar vi tænder Offerild for Himmelens Dronning og udgyder Drikofre for hende, mon det saa er uden vore Mænds Vidende, at vi bager hende Offerkager, som afbilder hende, og udgyder Drikofre for hende?«
20 Then I said to all the men and women who had answered me,
Jeremias sagde til alt Folket, Mændene, Kvinderne og alt Folket, som havde svaret ham saaledes:
21 “Do not think [RHQ] that Yahweh did not know that you and your ancestors and your kings and their officials and all the other people in Judah were burning incense to [worship/honor] idols in the streets of Jerusalem and in the [other] towns in Judah!
»Mon ikke den Offerild, som I, eders Fædre, eders Konger og Fyrster og Landets Befolkning tændte i Judas Byer og paa Jerusalems Gader, randt HERREN i Hu og kom ham i Tanke?
22 It was because Yahweh could no longer endure/tolerate your wicked actions and the detestable things that you were doing that he caused your land to be [a place whose name people say when they] curse someone, a land that is ruined and which has no one living in it. And your land is still like that.
HERREN kunde ikke mere holde det ud for eders onde Gerninger og de vederstyggelige Ting, I gjorde; derfor blev eders Land til Ørk, til et Rædselens og Forbandelsens Tegn, som det er den Dag i Dag.
23 It is because you burned incense to [worship/honor] idols and committed [other] sins against Yahweh that you experienced [all] those disasters. It is because you have not obeyed him or his laws and decrees and commandments.”
Fordi I tændte Offerild og syndede mod HERREN og ikke adlød HERRENS Røst eller fulgte hans Lov, Vedtægter og Vidnesbyrd, derfor ramtes I af denne Ulykke, som varer ved den Dag i Dag.«
24 [Then] I said to all of them, including the women, “All you [people of] Judah who are [here] in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh.
Og Jeremias sagde til alt Folket og alle Kvinderne: »Hør HERRENS Ord, hele Juda i Ægypten!
25 This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says [to you Israeli men]: ‘You and your wives have said that you would continue to do what you promised, to burn incense and pour out wine to the [goddess whom you call] the Queen of Heaven. [And you have proved by your actions that you intend to continue to do that]. So go ahead and continue doing what you have promised to do [for her].’
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: I og eders Kvinder lover med eders Mund og opfylder det med eders Hænder! I siger: Vi vil opfylde de Løfter, vi har aflagt, og tænde Offerild for Himmelens Dronning og udgyde Drikofre for hende. Saa hold da eders Løfter og indfri dem!
26 But now, all you people from Judah who are [now] living [here] in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh. He says, ‘I have solemnly declared, using my great name, that [soon] none of [you] people from Judah who are here in Egypt will ever again use my name. [There will be none of you who, when you solemnly promise to do something, ] will ever again say, “[I will do it as surely] as Yahweh lives.”
Men hør da ogsaa HERRENS Ord, alle I Judæere, som bor i Ægypten: Se, jeg sværger ved mit store Navn, siger HERREN: Ikke skal mere nogensteds i Ægypten mit Navn nævnes i nogen judæisk Mands Mund, saa han siger: Saa sandt den Herre HERREN lever!
27 Because I will be watching over you, not to cause good things to happen to you but to cause things to happen that will harm you. [Almost] everyone [HYP] from Judah who is [now here] in Egypt will experience being [killed by their enemies’] swords, or dying from famine.
Se, jeg er aarvaagen over dem til Ulykke og ikke til Lykke, og hver judæisk Mand i Ægypten skal omkomme ved Sværd og Hunger, indtil de er udryddet.
28 [Only a very] few [of you] will not die, and will return to Judah. [When that happens], all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words (were true/were fulfilled), theirs or mine.’
Kun de, der undslipper Sværdet, skal vende hjem fra Ægypten til Judas Land, et ringe Tal; og hele Judas Rest, der er kommet til Ægypten for at bo der som fremmede, skal kende, hvis Ord der staar fast, mit eller deres.
29 And Yahweh [also] says, ‘I will do something that will prove to you that everything that I have said will happen, and that I will punish you [here] in this place.
Og dette, lyder det fra HERREN, skal være eder et Tegn paa, at jeg hjemsøger eder paa dette Sted, for at I skal kende, at mine Ord opfyldes paa eder til eders Ulykke:
30 I will cause Hophra, the king of Egypt, to be captured by his enemies who want to kill him, just like I caused King Zedekiah of Judah to be captured by [the soldiers of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.’” [And that is what happened several years later].
Saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg giver Ægypterkongen Farao Hofra i hans Fjenders Haand og i deres Haand, som staar ham efter Livet, ligesom jeg gav Kong Zedekias af Juda i hans Fjende, Kong Nebukadrezar af Babels Haand, som stod ham efter Livet.«
